Japanese puzzle box

[KingMinos9]

Anyone else google these IMMEDIATELY after watching the big bang theory?

[ShidouSetsuna]

As if the rubiks cube wasn't hard enough,lols

[kchedville]

GOOOD JOB and Nice Box too.....

[hezqone]

that looks like a pain in the ass lol.

[TheCryptidman]

Perfect box for the Yakuza to hide their drug stash in.... Seriously.

[StreamerX]

What size box is this one? I think they usually define the size as 2 sun or 3 sun etc.?

[jasonphan90]

i have one of these.......instead of a puzzle it comes witha key

[iliveonjupiter]

How do we know you dont have the instructions on the screen?

[trudal987]

Hot damn, and i thought snake cubes were entertaining. Gonna hit up ebay right about... Now!

[japoneses11]

3 easy steps to open the box...

1.place box on the ground.

2. lift feet.

3.stomp on the box.

[zombiekiller49485300]

just go play black ops -__-

[SoulTreeCreations]

very cool.

[matsuoka23]

HELLRAISER!!!!!! in the thunder and heat!!!

[Cazz2706]

@matsuoka23 Bless ;)

[Omarspartan209]

@AZNkid78 but u can't break a padlock ;-)

[phenolic9]

Did you guys never see Hellraiser? Burn it with fire!

[MSDMFilms]

@phenolic9 No, Im gonna burn it with water... T.T

[OrionWesson]

like it but really all that effort just to open a box. lol

[doctorwholover1]

do 22 moves, or 1 big swift move of a hammer to open it up.

[Tembuto]

Esto nos demuestra que algunas cosas no se soluciona a la fuerza... ajaja

[v5dan]

That one you have is a beautiful example, i have just bought a 1.5 sun mame, 14 move! cant wait to get it in the post!

Methinks i am going to start collecting these amazing boxes.

[yasoufilos]

i am making a japanese puzzle box, well at least i am trying...

[christoyocar]

I needed one of those when i was ypunger to keep my weed in.. my parents would have never atken the time to figure that thing out.

[Sionkg]

Or u can simply smash it with a hammer ^_^.

[yasoufilos]

@Sionkg ahahahahahahahhahahha

[BobSaget37]

ur awsome kid! how much do these cost?

[Cazz2706]

That one cost me 30 UKP on Ebay. New ones are more expensive depending on how complicated they are. You can pay hundreds for the really complex ones from a good maker. Cleverwood has a good selection.

[Feilanna]

Can I have it? :D

[Cazz2706]

No.

Or rather yes if you want to pay me lots of money.

It's not worth that much but it's mine all mine ;p

[thanex420]

what does "7 sun" etc mean, is it a measure of size?

[Cazz2706]

Lots of people are asking similar questions to this so I've put some FAQs in the detailed info on this video. HTH

[lcabral37]

Interresting. I got one only with one slider in each side wich totals 21 steps. but the interresting thing in using two sliders in each side is that it allowss more options of combinations :)

[powahtube]

lol that looks simple enough where do i buy one?

[cattiestmist]

ahh que desesperacion xD ya la hubiera hecho trizas lol

[SHUNT311]

just got my 22 step mame, cant put it down.

[Cazz2706]

Post a vid when you get it cracked :)

[SHUNT311]

I got it, I will post a video soon (",)

[SHUNT311]

these look great, im gonna buy a few. Just got 3 chinese password locks, very cool

[Cazz2706]

It's 6 sun & there's no stamp visible. Sorry but I have no idea where it was made or who by.

[mookichii]

Hi Cazz, could you tell me what is the size of your box? is it a 7 sun? I think of buying one of those, but they seems really small... like 3cm for a 2sun -_-

Your box looks really nice and well done, it is original from Japan? (with the stamp mark)

[dirtyrebel]

Could you tell me where I can get directions to open this box? My dad has one just like it and there is something inside and we cant open it to. He has had the box since he was little and can't remember what's inside.

[Cazz2706]

I'm afraid there are many different configurations of these boxes so there's no one set of instructions. When I cracked this one it was a case of first finding all the sliding panels, then trying out different combinations of moves until I got the one that worked.

The common pattern is that moving one panel allows another to move which frees another etc. Sometimes there's a rocking rather than sliding panel and often you have to back up a panel that you moved earlier.

