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For anyone interested in my modified cube/die, this is the dot pattern I laid out. Sorry but not sorry for pixelated image, it shouldn't matter.
Reference post: https://lemmy.world/post/21005772
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Yes, it's a proper (though cheap) mini cube. I added proper dice dots to it for the hell of it. Fully solved, it's a proper die. Also, the red/white/blue pattern here is a proper and easily solvable die-cube. The opposite sides are autumn colors yellow/orange/green.
I also discovered a Christmas color theme proper die-cube.
I've found it very fun and interesting to play with, as obviously it's now a dual puzzle.
Thoughts?
Edit: Another post from I Made This, showing the autumn colors corner from the fully solved cube..
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Hi :)
Have you ever dreamed about cubing? About solving a cube?
I didn't. But I'm curious. If yes, can you tell us?
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Been playing with my new FTO for a dew days - wasn't able to solve it without help. I went with the Bencisco method and it's a really fun solve. It did take a bit for me to fully grasp solving centers (it's like 4x4 Yau method, but with a restriction). And I still don't fully comprehend solving the last 3 triplets, but I can always get them.
Some of my favorite twisty puzzles are ones that don't take a lot of learning. Just intuitive moves if you have a method. So more like solving a puzzle than following a list of steps. The FTO is almost that. The few algorithms I had to learn are basically intuitive once you see them once.
I definitely see myself picking this cube up a lot to solve for fun. My main complaint is that sometimes the puzzle is just solved after solving the centers. I actually really like the last step, but often multiple steps get skipped at the end. But then that's just an excuse to scramble it up again!
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Mere days after photos of a 35x35 surfaced, Preston Alden has unveiled a 49x49:
It weighs 30 kg, stands 34 cm tall, and consists of 13,827 pieces. Every piece of the cube was 3D printed using PETG plastic (aside from the bolts and springs).
Congratulations to Preston on such an incredible achievement. I've never seen olzing on such a large puzzle!
More info on the twistypuzzles forum: https://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39559
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A few photos and videos have surfaced of what appears to be a 35x35 Rubik's cube.
Tony Fisher has posted a video with some commentary and early speculation on its legitimacy. He also notes that the puzzle appears to have been spray-painted (rather than dyed or stickered) as evidenced by the over-spray between the yellow and blue faces.
Yusheng Du (yes, that Yusheng Du) has posted a video of two dudes lifting it.
David Marcos Mazón has reposted a stop-motion video from an undisclosed source, which implies that the puzzle turns on at least one axis.
As far as I know, no videos of the puzzle being turned have been released.
Further discussion on the twistypuzzles forum.
This 35x35 comes less than 3 months after Matt Bahner presented his 34x34. Given the time it takes to design and build a puzzle of this scale, I think it seems likely that the puzzles were constructed concurrently.
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