Rubik's cubes are getting extremely popular nowadays.
By musicxrules
@musicxrules (143)
United States
September 3, 2009 6:19pm CST
I used to be an avid speedcuber, with an average of 36 seconds for the 3x3. Now, cubing is a hobby for me. I started cubing a year ago, and that was when cubing was sort of new in my school. People were still amazed when someone solved it, no matter how long they took. Now, kids are bringing cubes everywhere. I think it's because of youtube videos. A few months before I started cubing, there were barely any videos up on solving a 3x3. Then, there was Dan Brown's tutorial. He simplified it enough, so it was easy to learn. Most people stayed with his method, which would hardly reach under a minute. Anyone else notice their schools getting raided by cubes? Are there just 3x3s, or do they bring in other cubes, or twisty-puzzles?
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@jillhill (37354)
• United States
4 Sep 09
I used to do them years ago when they first came out.....I am not in school so don't know if the schools are being raided by them but last Christmas my daughter bought one for my son in law and he wouldn't put it down....even took it with when we went out for dinner....he was very good at it!
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
4 Sep 09
Rubiks cubs were a big thing when my kids were in school back in the 70s. I never did get very good at them even after my kids showed me how to get them right.. but the kids got so they are pretty good. It's funny how things keep going around every few generations. When I was a kid it was the holahop. Then they came back to my grandkids.grandkids. I never did get so I could get it to go around like it should. Just didn't have the right hip movement. did you know that it was invented by a geometry teacher?
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/rubikcube.htm
@musicxrules (143)
• United States
4 Sep 09
Yeah, this is sort of like Converses. Everything that was popular in the old days come back again.
Yes, I did know that it was invented by Erno Rubik, a teacher demonstrating 3-dimensional figures to his class. I also knew that it took him around 1-2 months to solve, but I missed the fact that he was a geometry teacher. lol.
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
4 Sep 09
Hi, Music!
I wish I could see the attraction. After I'd solved it a couple of times back in the 70s, I haven't even wanted to try again. I'd think it would be fun, but it just doesn't do a thing for me.Enjoy!
@musicxrules (143)
• United States
4 Sep 09
Hm. There never really were that many female speedcubes, even back then, I guess. I'm female, too, but I can't seem to find another female who share(d) the same passion as I do/did. I've met females who were able to solve 3x3s, but they could not do it in under a minute. I've never met another female who owned more than one cube, or could solve anything other than a 3x3. I'm wondering why the majority of females are not interested in this sort of thing...
