He worked it out with a pencil
They send a rubix cube up to see if it gets solved.
Just two. One to explain to the public that everything possible is being done to solve the problem, and the other to screw the lightbulb into the water faucet.
With a hypotenuse.
4 the home team
An issue.
Someone who solves a problem you didn't know you had in a way you don't understand.
He grabs a pencil and tries to work it out
They work it out with a pencil!