- What's up guys, welcome back!
Today we are looking at a very difficult,
six out of six stars, Hanayama chainlink puzzle.
This is basically a level ten puzzle.
Another very precise, metal puzzle.
Now, Hamayama are known for their precision.
Meaning that every intricate detail
of this puzzle matters.
We're gonna take a look at every single little thing
and figure out how this chain,
which is almost impossibly linked,
should come undone without any force at all.
Super stoked about another Hamayama puzzle.
These are some of my favorites
because they are tactile, they are affordable.
So, if you're looking to buy some type of puzzle
that you can leave on the table or fidget around with
these are perfect.
So, definitely check out the whole collection.
I'll leave the link to this one below
if you guys wanna check it out.
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So, with that being said, without further ado,
let's try and solve this chainlink puzzle.
Let's go.
(sizzling)
Alright, this little buddy here.
This little chain link is really interesting.
Now, there are a few things that I've noticed
right off the bat.
First of all, there are little indices
kind of like dice, not unlike you would see on a dice.
So, three here, you got one here
and then this one over here has two.
The other thing that I noticed
is that there are certain notches
that the other ones do not have.
For instance, the three has a little notch here.
And the one has a notch
here.
I'm guessing the pieces sort of interlock.
Or sort of interweave in those pieces somehow.
I see already, do you see what I'm doing here?
Hanayama is known for like their precision.
And the fact that I can do this
with the pieces tells me something.
Like that probably should go there.
This is a big mess isn't it?
It's one of those puzzles where you
have to find the exact route to push the puzzles through
and it should just
It's like one of those satisfying things
when it passes through.
You're like, "Ahhh, there we go."
I'm trying to untangle these a little bit.
I guess that first move I did
kind of tangled them even more.
Let's see if I can undo that.
Probably start the timer.
Just kind of randomly twisting them
to see if there's one spot that they might fit through.
Who comes up with these things by the way?
This is pretty crazy.
You've gotta be a genius.
So I know that this notch here on the three
fits one of these sides in there perfectly
and that's definitely gonna come in handy at one point.
Let's see if I can bring you guys in a little bit closer.
Oh no.
How to lose track of where you were
is just dropping it.
It just clunks everywhere.
As soon as you have three pieces incorporated,
it becomes exponentially more difficult.
My, oh, my.
Okay, so here we are.
Here we go.
That's where we were in the beginning.
We turned it in, then turn it out.
No, that's too thick to get in there.
Not sure how they're supposed to fit between that opening.
That opening seems a lot smaller.
The opening seems a lot smaller
than the actual piece.
So, there's gonna be like a certain angle
that you gotta push it through I guess.
That's what has to happen, I think.
Is that these two
This center point is gonna be the point where
everything comes apart.
If I could just, y'know push it through there.
That's the only way I can see this working.
It's hard to see because this material is pretty dark.
Let's try to unlink these two.
Try to unlink two and three.
Y'know, logically, I think one and two
would have to be the ones to unlink first.
Okay, we're in an interesting position here.
Well, I thought that might have done it.
I guess not.
If I could just get this one out of the way
I think that notch here could fit in that little hole.
That one doesn't want to seem to get out of the way at all.
I know for a fact that the notches have to line up.
That's just a given.
But, which ones are the ones that have to line up
is the question.
And, in what orientation do they have to line up?
This looks simple, but there are probably
a ton of possibilities here
with every single twist and turn and orientation.
And that's what makes it difficult.
It also makes it difficult to keep track
of what the heck you're doing.
I kind of get caught up with something
and then something else happens
and I'm like, "Oh! Let's explore that!"
and I kind of lose track of where it is that I am.
Okay, again, we're in this position.
A favorable position indeed.
I do think that this is a worthwhile position.
Here we go.
Another interesting combination here.
This is getting a little tiresome,
just 'cause I have no idea what the hell is happening.
This notch definitely wants to fit within that.
Lining up the two notches now.
Again, I do think this position is a favorable position
just because it makes a lot of sense.
(relaxing music)
(frustrated sigh)
Dropping it is the worst, by the way.
Dropping it is just the worst.
The worst ever.
(relaxing music)
God.
(relaxing music)
This is so complicated!
I have no idea what's happening.
I wanna get this one through.
No!
Stop!
(relaxing music)
(frustrated sigh)
Maybe that.
Hmmm, well that's interesting.
I just put the pieces through twice,
but the pieces are different now.
They've like switched places.
I don't know how to explain it better than that.
But, like, I've switched two of them
and I don't know if I'm going backwards
or forwards at this point.
Which is, I don't know if it's discouraging or encouraging.
I feel like I have to line these notches up too.
Oh,
look at that!
If I put that notch into that notch,
boom.
It flattens out entirely.
Which might give me enough room
to maneuver the other piece through.
Because before I couldn't twist this.
Oh! (laughs)
Okay, (sighs) okay.
I guess I just have to do that one more time.
And I'll be able to turn this one out.
Oops, just like the
Wow, so weird.
Look how that links up.
And just like, bam.
You wouldn't expect these two pieces to just,
to just link together.
And then all of the sudden they do
and they can't unlink.
Only with a certain.
That's kinda strange.
Almost like a magic trick right there.
Like, oh, how do you get these two pieces in?
You just kinda give it a little rub
and you blow,
and there you go.
Crappy magic trick to be honest, but still.
There you have it.
Half of this puzzle, 41 minutes.
Half of this puzzle done.
The other half is putting it back together.
So, we're gonna try and retrace our steps and do that now.
Um, we had one and three.
Or was it one and three?
It definitely was one and three.
It'll be one of those things,
if I don't get it right this is gonna be
very, very painful.
Where's that notch?
There it is.
Here and here, that's where that notch goes.
Not sure how that notch fit in before, I forget.
(frustrated sigh)
Okay.
There we go.
Yes, okay.
It just takes a bit of dexterity, as well.
This is gonna be a long video to edit.
It's finding that last part to twist in
is a bit of a headache right now.
(relaxing music)
This is the part where I really feel like giving up.
Where I really feel like saying,
"You know what, I solved it, I opened it,"
but for the life of me, there's just...
I just can't not put it back together.
If I could just find, like,
why is this being so difficult right now?
Like, this is supposed to pass through there,
but it just won't.
Oh, there we go.
Bam, we did it!
Time.
An hour.
Thanks for watching.
Alright, guys so that was it.
Pretty proud of my accomplishment today
even though it ran me an hour of my life.
An hour nonstop.
I should've probably, in retrospect, taken a break
because I was getting a little bit saturated near the end.
My mind just wasn't working the way it was supposed to.
Which is super understandable.
Again, I left the link to this puzzle below.
You guys can check it out if you like.
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We'll see you on the next video.
Peace!
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