Presenting "rua tekau ma-wha" (or simply "24")

After many, many hours (and dollars) of designing, testing, adjusting, and occasionally failing, I have done it! The worlds first (and at this point only as near as I know) deep-cut, edge-turning cube. Tah-Dah!

This cube has 12 axis of rotation, and is "fully functional" in that the pieces can even be re-oriented--or "jumbled" as I've sort of shown here. Clearly, I havn't mixed it up yet, and won't be for a while...

As well, large size is necessary due to the very complex internals of the puzzle. However, despite the shear complexity of the internals, the motion is very smooth and easy, but turns do need to be alligned properly first, as is visible in the video.

Cheers!

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Science & Technology

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• twistypuzzle

[diverdick13]

the "rua tekau ma-wha" is allso called a dino cube...they have those iin smaller sizes =)

[kicktothegroin]

No, you've really missed it. This puzzle rotates about it's 12 edges, not the corners. It's something much, much different.

[AJMProdutions]

its quite a simple puzzle when shown but made i bet is hard..... Id tottaly buy one lol...

how long did it take you to figure out a structure that fits this puzzle?

[kicktothegroin]

I worked on the mechanism design problem on and off for about 1.5 years.

[AJMProdutions]

if u look closely u notice that the pieces ar compleatly seperated unlike the dino cube ...

how is that posible?

[kicktothegroin]

It's not obvious at all! The puzzle consists of an astounding 209 pieces to actually function...

[ben1996123]

its a dino cube. wait a minute... no it isnt!

[Paroxymic]

Haha, i was like: "Isn't that just a dino cube?... Whoa!!!"

[MrSanderBleker]

wel de dino cube! xD

[Jorbs3210]

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[Zeldadude94]

this can get parity error can't it?

[Joedisneyman]

Not to sound stupid but I could make this puzzle with 100 less pieces. Yours is amazing even if it had thousands of internal pieces because unlike mine, it actually exists! In your piece count of 209, does that include the visible 24 pieces?

[marvinerzz]

dude, why is it so complex? cute cube, I like it! Doesn't look so big though. Can you compare its size to an official 5x5x5?

[lnzradcd]

now add a dino cube into that XD

[c0rv377]

I know. It just doesn't seem like that great of a puzzle. Maybe if it was rounded and wasn't a shapeshifter, I'd see it a little more. It just doesn't really look like a fun puzzle to solve.

[RAWRALC]

it is one of the most complex 3d puzzles every made. although there are 24 visible pieces, there are 200 pieces that allow it to move, this compared to the complexity of a rubik's cube it like comparing a ferrari to a toyota celica.

[c0rv377]

i don't get what's so great about it.

[metaknight2550]

umm, why the weird names?