Puzzles

Gadgets

As If It Wasn’t Hard Enough To Peel The Stickers Off A Rubik’s Cube

1:20AM December 23, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Upping the ante when it comes to rotating cube frustration, these lawsuit skirting IQ Cubes from Brando are the same size as a standard Rubik’s Cube. But further segment the sliding pieces into 3x3x7 and 3x3x9 configurations. More »

Software

Can You Solve The Hardest Puzzle Ever?

10:00PM June 1, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Esquire makes a pretty serious claim about their new iPad app: they say it’s the hardest puzzle ever. In fact, they believe it so much, they just called it The Hardest Puzzle Ever. More »

Gadgets

How Hard Would You Punch An Alarm Clock That Made You Solve Puzzles?

9:40PM March 3, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

When I wake up, the most taxing thing I want to be doing for the next 15 minutes is reading Twitter on my phone. Or urging the husband to make me a cup of tea. Not solving puzzles. Never puzzles. More »

Gadgets

A Rubik’s Cube For Brainiacs

4:00PM February 18, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Instead of matching up colours, this Rubik’s cube requires you to properly align brainfolds in order to solve the puzzle. It seems like it’d be hard to tell how much progress you were making however. Just thinking about it is making my own brain hurt. [Moist Production]

Geek Out

Try And Solve This 17x17x17 Rubiks Cube If You Dare

6:00PM January 28, 2011 | Adrian Covert

Unofficially, this is the world’s largest cube puzzle. I get a headache just thinking about how one would go about solving this functioning 17x17x17 behemoth. If I actually tried solving this thing, I’d probably have a nervous breakdown. More »

Computing

Google Hides Puzzle In CR-48 Video, Awards Solver Laptop Prize

3:40AM December 14, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

If you’re clued-up on maths equations, lend your eye to Google’s video down below and see what it took for chancer Sylvain to win one of the CR-48 laptops. Flunked maths? Never mind, you should watch it anyway! More »

Solving The Smallest Rubik’s Cube In The World

12:00AM October 14, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

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At 0.39 inches (10mm) this is the smallest Rubik Cube in the world and the smallest piece of the ’80s you can have in your hands – this side of Simon Le Bon’s fake eyelashes. More »

Polar Bear In A Snowstorm Puzzle

2:40AM September 8, 2010 | Joel Johnson

The Toronto Zoo worked with Lowe Roche to create these hilarious polar bear puzzles, available for $US7 in their gift shop. Coming soon: a colouring book with five crayons – all white. [Toronto Zoo]

A Rubik’s Cube Can Always Be Solved In 20 Moves Or Less

11:00PM August 10, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Using 35 years of Google-donated CPU time, a team of researchers found that every possible configuration of the Rubik’s Cube can be solved in 20 moves or less. Personally, I’ve almost got all the yellows on one side. More »

This Is A Gun

1:20AM July 30, 2010 | Brian Barrett

This cube may look like hell’s version of Jenga, but it’s actually an elaborate, 125-piece puzzle. The solution? A single-shot 45-calibre muzzle-loading pistol called the Intimidator. No, seriously. See for yourself. More »