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Re: [Icehouse] 15 trios in a Pink Treehouse box?

  • From"Elliott C. Evans" <eeyore@xxxxxxxx>
  • DateWed, 18 Feb 2009 08:56:03 -0500
Ryan Hackel wrote:
David, you might still be able to use your box even with 12 colors.
I can fit *six* nests in each tube, for a total of ten tubes for
 twelve colors.  The trick is to stack the nests in alternating
directions - one up, one down.

If you're having trouble visualizing that, here's a picture -

http://www.ee0r.com/misc/packtube.jpg

That tube was cut down to fit the compressed packing pattern,
but you get the idea.

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Elliott C. "Eeyore" Evans
eeyore@xxxxxxxx