The Eureka or the Wit's End (Simple As That)

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The Eureka or the Wit's End (Simple As That)

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The Wit's End Puzzle is a wonderful, classic disentanglement puzzle. They say this is hard, but it is easy

Hi guys It's me NightmareHDH... Today I am Gonna make The Wit's End A.k.a The Eureka

Supplies

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These are the supplies:-

  • Baseplate
  • Thread/rope/short rope
  • Screw
  • spanner
  • Pieces of metal as shown

(I use my MECHANIX set's pieces for this: https://www.firstcry.com/zephyr/zephyr-mechanix-engineering-system/41253/product-detail?ref=GoogleShopping_5_93!!Search_Standard-Shopping-All_Products!!&gclid=CjwKCAiAyfybBhBKEiwAgtB7ftBqAQcG3DiG5m3iZlxUjdwthnoDQCc2-eJT7ajiE8mzgjkgR9pn1RoCxYYQAvD_BwE)

Plot and Base

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First, we must make the plot and the base of the puzzle.

  1. Keep the baseplate
  2. Make the plot (as shown)
  3. Baseplate+ Plot=Base of the puzzle

Thearding

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Theard the rest of the pieces excluding the tyre

Please do it as show

  1. take the thread
  2. Put it through the yellow part and tie it
  3. put both the red part and the last grey
  4. Tie them

Second part= DONE

Base+Thread+Tyre = the Eureka

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This is the last part

you...

have to...

do as follow

  1. Put the tyre
  2. Open the unscrewed part
  3. Put the tread
  4. tie it as shown


Mission Accomplished

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You are Done...

Solution

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After This, you will require a Solution

  1. Loose the thread
  2. Pull the thread
  3. put the polygon through the hollow space
  4. Keep the red piece on top
  5. Remove it from the ring (tyre)
  6. Put the ring through the hollow space in the opposite direction
  7. Put the polygon through the open space.
  8. Now you have to put the ring ON the Base

Tips & Rules

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So, If you want to make the puzzle Hard make more loops.

Rules

So important rules while making this puzzle is that :

  1. Ring should be smaller than Polygon
  2. The Red Piece (or Ball) should be smaller than hollow space.
  3. THANK YOU