How to solve the IMPOSSIBLE Hanayama Cast UFO

[@jayef10]

I have a faulty one that works only if you force it and actually the first piece to come out wasn’t lined up with the seams. I have to partially open the ball pieces like you do when your trying to look in side and that’s when it partially falls out.

[@downtimefun]

It's rather delicate to take out, not sure if it's faulty but not surprised as the tolerance level is low...

[@jayef10]

@@downtimefun I’m sure each one is slightly different but I had to use a tool. Once they were separate I saw a lot of the grooves had a surplus amount of paint coating on key spots. Shaved off the excess and now it works how you say

[@mcstench8913]

bought this as a first puzzle.... im not sure if it actually opens tbh

[@downtimefun]

it does :)

[@CLOWEN2010]

Even after watching the solution, i still can’t get it out, this one is not fun in the slightest

[@downtimefun]

yes, this one is very tricky even knowing the solution. First is to figure out which one is the smallest piece, then to arrange the pieces in the correct position for it to fall out...

[@jayef10]

I have a faulty one that works only if you force it and actually the first piece to come out wasn’t lined up with the seams. I have to partially open the ball pieces like you do when your trying to look in side and that’s when it partially falls out.

[@wyattcole4107]

My puzzle just won’t come apart no matter what I do.

[@downtimefun]

Are you able to find the smallest piece in the sphere? At the correct angle it should come out from the larger hole

[@jayef10]

I have a faulty one that works only if you force it and actually the first piece to come out wasn’t lined up with the seams. I have to partially open the ball pieces like you do when your trying to look in side and that’s when it partially falls out.

[@devynhale1623]

Your will open it wouldn't have been able to be put together if the peice was a wrong one keep working on it!!

[@downtimefun]

True that!

[@wyattcole4107]

I manage to pry it out with several screw drivers

[@bensaad9527]

Brother if you know how to do it why’d it take 11 minutes. You’re just winging it like the rest of us

[@downtimefun]

Hahaha, this puzzle is difficult even if you know the solution!

[@lostpotato5858]

4 on scale, that’s why I thought it was easy 😆

[@downtimefun]

yes, that 4-star was a misdirection :P, I think this should be 6-star! Thanks for leaving a comment! :)

[@mrbushi1062]

IVE SPENT HOURS ON THIS FOR MULTIPLE DAYS iVE TRIED MARKING CHUNKS WITH SHARPIE I STILL CANT WTF

[@downtimefun]

a big test of patience and dexterity, the first piece is really annoying as you cannot distinguish them easily....

[@ShiryouOni]

I threw it in the trash after solving it, first time I've ever done that with a puzzle.

[@downtimefun]

🤣I didn't like it at first, felt it was pointless. but it has grew on me a bit after solving it for a few more times..

[@jess6972]

It's definitely tough lol. Even when it's rite. That lil sucker don't wanna fall out. Makes me look bad showing my friends lol

[@downtimefun]

It's certainly a dexterity puzzle in disguise 😂 super tough even when you know the solution...

[@royrice8021]

Should’nt have done that. You only finished half the puzzle. You have to put it back together! Go buy another one to finish it.😈

[@dc704]

😂😂😂😂​@@royrice8021

[@brandusanichols-neiner4405]

My mom bought one and told me if I solved it I can get my tablet for 50 weeks with any thing.

[@downtimefun]

hopefully (?) my video helped..

[@royrice8021]

Putting it nicely, this another “mind “screw” from Hanayama! 👍

[@downtimefun]

This is a super tough one!

[@summerstudios9881]

Thanks!

[@downtimefun]

This is a tricky one! Hopefully my video helped.

[@amyrobison9448]

I still can't get it apart. Does the first ball bearing piece only come out from one side of

[@downtimefun]

@@amyrobison9448 Yep, it only comes out from the UFO piece as the whole in the middle is larger (ever so slightly). Good luck!

[@thegamingpro0518]

I tried a lot of time to solve it but it doesn't work!!!!

[@downtimefun]

Need to make sure the 2 side pieces are aligned properly, then it becomes a dexterity challenge... Thisnis hard!

[@jayef10]

I have a faulty one that works only if you force it and actually the first piece to come out wasn’t lined up with the seams. I have to partially open the ball pieces like you do when your trying to look in side and that’s when it partially falls out.

[@scotty376]

But have you been stuck trying to do it for six weeks?

[@downtimefun]

three weeks of stuckery for me

[@jayef10]

I have a faulty one that works only if you force it and actually the first piece to come out wasn’t lined up with the seams. I have to partially open the ball pieces like you do when your trying to look in side and that’s when it partially falls out.

[@scotty376]

I finly did it

[@downtimefun]

congrats! gravity helps!

[@ryanbrewer6657]

I genuinely hated this puzzle, never putting it back together

[@downtimefun]

It’s really difficult…

[@Thor22396]

​@@downtimefunhonestly it's not a particularly difficult puzzle as much as it is poorly designed to have any feedback whatsoever. It's so easy to try to solve it the right way and get nowhere

[@downtimefun]

@Thor22396 I think the difficulty lies with the dexterity requirement aspect of the puzzle, and no feedback is also very challenging. The theme is pretty cool though.

[@Thor22396]

Personally speaking I just hate being unsure of if the puzzle is to old and rusty( got dropped too many times etc). And it just is never satisfying to solve these ones either really. Because you just sit there at the end and say yeah guess I just needed to do it better

[@downtimefun]

@Thor22396 I see where you are coming from. I agree it gets very frustrating. Not sure if you have heard of the Titan puzzle by Felix Sure, basically a total blind solve (I have a video on my channel). But there are fans for these type of puzzles with very limited feedback.

[@CRK362]

Worst directions ever

[@downtimefun]

Thanks for the feedback