HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUBIK'S CUBE

[ramblingboy42]

Yes, the Rubix cube is 40 years old today.

Who, like me , failed to ever achieve solving it?

Who , unlike me , mastered it and in what time could you solve it?

40 years.....hell.....what happened to my youth?

Dennis

[jonesfam]

I just told SWMBO it was the Cubes 40th.
She thanked me for reminding her how old she was!
It was no trouble.:D


I solved it, but bought a book to cheat.
Jonesfam

[Homestar]

I can do the first 2 layers easily enough (or I used to be able to) but I needed to cheat and look at the solution to the last layer. I had a bit of paper with the corner flips and edge twirl solutions on it...:D

[Hay Ewe]

i can do one side and get all the side pieces correct pretty easy,
I am working on learning the 2nd level and after that, argh, need the cheat notes

I brought one only a few weeks ago in the uk to releive the boredom

Hay Ewe

[carlschmid2002]

I solved it a young age by pulling it apart and putting jot back together the right way. I thought I was very clever. Cheating I know. I could solve one side and one row. I wouldn't mind getting one for my daughter.

[Brewn]

My 15 year son, three weeks into a nine week leadership course, has email me a week ago asking for a ‘Speed Rubix Cube’. The reason, because he just has to have one.
I’ve just reminded him that old things are still very desirable! :D

[lewy]

Mine is at the bottom of the fire tower i used to work in.



https://www.google.com.au/

[ramblingboy42]

My 15 year son, three weeks into a nine week leadership course, has email me a week ago asking for a ‘Speed Rubix Cube’. The reason, because he just has to have one.
I’ve just reminded him that old things are still very desirable! :D

might get you to have a chat to my wife..........

[seano87]

With a bit of practice (lots of flights from Perth to Sydney), I got it down to about 90 seconds - 2mins pretty consistently.

Must go find it and give it another crack.

[p38arover]

I never solved it.

[LRDan]

Initially learnt from the old man, recently got back into it with the aid of online solutions.

Can consistently do it in 90 seconds, record is just under a min :)

[loanrangie]

I solved it . I cant believe it's 40 yrs old, it must have only made it to aus in the late 70's because i remember getting one not long after they came out and i'm sure i was at least 10/11 ? I also had the snake cube which i bought in 1981 on a family trip to Sydney.

[stallie]

My 7yo boys has been taking his to school, now some other kids are too….

[FeatherWeightDriver]

I can do the first 2 layers easily enough (or I used to be able to) but I needed to cheat and look at the solution to the last layer. I had a bit of paper with the corner flips and edge twirl solutions on it...:D

Same - first 2 layers are "easy when you know how" ;)

That last layer on the other hand, is a bit of a mind boggler and I was never patient enough to learn the (lengthy) sequences

[Hogarthde]

I took a shangai to school . Caused more trouble than a coloured cube......

still have blue fingers.

[Blknight.aus]

solved it, first time took me nearly 2 weeks at xmas,

I only ever got down to the about an hour mark but never had the cheats book.