Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/349 - Releasing the Stick/Solution

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 * Releasing the Stick

Solution

 * Take the loop and pull it through as much of the coat above and below the buttonhole as necessary.


 * It will then be possible to pass the lower end of the stick through the buttonhole and get it into the required position.


 * To disentangle it, you reverse the process.