fivesinatras: using the most accurate metric to quantify cool

“…to produce a consistent, reliable methodology for the determination of the coolness quotient of any particular idea or product, it must be evaluated in contrast with an ideal representation of cool: therefore, any such measurement will be quantified with the most precision by calculating the number of Sinatras it contains and the quality to which it applies.”

Quantified Cool, John Maynard Keynes,
Chairman of the World Bank Commission, 1944

Abraham’s Whale by Idan Shvartz


Karakuri Holiday Boxes 2023


Brass Monkey Sixential Discovery by Two Brass Monkeys


Fleur de Lis by Tracy Clemons


Oleg’s Wardrobe by Dee Dixon


Brian’s Big Baffling Bolt by Brian Young

B4


Orbit and Uplift by Dee Dixon


Ripple by Peter Canham


Bandit by MW Puzzles


Turn Turn Turn by Perplex Puzzles


Puzzleduck Pastures by Kel Snache


Walter’s Radio by Dee Dixon


Karakuri 2022 Holiday Boxes


Hex Flex by Kagen Sound


Bad Moon & Apeiron Box by Dee Dixon


aMAZEing PuzzleBox by QuizBrix


3 the Peg, Penny Pincher & Lib Orb Rate by MW Puzzles


Eric Fuller & Nope Box


Angel Box by Will Strijbos (Produced in PLA by Bayou Puzzles)


Red Herring Box by Doog (DoogalooGames)


Jammed Gem by Frederic Boucher & Eric Fuller


Plus Box by Kagen Sound


FastMaze 1 by Dan Fast


Keep Locked by Stickman


Rav’n by Kel Snache (w/art by Janice Bell)


Bananas by Jon Keegan


Trinity, Doors and Drawers & Hellas Cube by Michael Toulouzas, Pelikan & Bernhard Schweitzer


Tornado Box by Kagen Sound and Akio Kamei


Big Ben by Juno, Brian Young & John Moore


Menace by Dee Dixon


A horse with a warrior by Osamu Kasho


Sun Dial by Jesse Born & Rob Yarger


PLOD by Joe Guarin


Pennytentiary by Eric Fuller


Karakuri Holiday Boxes 2021


Angry Walter: A Short Film

The oral history of a forgotten robot, a sequential discovery puzzle box & a world saved by puzzlers.

Snappy Burr & Obscure Burr by Jerry McFarland


Angry Walter by Dee Dixon


Rizal, Aquinaldo, Barasoain, Kusing 25, Walang Galang, Katmon, Apolaki, Visayas, Mindanao, Sanib, Bella, Abrihi, Unluck #4, & Luzon by Rex Rossano Perez


2021 Puzzle Giveaway!

The “fivesinatras was Too Busy to Write a 2021 Puzzle Hunt and Decided to Just Give Away a Bunch of Puzzles Instead” Giveaway!

See the Drawing and Results Here


Boca Bash 2021 at the Puzzle Palace


Abraham’s Well by Brian Young


Reaction to Slammed Car Solution Vid


Mayan Box by Benno de Grote


New Prototype and First Design by Dee Dixon


Butterfly Box by Kagen Sound


Spirit Box by Dee Dixon


Dabbit Invasion by Tye Stahly and Haym Hirsh


13 Office-Themed Puzzles (and one Puzzle-Adjacent Item)


Interviewed and Quizzed by Beats and Pieces


Side Swiper by Ryan Hughbanks


Box of the Celts by Matt M. (Numbskull Puzzles)


The Tippenary Mystery Tour by Jack Krijnen


Playin’ With That (Puzzle Parody of “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-a-Lot)


Bermuda Hexagon (Bill Cutler), 4L Bin & Ship in a Bottle (Pit Khiam Goh), Punch Cards & Nested Cubes (Tom Lensch), Hoffman Packing Puzzle (Dean Hoffman) & Inelegant Series (Haym Hirsch)


One Hand Puzzlebox (Stickman #35) by Robert Yarger


Triple Yolk by Lewis Evans


Blah Box by Eric Fuller


Portal by Dee Dixon


Arrow by Juno


2020 Puzzle Hunt Walkthrough


Karakuri Holiday Boxes 2020


Visitor Q by Frederic Boucher


Detective Box by Joe Guarini


Sea Chest by Jesse Born


Stickman #13 – Chopsticks by Robert Yarger


Burr puzzle (with Yosegi ball inside) by Yoshiyuki Ninomiya


Pair O’ Dice by Tye Stahly


Quadlock I & Burrlephant 3 by Jerry McFarland


Kakoi by Shiro Tajima


Art Deco Clock Box and Book Box Volumes 1, 3 & 4 by Bill Sheckels


EWE UFO by Kel Snache


Three Wise Bolts by Brian Young


Karakuri Creation Group: History, Puzzle Box Reviews and Club Membership


Wishing Well by Perplex Puzzles


The Secretum Cista Experience


Unboxing Secretum Cista by Jesse Born

Waiting for Secretum Cista: Unboxing a (future) Puzzle Legend

Squary Pack, Quadro, Snake Pit, and Mushkila by Yavuz Demirhan


Unlocked Drawer by Kathleen Malcolmson


Surprising Drawer by Osamu Kasho


Ansel by PuzzledWolf


Space Case by Dee Dixon


Lock Box by Eric Fuller


Anti-Gravity Box by Frederic Boucher


Fidget Burr by Jerry McFarland


Asymmetric Cube by Hideaki Kawashima


Tree Box, Cocktail, and Football Match by Diniar Namdarian

Dark Fairy Door by Tracy Clemons


He Can Not Get the Ball! by Yoh Kakuda and Yasuaki Kikuchi


Uroboros by Shiro Tajima


Plant Cycle by Christian Cormier


Push Button Burr by Ken Irvine / Tom Lensch


Schrat by Stephan Baumegger



Snack Brake by Dan Alterman


Pin Block Case from CubicDissection


Gretel from Stephen Baumegger


Unstable Eggs by CoreMods


Jack in the Box by Jesse Born


Puzzle Box Train(ing)


Multiball by Eric Fuller


Slammed Car by Juno