Awesome video as always Mr Puzzle! Although I'm sorry to tell you that lid isn't quite flat, looks like it's still pivoting on that last ball just a tiny bit! 😁
I'm a puzzle collector, but I'm really not very good at solving certain kinds of puzzles. This one is just about as challenging as I like, and after watching this video, I bought a Kepler and found it quite satisfying. I have Ure's flask puzzle, but that one is too challenging for me! Great video, too! Thanks!
Neat trick. If you line up ball bearings between two flat surfaces, only the larger ones have pressure applied to them. With three sizes you'd have to cull the largest first, but it's helpful for sorting and bearing design. No need for a cage if a 1mm smaller ball can act as a spacer.
The production quality of your into's just keeps getting better and better. A joy to watch. Well done Sir! Haven't watched the whole video yet, sooo... good luck with the puzzle.
For me, I would have used the flat table surface and the flat metal box as the ball separator. Kind of like Jenga mechanics...you could easily determine which balls were thicker or thinner by sandwiching multiple balls between the 2 surfaces to see which battles were slightly smaller in diameter.
The small and medium balls not only need to be staggered, they must also alternate sides. The one big ball should be on top, but not at the opening. Cool puzzle.
I’ve just solved this .. I could see one ball was slightly bigger so I weighed them all and then discovered there are actually three different sizes of ball .. only then I realised the balls have to be staggered to fit .. took me a few attempts to realise the largest ball goes on the top row furthest from the opening or it will not let you completely close the lid .. mr puzzle you just need to change the large ball and the top will fit flush 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 To be perfectly honest I don’t know how I feel about this puzzle. If I didn’t have a set of scales then I wouldn’t be able to solve it as it’s impossible to see that the balls are different as there’s only 0.4g between the small and medium sized balls. If a puzzle says “no external tools are allowed” then you shouldn’t need a micrometer or set of scales to solve it! If you can’t weigh or measure the balls it is IMPOSSIBLE to solve! I’m disappointed 😞
I think he solved it without using those tools; he just took them out as a confirmation for youtube purposes. Maybe the big ball was in the incorrect spot, but I think that was simply him thinking it was a very snug fit and flat enough to match the victory condition.
When you said you were going to keep the ball bearings in the box to keep them from rolling, I was thinking "oh no, he won't be able to tell the size difference like that!"
I think the overall depth of the part of the cap that fits into the hole in the box may be slightly less than the thickness of the top aluminium plate, thus giving the large ball bearing more "headroom", but the tolerances are obviously very precise throughout the engineering of this puzzle!
Kepler Puzzle "Coming late 2020" 😐 not sure if I should watch the whole video and wait (and probably forget the puzzle) until it can be bought? oh okay, just checked the prices of the other puzzles, gonna watch the video xD
I gotta say, I'm kinda shocked. I honestly expected calipers first and foremost to check the bearing sizes before even trying to pack them. Seems like the devilish thing to do, all bearings look the same, but they're not. 😈
My eyes couldn't pick up 0.3mm, especially round, shiny ballbearings. Another comment suggested putting them beneath a flat surface...cd case would be excellent...and sorting them, I was thinking along those lines. But being mr puzzle, you whip out a vernier...as you do. Good one mr. P...
Only watched the first 4 mins 41 secs so far and I reckon I either have a small box or my balls are too big... I will watch the next nine mins when I get really stuck!
Just fucking color those balls 3 different colors, or just use brass for half of those and paint that odd one, the last one, red. Don't be sneaky. It's not worth my time.
That's what makes it so clever. It looks so simple, but the geometry of the different sizes ball bearings and the volume of the box is what makes it clever.
Awesome video as always Mr Puzzle! Although I'm sorry to tell you that lid isn't quite flat, looks like it's still pivoting on that last ball just a tiny bit! 😁
take 2!
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I have a theory that the correct solution is very close to this one. A simple swap should fix it up.
I may be wrong though.
Oh boy. Someone has to do a follow-up video!😂
@@Mr.Puzzle May be the solution is the same arrangement but just has to be flipped where the big ball is away from the lid. I think 😅
Wow, perseverance... this puzzle is right up your street, precise engineering and beautiful to look at, love it.....
