Tutu - Dr. Volker Latussek by Pelikan

 

This puzzle is a very difficult solve with what appears to be such simple pieces!

Here’s the full description by Dr. Latussek at Pelikan:

“A tribute to Yasuhiro Hashimoto… With his designs, Yasuhiro Hashimoto has given friends of mechanical puzzles all over the world deeply felt moments of happiness. When I recently had the opportunity to work with his 4L puzzle for the first time, the thought matured in me to say thank you for the wonderful time that Hashimoto-san gives us. Now I could have sent him a message and somehow put my admiration into more or less appropriate words. However, I decided to dedicate a mechanical puzzle to him, which might never have been thought of without his 4L puzzle. TUTU is created by a transformation of the 4L puzzle into the usual n-folded cubic world. The transformation is written as: 4L is equal to 2 times 2L; which transforms into 2 times TU, which is in turn equal to TUTU. The cuboid box with an L-shaped opening becomes a 3x3x2 box with a T-shaped 3×3 opening. Is that all? Yes, that is all. Because something unexpected happens during this transformation, even for those familiar with 4L. While this remains perfectly valid, the 4L puzzle will always be the original. Many thanks for that, Hashimoto-san.”