Gor·di·an knot
(gôr d - n)
n.
1. An exceedingly complicated problem or
deadlock.
2. An intricate knot tied by King Gordius of Phrygia
and cut by Alexander the Great with his sword after hearing an oracle promise
that whoever could undo it would be the next ruler of
Asia.
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Dad likes to solve difficult puzzles, Gordian knots in the suburbs, so after spending all night figuring out the Rubics cube, he wrote a mathematical solution to the problem: this is what he calls "fun".
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