How do I unscramble my magic?

[thinkdifferent]

Unfortunately my Rubik's magic is scrambled. You can see its current position in the attached picture. Does anyone know how to unscramble it (make it flat, with the three rings)? Thanks for your help.

 

[person917]

Do you still have the booklet that comes with the rubik's magic? The one where it shows you the different folds? Well first I usually get it back into a rectangle then use a combination of the 3 folds they show you in the book. After awhile you will see how the folds work and what they do and get the rings back to normal. I think the folds are called wallet stack, reverse, and roll.

edit: found booklet online if you don't have-
http://www.rubiks.com/World/~/media/Files/hint_magic.ashx

 

[Guinness]

this might help http://www.geocities.com/abcmcfarren/math/rm1/rm1int.htm

 

[thinkdifferent]

Sorry, but both of these guides just give the fundamental moves and how everything works. They don't actually tell you (step by step) how to unscramble the magic. All I need to do is make it flat (4 by 2 square), I know how to solve it from there. Is there anyone that knows how to do this from the position I show in the picture above? Thanks.

 

[pcharles93]

Just mess with it. It's a puzzle. Puzzles make you think, or at least they're supposed to...

 

[mcciff2112]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpRJ5lndy5U&feature=channel_page

this really helped me. pretty easy way to get it back to normal

 

[Pedro]

thanks for the link, mcciff2112

one string is out on my magic (got it today, black one from cube4you)
also, one of those metal things is sticking out...

anyone knows how to fix it?

 

[Tyloro]

I solved it

i just played around with it and did the different folds
when it seems like the magic is backwards likewhen u try to do the corect folds
u can only do it to the other side
just play with it a bit

 

[Tyloro]

soon it will be a scrambled position that is close to the regular position use the booklet to help u at that state

 

[Tyloro]

I dont know maybe a vid on utube will help you on that one

 

[GreenDragon]

Just fold it randomly?

 

[nitrocan]

There's this "Play around with it" method by Peter Parker & Mr. Bean.

It's too complicated to learn though, bunch of algorithms etc. I gave up. Not worth it.