E8 - SOLUTION - Da Vinci's Helicopter Puzzle by Professor Puzzle

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[@PlatyMoose1]

I don't care for puzzles that hide mechanics from you, it takes away the thinking and replaces it with guessing. there is actually no feasible way for you to KNOW that mechanic is there. someone got mad at that puzzle and just started rattling it. Solving the puzzle.

[@mgrey6936]

You can think of it in a couple of ways: why is it called helicopter puzzle? Why does the crossed section not separate? why when i tip it do I feel/hear movement. A friend got me this for Christmas it was a shit present.

[@aceisking12]

PlatyMoose1 so I saw this puzzle at a friend's house, and after a minute I asked what the locking mechanism inside it was. There's actually a really easy trick that solves it way easier, you just throw it spinning straight up in the air and when you catch it the locks have moved to the outside. Since it was spinning while in "free fall", no orientation change is needed and both pins are out. Edit: explains how it got the name "helicopter" too

[@jensenlin9260]

M Grey but what if nobody told you that this is a helicopter puzzle...

[@brain0nfire]

Jill Quinn It seems like you can't read his entire comment for some reason.

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

Jill Quinn - It goes by many names. But, as mentioned, YOU CAN HEAR AND FEEL THE PIECES MOVING AROUND INSIDE. It's no secret to anyone actually trying to solve it that there are loose pieces acting as locking pins. From that starting point, it's simply a matter of lateral thinking.

[@jamesmcload1137]

Those pins would have ruined my saw.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

:)

[@ayyjay1575]

James McLoad lol

[@NJA2k8]

+Teddy Yi That'll separate it alright. Separate very well.

[@moviezone8740]

James McLoad drmim

[@jaystarr6571]

But not an angle grinder. images.bosch-professional.com/middle-east/en/productimages/usageimg_stage/angle-grinder-gws-22-180-h-101659-06018811p0.png

[@trinityshockome5161]

My teacher had one of these in her room and I grabbed it and just started aggressively shaking it all over the place and she told me that it wouldn’t work and it did and I was very proud 😂😂

[@walterkoziol3822]

And that's when she flunked you, right?

[@fangorn23]

Thank you, this comment made me feel like the puzzle redeemed itself for how lame it is.

[@mvpfocus]

So the "solution" is basically to break open an internal metallic mechanism that isn't apparent, and probably shouldn't be relevant to a wooden puzzle, at all. Rather underwhelming.

[@robinmeade7573]

That can hardly be called a puzzle. Lame.

[@Styrac]

That's how a lot of more advanced puzzles work

[@justanuff]

my thoughts exactly, but only the last 2 words.

[@N8570E]

Yes, lame.

[@kylanchen929]

litearlly no other way to open it lmao, its physically impossible to do anything. the point of these types of puzzels is to have a clever mechanism that you wouldn't have thought existed before.

[@gazelleonwheels]

So basically what I've learned from your videos is if you shake something really hard or smack it, it will open. Brb just heading to the bank.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

hahahaha, best comment!

[@leglessinoz]

you might need some military grade explosive to shake it hard enough

[@syntaxerror8955]

This is why violence work. When you beat someone up, a magnet or some kind of slide will move in the other person's brain, and that person is unlocked to do just as you want.

[@yuzuyuzu8870]

Tao Yanbao What if the person doesn't have a brain? Or has one that is too small to work

[@amayotato]

Leo Lu Then you have to flip them upside down and shake *real* hard.

[@AnggaTirtaFL]

in my opinion, using pin lock on a puzzle is a pure trick. because a real puzzle is playing with mind trick not lock trick...

[@addanametocontinue]

Agreed. They might as well create a ball maze that doesn't have a clear cover, forcing you to guess what the maze may look like to get the ball from one end to the other. Difficult? Sure. A puzzle? Hardly.

[@jaredmutia9703]

I agree.. it could only become a real puzzle if explained first hand that there is a pin inside

[@railgraf]

agreed. it is not a puzzle.

