The world's most difficult 2 piece puzzle - And how it was designed!!

[@Mr.Puzzle]

What Hanayama made you struggle the most and how long did it take you?

[@jonasfullibui1837]

Also die schwierigsten hab ich nie geschafft😂...das Vortex hab ich kurz nem Freund gegeben und er hat es unabsichtlich auseinander genommen..habs nicht mal mit deinem Lösungsvideo wieder zamgebracht 🙄😂

[@steamer1]

I actually don't go out my way to find and solve puzzles. I just enjoy watching you. If I could afford this hobby, thanks to you, I have an advantage.

[@JohnnyDee62]

I solved Infinity right away but I'm still puzzling over Hourglass. I know what to do, but unfortunately I got the puzzle in a state that I'm not sure how to get out of (put the puzzle down and forgot later what I did to get it there, lol). Right now, though, I'm involved in some excellent Revomaze puzzles. Keep on puzzling!!

[@polarbearchimney]

I have four Hanayama puzzles and this is one of them - and the hardest of them all. I've managed to solve it several times, but I never remember how, so it is just as hard every time :D

[@EricPetersen2922]

I’m 6 months working on enigma and still haven’t solved it. Seems like I was close a couple times. This puzzle easier? Oskar is so smart wow, Thanks for the insight into this puzzle, I often wondered how puzzles are designed.

[@trickyricky2903]

I appreciated hearing a little of the background and design process of the piece, thanks Mr. P!

[@QuasiELVIS]

I agree, any information about the creation of a puzzle is great to hear. MP should try and find background information about all his puzzles if possible.

[@jaishankar619]

Hanayama makes more of an art piece that a puzzle, baffles me how they can make a puzzle look so stunning

[@davemwangi05]

is Hanayama a person?

[@gernblandsten848]

Yes! I cannot believe how each is so beautiful and they don't cost 50 USD each! They are almost all an exercise in design and material....and then there is the puzzle aspect wherein you develop a little "relationship". Hmmm, I might need a fuller life.

[@c4c4cr0773]

Thank you for sharing the creative process behind the H&H puzzle! This is one of my favorite video so far because of the researches around it. About my thoughts on the genius behind it, here they are: I'm so glad to live at the same time as Oskar van Deventer. He is a master of puzzles and following his production on youtube is incredible. He has concepts that are brigning puzzles to an artistic level. And with the social medias connecting all puzzle fans in the world (this includes Mr Puzzle and all the people here), this creates a truly unique and opened community. I admit that this is certainly not for everybody to enjoy puzzles, but I'm sure that many puzzle lovers in the future will wish they were born in our time to have just a chance to be a part of it and maybe exchange with such living legend in a comment section on youtube. This is just like some people who wish they could have met some impressionist painter in XIX century Paris café. It's a key time in the puzzle history and I'm really glad to be there to enjoy it.

[@LaurenMiddleton28]

The man...the Myth....The Legend....Mr Puzzle... The only man to defeat EXCALIBUR.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

😂

[@markcordingley835]

Lol

[@davemwangi05]

@@Mr.Puzzle Have you ever been unable to solve a puzzle? which one?

[@want-diversecontent3887]

Divad Ignawm Giraffe puzzle

[@davemwangi05]

@@want-diversecontent3887 the one that was solved by his kid LOL.

[@jss302]

it sounds and looks really satisfying when it clicks into place when you solve it :) I like this one

[@bruceaustin7498]

I purchased this puzzle two years ago. It is just so well made and has such a nice smooth feel, just holding it. The actual puzzling moves are just amazing. The designer must have a "TWISTED" mind. I love it. THANK YOU Mr Puzzle for putting this video together.

[@bsw051]

Love the history of the puzzle. Would like more of that

[@ukar69]

Oskar van Deventer is a genius. His puzzles and 3D printed objects are amazingly complex.

[@pomprocks]

No kidding. And he is prolific. I'm not a fan of many of his designs but since he has so many he still has tons I love.

[@Semightus]

Hi Mr. Puzzle. I just had my birthday and my friends got me a 6 star Hanayama puzzle, my very first actually. They knew how much I loved your videos. Thanks to you, I didn’t have too much problems solving it, even though it was my very first puzzle!

