Geared 5x5x5
Admin 1845 09 Nov, 2014

Geared 5x5x5


Buy at http://www.shapeways.com/model/168621/geared_5x5x5.htm Copyright (c) 2010, M. Oskar van Deventer. Geared 5x5x5 is a higher-order variation to the Gear Cube. A set of gears make an inner layer turn at half the speed of an outer layer. This way, the outer layers can only be turned by 180 degrees. The gearing ration is 4:40, so the puzzle always retains it cubic shape, and the edge gears can only be flipped by 180 degrees. Still, the puzzle is fiendishly difficult. This puzzle was 3D-printed using nylon-powder SLS technology, which explains its price. It is the very first prototype, costing its designer and maker a lot of money to create. Please do not confuse it for a cheap mass-produced puzzle.
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