Anyone remember the Rubix Cube?

[PlatinumGold]

my 7 yr old finished it last night. it took him about 3 hrs.

amazing, i remember trying these when i was in middle school. i was never able to do more than 2 rows. he finished the whole thing.

 

[Modeps]

I see babies cry, I watch them grow... they'll learn much more than I'll ever know.

 

[MisterJackson]

I saw one yesterday that was silver on every side. I still couldn't figure it out.

 

[austin316]

Originally posted by: Modeps
I see babies cry, I watch them grow... they'll learn much more than I'll ever know.

:disgust:

 

[DaFinn]

Damn, got to find mine when I get home...

 

[dman]

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: Modeps
I see babies cry, I watch them grow... they'll learn much more than I'll ever know.

It's from 'It's a wonderful world' and I don't think it's offensive in the song... as written out above, well, guess it depends on how you read it.

I solved the 3x3x6 cube (from any random-spot) and a bunch of the other puzzles (pyramid was easiest, link was fun, I forget the others) as a kid. Never solved the 4x4x6 cube though, it broke before I had a chance. Reading up on it a few years back, I doubt I would have, pretty tough that one (and fragile too).

 

[moshquerade]

yep, and i never solved it :cry;

actually, i didn't have the patience to solve it.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: austin316

Originally posted by: Modeps
I see babies cry, I watch them grow... they'll learn much more than I'll ever know.

:disgust:

It's pathetic if you dont know where that quote is from.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: moshquerade
yep, and i never solved it :cry;

actually, i didn't have the patience to solve it.

ya, that's what i tell myself too. but i'm not sure it's just patience. spatial recognition was never among my strong points.

 

[jamesbond007]

There was a guy at my high school who could complete the whole thing in like 30 seconds! It was like watching lightning!

 

[Kelemvor]

I always just took them apart by popping off one of the pieces and then taking it all apart and reassembling it. Once it's solved I can make some patterns and stuch on them which area neat. There's the easy Checkboard pattern and there's the square with the center spot different. I like that one.

 

[bleeb]

There are specific algorithms to solving the rubix cube... like you do the outside rows, and then get it into a specific form... then you can solve it.

Anyone remember that cartoon with the kid who had to solve the rubix cube??

 

[FortFunFoSho]

My friend recently bought one. Read the book on the strategy of it. He can do it pretty much in under 2 minutes no matter what.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: FortFunFoSho
My friend recently bought one. Read the book on the strategy of it. He can do it pretty much in under 2 minutes no matter what.

reading the book first is cheating.

 

[TheAudit]

I liked the Snake thingy.

 

[Megatomic]

I've got one on my bookshelf at home. I can solve it but not as quickly as I could when I was a kid.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Anyone remember the Rubix Cube?

No I was in a comma during the 80's <edit> <--- I was going for the word COMA

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Anyone remember the Rubix Cube?

No I was in a comma during the 80's

a comma?

is that a current way of saying in the womb?

or do you mean COMA?

 

[Izzo]

Originally posted by: bleeb
There are specific algorithms to solving the rubix cube... like you do the outside rows, and then get it into a specific form... then you can solve it.

Anyone remember that cartoon with the kid who had to solve the rubix cube??

I was taught to get an "X" one one side. Then there are moves you can make that always produce the same result to get "X" shapes on 2 opposite sides. Then you go through another set of moves that will give you X's on all 6 sides. After that, fill in 2 opposite sides. By then there are only 4 blocks left that are out place and it's relatively easy to get those into the correct spot.

Yeah, I vagely remember that cartoon. The one episode I remember was when the kid was on a train running from bad guys.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Anyone remember the Rubix Cube?

No I was in a comma during the 80's

a comma?

is that a current way of saying in the womb?

or do you mean COMA?

hahaha, i think he meant coma

 

[daveshel]

Shortness of life factors and a high frustration level kept me from ever solving one. And the hard plastic kept me from breaking one.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: DnetMHZ

Anyone remember the Rubix Cube?

No I was in a comma during the 80's

a comma?

is that a current way of saying in the womb?

or do you mean COMA?

hahaha, i think he meant coma

Apparently I was also in a coma during that post..

 

[BornStar]

I've got one sitting right in front of me. I can complete it in a couple of minutes. It's really not that hard.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: BornStar18
I've got one sitting right in front of me. I can complete it in a couple of minutes. It's really not that hard.

some people just have the knack for it. i know i don't.

my SEVEN yr old son tho apparently does.

 

[rudder]

Damn you slackers, its Rubik's Cube. Enro Rubik came up with the thing. Some places call it Rubix but they are probably cheap chinese knock-offs.