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Which one did you get?

[@Semightus]

The NEWS puzzle

[@stephens2r338]

Most amazing puzzle I have ever seen. So simple but incredibly complex. The geometry and mathematics to create this is just sublime

[@he1ar1]

after watching several of your videos i am not sure what is more amazing, that you can solve the puzzle or that you learn each one to quickly solve it

[@superhunk1989]

My honest thoughts: It's amazing that you found the solution, but... ...it's more amazing that Oskar van Deventer could design such a brilliant puzzle.

[@boilermaker7754]

I saw the opening of this video , right up to the spoiler break, stopped it there, bought the puzzle, and commenced to solve it. Took me two days a few hours each day. Was able to get it apart, don't know I did it, and able to finally put it back together, again, don't know how. Here I am to see the proper way to solve. All my puzzles go to my grandson after I am finished, he is a 8 year old puzzle master, a future Mr. Puzzle I think.:)

[@はっはい]

this awed me the whole video, with all the smooth twisting and turning

[@TheElrondo]

WOW! Don't know why this one isn't in my Hanayama collection already. Thank you for sharing and have a nice weekend. Greets from Franken!

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Get it! 👍

[@elliotburing87]

That was probably the most visually satisfying solve of the entire channel. And that diagram was incredible.

[@kazriko]

This one we had at work and many people would play with it during the week. It got to the point where some of the proper moves wouldn't work anymore because it had been forced through positions so many times, and the center peg finally snapped in half.

[@DrTubeman]

Di8gging that slick as camera work detailing zooming in close an moving around the puzzle piece really shows off the craftsmanship and work put into making this puzzle, yeah, seeing those gnarly contours at all the different angles, just makes the piece pop with gambling gadgetry...hmmmm shinny...want. cheers ears. Luv yah work Mr. P.

[@agvulpine]

Fantastic design and process. I really enjoyed getting an insight into making such a puzzle into a reality. One of those things that a mini-documentary describing the entire intricate process would be sort of fascinating to watch.

[@Broyar]

This has got to be one of the most simple looking, yet fascinatingly complex puzzles I have ever seen. Thank you for sharing a little bit about how it was created as it enables me to appreciate it all the more. If only I could figure out how they created that giraffe puzzle now...

[@joeker50]

Wahnsinn. Mein Respekt an deine Geduld und Freude für solche Sachen. Ich hab mit 10 Jahren ein 10000 puzzle in ein halbes Jahr fertig gemacht und ab dann hab ich keine Lust mehr gehabt.. Klasse. Ich schau dir lieber zu 🤪. Tolles Video

[@Megatron9000]

I LOVE the beginning part of this video. The design process for any puzzle is bound to be fascinating, with how they are designed to be so complex. More like this, Mister Puzzle! Thanks for an awesome video. I'm really tempted to pick up this Hanayama now too.

[@More-Space-In-Ear]

That has to be one of the best multi turn puzzle I’ve ever seen.....that’s some brain to work that out..

[@mikybinns3587]

I disassembled and reassembled mine several times over many hours..took me loads of practice to learn. Haven't touched it for a few years probably forgotten now. The background and design information was very interesting to me. I love your enthusiasm 🙂

[@socko277]

This is one of my fav puzzles ever. Loved it!!

[@RyanCoke1001]

Really well done. Nice clean walkthrough. Greatly appreciated!

[@Alex-gu5ei]

Your explanations are sooo good, so clear, thanks you

[@elzardela]

Hanayama is a fantastic puzzle maker. I like all off there puzzle. thanks bro for video and keep going

[@QuasiELVIS]

They must have very high quality manufacturing equipment. I don't think you could make these in a home workshop.

[@RageQuitVM]

I stumbled across your channel by complete accident (as one typically does on youtube) and thought id pick one up, even if i never solved it, just as something to fiddle with at my desk or a kind of conversation piece if other people see it. I found this one on Amazon and picked it up. I was going to follow along with what you did step by step just so i could do it really easily and quickly after watching friends struggle but before i had a chance, i actually solved it on my own. Granted, i had seen this video so i had some idea on the technique and what kind of moves were needed when it appears youre stuck, but i didnt remember the sequence i was just kind of fiddling. I went to put it down to do something else and realized it was in the wrong orientation and that bothered me so i fiddled with it some more thinking i was resetting it and the next thing i know... 2 pieces! It was such an incredible feeling i definitely want to find more like this. Great videos and thank you for the new hobby!

