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+ Puzzles, puzzles and more puzzles
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Dear Community,
Often it is the unexpected that brings you the most joy. The mechanical and twisty puzzle community using Shapeways to make amazing puzzles is our best example of this.
Puzzles such as the DinoSkewB, the Tangled Snake Puzzle, the Quirky Cube, Void Floppy,
Circle Minx, MazenCubes, Mini Gigaminx, Minimis, the Cheese Puzzle, Trompe l'oeil and the Metal Triaxial, continue to baffle & inspire us.
Whether inexpensive, Mind boggling, mathematical they all share something truly amazing.
Born out of a wondrous curiousity & inspired by mathematics as well as shapes these 3D
puzzles are a true joy for us to produce for you.
Many complex twisty puzzles are kits. The assembly as well as putting on of stickers are for you
to do at home. As an experiment we have decided to offer you a fun & challenging fully assembled mechanical puzzle for $84 (€67).
The puzzle we chose for you is Oskar van Deventer's Floppy 2 X 3 x 3
You can see a YouTube video as well as images of it here.
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This offer is valid for the next three weeks until the 11th of June
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Kind regards,
Joris
Joris Peels,
Community Manager Shapeways
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+ The Romantic Gift Cube
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Puzzles may not seem to be romantic but this is just because you have not read the lovely story of Matthew's Gift Cube.
A 3D printed puzzle wedding proposal!
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+ Oskar Interview & world record
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The puzzling genius behind the gift cube & the Floppy, is Oskar van Deventer and you can read an interview with him here.
Oskar also has just broken the world record "highest order twisty puzzle" with his, OMG, Overlap Cube 2 X 2 X 23
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+ Alumide & Logo Cufflinks
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You can now order your own personalized 3D printed Cufflinks in Alumide for $20 here.
You can also now add any logo or design to a metal 3D printed cufflink for $60 here.
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+ Student & Draw It Contest are ending soon
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+ Martin Gardner
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"Just as this newsletter went to press, we receive the sad news that Martin Gardner has passed away at the age of 95 last Saturday. For many decades, Martin Gardner has been a great inspiration to generations of mathematicians and puzzle enthusiasts worldwide with his numerous articles, books and columns in Scientific American. He will be missed dearly."
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