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Esponja de Binimelis - IPP 23 Chicago Exchange Puzzle

Esponja de Binimelis - IPP 23 Chicago Exchange Puzzle

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Item Location: United States

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dwaldof 232	$1.00	20.03.2025 16:58:06

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Exchange puzzle for IPP 23 (2003) in Chicago.
Designed by Maria Isabel Binimelis Bassa & Albert Violant i Holz.
Produced by Juan Binimelis Ramirez.

20 cubes with pins and holes, to be assembled into a cube.

Goal

Put the 20 pieces of the puzzle together joining pins and holes to form the first iteration of the Menger sponge (i.e., a 3x3x3 cube with the center of each face and the center of the cube empty), so that all the pins remain in the interior of the structure.

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Esponja de Binimelis - IPP 23 Chicago Exchange Puzzle

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Star Ball Burr 2003 – from the Pelikan Exclusive Line – RARE

Family Puzzle II – Pelikan Exclusive Line – RARE

Lateral Thinking - Designer: Brian Young - Maker: Allan Boardman

Mechanical Iris Puzzle Box (from Codex Silenda)