Aleh's 2x2x2 Circle Cube

Aleh · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:48 pm

Hi,
Here some pictures of my last project:

Darren Grewe · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:54 pm

Looks cool!!! This sort of reminds me of someone doing the exact same thing to a 4x4x4 but it was only in the center 4 square sort of like yours. What Mech did you use?

Josh B · **Joined:** Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:19 pm

ES 4x4 mech?

Aleh · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:12 pm

Superman wrote:

ES 4x4 mech?

Yes.

Darren Grewe · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2007 6:25 pm

I found the one that I was thinking of be for.

viewtopic.php?t=7918&start=0

Noah · **Posted:** Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:33 pm

Could we please see a video?

I could see this done with a Rubik 4x4 mech, but not a ES4 mech... How to the insides turn?

The only reason I would have guessed it was a ES4 mech was the size.

Josh B · **Joined:** Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:19 pm

From the looks of it, I don't think that the centers can turn on their own. I think that they get mixed up as you scamble it because of the way you turn it. This is just a speculation from the picture of it barely turned and the fact that the circular center is in line with the other lower parts of the puzzle. I might be wrong, but that's my guess.

Like so:

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Garrett · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:14 am

If you saw the link above, with the youtube video of the 4x4x4*2x2x2 cube then you would understand how it moves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evbjEuIE64E

Very ingenious, really.

Noah · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 11:41 am

I don't think they move the same, but that's just me.

Josh B · **Joined:** Sat Sep 08, 2007 3:19 pm

I still stick with my theorey. Eastsheens just can't move like Rubik's in the center pieces. He might have found a way to, but I don't think that it can happen.

merlintocs · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:29 pm

Very nicely done, Aleh! You do some amazing work.

joey · **Joined:** Thu Nov 23, 2006 6:02 pm

Very nice Aleh! I hope it reaches me in time for christmas :P

Thomas · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 2:52 pm

Wow Aleh!

At first I had no idea what I was looking at.
It took a few moments to realise it was made from an East Sheen 4x4x4.

You're such an innovator and you keep amazing me.

Thomas

Swordsman Kirby · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:13 pm

Ooh, preeetty.

Aleh · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 3:53 pm

video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... &plindex=0

Vadim · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:16 pm

Great work Aleh!
I love it!

Quite a novelty idea!
Vadim

Noah · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:17 pm

This puzzle puzzles my mind.

I would love to have the chance to play with it sometime.

Any chance we could see some disassembled pictures? I understand if you wish to keep it a secret.

trixter · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:13 pm

any chance you'd be making this or the 4x4x5 cube to sell??

S.Rubiks · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:17 pm

I'm sure they'd go for more than $400 So you probably wouldn't be interested in it, as you noted with your previous post.

Darren Grewe · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 6:25 pm

trixter wrote:

any chance you'd be making this or the 4x4x5 cube to sell??

If you want a Lovely high quality puzzle expect to pay to pay a high quality price for the puzzle because it is hand made and not manufactored.

DLitwin · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:29 pm

Very, very nice Aleh!

I was having a hard time picturing it when you described it to me earlier. It turned out quite nice. Excellent stickers as well!

Dave

Swordsman Kirby · **Posted:** Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:51 pm

It seems that certain "circles" turn and some do not, with their respective layers.

That makes the puzzle a lot easier to figure out in terms of how it's built.

Jin H Kim · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:08 am

Fantastic puzzle as always, Aleh. It took me a little while to figure out how to make that puzzle. And it is a really great use of the ES mechanism.

(agree 100% with Superman)

Puzzlemaster42 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:50 am

Once again, an amazing puzzle! I look forward to seeing what you build next. :wink:

Bram · **Posted:** Sat Dec 22, 2007 12:43 am

A 3x3x3 version of this would be an interesting puzzle with some novel aspects, and be a bit less weird, in that its internal movement rules would be quite clear.

juanan · **Posted:** Sat Dec 22, 2007 4:36 am

I like it

cogratulations Aleh

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