The Hard Puzzle

[nilsmo]

This is impossible:
http://www.puzzleworld.org/SlidingBlockPuzzles/quzzle.htm

[nix]

I've wasted too much time on that. someone else rack their brains for the greater good. I have work to do.

[Horus_Kol]

I solved that a few years ago - but I forgot how :(

[katharine]

But you cannot solve it the same as a rubix cube.. the stickers/bits dont come off!!! :rolleyes:

[Josh]

doesn't work for me, is it java?

[Erikina]

Originally posted by Josh
doesn't work for me, is it java? Yes

[nilsmo]

Originally posted by Horus_Kol
I solved that a few years ago - but I forgot how :(
No, you must be thinking of a similar puzzle known as Daddy's puzzle, this puzzle is very recent and even harder. The creator made it with a computer program and thought it was insoluble during testing, and no bugs were found in the computer program: turns out there is a solution.

[nilsmo]

..and a screenshot

[Erikina]

Originally posted by nilsmo
No, you must be thinking of a similar puzzle known as Daddy's puzzle, this puzzle is very recent and even harder. The creator made it with a computer program and thought it was insoluble during testing, and no bugs were found in the computer program: turns out there is a solution. on your original post you said it was impossible.

[Leonisknovo]

Originally posted by Erikina
on your original post you said it was impossible.

Perhaps for him :P

[kevin]

I gave up after 450+ moves :(

[Horus_Kol]

Did you get a screenshot of wher you got to after those 450 moves?

[kevin]

Originally posted by Horus_Kol
Did you get a screenshot of wher you got to after those 450 moves?

no.... but maybe I will try again later today.

[nilsmo]

Originally posted by Erikina
on your original post you said it was impossible.
Oh that was just an exaggeration to attract attention...;)

[kevin]

Originally posted by Horus_Kol
Did you get a screenshot of wher you got to after those 450 moves?

here is a series of screenshots, with the bottom right being the closest (and most moves) but I gave up shortly after that.

[nilsmo]

You spent that much time working on the puzzle!!=:O
It's hard to even get the thing to the middle!

[wonderingone]

Normally i hate these type of things, but now i am on a conquest to beat it.:P

[kevin]

Originally posted by nilsmo
You spent that much time working on the puzzle!!=:O
It's hard to even get the thing to the middle!

I estimate I spent 15 to 20 minutes trying it. Personally, I think it's not possible.

[Erikina]

It only took me 2 minutes in mspaint

[Ian]

Originally posted by kevin
Personally, I think it's not possible. :rocker:

[Erikina]

>>http://www.htmlforums.com/attachment.php?postid=340473
Is it real?

[alienfish]

cmon then, tell us the secret!

[Ian]

Originally posted by Erikina
>>http://www.htmlforums.com/attachment.php?postid=340473
Is it real? yes, full screen shot attached for you. (111Kb)

[Erikina]

Congradulations! How long did it take you?

[Ian]

Originally posted by Erikina
Congradulations! How long did it take you? Dunno, a we while, just did it again, didn't take long, less moves this time.

[kevin]

Originally posted by Ian
:rocker:

Now I hate you! :P

[kevin]

yea! finally!

[Horus_Kol]

anybody tried the Puzzle Donkey?

www.puzzledonkey.com


very fiendish :)

[nilsmo]

Suddendly I start feeling very stupid...

[kevin]

Originally posted by nilsmo
Suddendly I start feeling very stupid...

did I ever tell you I'm blind? I solved the puzzle using only my sense of smell. :cool:

[nilsmo]

errr... So you cheated?}:-)

[kevin]

I declare myself the champion! :P

[kevin]

now a perfect score. Took a while to detect that one extra move :(

[kevin]

for those that want to see how it's done.....

[Erikina]

There's no pause/play button :D


Did you make the animation? It's very good, now even I can do it :P

[wonderingone]

Originally posted by kevin
for those that want to see how it's done.....


Thanks kevin....now my conquest is complete.

