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[Caleb Valenzuela]

Waste of money lol. I'm never getting this. GAN does this every time, and really, it's annoying me. Who is gonna pay extra just to get a pink cube?!

it’s essentially an investment
it’s limited edition, so it won’t be on sale forever. When it does become discontinued, the value might go up (since it’s limited edition, so only a handful are available to the public). When the value goes up, you can then sell it, and get some good money to buy other cubes that you want. It’s like investing into an expensive Rolex.

 

[-Cube Kid-]

it’s essentially an investment
it’s limited edition, so it won’t be on sale forever. When it does become discontinued, the value might go up (since it’s limited edition, so only a handful are available to the public). When the value goes up, you can then sell it, and get some good money to buy other cubes that you want. It’s like investing into an expensive Rolex.

Thank you. This has changed my opinion to some degree, but it's still not for me.

 

[Dan the Beginner]

I might get this cube just to see if it's worth it, because tbh I don't think it will be anything special for performance, just the latter of what you said.

Edit: Not the first time moretry's shoved too many magnets into one cube lol

I can't wait to read your findings. To me, the extra core magnets, like 20 on top of 8, are more important to make the turning less bumpy when those magnets pass each other. Remember that magnet attraction or repulsion forces are not linear, unlike springs, but exponential, and the effect is more pronounced for very high TPS and solve times measured in seconds (for Yiheng! and probably not much at all for me). In other words, for the same amount of core attraction, smaller/weaker but more number of magnets along the path or trajectory can make fast spins smoother, and hence more controllable. It's analogous to driving very fast past a few speed bumps versus a larger number of smaller ones over the same distance.

Now, the number 20 has always intrigued me. Was that number of magnets chosen due to manufacturing difficulty? It seems to me 32 is the right number. You see, 8 magnets, with one in each octant of the sphere surrounding the centre, is evenly distributed. Add more magnets evenly around those 8, and it seems 32 would be right. They will be tiny magnets.

It will be very interesting to see what Moretry can deliver. Manufacturing quality, precision or tolerances will be important with such high numbers and tiny parts to yield the desired effect. I think we should be grateful to Moretry for pushing the envelope, and I wish them more success.

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

I can't wait to read your findings. To me, the extra core magnets, like 20 on top of 8, are more important to make the turning less bumpy when those magnets pass each other. Remember that magnet attraction or repulsion forces are not linear, but exponential, and the effect is more pronounced for very high TPS and solve times measured in seconds (for Yiheng! and probably not much at all for me). In other words, for the same amount of core attraction, smaller/weaker but more number of magnets along the path or trajectory can make fast spins smoother, and hence more controllable. It's analogous to driving very fast past a few speed bumps versus a larger number of smaller ones over the same distance.

Now, the number 20 has always intrigued me. Was that number of magnets chosen due to manufacturing difficulty? It seems to me 32 is the right number. You see, 8 magnets, with one in each octant of the sphere surrounding the centre, is evenly distributed. Add more magnets evenly around those 8, and it seems 32 would be right. They will be tiny magnets.

It will be very interesting to see what Moretry can deliver. Manufacturing quality, precision or tolerances will be important with such high numbers and tiny parts to yield the desired effect. I think we should be grateful to Moretry for pushing the envelope, and I wish them more success.

wow, I didn’t know you had that much knowledge on cube design lol
it’s very intriguing!

 

[Dan the Beginner]

wow, I didn’t know you had that much knowledge on cube design lol
it’s very intriguing!

Just physics from high school.

 

[cuber314159]

I can't wait to read your findings. To me, the extra core magnets, like 20 on top of 8, are more important to make the turning less bumpy when those magnets pass each other. Remember that magnet attraction or repulsion forces are not linear, unlike springs, but exponential, and the effect is more pronounced for very high TPS and solve times measured in seconds (for Yiheng! and probably not much at all for me). In other words, for the same amount of core attraction, smaller/weaker but more number of magnets along the path or trajectory can make fast spins smoother, and hence more controllable. It's analogous to driving very fast past a few speed bumps versus a larger number of smaller ones over the same distance.

Now, the number 20 has always intrigued me. Was that number of magnets chosen due to manufacturing difficulty? It seems to me 32 is the right number. You see, 8 magnets, with one in each octant of the sphere surrounding the centre, is evenly distributed. Add more magnets evenly around those 8, and it seems 32 would be right. They will be tiny magnets.

It will be very interesting to see what Moretry can deliver. Manufacturing quality, precision or tolerances will be important with such high numbers and tiny parts to yield the desired effect. I think we should be grateful to Moretry for pushing the envelope, and I wish them more success.

Surely the reason for a 20 magnet ball core is simply that there are 12 edges and 8 corners and each get a foot magnet which attracts to another magnet in the core?

 

[Dan the Beginner]

Surely the reason for a 20 magnet ball core is simply that there are 12 edges and 8 corners and each get a foot magnet which attracts to another magnet in the core?

We can have more magnets in the core than in the moving pieces. I think that may provide more even core-to piece attraction, or less bumps.

