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Description
Helix – Advanced Rotating / Take Apart Puzzle
Helix is a cast-metal rotating take-apart puzzle designed by Akio Yamamoto and produced by Hanayama. Two rotating plates with spiral grooves hold a helix-shaped ring in a flower-inspired form.
Remove the ring from the opening shared by the plates, then put it back. Understanding the relationship between the rotating parts and the captured ring is the task, with the spiral geometry giving you a distinctive structure to investigate.
Specifications:
- Designer: Akio Yamamoto
- Producer: Hanayama
- Difficulty Level: Advanced
- Manufacturer Difficulty: 5/6
- Puzzle Type: Rotating / Take Apart Puzzle
- Material: Cast metal
- Series: Huzzle Cast Puzzles
Features:
- Spiral Grooves: Logarithmic spiral forms are built into the rotating plates.
- Moving Plates: The puzzle invites exploration of changing relationships between its parts.
- Ring-Removal Objective: Free the helix ring and then restore it to the assembly.
- Flower-Inspired Shape: The design draws on a morning glory bud and its twining tendrils.
Why You'll Enjoy It:
Helix is suited to solvers who enjoy the meeting of mathematical form and sculptural design. Its visible geometry offers plenty to study without making the route to releasing the ring self-evident.
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Retired — won’t be restocked
This puzzle is part of our archive and is no longer available to purchase. Its photos and details are preserved here for puzzle lovers and collectors.