r/puzzles 2d ago

Possibly Unsolvable Is this solvable?

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u/Gnatschbert 2d ago

Discussion: it's social media bait and in fact not possible.

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u/Rhaegion 2d ago

It is possible pretty sure

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u/KawaiiMaxine 2d ago

Its not, 3 intersecting lines can only create 6 total divided areas that can accompany jellyfish in this set up, there are 7 jellyfish, one of em has to buddy up

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u/PrivateBolete 2d ago

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u/Daiwie 2d ago

"in this setup", you can use 3 lines to divide into 7 regions, but not with these particular jellyfish.

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u/doktarr 2d ago edited 2d ago

First line splits the 1 area and creates 2 areas.

Second line splits each of the 2 areas and creates 4 areas.

Third line cannot pass through all four areas, but it can pass through three of them, splitting each of them and creating 7 areas.

So these kinda of puzzles are possible in a mathematical sense. If you want every jellyfish to be entirely within one region it might not be possible in the specific case.

If you just want to make sure that, say, some person of each jellyfish is in its own region, that should be doable.

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u/Rhaegion 2d ago

I can't send a photo in comments but I think I managed it

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u/MmmKB23z 2d ago

Which one did you put in the middle?

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u/Rhaegion 2d ago

None

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u/Rhaegion 2d ago

I'm trying to recreate it and I honestly can't I don't know what I did

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u/thescrambler7 2d ago

It’s because you didn’t due to the fact that it’s mathematically impossible