 

[Jared Burkhart]

Sus packaging...but supposedly this is the Gan 17

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

Sus packaging...but supposedly this is the Gan 17

GAN 16 V2 ahh cube
every cube seems like a different iteration of the GAN 11
GAN 12 -> GAN 11 V2
GAN 13 -> GAN 11 V3
GAN 14 -> GAN 11 V4
GAN 15 -> GAN 11 V5
it then ends at the 16 because it has a different design

 

[Michael Wimberly]

So GAN isn't the only one doing year of the horse cubes

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + MagLev + UV SAOCube SE, Year of the Horse Edition)

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + MagLev + UV SAOCube SE, Year of the Horse Edition) -- featuring a black side instead of yellow. Please note: yellow parts are not included with this product

www.thecubicle.com

SAOcube is larping as Moretry at this point they just released some more Tianma mods

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + MagLev + UV SAOCube SE)

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + MagLev + UV SAOCube SE) - more details coming soon! Please note that the black parts and blank logo (which are customarily included with certain MoreTry x SAOCube products) are not included with this product.

www.thecubicle.com

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + UV SAOCube SE)

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + UV SAOCube SE) - more details coming soon! Please note that the black parts and blank logo (which are customarily included with certain MoreTry x SAOCube products) are not included with this product.

www.thecubicle.com

 

[Fred]

So GAN isn't the only one doing year of the horse cubes

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + MagLev + UV SAOCube SE, Year of the Horse Edition)

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + MagLev + UV SAOCube SE, Year of the Horse Edition) -- featuring a black side instead of yellow. Please note: yellow parts are not included with this product

www.thecubicle.com

SAOcube is larping as Moretry at this point they just released some more Tianma mods

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + MagLev + UV SAOCube SE)

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + MagLev + UV SAOCube SE) - more details coming soon! Please note that the black parts and blank logo (which are customarily included with certain MoreTry x SAOCube products) are not included with this product.

www.thecubicle.com

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + UV SAOCube SE)

MoreTry TianMa X3+ 3x3 (8-Magnet Ball-Core + UV SAOCube SE) - more details coming soon! Please note that the black parts and blank logo (which are customarily included with certain MoreTry x SAOCube products) are not included with this product.

www.thecubicle.com

Tianma means Sky Horse, so it's the most appropriate cube to have a year of the horse edition. I expect Moyu will have a lot of fun when the year of the dragon (Long) rolls around.

 

[-Cube Kid-]

GAN 16 V2 ahh cube
every cube seems like a different iteration of the GAN 11
GAN 12 -> GAN 11 V2
GAN 13 -> GAN 11 V3
GAN 14 -> GAN 11 V4
GAN 15 -> GAN 11 V5
it then ends at the 16 because it has a different design

That could be why the 14 and 15 are trash. Too much copying...

 

[Jared Burkhart]

That could be why the 14 and 15 are trash. Too much copying...

Year of the horse
This is the occasion.
I find it interesting, but I don't really see the purpose in it

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

That could be why the 14 and 15 are trash. Too much copying...

the 14 was bad
the 15 wasn’t at all trash
it was just a very simplified version of the GAN 12, but that doesn’t mean it’s trash

 

[Dan the Beginner]

And after the Year of the Horse, it's the Year of the Goat. And, then the Tiger? or whatever. So, we will see some Gan cube named each year after each animal? . And Moyu will release, after the 18th anniversary cubes, and the 19th anniversary Aolong and perhaps more later this year, also some 20th anniversary cubes next year, and then 21st anniversary ones the following year? These are so special unique once-in-a-lifetime occasions, you know?!

 

[UncleFrank]

QiYi bubble cubes

 

[Caleb Valenzuela]

QiYi bubble cubes

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fun fact
in tagalog (most commonly used language in the Philippines), bobo means stupid, and is obviously used mostly as an insult

 

[Jared Burkhart]

Gan v100 Pi version is out now!
This has 20 core magnets... @Dan the Beginner would love this
This is on the Cubicle!

 

[Dan the Beginner]

Yes, I love it, the Picube V100 Leap. I like smaller cubes. 54.5mm is optimal. This Picube Leap is nearly as pretty as my first love, the colourful Tornado V2, but noticeably lighter (65g) and smoother. It turns as well and feels as good as my second love, the Guhong Pro, but is better built and more stable. This Leap is the best light and small cube I have played with, also better than another favourite smaller cube, the Picube special edition WRM V9.

I'm happy because Gan started making 55mm cubes, as QiYi and Moyu (who made my previous favourite cubeon to 55.5mm size. Dayan still make 54mm and 55mm cubes, but it would be even better if Dayan can upgrade its Guhong cubes and release higher quality or higher end versions.

 

[Dan the Beginner]

The special Southern Cross edition V100 here, unboxed by Feliks.

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Green internals! I'm glad it's a different green, duller and darker, than the green colour of the pieces. I hope Gan learned the lesson and will avoid using the same colour as the pieces, esp if it's a bright one, for internals