I have no idea who designed this puzzle, so if you know, please tell me! Kickstarter on July 12th with free puzzles! SCRAP put on a short zelda-themed puzzle set for free here: scrapzelda.com/web-puzzle/ This site seems to have good puzzle-related news: puzzlepile.com/
@TurkeyMeat7 жыл бұрын
Gary Foshee puzzles.schwandtner.info/puzzle_2023.html
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
+Jonathan I saw this page, but I'm a little confused because there's another version of this puzzle which consists of two hemispheres, which you have to turn around to make a sphere. I don't know which one came first!
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
It would be available online, and we would work to get it in stores. Because we're self publishing, we'll have to convince stores to stock the book! We'll definitely offer it online, though!
@boaz23mw27 жыл бұрын
I bet that episode or the whole book themselves are a big puzzle/riddle containing hints on how to solve them.
@Enma2009927 жыл бұрын
i think this puzzle base on tradional japanase ring puzzle
@colekern62147 жыл бұрын
The string was a brilliantly simple way to explain a complicated concept.
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked it! I still think I could have done a better job of explaining it, though.
@clairepimpa7 жыл бұрын
You are a wizard, FLEB
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
I am nothing next to the Archmage who trained me.
@Imrahilion7 жыл бұрын
You're a wizard, Har- I mean Fleb
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! After going through several puzzle-magic apprenticeships, it's nice to finally be recognized!
@hexacryonic23237 жыл бұрын
I think your channel is the only reason I get up in the morning.
@DUFY7 жыл бұрын
Great vid fleb! Your kid is gonna be a genius.
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope she likes puzzles!
@GoneOh7 жыл бұрын
I'm just waiting on your video explaining the explanation to this puzzle called life.
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
I can explain it, it's just that the video takes 75 years on average to film, and that time is better spent living!
@tracyh57517 жыл бұрын
And isn't that in itself the real explanation?
@guillermopaz77407 жыл бұрын
+FLEB omg you are like a super ancient god
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
+Tracy ◉_◉
@gold49637 жыл бұрын
My gosh, that's a hard puzzle...
@loublou227 жыл бұрын
I honestly don't know how you work these out I'm in awe
@SteveFrenchWoodNStuff7 жыл бұрын
A lot of disentanglement-style puzzles seem magical. Even when you know the solution, it can be really hard to wrap your mind around what exactly is going on. I love your soothing style and clever thought processes.
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I agree that disentanglement puzzles feel like that a lot of the time. I wonder why?
@Varksterable6 жыл бұрын
Excluding things at the molecular level, I struggle to think of anything that forms loops in nature. And certainly loops which wrap back on themselves or are interlinked. Maybe this is why; our brains have simply not evolved to cope with this type of problem because it not needed? Another great puzzle and brilliant video. Many thanks for posting!
@totemicthor37077 жыл бұрын
Your videos got me into puzzles. This puzzle feels genius yet simple. Nothing flashy or expensive. I like this one the best so far.
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! Having not seen this puzzle before making this video, I was VERY impressed with it! It's nice to know that after solving thousands of puzzle, there are still interesting mechanics just waiting to be discovered!
@darioiii97737 жыл бұрын
I love when you bring out the red string for explanation, its awesome.
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you like it! :)
@OurCognitiveSurplus6 жыл бұрын
I can’t even solve and unsolve this puzzle even after watching the video. At what stage am I meant to sacrifice the goat again?
@midwestskiesinnyc7 жыл бұрын
LOL, I never understand what you're doing, but I still love your videos.
@Pandsu7 жыл бұрын
Nut and Bolt, also known as Smash and Dash or Hit and Run
@beautyofsylence7 жыл бұрын
Really good video Fleb. Your description of how you conceptualise, simplify and eventually solve the problem were not only clear and engaging but super informative too. Keep up the great work!
