{"id":1892,"date":"2012-06-03T19:29:33","date_gmt":"2012-06-03T11:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=1892"},"modified":"2022-12-07T17:26:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T09:26:42","slug":"binsulong-the-puzzling-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/binsulong-the-puzzling-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Binsulong the puzzling game"},"content":{"rendered":"

I saw Binsulong<\/strong> (other names: Inuang Dazang<\/em>,\u00a0Teka Teki Puteri<\/em>) in a festival and was fascinated by it. Binsulong is a traditional game of Kadazandusun people. There is a string “trapped” inside the double-loop rattan spiral and you need to pull it out without cutting the string. At first look, I thought it was impossible!<\/p>\n

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\nIn contrast to time-killer computer games, Binsulong really needs brain to work out the puzzle, so it’s a game makes kids smarter. PlayStation and Internet make your kids stupider, as told by researchers. Tell me, what does your kid learn from playing Angry Bird and Diablo III?<\/p>\n

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\nYou may use the diagram to make one Binsulong for yourself. It is easy to make and costs almost nothing, only 3 elastic sticks, a string and a few rubber bands needed.<\/p>\n

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\nBoth kids and adults were trying Binsulong, but most were stuck and gave up.<\/p>\n

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\nThen an expert came and solved the puzzle. He did it in only a few seconds, so fast that I couldn’t see the steps. I requested him to do it slowly step-by-step so I can record it on video (see below):<\/p>\n