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  Knot To Be Knotted rope disentanglement puzzle
The puzzle is to remove the rope from the wood.
The earliest known reference to string puzzles is in Jerome Cardans' De Rerum Varietate published in 1557 in which he describes two different string puzzles, one of which is similar to this one.
Over the years puzzles have been used to express political commentary (some not so subtle) as seen in the 1918 puzzle called HANG THE KAISER where you had to undo the rope from around the "Beast of Berlin's" neck so you could hang him again by putting it back on.
www.mrpuzzle.com.au /prod512.htm   (122 words)

  
 Disentanglement puzzle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A disentanglement puzzle is a type of mechanical puzzle that involves disentangling one piece or set of pieces from another piece or set of pieces.
Plate-and-ring puzzles have a long history and are among the first puzzles ever made.
In this respect rattler puzzles are closely related to the lock puzzles and puzzle locks.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Disentanglement_puzzle   (509 words)

  
 Gemani Games and Puzzles, String/Disentanglement puzzle shop
A difficult disentanglement puzzle the objective of which is to free the wooden bead from the cord so that it can be held in the hand separately from the rest of the puzzle.
An exceptionally difficult puzzle the objective of which is completely free the beaded loop from the wooden pillar, rings and rods so that it can be held completely separately from the rest.
Disentangle the 4 looped rings and then put them back as they were when you first started.
www.geminigames.co.uk /html/string_disentanglement.html   (487 words)

  
 Disentanglement puzzle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Puzzle Storia dei Jigsaw Puzzle in legno tagliati a mano, esempi, una collezione personale, la tecnica di taglio e link.
The goal of the puzzle is to find the way out of the three dimensional labyrinth by moving the 3D pointer inserted in the cube, composed of three two dimensional mazes.
Split 'n Match Website Puzzle matching game, try to find and locate random cells that are randomly selected out from a puzzle picture before the time runs out.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Disentanglement_puzzle.html   (483 words)

  
 Polyforms
It should not be controversial to say that "puzzles" may be defined as something to solve, to figure out, to deduce, to discover an answer to for the sheer fun of it.
Puzzles are recreational thinking, and they have been a part of human culture for a very long time.
The earliest puzzles that were some form of apparatus were probably locking mechanisms, like the complex block systems purported to have been used to seal the pyramids, and the Chinese rings used to lock treasure chests.
www.thegamesjournal.com /articles/Polyforms.shtml   (1741 words)

  
 Antiques and the Arts Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Titled "The Art of the Puzzle: Astounding and Confounding," the show focuses on the history and development of the puzzle (the physical object) as well as the application and ramification of puzzle-solving during the past three centuries.
The relationship between the puzzle's creator and solver is an important theme of the show, as well as how puzzles are used for education and amusement.
I have modified and expanded his approach to classifying puzzles, with the mechanical puzzles divided into categories based on what must be done to solve the puzzle and the form and material of the puzzle itself.
www.antiquesandthearts.com /CS0-12-12-2000-11-22-52.htm   (1846 words)

  
 Definition of Disentanglement puzzle
Disentanglement puzzles usually have two different tasks to be solved, namely first to disassemble the puzzle and then to put it together again.
These are burr-type puzzles which release a ball when disassembled.
These are forged iron puzzles traditionally made by flsmiths.
www.wordiq.com /definition/Disentanglement_puzzle   (163 words)

  
 Baroq cast disentanglement puzzle
The puzzle is to separate the two pieces fashioned after the image of intertwining Bach melodies.
The puzzle was invented by the Japanese master metal smith Akio Yamamoto in 2003.
He describes the puzzle as two pieces that elegantly release from each other after the dynamic buildup to an inspirational finale.
www.mrpuzzle.com.au /prod523.htm   (199 words)

  
 Puzzles, metal puzzles, wire puzzles, disentanglement puzzles - Puzzling Ltd
Puzzling has been created to bring you stuff that you never knew existed, that will completely twist challenge and maybe even tickle your mind.
The oldest and biggest class of mechanical puzzles that are solved by assembling the pieces together.
Quality, high end Puzzles that are almost too good to play around with – Won’t look out of play on the desk/coffee table or as a general object d’art.
www.puzzling.net   (443 words)

  
 Bowling Pin Puzzle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Bowling Pin puzzle is sometimes referred to as another "payback" puzzle, (something one would give to another to 'return' a favor of undelight).
This sheet also includes a picture/drawing of the puzzle in the unsolved condition, (similar to the one at the top of this page), so there is a reference to look at when putting it back together.
Puzzle solutions are also included with the shipment but are not sealed in the puzzle wrapper.
www.puzzle-factory.com /bowling-pin.html   (232 words)