Ingenious idea. The box is just a plain box. The ball bearings are of subtly different sizes. I both like it and hate it. 😁
Same here! ✋
I'm surprised I didn't see the caliper make an appearance right at the start.
The idea was to solve it without any tools, but I would have probably reached for my calipers in the beginning as well.
@@brownro214 It was probably more satisfying to solve it without the calipers. I don't think I could do it.
I was too at first, but then I realized that'd be kinda like cheating for puzzle like this, so I understand why he didn't until after.
Every puzzle that causes Mr. Puzzle to go “Eh?” is a good one.
Your're right, but it's not an "Eh", it's a "Hä" :)
I’m down with COVID in the hospital and Mr. Puzzle is saving me from going nuts! Thank you, Mr. Puzzle!
All the best for you! Get well soon! 🙏
I'm a puzzle collector, but I'm really not very good at solving certain kinds of puzzles. This one is just about as challenging as I like, and after watching this video, I bought a Kepler and found it quite satisfying. I have Ure's flask puzzle, but that one is too challenging for me! Great video, too! Thanks!
Very clever volumetric aproach and puzzle design. There are other puzzles that uses non perfect spherical balls, but this one is really impresive.
Since the bag holds the 11 balls, stuff the bag into the box, and then the balls into the bag!
Quite easy then.
😀WTF?
Neat trick. If you line up ball bearings between two flat surfaces, only the larger ones have pressure applied to them. With three sizes you'd have to cull the largest first, but it's helpful for sorting and bearing design. No need for a cage if a 1mm smaller ball can act as a spacer.
The production quality of your into's just keeps getting better and better. A joy to watch. Well done Sir! Haven't watched the whole video yet, sooo... good luck with the puzzle.
Felix Ure is such an amazing designer. I hope I will solve one of his puzzles one day 😁
One day, my friend.... and when it comes, you'll be able to caress his marvelous shiny balls and stuff them inside your box. 😂🤣
For me, I would have used the flat table surface and the flat metal box as the ball separator. Kind of like Jenga mechanics...you could easily determine which balls were thicker or thinner by sandwiching multiple balls between the 2 surfaces to see which battles were slightly smaller in diameter.
Using t(e magnet is the most pleasing part and removing the ball bearings
I like seeing how you and Chris Ramsey solve puzzles differently, it's always interesting to see.
Mr. Puzzle, once again you did not disappoint. That was a cool puzzle with a box and 11 balls.
The maker hints elsewhere that the solution is wrong. Might the inside walls of the box also not be precisely parallel...?
Mr Puzzle Friday let's gooooo always hyped over here lol
If you melt the steel balls with an oxy-acetylene torch and pour the molten metal in, it should work
You are still stacking balls that way, just of a much smaller diameter. :)
I think that might count as using an external tool, but I'm not too sure!
:P
@@phyphor Use your dragon breath
and melt the aluminium box
No additional tools allowed.
You'd have to melt them yourself by staring really hard.
"I'm not sure, something is wrong here..." 😅 👌
Thanks for cracking me up, mate! Now back to the video!
You have a lovely way of presenting
Felix is devious.
The small and medium balls not only need to be staggered, they must also alternate sides. The one big ball should be on top, but not at the opening. Cool puzzle.
Nice solve. This is a great little puzzle.
RE: Intro: The student becomes the master, wow!! 😲😍👍👏🙏
Crazy solution but awesome puzzle👍
I’ve just solved this .. I could see one ball was slightly bigger so I weighed them all and then discovered there are actually three different sizes of ball .. only then I realised the balls have to be staggered to fit .. took me a few attempts to realise the largest ball goes on the top row furthest from the opening or it will not let you completely close the lid .. mr puzzle you just need to change the large ball and the top will fit flush 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
To be perfectly honest I don’t know how I feel about this puzzle. If I didn’t have a set of scales then I wouldn’t be able to solve it as it’s impossible to see that the balls are different as there’s only 0.4g between the small and medium sized balls.
If a puzzle says “no external tools are allowed” then you shouldn’t need a micrometer or set of scales to solve it!
If you can’t weigh or measure the balls it is IMPOSSIBLE to solve!
I’m disappointed 😞
I think he solved it without using those tools; he just took them out as a confirmation for youtube purposes. Maybe the big ball was in the incorrect spot, but I think that was simply him thinking it was a very snug fit and flat enough to match the victory condition.
