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David Pitcher
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Post subject: Ice-9 Puzzle, video added
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:51 pm
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Hello Puzzlers,
This puzzle was developed and prototyped in 2001, so technically it's not new, but it has not been shown previously. It is a nine-sided solid, with three rhombic sides, and six "kite-shaped" sides. It has six axes of rotation, three of which can turn in 90 degree increments, and three in 180 degree increments. Hopefully the pictures do a good enough job of communicating the shape and the types of turns the puzzle can make.
The puzzle was printed on a Stratasys FDM machine, so the finish is a little rough, but it turns well enough to use. the stickers are hand-cut vinyl. I decided to call it "Ice-9", (with apologies to Kurt Vonnegut) since it has nine sides.
I hope you like it!
Dave
Here's a video
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Last edited by David Pitcher on Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:47 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Grégoire Pfennig
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 12:55 pm
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:06 pm
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This is really cool. The photos do give a good idea of the puzzle, but a video would be nice too! 
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Luke
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:23 pm
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 1:55 pm
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:27 pm
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Timur wrote:Great idea!
I couldn't agree more!!! Only question.... WHY have you sat on this since 2001?
Carl
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:47 pm
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Its incredible that this was made so long ago. Fantastic job!
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 3:08 pm
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This looks fantastic! It reminds me of the constellation six...
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pirsquared
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 3:55 pm
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cisco
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 4:27 pm
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I guess 2001 is a typo for 2010  |
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Grégoire Pfennig
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 4:39 pm
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JeongEC
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:49 am
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Amazing work!
Do you have any another printing cube?
We want see a lot.
-JEC-
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Andreas Nortmann
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:53 am
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Chilen
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:39 am
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ulmboy556
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle
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Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:51 pm
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If you've spent 10 years working on this, it was well worth it. Absolutely perfect.
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Superbud9123
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Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 3:39 pm
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Is this a whole new mechanism!?  |
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David Pitcher
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle, video added
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 3:57 pm
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Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the feedback! I've added a video so that you can see the puzzle in motion.
The mechanism is unique and designed from scratch, although it is relatively simple. However, the puzzle is not easy to solve.
As to the ten year wait to show it, that has to do with inventor's paranoia about losing intellectual property. But I've concluded that the twisty puzzle community is a very rare place where there is a great deal of respect for creator's rights. And I've realized that I'm not likely to start a puzzle company of my own, so why not let my creations see the light of day? I'll be posting a few more things over the next few weeks and months.
Dave Pitcher
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Sigurd
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:20 pm
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I would like to see this puzzle be changed in shape to a triagonal prism.
anyway, it looks great! What an odd shape
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle, video added
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:26 pm
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There's one for Shapeways!
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pirsquared
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:28 pm
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Luke
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 4:33 pm
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Agreed. And also agreed with the Shapeways idea. You already have the files for this, and I can't imagine this puzzle being too expensive to print. Food for thought. 
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JeongEC
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:22 pm
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It's really turn smooth!
Really awesome idea and quality.
-JEC-
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mArtorell
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 7:52 pm
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Mass-produce it if you can, is a very nice puzzle to mass-produce!!
I loved it, I want to see mods from this! |
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Kapusta
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Post subject: Re: Ice-9 Puzzle, video added
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:04 pm
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One of the first ever 3d printed puzzles!
Amazing! I saw this a week ago and for some reason didn't post. This puzzle was *definitely* ahead of its time.
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Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:50 pm
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