Mysterious X Puzzle

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The Mysterious X is a fun desk puzzle. Here are the instructions for the user: Remove the square from the X, and then put it back on. The STL files have the X cross pieces and the square laid out separately for print-ability. The rods that are printed into the cross pieces will need to be broken free and cleaned up so they slide in and out of the slots easily, this is key to making this puzzle difficult. To assemble, push the rods all the way into the slots and carefully insert both into the square, form the cross pieces into an X and lock them into each other. Cheats below.... don't keep reading if you want to solve it yourself.... Spoilers.... don't read Okay... you're going to read To remove the X from the square, spin the X on a flat surface (or parallel to the ground). The rods will pull into the channels due to the spinning. Then the cross pieces should be able to unlock from each other.