It's interesting that GTP4's current answer is different but what you described is almost precisely what Google Bard gives as a response. Clearly the solution (book -> eggs 3x3 -> laptop etc) is coming from the Internet.
However any deviation from the original task ruins the LLM's answer. Try 9 cabbages instead of eggs and see how ridiculous and out of touch with reality the responses given by both GPT4 and Bard are.
GPT-4: Place the book down first. Position the laptop flat on the book. Stack the cabbages in a pyramid on laptop. Balance the bottle on top. Insert the nail into the bottle cork.
However any deviation from the original task ruins the LLM's answer. Try 9 cabbages instead of eggs and see how ridiculous and out of touch with reality the responses given by both GPT4 and Bard are.