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  Wooden Puzzle Lock, Padlock   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This wooden puzzle lock will confound your friends until you tell them the secret.
It takes three moves to open this wooden padlock puzzle made with cherry hardwood.
For entertainment purposes only, not to be used to actually lock things.
woodtoyshop.com /items/PuzzleLock.htm   (60 words)

  
  Puzzle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Puzzles based on the process of inquiry and discovery to complete may be solved faster by those with good deduction skills.
The large number of puzzles 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 which unites or incorporates elements of other puzzles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Puzzle   (445 words)

  
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The puzzle is designed to foil attempts of a solver to exploit parallel or distributed computing to speed up the computation.
We estimate that the puzzle will require 35 years of continuous computation to solve, with the computer being replaced every year by the next fastest model available.
Puzzle parameters (all in decimal): n = 631446608307288889379935712613129233236329881833084137558899 077270195712892488554730844605575320651361834662884894808866 350036848039658817136198766052189726781016228055747539383830 826175971321892666861177695452639157012069093997368008972127 446466642331918780683055206795125307008202024124623398241073 775370512734449416950118097524189066796385875485631980550727 370990439711973361466670154390536015254337398252457931357531 765364633198906465140213398526580034199190398219284471021246 488745938885358207031808428902320971090703239693491996277899 532332018406452247646396635593736700936921275809208629319872 7008292431243681 t = 79685186856218 z = 427338526681239414707099486152541907807623930474842759553127 699575212802021361367225451651600353733949495680760238284875 258690199022379638588291839885522498545851997481849074579523 880422628363751913235562086585480775061024927773968205036369 669785002263076319003533000450157772067087172252728016627835 400463807389033342175518988780339070669313124967596962087173 533318107116757443584187074039849389081123568362582652760250 029401090870231288509578454981440888629750522601069337564316 940360631375375394366442662022050529545706707758321979377282 989361374561414204719371297211725179287931039547753581030226 7611143659071382 To solve the puzzle, first compute w = 2^(2^t) (mod n).
theory.lcs.mit.edu /~rivest/lcs35-puzzle-description.txt   (838 words)

  
 Lock puzzle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Lock puzzles are puzzles consisting of a lock with unusual or hidden mechanics.
Such locks are sometimes called trick locks, because opening them is like performing a magic trick.
Other lock puzzles stem from the necessity to invent secure locks in the Middle Ages.
publicliterature.org /en/wikipedia/l/lo/lock_puzzle.html   (159 words)

  
 Star Lock Puzzle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Each puzzle is supplied with an "Objective Sheet" that explains what it is that you are supposed to do.
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 /starlock.html   (153 words)

  
 Howstuffworks "How Lock Picking Works"
To change a lock so that it fits an existing key, you simply work in the opposite direction: You change the pattern of the pins in the lock so that it matches the pattern of notches in the key.
In this lock design, the lowest pin would be the same length in each lock in the group, but the master wafer would vary in length.
Lock picking is an essential skill for locksmiths because it lets them get past a lock without destroying it.
home.howstuffworks.com /lock-picking2.htm   (1080 words)

  
 fuzzi bunz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Large knobs, rarely found on children’s puzzles, are especially helpful to very young children and children with motor coordination difficulties.
Shapes are painted in bright primary colors and are raised above the surface of the puzzle board to emphasize the identity of the shape.
Giant number puzzle with brightly colored pieces that are raised above the surface of the puzzle board for easy removal and fitting.
indigenousbabies.com /puzzles2.htm   (1008 words)

  
 Lock (device) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A lock is a mechanical fastening device which may be used on a door, vehicle, or container, restricting access to the area or property enclosed.
The first known lock with a key was a pin lock where a cylinder of wood with a hole drilled through its axis was the key.
Lock puzzles were used to obscure the locking mechanism or even provide a nonfunctioning lock for the thief to waste time on.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lock_(device)   (536 words)

