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![Cracked! (Plato's Egg) puzzle by richgain](/previews/8787255.jpg)
Cracked! (Plato's Egg) puzzle by richgain
by Thingiverse
Last crawled date: 3 years, 1 month ago
This is my entry for the 2015 IPP Puzzle Design competitionhttp://www.johnrausch.com/DesignCompetition/2015/default.htm#08
Read more about the story behind this puzzle in the 'How I Designed This' section
The puzzle is composed of three nested layers of dodecahedra.
The challenge is to crack Plato's egg into its constituent parts, find and disassemble the trisected dodecahedron at the centre, then put it back together again.
Each of the three stages requires a degree of coordinate motion.
The white of the egg is particularly hard to disassemble by hand but will easily come apart by spinning the egg on the table.
You will need to print:
3 of the Shell pieces in light brown
2 of the White A pieces in white or clear
2 of the White B pieces in white or clear
3 of the Yolk pieces in yellow
If you like this puzzle, please consider leaving a tip to encourage me to share more of my puzzles.
Read more about the story behind this puzzle in the 'How I Designed This' section
The puzzle is composed of three nested layers of dodecahedra.
The challenge is to crack Plato's egg into its constituent parts, find and disassemble the trisected dodecahedron at the centre, then put it back together again.
Each of the three stages requires a degree of coordinate motion.
The white of the egg is particularly hard to disassemble by hand but will easily come apart by spinning the egg on the table.
You will need to print:
3 of the Shell pieces in light brown
2 of the White A pieces in white or clear
2 of the White B pieces in white or clear
3 of the Yolk pieces in yellow
If you like this puzzle, please consider leaving a tip to encourage me to share more of my puzzles.
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