Hey, can someone help me out?

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Wow, I just found something cool on Ashida’s site (well, dojo press’ site actually)

Go here: Vanishing Ninja Puzzle

It’s a three piece puzzle, and in one configuration there are 15 ninjas, and by moving the pieces around, there are 14. It’s crazy!!!

Actually, I think I understand how it works, but if anyone here is good at logic and they way to help me solve it lemme know. I’ll post my attempt at explaining it if there is interest.

Thanks,

I Hate Ashida Kim

“If Ashida wished you to know his real name, I am sure he would write to you and tell you himself.” --Danny Sainty

“So, you supposed martial artists, what are you trining for? Who are you training to fight? Apparently no one. Because even in a hypothetical situation, you puss out, Ha! Ha!” --Ashida Kim

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111 11. 111 111 111
111 111 111 111 11.

becomes

111 111 111 . 111 11.
111 111 111 . 111 11.

or, more simply

111 11.
111 11.

becomes

  1. 111
    111 11.

there’s a group of 5 1’s (counting above and below together) but by putting a group of 111 over 11 and vice cersa it’ll look like there’s 6
although actually 2 of 'em have there arse hanging out…that’s my technical explanation

when you arrange it so there’s 14 ninjas, 6th and 7th from the left have a head and a foot respectively, when there’s 15 ninjas they don’t have head or foot, like the unpaired 1’s

aw,crap. i’m a nerd!

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that’d work a lot better if the farking forum left the spaces where i put 'em.
that’s it i’m sticking to kungfu in future! (or at least lame jokes about MA)

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