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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

In The Beginning – The Kimiki Cube

A long, Long, LONG time ago, a little boy took a school field trip to the Museum of Natural History in New York City.  This was a wonderful experience for the little boy who had never been to NYC before and certainly not that far from home without his parents.  Even better, he had 2 dollars in his pocket that his mother had given him that morning to buy something that might catch his interest.

As magical as the museum exhibits were, the little boy was amazed at all the wonderful items on display within the museum gift shop.  Amongst all the fantastical scientific displays, ferocious looking dinosaur figurines, and astronomical paraphernalia, he found himself transfixed by a simple cube, which became his grand purchase.

The cube was obviously made of wood and appeared to be comprised of multiple pieces that interlocked together.  It was even stamped with “JAPAN” on it, which even the little boy knew was all the way on the other side of the world.

After cajoling the first couple of pieces apart, the entire cube disassembled into 12 pieces.  Excited, the little boy ran to show his mother the 12 pieces and explained that she needed to put it back together, which she did.  Little boys don’t like to ask mothers for help and he made sure to never do that again.  His mother is still fearful when he approaches with a puzzle in hand.

He was now on the path.  This puzzle and the many that came afterward, warped the little boy's mind and he had no other recourse than to become an engineer.
 
More than 1000 puzzles later, this first puzzle, the Kimiki Cube, is referred to as Ground Zero.

9 comments:

  1. Great!! Looks amazing and let the adventure begin!

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    1. The most important thing is to have an amazing wife to leave amazing comments.

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    1. Thank you! At some point there will probably be an entry on Little Bruce.

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  3. Nice story. Look forward to many more puzzle stories

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    1. Thank you Tom. I'm expecting a posting pace of once a week. I certainly couldn't support the pace of your blog at gottasolveit.blogspot.com as well as sustaining it over 10 years. I really don't know how you do it.

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  4. I’m pretty sure I had that same puzzle Ken. Great original story, super Burr man ...
    Looking forward to your blog!

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    1. Thank you Steven. It was a great first puzzle and obviously succeeded in starting a lifelong interest. I always enjoy your posts at boxesandbooze.blogspot.com and hope that others will enjoy my blog as much as I enjoy yours. Although I don't drink, I'm always fascinated with your artistic peel sculpting. Perhaps a Teasers and Tea entry someday.

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  5. Great story that bring me lot of memories: my very first puzzle is a kimiki egg!

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