  
 Lock puzzle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A lock puzzle is a type of mechanical puzzle.
It consists of a lock with unusual or hidden mechanics.
Lock puzzles are closely related to puzzle boxes.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lock_puzzle   (172 words)

  
 Padlock / Puzzle Lock
The Padlock (also called Puzzle Lock or sometimes Lockout) is a very intimidating puzzle.
To open the lock, you can then simply shift the tiles so that the blank is in the top row, shift both release switches inwards and remove the loop.
The division by 2 is because of the usual parity restriction in sliding tile puzzles.
www.geocities.com /jaapsch/puzzles/padlock.htm   (1139 words)

  
 Rob's Puzzle Page - Disassembly   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is not so much a hidden-mechanism, as it is a "missing mechanism" puzzle - one is supposed to present it without the wing-nut, which slips onto the central spindle and allows it to be unscrewed.
There are people, such as the physicist Richard Feynman, who consider normal combination locks and some padlocks to be puzzles in and of themselves.
The puzzle is a nice size, larger than I expected, and the wood has a warm, beautiful glow.
home.comcast.net /~stegmann/disassembly.htm   (2776 words)

  
 Pushbutton Lock Puzzle
To open the lock you first press all the buttons in the first set, release, then the buttons in second set, and so on.
I took a wrong turn solving this puzzle and got lost in the boonies.
The digits correspond to buttons, and the digit values indicate the round in which the button is pushed.
www.chilton.com /~jimw/pblock.html   (1409 words)

  
 GameDev.net -- Lock Mechanisms in Game Design
A Lock may be a locked door, a ferocious beast blocking the path, a bad snowstorm which prevents travel, or anything else that a designer can imagine which will do the job.
There is a big difference between a puzzle which is used as an element of gameplay (such as in Tetris,) and a Puzzle which is used as part of a Lock mechanism.
Used as a Lock, the point of a Puzzle is to limit access to parts of the game world.
www.gamedev.net /reference/design/features/locks   (699 words)

  
 Entombed V1.5 Walkthrough
Puzzle now has top half all suns, bottom half all bars (earth symbol).
Assuming north-pointing triangle is numbered 1, press triangles 16, 12, 8, 4 (corresponding to longer rays of four corners in morning puzzle).
Go to third puzzle from the right, east side (stone pedestal with glass case).
www.balmoralsoftware.com /entombed/entombed.htm   (1116 words)

  
 Mechanical puzzle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A mechanical puzzle is a puzzle presented as a set of mechanically interlinked pieces.
The puzzle shown in the picture, made of 12 identical pieces by W. Altekruse in the year 1890, was an example of this.
One example is the puzzle jug: the neck of the container has many holes which make it possible to pour liquid into the container, but not out of it.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mechanical_puzzle   (2596 words)

  
 fuzzi bunz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
This number puzzle consists of large, brightly colored numbers that are thick and raised above the surface of the puzzle board making it easy for the child to remove the numbers and fit them back correctly.
A trademark of the TAG number puzzles is the counting beads which are permanently attached to the puzzle.
Giant alphabet puzzle with letters painted in bright primary colors and raised above the surface of the puzzle board, for easy removal and fitting.
indigenousbabies.com /puzzles3.htm   (781 words)

  
 DanLock the Trick Lock
DanLock is an original puzzle lock designed by Dan Feldman, Israel.
It is your job to open the lock, and then to get it back to its original state.
It is a real challenge for me to find quality mechanical puzzles that I haven't already solved and so many of them are so easy that you feel cheated after spending the money on them because they can be solved within a few minutes.
www.geocities.com /danpuzzles/danlock   (296 words)

  
 Combination Lock - Free number puzzles - Number games - CombinationLock.com
CombinationLock.com (Combination Lock) is a free number puzzle game in which you use the clues to work out the combination to the lock.
The answers and the clues to the number puzzle are computer generated and completely random (the only exception being the home page puzzle which is fixed).
The Practice area is for practising the different puzzle types.
www.combinationlock.com   (144 words)

