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Padlock Pocket Puzzle

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Padlock Pocket PuzzlePadlock Pocket Puzzle
$11.22 $17 In stock

Category: Mechanical Puzzles

The hidden secret of this Padlock pocket puzzle is loosely guarded. The four pieces are easy to wiggle and rotate but not so easy to get apart. Normally, Hanayama cast puzzles are carefully engineered to create a precision fit. Perhaps the unusual nature of this puzzle’s design is a clue to the mechanism? If you do manage to fiddle the Padlock pieces apart, you may be surprised at how stubbornly the puzzle refuses to fit back together again. JinHoo Ahn won Honorable Mention in the Nob Yoshigahara Puzzle Competition in 2014 for this design. Produced by Hanayama of Japan.

Customer Reviews (4.8 / 5 · 5 reviews)

Timothy ★★★★★

I bought this for my desk and it's become a bit of an addiction. Getting the four pieces apart looks simple until you actually try it, and the metal has a nice weight in the hand.

Lily ★★★★★

The four pieces wiggle and rotate so smoothly that I figured it out in minutes, then spent another twenty trying to get them apart again. It's a great little fidget for my pocket, though I have to be careful not to lose a piece on the couch.

Elizabeth T. ★★★★★

I fiddled with this thing on a flight and it took me almost the whole trip to figure out how the four pieces come apart. The weight of the metal feels great in your hand, and the solution is clever without being cheap.

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