Gorgeous Typography Puzzles Will Teach Kids the Dangers of Comic Sans

Gorgeous Typography Puzzles Will Teach Kids the Dangers of Comic Sans

The fact of the matter is, if you don’t teach your kids about the dangers of using Comic Sans when they’re young, they’re just going to pick it up on the street. Whether it’s a flyer for a garage sale, or a bulletin board at their preschool, the world is a minefield of terrible typography, and you need to address the issue with your young’ns before it becomes a problem.

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Brain Teaser Table Is More Complicated Than Ikea, But Also More Fun

Brain Teaser Table Is More Complicated Than Ikea, But Also More Fun

Do you like a challenge when it comes to assembling flat-pack furniture? And we’re not talking about deciphering the illustrations and hieroglyphs in an Ikea manual. We mean real Mensa-level stuff. If blank crossword puzzles and unsolved Sudoku grids get you really excited, you’ll love the incredibly complicated furniture from Bulgaria’s Praktrik.

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Can You Solve the 10 Hardest Logic Puzzles Ever Created?

Can You Solve the 10 Hardest Logic Puzzles Ever Created?

So you think you are clever, right? Then here is your chance to pit your brain against some of the world’s hardest logic puzzles ever created. After having created number puzzles like Calcudoku and Killer Sudoku for many years, I decided to try and find the most challenging ones out there. Every once in a while I added a new type of puzzle, until I ended up with a list of 10.

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The World’s Smallest Jigsaw Puzzle Is a Cinch If You Can Find It

The World's Smallest Jigsaw Puzzle Is a Cinch If You Can Find It

Big, complex puzzles get all the attention, but doesn’t the other end of the spectrum deserve a little love? Take the smallest jigsaw puzzle in the world, for example. It’s not that complicated to put together, but only if you’ve got a magnifying glass and one hell of a fine touch.

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How Many Rubik’s Cubes Would You Need To Build a House?

Looking for an easier way to change the color of your home without breaking out the paint brushes and rollers? Build it from Rubik’s Cubes, instead of traditional materials like wood, steel, or drywall. More »

Logiq Tower Stacking Puzzle: The Evil Offspring of Tetris and Jenga

If you can easily blast your way through hundreds of lines in Tetris and stack a perfectly balanced Jenga tower to the ceiling, maybe you need a new challenge. And maybe designer Marko Pavlović has just what you’re looking for with his Logiq Tower that puts a unique spin on 3D puzzles. More »

Adding Spinning Dials To a Rubik’s Cube Is Downright Evil

Unless you’re some kind of prodigy who can solve one while juggling, making pancakes, and whistling Dixie, the Rubik’s cube is already difficult enough. So why on earth would someone go and add a numbered, spinning dial to each side? That’s just sadistic. More »

Preposterously Intricate Maze Took Seven Year’s of This Janitor’s Life

Almost 30 years ago, a Japanese janitor casually drew a few lines, which turned into a few more lines, which turned into seven years of his life and the most demonically intricate maze—hand-drawn or otherwise—that I have ever seen. More »

Preposterously Intricate Maze Took Seven Years of This Janitor’s Life

Almost 30 years ago, a Japanese janitor casually drew a few lines, which turned into a few more lines, which turned into seven years of his life and the most demonically intricate maze—hand-drawn or otherwise—that I have ever seen. More »

A Pencil Puzzle That’s Harder Than Any Test You’d Use It For

What if the pencil you were using to take an intelligence test was actually more challenging than any of the mind-bending questions? That’s seemingly what inspired the Varacil mechanical pencil that arrives completely disassembled in 22 obscurely-shaped parts. It’s not just some assembly required, it’s all up to you. More »