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! :)
@ResidentOfTheAbyss7 жыл бұрын
Fleb, I have some tangled electrical cords in my garage, can you solve those for me? Lol
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Send me a picture! fleb@flebpuzzles.com At the least, I can tell you whether it's a knot or not. ...or were you bluffing?
@ResidentOfTheAbyss7 жыл бұрын
FLEB I think I will be able to accomplish the tasks, but if not, I will call upon your assistance! Thank you for your offer Fleb, and I love your channel!
@rat4spd6 жыл бұрын
Learn over/under and you'll never have that problem again.
@ChronoQuote7 жыл бұрын
Found the answer to the page of your book shown at 0:05 (*spoilers below*): UNPOLLED The story hints at the use of palindromes when solving the crossword. All it took was Wiktionary's list of English palindromes and I was set.
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Nice! Well done!
@Chainsawctopus_7 жыл бұрын
This puzzle is nuts! (Sorry, i had to. Lol). Another awesome puzzle solved by The Great Wizard FLEB!! It's a bit confusing, but I still managed to understand. Keep up the good work!
@antonioblanco16377 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! All your videos teach me how to think different in so many aspects. You are so inspirational. Greetings from Spain. Pd: Sorry if my English isn't very good 😅
@jmile697 жыл бұрын
I watch your channel regularly, but I really dug this puzzle in particular. Extremely interesting, thanks!
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
@jbftcmof7 жыл бұрын
That puzzle is very unintuitive! I think the fact it's made of chain instead of string makes it more complicated to our visual brain. There's no nice curves making us picture loops and circles in our head etc. The string example was super helpful. Do you ever do stuff like that to help you figure puzzles out, or is it just for the videos?
@Shlafoutre7 жыл бұрын
While this kind of solution is classic on cord puzzles, I always find it counter intuitive and hard to intellectualize. As you say, even when you know the solution, it's still magic. Thanks a lot for the video, I'm already impatient to receive your puzzle book!
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
One way to think about it is that there's a chain part above and below the nut. You're swapping which one is on the which side of the washer. I agree though, that it's hard to visualize! I hope we meet our funding goal on Kickstarter next week!
@doritoes63607 жыл бұрын
I love your channel, you make such awesome videos where you explain every little step. I don't understand why here's so many... Wierd comments. I liked, subscribed and turned on post notifs😊
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate it! People are having fun in the comments! Nothing wrong with that!
@doritoes63607 жыл бұрын
FLEB 😁
@CollectionFreak7 жыл бұрын
I don't even own these puzzles, neither do I understand this puzzle... it looks complicated.. however I just really like to watch your videos! :)
@Tom-vx7qh7 жыл бұрын
Hey there puzzlers, my name is *_-FLIP-_*
@n8r8rutube7 жыл бұрын
I had to rewatch the part at 2:14 like 10 times but now I think I get it. Lets say the long way of the string is the x axis with +x going to the right, the y axis is perpendicular to the x axis and on the plane of the table, with +y going away from the camera, and the z axis is normal to the table. The center of the paper ring will be the origin. This essentially makes the constraint that the x coordinate of both arrows must always be positive. In the initial state, the only portion of the string where the arrows can meet lays in negative x. But rotating the string 180 degrees around the y axis brings that section of string to positive x. This rotation would also cause the arrows to enter negative x; however, rotating the string in an arc (ie around the circumference of a circle in the xz-plane), allows a segment of string to be in positive x at every step in the rotation. So during this rotation, you can also move the arrows along the string so that they always remain in positive x. It's kind of hard to explain in words, but visualizing the move as a rotation around the y axis really helps to understand what is happening with the string, as well as the chain in the actual puzzle.
@leo97145 жыл бұрын
OMG so complicated XD
@rustbloodeclipse7 жыл бұрын
That's an interesting puzzle! I found your channel a week or so ago, and now I can't stop watching! Nice review on it. :D
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Someone wrote me an email about it, as they couldn't solve it. After I got a copy, I knew I had to cover it!
