A puzzle for MASTERMINDS!! - The Hourglass by Hanayama

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Where you able to follow? If not even better! Get it and try yourself!

[@Kalfaboy]

were* yes :D btw it doesnt look thaaaat complicated to disassemble imo - but than again i just see the solution. therefore i have no idea how much time you had to spent to acually find it

[@rohithnarayanan458]

Hi sir I loved the puzzle too . Could you send me some of your puzzles

[@soulxsigh_1337]

Able to disassemble the puzzle in 2hrs...but assemble needed 2.5hrs😂

[@dperez-tv1lr]

@@Kalfaboy *by the way. it is not ment to be a course in rocket science. but to have fun

[@jihad1098]

@@dperez-tv1lr meant !

[@adamboucher7367]

I always wonder about how fast the factory worker assembles these puzzles

[@Varksterable]

"Assembles" ????? I've always assumed that they dropped to Earth from outer space, fully formed. Sent by some alien higher-level intelligence, having a really good laugh at the expense of us mere humans.

[@georgesorkin1609]

Vark Ster *Nasa wants to know you location*

[@ianandcindyvlogs9306]

Hahaha

[@Dargonhuman]

I never thought of that, but maybe that's why a lot of these types of puzzles have such limited production runs...

[@adamboucher7367]

@@georgesorkin1609 at home eating some peanut butter

[@texasace9639]

My wife asked if i was watching a puzzle guy. I said no, I'm watching the legend of our time MR. PUZZLE.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Haha, OK! :) That comment deserves a like! :D

[@mobius273]

*meesta puzzle

[@BigWendy]

Puzzle guy?! The disrespect 😭

[@just-a-silly-goofy-guy]

Still not as hard as the famed giraffe puzzle

[@Mr.Puzzle]

No doubt about that! Nothing is as hard as the Giraffe!

[@dot7107]

I have tried to solve giraffe ever since, it is just not possible! 😢

[@Xohu]

I somehow was able to do it. It took 3 weeks

[@justsomeguy4564]

Yea dude so true

[@zappawoman5183]

@@Mr.Puzzle Thank goodness for the giraffe specialist - that guy saved the day. Phew!

[@ethanreynolds9268]

He's so excited just talking about the puzzle. What a wholesome man.

[@PokéDude83]

This is my favorite of all my puzzles! Not that it is the hardest. It’s just the respect I have for the design and construction of this puzzle.

[@SpydersByte]

would definitely like to hear from the designer of this, it looks and moves like an ancient magical relic, I can't even imagine how they approached designing this thing.

[@MrFmiller]

Nothing that a pair of pliers, a hacksaw, and a welder couldn't overcome.

[@MurderWho]

That's why reassembly is considered part of the puzzle :p Therefore, add a forge to your list of equipment.

[@mhsandifer]

Don't forget the 2lb maul

[@craigfurness5278]

Gordian knot solution.

[@PamelaCurtis]

Yeah, try that with your keys when they get tangled up like that! #truestory

[@theolodger]

And a forge.

[@eclipse5393]

I love the simplicity of the pieces yet it is difficult

[@TheRealSugarShane]

Man, this puzzle took me soooo long. Several sessions just fidgeting with it for an hour or more. Even though I eventually solved it, I have no idea how the solution came about. There was some logic involved, but mainly frustrated jiggling.Taking it apart wasn't so bad, but getting it back together was the nightmare. I bought 10 different metal Hanayamas in a bundle and I've solved 4 so far.

[@muskyoxes]

This is one puzzle where the solution is not a spoiler. If I were to get this puzzle, i'd have to rewatch this to solve it.

[@jaimep456]

Im only here for the way he says "mIstAH PUzzle"

[@SubaruWRXspdManual]

His accent is awesome.

[@DadaPoopoo]

It's beautiful, isn't it?

[@jaimep456]

@@DadaPoopoo youre beautiful

[@jaimep456]

@@SubaruWRXspdManual youre awesome

[@DadaPoopoo]

@@jaimep456 thank you! I love you.

[@slowandcrystal]

I really feel sorry for the people that have to assemble these all day in the factory and put them in boxes...time must fly! Very very impressed Sir!

[@slowandcrystal]

Or are these puzzles assembled by robots?

[@JoopMedia]

...or they could be 3D metal printed while already in joined position ;)

[@Mr.Puzzle]

I am afraid they are assembled by hand!

[@Awesum]

I imagine they become masters of assembly after a couple hundred

[@howler6490]

Minimum wage,piece work...guaranteed.

