It has been conjectured that every configuration C of convex objects in 3-space with disjoint interiors can be taken apart by translation with two hands: that is, some proper subset of C can be translated to infinity without disturbing its complement. We show that the conjecture holds for five or fewer objects and give a counterexample with six objects. We extend the counterexample to a configuration that cannot be taken apart with two hands using arbitrary isometries (rigid motions). © 1994 Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
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Snoeyink, J., & Stolfi, J. (1994). Objects that cannot be taken apart with two hands. Discrete & Computational Geometry, 12(1), 367–384. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02574386
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