Bram Cohen (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} bramcohen) wrote,@ 2008-08-23 13:30:00 |
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Improving a Puzzle Ring Design
I was never very happy with the second design on this page, so the other day I came up with this improvement, which is more compact, has fewer crossings, and comes apart more easily:
At first glance this design appears to have some unnecessary crossings, but refactoring those out makes the braid pattern so tight that it can't be taken apart. This design is a simple tweak of the simplest puzzle ring of this kind to make it actually work as a puzzle. I'm quite fond of it.
I was never very happy with the second design on this page, so the other day I came up with this improvement, which is more compact, has fewer crossings, and comes apart more easily:
____________ ___ _________ ______
\ / \ / \ /
\ / /
___ ___ / \ / \ ___ / \ ___
\ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ /
\ \ / / \ \
___/ \ / \___/ \ / \ / \___/ \___
\ / \ / \ /
/ / \
______/ \_________/ \___/ \____________At first glance this design appears to have some unnecessary crossings, but refactoring those out makes the braid pattern so tight that it can't be taken apart. This design is a simple tweak of the simplest puzzle ring of this kind to make it actually work as a puzzle. I'm quite fond of it.
