On 11/26/08, rwg@sdf.lonestar.org <rwg@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
... Application: A puzzle box requiring an explosive decompression chamber. See http://gosper.org/slab.htm --rwg
You dismantle the thing by putting a balloon inside and then inflating it.
Uh-huh.
So how do you put it together in the first place? WFL
Make a mold for ice "cubes" exactly the shape and size that the pieces enclose as they are about to fall apart. Moisten the pieces and stick them to the "cube". Bind it up with rubber bands and let the ice melt. Actually, with low friction these things might be too easy to disassemble--just pull on opposite sides. Even with Mike Stay's evil twist. But I suspect a subtle tongue and groove detent mechanism could fix that. --rwg TURTLE ISLAND TRUNDLE-TAILS