Boxes and Booze 6/11/22 Boxes and Booze 6/11/22

Index Case

An index case, also referred to as “patient zero”, is the first documented patient in a disease epidemic within a population, or the first documented patient included in an epidemiological study.

Boxes and Booze 6/4/22 Boxes and Booze 6/4/22

Old Blue Eyes

Madagascar is a small island about two hundred and fifty miles off the east coast of Africa, where you’ll find the only natural habitat of the lemur in the world.

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King of Hearts

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

Boxes and Booze 5/21/22 Boxes and Booze 5/21/22

Ice Capades

It’s getting hot here in Houston Texas, so let’s crank the AC and head to the local ice house for a few cold drinks.

Boxes and Booze 5/14/22 Boxes and Booze 5/14/22

Into the Vortex

The vortex theory [of the atom] is only a dream. Itself unproven, it can prove nothing, and any speculations founded upon it are mere dreams about dreams. - Lord Kelvin

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Idea Men

The “gissha”, or “goshoguruma”, was a Japanese Ox drawn carriage use to transport aristocracy in the Heian period (794-1185).

Boxes and Booze 4/30/22 Boxes and Booze 4/30/22

Dutch Treat

Dutch puzzle designer Benno Baatsen (nom de puzzle de Grote) is pretty pleased with his newest creation, a nod to his homeland and a combination of many of his favorite puzzle styles.

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Boxes and Books

In celebration of World Book Day (April 23), I had the inspired idea to pick up a book. OK, I know what you’re thinking …

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Ze Tomago

There are a few well known makers who have eggcelled at [making eggs] but none are quite so prolific as Australian dentist Stephen Chin, who has made, shall we say, an eggcess of egg puzzles over the years.

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Lift Off!

Spaceflight historians acknowledge the three “fathers” of rocketry who helped launch human beings into space.

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Pirate’s Compass

“Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates.” — Mark Twain, ‘Life On The Mississippi’.

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The Fisherman’s Wish

Japanese Karakuri Creation Group artist Yoh Kakuda weaves magical tales in wood. Each wonderful creation tells a story, but some are simply more magical.

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Piston

Louis Sullivan was the pioneering American architect of the Chicago “Prairie School” style which embraced his famous tenet “form follows function”.

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Angry Walter

“The Zeroth Law: A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.” ― Isaac Asimov, I, Robot

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Brass Monkey 5

What’s heavy and made of brass, has six pieces that fit together, looks the same as four other things and is totally different?

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Tartan Box

"Brothers be ye constant. The yoke which with single mind ye have taken, bear ye to the end; and whatsoever ye have seen with me and heard, keep and fulfil." – St. David, c. 589 AD

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Burr Bot

Burr Bot is a hybrid puzzle box and burr puzzle which also incorporates sequential discovery elements. For a non-burr puzzle enthusiast, it’s also an approachable and addictive introduction to the genre that manages to be both seriously challenging and incredibly fun.

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Love Arrow

“Love is a misunderstanding between two fools.” —Oscar Wilde

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SunDial

Jesse Born and Robert Yarger, two of the world’s best puzzle box artists, have created a modern masterpiece of mechanical secrets.

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Loki

“Because,” said Thor, “when something goes wrong, the first thing I always think is, it is Loki’s fault. It saves a lot of time.” ― Neil Gaiman, Norse Mythology

A spirited journey through the world of collectible artisan puzzles