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Nice wood box contains the famous Soma Cube.Invented by Danish mathematician Piet Hein in 1936.The Soma Cube is considered by many to be the best puzzle ever devised. 7 pieces, all different, will fit back into the cube in 240 different ways! Also makes hundreds of other 3-D shapes. Do an internet search on "Soma Cube" and check out the web sites dedicated to this puzzle. Pretty amazing. Highly recommended for ages 5 - 96. Kids really seem to enjoy it, and it develops 3 dimensional thinking skills in all ages (something we don't get a chance to do much with 2-D computer and TV screens). Great quality in this piece.Our instruction sheets to include 60 3-D shapes that can be made (with solutions), along with recommended websites that are dedicated to this puzzle that will give you many more shapes, plus math theory, history and more.
Approx cubic dimensions with cover : Baby - about 1.65".
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This product was added to our catalog on Sunday 24 May, 2009.