What's Wrong With This Magazine Cover?

[TomZ]

I would say it's solvable and unsolvable.

 

[ShadenSmith]

I think this is a great analogy. Who knows what will become of our health system?

 

[qqwref]

I think this is a great analogy. Who knows what will become of our health system?

I think an Asian guy will come along and solve it in 8.72 seconds.

Twice.

 

[AvGalen]

I think this is a great analogy. Who knows what will become of our health system?

I think an Asian guy will come along and solve it in 8.72 seconds.

Twice.

And after that you switch to the Dutch system

 

[Boxcarcrzy12]

wrong color sceme

 

[coolmission]

wrong color sceme

There is no "wrong" color scheme.

 

[d_sprink]

I think it is a coincidence. The average person would have no clue that it is unsolvable. Obviously the fact that the cube isn't solved isn't a coincidence though. I think that to an average person, this cube would appear to be almost solved, so I think the ad is saying that it will be hard, but we're on the final stretch of the healthcare debate.

I think you give yourself too much credit. I'm sure there are plenty of "average people" that would see it's unsolvable. It looks like nothing you really see on a real cube.

 

[ConnorCuber]

I think it is a coincidence. The average person would have no clue that it is unsolvable. Obviously the fact that the cube isn't solved isn't a coincidence though. I think that to an average person, this cube would appear to be almost solved, so I think the ad is saying that it will be hard, but we're on the final stretch of the healthcare debate.

I think you give yourself too much credit. I'm sure there are plenty of "average people" that would see it's unsolvable. It looks like nothing you really see on a real cube.

I highly doubt they would. Most people seem to think that any sticker can be moved anywhere on a cube, without affecting other pieces.

 

[Carson]

My guess is that the stickers were custom made just for the cube to appear on the cover, therefore, the 3 non-visible sides probably aren't even stickered.

 

[oneofthosedudes]

i saw that magazine somewhere too. i don't think the average person was meant to know it was unsolvable, because most people wouldn't know the difference between a solvable case and an unsolvable case, and the people that are in charge of the magazine are very aware of that.

it can't be just a different color scheme, because the other edges and corners don't follow it.

and i doubt this even matters remotely, but it looks like the U center and UR edge were meant to be switched with the center and UL edge that are not visible, kinda like a J perm on the E slice. i just felt like pointing that out.. XD

 

[how-to-solve-a-rubix]

for everyone`s sake i hope they can solve it blind folding within less than a minute

 

[krazedkat]

Its unsolvable ... I seriously wonder if the editor knows...

 

[Kirjava]

OMG IT'S SCHRÖDINGER'S CUBE