Churchill's Cigar

April 11, 2020 3:07 PM

Solving Churchill's Cigar and Whisky Bottle Puzzle.
From the German Youtube channel Mr. Puzzle
posted by growabrain (12 comments total)

hol up a minute. we all know it ain't solved till you reset it.
posted by es_de_bah at 3:34 PM on April 11, 2020 [2 favorites]

1. Drink the whisky.
2. Smoke the cigar.
3. Wonder why anyone would do that to a perfectly good cigar.
4. Puzzle over why the whisky and cigars are gone.
posted by Greg_Ace at 3:52 PM on April 11, 2020 [5 favorites]

does one need some cigars and some whiskey to do this? because in a limited, once every few years manner, that sounds pretty great!
posted by mwhybark at 4:02 PM on April 11, 2020

He resets it in the full video.
posted by He Is Only The Imposter at 4:58 PM on April 11, 2020 [4 favorites]

SPOILER!
posted by Splunge at 5:14 PM on April 11, 2020

Mr Puzzle is an absolute delight, he's like the Bob Ross of puzzle enthusiasts.
posted by Mary Ellen Carter at 5:41 PM on April 11, 2020 [1 favorite]

Some poor bastard in the third world had to assembled that thing.
posted by drivingmenuts at 6:09 PM on April 11, 2020

This is a junk puzzle that requires endless fiddling rather than physically simple but topologically clever movements. Folks, share your favourites of the latter type!
posted by seanmpuckett at 6:29 PM on April 11, 2020 [2 favorites]

The best puzzle box I've ever had the pleasure of solving during The Famine Games puzzle hunt: The X Box
posted by persona at 7:48 PM on April 11, 2020 [2 favorites]

This is clearly not for me - I don’t even have the required attention span to finish the video
posted by piyushnz at 11:49 AM on April 12, 2020 [2 favorites]

The U&U Puzzle is a more topological, less "fiddly" one. Hedgehog in a Cage is also cute, I thought.
posted by Kadin2048 at 8:37 PM on April 12, 2020 [1 favorite]

Needs more soothing piano-backed narration from Bennett Foddy.
posted by Rhaomi at 9:48 PM on April 12, 2020