Previously, we identified soil as a real unsung hero. And I think that boxes also fall into that category. Boxes are the chumps of the packing world because they are only as good as the things they are holding for us. A box of rocks: Nobody likes that.  A box of candy: Everybody likes that. A box of rock candy:  Everybody likes that during the Depression.  

Boxes must have been crushed by the popularization of "thinking out of the box," which is a way of putting pressure on human beings to solve tough problems for their bosses. The words, "think out of the box" are usually prefaced with the words, "C'mon people!" The shredded creative thinking these words produce can be used as packing material for boxes.

I get math anxiety whenever someone asks me to think out of the box. This is because, when I learned about the concept at my first job, it was explained with the help of a puzzle called "Nine Dots."  As you will see, The Nine Dot Puzzle is a word problem in disguise.

Connect all dots below with four straight lines without lifting your pencil. 

Scroll down for the solution.

I've never made anyone do this before.

When's the best time to go to the dentist?

2:30 (Tooth Hurt-y)

Sorry, you'll never think of 2:30 the same, ever. Believe me.

Okay, here is the annoying solution to Nine Dots.*

*Get it? Had you been thinking out of the box, or had you been a civil engineer, you would have figured out this simple geometry problem puzzle.  C'mon people!