  
 Disentanglement puzzle
Disentanglement puzzles usually have two different tasks to be solved, namely first to disassemble the puzzle and then to put it together again.
Nevertheless we will call both types of puzzles 'disentanglement puzzles'.
These are burr-type puzzles which release a ball when disassembled.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/di/Disentanglement_puzzle.html   (102 words)

  
 Geduldspiele - Vexiere
The objective of a disentanglement puzzle is to free one piece of it.
disentanglements is the oldest puzzle in my collection.
Some years ago my father had to stay in hospital and I gave him this puzzle to kill time.
www.andreas-schicks.de /geduld52.htm   (180 words)

  
 Play free online puzzle game
A jigsaw puzzle game is a tiling puzzle that requires the assembly of numerous small, often oddly shaped, interlocking and tessellating pieces.
The large number of puzzle games that have been created can be divided into categories, for example a maze is a type of tour puzzle.
A meta-puzzle is a puzzle game which unites or incorporates elements of other puzzles.
www.play-free-online-puzzle-game.com   (182 words)

  
 Rob's Puzzle Page - Tanglements   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Tanglement puzzles or Wire Puzzles (also referred to as Disentanglement puzzles, though re-entangling them is often as difficult or more difficult than dis-entangling them) are a very large category.
I have been successful at solving other puzzles using computer programs, but this type of puzzle is difficult to model for an algorithm using a tree-search based approach.
Puzzle Australia offers several nail puzzles, including a set of four with stand called Another Nailbiter, and their entry in the Tokyo 2004 IPP Design Competition called Twisted's Sister (with Torii gate).
home.comcast.net /~stegmann/tanglement.htm   (2027 words)

  
 Puzzles to make: Torquato puzzle
Leonardo renamed this puzzle "lo joco enimmatico del brachiale torquato" (medieval italian, =the puzzle of the twisted bracelet).
Torquato puzzle is inspired from the Chinese rings puzzle.
Separate the string from the puzzle without folding or
www.archimedes-lab.org /workshoptorquato.html   (163 words)

  
 Disentanglement Puzzles - Intermediate Series
The intermediate series of disentanglement puzzles by Tavern Puzzles ® is more than basic, however the solution remains clear (sometimes).
The average time to solve these disentanglement puzzles takes 30-60 minutes and mastery may take two or three tries.
Tavern Puzzles is a registered trademark of Tucker-Jones House and is used with permission.
www.brainpuzzles.com /intermediate.html   (113 words)

  
 Marketing Puzzle Page
Due to the nature of puzzles, people have a hard time putting them down until they are solved, (and they don't bring them home to the kids...).
These puzzles are great if you want to add your company logo to them as a marketing project, trade show give away or just for distribution at company parties.
Depending on the puzzle, this may require extra work on the part of the printer to work around cords, beads, etc. Also, we will not be able to seal the puzzles in plastic for you prior to shipment as they will need to be opened for printing.
www.puzzle-factory.com /marketing.html   (723 words)

  
 Patience Puzzle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
One of the TAVERN PUZZLEs® by Tucker-Jones House.
Although it is most often thought of as a disentanglement puzzle, it is probably better classified as a sequential movement puzzle.
The Ingenious Ring Puzzle Book by Ch´ung-En Yü, published in 1958 in Shanhai, indicates that it was very popular and known to almost every Chinese family during the Sung Dynasty (960-1279).
www.johnrausch.com /PuzzleWorld/puz/patience_puzzle.htm   (215 words)

  
 Puzzles to make: Sword and Crown puzzle
Sword and Crown Disentanglement Puzzle by Gianni A. Sarcone
In other words, to resolve without bloodshed the conflict, the condottiere was challenged to free the sword drived into the rock of San Galgano...
The puzzle consists in 3 parts: a hoop, a sword and a crown.
www.archimedes-lab.org /workshopspada.html   (263 words)

  
 Tangled Heart
These puzzles range from simple to difficult and most appear, at first glance, to be impossible.
Follow the directions on worksheet 1 to construct the puzzle.
Once the puzzle is made, the first challenge is to separate (disentangle) the two hearts without cutting the string or removing the pennies.
www.aimsedu.org /Puzzle/TangledHeart/tangled1.html   (198 words)

  
 Puzzle Master Inc.
Japanese Puzzle Boxes are the highest quality brain teasers that you can find in the world.
Only the best wood is used in these puzzles.
The puzzles in this collection are so unique that we were unable to find a category for them.
www.puzzlemaster.ca   (177 words)

