A puzzle enthusiast purchased the SMS Box Puzzle, a rare and expensive puzzle made by Brian Young, for $1,300. The puzzle has a complex mechanism that requires a specific sequence of steps to open it and reveal a hidden compartment containing a SIM card. The enthusiast, unable to solve the puzzle on their own, obtained a solution from the creators and followed the instructions to open the puzzle. Despite using the solution, they found the puzzle to be extremely challenging, with many intricate steps and hidden mechanisms. The puzzle features multiple booby traps, magnets, and a rotating dial, making it a highly complex and impressive puzzle. The enthusiast was impressed by the craftsmanship and thought that went into creating the puzzle, and they acknowledged that even with the solution, the puzzle was still difficult to solve.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The puzzle is called the SMS Box Puzzle and is a limited edition of only 130 puzzles.
2. The puzzle is made from Queensland black beam and the dial is made from Queensland silver ash.
3. The puzzle was created by Brian Young and is considered one of the hardest puzzles on the planet.
4. The goal of the puzzle is to receive an SMS with an old telephone.
5. The puzzle has multiple compartments, locks, and booby traps that need to be solved in a specific sequence.
6. The puzzle comes with a number of tools that are used to solve it.
7. No external items are required or allowed to solve the puzzle.
8. The puzzle has a number of deliberate booby traps that can lead to dead ends.
9. The puzzle requires no force or external energy to solve, only clever manipulation of the tools and mechanisms.
10. The puzzle's creators, Brian and Sue, provided a solution to the first part of the puzzle, which is considered extremely difficult.
11. The solution to the puzzle involves a number of intricate steps, including rotating the dial, using the brass plug, and manipulating the SIM card.
12. The puzzle has a secret compartment that contains a mobile phone and a SIM card.
13. The puzzle requires 25-30 swirls of the phone in a clockwise motion to unlock a mechanism.
14. The puzzle has a final step that requires the user to put the drawer back in the box and unlock the SIM card compartment.