Resolving the Conundrum of the Mermin Device

In 1981, Mermin published a paper in which he explained quantum entanglement for the layperson using a “simple device.” It was the “Mermin device” that first showed me (Stuckey) the conundrum of entanglement in 1994. Now, 24 years later, I’ve answered Mermin’s challenge to explain how his device works. In this paper users.etown.edu/s/stuckeym/AJP2018.pdf I explain the Mermin device, how Unnikrishnan’s version of conservation of angular momentum resolves its conundrum, and how RBW justifies Unnikrishnan’s solution.