[@Yurio]

Yea, thats why im not a big fan of these

[@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff]

But all you have to do is change the orientation of the piece and you can hear and feel the pins falling to the other sides. So it's not like the person trying to solve it is unaware of their presence. Also: of course it's a puzzle. What the hell kind of criteria do you have that makes it not a puzzle? And really? A trick? That's what a puzzle IS.

[@horaz2000]

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[@Dixiedasher72]

There are some serious gifted engineers out there

[@thomasadams6164]

if it has hidden pins its not a puzzle it is a parlor trick

[@eduardosampoia5480]

It's still a puzzle....a question or problem that requires thought, skill, or cleverness to be answered or solved

[@thewhalebear7073]

The issue with calling it a puzzle using that definition is that, although you do think, you're not really thinking outside the box by just shaking it. The answer isn't clever, because it's just unlocking two pins that you can't see, by just shaking. There is no skill involved at all.

[@SangerZonvolt]

For it to be a puzzle it needs to be solvable by thinking alone (e.G. you have all necessary information). If there are hidden mechanics that you can´t deduce then you are forced to use trial and error.

[@eduardosampoia5480]

Get over it, it's still a puzzle.

[@thewhalebear7073]

It's like saying "Get over it, the sun is a planet.", which would make no sense because it doesn't fall under the definition.

[@6pointchris]

"and for my next trick, getting my blood work back to determine the reason for my blue hands."

[@trod146]

6pointchris it's the lighting and the way the camera is capturing light. his hands are not that color, even the puzzle will not look the same color in reality.

[@6pointchris]

Timothy Rodowicz o wow! really? thanks for clearing that up. now ill clear up how it was a joke, with a sprinkle of sarcastic.

[@asherq8646]

6pointchris actually it may be a result of raynaud's disease, a common blood vessel abnormality. I know this because I thought I had it for years, until I found out that my hands turn blue because of a very rare disease called 'acrocyanosis' (it means 'you're turning into a smurf and there's nothing you can do about it' in latin)

[@a-h-5068]

my Von Willebrands disease causes my hands to be discolored, normally my left hand is kinda a dark purple ish lol, his problem may just be the lighting or something like mine. Anyways, have a great day 🙃

[@prik9802]

Asher Q I need to learn Latin

[@elbruces]

Puzzle: "helicopter." Solution: spin it. Got it.

[@booonnoob7950]

How to solve any puzzles that involve shaking: use it in an x-ray

[@yojgee]

This is not a puzzle. This is like a party trick.

[@deanthonywilliams534]

why are u so triggered. this is just a comment with an opinion u don't have to call anybody a moron

[@Lynxchillin08]

Jack Graybird All party tricks are puzzles until you know how to do it.

[@brixtervillaruel]

he's not triggered he's just saying..

[@brixtervillaruel]

Hollatosa Mamajeen plus he didn't call anyone a moron

[@cantstumpthetrump5987]

Hast y the guy that he was talking to deleted his comment

[@crashyburnymit4080]

i seriously doubt that this can be called a puzzle....

[@zagorek3268]

now i am puzzled

[@larjkok1184]

crashyburny MIT Why not?

[@crashyburnymit4080]

maybe because it looks more like a mechanical gimmick rather than a puzzle... or maybe the definition of a puzzle is different for me.maybe in one way it is a puzzle.

[@mrjt1081]

A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, one is required to put pieces together in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct solution of the puzzle. There are different types of puzzles for different ages, such as crossword puzzles, word-search puzzles, number puzzles, or logic puzzles. even door locks could be called a puzzles for people who doesn't know how it work. most of these applications fall under logic puzzles category. 👌

[@crashyburnymit4080]

How is a hidden pin, logical?

[@alizaib7698]

Is it just me who thought he was wearing blue surgical gloves at the beginning

[@mahendrasapkota7274]

me too

[@paulajones4225]

Yep

[@silverdrillpickle7596]

AKA Dieter

[@shadowfall2011]

@Huy Pham German.