  
 The Missed Island Clock Tower
The clock tower in Myst is an analog clock, and in fact I could have done an analog version in a manner very similar to the existing combination lock puzzle.
Along with the 13 platforms of the combination lock puzzle, and a few doors, that pretty much used up all of Marathon's platform limit, long before the level was complete.
The final piece of the puzzle is a 3-input AND gate, using the liquid-controlled version, that triggers the bridge and clock tower door.
www.webwonks.org /Marathon/Forge/Harper/Clock.html   (1888 words)

  
 lunabean.com - PS2 - Silent Hill 2
The second code (turning combo lock) is found written on the bloody wall on one of the Special Treatment rooms.
The third lock is unlocked by combining the lapis the purple bull keys.
The key to this puzzle is realizing there are three slots, and a clue for every slot.
www.lunabean.com /sony/ps2_silenthill2.html   (831 words)

  
 W126 door lock puzzle - ShopForum
The lock knob cannot be used to unlock at this time as vacuum is pulling it down.
When the driver's door is the only one unlocked, the key won't lock it from the outside unless it is turned HARD to the open direction until the lock pops, then it will work.
If the passenger lock is opened and locked, inside or outside, it always opens and locks all the locks, even if the driver's side is stuck.
www.mercedesshop.com /shopforum/showthread.php?p=1301998#post1301998   (758 words)

  
 Dr. Brain: Puzzle Madness Walkthrough/FAQ - IGN FAQs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
You need to pick up the fuses and arrange them in the slots so that the side of a fuse of each points to the points to the side of another fuse which is the same colour.
A pattern bridge puzzle is when a bridge of creatures has been broken up by robots.
When you solve all the puzzles, go to the other side of the level where there is an Outpost.
faqs.ign.com /articles/432/432228p1.html   (6664 words)

  
 Aussie Wine Bottle holder with Lock puzzle
To enjoy the fruit of your labour, you must first open the puzzle lock.
Mr Puzzle has modified this puzzle so that now there is no way to get the bottle out of the holder except to solve the puzzle.
We discovered that the imported puzzle as it was originally made did not work as a puzzle; it had a puzzle top but there was no need to solve the puzzle to get the bottle out!
www.mrpuzzle.com.au /prod935.htm   (174 words)

  
 Puzzle JumpStation - Links to Puzzles on the Web
Puzzle will be played - Compendium of interlocking-solid and put-together puzzles.
BrainBashers - A matabooboo of logic puzzles, math puzzles, language puzzles and paradoxes.
Sam Loyd's Fifteen - The puzzle that was invented by Sam Loyd more than a hundred years ago.
www.puzzles.ca /linklist.html   (1314 words)

  
 Wooden Brain Teasers Play Sudoku! Wickedly Deceptive Secret Puzzle Boxes
This wooden box lets you set up the identical puzzle and move the numbered pegs into the sequence pattern to test your solution.
A sudoku puzzle usually consists of a nine-by-nine grid.
Discover the key to unlocking the secrets of the heart wit this brass puzzle lock.
www.azwoodman.com /wooden-puzzles.html   (317 words)

  
 Best free os lock downloads. Lock down your system like never before. Have total control over your computer. security ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Once a file is locked or hidden, it is completely encrypted and none of its contents can be viewed.
To lock a file or folder, simply right-click on it and select the lock option.
You can work with the files as usual, and when you finish, lock the secure folder, which will store the files securely and also hide the entire folder from view.
www.freedownloadmanager.org /downloads/os_lock_software   (616 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Please follow one of the links below, or go to Puzzles-Time.com home page, or use the "Back" button on your browser to return to the page you came from.
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www.puzzles-time.com /metal-puzzles/lunatic-lock-brainteaser   (70 words)

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