[@florenzo9090]

This is one puzzle I would have never been able to solve.

[@pippinmew]

I've watched this several times now and I don't know how one could possibly get to that solution logically. It just seems like trying stuff until it's apart. Maybe it would make more sense in my hand. But watching Mr. Puzzle explain it just breaks my brain.

[@1NOTTOOOLD]

Thank you, so much fun to watch!

[@P0c0man8U]

That is SOOO well made!!

[@galewolfenbarger2201]

I really love this puzzle and you did a fantastic job with the solution. I guess the thing I like most about this puzzle is that there are so few places where the pieces get stuck. I was able to spend more time solving the puzzle and less time wiggling the pieces to get them to pass each other.

[@craigwallace4809]

That puzzle is awesome buddy..

[@Sasha1234575]

One word: Fantastic

[@Mightbeok]

That is an awesome puzzle I will have to get this one!👍

[@tillmanxl6914]

Mr. Puzzle good job at explaining that, thank you it's a really neat puzzle it was a pleasure watching you do that.

[@Vendavalez]

Oh my god. I love this puzzle. I would love a lengthier analysis of the design of the puzzle if you got more material to talk about. Failing that, going into more detail with the system to label every possible position for the puzzle would be very interesting. I don't know how many other people would like a linger video based on that, but in case you were wondering if there was a desire for that kind of content.

[@Mitchcraft.]

Love how relaxing your videos are and especially with designs shown etc. You can tel this was a tricky one for you lol Good to keep you on your toes though 👍

[@SeriusSim]

B roll editing is really tight, nice work!

[@lovecastle7154]

Oskar is such a clever man

[@Abyzdecannes]

Really really high quality content, I hope you can keep going like that for long !

[@stanfordcoffee]

Considering it's only two pieces, looked very difficult. Cheers

[@kendavis8046]

That is a very nice puzzle. Thank you sir, and thumbs up! (Sidenote - the only puzzles I do are various crosswords, Sudoku, and occasional logic puzzles, but I always take a look when you publish a video. You have enjoyable content.)

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Thanks a lot. If you enjoy watching it you shall try it yourself!

[@secretdex4603]

Es gibt einen etwas kürzeren und einfacheren Lösungsweg. Alles in allem ein tolles Puzzle

[@pandorabox2121]

Hi Mr.Puzzle, wow now this is a puzzle I would love to try. I’ll have to get this one some day, well done great video and thanks for the history behind it, that was extremely interesting. 🧩💜🧩

[@HHh-ej4rl]

I'm still working on the Giraffe puzzle. Hopefully soon I'll solve it! But seriously, Great channel. thank you for making me interested in these cool puzzles.

[@ThelemicMagick]

What a stunning puzzle! Did hope to see your original attempt though.

[@yurikz9]

holy shit your transitions have become insanely good

[@Naratis]

wow it really is just a 3d maze of getting that piece to the right side while having the other parts free, interesting way of thinking of creating a puzzle and also good way to solve puzzles as well

[@TheNemocharlie]

Great video. How on earth do you make such a simple puzzle so fiendishly difficult? Even with the explanation of the design process it still does my head in.

[@davidf2244]

Wow! Very elegant for this sort of puzzle. How do you know when you are making progress while attempting to solve it, though?

[@brownro214]

Took me twice as long to put back together than taking it apart. Didn't have your step by step method, just fiddled around with it for a couple of hours. Following your way is much easier. :)

[@FRETW1ZARD]

Crikey that’s a beautiful puzzle.

[@AssassinatorScout1]

I love seeing the color of purple and orange~

[@mikecozart2505]

Great puzzle! I'll have to watch again but appeared as some of the turns for the side change where unnecessarily? Moving one around the other being in a fixed position definitely helps reduce confusion. It's like untying a knot. Haha! Great channel/content.

