Physical Puzzle

Physical Puzzle

In the context of hypercubing, a physical puzzle refers to an N+1 dimensional puzzle projected in N dimensions, such that the projection is operationally equivalent, i.e. the projection "emulates" the true puzzle. Usually, if not specified, it is used to refer to a 4D puzzle projected in 3D.

2D Physical Puzzles

Drawing showing (from top to bottom, left to right) 1^3, 2^3, 2x2x3, 2x3x3, 3^3, 1^3 mirror, 2^3 mirror, 2x2x3 mirror, 2x3x3 mirror, 3^3 mirror, 1x1 pyraminx, 2x2 pyraminx, 3x3 pyraminx, bandaged 3x3 pyraminx, bandaged 4x4 pyraminx

3D Physical Puzzles

Render showing (from left to right, top to bottom) Bandaged void simplex, simplex, 1^4 mirror, 2^4 mirror, 1^4, 2^4, 2x2x2x3, 2x2x3x3, 2x3x3x3, 3^4

The first physical puzzle was the 2^4 designed by Melinda Green in 2017. After this Grant, Luna and Hactar designed and built the 2x2x2x3, 2x2x3x3, 2x3x3x3 and the 3^4 based on Melinda's 2^4 piece design; and Markk designed the 2D physical pyraminx 3x3 and 4x4; and the 3D physical 5-cell 3x3 and 2^4 mirror cube based on Melinda's 2^4 piece design.

3D Physical designs list

2^4-Melinda Green | 2017

2x2x2x3-Luna | December 2021

2x2x3x3-Grant and Hactar | May 2022

2x3x3x3-

3^4-Grant

2^4 Mirror-Markk | August 2022

3x3 Simplex and Bandaged Void Simplex-Markk | August 2022

Physical Shapeshifting Puzzles

Physical shapeshifting puzzle are hard to design, if not impossible, because of their nature of changing shape. All the current 2D and 3D designs don't really work, in some solved states appearing as they're scrambled.

2D physical 2^3 mirror before and after performing the gyro algorithm