@rustbloodeclipse7 жыл бұрын
FLEB That's interesting! Thanks for replying, too. :)
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
I try to reply to everyone. When my daughter was born I got waaaay behind, but I'm hoping to work through the backlog eventually!
@MRavaraVago7 жыл бұрын
topology, man. it's beautiful
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
I agree!
@THE-BIG-JP-REILS7 жыл бұрын
Girlfriends dad: what are your plans for my daughter Me:
@akumamakima22807 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of a Japanese puzzle that was solved recently. I must get one of these lol
@sungahn73867 жыл бұрын
Awesome vid, Fleb! Keep up the amazing work!!
@magicgimp99103 жыл бұрын
Couldnt figure it out and ripped it in half by mistake, nut fits great with no chain lol, puzzle made by go games
@-RedEnoz-7 жыл бұрын
Is it possible to go bolt, washer, then the nut. I actually thought that's what the goal of the puzzle was the entire time.
@shockingisntit8837 жыл бұрын
How to solve: get the chain wet, let it rust, then smash it, then solve
@AndrewLaValley7 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you do the hanayama cast enigma puzzle. You have to move the first piece in weird ways to get it off, then you have to do something that I struggled with to get the other two pieces off. It's fun but difficult.
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
It's a great puzzle! One of the hardest Hanayama puzzles, if not the hardest! Maybe I'll do a video on it in the future, but I want to understand how it was designed, first!
@AndrewLaValley7 жыл бұрын
FLEB it was actually the first one I was able to get apart and put back together without looking up anything. It took me several months lol.
@ericopenscards8197 жыл бұрын
Excited to see your book
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope we get funded!
@RoomiesGarage7 жыл бұрын
thanks again for the entertainment, great video
@hecdudeh2o9697 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@MrDuckAlmighty7 жыл бұрын
i really enjoyed that one. and i get the whole, still feels like magic. :)
@CinderellAspergerSapiophile5 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@Quetzachapin7 жыл бұрын
You're an amazing puzzle solver..
@thaoandduy7 жыл бұрын
Love the video FLEB!
@gabrieldietrich95807 жыл бұрын
awesome video love them
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@kokovlogofficial3 жыл бұрын
It great puzzle 👍
@jasop23327 жыл бұрын
Such a fabulous video... great job, and I'm excited about July 12th!
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I hope we get funded! I've been wanting to make this book for about half a year!
@cruzdindia97026 жыл бұрын
I keep doing what the vid says but when I put the loop through the washer that’s where I’m done I do the next step and I’m back where I started
@tahirsutube7 жыл бұрын
Great puzzle!
@GoldfishLiberty5 жыл бұрын
Is there not a single other video on youtube of this puzzle???
@zachwalczak60824 жыл бұрын
Hey FLEB can you do a video on reseting this puzzle to the start
@tracken7 жыл бұрын
Love your videos :D. Strange subject, but cool non-the-less
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@claxan7 жыл бұрын
Speaking of puzzle books (looking very forward to yours) - could you probably review Journal 29? I think it's one of the more interesting puzzle books out there at the moment!
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
I've never heard of it! I'll order a copy and see what I think!
@claxan7 жыл бұрын
It's definitely worth checking out. It starts pretty easy and rapidly becomes harder and harder. And what I really like is, that there are no real extra hints. So you really need to think hard and use everything you learn throughout the experience!
@moonltcobble4 жыл бұрын
I'm super stuck on this. There seems to be a cut in the video around 3:00-3:10. After pulling the chain between the nut and bolt through the washer, your chain is not wrapped around the ring anymore, but mine always is.
@BryanEdwardArmijos7 жыл бұрын
Some say he uses voodoo so solve this puzzles.
@Toooooom08987 жыл бұрын
Surely the washer has to be on the bolt before putting the nut on.
@kmlkmljkl7 жыл бұрын
Wow, you'd think that with videos like yours, morons would stay away, but just look at the comments here... Pretty cool puzzle though. I totally don't get it, but it's cool.