[@hellraiser3448]

It's just you

[@ZachGatesHere]

The progression on this channel is wonderful.

[@jonsnow8907]

Seems like more of a parlor trick. The kind of thing you would see in a carnival game.

[@mgrey6936]

You know nothing Jon Snow

[@exe_]

Jon snow exactly my point, the difference between a trick and a puzzle is the information before you, if you do not have all the pieces before you then you have a trick instead of a puzzle.

[@95mrtollewolle]

You have all the information though. Or why do you think it´s called Helicopter puzzle?

[@exe_]

Gorgrom hinted is not the same as visible, if you need the name of the puzzle to solve it then it is not a puzzle is a trick toy.

[@mgrey6936]

Puzzle- A game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity or knowledge. Explain how the helicopter puzzle doesn't fit the definition.

[@mpeterll]

The first time I saw that puzzle, I did it by working post-it notes down between the pieces, isolating one pin at a time.

[@TsunamiiSideswipe]

FAWEXX this is not a church

[@Hyoiza]

Doesn't have to be a church to give out life lessons :D

[@thecrazyinsanity]

Instructions unclear penis stuck in post it note where did i mess up?

[@sand3882]

@@thecrazyinsanity , pretty certain you messed up by incorporating in any way...that third word in the solution. 🤣😂

[@dibaharits8088]

Your channel is really fun! Please keep uploading :D

[@centralprocessingunit2564]

First video I've seen from you!!! Great stuff keep doing more!!!

[@stephenjstclair]

You sir are saving me a whole bunch of time and money. Thank you.

[@brain0nfire]

I've been colecting some of these puzzles, and I find this one very unique and cool. Very elegant solution.

[@DutchDread]

"knowing the solution cannot be reversed" dude, I have puzzles that I've solved that I don't even know the solution to.

[@invertedreality1633]

Some of these puzzles are just mind boggling. How are they even possible?

[@sagginwaggin465]

A baby could figure this out by complete accident.

[@lillithkuster3555]

I used to have one of those puzzles! I always played with it and it was so simple to solve. it was fun

[@borsohd]

my left ear love these videos

[@ralph_bitar]

Just found your videos, its great!

[@AlteraLin]

But the real puzzle is: How did they get the pins into the wooden shafts? :D

[@HandymanMAC]

By using 3 pieces per part. You can see the change in wood color

[@ikannunaplays]

several pieces of wood and a drill and glue

[@luriastars]

And also you can see the plane marks on the revealed inner part of the wood, it's not common knowledge but just my 2 cents.

[@TreasureByMeasure]

LIKED your video! Glad I found your channel. Very fun!

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Good to have you here Matthew!

[@ayoubbakhta8510]

qui est la après la vidéo de Squeezie ?

[@Lion-fp7sw]

Manifestez vous ici ceux qui sont venu après avoir vu la vidéo de Squeezie!

[@exodiajgd]

Juste pour info faut pas secouer mais le faire tourner comme une hélice d'hélicoptère, la force centrifuge va éloigner les loquets et résoudre le casse tête.

[@slmon.c]

Yes

[@santoshpss]

Bilal Laz I wonder what that means...

[@punkbassistfr]

Yo

[@alexiosnados20]

Moi

[@valentin0000]

3/5? Really? I wanna see a 5/5 puzzle, it has to be impossible

[@Mr.Puzzle]

There are some, believe me! :)

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

Show them here then.

[@rodeo11]

Look at his video of the Revomaze Blue....it’s ridiculous.

[@Bob-zx7io]

That's what I was thinking.

[@markabasnightsr638]

))

[@strawberry3521]

anyone seeing blue hands?

[@TheRainHarvester]

Strawberry 〈/3 The infrared filter on his camera might be degrading. Or the camera sensor might be degrading. Or the white balance might be off.

[@PhilBeverage]

I see white and gold

[@SwankeyMonkey]

+Jake N, nah, blue and black my friend.

