Cubic Hourglasses - old prototype
4,036 views · Published 2 March 2013 · 2:41 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: OskarPuzzle · 2013 · Science & Technology
Buy at http://www.shapeways.com/model/700908/cubic-hourglasses.html Copyright (c) 2012, Bram Cohen & M. Oskar van Deventer. Cubic Hourglasses is a concept by Bram Cohen. The puzzle has four hourglass-shaped pieces, and a three-quarter-circle piece. The object is to get the latter piece from the top to the bottom. The pieces do not only slide like in a sliding block puzzle. They also turn, pivot and skew. This is an old prototype with a too flimsy cage. Watch a video of the new successful prototype here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuae5toPDas
