Impossible Challenge-Unsolved Mysteries Redux -1/17 Update!

[jdelgado06]

So I was recently digging through the old, famous, "Unsolved Mysteries Thread," reminiscing and all that...

I remembered a small section on the OP lists the levels that the community had, at the time, deemed impossible. With lots of newer absolutely awesome FC players emerging, and the fact that most of these challenges were completed quite a long time ago, I thought it might be worth another look with a fresh thread.

I'd call this a stunning success if we, as a community, were able to solve any of these levels:
This thread is a success!

Toss this!, by MCToon: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=1128
SOLVED by chris4a4: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8471394

Under over up, by Anteconomics: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=4131
SOLVED by Kalma (with final tweaks by zhyrek): http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8783675

Amazing, by ???: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=16012
SOLVED by Kalma: http://www.fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=11679238


E, by fakarten: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=1034
bookshelf, by blegles: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=16681
bookshelf 2, by blegles: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=16803
Corners, by j_grouchy: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=12539


So, get to work! Post your progress so we can work together.

[zhyrek]

Ok! The first one, all we need is a trigger and an initial thrower.
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8467667

[zhyrek]

Possibly a trigger like this (incredibly unrefined)
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8468041

[OfficiallyHaphazard]

So I was recently digging through the old, famous, "Unsolved Mysteries Thread," reminiscing and all that...

I remembered a small section on the OP lists the levels that the community had, at the time, deemed impossible. With lots of newer absolutely awesome FC players emerging, and the fact that most of these challenges were completed quite a long time ago, I thought it might be worth another look with a fresh thread.

I'd call this a stunning success if we, as a community, were able to solve any of these levels:

Under over up, by Anteconomics: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=4131
Toss this!, by MCToon: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=1128
E, by fakarten: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=1034
bookshelf, by blegles: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=16681
bookshelf 2, by blegles: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=16803
Corners, by j_grouchy: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?levelId=12539
Amazing, by ???: http://FantasticContraption.com/?levelId=16012

So, get to work! Post your progress so we can work together.

Some of the best times were from that thread. Kalma + Entity and others == amazingness.
If anyone can beat E...
Edit: on second thought, E looks a bit more plausible than how I remember it... but still quite hard.

[jdelgado06]

Edit: on second thought, E looks a bit more plausible than how I remember it... but still quite hard.

that's what prompted me to start this thread... none of them really seem "obviously impossible."

[chris4a4]

This thread is now a success!

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8471394

Took some major tweakage

[jdelgado06]

AWESOME!

[chris4a4]

My original idea:

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8471352

Not nearly as good... I couldn't get it to stand straight, and I doubt that is possible...

Edit: You wanna update the OP?

[Dr. Phil]

nice work chris

[rabid squirrel]

I would LOVE to see bookshelf, it would make my day (It looks like it really is impossible though)

[{???}]

I didn't make Amazing, what are you talking about?

[osiris2]

Corners is defenitly possible and amazing defenitly isn't!
The start of Under Over Up is easy ( http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8473718 ) but I can't get something big enough through to do the last part.

edit: I got a small cart through. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8473738

[zhyrek]

I just got a great idea for this. What if there was a comp where everyone was split onto two teams, and the levels would be unsolved levels? It would both encourage collaborating and the spirit of a competition would strive people on to do better than normal.

[danny135]

Bookshelf is impossible. One of the goal pieces is to small to fit in the goal.

[JHawk4]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8588677
if you can get the cart up, I think it will work.

[zhyrek]

Argg. Incredibly close. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8589207

[ironmano]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8598828 I think you guys were over-complicating it. Lets start tweaking that pult trigger

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8599094 Heres a second machine to get over the wall. It seems to be a bit easier to tweak

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8599220 I'm not having much luck tweaking the trigger.

[JHawk4]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8599351 early.

[Linkzcap]

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8599824

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8599869

http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8599883

Something seems wrong with this design, it won't trigger right.

[chris4a4]

It might not even throw it far enough, but here is a tweak I made:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=8599956
Two Clockwise wheels, so it runs faster.