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The rings are interlocked so as not to become misplaced. A puzzle ring is a jewelry ring made up of multiple interconnected bands, which is a type of mechanical puzzle most likely developed as an elaboration of the European gimmal ring. [1] The puzzle ring is also sometimes called a "Turkish wedding ring" or "harem ring."
A baguenaudier Diagrammatic representation of a four-ring baguenaudier A metal version of the puzzle. Baguenaudier (pronounced; French for "time-waster"), [1] also known as the Chinese rings, Cardan's suspension, Cardano's rings, Devil's needle or five pillars puzzle, is a disentanglement puzzle featuring a loop which must be disentangled from a sequence of rings on interlinked pillars. [1]
Several subtypes are included under this category, the names of which are sometimes used synonymously for the group: wire puzzles; nail puzzles; ring-and-string puzzles; et al. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Although the initial object is disentanglement, the reverse problem of reassembling the puzzle can be as hard as—or even harder than—disentanglement.
The Latin cross puzzle (left) and the T puzzle (right). The Latin cross puzzle consists of a reassembling a five-piece dissection of the cross with three isosceles right triangles, one right trapezoids and an irregular shaped six-sized piece (see figure). When the pieces of the cross puzzle have the right dimensions, they can also be put ...
Fragments of the armor were kept in National Museums Scotland’s collection for over a century, experts said.
A noteworthy puzzle, known as the Chinese rings, Cardans' rings, the Baguenaudier or the Renaissance puzzle was mentioned in circa 1500 as Problem 107 of the manuscript De Viribus Quantitatis by Luca Pacioli. The puzzle is again referred to by Girolamo Cardano in the 1550 edition of his book De subtililate. Although the puzzle is a ...
The puzzle has 12 panels interconnected with nylon wires in a 2 × 6 rectangular shape, measuring approximately 4.25 inches (10.5 cm) by 13 inches (32 cm). The goal of the game is the same as for Rubik's Magic, which is to fold the puzzle from a 2 × 6 rectangular shape into a W-like shape with a certain tile arrangement.
A piece of puzzle jewelry is a puzzle which can be worn by a person as jewelry. These puzzles can be both fully mechanically functional and aesthetically pleasing as pieces of wearable jewelry. Examples of available puzzle jewelry