Throwing Away Cubes.

[cubeslayer]

I have a terrible 3x3 Rubik's brand that is utter trash. It pops multiple times in every solve. Yet, I can't throw it away. Not because of sentimental reasons, oh no. But because It is spare parts in case my main cube has an unfortunate mishap.

On a side note, my main cube has my original core. That, I won't throw away even if it cracks.

 

[teller]

I keep all my past cubes just for sentimental purposes. And as luck would have it, just last week I was at work outside on a break and accidentally dropped my main F-II on the pavement and broke the core. It did feel terrible for a moment...but cores can be replaced, so. I got home that night and took a peek at my dead F-I and the core was indeed the same as the F-II, so I performed emergency surgery and I am pleased to say the operation was a complete success. F-II is alive and well. I did toss the F-1 cubies after that, though...

 

[Dene]

As far as I can recall the only cubes I have thrown away were two ES4x4s because the both of the cores had snapped.

 

[d4m4s74]

My broken cubes are all disassembled in speedstack cups on my windowcil (an eastsheen 5x5x5 and a rubik's 3x3x3). I lend a type A to a friend, who lend it to someone else. it's somewhere in narnia now and I'll probably never get it back.

 

[Bapao]

As far as I can recall the only cubes I have thrown away were two ES4x4s because the both of the cores had snapped.

My ES4x4 core broke too. The bits are in a bag in a draw but I can't seem to get myself to throw them away...

I also used my first stickerless GuHong as an emergency cigarette holder whilst I was busy with something. The cig burnt down and burnt the cube. Rage! I got a new one though.

 

[E3cubestore]

My brothers break my cubes all the time, the other day my 13-year old brother randomly grabbed an almost finished mod for my website, dropped it and smashed it.

Then just yesterday, my 17-year-old brother grabbed a QJ domino off my shelf and busted the core. Fortunately I have others in stock so I charged him for it and considered it as a sale

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

I've only thrown one away ever, and that was only because it was a gift from my ex (she screwed me over big time). Other than that, it's just too painful to throw them away... I feel like there's still some use for them somehow.

 

[BelGarion]

Yeah, my first cube, a 1$ knock off, sits in pieces, I tried to recore it, didn't work out, oh well. And I'm trying to find someone who is selling parts for a tiled MF8 Megaminx as I popped a piece and never have found it yet. The purple / light blue center. >.< But, yeah, haven't tossed a cube yet despite having a few crap ones.

 

[5BLD]

I always keep my broken or bad cubes. I have a broken eastsheen 4x4 and 2x2 (yes, my friends broke them while imitating me), qj 5x5, two 3x3s i got from airplane etc all in one bag of parts.