[@bruceaustin7498]

Well done! That is the most amazing puzzle ever! BUT for me the amsolute most amazing "puzzle" is how the inventor designed it in the first place!!!!!

[@SubaruWRXspdManual]

What is amazing to me is how could someone come up with a puzzle like this? Think about it.... You start with nothing except an idea in your head.

[@gaz0463]

That is pretty unbelievable! How do people even begin to conceive such a thing in all its complexity? How do you even begin to design something that is only 4 separate parts into something so complex and difficult. It is truly impressive. Thank you for showing us such an awesome puzzle and I’m totally impressed that not only you managed to solve it but you also were able to remember such a lot of complex moves in order to be able show us how to solve the puzzle in real time. You should be known now as not Mr Puzzle any more but either Professor Puzzle or the Puzzle Master.

[@edgeofthought]

I do software architecture, engineering and I bought a whole bunch of Hanayama puzzles to get my head into a 3D volume solving mode after watching all your puzzle videos (none of the solutions, that's my job haha). One thing I find super valuable is the ability to track state of a puzzle, but before that, one needs to be able to name pieces, and learn the uniqueness of each piece. I like watching your solves after I've solved it to find out the differences in the wordings you use to describe the parts, orientations (and where to hold), and moves. For example, I found the linked chain the most valuable moment to track orientation as I was nearly finished solving, so I tracked exactly how the chain was, but I did it differently than you: I laid the chain flat on the ground but made certain all the flat sides were facing upward, a simple slight rotation difference but otherwise same as yours. Also the orientation of the Hourglass (texture side vs flat text side) for insertion/removal moment of the Han piece. This way I tend to almost have the reassembly memorized by the time I get to the final solution. I find your videos tremendous, wonderful. Keep on puzzling, friend.

[@Blorpyo]

Thank you for the in depth tutorial. I had been stuck on the last step of disassemble and didn't even know on how to start putting it together. I'll make sure to save this video and rewatch it until I can fluently disassemble and reassemble this puzzle.

[@darkChristian]

tell me who does not love a great puzzle to solve? thousands of thousand puzzles out there to be solved. there are never enough puzzles to solve in my opinion, shows how advanced our minds are or not. we need challenges in our lives this is how we learn. cheerz Mr. puzzle

[@MichaelHarto]

Oh my god the design is brilliant! The solution is beautiful! You have to see them by how they rotate and twist as fluid movements to understand it better, it has beautiful pattern.

[@engelsseele2]

With puzzles like this... There are two amazing people involved... the one who deigned the puzzle and the one who solved it.

[@jessetheunending9357]

Wow, just wow. That is an amazing puzzle!

[@SeafoodKilla1]

The tricky part I think is the 180 degree spins....without those moves you could really get stuck with no hope of solving....great job Mr Puzzle!

[@alperen0658]

one dislike? why would you dislike this? like he just solves puzzles

[@ThisIsMyRealName]

Ömer Alperen Günaltay - after being shown how to solve it they still didn't get it -ha!

[@smacurface]

Ömer Alperen Günaltay People with a short attention span.

[@sandrajohansson1516]

It waas me..He blow my brain so I had to clean up. made me a bit sad

[@stevenoviedo541]

He speaks unnecessary.

[@tedparkman3111]

Hats of to you Mr puzzle for being able to solve these kinds of puzzles! I can tell you that i could never do this kind of puzzle but it's so enjoyable watching a master like you!

[@laolvle]

The level of genius to invent this is incredible

[@Baki_B]

Finally my favourite channel uploads

[@dylonwynn4333]

Me Puzzle can’t be stopped in any puzzle. Keep it going

[@Portablepizzaoven]

I've watched this three times and I still think it will take me a lifetime to make all these keys moves in one sequence

[@warriordrum]

Very fluent explanation of a very difficult and complex solve. The hours of trial and error, sheer logic skill and memory are beyond my ability to imagine.

[@blookz7877]

when you said. some people have trouble keeping up, and i was all like mmm he is underestimating people ... and then you continued with the steps. and i was all like ok, nevermind hahah

[@eknaap8800]

No capitals today?

[@drtroyturner7464]

I like that this doesn't disassemble easy so that it can double as a finger widget with no need to solve.

[@MaryKurosawa]

Oh god i thought it was confusing then i saw the reassembly Mr, Puzzle you are a LEGEND.

[@RossDM]

I got this puzzle for Xmas. Not done it yet which means I can't watch this video yet. Looking forward to trying it this weekend!

[@dartagnanx1]

I love this channel. My son introduced it to me and I can't stop watching.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

😁👌 Regards to your son!