I was waiting to see you get the micrometer out to measure the spheres.
Awesome puzzle.
By the way, it's possible that you shouldn't put the biggest ball into the puzzle last to solve this puzzle.
Nice! Thanks again mr. Puzzle
When you said you were going to keep the ball bearings in the box to keep them from rolling, I was thinking "oh no, he won't be able to tell the size difference like that!"
Cool puzzle!
"taking out the balls is really satisfying" .... Everytime!!!
That was satisfying to watch
The 3d geometry that went into this...
How'd the biggest one fit?
I think the overall depth of the part of the cap that fits into the hole in the box may be slightly less than the thickness of the top aluminium plate, thus giving the large ball bearing more "headroom", but the tolerances are obviously very precise throughout the engineering of this puzzle!
this is an innuendo feast.
I follow your Amazon ideas list.
Love your videos
What a satisfying puzzle :D
"Taking out the balls is really satisfying"
I hear ya buddy!
Getting them in is waaaaay more satisfying😉
Ich möchte bitte einmal auf das videografisch brilliante Intro aufmerksam machen, einfach genial!
Having big balls might be seen as a general advantage I'd say... 😎
As soon as you said they were different sizes and 1 of them was biggest, all I could think of was a nest.
Does anyone know what this puzzle is called?
Umm... “Kepler Puzzle”.
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@Brian Cairns 🤣
Not everyone will get the joke here 🤣
@@bravo.siguenza Ha
I like it!
This puzzle reminds me of a box of milktesears
First! (Whoa @ precision) Nice review & great puzzle!
I agree it is an amazing puzzle :D
Cool intro !
Hola. lo podia haber ordenado quitando los tornillos con la tapa de debajo y así podríamos haber visto el orden, pero excelente.
Kepler Puzzle "Coming late 2020" 😐
not sure if I should watch the whole video and wait (and probably forget the puzzle) until it can be bought?
oh okay, just checked the prices of the other puzzles, gonna watch the video xD
😂 sometimes it is like that yes.
Feier dich hab eben ein Video aus 2017 gesehen dein englisch hat sich echt verbessert
I wonder if a body centered or face centered structure would work here.......
A comment to the PRODUCER of this puzzle:
Can you consider making the box made of transparent material?
Glass or plastic.
It is not a conjecture anymore, it was proved
I'm 10 minutes in and I am yelling inside, "sort them by weighing them".
Unscrew it so we can see what the inside looks like.
That will be great!
Exactly what I was hoping to see at the end!
A german with a non-strait desk?
Anything in the rules about a scale?
No Tool allowed
you probably could have done that with the opposite configuration.
I gotta say, I'm kinda shocked. I honestly expected calipers first and foremost to check the bearing sizes before even trying to pack them. Seems like the devilish thing to do, all bearings look the same, but they're not. 😈
My eyes couldn't pick up 0.3mm, especially round, shiny ballbearings.
Another comment suggested putting them beneath a flat surface...cd case would be excellent...and sorting them, I was thinking along those lines.
But being mr puzzle, you whip out a vernier...as you do.
Good one mr. P...
Only watched the first 4 mins 41 secs so far and I reckon I either have a small box or my balls are too big... I will watch the next nine mins when I get really stuck!
Feels so... evil!
Similar problem here. One of my balls is bigger than the other two 😎
Great intro, great video. Stay safe 😷👍
Now you need a micrometer in your puzzle solving kit.
Wow😳😳👍👍
i just found your channel, and I was wondering if you would make a video in German?
It would have been easier to measure first!
The puzzle is not solved with your solution, the lid is still pivoting.
You are very close to the solution though.
One ball is always a tad bigger … just saying
I wonder why Mr. Puzzle never pin comments.
Mr puzzle aluminum is pronounced, u-loom-i-num. not al-um-een-yum
Just a suggestion, I love your videos
not everyone is from America
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@@kennethmalala5306 Notification Squad! ✊
Thanks!
Just fucking color those balls 3 different colors, or just use brass for half of those and paint that odd one, the last one, red. Don't be sneaky. It's not worth my time.
it doesnt look too clever imo
That's what makes it so clever. It looks so simple, but the geometry of the different sizes ball bearings and the volume of the box is what makes it clever.
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