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It is possible to place 7 cigarettes in such a way that each touches every other if l/d>7sqrt(3)/2 (Gardner 1959, p. 115).


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Gardner, M. Hexaflexagons and Other Mathematical Diversions: The First Scientific American Book of Puzzles and Games. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959.

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