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Solution of Luban Lock with Double Cross Cage

There are many kinds of kongming locks, one of which is a cross lock, and many of them can be used as entrance locks. Today, let's share how to open our cross lock.

1. Place Kong Mingsuo in the following order.

2. Give each one a serial number, and place 2 and 1 as shown.

3. Insert 3 into the cross gap of 1 2 as shown in the figure below.

4. Place 4 on the opposite side of 3 and insert 5 into the gap.

The other side is like this.

5. Insert the last piece in the last gap.

1, Kongming Lock, also known as Bagua Lock and Luban Lock, is a traditional fixed connector of ancient civil buildings in China, and it is also an intellectual toy widely circulated among the people in China. There are other names, such as "not dull", "six sons are fragrant", "doing nothing" and "difficult wood".

2. Kongmingsuo, without nails and ropes, is completely supported by the connection of its own structure, just like a piece of paper can be folded in half to stand up, showing a seemingly simple but extraordinary wisdom.

According to legend, Kongmingsuo was invented by Lu Ban from the end of the Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period.

On June 8th, 20021,10, Xia Yan broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest assembly of Kongming Lock (Luban Lock) project, which took 5.37 seconds.