Cube Materials

[4Chan]

Hype to warp speed! This is very tantalizing. I hope you are able to deliver on even just a meaningful percentage of what you've suggested. Perhaps you can give one more hint: to what extent is this applicable to, or what percentage of your research is focused on, big cubes as opposed to just 3x3? I really only care about 3x3 inasmuch as I need to know how to solve one in order to finish bigger cubes.

Uh oh, I think I gave out too much information.
People lose their jobs if they talk too much!!

But yep, it's just for 3x3 currently!

Currently, bicycles already use anisotropic (different properties in different directions/regions) molding techniques.
Certain regions undergo torsion (twisting), and other regions experience much more tension(pulling).

In engineering, these are represented in stress diagrams, as shown below. (I used to work in an engineering firm, and one of my undergraduate schools was a top engineering school!)

To compensate for this, when they mold the bicycles, they use different materials in each part of the bicycle. This means that the materials in the torsion region are more resistant to torsion, and the materials in the regions sensitive to tension are built up correspondingly.

With rubik's cubes, certain cubes are experiencing breakage and failures in certain parts due to having the plastic too thin or too weak. Examples are the Valk 3 edges, Yuexiao corners, WeiPo corners, and Weilong GTS Corners. The data and statistics for these breakages are scraped and parsed from customer service and replacement parts orders here at The Cubicle.

So if these parts were reinforced or created with that in mind, we could make them EVEN THINNER and PUSH THE LIMITS on other secret aspects related to puzzle design!

 

[Dom]

Wow. Mind blown....again.
@4Chan I'm glad you're on our team.

Hey everyone: we gotta take care of Chris Tran. If a talented mind like his falls into the wrong hands... we'd all be doomed.

 

[4Chan]

Wow. Mind blown....again.
@4Chan I'm glad you're on our team.

Hey everyone: we gotta take care of Chris Tran. If a talented mind like his falls into the wrong hands... we'd all be doomed.

Awww shucks, THANKS A LOT
With the holiday rush, I've been really busy making cubes, but starting in January, more cool projects on the way!

Also, another option is for manufacturers to work on blow molding.
This allows for a TRUE single piece molding, which has the potential for even BETTER tolerances, consistency, and lightness. It's not as simple as normal injection molding, but it's an option to be explored.

 

[One Wheel]

Uh oh, I think I gave out too much information.
People lose their jobs if they talk too much!!

But yep, it's just for 3x3 currently!

Currently, bicycles already use anisotropic (different properties in different directions/regions) molding techniques.
Certain regions undergo torsion (twisting), and other regions experience much more tension(pulling).

In engineering, these are represented in stress diagrams, as shown below. (I used to work in an engineering firm, and one of my undergraduate schools was a top engineering school!)

To compensate for this, when they mold the bicycles, they use different materials in each part of the bicycle. This means that the materials in the torsion region are more resistant to torsion, and the materials in the regions sensitive to tension are built up correspondingly.

With rubik's cubes, certain cubes are experiencing breakage and failures in certain parts due to having the plastic too thin or too weak. Examples are the Valk 3 edges, Yuexiao corners, WeiPo corners, and Weilong GTS Corners. The data and statistics for these breakages are scraped and parsed from customer service and replacement parts orders here at The Cubicle.

So if these parts were reinforced or created with that in mind, we could make them EVEN THINNER and PUSH THE LIMITS on other secret aspects related to puzzle design!

Bummer on big cubes, but I'm sure if you figure stuff out for 3x3 it will eventually spill over. I sincerely hope you don't lose your job: that would suck for all concerned.

 

[Dash Lambda]

@4Chan , I was hoping you'd give your input, you've always got really, really good information~
Blow moulding is an interesting possibility, I can see how it would be perfect for things like what Gans did with the Air Ultimate, they could just not bother with the glue and have an all-around more solid and consistent design, maybe even lighter and stronger.
... Actually, didn't C4Y use that with their "gas-assisted" cube? It's difficult to tell given their broken English, but it's either that or a completely filled design...

 

[4Chan]

@4Chan , I was hoping you'd give your input, you've always got really, really good information~
Blow moulding is an interesting possibility, I can see how it would be perfect for things like what Gans did with the Air Ultimate, they could just not bother with the glue and have an all-around more solid and consistent design, maybe even lighter and stronger.
... Actually, didn't C4Y use that with their "gas-assisted" cube? It's difficult to tell given their broken English, but it's either that or a completely filled design...

Wow thanks!!!

I didn't want to say anything at first, because I need to keep projects and information mostly secret because of company policy. I talked about the materials just now because there's lots of ways to achieve better things, but I didn't give away what we're doing at The Cubicle, ehehe.

I REMEMBER THE GAS ASSISTED CUBE!
I want to say that it was solid though, it was a pretty heavy puzzle, but I never cut one open back in the olden days.

 

[Dash Lambda]

Wow thanks!!!

I didn't want to say anything at first, because I need to keep projects and information mostly secret because of company policy. I talked about the materials just now because there's lots of ways to achieve better things, but I didn't give away what we're doing at The Cubicle, ehehe.

I REMEMBER THE GAS ASSISTED CUBE!
I want to say that it was solid though, it was a pretty heavy puzzle, but I never cut one open back in the olden days.

I can't wait to see all the things you guys are planning~

I never got a gas-assisted cube (I wanted to, but it was a little sketchy when I actually tried), so I don't know how heavy it was, but I had the impression that it was light or hollow because it said (and I'm quoting this from memory) "Can natant on water."
That's when I learned that the word "natant" is actually a word.