[@jamesgreen2058]

he was cold...

[@AJKCllc]

His white balance is off.

[@gerardorinck1931]

Danke, das war gut erklärt.

[@roberts7648]

Idk why this is so entertaining lol but you got a new subscriber

[@kaovang5748]

And here I am having trouble pulling two pieces of Legos apart...😂😂😂

[@salvatorehayes2753]

Kao Vang LMAO

[@lip4681]

that was stupid lmao. this is not a puzzle. this is a guessing game

[@dirtyroch]

rofl lmao stop crying

[@addyhatty6291]

DirtyRoch Do you not know how to say anything else? like maybe something.....original?

[@tjsmith091]

DirtyRoch "rofl lmao" ew

[@AvExCams7]

Addy Hatty mad?

[@TsunamiiSideswipe]

rofl lmao no your stupid

[@lightsan_]

*TEAM SQUEEZIE on est présent ? ^^*

[@yldz5753]

Light San ON EST LÀ

[@arnaudblanchard936]

Oui

[@AureaTW]

ouii

[@thegameoffice6612]

Je vien de squeezie pour réentendre ça => 2:12 😂😂😂😂

[@Dontlikenaimepas]

pareil mdrrr

[@ttlevtt]

moi aussi

[@BlinkBoxx44]

Before even watching this video, I can feel my blood pressure going up just from looking at that thing...

[@thomasjefferson1457]

the big question is how did they drill the holes for the pins?

[@mutantkoffee]

James H sorcery

[@soup8160]

They were separated before assembling

[@BradfordGuy]

A little mouse and a very small hole saw.

[@Reloecc]

antman

[@ReallyReal_1]

Thomas Jefferson watermelon

[@benmasta5814]

the start of these videos always fills me with so much anxiety. i have no idea how people like puzzles they just look like a lot of work to me.

[@patrickmuhwheeney6518]

I enjoy all of your videos, but you're production quality is soooo much better now, in 2020.

[@paulanull6521]

I don't care what you want to call it but I've been tying for days (with out the puzzle itself) to figure it out. I finally watched this and know I never would have gotten it solved the way I was headed. Thanks for the information. Now on to the next petite mystery.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Thanks for the honest comment! Enjoy the next one!

[@ehill1536]

I thought of a new way of solving it! *Pulls out my trusty hammer* :P

[@thecrazyinsanity]

*smashes it*

[@gummybear777]

That's what I thought he waa going to do!

[@greenandblue9853]

I found ASMR thanks to this video and someone who commented to me, thank you.

[@gracemorales4619]

Your welcome!

[@baomickuso]

Sie sind einfach Genial!!!

[@MartinAston00]

Soon as you do one puzzle like this, you’ll find a lot of others pretty easy... same with one with magnets. Chris Ramsay did one that was custom made for him and it honestly wasn’t all that difficult, it’s just there was soooo many pieces, but most of them essentially were the found/solved with the same technique.

[@bangbangzwapftgrageux3431]

Qui est la grâce à squeezie ? 👇🏼

[@aceflett8652]

knew it! as soon as as i saw that cross had the lil gaps and i knew right away u needed to do that

[@xyaiii]

Qui est la à cause de la vidéo de Squeezie ?

[@duncangerart7097]

Moi

[@maxyy8961]

Moi

[@chocofountain]

when the cross is spinning the pins go away from the center. like when you put a small ball in a glass jar and then spin the jar, the ball will go to the sides

[@diogeneslantern18]

Yes, it's called centrifugal force

[@Kitaraaaa]

ceux qui viennent ici de la part de squezzie liker mon com

[@nayaryt6163]

rip t'es le seul la seule

[@3sll_snipzu]

t pas seul

[@velociralex2844]

on est la

[@baptman2123]

Merci Squeezie pour les 8 millions de vues XD

[@helenaberr3776]

c'est pas grace à squeezie que ça a atteint les 8M de vues loul

[@AureaTW]

@@helenaberr3776 oui, il y a contribué mais y'a pas 8 millions de personnes qui ont été voir la chaine de mr puzzle après sa vidéo

[@Mike_Daddy]

The cool part of this puzzle is, from the start, you can clearly see the two pieces of the cross come apart but it's HOW they come apart that's the trick.

