Impossible Puzzle

[Retro2001]

My little brother told me about this. I can't figure it out, and I'm not sure if it's possible. Can someone here either solve it or show that it's impossible. Thanks and good luck.

The rules are:
1)You can't cross your own line
2)You can't cross any line segment more than once
3)You must cross all the line segments

Puzzle
Example
Will

 

[bigd480]

oops duh.... forgot to read

 

[DAM]

big: thats wrong you crossed your own line




i got it, let me put it up somewhere.




dam()

 

[DAM]

removed: mistake caught by bigd




dam()

 

[bigd480]

impressive... but by line segments are you considering there to be 8 (4 around perimeter and 4 inside) in which case u double crossed most of the outside lines...

or are the segments making up the perimeters of the inside squares each their own segment? (in which case u left out a segment)

 

[DAM]

doh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1



i left out a segment :------------(





dam()

 

[DAM]

ok after careful reconsideration, this puzzle is impossible.







dam(snuff said)

 

[BigSmooth]

bigd480 is right, but you could easily fix DAM's solution to cross that last segment.

Edit: no wait, what I was thinking would still leave out a line.

 

[bigd480]

i got it now using first methodology

fixed solution

 

[DAM]

i figured you were supposed to cross every segment, segment is a point between two intersections.






dam(iho)

 

[bigd480]

i thought a segment was just a line with endpoints; as long as it stays in one direction it's just one segment

 

[DAM]

i really think he meant the other way, that way the puzzle becomes harder.





dam()

 

[bigd480]

maybe..... but it was his little brother.... maybe he's 8?

 

[Retro2001]

There are 9 segments around the outside of this puzzle. The lines in the center of the box divide the perimeter. I'm pretty sure it's impossible.

Will

 

[bigd480]

here's a solution that goes through the sides of all rectangles, y'all's idea of segments

check it out

 

[bigd480]

gotta know more abt the "rules" before deeming it imposs

 

[whooosh]

missed one

 

[BigSmooth]

Yeah, you missed the same one DAM did.

 

[bigd480]

i dont c it? he missed the middle line on the left side

 

[Splork]

It's impossible!

-sp

 

[whooosh]

does this work?


edit: doh doesn't work.

 

[Splork]

whoa, I think it does...

nice job!

-sp

edit:
look again...you missed one...sorry man!

-sp

 

[Mister T]

missed top right segment

 

[DAM]

weird the way we all think we got it, but overlook that one segment :---)





dam()

 

[DAGTA]

It is impossible because you have an even number of total line segments. There is a famous proof on this somewhere.
-DAGTA