Wooden cube is it good for speed cubing?

[Toquinha1977]

why isn't it being sold at the Rubik's website?

http://www.rubiks.com/Shop/Products/Rubiks 30th Wood Cube.aspx

I decided to buy a couple myself, just for pure collector's sake. I have no illusions that I'll be breaking speedcube records with this by any means. Given the fact that it's a porous and absorbent material, spraying something into the cracks isn't going to do it for you.

More hands-on impressions as soon as I have my hands on it.

 

[raodkill]

sounds like hte pledge lube idea would be excellent for htis cube (lemon scented pledge furniture polish, ive tested its okay on rubiks brands, and c4u cube, very slightly worste hten jigaloo and silicon spray (tried both) but it gives a vaseline smooth feel)

 

[esquimalt1]

they aren't environmentally friendly. probably like 200 trees were murdered to produce these

 

[Toquinha1977]

they aren't environmentally friendly. probably like 200 trees were murdered to produce these

No worse than plastic. Plastic production requires drilling for petroleum, and we're already having issues with oil spills and their effect on wildlife. On top of that, injection molding for plastic is energy intensive, and plastic does not break down in the environment under natural conditions.

Wood is at least biodegradable, while plastics are often difficult to sort and recycle (Polyethelene? Polypropylene? Polyvinyl Chloride? Polycarbonate? ABS?). Oh, and most of our cubes are shipped from China too, and we all know how much greenhouse gas emissions they're contributing.

Being environmentally conscious is a lot harder than we realize, and unfortunately, everything we do is causing damage. Best we can do is minimize it the best way we see fit.

 

[TacoCube]

...wooden cube? cool.