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What did the bolt say to the other bolt?
This sounds like a beginning of a joke right?
Well, I don’t know what they said, but apparently they are mad at each other.
It is up to you to seperate them.
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Assembling a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle is a serene, fun and time-consuming task.
Assembling a 5-piece assembly puzzle can take even longer.
The difference is in the method, whereas organization and visual skills are needed in a jigsaw, and in assembly puzzles you’ll just have to think, think and think again.
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As some of you may know, I was on a long puzzling hiatus because I served almost 3 years in the army.
It is a tragic story, I know, but thanks to that I was able to relive the newcomer experience, all over again.
And it seems like lots of new designers have been gathering in the community while I was shooting in firing ranges.
One of them is Felix Ure, the 29 year-old brass whisperer.
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Some people just don’t like to sit down and think.
They need to do something, always.
Move, dance, build or do sports.
Well, if these people were mechanical puzzles, they were dexterity puzzles.
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Karakuri Creation Group. A small company of talented craftsmen from Japan, led by Akio Kamei.
Karakuri means “trick” in Japanese, and thus the boxes they make are packed with creative tricks.
According to Kamei – “The trick box, which is opened by the effort of one person, can’t be opened if that person doesn’t enjoy humor”.
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Today is a day I will remember.
I am parting with a puzzle very dear to me, reminiscent of my first steps as a puzzler.
The Washington Monument, made and designed by Brian Young.
This is going to be a quick review of it, and a parting note.
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“Ooh, it makes me wonder”
-Led Zeppelin
How do you feel when you understand how little we all understand?
Is it a magical feeling of wonder, or a melancholy feeling of meekness?
Whatever the feeling may be, we can agree that it’s rare for an object to incur strong feelings like these. Almost… impossible, even.
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Everyone has their own preference, in every aspect of life.
As you’d expect, in puzzling it’s not different.
As long as we’re all individuals, there will always be more than one puzzler type.
But why does it matter to you?
What difference does it make if you know your puzzler type or not?
Well, there is a lot I have to say about this.
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“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”
-Albert Einstein
When Einstein said this quote, it might be he was referring to Interlocking puzzles.
With them you might be trying the same things again and again, and without noticing – you’ll become insane.
But becoming insane will not help you solve Interlocking puzzles.
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Are you a master of planning ahead?
Combination puzzles are here to push your limits.
Also known as sequential movement puzzles, these contain numerous steps and problems to be solved before you fully complete them.
What this means is you’ll need to continuously assess new objectives and plan your way to achieve them.
They also can be a bit like chess. Sometimes you’ll need to make an unusual move by itself, as part of a bigger, intricate combination.
Continue reading “Mechanical Puzzles – the Ultimate Guide : Combination”World’s best puzzles are usually out of stock.
So I opened a shop to make them available!
