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Rubik's Famous Magic Cube in Lego Form

addaon writes "I just came across a successful attempt to construct a Rubik's cube entirely out of Lego. It's an interesting companion to the Lego Rubik's solver featured some time ago."

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  1. Besides removing the labels... by thedogcow · · Score: 3, Funny

    Great, now I have to paint each individual lego.

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    1. Re:Besides removing the labels... by Rand+Huck · · Score: 3, Funny

      I wonder what's more difficult, solving the puzzle or figuring this construction out? I think after finally constructing it, I've spent the last of my sanity... which defeats the purpose of the Rubiks cube in the first place.

  2. Thanks a lot by Pan+T.+Hose · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now when I have almost finished with my old (simplified) Rubik's cube after years of frustration, now I will have a new thing to "play" with. Thanks a lot!

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  3. Cool by nounderscores · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next, we need to create The Cube out of lego and abduct people to put into it.

  4. Re:Massive by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Methinks there are some other problems slashdotters are more likely to solve which also build up your wrist muscles.

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  5. All that work for nothing by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    They didn't need to go to such lengths just to have a Rubik's cube that can be dismantled and rearranged when nobody is looking, the original thing had stickers that were easily peeled off and reglued to solve the cube.

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  6. Re:Scramble it... by satanicat · · Score: 4, Funny

    by picking the the colored plates off it and placing them on in order?? =)

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  7. Re:Massive by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Funny

    Not to worry, if the thing doesn't work as a Rubik's cube, the builder can always stick this Lego creation next to it and reenact Picard vs the Borg.

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  8. Adult (fan of) LEGO by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The author of the article calls himself an "adult fan of LEGO". Well, I'm a fan of adult LEGO!

  9. Ye gods. by Fortran+IV · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just when I think the nerd community cannot surprise me any more, along comes something like this article. Not only is there a CAD system for building with LEGO, there are enough of them to justify a common graphic interface for them. Jeez Louise.

    Perhaps the universe has a reason for giving us such lousy social skills. If we ever really worked together, turned all that creativity and ingenuity to a single purpose, we'd have already built the Earth Mark II by now (probably from LEGO), and uncovered the Ultimate Question: How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop?
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