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// The Answer 1 
// Story: Life is A Test 2: Test Harder (Quite A Bit Harder) 
// by Brony_of_Brody 
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Obviously putting the cue straight as it is won't work. The trick is to exploit the lack of ruling regarding DIAGONAL measurements.

What you should do is pack the cube diagonally. It will certainly be as long as 2 metres diagonally, but the length and width of its wrapping will be just under one and a half metres.