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Megaminx puzzles feature twelve independent faces

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If a regular cube wasn't enough to induce a headache, someone decided to map sliding rotation mechanics onto a dodecahedron. With fifty movable pieces, it is less of a casual brain-teaser and more of a geometric punishment block.

Megaminx puzzles feature twelve independent faces
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