Meffert's Impossiball
The Impossiball Is the first puzzle in the world to have two functions: It can be used as a rotating puzzle ball, or by removing one of the pieces it becomes thet world's first 19 piece 3-D sliding puzzle.
Mechanism
It is a well sized puzzle with 20 spherical triangles, and it has a very definate movement. This is a puzzle which won't fall apart in your hands. Five triangles form a spherical cap, there are a total of twelve spherical caps. These caps may be rotated through angles of 72°.
The Idea of the Puzzle
The idea of the puzzle is to scramble the colors and then return them to the initial state of twelve single-colored caps.
Make no mistake, this is a difficult puzzle, but the personal satisfaction it gives once solved is brilliant.