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
If you don't understand it, that's a failure on my part. I'm sorry about that! This puzzle is very unintuitive, though! The best way to think about it it that the nut and bolt have chain segments on both sides. The moves that you make switch them. The particular way that the chain is tied around the ring is what allows you to do that.
@BigDBrian7 жыл бұрын
KML: the hubris is real I despise people like you As for fleb's comment, that's a really nice way think about it, it makes sense. My initial thought when seeing the puzzle was "would it be possible if you only had to flip one?" Which, I guessed, was not. And it isn't ;)
@kmlkmljkl7 жыл бұрын
hubris??? I was talking about the comments like "first", " sixth", "can i get likes for my birthday" how does hating useless comments like that make me a bad person?
@BigDBrian7 жыл бұрын
Because you divide people into categories like morons and would wish & expect they "stay away". Sure, there's some attention seeking people. Most comments I see are just jokes. And yes, there's a "Can I get 16 likes for my birthday?" (which I had downvoted btw) but that's simple attention seeking, that doesn't mean he's a moron. And hubris, because you feel like you're better than others and exclaim it.
@sihyunpark44764 жыл бұрын
Can you turn it back to its original state?
@jumiduss7 жыл бұрын
Hey FLEB, I had a question about the kickstarter. Will the puzzles be very difficult (imo fun) like the the m.i.t mystery hunt where it's something very complex/ intuitive, or something more standard like the typical one page logic puzzles that float around the internet. a.k.a general audience or hardcore puzzler Not saying that's a bad thing either way! Appreciate your work and look forward to supporting it!
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
They're going to be in the puzzlehunt style, which is what the MIT Mystery Hunt is. Each section is themed after a different category of puzzle (word puzzle, grid puzzle, etc.). It's probably closer to BAPHL or DASH difficulty than the MIT Mystery Hunt, but there's going to be a wide range of difficulty, especially as you get further into the book! One of the big differences between something like this and a typical puzzlehunt is that I really don't want internet access to be required to solve the puzzles. The whole first chapter is going to be available for free, with hints on the page, once the campaign launches, so you'll be able to try it out for yourself!
@jumiduss7 жыл бұрын
FLEB thanks a ton! I appreciate all your work.
@j0w0seph187 жыл бұрын
Great vid dude keep it up
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@user-pi7hj8vt2u7 жыл бұрын
What about getting a washer in between a bolt and a nut?
@TheIronWaffleMan7 жыл бұрын
Hey, just a suggestion. For puzzles like these, it might be helpful to highlight the parts you're referencing when you say things like "top part" or "this is the chain between the nut and bolt." Idk, that requires extra video editing work, but just an idea. Cool puzzle!
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Is it confusing? If it is, I can try to point to the relevant section in a more clear way. I'm always looking for ways to improve!
@inzizor7 жыл бұрын
You can point to them or add a color to it in editing or even just an arrow added when editing makes it super clear what you mean :)
@BigDBrian7 жыл бұрын
though editing is a solution you could always use tape. I do love your simplified versions of puzzles, they're great and do the job for me, personally
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
These are all great comments! Let me see what I can actually do in editing to try to make it more clear!
@TheIronWaffleMan7 жыл бұрын
Just in this case it was a little hard to follow (not terribly so). Maybe I'm just slow, but I did rewind the video to recap some things.
@trickytricky23326 жыл бұрын
That's just drove me nuts
@Kasperhp74107 жыл бұрын
In my understanding it is not that you have flipped the nut and bolt, you just simply moved either one along the chain. How I do not know... Magic
@ellenschmuker9987 Жыл бұрын
I can not get past "step 3" ". Bring it back around" from where to where??
@Plopigo7 жыл бұрын
I think the puzzle is still unresolved, you forgot the washer. Everybody knows that you need a washer if you have a nut and a bolt. Especially if it's in the puzzle..! :)
@Lucian_Andries6 жыл бұрын
Blasphemy! Witch! You're a witch! Off with your heads!! El Chupacabra!
