a friend gave it to me ±15 years ago. He thought it was impossible to get the ring out. Maybe it's faulty and they cut the rope shorter than they should have.
We don't know what this is 🤷
a baby toy?
is this some kind of a puzzle?
a friend gave it to me ±15 years ago. He thought it was impossible to get the ring out. Maybe it's faulty and they cut the rope shorter than they should have.
We don't know what this is 🤷
a baby toy?
20 Comments
TabbsTheBat@pawb.social · 78 pts · 141d
https://www.puzzlemaster.ca/solutions/1717-3d-string-puzzle-model-y
Ring and rope puzzle. Tons of models of these, though this one apparently has a pretty high difficulty rating
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 39 pts · 141d
Knowing these you'll probably have to thread the ring through the slit at least once.
I bet the real trouble will be once you solve it remembering how you did it and getting the ring back on.
zout@fedia.io · 3 pts · 141d
Not just the ring, also the disc.
Edit: I'm not good at visualising, but it looks like mive the ring to the left over the slit, put the disc through the slit and then move the ring back.Second edit: probably not.
postman@literature.cafe · 28 pts · 141d
Disentanglement or Tavern Puzzle
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 141d
Yes, it's a puzzle. The aim is to get the ring off. Had one very similar at home when I grew up.
Gladaed@feddit.org · 12 pts · 141d
The trick to knots is that only two kinds of them exist in 2D. The knot that is a knot and the one that isn't. To transform any knot into not a knot you only need to cross the rope through itself once. Ie cut and splice.
If you want I can give you abstract tips. But I think my hint was already close to telling you the solution.
albbi@piefed.ca · 8 pts · 141d
Cut the rope. Got it!
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 141d
Etterra@discuss.online · 5 pts · 141d
Insanity it is then.
b34k@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 141d
Looks like a topological untangling puzzle.
sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 141d
I've got a similar one, maybe the same puzzle, that's on my desk. I've not figured it out yet.
JelleWho@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 141d
The rope does not go though the ring. This ring is loose, yes it's a puzzle
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 141d
They're all variations on this (no spoiler)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA46rr6c3mo
merde@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 141d
you can spoil it. i'm tired of this thing
msfroh@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 141d
Usually the "trick" is the fact that the ring fits through the hole.
A_Drusas@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 141d
I am jealous of your tatami mat possession.
merde@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 140d
:)
A_Drusas@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 138d
I think I will always fondly remember the first time I was living in Japan and I accidentally knocked a salt shaker over, right onto the floor. And I just had no idea how to get a bunch of salt out of a tatami mat. Fortunately, it didn't really matter, because it was salt, and I just left it there.
StillAlive@piefed.world · 5 pts · 141d
First one looks kinky 👀
glimse@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 141d
I tangled a puzzle from this line, forgot to fix it, and found it 20 years later. Still haven't untangled it