- Do, do, do.
Yo!
What's up guys?
And welcome back.
Ugh, I just got my hair did.
Guys, today we're looking at an interesting puzzle.
I was going to, here's the thing (tapping)
I was going to attempt Excaliburr and here's what happened.
I lent it to a friend of mine
to play around with and he got it to a point
where I can't really bring it back right now.
So I'm in the process of bringing it back to the start
so that I can film Excaliburr.
Hopefully by next week we're gonna attempt it again
'cause I know you guys have been asking about it
in the comments, a little bit.
Just know that I'm on it.
But today's goodness has to do with a little birb.
This is the owl in a cage puzzle.
Now, not unlike the hedgehog in a cage,
or the mind in a cage,
this is an extracting puzzle
where you have to take out the owl and put it back in.
The problem, or the difficulty rating here,
is roughly an eight or nine.
This one leaning more towards a nine
because it has moveable parts.
The wings move on this little beast
and somehow you're able to rotate it
and shimmy it around to get it out.
Sounds easy enough, but I'm always expecting the worst.
So, without any further ado guys,
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Let's get into solving this puzzle.
(whistling)
(laughing)
So this is the bird in a cage puzzle.
I'm not at my desk right now, as I said,
we're moving into the new office.
So, this is a temporary installment.
But here is this little birdie.
Look at this little guy.
So the interesting thing about this,
the difference between this and like the other mind puzzles
would be the fact that his wings actually move,
they rotate 360, or almost 360, almost all the way around.
And so I'm guessing that's gonna be part of the secret
to letting this owl outta the cage.
Now normally it's usually a thing about you gotta twist.
First thing I notice here is that if you see the,
you can see the bottom of his tail is curved,
and I'm guessing that has to do with the movement here.
His legs, as well, you can sneak through.
So let's try something here, let's try the wings back.
(soft background music)
And then, oh, geesh.
(digital beep)
Every time!
His little head fits in this little hole, too (chuckles).
Okay.
Hmm.
Oh, there we go.
Now he's upside down, okay (laughs).
So now he's this way (chuckles),
which doesn't change anything.
We know that we can rotate him upside down now, that's cool.
I wanna try and bring him through the bottom here.
Oh, here we go.
So we wanna get him sideways, I think.
One of his wings is out now.
I think I'm close.
If you look here,
can you see better if I don't have this here?
Maybe, right?
Yeah, let's take this, you can probably see a lot better.
I think his wings up, maybe?
Oh, he's tricky, man.
This little birdie is a tricky birdie.
Now we've got his tail out.
The legs are the problem here.
We gotta get the legs out of the same hole
that the tail came out of.
Maybe these holes in the bottom
are meant to be used in some way?
Poor owl just wants to get out.
(soft jazz music)
I'm like stuck in this position
with his tail hanging out here.
Try and get that to maybe go back in,
'cause I don't see a solution happening there.
And now he's upside down, nope.
Huh?
How ya doing there little bird?
Why don't you come out?
His tail's stuck is really getting to me now.
I think I need a coffee, I'll be right back.
Don't move.
(beeping)
Ah, puzzles and coffee, nothing better.
Maybe cards and coffee.
(beeping)
Back at it again.
♪ Despite all my rage ♪
♪ I'm still just a bird in a cage ♪
We're gonna have to figure you out.
We're gonna have to figure out how you get outta here?
First of all, how'd you get in here?
How did you even get in here is what I wanna know?
Who trapped you here?
Can I get the tail back in?
That's a negative.
I don't wanna try on the other side, it's the same thing.
Hi little birdie.
I mean the wing in the top hole might help?
Just rotating now, you're just rotating.
Oh, there we go, boom!
Okay.
Bird's back in the cage.
The tail is now in the cage.
I feel like I gotta get one leg out first.
Now both of these legs are out.
I feel like one leg needs to come out before the other.
But maybe that's a good thing that both these legs are out.
Okay, the wings have to come out first, obviously.
One wing has to come out and then the other.
To do that, I need to get both legs back into the cage.
Come on.
It's just rotating now.
Okay, one leg is in.
Two legs are in, okay.
Now, so, my theory is, one wing has to come out
in order for the other wing,
in order for this whole body to sort of rotate.
So let's attempt to get a wing out first.
