Question

A large piece of the mineral halite is broken repeatedly into several perfect cubes. How can this be explained?

Answer 1

See the explanation

Explanation:

Theoretical explanation for this practical problem:

Taking the parent rock slat ( halite ) as 1 unit cube, In one break, it

can produce 8 ( octants ), 27, 256 ...,n^n, ... cubes.

Take for example the count as 8 after 1 break..

Now, each can break differently, in any one of the different ways, as

listed in the first break, and so on.