Puzzles in public

Celia · **Posted:** Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:05 pm

http://www.rechenschwaeche.de
A site for dyscalculia therapy in Munich.

Spongeharry · **Posted:** Sat Nov 17, 2007 5:08 am

Hi All,as I have previously noted detective Bayliss in Homicide:Life on The Streets has and plays with a Rubik's 4th Dimension in seasons 1 and 2,well in Season 3 he is playing/solving a vintage Tomy Pyraminx,Harry.

Erik · **Posted:** Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:38 pm

I was in the free train paper: metro today. It's dutch but you can check it out:
http://www.metronieuws.nl/index.php?act ... &id=106016

Georges · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 12:45 am

Erik wrote:

I was in the free train paper: metro today. It's dutch but you can check it out:
http://www.metronieuws.nl/index.php?act ... &id=106016

Well done!
With a picture of your "zelf gebouwde" Ocerlapping - nice!
Mr Rubic they call Rubik in the article :-)

Thanks for the link.

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:11 am

Erik wrote:

I was in the free train paper: metro today. It's dutch but you can check it out:
http://www.metronieuws.nl/index.php?act ... &id=106016

Nice one Erik!

And I must say, the eye-bandage, is a pretty interesting one! LOL

:lol:

Pantazis

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

https://www.iwantoneofthose.com/competi ... ode=advent

Noah · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:12 pm

I must say, that purple color looks really nice for a cube.

DLitwin · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2008 11:54 am

A picture of my collection made it into a Lithuanian magazine in an article about toy collections.

The Lithuanian magazine Pravda is quite a bit different from the Soviet era official state newspaper Pravda. The Lithuanian magazine, as described by a Lithuanian puzzle collector I know is "targeted to young people, distributed freely, filled with advertisements. There are also a few articles, necessary to motivate people to pick it up from a stand"

My picture is on page 13. I took new pictures for them (I have more puzzles since the picture they used) but for deadline reasons or perhaps for lighting (the old photo was warmer) they went with the one from January last year.
If you want the December issue it is here:
http://www.pravda.lt/uploads/files/dir4 ... 1/10_0.php

Here's the pic for those not interested in a big download:

Why did a Lithuanian youth culture magazine choose my photo? My best guess is that they were searching Flickr for toy/puzzle photos for their article and it happens that "Litwin" means Lithuanian.

Dave

Pembo · **Posted:** Wed Jan 16, 2008 6:45 pm

This is from a site called B3ta, which is basically a site where people use their Photoshop skills to make pictures for a particular challenge, many of which are satires of current affairs.

This week's challenge is Maps - Tube maps, road maps, world maps, globes - redesign a map to tell the truth. YOUR TRUTH.

That picture's caption is "Sat Nav in the Eighties would have been so much more FUN! "

Spongeharry · **Posted:** Fri Jan 18, 2008 5:34 am

Hi All,at the moment there is a newspaper advert for Honda titled "HWEN POBRLEMS RAE A OJY" with an impossible to solve cube in the bottom right hand corner,Harry.

---a- -o--- · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:18 pm

http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpr ... 1405.shtml

Celia · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:36 pm

The German TV channel ProSieben has the slogan "We love to entertain you". They have several commercials that come with that slogan, including one featuring a Rubik's Cube.
It shows singer/actor/tv show host Oli P. or Oliver Petszokat who comes to a bar where there sits a young lady that I don't know. The barkeeper throws a Rubik's Cube to him. He solves it really fast and without looking at it. Then he throws it to her, she's says "cool" and throws it back to the barkeeper. They start drinking their cocktail.

Here's the link to that video.
http://www.prosieben.de/lifestyle_magazine/starforce/videos/videoplayer/44700/
There is another short commercial before the one with the cube.

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

I saw this ad at London Liverpool Street railway station on my way to Paris last week.

Celia · **Posted:** Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:02 am

Here are a couple of 80s CDs. I'm sure there are more to be found with the Cube on the cover.

Very Best of the 80s
http://www.amazon.de/Very-Best-80s/dp/B000GIXMSI/

Don't Stop the 80s
http://www.amazon.de/DonT-Stop-80S-Various/dp/B00005J7BC/

Trance 80s (I guess this idea stems from the cube.)
http://www.amazon.de/Trance-80s-Vol-2-Various/dp/B00006SMC2/

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

Honda ad at Felixstowe (England) railway station. Is there a pattern emerging here?

TheAtarian1 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:03 pm

PS3 commercial:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5kfbbxMji0A

On the Today Show (wait until 2:05):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ROBvZUbYQvo

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

https://www.cadburyminirolls.com/CountrySelect.aspx

david3x3x3 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:44 pm

Spot the Rubik's Cube in this fake movie trailer:

http://www.ohhello.tv/work/vpu1.html

My brother is listed in the credits as the producer.

cubefan8 · **Joined:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:25 pm

In the tv show Freaks and Geeks, in a deleted scene, they are playing with a rubik's cube (the show was set in 1980).

