Can a Rubik's Magic work with one less string?

[Saintlavin]

hi there,
one of my rubiks magic string broke loose so i removed it and the puzzle seems to be working just fine,

my question is can it last? will it break in a middle of a solve?

thanks in advanced!

 

[ianini]

Yes.

 

[Zarxrax]

Same thing happened to mine, and then another string broke just a few days later. When the 2nd string broke, it was no longer functional.

 

[Saintlavin]

Yes.

i didnt notice any difference on it though, but it seems fine to me?

 

[Saintlavin]

Same thing happened to mine, and then another string broke just a few days later. When the 2nd string broke, it was no longer functional.

but it worked when the first one broke?

 

[moogra]

It can work with half of them, unless you're one of those guys that pulls on strings hard like me

 

[ianini]

Yes.

i didnt notice any difference on it though, but it seems fine to me?

Well your question was if it'll work with one less string, and yes it will. Usually for me, a serious magic solver, after 2 stings break, then I usually take it apart and just add 2 more string so it won't just fall apart on me.

 

[Zarxrax]

Same thing happened to mine, and then another string broke just a few days later. When the 2nd string broke, it was no longer functional.

but it worked when the first one broke?

Yea, it worked fine with 1 string, for a little while.

After reading ianini's post, it just jogged my memory a bit. When the 2nd string broke, I tried to do another solve, and my magic just fell apart.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

It'll work fine.
Although if you know exactly where it broke, restring it.
Cause like the others said, if the 2nd breaks, your effed.

 

[moogra]

Well the way you restring it is pretty logical. You can count the strings in the intersections to see which are missing. I believe it has something like 16 strings. If 8 break, it is usable (if you're lucky). If you're unlucky, if 2 breaks, then you have to restring.

 

[dillonbladez]

a magic will work, but most likely, it'll die on you if you're not careful.

i can go with 3 missing strings, but i was going for a sub 2 ( i know, so noob)
it fell apart.

what i do when a string is broken, i take it out. then, based on the stringing method, you can decide which string broke, and restring it from there, without taking the whole thing apart.

 

[iasimp1997]

Yeah, it can last. That happened to mine, and it worked. But I'm an aggressive Magic solver, so it broke in a few days.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

To be careful:
Play around with your magic until the tiles start coming off. Unravel it without breaking ANY strings. The 8 tiles are actually 16 half tiles with paper in them. Don't let them fall out. Organize your string and use these tuts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i3c2ggjQQQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM9HKmsqFnY

 

[(R)]

mine was functional until 6 strings broke... so...

 

[dillonbladez]

mine was functional until 6 strings broke... so...

ZOMG-NO-WAI-IMPOSSIBLE-DOODE

well
you probably couldn't get any sub 4s without breaking that. unless you use beginners. still. i like to put the string back in right after/asap it breaks.

i feel it is very fast, but hard to control at such high speeds.