{"product_id":"chaos-sphere-puzzle","title":"Chaos Sphere Puzzle","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 pieces. 12 colors. No symmetry. One extraordinary challenge!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChaos Sphere is a fascinating geometric assembly puzzle that combines mathematics, creativity, and a truly unusual design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnlike traditional spherical puzzles, Chaos Sphere has \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eno intrinsic symmetry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It consists of 12 uniquely shaped curved pieces, each in a different color. Every piece follows an arc of a great circle on a sphere, creating a beautiful and seemingly chaotic structure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe puzzle was developed through a collaboration between \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOskar van Deventer, Robin Houston, and Diogo Sousa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by Derek Bosch's Icosahedron Frequency-3 Sphere, Oskar challenged his collaborators to create a spherical structure without any intrinsic symmetry. Diogo discovered a remarkable 12-edge graph that not only met this requirement but was also proven to have the minimum possible number of edges. Surprisingly, the graph is also self-dual!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRobin then optimized the positioning of the pieces, while Oskar developed the physical prototypes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a colorful, 80 mm diameter sphere that looks like a mathematical work of art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe challenge:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Assemble all 12 curved pieces into a perfect sphere. With no symmetry to guide you and every piece being different, finding the correct arrangement can be extremely difficult.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a challenging puzzle, so don't hesitate to use photos of the assembled sphere as a reference!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePuzzle type:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Geometric assembly \/ Spheregrity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePieces:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 12 curved pieces in 12 different colors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiameter:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 80 mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDifficulty:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very challenging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesigners:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Oskar van Deventer, Robin Houston \u0026amp; Diogo Sousa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCan you bring order to the chaos?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Puzzle Guy Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56503587406166,"sku":"OVD-069","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0127\/4966\/files\/MulticoloredInterlockingBandSphere.png?v=1794004330","url":"https:\/\/puzzleguy.store\/products\/chaos-sphere-puzzle","provider":"Puzzle Guy Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}