  
 Leprechaun on the Loose
This month's puzzle activity is another disentanglement puzzle.
Now that the puzzle is made, the first challenge is to get the string off without cutting it or removing the penny.
This puzzle is very similar, in fact, it should be easier.
www.aimsedu.org /puzzle/leprechaun/lepre1.html   (296 words)

  
 Online Games - Mechanical Puzzles Cleverwood Has The Greatest Selection Of Puzzle Boxes Anywhere In The World. Of ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Puzzle Solutions for the Solutions to Mechanical Puzzles puzzle Solutions for your mechanical puzzles.
Some of these articles about mechanical puzzles were published in back issues of Cleverwood's Puzzling system for rating the difficulty of mechanical puzzles.
These elegant wooden puzzles are made with precision from domestic or exotic hardwoods.
games.jovalas.net /gamesUP1569.htm   (496 words)

  
 Causal Determinism
Fatalism is easily disentangled from determinism, to the extent that one can disentangle mystical forces and gods' wills and foreknowledge (about specific matters) from the notion of natural/causal law.
Prima facie at least, this is quite puzzling, for the BSA is founded on the idea that the laws of nature are ontologically derivative, not primary; it is the events of universal history, as brute facts, that make the laws be what they are, and not vice-versa.
Frequently, the puzzle presented is to decide, on the basis of the well-defined behavior before time t = a, what state the system will be in at t = a itself.
plato.stanford.edu /entries/determinism-causal   (8954 words)

  
 PuzzleSolver: 'A' Puzzle
Remove the handle off of the 'A' The solution to this puzzle can only be sent out via email.
Puzzle Master will occasionally inform you of new offers and/or puzzles that become available.
Puzzle Master will never share your email address with any third party, and you will only receive Puzzle Master related information.
www.puzzlesolver.com /puzzle.php?id=52   (78 words)

  
 CAMEL Disentanglement Puzzle from Frik-n-Frak.com
Molded on the back side of the puzzle is...
The perfect puzzle for new puzzlers or for social situations where relatively easy victory is desired!
Although your puzzle will closely resemble the puzzle pictured, each of these fine quality mechanical puzzles is a "one-of-a-kind" creation.
www.frik-n-frak.com /CAMEL+Disentanglement+Puzzle~~1593.html   (239 words)

  
 Puzzle Types - disentanglement, assembly, Sequential
Below is a brief categorisation of the types of puzzles that I am particularly interested in.
Assembly - Requires the puzzle to be put together, examples are tangrams, Soma cube and jigsaw puzzles
Disentanglement - To disentangle and re-entangle the puzzle, examples are wire disentanglement, wood and string, ball and chain etc.
www.pottypuzzles.com /Puzzle.htm   (165 words)

  
 Disentanglement puzzle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Disentanglement puzzle -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
Disentanglement puzzles usually have two different tasks to be solved, namely first to disassemble the (A toy that tests your ingenuity) puzzle and then to put it together again.
(Click link for more info and facts about burr puzzle) burr puzzles.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/di/disentanglement_puzzle.htm   (165 words)

  
 Disentanglement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The objective of a disentanglement puzzle is to free one piece of it.
One variety of disentanglement puzzle involves a post, some rope with large beads on the end(s) and a ring.
Their TAVERN PUZZLEs® are sold all over the world and quite easy to find in puzzle stores, gift stores, game stores and accessory shops.
www.johnrausch.com /PuzzleWorld/cat/de000.htm   (207 words)

  
 2 Bead Classic Disentanglement Puzzle
This is a classic string disentanglement puzzle if ever there was one.
Some people hate this kind of puzzle and think that it's very difficult - impossible!
“A mechanical puzzle is a self-contained object, composed of one or more parts, which involves a problem for one person to solve by manipulation using logic, reasoning, insight, luck, and/or dexterity.”
www.cleverwood.com /2_bead_classic_string_puzzle.htm   (113 words)

  
 Don't Break The Bottle wine bottle disentanglement puzzle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Spilsbury Puzzle Company is America’s favorite puzzle and game catalog.
Spilsbury is an established catalog company with a time tested fulfillment and operations system.
They have shipped over 1 million puzzles and games safely and on time.
www.exclamationagiftshop.com /jigsaw/Don_t_Break_The_Bottle_win.shtml   (137 words)

  
 Wire Wine Bottle Disentanglement Puzzle
Dedicated to helping you find creative gift ideas.
Home > Gift Ideas > Wire Wine Bottle Disentanglement Puzzle
If you want the wine, you'll have to solve the puzzle!
www.findgift.com /gift-ideas/pid-42461   (71 words)

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