Probably couldn't have done it without the help

[kevin]

Originally posted by Erikina
There's no pause/play button :D


Did you make the animation? It's very good, now even I can do it :P

Yes I did make the animation, and it was very tedious. 85 screen captures! :eek:

[Josh]

kevin you need a hobby :P

[kevin]

Originally posted by Josh
kevin you need a hobby :P

This is my hobby! :D

[Horus_Kol]

sheesh Kevin! That must have taken ages to do all those screen captures...

[kevin]

Originally posted by Horus_Kol
sheesh Kevin! That must have taken ages to do all those screen captures...

Not really, about 20 minutes total time.

Make the screen captures (PSP7), batch resize/resample them smaller (Irfanview), import them to Animation Shop (Animation Shop 3) all at once and save as a gif. :rocker:

[nilsmo]

Maybe I shouldn't have started this thread...

[alienfish]

the puzzle wasn't THAT hard ^_^

[Kram]

Kev, well done, I couldnt imagine doing that by myself. Nice job. I love puzzles, anymore anyone know about?

[Ian]

Oh yeah, thats right, all praise the guy who said it couldn't be done.... until he was proved wrong..:P

[kevin]

Originally posted by Ian
Oh yeah, thats right, all praise the guy who said it couldn't be done.... until he was proved wrong..:P


hehehe... I figured if Ian can do it, anyone can do it! Well, maybe not nilsmo. :P

[Horus_Kol]

"Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by the guy who just did it"

I can't remember who said that, I'm afraid.

[kevin]

way too many moves but I did it! Took a lot of tries though. :(

[AaronCampbell]

Here is the solution to the original...and YES, I typed it up myself, and did it myself. Each Line is 1 move:

Move A Down
Move 1 Left 2 spaces
Move 2 Up
Move 3 Up
Move 6 Up & Left
Move 3 Down 2 Spaces
Move 2 Right
Move 6 Up 2 Spaces
Move A Right
Move 4 Up 2 Spaces
Move 5 Left
Move 7 Left
Move 8 Left & Up
Move 7 Right 2 Spaces
Move 5 Down
Move 8 Left 2 Spaces
Move A Down
Move 6 Down & Left
Move 2 Left
Move 3 Up 2 Spaces
Move A Right
Move 8 Right & Up
Move 5 Up
Move 7 Left 2 Spaces
Move A Down
Move 8 Right 2 Spaces
Move 2 Down
Move 1 Right
Move 4 Up
Move 6 Down & Left
Move 2 Left
Move 8 Left & Up
Move 3 Down
Move 1 Right
Move 2 Up
Move 6 Right 2 Spaces
Move 4 Down
Move 2 Down
Move 1 Left 2 Spaces
Move 3 Up
Move 8 Up
Move 6 Up
Move A Up
Move 7 Right 2 Spaces
Move 5 Down
Move 2 Down
Move 6 Left
Move 8 Down
Move 1 Right
Move 4 Up
Move 2 Left
Move A Left
Move 3 Down 2 Spaces
Move 1 Right
Move 8 Right
Move 6 Right
Move 4 Right
Move 2 Up 2 Spaces
Move A Left
Move 6 Down 2 Spaces
Move 8 Left
Move 3 Up
Move 6 Right
Move A Right
Move 2 Down 2 Spaces
Move 4 Left
Move 8 Left & Up
Move A Up
Move 6 Left 2 Spaces
Move 7 Up
Move 5 Right 2 Spaces
Move 6 Down & Left
Move 7 Left
Move 5 Left
Move 3 Down 2 Spaces
Move A Right
Move 8 Down 2 Spaces
Move 4 Right
Move 2 Up 2 Spaces
Move 8 Left & Down
Move 2 Down
Move 4 Down
Move 1 Left 2 Spaces
Move A Up

[nilsmo]

Originally posted by kevin
hehehe... I figured if Ian can do it, anyone can do it! Well, maybe not nilsmo. :P
Hey, hey, HEY! My IQ is 152 according to a test with: The Standard Deviation of our test is currently 14.889

[Horus_Kol]

who was your test with?

[alienfish]

Originally posted by nilsmo
Hey, hey, HEY! My IQ is 152 according to a test with: The Standard Deviation of our test is currently 14.889

But that range may be higher than your IQ! :p