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I have a wooden puzzle which you can only get apart by spinning it. It has an internal channel which contains two brass inserts. If you spin the puzzle the bras
by nickcw 7y ago
I have a wooden puzzle which you can only get apart by spinning it. It has an internal channel which contains two brass inserts. If you spin the puzzle the brass inserts fly to the ends of the channel and no longer lock the puzzle. Shaking the puzzle or turning it upside down inevitably causes one of the brass inserts to lock the mechanism. It is a good ah ha moment when you figure out that spinning the puzzle unlocks it.
The puzzle in the article works in a completely different way and looks like it is more secure to random fiddling. It looks very attractive too. I'd certainly add it to my puzzle collection if I could :-)
- enriquto 7y ago> The puzzle in the article works in a completely different way and looks like it is more secure to random fiddling. The defect is maybe that it has the shape of a top, so making it turn is a natural thing to do with that object. On the other hand, spinning a wooden cross is much less natural and unlikely to happen by random twiddling.