Friday: The Superplexus ($30,000)

 Puzzles, infuriating but satisfying at the same time. This particular type of puzzle began as a small and portable 3D sphere whereby the player has to navigate a small ball from one point to another, seems easy huh? well, not when the path is interweaving and covered in obstacles its not.  The dificulty lies in the player having to deal with dimention and gravity shifts, the ball runs on walls that become floors and ramps that become hills. The small ones like on the left is popular amongst kids…

                                                                       …but prepare to meet the perplexus in adulthood!

The Biggun': The Superplex

  Does the puzzle evolve into this like a Pokemon once completed? Close but no, it’s creator spends almost 400hours making a single unit (hence the hefty price tag). The 10x larger Superplex holds the tricky labyrinth that mutates into an additional stainless steel wire pathway making it that much more challenging. Within the almost paradox-like pathways are a series of obstacles including hairpin bends, spirals, stair cases and a sneaky vortex. The wooden path stretched out would run an entire football pitch, plus an added 31 foot. This compacted into a 3 foot wide sphere is a tricky puzzle indeed.

  Watching the video below of the finished product, I just love how it moves on its Gimbal Rings – so smooth! Such a design marvel deserves to go on the list.

  The Superplex is limited to five units only being made and each one comes with a $30,000 cost. You can get one at Hammacher – really, you can!

The original Perplexus:

The finished Superplexus: