How big will they get?

[cubeflip]

Since the original Rubiks cube came out, companies/people have been making bigger and smaller versions. They have added more layers and sides. there are now 7x7s! People have been building 8x8s, 9x9s, 11x11x, 12x12s, and even more! There is even a gigaminx! And the megaminx takes me awhile! Now James from Cube4You has made a teraminx! Someone's even made a petaminx and examinx! Will people ever stop making bigger puzzles? Will it ever become impossible to make larger?

 

[Ranzha]

The title of this thread made me :fp.

 

[CubeWoRm]

Personally, the 7x7 feels good in the hands, not TOO big, anything bigger could be hard to handle. However, I'm VERY excited to see what else comes, and can't wait to get my hands on some of these big cubes like a 12x12!

 

[cubeflip]

by the time I get a gigaminx, there will probably be teraminxs and petaminxs

 

[Edward]

I knew you meant cubes but I still lol'd .

They'll probably keep going until its gets outrageous, and production costs are too high. Even then the modders will keep going.

 

[mr.onehanded]

I've seen around 13 inches, but only in black.

 

[nlCuber22]

I've seen around 13 inches, but only in black.

:fp...

 

[CitricAcid]

I've seen around 13 inches, but only in black.

:fp...

That's exactly what I was thinking,
Mr. nl!

:fp:fp:fp:fp:fp:fp:fp

 

[Me]

Until the cost of manufacturing outweighs the demand for the product.
You can imagine this as a graph also, as the cubes get bigger there is less demand (the prices would also be higher), thus there would be a certain point where there wouldn't be enough demand for larger cubes to be made, at which point manufacturers go back and refine older products, make variations (like the v7 dazzler or mirror cube) of them, or search of new types of puzzles.

An example of this is Rubik's Inc. Once they had sizes 2x2 - 5x5 down they refined them once or twice made variations of them and now they're looking into new stuff like the 360 and the touch cube.

So as long as there's a market for larger and larger puzzles they'll keep growing. I refrained from so many innuendos writing this.

 

[TemurAmir]

I've seen around 13 inches, but only in black.

You've seen a 1 dimensional cube?

EDIT: According to your post, you've seen around 13 inches, 13 inches of what?

 

[Shortey]

Don't ask me why I clicked this thread.

 

[mr.onehanded]

I've seen around 13 inches, but only in black.

You've seen a 1 dimensional cube?

EDIT: According to your post, you've seen around 13 inches, 13 inches of what?

Don't ask, becuase you know.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I've seen around 13 inches, but only in black.

That's What she Said.
...Sorry

 

[ISuckAtCubing]

They need to make more stuff to take money from you

 

[Muesli]

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[V-te]

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[~Phoenix Death~]

Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis big.

That's what she Said.
17x17x17
http://gottasolveit.blogspot.com/2009/12/17x17x17-cube.html

 

[qqwref]

Until the cost of manufacturing outweighs the demand for the product.

You're forgetting that the "demand" of a collector/builder cannot be easily measured. As long as someone wants to make a bigger cube and can afford it, bigger cubes will be made.

 

[TheMachanga]

Someone made an examinx?

 

[LewisJ]

Someone made an examinx?

No, the OP is just making things up to fill words in his post.