Impossible Puzzle

by Mattrox

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Intro: Impossible Puzzle

I made this for my dad's twenty-second wedding anniversary, he likes puzzles and was quite happy with it. It's not hard to solve, the reason it is impossible is that there is two ways to solve it. One of the solutions leaving a mysterious hole.
Got it off Brusspup's youtube video check it out:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxhD_9_FoPU

11 Comments

sdfgeoff 12 years ago

I have a slightly different "impossible puzzle"
It has a picture on it, and when you arrange it one way there are 10 people, and then you arrange it another way there are 11. I have yet to figure out where the person goes....

I think I shall make one of these sometime.

domshmom 12 years ago

Hi, i love this puzzle, Ive been looking at it for a while now, and trying to do a bit of maths to figure out the ideal ratios of the lengths - but cant get it to work. All I can guess is that the way that the puzzle works is that theres quite a lot of gaps between the pieces in one orientation, and its quite snug in the other?

Mattrox 12 years ago

There are gaps before and after. They are more from my lack of skill during cutting and there isn't much difference in gap space.

Cheers,
Mattrox

hrodriguez7 12 years ago

i coudn't find a template, coud you gie me a link? :D

hrodriguez7 12 years ago

you should check out my Mini LEGO Helocopter
heres a link,
https://www.instructables.com/id/Mini-Lego-Helocopter/

Mattrox 13 years ago

Thanks, that ones great. I'm gonna have to make one.

kelseymh 13 years ago

You're welcome! It's a very neat illusion, and if you do the cuts carefully, almost impossible for a casual user to figure out.