Tuesday 16 March 2010

The Superplexus


With a price of $30,000 this is probably the most expensive toy ever.

This is the three-dimensional spherical labyrinth that challenges the limits of your manual dexterity and spatial understanding as you maneuver a 5/8" wooden marble through its entire course. The Superplexus is a complex network of chicanes, multi-planar hairpin turns, spirals, and staircases - even a vortex.

The entire track laid out on a straight line is 31' longer than a football field. In addition to the track, the ball must travel on a 1/16" diameter stainless steel wire pathway at eight points along the journey. A series of directional arrows indicate the course to follow, and successful completion requires a minimum of 425 turns (plane changes) of the sphere - without letting the marble fall off the track.


(via Random Good Stuff)

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