I brute-forced a wooden Antikythera-style puzzle in Rust

Name: I brute-forced a wooden Antikythera-style puzzle in Rust
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Author: garyhtou

by garyhtou·Jul 22, 2026·2 points·1 comment

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AI Analysis

●●SolidCozyNiche Gem

Brute-forcing a wooden puzzle in Rust is the perfect weekend project.

Strengths

•Clean use of Rust enums and serde to model the physical constraints of the puzzle dials.
•Solves a 20,000-state search space instantly, proving the algorithmic approach works.

Weaknesses

•Stops at brute force without implementing the hinted dynamic programming optimization.
•Highly specific utility that solves exactly one physical toy and nothing else.

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