Puzzle Cube

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This week our class has been working on crafting a challenging puzzle cube. Think Tetris, but in three dimensions. Our goal was to create a 3x3x3 cube consisting of 5-ish interlocking pieces made of 4-5 cubes each, all extending along the X, Y, and Z axes. The professor suggested attempting a 4x4x4 cube for an extra challenge, and since I thrive on taking on excessive workloads, I decided to push myself to the limit. Why settle for being sane when you can be the burnt-out college student laughing quietly in the Target checkout line? This design was created as part of the University of New Hampshire's ET 401 "Introduction to 3D Printing" course. You can find detailed design plans to this project and many others on the website http://3dprinting.illustratingmath.com/2018/09/06/who-wins-in-a-boxing-match-the-sphere-or-the-cube-the-cube-because-it-has-the-edge