Shift Happens is a meshing-gear puzzle in the same vein as
Pentafold and
Gear Fold. Bram Cohen wanted a set of six gears with an unequal number of teeth. After some discussion, he proposed the numbers 10-20-16-12-18-15. The initial idea was to have the gears in a triangle, but the gear set would not mesh that way. The alternative was a hexagonal pattern. As Pentafold and Gear Fold are rather floppy due to their hinges, Shift Happens uses a shifting mechanism similar to
Gear Shift, but flat instead of spatial.
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YouTube video.
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Shapeways Forum.
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Twisty Puzzles Forum.
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