[@saluz1758]

Merci de m'avoir emmené ici, SQUEEZIE !!!

[@yuixgon4940]

@1000 abonnés challenge ah ouais que tetais pwediepie carrément

[@alexandresurvival4673]

@@yuixgon4940 lol

[@XxILPGamingxX]

People below really don't know what a puzzle is. This is a cool puzzle, thanks for sharing.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

You're welcome!

[@LeatherCladVegan]

Tirion, that's one way of looking at it. The other way of looking at it is that when I was growing up, when you bought a 'Puzzle', what you got was what you saw - i.e. there were no hidden locking pins or anything like that, it just required you to figure out a way to make a certain shape fit through, or around, another shape (or to do some maths and apply some logic, like the Taipei tower puzzle, and others). So to people like me, this kind of puzzle looks like trickery... and that sentiment is echoes in many of the comments.

[@bkpickell]

LeatherCladVegan a puzzle can be solved by examining it. This cannot. So not a puzzle.

[@LeatherCladVegan]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying. Cheers.

[@Adversary198]

Wow such a hard puzzle you just shake it really hard and it comes apart real good

[@RyanN777]

my left ear really liked this

[@romane5881]

Mr. Puzzle peut dire Merci à squeezie, grâce à lui y'a plein de français qui débarque

[@djfabito8]

wrong angle of camera

[@flaplaya]

Whoever came up with this one is extremely smart. I never got a look at the ends of the cross for drill holes as it would be almost impossible to drill those holes from the slot (Rabbet) cut in the wood. Crazy puzzle.

[@doyouknowkeplertwentytwob4032]

It’s made of two separate pieces of wood. You can tell by looking at the grain

[@coy0te9]

How did the get the holes and pins inside that narrow cut? I see, they didn't. Good crafting to make the joints so fine they almost aren't visible.

[@lefalsesaw-palin4335]

Mdrr vous êtes là ou pas la communauté de Squeezie

[@squeeziefirst6736]

Oui oui oui

[@fizixx]

Ahhhh...I would not have thought of that. Very nice Mr. Puzzle. I shall subscribe to your channel.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

I appreciate your feedback on my videos! :)

[@fizixx]

Mr.Puzzle awww...thanks. I like puzzles. You do a very good job showing how they work. Thanks for your feedback too. :)

[@dadnbud]

I figured it out in less then 30 seconds in our local toy store. It's obvious the cross was overlayed in a way the pieces slide apart. Puzzles are things people over think such simple solutions. It's either a trick cross or trick ring. I figured it might not be the ring as it's tinier and more fragile. Then I figured it's either glued and didn't want to break it, then I thought helicopter. Spin....I didn't spin it, as it wouldn't just budge loose. I jiggled it or slapped it lightly against my hand and it gave way, slid it out and was like is that all?! Cool concept.

[@ArenWitsuki]

Woah!I just found the solution by observing the cross wooden structure. It is connected and can be divided and we can take out the rectangle.thats super easy bro

[@bandeirarv]

So this is Mr. Layton channel?

[@CatchyName]

Its not a trick mate. its fckin black magic

[@iHate2x]

Papas Xwriou voulwne

[@PremiumAgario]

Papas Xwriou mind blown

[@jyesinclair9541]

My right ear enjoyed this

[@jessicamiller5680]

i knew how to do it by just looking at it. (SO SIMPLE)

[@IronMan-qi3yg]

It's painted with transparent paint

[@picklerick2307]

no its not

[@LeatherCladVegan]

It's just the term Mr. Puzzle uses for 'lacquer' ;)

[@peterkelley6344]

@@LeatherCladVegan Lacquer has tint in it. A Varnish does not.

