A dear old relative passed away recently and her family gathered for the reading of the will. The final item was the Chalk Emerald, a priceless gem. The will bequeathed it to whoever determined where it was hidden. The only clue was it was in a cylinder surrounded by a thousand squares. A young lass of barely six immediately piped up saying she knew where it was hidden and she was correct. Where was the hiding place?
In a roll of toilet paper.
Mark suggested two alternative solutions: A cylindrical chimney or a well, the squares being the bricks. Although most bricks aren’t square, it’s conceivable I guess.
4 Comments on "The Secret of the Chalk Emerald"
Mark W says
April 30, 2021 @ 23:31
Could also be a well or chimney; constructed of stone blocks?
Dan says
May 1, 2021 @ 14:36
That’s a good point Mark. I’ve added them as alternative solutions.
Jacob says
May 21, 2021 @ 11:46
It was in a pen put in the middle of a book. The pen being cylindrical and the leaves of the book being the thousand squares
Andrew says
August 9, 2023 @ 01:49
My first guess was a mirror ball
I can’t say I’ve seen a thousand squares in the provided answer. Usually between 150 and 400…
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