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The manhole cover question, is more of a check to test whether the candidate belongs to the math-circle people where this is well known.
Even if they don't it's then an opportunity to test if the candidate can see the question behind the question.
With these sort of open-question in an interview context you have to roll with it, otherwise it's seen as an unwillingness to play (sphericon) ball.
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The manhole cover question, is more of a check to test whether the candidate belongs to the math-circle people where this is well known.
Even if they don't it's then an opportunity to test if the candidate can see the question behind the question.
With these sort of open-question in an interview context you have to roll with it, otherwise it's seen as an unwillingness to play (sphericon) ball.