Have you seen these metal puzzles before? I got them for P25 each at National Bookstore. I bought 2 at first. Then finding them more fun and challenging than expected, I got more on my subsequent visits. Really, they are not as simple as they look. Here are the others:
The following one is special though, you don’t have to twist them apart. You just have to wangle the little piece over to the other other opposite loop. Still not quite as easy at first thought though:
And here are a couple others that I have not been able to master. Yet. I still am working on them though.
I still have a couple of them unopened in their packs (those in the first picture). Saving them for when I figure out these last two. Haha.
The metal puzzles are actually not quite as hard nor as complicated as I seem to be making them out to be. Once you figure out how they entwine, then the pieces become easy to attach and detach. And believe me, there is satisfaction once you finally master the pieces.
I guess they are just like problems or complications that way. While they may seem daunting at first glance, they would eventually yield if you persist in knowing and probing the intricacies of their various twists and turns. And once you have finally gotten over it, there is a glow and a certain pride in knowing that you made it through.
How about you, have you tried metal puzzles too? =)
The real challenge is: how not to shoot yourself in frustration.
Me ganun? 😛 Ang papa naman tuwang-tuwa. Nung minsan nga nakahiga na, bumangon pa ulit at hanggang madaling-araw na binibutingting mga to eh. Can you say adeek? Haha.
That’s how it works :O
I’ve seen one. I’ve tried one. I’ve been frustrated figuring out how to separate them :)))
Takes some patience. 😉 Actually some of the metal puzzles are easier than they look, and fiddling with them sometimes results in successfully picking them apart. Only, once you do, it can get quite frustrating as you have no idea how you even did it it the first place. 😀
Thanks for visiting Nadette! 🙂
That’s how it works :O
I’ve seen one. I’ve tried one. I’ve been frustrated figuring out how to separate them :)))
Takes some patience. 😉 Actually some of the metal puzzles are easier than they look, and fiddling with them sometimes results in successfully picking them apart. Only, once you do, it can get quite frustrating as you have no idea how you even did it it the first place. 😀
Thanks for visiting Nadette! 🙂