[@Josiah1221]

Hey Mr. Puzzle, if you didn't already know there is a new Hanayama puzzle that's just been released. It's called Cast Slider, it's currently available in Japan and also at puzzlemaster.ca.

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Thanks! Instant order! 😇😁

[@pauykasia5920]

Saludos desde España!

[@josemiguelplanton4613]

Wooowww!!! Un diseño prodigiosoooo!!! 👍🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Wrackey]

Well thanks for this video I guess.. Turns out my puzzle is broken. There was a weird feint scuff-mark on it on one place. Turns out I have to force it. If I literally do the motions you show, at 4:55 bind, fairly tightly. This is the place (the thin part top left) where the scuff mark is on my puzzle. Since it binds there in a similar way where other invalid moves do, I never forced it before. So after watching your video, I just forced it, and yeah... it got solved... but MAN that's frustrating. Been messing around with this thing for HOURS and NEVER found any new configurations so I gave up and came here, thinking there must be some kind of trick move or something. Turns out it's busted on tolerances. Big disappointment.

[@D3X1K_AXYZ]

Looks very satisfying to manipulate

[@25Robbo25]

Always enjoy your videos, really liked this puzzle. Wish we could have watched you trying to solve it though.

[@MagicPeaceLove]

Pretty sure I have a variant (defective?) H&H (someone on another comment thread said he got his replaced and it worked, and others mentioned they've seen variations). I got it apart but yours is the second solution video where the reassembly doesn't work (at 2 different points). For yours, at 7:46 the vertical turn is blocked. Mine DOES come apart, so presumably it can also go back together (!) but just not with your method or the different method from another solve video.

[@KayOhBe]

A beautiful masterpiece of a puzzle [:=

[@randydietmeyer5883]

I love this puzzle and managed to take it apart and put it back together 3 or 4 times, but then added a whole bunch of times my wife tried solving it and putting it back to its beginning state. The only thing is that I do not have its solution memorized so I just play with it for 12-15 minutes to take it apart and 15-20 to put it back together.

[@ThatOverkillGuy]

OH DAMN DUDE!!! THAT SPOILER BREAK!!! you are doing amazing!

[@ToNzHoLtZ]

Love this puzzle ....I want one

[@abovethestarsss]

2:59 Woah! nice Spoiler break 🤩🤩

[@sasvapes8014]

Great 2 piece puzzle.

[@mitaskeledzija6269]

Wow they are the pioneers in the puzzle game

[@gernblandsten848]

I worked on Vortex on and off for about a year and a half...only to discover that one of my pieces was somehow BENT such that the "head" was almost touching itself where it wrapped around in the small loop!! I finally opened it slightly in a vise such that it matched the distance on the other two pieces and then solved it pretty quickly. Now I am on Quartet, got it in a near hopeless tangle, finally freed it and still working....VERY difficult.

[@bastiliedtk4390]

Absolut verständliches Video diggi Grüße aus Berlin

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Gruß zurück! :)

[@josburn6768]

What language is that? I’m just curious. And also what country are you from Mr. Puzzle? I want to say you have a German accent?

[@ThePantherin75]

@@josburn6768 Yep...He is German. 😊😉

[@shamsulalamdhaka]

Very nice

[@davemuckeye]

Mr Puzzle, how is it possible for you to impress, and yet infuriate a viewer all at the same time, haha...!! #Kudos #Patience 🤔🙄😢😥 Your investigation into the puzzle development is fascinating... and solving this puzzle was wonderful to watch...

[@1970sSupertramp]

Wow, dad, that was fantastic.your memory is sharper than anything!!!!!

[@davemwangi05]

he is your dad? OOh

[@moriwenne]

I am curious Mr. Puzzle, you usually show us how you solve a puzzle (which is what I enjoy watching) and not the solution. What is interesting to me is, if I don't have the puzzle myself, is watching the process of trying to figure out the moves. Why the change?

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Just some variation. Actually, it was the old concept.

[@VisioNOIR.]

