Tangpo 2x2 release

[Ordway Persyn]

I don't even like 2x2 and I want this WTH.

 

[Praetorian]

I don't even like 2x2 and I want this WTH.

its because it comes in teal isn't it

 

[Ordway Persyn]

I actually want to get it in a different color, I dunno with one though.

 

[Tyler Comfy Hat]

Just recieved my TangPo. When I disassembled it to have a look at the inner workings, I discovered that most of the pieces are identical to that of the YJ YuPo. I'm not just saying "Oh they used a similar ol' mechanism to almost all speedcubes nowadays", I'm saying they literally reusued the exact same core, center pieces and inner "edge" pieces used in the YuPo. The only difference was in the "corners" (which, granted, are the only actual cubies in a 2x2), but even then, the difference is highly minimal. Asides from changing the piece fitting from the old "three-piece" design to the "capped" one, there's practically nothing new to affect the function, asides from slightly thickening the "base" part of the stalk (You know, the big bit closest to the core, dunno the correct terminology). I'll post comparison pics later.

What was even the point?

 

[DJ4Y]

Just recieved my TangPo. When I disassembled it to have a look at the inner workings, I discovered that most of the pieces are identical to that of the YJ YuPo. I'm not just saying "Oh they used a similar ol' mechanism to almost all speedcubes nowadays", I'm saying they literally reusued the exact same core, center pieces and inner "edge" pieces used in the YuPo. The only difference was in the "corners" (which, granted, are the only actual cubies in a 2x2), but even then, the difference is highly minimal. Asides from changing the piece fitting from the old "three-piece" design to the "capped" one, there's practically nothing new to affect the function, asides from slightly thickening the "base" part of the stalk (You know, the big bit closest to the core, dunno the correct terminology). I'll post comparison pics later.

What was even the point?

What differences do you feel in performance?

 

[Tyler Comfy Hat]

Hard to say right now, I haven't lubed it, and I've barely broken it in.

I will say this tho, out of the box, it smelt pretty bad. Opening it up, I was like "Aww yiss, I'm ready for dat fresh-plastic smell, let's do this!", but after giving it a whiff, I was like "what the hell, this smells of burning paper, what the hell happened in the factory?" Pretty irrelevant to speedcubing performance, but I thought I'd mention.