V-Cubes!

[nicoJ]

It's actually quite funny. Pretty much the best 3x3x3 you can get costs you less than $7 (DIY type D) and here you're paying 10 times that for a 7x7x7.

watch this:
3 x 3 x 3 = 27
7 x 7 x 7 = 343

if you see, it is more than 10 times more
(12.703703703703703703703........)

so it is not so expensive





sorry, i was joking
it really is expensive, but they are so because there are new, and (nearly) everybody is going to pay for having them before anybody else
yeah, i know it is expensive, but i think i will buy one as soon as the prices get lower (when they see that they have sold less than expected)

see you!!

 

[qqwref]

nikoJ: What you said is true, even if your math isn't: a 3x3 has 21 pieces, a 7x7 has 213 (counting the core). Paying 10 times more for a puzzle with almost exactly 10 times more pieces seems totally fair to me. Remember that V-cubes are much sturdier than Eastsheens, so the quality of individual pieces really is similar to a 3x3.

niKo: Scrambling isn't that bad, really. Sure, it's a lot more moves than we're used to, but V-cubes turn really good, so you won't hurt your wrists doing it. Trying to scramble a very stiff Rubik's 5x5 or Megaminx is much, much worse than scrambling a 7x7 will be.

cpt.Justice: I don't think 7x7 will be a popular event because of the 10 minute time limit. That equates to maybe 3 minutes on the 5x5 so it will take a significant amount of practice for most people to get under that barrier at all. On the other hand, very few people have done 4x4 BLD but they hold it very often, so if you practice you should see plenty of chances to show off your bigcubing skills

 

[Cubie Newbie]

fanwuq: The chess pieces would slide off the "pillowed" texture of the cube anyway. Velcro stickers or chess pieces with suction cups would still be a viable possibility.

 

[Cubie Newbie]

You mean the flat 6^3 or the "pillowed" 6^3?

EDIT: Do they have these two options or is it limited to the "pillowed" version?

 

[RobinBloehm]

right now (well, whenever "now" will be this year) they offer the flat 6x6x6 and the pillowed 7x7x7. And of course the flat 5x5x5. Don't know why they don't offer the pillowed 6x6x6 instead of the flat one, I liked the 7x7x7 more than the 6x6x6, although they have the same number of pieces and should be the same because of that. Maybe because it is pillowed...

 

[cpt.Justice]

Don't know why they don't offer the pillowed 6x6x6 instead of the flat one

It makes sense to me to first release the flat one, and then everyone will buy a new pillowed one later. And if they release it at the same time as 4x4 or 8x8 then people will buy them as well and make bigger orders. The guys at V-cube are smart

 

[RobinBloehm]

Don't know why they don't offer the pillowed 6x6x6 instead of the flat one

It makes sense to me to first release the flat one, and then everyone will buy a new pillowed one later. And if they release it at the same time as 4x4 or 8x8 then people will buy them as well and make bigger orders. The guys at V-cube are smart

good idea, that makes sense to me now, too

 

[pjk]

I don't think 6x6's are pillowed.

 

[niKo]

qqwref: [size=-2]psst! It was meant to be a pun [/size]

 

[andrewvo1324]

v-cube pre-order :http://www.v-cubes.com/ecom/home.php?cat=248

But.....u need the login info...sigh

 

[Bryan]

v-cube pre-order :http://www.v-cubes.com/ecom/home.php?cat=248

But.....u need the login info...sigh

http://www.twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10069

No, the order site was opened briefly and some people ordered. Somehow, the URL made it to the rubiks.com forum and cube4you. How someone got it, I don't know. But according to a friend of Verdes (Georges), it looks like the lucky people who ordered before it was made private again will be shipped their orders and should receive them within three weeks. The password that's on it now is a directory password, which is usually used by a webserver to block users, not the ecommerce software login. This is probabaly so he can work out the kinks in the system.

Bryan
Lucky Person

 

[andrewvo1324]

v-cube pre-order :http://www.v-cubes.com/ecom/home.php?cat=248

But.....u need the login info...sigh

http://www.twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10069

No, the order site was opened briefly and some people ordered. Somehow, the URL made it to the rubiks.com forum and cube4you. How someone got it, I don't know. But according to a friend of Verdes (Georges), it looks like the lucky people who ordered before it was made private again will be shipped their orders and should receive them within three weeks. The password that's on it now is a directory password, which is usually used by a webserver to block users, not the ecommerce software login. This is probabaly so he can work out the kinks in the system.

Bryan
Lucky Person

AWWW U GOT IT??? luckky dude...

 

[pcharles93]

Whew, this password's tough. I've tried 123456, 111111-999999, password, vcubes. This Verdes guy is pretty smart. Wait, he figured out how to make higher order cubes, why did I think those passwords would work?

 

[andrewvo1324]

Whew, this password's tough. I've tried 123456, 111111-999999, password, vcubes. This Verdes guy is pretty smart. Wait, he figured out how to make higher order cubes, why did I think those passwords would work?

u will never crack it...

 

[mrbiggs]

Ahhhh, this is killing me. I can't wait until I sit down with a 7x7x7 and I can spend a good 15 minutes solving a cube as fast as I can.

 

[hdskull]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

The V-cube is teh only reason I haven't bought a 5x5 yet.

 

[rachmaninovian]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[qqwref]

qqwref: [size=-2]psst! It was meant to be a pun [/size]

Oh come on, I'm a smart guy. I go to Caltech for chrissake... you really don't think I knew it was meant to be a joke? Especially when you SAID it was? Unless things have changed a lot around here, I think I do have the right to look at humorous ideas literally and see if what was originally a joke could end up to be a valid and interesting statement. Lucas Garron does this all the time and nobody ever tells him he's stupid. What's your problem with me, huh?

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

Lucas Garron does this all the time and nobody ever tells him he's stupid.

Heheheheheheh...

 

[TimMc]

u will never crack it...

You don't need to.

Basic authentication is being used so you just need to compromise the server or another one connected to it and packet sniff for a header containing the username and password.

Don't hack kiddies

Be patient! :rolleyes:

Tim.