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By Dave Fisher, About.com Guide to Puzzles since 1997

The greatest mechanical puzzle ever invented?

Saturday October 24, 2009
In 1896, Sam Loyd patented the 'Get off the Earth Puzzle' which is regarded as his greatest achievement and perhaps the greatest mechanical puzzle ever invented. It consists of thirteen warriors encircling a globe. Rotating the globe, one warrior appears to vanish but which one is he and where does he go? See if you can figure it out!
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