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- Yo, what's up guys and welcome back.
Today (hands clap)
we are looking at a
really cool puzzle that I received a couple of months ago.
I just haven't had time to check it out.
This is known as the Medallion Puzzle.
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It's kind of a labyrinth puzzle
that allows you to move both sides sort of independently,
but depending on each other,
in order to extract both medallions,
the gold and the silver.
Now if you guys wanna check it out,
I don't believe there is any left
but I'll leave a link below
where you can check out more puzzles.
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Also, I'm starting to learn some memory techniques.
♪ You aint nothin' ♪
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- Sort of teaching myself how to remember
a bunch of objects.
Not only in a sequence,
but actually remembering them individually.
And doing so with a deck of cards which is really cool.
Anyways, I got a really special guest next week
coming by the studio.
And he's going to help me teach some of these little tricks
in order to remember things.
Hopefully if you're interested,
you can stick around and learn with me.
Without any further ado guys,
let's let's get into solving the Medallion Puzzle.
(hands pound desk) (wind whistles)
(puzzle clanks)
This is, ah this is the Medallion by Hanayama.
Looks pretty cool.
Actually looks like a medal, like something you would win
which I think is pretty cool.
Kind of a cool idea.
I don't know.
I like that you can make a puzzle out of anything, okay.
Just a fan of that.
Here's a shoe puzzle.
Other wanna be like, "Oh, here is a teaspoon puzzle."
You know what I mean?
Like, it's kinda cool.
You can make a puzzle out of anything.
So, the goal here I'm guessing is to get
these two pieces apart.
There we go.
We're already off to a good start.
Mights as well start the timer then.
So you got like the gold on one side,
and you got like the silver on the other.
It's like first place and second place.
So how does this work?
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Ah, so it rotates.
Oh, I see, okay.
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But then it stops there, why does it stop there?
Oh.
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(puzzle clinks)
Can you go further here?
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Hmm.
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Okay, so they're both different.
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Okay.
Oh, they move independently.
Okay, I gotcha.
Oh, and this side is not affected by the other side.
And if I'm not mistaken,
you gotta solve 'em at the same time or one after the other?
Good question Mr. Ramsay.
Hmm.
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So this one seems to be coming along
further than the other one.
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Or not.
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Oh.
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How do I get that one further?
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Aha!
I see now.
Interesting.
Is it hard for you guys to see like,
because of the reflection?
Let me bring it down a little bit here for ya.
So I have to get it here and there.
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Right, so if I'm here
than that should rotate, yeah?
Why not?
Oh, 'cause that goes up, I see.
So if I'm here then that should...
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Oh, I wanna go down here that's right.
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Well this is intricate.
You're literally solving two puzzles at the same time.
These pins have to move sort of independently,
and they are dependent on one another.
So which one do you solve first, right?
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Go backwards here a bit.
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Woo wee, okay.
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So one is always really contingent on the other.
To move one, you gotta move the other.
But to move that one, you gotta move the other.
And then you kinda get lost where you are at.
Quite tricky.
I'm kinda goin' back to the beginning here.
Okay.
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Ah. (mug bangs table)
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Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, so close to gettin' this one out.
But now I can't turn this anymore
'cause that one's getting stuck here.
So I obviously have to get that one out.
But to get that one out, I gotta go back.
(laughs)
Oh wow, that's frustrating.
That is frustrating.
They've gotta come out at the dame time.
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Wow.
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Oh my God. (laughing)
Yeah, this is a, this is a tough one.
My brain's working on four different puzzles at once.
Not an easy brain teasy,
ya know.
Oh God, I'm going insane.
It's finally happening.
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So close.
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Okay, so these gotta spread out just a little bit more.
Um,
how though?
I feel like they're at their max already.
You know?
(moans)
(puzzle frantically clinking)
It won't, it just won't slide out here,
'cause of these notches.
See now I'm close to this one.
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(sighs)
So close.
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(puzzle clinking)
Here we go.
(puzzle clinking)
Here we go.
Here we go!
Ta-da!
That is sweet.
Look at that.
And now this side I guess should,
yeah should just fall out.
Wow!
I mean, I really really enjoyed this puzzle.
Although frustrating, it's definitely cool because you
are figuring out four different mazes at the same time,
and they kind of have to coalesce and help each other out.
You miss one step on one side,
you gotta fix it on the other side.
But to fix that one on the other side,
you gotta fix this one,
to fix that one you gotta fix this one.
And not only do you have this going on,
you got these two pieces being pulled apart
at the same time as well
which makes it a little bit more difficult.
So that's really cool.
That's the Medallion.
Getting it back together is probably not gonna be easy,
kind of the way these puzzles are built, I guess.
My guess is that's one side. (laughs)
Let's see if I can make this happen.
And ah, wonder if you can
configure them differently and then they can...
Like if you, what if you put these upside down,
would they still fit?
Would the solution change?
Would there be a different solution now?
I don't know.
While I put this back together,
I'm gonna got ahead and do the out show
and fiddle around with this
until I get back to the beginning.
Actually you know what, let's just do it.
Let's just do it on camera, let's go.
You know I'm bot gonna be lazy.
We're doin' this.
This is gonna get done.
Go the extra mile for your audience
and they will be thankful, right?
Am I right audience?
You guys being thankful or what?
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And, there you go.
Medallion. (puzzle clinks)
(wind whooshes) What!
Dang, look at this!
Look at this.
That is me, I wear the medal.
I think I'm gonna wear this with pride from now on
in every single one of my videos.
Bad idea?
Okay, very cool puzzle.
Fun to do, actually.
Cool fidget toy.
Sounds are really satisfying.
And the solve is pretty satisfying.
And again, you have that,
you have that solve sort of progress ratio
where like you feel like there's progress
so you're getting those,
you know those fun endorphin rushes,
that hormonal rush you get when you solve a puzzle.
You don't just feel it at the end.
You kind of feel it throughout
as you progress through the puzzle.
So I think it's a really cool puzzle to own and to have.
Definitely cool if you can find it.
If not, again I left the link below
to a bunch of other puzzles you guys can check out.
Anyways guys, have a good weekend,
and we'll see you on Monday.
Peace. (growls)
Where's my hat?
(sighs)
♪ Enchante ♪
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