Oh, I gotta swoop these wings back into this position.
There we go, okay.
I kinda stuck there.
Okay, one wing, one leg.
That's good, see?
One wing, one leg.
That's what we wanna see.
Now, if I can rotate his whole body out of this portion,
to do that I might need to bring that wing back.
(gentle piano music)
I really didn't think this would take me this long.
Okay, wings are back.
Now.
Now, 'cause now he's all lopsided if I do that.
'Cause the wings only stop here,
they don't go all the way down.
Maybe from the back?
Ooh, okay, so look.
Maybe here and then somehow,
the miracle of science, oh, hold on!
Now we got one wing and the tail out.
No, just the tail now.
Hmm.
No, go back.
Okay.
His beak is also stopping this from like getting out.
This is difficult, this is not easy.
The mine in the cage was a lot easier than this.
Okay, a different approach now, a different approach.
Now the tail's out again.
Great, just great.
Can't be frustrated, need to keep my cool.
Okay, so when the wings are this side,
that allows me to get the tail out.
And then it kinda locks into place
if the wings go back forward.
See?
Now the tail's stuck.
If I put the wings back,
now I can maneuver it to get the tail back in, see?
So I know that, that's cool, okay.
(soft jazz music)
Once you figure out the solution to these things,
they're pretty trivial.
But, just like getting that solution can be a little tricky.
Oh, his nose, his beak has to come out.
So what if I move this leg back?
(laughing)
He's not coming out.
Ugh.
I can see his little face and he's just like,
"Please let me out!"
Now his butt's out again.
(growls)
The one thing I know is that the tail
always wants to go out.
That's the only piece that I can consistently get out first.
Maybe I'll try that.
Maybe now the legs somehow?
I gotta get the wings out while the tail's out, I think.
Get the wings up while the tail is out.
That's the plan, boys.
And girls.
I don't wanna force it though.
Oh!
Oh that's good, see I did it!
Sort of, they're not all the way up.
(sighs) What is wrong with this puzzle?
I don't wanna break it.
(chuckles) I wanna break it but I can't break it.
Okay, so we're here.
Are all these sides the same width?
You know what?
I think that this is wider.
This looks wider, oh my gosh!
Okay, let's get back in there.
Ooh, that might be a thing.
That's something I shoulda looked at at the beginning.
I shoulda looked at that in the beginning.
Okay, where's the wider side?
This side looks wider.
(soft jazz music)
Maybe that's just me, maybe the sides are not wider.
Maybe that's just me hallucinating.
At this point, I might be hallucinating.
Alright, tail's out.
Oh, legs are now out!
Look at this!
I got the butt, the whole butt.
The whole butt is out.
If I can rotate this right here
I think I might be able to get him outta here.
No, that would break it.
This side.
(chuckles) His butt's out.
Oh, free little birdie, get out!
It's just his beak, oh my God.
You're so close to being free, I swear.
(chuckling)
It's just his beak.
I can't rotate,
oh, there we go!
Boom!
Oh my God!
There we go, done in 30 minutes.
Okay, that was awhile.
Let's see if we can get him back in there,
without breaking it.
Yep, oh, getting it in is much easier.
And that's what she said.
And now just the tail.
(grunts)
There we go, the bird, the birb, is back in the cage.
Hooray!
(beeping)
And you will stay there forever.
Whew!
Alright, there we go and that is it,
that is the bird in a cage,
or the owl in the cage puzzle.
I left the link below
if you guys are interested in picking that up.
Fun little thing to toy around with,
fun little toy to thing around with.
(chuckles) I need more coffee.
My office is almost done,
we're getting furniture delivered today.
It is insane, it looks so good and I can't wait to show you.
I've been wanting secretly to film a video for you guys
and just like, oh, give you a little glimpse.
But I'm like, er, the YouTuber within me
is like milk those views, buddy.
Okay, anyways, guys,
drop a like if you did like this content.
Oh, maybe comment below what you guys wanna see.
We're doing probably you flash, you lose again,
which is a fun game that we've played.
I've got some bets and dares to do with my friends,
maybe some tutorials, some cardistry,
some magic, whatever you guys want,
comment below and I will get to that.
But thanks for watching,
we'll see you on the next video, peace.
(vibrant music)