[MegaSniffles]

what does it mean by when it says 3 suns 4 moves

[Cazz2706]

Lots of people are asking similar questions to this so I've put some FAQs in the detailed info on this video. HTH

[MegaSniffles]

i have a box that says four moveso so does that mean that there will be more than four panels

[Cazz2706]

Each panel will move at least once and some may move more than once so if the solution has 4 moves there will be no more than 4 panels.

4 moves is pretty simple so I'd guess there may only be 2 or 3 panels - usually at least 1 panel moves twice to make a trick of the solution.

[MegaSniffles]

Thanks

[anzin74]

Best box ever. They should make biger versions for that. No need to worry about anyone stealing anything if you move from country to country!

[hammas74]

how they work inside?

[Cazz2706]

I'm not entirely sure because the mechanism is hidden. I think there's a series of grooves that guide pegs to slide in particular ways, like a hidden maze. You'd need to talk to a maker to get the full story. That or take one apart :)

[K1TSON360]

keep your candy in there. easy way to lose weight

[anzin74]

Win.

[b1100d]

i could hide my porn in there

[fullstack2]

IRON MAIDEN RULLES !!!! ohhhh and so does that box. Where could i get one i can hide my Herculoids dvd's in there.

[Cazz2706]

I got that one from Ebay but Cleverwood in the US does them online.

[fullstack2]

cool, actually i showed this vid to a friend of mine and he says they sell these in downtown LA in Chinatown. I am gonna pick one up tomm. I love asian gadgets, knick naks. Thanks. Irons Forever!

[HoboJIm117]

yeah, I'd smash that box so fast if i had one.

[ratalla]

holy shit! i want that box! :P:P:P

[jerome17487]

you dont put anything in it?!?

[Cazz2706]

My chocolate stash :)

Having to solve the box every time I feel like a bit of chocolate a) cuts down how much of it I eat and b) makes me appreciate it more!

[DarkInsectsBelow]

nice :D

[DiegoDCvids]

awesome puzzle box

[albiokay]

hmmm....*smashes box onto desk* its open ^-^

[Cazz2706]

And therein lies the flaw :)

[albiokay]

flaw? how so?

its open isnt it :D

[Cazz2706]

*sigh*

[redmistpete]

Simple, practical solution - just place some small vials of acid inside which stay intact if you open it correctly but quickly melt your hands as they drip away from the bone - if you smash it open ;)

[Cazz2706]

*headdesk*

[redmistpete]

lol :)

[GuruDillion]

where can you get one?!

[redmistpete]

Japan? Yay!! I'm off to Okinawa in April - Wooohoooo!! Gonna get a couple of these if they have them there. I'll be able to sell you one on ebay then ;)

[kei1010101010]

a box? GOod for story money if its so puzzling that no one can open it lol!

[agt334]

Oh great ! I want to buy such a thing for my mother , she loves puzzles and this looks fascinating ! Could you tell me where i can get one ?

[mitchyitch]

i want one!!! i know, ill look on trademe. awesome work, and keep it up!

[sephiroth87932]

im planning on getting a 21 move box and that one seem really complex was it hard to move the pieces or were u struggling on opening it im not trying to sound mean or anything im just asking so i dont waste the money in buying something that might not even be worth it i might have sounded mean in my comment and sry about that

thanks for the upload

[Cazz2706]

No problem, I get what you're asking :) Yes the pieces were difficult to move, because the box had slightly warped after being sat in a garage for 10 years. After playing with it for a while they've freed up quite a bit. A new box should be much easier to move the pieces.

[sephiroth87932]

o ok and thank you for replying

thanks for posting

[nero20066]

PRetty cool video !! (don't mind about the commentary, it was just fine! ) . Well I've ordered my puzzle box last week, waiting 4 it, and by the looks of it I think I'll become a collector!! ;-)

[KoubyKid1233456]

that looks really HARD!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bongoguy1]

a sun is  a inch ans a seventh

[Cazz2706]

In that case it's 6 sun.

[dakoata121212]

how big is it?

4 sun?

[Cazz2706]

Sorry, I have no idea how big a 'sun' is. I know it's a unit of measure but don't know how that compares to inches/cm. It's 3" x 7" x 4.5" if that's any help.

[bongoguy1]

thank u

[bongoguy1]

actually to be exact a sun is 1.22 inches.

[evilkate666]

that would aggravate the crap out of me

cool box

[Cazz2706]

It was an Ebay special. The lady had it for 10 years and hadn't been able to open it! She'd been told it took 6-7 moves so when I told her how many it actually needed she was quite relieved :)

[realpie]

cool box :D where did you get it?