The Confusing Jack in the Box Puzzle!

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[@craighillcompany]

Well done! 🙂🧩👏

[@g.tucker8682]

I like the clipped corner of the outer box, so you can display it nicely without having an extra stand.

[@KomradeKD]

I am always impressed with the elegance of modern metal puzzles. The clean, sometimes even seamless edges are quite exquisite.

[@BluishGreenPro]

Wouldn’t have expected the rating as a 3/5, it seems like it can be solved by iteratively checking each piece and each orientation. Very stylish, but not too complicated.

[@ericmiller2402]

I was thinking the same, especially since in each configuration you only have 3 orientations per piece. No Jack - Dimples Outside, Jack Inside - Flat Finish Outside

[@sethusk]

Pretty sweet puzzle. Love the look of it. The gimmick of the sides being different depending on how you are solving (with or without the extra piece) is really cool.

[@sassypuppy2937]

Elegant look & more than one way to solve .... WIN - WIN - WIN 😁😉

[@pepperonipizza8200]

That mystery looks like a job for Mr. Caliper

[@Mr.Puzzle]

⏪ Haha, true follower here

[@curtishoffmann6956]

That's a very pretty solution. Doesn't have to be difficult to solve, it just has to look good.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Totally agree!

[@sortius_]

Such an elegant demonstration of volume vs surface area, and such an elegant puzzle

[@jeffcarr392]

I Kickstarted this puzzle, it arrived today, I LOVE it so much. Quality is great, nice heavy feel to the metal pieces, acrylic case is great. I've been trying to make this puzzle myself for several years, now I don't need to. ❤👍👌

[@GCCG76]

Nice looking puzzle Mr Can read that both ways😂

[@superhunk1989]

This amazing puzzle is brilliantly made.

[@panthony1525]

Perhaps if all the sides of each piece/shape were either textured or all smooth it might make the puzzle more challenging.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

I had exactly the same thought after doing it!

[@notahotshot]

It should come in packaging with the center separated.

[@matthuck378]

It might not be the most challenging, but it certainly is up there in aesthetics. If I'm buying it, I'd rather have a puzzle like this (even if it's "easy") than one of those 3D printed multi-stage escape room boxes that are very challenging, but kind of ugly.

[@cannotbeleftblank6027]

Regarding the "extra" space: it seems to me that the non-flat surfaces mesh together ever so slightly, creating more room. While these surfaces are on the outside (without the jack in the middle) they protrude a bit and look a bit bigger.

[@Tahgtahv]

I considered that at first, but they are dimpled (spherical indentations), and the extra piece is perfectly smooth. There's no way any of the 7 pieces can mesh together to take up less room.

[@ChristianBehnke]

Looks quick and reasonably easy, but beautiful!

[@wjodf8067]

your puzzzling and video skills are superb

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Thanks a lot! ✌️

[@ZachGatesHere]

This one is definitely among my favorites so far, dang

[@TexDrinkwater]

That black piece resembles a tank trap.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Now that you mentioned it 🤔

[@shoresy6927]

Thats pretty cool.

[@W.D.I.G.M.I.Tanner]

Great job. What an elegant puzzle that is.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Absolutely! 👍

[@darrelldog5]

Very cool design... Thank you, Mr Puzzle!...😊

[@raymitchell9736]

It is a cool puzzle though even if it's not that difficult.

[@clockworksaint]

I was itching to know the whole time if the solution-with-jack was the solution-without-jack with all the pieces swapped diagonally without reorientation. Equivalently, for each axis, split it in half and then swap the two halves without turning them before returning them together.

[@androidlogin3065]

A small difference on heigth in a big surface makes a great difference on volume.

[@straightpride451]

You never cease to puzzle me.

[@ThePuzzleDenCrew]

Excellent video, I like how you really focus on the puzzle itself. My puzzle street challenges are more about people’s struggle with and reaction to puzzles

[@DomPuzzles]

Great puzzle, not too difficult but beautiful.

[@Lexi_Eve_16]

Been waiting for a new video! Nice!!!

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Here you go 😁✌️

[@Lexi_Eve_16]

@Mr.Puzzle thank you! I enjoyed this one!

[@TheRealSugarShane]

Very satisfying and beautiful puzzle

[@Dan-Simms]

Really nice puzzle, looks so nice and also fun.

[@sapelesteve]

Now that's a very clever puzzle! 👍👍

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Yes!

[@huntdatbull]

Nice puzzle keep up the good work 👍

[@michaelgillespie1206]

That's a cool little puzzle.

[@matthewwriter9539]

You solve it by turning the crank on the side.

[@jyesucevitz]

I think Jack in the Blocks is more fitting.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

😁👌

[@g.tucker8682]

Very clever

[@POLARTTYRTM]

Insanely clever puzzle.

[@Proctophile]

Reminds me of some classic geometry puzzles I learned about reading Martin Gardener's books. Wonderful stuff :)

[@Mr.Puzzle]

You have to try Martin's Mayhem! 😁

[@Proctophile]

@@Mr.Puzzle I'll definitely check it out, thanks for the recommendation!

[@jeffcarr392]

​@@Mr.PuzzleI can't seem to find Martins mayhem 😢, does it have another name ? 😊

[@LoreliaDeMildiane]

It looks nice but the sides being different from one solution to another seems to significantly reduce the already quite low difficulty

[@ToaMeikhaal]

Aren't all eight of those aluminum pieces exactly the same shape? And the challenge is to find the correct symmetry?

[@bjornquadt6871]

nice one ☝️

[@kandihinshaw1870]

Hello Mr. Puzzle I hope you are doing well😊

[@walterfristoe4643]

Was that box designed by Humphrey's brother, or maybe an uncle? 🤪

[@brownro214]

$120 retail, wow.

[@TommTooTone]

Does it shoot at you out the drive through window when you ask where your curly fries went?

[@fothrmuckr]

This puzzle is really ç00Ł

[@rapiersux]

Nice

[@terryv]

how it looks like

[@DPNAILZIT]

😍😍😍

[@bigsarge2085]

✌️✌️