Puzzling Mechanisms Dr. M. Oskar van Deventer. © M. Oskar van Deventer It all starts with a...

Puzzling MechanismsPuzzling Mechanisms

Dr. M. Oskar van DeventerDr. M. Oskar van Deventer

© M. Oskar van Deventer© M. Oskar van Deventer

It all starts with a puzzling It all starts with a puzzling conceptconcept

• Misleading MazesMisleading Mazes

• Grabbing GearsGrabbing Gears

• Loony LinksLoony Links

• Tricky TripletTricky Triplet


Misleading MazesMisleading Mazes

• A mechanical maze where the maze A mechanical maze where the maze that you are seeing is different from that you are seeing is different from the maze that you are actually the maze that you are actually solvingsolving

• E.g. Pentangle’sE.g. Pentangle’sFrying Pan PuzzleFrying Pan Puzzle


Oskar’s CubeOskar’s Cube



Coin MazeCoin Maze



Gear MazesGear Mazes



Grabbing GearsGrabbing Gears

• A gearing mechanism where the A gearing mechanism where the gears don’t come apart despite their gears don’t come apart despite their large degree of freedomlarge degree of freedom

• Inspired by Gear ToyInspired by Gear Toy


Linked GearsLinked Gears



DiskDisk



Tripod setTripod set



O’GearO’Gear



CrawlerCrawler



Velco Maze & Magno MazeVelco Maze & Magno Maze



Sphere Gears & Delta RollSphere Gears & Delta Roll



Loony LinksLoony Links

• A chain where the links can switch A chain where the links can switch places without the chain coming places without the chain coming apart as a wholeapart as a whole

• Inspired by the Connector PuzzleInspired by the Connector Puzzle


Looney Links: cardboard Looney Links: cardboard prototypesprototypes

Looney LinksLooney Links


Linked Hearts: plastic Linked Hearts: plastic prototypesprototypes



Gold-Silver-Bronze: tin Gold-Silver-Bronze: tin prototypesprototypes



Many, many prototypesMany, many prototypes



Chain: zinc alloyChain: zinc alloy



GGG or 1.5 Horses: brassGGG or 1.5 Horses: brass



Lucky CloverLucky Clover



Tricky TripletTricky Triplet

• A set of three parts, where any of the A set of three parts, where any of the three parts can be removed, but then three parts can be removed, but then the other two remaining parts are the other two remaining parts are inseparably linked togetherinseparably linked together


HurricaneHurricane



Public KeyPublic Key



The world’s largest baseline The world’s largest baseline puzzlepuzzle



It all starts with a puzzling It all starts with a puzzling conceptconcept

• Misleading MazesMisleading Mazes

• Grabbing GearsGrabbing Gears

• Loony LinksLoony Links

• Tricky TripletTricky Triplet

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