Remember that Snowflake puzzle of Robert Yarger’s (a.k.a “Stickman”) that I blogged about last October? Well, it turns out it has two solutions, a two move solution and a seven move solution. I messed up the design for my version and mine doesn’t allow the seven move solution, only the two move solution. A few weeks ago a customer told me about this (that Stickman’s version had a seven move solution and that mine only […]
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Other People’s Puzzles
Now and then I come across a puzzle which I find deeply satisfying in its balance of complexity and attractiveness. If it’s not too daunting an undertaking I’ll create a CAD design with the aim of 3D printing it. I get a lot of enjoyment from the reverse-engineering process and the insight it gives me into the designer’s mind. As I blogged about in my “Some Fun DIY Puzzles” post, I modeled Dic Sonneveld’s “4 […]
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