TBTTyler · **Posted:** Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:29 pm

A friend of mine sent this to me today.
http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/ ... total5.jpg

Can't wait to see it. (Yay Pixar

)

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:20 am

Have a break!!!

Pantazis

RubixCubix12 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:28 pm

this traNSFORMER commercial

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

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

http://www.randomshirts.com/store/produ ... 249&page=1

Shirt with a cube on it. Not necessarily in public, but I wasn't sure where else to put this.

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

Any UK members reading this now (9.00pm Thursday) should be aware that Ashes to Ashes on BBC1 has a Rubik's Cube in the storyline tonight.

Thomas · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:11 pm

Tony Fisher wrote:

Any UK members reading this now (9.00pm Thursday) should be aware that Ashes to Ashes on BBC1 has a Rubik's Cube in the storyline tonight.

Don't underestimate the Dutch viewing audience. :-)

Thomas

Thomas · **Posted:** Thu Mar 13, 2008 4:58 pm

Well, that was pretty bad. :-)

Thomas

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

Yes, I kind of expected a bit more.
Ashes to Ashes is the sequel to Life On Mars which was pretty good.

gelatinbrain · **Posted:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:14 pm

The site of public transportation service of my home town(Brussels).
http://www.bruxellesmobilite.irisnet.be

Bryan · **Posted:** Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:47 pm

Tony Fisher wrote:

Any UK members reading this now (9.00pm Thursday) should be aware that Ashes to Ashes on BBC1 has a Rubik's Cube in the storyline tonight.

So what was the storyline?

Georges · **Posted:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:40 am

I really can't believe that Mr Bush understands anything at all (about the cube).

TheAtarian1 · **Posted:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 12:44 am

Georges wrote:

I really can't believe that Mr Bush understands anything at all (about the cube).

He probably can't find out how to turn it.

Jesse Werner · **Posted:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:49 am

Georges wrote:

I really can't believe that Mr Bush understands anything at all (about the cube).

It is still scrambled...

Georges · **Posted:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:57 am

Jesse Werner wrote:

Georges wrote:

I really can't believe that Mr Bush understands anything at all (about the cube).

It is still scrambled...

I believe even *he* would succeed in scrambling a solved cube

AndrewO · **Joined:** Mon Mar 03, 2008 1:18 pm

I don't think that is President Bush.

TheCube · **Posted:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:08 pm

Georges wrote:

I really can't believe that Mr Bush understands anything at all (about the cube).

I dont think he knows what a cube is...

---a- -o--- · **Posted:** Sat Mar 29, 2008 8:00 pm

The Bush picture isn't real. I saw an article a few months back about someone who gets people that look like celebrities and take pictures of them in embarrassing situations. That was in the article

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

Don't you just love things that are out of context?

Noah · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:50 am

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2TnmVtZPoY

Will It Blend cameo.

Thomas · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2008 10:42 am

Noah wrote:

Will It Blend cameo.

They put the complete movie online now.
This may gonna hurt some of you. Viewer discretion is advised.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrqHHBibRvs

Thomas

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2008 11:44 am

Thomas wrote:

Noah wrote:

Will It Blend cameo.

They put the complete movie online now.
This may gonna hurt some of you. Viewer discretion is advised.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrqHHBibRvs

Thomas

aaargh... my stomach... my stomach!!!

*runs to the loo*

aliengrey · **Posted:** Tue May 06, 2008 11:57 am

Tony Fisher wrote:

https://www.cadburyminirolls.com/CountrySelect.aspx

I want to register just for the free cube.

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

When I pointed out that their world record was out of date they sent me a free one!

patrickcondon · **Posted:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:45 pm

I just saw a commercial for mowhawk flooring where a lady is solving a rubiks cube where the faces are all the thing that could damage her new floor. lol

Volitar Prime · **Posted:** Sat May 10, 2008 11:29 am

Not sure if this is really "in public" but it is an online comic strip:

http://truckbearingkibble.com/comic/200 ... eka%c2%b3/

Bounb · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:45 pm

Season 2 Episode 2 of Derren Brown's 'Trick or Treat' featured a cube.

sk8taboyeee · **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2008 12:58 am

Sam wrote:

i believe tyson mao was on beauty and the geek. correct me please!! (i just heard it, ive never seen the show...)

yes he was on beauty and the geek...he solved it behind his back or something but i think that was just to make him seem more geeky...after that he sang at a giants game while solving the rubiks cube...

Vadim · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 4:01 am

Hi all,
Here is an octopus with the cube on the news.
Imagine his speedcubing times! :shock:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.j ... pus107.xml

Vadim

blade740 · **Joined:** Thu Sep 13, 2007 2:36 am

I hear they're devastating in the 8h competition.

Garrett · **Posted:** Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:17 am

Nickelodeon Magazine:

TBTTyler · **Posted:** Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:42 am

Using Rubik's cubes to test octopi
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.j ... pus107.xml

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