[@noworriesmate8287]

What a sick brain to come up with the puzzle design! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@CleroxShirou]

Solving puzzles is one thing, getting into the mind of the maker to solve it. But I wonder the makers of these puzzles, wow. Creating something like this, just what is going in their minds

[@phiteonn3541]

As if solving it isn't enough, I wonder how people come up with things like this. Nothing short of genius

[@aspirantpolymath]

Great video! I finally (after an embarrassingly long time) managed to disassemble it, and I decided I didn't want to take hours to figure out how to put it together again. Thank you!

[@daringdarius5686]

I was able to follow quite easily, but just from watching, I would have messed up the sequence a few times. The hardest part for me was getting it into a straight line, and into the two smaller pieces. They changed my perspective on how to approach the puzzle, otherwise I think the rest was do-able. Thanks for sharing this video with us :)

[@SzczepanJakubiak]

To solve this puzzle, I fastened the keys to one end and the other - solidly to my trousers. Now I live with my buddies. Anyone want a spare part for a puzzle for free?

[@harshityashwardhan]

The person who design this kind of puzzle.... Salute from me...

[@davemuckeye1516]

You have the fingers of a maestro and the patience of a saint... #Kudos #NothingYouCannotAchieve

[@eyebee-sea4444]

Like every time I have to unravel my bunch of keys.

[@karynation128]

Tell Jin-Hoo Ahn that you just sold one of his puzzles! Verified buyer on Amazon. Even though I saw you disassemble this puzzle I still can't get the first section apart. My first puzzle ever! Hope to buy more in the future.

[@George_in_Howden]

remarkable piece of engineering

[@joethestrat]

I would dearly love to try this puzzle. Absolutely.

[@pandorabox2121]

Hi Mr Puzzle, I recently found your channel and I have binge watched nearly every one of your video's, I absolutely love them. I always loved puzzles since I was a child. Thank you so much for hours mindful entertainment.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Thanks a lot for the great feedback!

[@pandorabox2121]

@@Mr.Puzzle No, thank you.

[@Apophian93]

Omgs! That is absolutely intense and mind boggling!

[@fromtheusawithlove]

One word... Wow!

[@dyrwtkhiehomie7887]

So satisfying!

[@WoLpH]

The brilliant thing about these puzzles is how easy it looks when you're disassembling it. Just looking at the video I feel that I should be able to disassemble it within 5 minutes, but I'm sure I'm wrong.

[@tonyman1969]

The only thing I might suggest is if you didn't follow your directions and you were working on your own, you can enter the square condition in a few different configurations or order. So, it's really important to be in the exact order you show in your video. If you are not, these were a couple of steps needed to get myself in the correct order. I tried to do this for myself for over a year and finally gave in and watched your video. Fantastic video and thank you.

[@magetaaaaaa]

Picked this up tonight, had never done one from this series before and didn't know what to expect. I probably should have started at a lower level, lol.

[@nicksewell9102]

Very nice, I have been waiting for some time for a new video. Thank you.

[@tylerwildman7119]

That is the most intense puzzle I have EVER SEEN!!!

[@MriInterocitor]

Wow. This is one of the most beautiful puzzles you’ve shown us.

[@erickmartinez8639]

YOU ARE THE BEST THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

[@Mr.Puzzle]

You're welcome!

[@thomasmuller5485]

What a great and challenging puzzle. I bought it because of your video and it is really difficult. Thank you for presenting and solving.

[@t.pisani8239]

This and the Hanayama Trinity puzzles are the only two I gave up on a looked up solutions. Great work being able to not only solve them but understand them enough to teach others.

[@GoelWCS]

First puzzle where the solution actually does not spoil that much !!!!

[@Drackeye]

A couple days ago, I spotted 5 hanayama puzzles in Walmart and just had to get one. Would have bought all 5 but didn't have the $50 to do so. So I settled on a level 3 puzzle. I don't have the box and don't remember the name of it though I can say it's the disassembly reassembly one with the man and woman symbols. I have to agree with your opinion of the hanayama puzzles. It feels very nice in the hands and is will made. Anyway, I didn't time myself but adding my fiddling with it last night and actively working on it today, I'd estimate it took me about 1 hour to solve it. I found the way the pieces are made with the various notches and subtle details is very ingenious. Now I REALLY want to go back and get the others. To bad I don't have the money to do it right now. ☹ Oh well. Maybe one day.

