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craigb
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 14:26:00
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Oh yeah, for those that really think people can solve these blind-folded or with their feet, see a video from Mythbusters HERE. They do it by starting with a solved cube, mess it up, then run the video backwards. Notice how they both conveniently finish at the same time (the guy in the background actually walked backwards to help with the illusion).
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 14:36:23
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God I remember the cube crazy back in the early 80's. Everyone had one. I pestered my mother, but because we were poor I ended up with an inferior cube that had fruit instead of colors. How humiliating! I ended up with a real one eventually though. I loved the feel of them, and the creaky noise when you turned them. I never managed to become an expert (don't think I ever managed more than 3 sides on my own) but I did have a book called "You Can Do The Cube" written by some geeky kid with a basin haircut. It was pretty neat following the instructions anyway. Worst thing about the Rubik craze - THIS song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKewhUMDqJY
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craigb
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 14:41:57
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Fortunately I have never heard that song before! The dates in the comments are pretty accurate. I was doing these in 1981. The reason they gave us five cubes to do was that there was a tricky and complicated move to do at the very end which wasn't always necessary. Obviously, when you didn't have to do it, it saved a lot of time. Although rarer, sometimes other moves weren't needed as well. When those cubes were solved smoothly you could really finish them fast! After "warming up" for a few minutes, I can still solve them in under a minute.
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 14:51:56
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I always figured you guys just moved all the stickers around.
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 15:10:51
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Hey, I resent that McQ.
I actually did it the hard way where you pop out one corner, dissemble the WHOLE cube and painstakingly reassemble it.
All with stickers still adhered with no bent edges.
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 15:11:06
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15 seconds. All it takes is a little paint. 
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 15:17:10
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Alternatively, you could leave it out in the sun until all of the stickers are the same color.
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 15:23:35
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Guilty as charged - I loved them things. There was also a hexagonal one that went out of shape too, and the snake thing - I had 'em all. Then I discovered girls......... ;)
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 15:30:29
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The Rubik's snake was awesome....I will never forget how to make the sphere
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 15:31:09
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paulo
Guilty as charged - I loved them things. There was also a hexagonal one that went out of shape too, and the snake thing - I had 'em all. Then I discovered girls......... ;)
From the solvable to the unsolvable... Hehe...
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 16:13:53
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craigb
paulo
Guilty as charged - I loved them things. There was also a hexagonal one that went out of shape too, and the snake thing - I had 'em all. Then I discovered girls......... ;)
From the solvable to the unsolvable... Hehe...
..ain't that the truth !
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/13 16:26:51
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I can still solve a Rubik Cube  I even keep it handy on my computer desk....  Hmm.... Rubik Cube and Minesweeper.... Feck me I need to get out more 
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/14 08:47:50
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I never had a cube but I did manage to get my Slinky working.
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/14 11:12:21
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Speaking of vintage toys, does anyone remember POCKETEERS...these were like the original Game Boys  Was soooo exciting when someone brought a new one to school.
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Re:For the geeks in the house (you know who you are! ;-)
2012/12/14 11:33:24
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sharke
Speaking of vintage toys, does anyone remember POCKETEERS...these were like the original Game Boys
Was soooo exciting when someone brought a new one to school.
Aah man I forgot about them ! I had exactly that one - loved it ! PSP my arse !
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