puzzles
Design
Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, Painted In 4000 Rubik’s Cube
8:00AM Mark Wilson | It took five people two months to recreate Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper in Rubik’s Cubes, but it will take those same five people the rest of their lives to solve it. [Popped Culture via firstcoastnews via Neatorama]
GPS
GPS Puzzle Box Only Opens In One Specific Location
1:59AM Adam Frucci | This box is a GPS puzzle build as a wedding gift by Mikal Hart. It only opens when it’s in a specific location, and the puzzle involves discovering just where that location is. More »
Software
Daniel Johnston’s iPhone Game Is Predictably Bizarre, Bizarrely Fun
12:00PM John Herrman | Uber-twee musician, charmingly earnest lyricist, noted bipolar dude and unwitting icon Daniel Johnston has an iPhone app — a game, to be specific. The biggest surprise, aside from the fact that it exists, is that it’s actually pretty great. More »
Design
3:00AM Adam Frucci | Sure, this glass Rubik’s Cube is pretty, but is it really wise to make one of the most frustrating puzzles ever out of something so breakable? [Walyou via Geekologie]
Glass Rubik’s Cube Allows The Satisfaction Of Shattering It
3:00AM Adam Frucci | Sure, this glass Rubik’s Cube is pretty, but is it really wise to make one of the most frustrating puzzles ever out of something so breakable? [Walyou via Geekologie]
Toys
The Revomaze Puzzle Dares You To Put $US120 On The Line
6:00AM Sean Fallon | Think you are good at puzzles? Are you willing to put up $US120 for a shot at the impossibly difficult Revomaze? More »
Toys
Bram’s Cube Takes The Rubik’s Cube And Makes It Devastatingly Hard
10:20AM Adam Frucci | Are you able to solve a Rubik’s Cube quickly and easily? Does that make you feel like a real smart guy? Well, piss off. Try the Bram’s Cube, created by the creator of BitTorrent. More »
Random Stuff
1:20AM Adam Frucci | This “Rubix Cubewich” is made from cubes of pastrami, kielbasa, pork fat, salami and two types of cheddar. While the original puzzle will give you a headache, this one will just give you the farts. [Insanewiches via SeriousEats, Daily What] More »
Finally, A Rubik’s Cube I Can ‘Solve’ In Under A Minute
1:20AM Adam Frucci | This “Rubix Cubewich” is made from cubes of pastrami, kielbasa, pork fat, salami and two types of cheddar. While the original puzzle will give you a headache, this one will just give you the farts. [Insanewiches via SeriousEats, Daily What] More »
Peripherals
$US10,000 USB Drive Makes Life More Difficult, Destitute
3:00PM Dan Nosowitz | Mnemosyne’s $US10,000, 16GB USB drive is housed inside a puzzle that must be solved to physically get to the memory within. Apparently simple encryption is just too middle-class for anybody rich enough to afford this thing. More »
Toys
Light-Up Rubik’s Cube Tries to Fix Something That Ain’t Broke
7:40AM Adam Frucci | The Rubik’s Cube is a classic puzzle, one that’s tough to improve upon. This electronic version tries, but it doesn’t look like it succeeds on adding much value to the original. More »
Toys