@diontes79067 жыл бұрын
I subscribed keep up to good work
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
@midwestskiesinnyc7 жыл бұрын
Ooooh!
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
That was my reaction as well, when someone wrote in about not being able to solve the puzzle!
@midwestskiesinnyc7 жыл бұрын
loloolololololooloololol
@MissyFaye6 жыл бұрын
wait i didnt know that was the idea.. to screw them together.. i thought it was to remover the giant ring... ok i gotta try again before i watch this..
@deadkatana2547 жыл бұрын
I am happy 😊
@carpetlick52437 жыл бұрын
I have no idea what you meant by "bring the other part back down"
@Bakedbri7 жыл бұрын
please cover codex silenda!! i love you
@TimTam694207 жыл бұрын
I still dont understand how this works aha
@hawkeandbeenie69517 жыл бұрын
why dont you do any live videos of you solving a fresh puzzle?
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
I prefer thinking about the puzzle, understanding it, and then presenting it! It's just a personal preference, and it allows me to make the videos at my schedule, instead of worrying about when the best live schedule is.
@thesultanmerchant5 жыл бұрын
provide more puzzle but provide dimension in detail of every parts and material.
@jennitopley74496 жыл бұрын
I am trying to reverse the puzzle so that I can now give it to my nephew to solve when he visits me. I have the nut and bolt facing each other but can't figure out how to get them the other way around. I know .... sorry but I am not to cluey at puzzles !!!
@daniellequinio25097 жыл бұрын
I just subscribed
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate it!
@daniellequinio25097 жыл бұрын
FLEB you're welcome 😆
@lucaslayton39747 жыл бұрын
This puzzle is more or less exactly like that impossible Japanese puzzle...
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Similar, but not the same! The Eureka, Loop de Loop (the Japanese puzzle), and the Nut and Bolt puzzle all have different mechanics to accomplish "impossible" tasks! That Japanese video is great, but it's more about pushing knots around the puzzle, rather than switching positions of loop segments!
@santiago.g24837 жыл бұрын
try slowing it down alittle
@deadkatana2547 жыл бұрын
I am so amazing 😉 at this
@daireb7897 жыл бұрын
fith
@MissyFaye5 жыл бұрын
ok so... I did it but holy hell I do not understand it..
@MissyFaye5 жыл бұрын
at least it's finally solved.. but I don't feel satisfied cause I don't get it and it just feels like it magically switched sides..
@thelogicless90407 жыл бұрын
the solution was confusing
@santiago.g24837 жыл бұрын
what your doing is confusing
@destinycates66317 жыл бұрын
july 12th is my birthdayyyy
@mysteriumbros83867 жыл бұрын
Notif squad
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Report in soldier!
@GoldfishLiberty5 жыл бұрын
Very confusing the way you explained this. Hard to see what youre doing most of the time because your hands are in the way
@UrasSomer7 жыл бұрын
My name is flip
@JonEdwardJordan7 жыл бұрын
What the...?
@loganmazzetti51405 жыл бұрын
So confusing
@elobroi7 жыл бұрын
WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENNED?!
@babushkablyattv27514 жыл бұрын
What?
@neogamer62797 жыл бұрын
100th like I don't want to be first dislike xD
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the like! I really appreciate it, even though I don't ask for it at the end of the video!
@Redstoneminecraft067 жыл бұрын
50th like 12th comment 392nd view
@FLEBpuzzles7 жыл бұрын
The detail is appreciated!
@Redstoneminecraft067 жыл бұрын
lol ur welcome
@laraf-b7 жыл бұрын
10th like!!
@handsome_man697 жыл бұрын
I have herpes
@aether13706 жыл бұрын
Try solving a 17 x 17 cube lol
@thisisnotpaperhats7 жыл бұрын
first
@Temaxtiani7 жыл бұрын
g ka lucky
@thisisnotpaperhats7 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Marek meh idk i commented like 5 mins after upload