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This is a new version on an old puzzle. Invented by Sam Loyd 1841-1911. The puzzle is placed on a buttonhole and seems impossible to remove. This ...
You will need strong string and a piece of pipe. I used para cord and some copper pipe 1/4 O.D. x 5/32 I.D. The main thing is to pick something small ...
You will need to cut the pipe 2 inches long. If you get your pipe from the local plumbing supply store, tell them you need a few two inch long piece...
Smooth the outside and inside edges of the pipe. Use a file followed by sandpaper. If you role the sandpaper into a cone shape it gets the inside n...
Cut the para cord to 5 inches long. I like to use a lit candle to cut and seal the cord at the same time. You could even cut the cord with another ...
Whenever you cut rope, twine, or cord, seal the ends. It will keep it from fraying and is especially helpful in the next step of the puzzle.
Insert both ends of the para cord into one end of the pipe. You want the ends of the cord to go into the pipe 1/2 an inch. This is usually easiest ...
Crimp the end of the pipe. The crimp should flatten out the first 1/4 to 3/8 of and inch of the pipe. This will hold the ends of the para cord insi...
If you make one or one hundred, now is the time to admire them in all their simplistic glory.
Make sure you know how to put on and remove the Buttonhole Puzzle BEFORE trying it on someone. Find someone in a shirt with buttons. Make sure that...
Unbutton one button. Midway down the shirt works best.
Feed the buttonhole and surrounding fabric thru the para cord loop of the Buttonhole puzzle. Pull enough thru to insert the opposite end of the pipe...
Smooth out the puzzle and the shirt and observe the struggle. Some people will give up quickly, others will insist on "a few more minutes". Some pe...
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