Lee Krasnow's puzzles

July 15, 2011 7:06 PM

Lee Krasnow makes puzzles.
posted by Trurl (9 comments total)

So, so, so, so SO awesome. Thanks.
posted by Gator at 7:24 PM on July 15, 2011

These puzzles owe a _lot_ to the Japanese tradition of karakuri - samples here and here.
posted by woodblock100 at 7:58 PM on July 15, 2011 [2 favorites]

That's astounding.
posted by e.e. coli at 8:02 PM on July 15, 2011

Wow. Had to stop watching the binary box, it was starting to hurt my brain and I was getting dizzy.
posted by l2p at 8:07 PM on July 15, 2011

Amazing. here's his website.
posted by mhjb at 8:15 PM on July 15, 2011

Oh right, there's more than one link in the FPP... nice one mhjb.
posted by mhjb at 8:16 PM on July 15, 2011

The video is really great.

And his advice near the end "You're going to be flawed in some manner or another, so you want to at least plan for it.". I think we should pass a national law, requiring Donald Rumsfeld to get that tattooed on his chest.
posted by benito.strauss at 5:51 AM on July 16, 2011

Fascinating. I wonder how much advanced planning each one takes? Are there detailed schematics sampled somewhere? Or is that the magician giving away his tricks?
posted by stroke_count at 7:37 AM on July 16, 2011 [1 favorite]

Lee was my neighbor last year. He's a super nice guy, his puzzles are beautiful and to top it all off, he puts a box of random puzzle pieces on the curb for people to take and repurpose in any way they choose. I miss Jingletown....a gem in East Oakland!
posted by hangingbyathread at 6:39 PM on July 16, 2011 [1 favorite]