By Andrew Liszewski
The trickiest part of this Superplexus 36 inch spherical puzzle isn’t getting the 5/8 inch wooden marble through the immensely complex maze, it’s convincing myself that $30,000 isn’t too much to spend for an over-sized mindgame. The majority of the track is handmade from Finnish birch (it apparently takes over 400 hours to build just one) though some sections require you to navigate the ball on 1/16-inch stainless steel wire, and if laid out in a straight line the whole course would end up being about 31 feet longer than a football field.
The labyrinth is held inside a giant acrylic sphere mounted to a stainless steel gimbaled mount allowing you to tilt it in any direction, and successfully getting the marble from the start to the finish through obstacles like stairs, sprirals and hairpin turns requires at least 425 turns (or plane changes) and a good amount of creative swearing I imagine. You can order one from Hammacher Schlemmer of course, if you’ve got 30g’s burning a hole in your pocket.
[ The Superplexus ] VIA [ The Green Head ]
Or, for under $25, you can get one of these: http://www.amazon.com/PlaSmart-BL100-Perplexus-…
Thinking about asking my wife for one for my birthday here in a couple of days 🙂
That is really cool. I don't think that I could figure it out. It's a great piece of art as well.
That is really cool. I don't think that I could figure it out. It's a great piece of art as well.
Superplexus Spherical Labyrinth – Not Just For Prep-School Kids.