How to go from face to face?
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| Figure One: Edge Piece |
There can be edge pieces, as seen in figure one. They would connect each face to face, using a single tunnel. It makes it so there are less pieces overall. Prototypes of this piece will be printed later this week.
How the ball would go from face to the top face?
The edge piece in figure one would not be ideal to connect the side faces the top face since the top face must be able to come off. The edge piece can't simply be cut in half, or else there would be holes and problematic.
How much room should we leave for the lock?
The insides of the cube will hopefully be large enough so it can just fit a gift card at most. The walls are .5 centimeters each, allowing for 9 centimeters inside. Depending on how noisy the material of the 3D printed objects will be, there will also be a layer of foam inside.
What should the pieces look like?
The pieces must have enough variety to be difficult, but not too easy as well. There are 25 pieces per face. There are many possibilities.
How does the ball exit the cube?
Once the ball unlocks the chest, how would it exit? It cannot be released within the cube, because if the chest was closed while it was still there, the ball would be locked as well.
