What is Puzzle globe?
[[File:GlobePuzzle.jpg|thumb|A metal puzzle globe that is a globe of the Earth.]] A '''puzzle globe''' (also called '''jigsaw globe''', '''globe puzzle''', '''puzzle ball''', '''puzzle sphere''' or '''spherical puzzle''') is a series of [[Jigsaw puzzle|puzzle]] pieces that are a complete sphere or [[globe]] when put together. Puzzle globes usually have a [[Substrate (materials science)|substrate]] made of [[One Piece|one piece]] that helps the puzzle pieces as they are put in place. In some puzzle globes, the substrate is made of steel and the puzzle pieces are [[magnet]]ic, the magnetic attraction keeping pieces on the lower part of the sphere from falling off. Like a two-dimensional jigsaw puzzle, a globe puzzle is often made of cardboard and the pieces put together make one layer. Most globe puzzles make things in the shape of a sphere, such as the [[Earth]], the [[Moon]], or historical globes of the Earth. The [[logo of Wikipedia]] is a puzzle globe. It has characters from many different writing systems on it. A jigsaw puzzle globe from the 1870s is in the collection of the [[Whipple Museum of the History of Science]]. It is a copy of an earlier one made in [[Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sites.hps.cam.ac.uk/whipple/explore/globes/jigsawpuzzleglobe/ | title=A jigsaw puzzle globe for teaching geography | access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> == References == {{Commons category|Puzzle globes}} {{Reflist}} [[Category:Puzzles]] [[Category:Three-dimensional shapes]] {{stub}}