[@glitchered]

got this last week. thx for the reassembly help. i got the logic when i started putting it back, but missed a move. btw... the first opening move is smoother if you turn it upside down. hold top and left, pieces falling and it opens like cracking an egg. :D i just figured that out. still tryna quicksolve it. :)

[@yggdrasil7942]

I'm so thankful that I've discovered my sister likes puzzles. After her taking apart the Hanayama chain link in 20 mins, I thought I should give her a real challenge and bought her this instead. (I've even ordered the dozzie taven puzzle which you solved recently and that was even more of a head scratcher haha).

[@abuferasabdullah]

Crazy Genius 👍🏼

[@Bstruve]

Wow I've loved Hanayama puzzles for years, but I think this one would drive me insane.

[@hotmiramichi]

great puzzle loved the video

[@NJP1234567890]

I love this puzzle. Even after watching this I’m going to buy it because this would still be a huge challenge for me to solve and get back together. I already have 5 in the mail lol guess I’m getting more.

[@suckiemee]

That’s the first time I ever heard you say level 10.... thanks again. It was a pleasure to watch...

[@danny-li6io]

I would still be very impressed with someone solving this even after watching this video solution!

[@shalokare789]

The puzzle design is incredible as well!!

[@needsleep1207]

Wow work of art. Thanks for the vid

[@litestuf]

I stopped looking at 6:15.... WAYYYY TOOOO COMPLICATED. Beyond my mind. You R a Genius.

[@Ottonic6]

Excellent! Even watching you I noticed there were times when you would go the wrong way then stop and go the other way. This would be a good one for a "Beat the clock" self competition.

[@andrewhaines8603]

Who sits down and thinks,"Today I'm going to make a really difficult puzzle. It's going to be made of metal and be so hard to solve it will take days for mere mortals to unpick and take just as long to put back together. Now.....where did I put my crayons?"

[@Mr.Puzzle]

🤣

[@MydogTobes]

Someone at a factory somewhere is stuck assembling these like a madman just to ship out.

[@jenniferbeyer6412]

WOW. That's it. All I can say. WOW

[@redwanrahat4507]

You deserves a Noble Puzzle Prize....

[@PUBGMOBILE-nk5uh]

Teacher: whose hands are shaking more Student:Mr.Puzzle's

[@richardshippy2016]

Hi Mr. Puzzle, thank you for the outstanding video! Would love to see a “Top 5” video where you share your five hardest puzzles! Maybe a top 5 of 2018 and/or of all time. No solutions needed, just a ranking and description would be great!

[@The_Totes_Adorbs]

I just sawed em half and soldered them back. Yay I did it

[@walterpalmer2749]

You have a good analytical mind.

[@tilly4rilly]

The absolute insanity it requires to conceive of such a contraption is mind-boggling. Truely impressive.

[@jeffreyarnim3119]

Very impressive. It seems it is very difficult to remember which stage you are at, even though you can see it all in front of you!

[@shannkielma5062]

That is insane. Just amazing Mr Puzzle!

[@skv6595]

3:50. The exact moment I need and we see absolutely nothing. Thanks 😂

[@cookieDaXapper]

Awesome deconstruction, it is a four link chain, as you were going through the first two steps, I saw it!!!! Superb job dear sir, thank you for sharing, PEACE.

[@AnyMotoUSA]

That was CRAAAAZY! Riveting, I had no idea such a puzzle existed!

[@Royale9]

How do I have to imagine the creation of puzzles with a complex level like that? Where do you start? No, how do you even get the idea of creating such a puzzle?

[@jakubzofcik]

What kind of sorcerery!!!!

[@andreiserbanescu8499]

Very high quality content 👏

[@damonhalford2505]

Love this channel!

[@vonvibes1673]

Puzzling Brilliance

[@IvanVAmado]

I been waiting for the legendary 5 out of 5 puzzle video

[@rockinjuliescott]

Thank you!!

[@dreadbull5039]

Takes hours for Mr. Puzzle to solve....Takes lifetimes for mortal humans to solve

[@Soldr4hire]

Took me 6 weeks to disassemble and another 2 to figure out reassembly. It's my favorite puzzle to hate.

[@BloodFireDoom]

I wouldn't have been able to solve this in my life time. This would be passed down to my children

[@CaseyFinSF]

Wow! That's all, just Wow!!

[@dieterfelden8689]

Ein sehr schönes Puzzle. Nur hat man das Problem, wenn es auseinander ist, wieder zusammen zu setzen. 😁 Hier muss man sich die Einzelteile sehr genau anschauen. Ist auch eine Geduldsfrage. Macht aber sicher Spass.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Auf jeden Fall! Ok, manchmal kommt man an diesen Punkt an dem man etwas die Gedult verliert. Aber wenn man es dann irgendwann geschafft hat ist alles vergessen. :D