This is an awesome puzzle. I just found it on the net, and apparently it’s very tough, but not unsolvable. You should find a way to get the lock unlocked, and take the key that is locked by it. Only solution I found, is to buy two of these, hoping that both locks can be unlocked with the same key. Other than that, I’m stuck. Can you help me solve this? This is the newest addition to our Toys category. Some of you asked, why is that category named like this: Well, even though it is consisted of puzzles, toys and DIY (do-it-yourself) articles, somehow I decided “Toys” name would suit it the best. You can check it out, and tell me your opinion, I have just updated all the links, and you should find dozen of more cool articles there. But first, let’s solve this puzzle below. Maybe this what we see is instead optical illusion, and maybe the solution is not as hard as we think. I really don’t know. Enjoy!
Update: This lock is called Danlock, and I just wrote second post about it. Check it here.
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The lock is broken next to the key so you can’t see it’s broken. that or #23
I have just purchased and recieved this puzzel from Dan. I have a sealed envelope with the solution in it. This is a multi layered puzzel. Yes the keys are different. It is very easy to open the lock, but from there is where it gets hard. The key ring and bag are not part of the puzzel or its solution. It said so in my instructions. So now I have half key stuck in lock and no obvious way to get it out. Will post when I get further.
just pick the lock with a paper clip
lol
the key is not broken! that´s the illusion! the blue bag is covering the rest of it…
I have solved this puzzel. It took me about 1 and 1/2 hours to do it. Dan Felden did a very nice job of making this puzzel/ trick lock. It took me about 3 minutes to open the lock because of studying it and I did not realy want to put the 2 piece key in it without an obvious way of getting it back out. Once you overcome that fear it opens as any other lock would except now you have a piece of a key suck in it so you cant use the next key you just unlocked. You have to figure out how to get that piece of key back out without anything but what is included. This was my major hurdle that took alot of time playing with the lock and key’s until I found “something” wich enabled me to go on to the next step. From there was still more trickery and unusual thigs you had to do to finnish it. Very nice puzzel/trick lock.
There’s a hole in the bag. The ‘broken’ bit of the key is off a third key and placed there to look like it’s broken off. Take the key out of the hole and open the lock. EASY!!!
I would stick the broken half of the key in turn it with the handle of the key, open the lock. Then I’d use a magnet to get the piece that’s stuck, out of the magnet.
use some wire…it works
I think he just put the broken key in there to show he tried using another key to open it, but i might be wrong.
Just grab a bobby pin and pick it ;)
this is very deceiving i have seen tons of these all th same and all of them r taken from the same view the end of the hoop thing is not joined at all so u just slide out key and u can use it
the key isnt broken. theres two keys and a hole or two in the bag.
one key is sticking out a hole.
and the end of another key is going into a hole.
the comment #23 has a point, there is a broken key and there is a whole key in the pouch that sticks out through the whole in it, however, the point is to open it and keep it still useful, if the broken key belongs to the lock, then the lock has a piece of key stuck inside and it is of course for good there, possible to open, impossible to get the broken piece out, unless of course, the broken key just doesn’t belong to the lock, then it’s a peace of cake.
I’ve seen this puzzle being sold here: http://www.grand-illusions.com/acatalog/Puzzle_Lock.html
From that picture it seems there is a small hole in the bottom part of the broken key. It makes sense to run a strong thread through that hole, and place the busted key into the lock to unlock it. Then simply pull out the bottom part of the broken key using the thread.
~ Robby
the lock isnt even locked i bet…i mean srsly its showing it from the angle of which it would hide the end of the lock.
it would just slide of and on…
what about a very good glue?
I GOT THIS!
THERE ARE THREE KEYS
the “broken one” is actually two parts of two keys
they can unlock the lock
easy the key is not broken ..the is two keys and two holes…..one key goin in and one key going out!!!!=]
the broken key is not the same key as the one on the padlock . which means the owner still has the spare key to open the lock ??? :)
It’s easy, use daa broken key ta open da lock, simple!!!!
TAKE THE LOCK AND KEY TO GET A NEW KEY MADE
There is a hole in the broken off part of the key, tie a thin string in that, open the lock use the string to remove the second half of the broken key.
I used to own one of these, the key is not broken, it is bent
bobbypin
duuuuh theres three keys idiots. ones IS broken ones poking out of the hole and the other is around the lock derrrr man you can see it easily since the smaller part is shinier than the twisting part