Nail Puzzle Solution

Solution

Step 1:

Set one loose nail on a flat surface (like a table)

Step 2:

Set another loose nail perpendicular to the nail from step 1 with the head of the nail resting on and against the shank of the other nail. Follow this same step with seven other loose nails, alternating the direction of each (180 degrees to the previous).

Step 3:

Lay the last loose nail across the nail from step 1 with the head of the nail opposite it.

Step 4:

Carefully grab the assembly by the ends of the top and bottom nails (from steps 1 and 3). Slowly pick the assembly up, ensuring the heads of the eight nails in the center of the assembly lock their heads onto the top nail. Now carefully place the whole assembly on the nail attached to the wooden block. Take care to balance it before letting go.