Oh to be a kid again! Seriously though, today’s generation must laugh at what we, and our parents had to play with. I mean how can Tinker Toys, Meccano, Capsella, or even the oringal Nintendo compare to what today’s youths have at their fingertips. Take for instance the Superplexus. It’s a three-dimensional spherical labyrinth that challenges the limits of your manual dexterity and spatial understanding as you maneuver a 5/8″ wooden marble through its entire course. The Superplexus is a complex network of chicanes, multi-planar hairpin turns, spirals, and staircases–even a vortex. Hand made from 3- and 6-ply Finnish birch that form the track, over 400 hours are involved in its construction. The labyrinth is set inside a 36″ diameter acrylic sphere affixed to a Jatoba base using a stainless steel gimballed mount that allows you to tilt the sphere in any direction to guide the marble. The entire track laid out on a straight line is 31 feet longer than a football field. In addition to the track, the ball must travel on a 1/16″ diameter stainless steel wire pathway at eight points along the journey. A series of directional arrows indicate the course to follow, and successful completion requires a minimum of 425 turns (plane changes) of the sphere–without letting the marble fall off the track (check out this video of the first finished Superplexus in action). Now that you are in love, it’s time for a bit of heartbreak. The Superplexus can be yours for the low price of $30,000. Yikes. I think I’ll stick with the Nintendo Wii for my youthful kicks.