figure recursion the towers of hanoi there' an ancient myth that somewhere in indiain remote templemonks labor day and night to transfer golden disks from one of three diamond-studded towers to another when they are finishedthe world will end any alarm you may feelhoweverwill be dispelled when you see how long it takes to solve the puzzle for far fewer than disks the towers workshop applet start up the towers workshop applet you can attempt to solve the puzzle yourself by using the mouse to drag the topmost disk to another tower figure shows how the towers look after several moves have been made figure the towers workshop applet