Hanayama "NEWS" puzzle simple solution

The real solution to Level-6, Hanayama's "NEWS" puzzle, in a very simple way and explanation.

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[Jorjeca]

this puzzle is from hell!

[mac13god]

@Jorjeca Yes, it's like the Hellraizer's Cube. LOL!

[Bb0yKidd0]

i still cant solve it. i spin it quite alot of times. when i shake it. there's a sound coming out.

[mac13god]

The sound from inside is normal, don't worry.

For another solution, see the video response above.

The guy speaks a lot, but at 2:30 finally shows the puzzle solution.

[actorsfav]

i solved it with in the first 3 min by pure luck.. i spun it in the air and when i caught it it fell apart.... a 2 second solution is stand it on its side so you see all 8 letters N,N,S,S,E,E,W,W then spin it... when it stops spinning and falls if it already hasnt flewn apart pick up only touching the north and south sides

[mac13god]

Yes, spinning it mid-air is another solution but it's not a "formal" one to be explained in a video. I also solved it by throwing it, but you have to learn to throw it in a specific way to do it. As for your 2 sec solution I'll try it ASAP, but (no offence) I don't really think that it works.

[Suitcase08]

Spent hours trying to figure out how to open this without cheating. Tried brute strength, tried lifting the slightly looser panels of the E and W with my fingernails, tried licking it- nothin. Eventually after vigorous tapping on each end I manage to take it apart, see how it works, put it back together, and spend another 15 minutes trying to find an elegant solution. Then I see @actorsfav 's solution, Spin it on my tabletop on one corner, falls apart in 2 seconds. *sigh*. I love puzzles :)

[shazamman25]

@actorsfav me to except i kept throwing it to the ground

[laceyschism]

i got the answer from "Scrogged" with bill murray, i went into it know that it had to be something on the inside as one cannot pry it, and thus spinning is only logical idea, stand on one end, spin till it falls and rattles the pins loose, works 99.99% of the time, if not more

cheers

:)

[beardydave]

Nice. I just span mine on the table when it was upright. It then fell over due to the spin and it was a matter of chance as to whether the pins were clear or not... It worked so I didn't bother trying to find the 'formal' solution. I had the Enigma to get through. Currently on the Marble and Vortex :)