Quintus Extreme - Brainteaser Metal Puzzle

The easy part is taking them apart. Give it a shake and it falls apart in your hand. 

A quick inspection reveals that each of the rings is connected and also marked with a unique arrangement of grooves. 

The difficult part is to figure out how the 5 loops reassemble into the elegant braided presentation that you started with! 

Be warned that this is extremely difficult!!

This puzzle was designed by Oskar van Deventer and features a weave pattern invented by Bram Cohen. 

The wrapping-around concept is similar to Carl Hoff's award winning WOW5 puzzle. 

Finally, the idea to turn a puzzle ring into a coaster comes from Serhiy Grabarchuk's who created the Cast Coaster puzzle produced by Hanayama.

Materials - Brass Plated Metal