Balance all the loose nails on the one nail.

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Balance all the loose nails on the one nail.
Rules No loose nails can touch any part of the
wooden block and must be free standing
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Hints / Solution
1. Forget about the wooden block.
2. Arrange the nails in a symmetrical pattern.
3. The first nail goes in this direction.

• The second nail goes downwards like this.
• Continue the symmetrical pattern
• leaving one nail spare.

• The last nail goes in the opposite
• direction to the first.

• Finally, holding both ends,
• carefully lift up all the nails and place on
  the single nail. You will need to get the
  feel for the balance point.

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Hints / Solution
1. Forget about the wooden block.
2. Arrange the nails in a symmetrical pattern.
3. The first nail goes in this direction.

• The second nail goes downwards like this.
• Continue the symmetrical pattern
• leaving one nail spare.

• The last nail goes in the opposite
• direction to the first.

• Finally, holding both ends,
• carefully lift up all the nails and place on
  the single nail. You will need to get the
  feel for the balance point.

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Balancing Method
Solving the nail puzzle helps us to solve
algebraic equations
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