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Ask HN: Hacker-friendly Toys/Puzzles
I am a freelancer who works from home/coffee shop/etc. Recently, it has dawned on me that my productivity receives a good boost whenever I take small breaks from the task I'm working on and play; I have heard someone recently refer to this as "cognitive snacking".
I have been playing a few video games, but I'd love suggestions for puzzles or hacker-friendly "toys" that would let me take a break from staring a screen. So far I've thought of a Rubix cube or Lego Mindstorms, but would love the community's suggestions for additional (intellectually stimulating) distractions.
- btilly 16y agoA collection of small, but strong, magnets is an endless source of fun. Just keep them away from your electronics.
- taylorbuley 16y agoAgreed. They're called "Bucky Balls" http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/bbe8/ http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/bbe8/
- kylelibra 16y agoThink Geek has a good selection: http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/ http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/
- chli 16y agoI got that : http://www.perplexus.net/ http://www.perplexus.net/
- stevenbrianhall 16y agoThat looks awesome. Thanks¡
- kongqiu 16y agoBasic legos.