Man looking South in All Directions
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Problem
Where can a man look south in all directions?
Variant
A man builds a square house with windows in each of the four walls.
Each window faces due south.
Where did he build his house?
Solution
When he is standing at the North pole.
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Also see
- Place where Wind always Blows from North, a variant of this.
Historical Note
This puzzle is typical of those found in collections of Victorian amusements.
Sources
- 1633: Henry van Etten: Mathematicall Recreations (translated by William Oughtred from Récréations Mathématiques)
- 1992: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Henry van Etten: $119$