Holy Smoke 324 move puzzle box video!!!

[mike toulouzas]

aCTUALLY HE HOLDES THE RECORD.
bECAUSE AS YOU ALL NOTICE HE NEEDS ANOTHER 324 MOVES TO CLOSE THE BOX AND BRING IT IN THE FIRST STATEMENT

[jchiou]

Kcube designs claims to have made a puzzle box with 3546 moves to solve:

http://kcubedesigns.com/index.html

The designer entered one of the boxes into the IPP 29 contest

-Jeff

[MBD]

Jeff,

I inquired about that box a few weeks ago.

This is his reply::
"It takes about 25 minutes to open, moving at a steady pace and not making any mistakes along the way."

The price he quoted me is fairly reasonable for a puzzle box that requires the most number of steps to open in the world.


The funny thing about this box is that it looks like his other simpler ones-- for example the 16 or 32 move....
So I am thinking the next time I see Wei-Hwa Huang in person, I shall challenge him to see which one of us can open the similar looking boxes first.   I wonder which one he will get 

[jchiou]

MBD:

Speaking of videos, here's one of the Kcube designs with 419 moves to open:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1eUkUovAuw&feature=related

By the way, how much do they charge for the 3,546 move box?

I'm surprised the 3,546 move box is the same size as the others.  I thought it would be the big one posted on their homepage.  You should post a picture of it!

-Jeff

[MBD]

Jeff,

The box averages out to $1 per move.   Just kidding.

This is what Kim e-mailed me when I asked him about that box.
" I currently do not have any in stock.  It is  about 3" x 3" x 2 1/4", the same size as my other puzzles
( 4 x 4 x 3 - 3/4" cubes)
The price will be in the $400 range
 
It takes about 25 minutes to open, moving at a steady pace and not making any mistakes along the way."

Hope that helps,
Matt

[jstrayer]

25 minutes?  That's better than two moves every second!  Tennis elbow ... meet Kcube hands!

[Canuck]

25 minutes?  That's better than two moves every second!  Tennis elbow ... meet Kcube hands!

 

[jaurand]

Jim, do you have delicate hands? You'll need to warm up by practicing with your super-cubi.

Maybe they offer a puzzle calisthenics class at the Y!