I’m backing away slowly

Inside this box is a thing of beauty—and absurdity. It’s a one-of-a-kind puzzle created just for me by one of the greatest puzzle makers in the world. It is, almost surely, the hardest puzzle ever to exist. But before I open the box, let me tell you how the puzzle came to be, and why I think it’s not a trivial pursuit.

~ A. J. Jacobs from, The Puzzle That Will Outlast the World – The Atlantic

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There was a time… who am I kidding? The time is now. Must. Resist. The urge. To buy…

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