Stick Bomb - Brief History

Brief History

Simple stick bombs made out of four, five, or six sticks have been known to schoolchildren for ages. They were often known as 'Chinese stick puzzles' which indicates a possible origin for the devices. Tarnai (1989) describes several designs, including those with indefinite size which he credits to Ruina. Ruina claims to have invented the "infinite popsicle-stick bomb" in 1971 although there is no evidence that others did not invent this idea earlier.

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