Oh, ein neues Video von Mr.Puzzle: anklicken, zuerst mal liken, dann genießen. :-)

[@Mr.Puzzle]

So gehört sich das! :D

[@The_Totes_Adorbs]

I use pliers to solve it in seconds. But tried pliers on The Giraffe... The pliers broke

[@rafy98c]

Mr. Puzzle, i really enjoy your videos and it seems you enjoy it too. Keep up the good work. For this puzzle particulary I find a 6 step solution without vertical movment and it is easier than i thought. Did you find it?:-)

[@Mr.Puzzle]

I don't know that solution. But if you look at the state diagram in the beginning there should be no 6 step solution possible. Maybe there is some damage or deformation on your puzzle that makes it possible. 🤔

[@rafy98c]

@@Mr.Puzzle sorry it is not six I miscount it. But a solution that I do not find on the diagram. I do a small video to show you.

[@Cerberus4982]

HOLY COW!

[@reh3dzone]

Very nice spoiler break~

[@EduardoWeidmanBarijan]

Good to see the original video format from times. I like to watch the solution and logical explanation rather than the struggle with a puzzle. And I love that spoiler break song! Thanks for providing info on the puzzle design as well.

[@lbmusictchr]

Guten Tag, Herr Puzzle. I so love watching your videos, and this puzzle, specifically. Your solution I count at 17 or 18 discrete steps. I believe I solved it in 10 steps, and would be tickled to learn what you think of my solution. Or, perhaps my puzzle had different tolerances than yours? Holding the engraved piece up & front, as you did, all moves refer to the other piece: 1) push East 25% 2) rotate clockwise 180 degrees 3) pull piece fully East 4) spin vertically 180 deg. from top down 5) walk along North track 'till at West end 6) push East 75% 7) rotate counter-clockwise 180 deg. 8) pull fully West 9) spin vertically 180 deg. in either direction 10) pull out to remove. Would so love to hear if you can replicate that protocol, or if my puzzle is slightly different than yours. Danke schoen and keep on puzzling. ~chris

[@MegaSmiley]

That puzzle looks fun, so I bought one and I’ll come back to the video if I get stuck :)

[@gryfandjane]

Wow. My first thought was, “How difficult can a two-piece puzzle be?” Now I know. :-/

[@lucasshelton6952]

My girlfriend got me this puzzle for our anniversary and I was able to solve it in an hour! Definitely a good puzzle!

[@pomprocks]

If you had to choose between this or the hanayama hourglass what one would you keep?

[@Mr.Puzzle]

Both are under my top 5 Hanayama puzzles. The hourglass was more difficult for me though.

[@michaelcoceski5442]

I did not have the metal version so I made a replica out of plasticine and found it extremly easy to take apart.

[@QuasiELVIS]

That's incredible how complicated a 2 piece puzzle can be.

[@dieterfelden8689]

Klasse Puzzle. 👍 Das Design find ich sehr gut. Aber ich würde daran verzweifelt. 😰😁

[@CrimFerret]

I saw what you did and I'm still not sure I'd be able to do it. Even after knowing how this looks better than a fidget cube and could be very relaxing to do.

[@dannysunwantedopinions]

I can picture myself throwing that into the wall in a fit of rage

[@OliveRC-Addict]

difficulty level 1000

[@imir8atu321]

That was hard for just two part's. Liked. PEACE...

[@nic6754]

My mind is bending....so ammmm, which move was it next? The man who make this was surely in the art of channeling information.

[@eloi2424]

Qui vient de la vidéo de Squeezie sur les casses têtes ? 👆

[@eloi2424]

@@mael94800 Elle est morte.

[@InXLsisDeo]

Pas moi. Rien à battre de Squeezie.

[@eloi2424]

@@InXLsisDeo Ah

[@littleratblue]

Is there a one piece puzzle? (Not counting something like a maze that you have to figure out just by looking at it - in essence the location of your focus is the same as a marble or other marker in that case.)

[@MarkBreugelmans]

It took me about 20min to take it apart, just by fiddling with it ... parts came apart by suprise ... so, I had no clue on how I did it. Same goes for the "putting it back togeher" ... twising and turning and all of a sudden, DONE ... but mainly by luck ... I still haven't figured out the correct moves on solving this great puzzle