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| 1885.1 | | RUSURE::EDP | Always mount a scratch monkey. | Mon Aug 01 1994 16:34 | 10 |
| Erno Rubik was, at the time of the cube fad, an architect or mechanical
engineer of some sort, not a mathematician.
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| 1885.2 | No longer in the picture... | BPSOF::NEWBERG | | Tue Aug 02 1994 04:20 | 14 |
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It doesn't matter, now. I spoke with our landlady last night and she
mentioned he "was" her husband, not "is". So I don't think we'll
actually meet.
Coincidently, there was something in the paper I saw yesterday about
Hungarian inventors and he was listed. Not quite as impresssive as
inventing bombs or sterilisation.
Thanks, anyway.
Amy
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| 1885.3 | looking for 5*5*5 facets version | GVAADG::DUBE | E = mc�, surtout le dimanche | Wed Aug 10 1994 06:53 | 19 |
| Could anybody help me about this cube. Erno Rubik invented that cube with
3*3*3 facets ( in the years ~ 1977 ), which I could solve. Five years later,
we could find in the shops a larger cube with 4*4*4 facets, which I could
solve.
Now I am looking for the 5*5*5 facets version, if any. Could you tell me if
this enhanced version really exists ( I had been told it does, but now I
am doubtful about it ), and where I could find it ? I live in France, close
to Geneva.
Anybody noticed I like tricky games ?
thanks for your help.
##### R�my #####
ps : or if you know it does exist, may be you should not tell me,
otherwise I will rush nights over nights trying to solve it.
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| 1885.4 | | AUSSIE::GARSON | achtentachtig kacheltjes | Thu Aug 11 1994 00:49 | 4 |
| re .4
Perhaps you could solve it mathematically using group theory. Do you
actually need the cube to exist physically? (-:
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| 1885.5 | the cube as a nice trinket | GVAADG::DUBE | E = mc�, surtout le dimanche | Thu Aug 11 1994 06:27 | 17 |
| re .4
I yes need the cube to exist physically, just to verify that my group
theory approach was right :-). In fact, I hope I got the solution,
and I would like to check it.
I am thinking about virtually creating a n*n*n cube on my Macintosh,
with keypad commands allowing rotations on the slices. With a ThinkPascal,
I hope it won't be too much complicated.
However the physical cube would enrich my collection of crazy gadgets :-)
Friendly,
##### R�my #####
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