Gerardo's Cube by OSKAR

Oskar · **Joined:** Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:03 pm

Hi Twisty Puzzles fans,

Gerardo's Cube is a Rubik's Cube without edges. The suggestor and name giver of this puzzle is a member and active contributor to the Twisty Puzzles Forum. He uses this puzzle as his avatar. It used to be a conceptual puzzle. When he saw my Floppy 2x3x3, he knew that it could be real. Now it is real!

Watch the YouTube video.
Buy the puzzle from my Shapeways Shop.
Read more at the Shapeways Forum.
Check out the photos below.

Enjoy!

Oskar

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kuBer · **Posted:** Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:59 pm

Hey! It's Skarabajo's avatar! That looks awesome!

Edit: Sorry I don't read descriptions... :roll:

KelvinS · **Joined:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:13 pm

Very nice, you have an amazing ability to make the impossible a reality.

I assume a corners first method would work quite well for this one.

Skarabajo · **Joined:** Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:58 pm

Wow Oskar,

It works! Maybe not for speed-solving, but it works! You are a genius!

I just can't wait to hold it in my own hands. Thank you very very much!

Skarabajo.

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:39 pm

This shape always looked in my eyes as the fundamental block
for building structures! Together with its twisty puzzle properties,
it can form some unbeatable combination.

Very sexy cube, just like a 3x3x3 wearing minimal clothing!

Pantazis

APJ · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:09 pm **Location:** My House

I knew it was only a matter of time!

Alex

Kapoofta · **Posted:** Sat Apr 17, 2010 4:05 pm

the impossible has been possible

qqwref · **Joined:** Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:12 pm **Location:** NY, USA

Cool puzzle! I like how the center orientation is visible, so you can't just blindly do a 2x2 solve. Very neat.

Do you think something like this would be possible for a 4x4 or 5x5? A 4x4 would be especially cool as the proportions would still be similar but you would be treated to a view of the 'side' stickers of each center (thus making the centers like supercube centers).

ndiamond · **Joined:** Fri Jul 17, 2009 5:32 pm **Location:** Tokyo

Kelvin Stott wrote:

I assume a corners first method would work quite well for this one.

Surely Qubami's inventor should see how hard it is to scramble the edges of this thing. That's what you need for a solution that didn't have edges first.

When will we see a void Gerardo's cube?

Too bad we can't see an edges-only void Gerardo's cube.

Derek Tolley · **Joined:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:22 pm

Oskar is a genius.

gingervergo · **Joined:** Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:23 pm

Another great puzzle. It's really awesome to see you push the boundaries in so many different directions.

DLitwin · **Posted:** Sun Apr 18, 2010 12:05 am

ndiamond wrote:

Too bad we can't see an edges-only void Gerardo's cube.

I thought that was your avatar...

Dave

Gerardo's Cube by OSKAR

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