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Superstrings puzzle

richgain avatarrichgain

November 4, 2016

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Update 21 APR 2019
There is a newer easier-to-print version of this puzzle at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3578594.

This puzzle was my entry for the 2011 IPP Puzzle Design competition in Berlin where it was a Jury 1st Prize winner.

"Two open-ended Superstrings with the correct spin can be merged into a super-symmetrical cube."
The idea for this puzzle emerged when I was designing shapes based on two interlocked tetrahedra. Inspired by ideas from 'string theory' and 'super-symmetry', I began to search for shapes that were both symmetrical and as similar as possible.
The two pieces may look similar but they are very slightly different.

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Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial - No Derivatives

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