[@LeatherCladVegan]

@@peterkelley6344 Oh, I just started working with wood again, and I was recently wondering about this question. So, chemically, they are identical, apart from the colouring additives? I'm guessing that a varnish brings out and preserves the natural, desirable colour of a wood, whilst lacquer does the opposite and hides the non-desirable colour of a wood? Interesting, thank you!

[@jungbechtospk40]

I know you can get solutions for that on Wood Prix.

[@jeosafadossantosmendonca1016]

Show!!! Parabéns.

[@arconisthewolf4430]

id like to see more mazes please,there my favorite

[@ericschooff268]

this dude has some of the whitest hands I've ever seen

[@SierraUecker]

Eric Schooff Mine are whiter lol

[@issafn1528]

lolll

[@sergeyivanovish85]

racist!!!

[@pranavkumarjha5252]

Eric Schooff or the bluest

[@juleselizaaaa]

Lighting can effect lots of things. Including skin color.

[@BluegillsandBeyond]

I thought he was gunna smash it with a hammer to show us "the solution" when i saw him actually solve it i was pleased

[@rameshmadhavan3263]

See the partition lines on the pin holders! The pin holder is made of 3 pieces.

[@jwinburn]

If you try spinning it, you can use centrifugal force to get the pins in the right positions.

[@fearwithab6844]

"Made by great minds" Me: you're a great mind,

[@Suche13]

''like seen here, ja?'' :D

[@Mr.Puzzle]

So sieht das aus!

[@nstauf]

For those saying this is not a puzzle, I bought one of these and took the time to solve it by observing the behavior and thinking about the possible mechanism inside that could produce the behaviour. Mechanisms you can't see or touch, but you can actuate are just as much puzzles as the ones you can see.

[@AlexDesise]

When you smoke a lot of pot and watch these kinds of videos you forget a lot of things! :'D

[@Miranoo]

SQUEEZIE !!

[@somethingsomething619]

I can solve it eazy Hold my beer

[@rishirajupadhyay1704]

this might be the fastest i have ever solved a puzzle. 10 seconds in i got the idea how to do it.

[@kennethfillmoreCoolCatKen]

Cool I liked the video

[@vondralbra5147]

This is the strongest German accent that I've heard so far.

[@hugonieves4560]

The one puzzle I solved on first try because of it's name.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

well done! For me it was harder because it didn't think about the name.

[@hydrofluorix]

This is like some low key asmr

[@ShotYoNer]

I thought about something else but this is amazing idea

[@ShamanKingTan-ju]

Dialekt wie Arnold Schwarzenegger in englisch ;)servus

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Servus!

[@ShamanKingTan-ju]

;)

[@lolmedlol7671]

Qui et la grace a Squeezie like si ses grâce a luis

[@biohazardgaming2k033]

do u pull the sticks apart and slide it out of the square?the sticks look removable

[@ImProudtobeCanadian]

that was so easy just by looking at the puzzle i already saw the loose end on one side of the puzzle.. ive been doing puzzles for years and this one is not that complicated

[@chaosbank]

The camera angle sort of disoriented

[@Phileooo]

chaosbank yup. it makes me dizzy

[@robertrijkers4923]

first hint on the solution was the name of the puzzle...centrifugal force

[@trod146]

Robert Rijkers but without the name of the puzzle what clues at all would anyone have to solve it? none, and it would just be trial and error until dumb luck solved it. I think that makes this nothing more than a scam artist trick than a legitimate puzzle, something at a carnival to take your money or at a children's museum to wow small kids.

[@panda4247]

centrifugal force does not exist. It's a fictional force, but it's really just the inertia also, this is not a puzzle, it's a trick

[@jazzy_jz]

Well, the puzzle does have a name.

[@IronicHavoc]

Robert Rijkers Also helicopter

[@potassiumcyanide3857]

simple mechanics but very interesting

[@serafsup99]

Love watching these solutions! Thank! Even though he ate the gum from the Willy Wonka factory! He's stuck on Blue berry! To the juicing room!!