0% found this document useful (0 votes)
103 views2 pages

Antoni Gaudi.'s Magic Square Answers

The document contains a "magic square" created by Antoni Gaudi with numbers 1-15 arranged such that the rows, columns and diagonals all add up to 33. There are 42 unique combinations that can create this magic square, possibly alluding to the number 42's significance in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. However, there are actually many more possible solutions if duplicates are allowed.

Uploaded by

madmhackz
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
0% found this document useful (0 votes)
103 views2 pages

Antoni Gaudi.'s Magic Square Answers

The document contains a "magic square" created by Antoni Gaudi with numbers 1-15 arranged such that the rows, columns and diagonals all add up to 33. There are 42 unique combinations that can create this magic square, possibly alluding to the number 42's significance in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. However, there are actually many more possible solutions if duplicates are allowed.

Uploaded by

madmhackz
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

Antoni Gaudi.

s Magic Square Answers


1

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

11

11

11

11

11

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

11

11

11

11

11

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

11

11

11

11

11

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

11

11

11

11

11

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

11

11

11

11

11

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

11

11

11

11

11

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

11

11

11

11

11

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

14 14

11

11

11

11

11

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

10 10

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

13

15

14 14

14 14

11

11

10 10

10 10

13

15

13

15

As you can see there are, in fact, 42 unique combinations that make 33. Perhaps Gaudi read The Hitch-hikers Guide
to the Galaxy where 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything!.

However, if, for example, you allowed


1

14 14

11

10 10

13

14 14

11

10 10

15

13

15

to be different from

There are many more possible solutions (given 2 tens and 2 fourteens).

You might also like