Steve Jobs’ Time Capsule Recovered: The Ultimate Backup Device
I really don’t care for those reality TV shows where people walk around with metal detectors looking for junk. Most of them end up turning up crappy old coins and cans. But I have to show props to the...
View ArticleRadio Cube 3: Go Home, Rubik, You’re Drunk.
I know there are people out there who can solve a Rubik’s Cube in seconds, but I’m not one of them. I eventually could work my way through the puzzle, but it takes me 10 or 15 minutes on a good day....
View ArticleArtist Turns a Building into a Giant Rubik’s Cube
How good are you at solving Rubik’s cubes? I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m particularly bad at it. In fact, I have yet to successfully solve a 3×3 cube and I’ve been trying for five years and...
View ArticleRubik’s Cube Turns 40, Celebrating Four Decades of Making Us Feel Stupid
As a child of the ’80s, I can remember several holidays where I received a Rubik’s Cube as a gift. I remain convinced to this day that a gift of a Rubik’s Cube is a sign that the giver truly hates you....
View ArticleRubik’s Cube Lamp Can Actually Be Played with: Won’t Actually Be Played with
Back in 2009 we saw a concept for a Rubik’s Cube lamp that can be made to change the color of its light by moving its faces around. The recently released official Rubik’s Cube lamp shines only white...
View ArticleRubik’s Cube Fridge Solves Your Need for Hot or Cold Food
ThinkGeek (and Bawls?) has the novelty cube-shaped refrigerator game in a chokehold. Along with the Borg Cube fridge, the store also released an officially licensed Rubik’s Cube fridge. I think it...
View ArticleRubik’s Cube Safe: The Ultimate Theft Deterrent
So let’s say you have some valuable cash and rings lying around. You could carry them with you or lock them in a proper safe, but what fun would that be? Hide your possessions in plain sight by...
View ArticleGuy Makes ‘Impossible’ 1x5x5 Rubik’s Cube Puzzle
This Rubik’s Cube style puzzle will blow your mind. Puzzle maker Tony Fisher has created this “impossible” 1x5x5 Rubik’s cube style cuboid puzzle, and it’s so cool. What’s so impossible about it? Well,...
View ArticleStop-motion Mario Made with Rubik’s Cubes
Two of the most frustrating things that I played growing up were Super Mario Bros. and the Rubik’s Cube. As a kid in the ’80s you were guaranteed to get at least one Rubik’s Cube each Christmas or...
View ArticleThe Only Solution to These Rubik’s Cubes Cakes is to Get in My Stomach
Check out these awesome cubic cakes created by French chef Cédric Grolet. This is exactly what a rich person’s Rubik’s Cube looks like when they want to eat one. Grolet was rated the best pastry chef...
View ArticleYou Need Tweezers to Solve the World’s Smallest Rubik’s Cube
You better get your magnifying glass and some tweezers to solve this Rubik’s Cube. Puzzle maker Tony Fisher had previously built the world’s largest Rubik’s Cube, and now it looks like he’s built the...
View ArticleGuy Solves Rubik’s Cube While Waterskiing, No Big Deal
I have a hard time solving a Rubik’s Cube while sitting on my couch at home, but some brainiacs can not only do it fast, but they can do it while being daredevils. Take, for instance, juggler and...
View ArticleBuilding a Massive Rubik’s Cube
When I was a kid, people who could solve a Rubik’s Cube were a rare thing. Nowadays, there are entire leagues dedicated to solving them as quickly as possible, and even guys who can solve them while...
View ArticleRubik’s Candy Cube Comes Pre-Solved
Do you like puzzles? Well you won’t have any fun solving this one, because not only does this Rubik’s Cube come solved straight from the factory, it’s not really a puzzle at all. But there is one good...
View ArticleTwo Guys Solve Five Rubik’s Cubes While Juggling
There are nerds and then there are NERDS. These nerds are some kind of super-nerd wizards with amazing powers. They are out-nerding all of the nerdiest nerds. The proof is in the video below, in which...
View ArticleThis Rubik’s Cube Candle Is Only for True Masochists
When I was a kid, solving a Rubik’s Cube was considered an extremely difficult task for most. These days, there are armies of kids who can solve a Rubik’s Cube in seconds. So now they’ve moved on to...
View Article2 X 2 Rubik’s Cube Made out of Cheddar Cheese: Solve, Then Eat
When I was a kid, solving a Rubik’s Cube was tough. Only geniuses could do it. The rest of us had to learn cheats just so we could look smart. These days it seems everyone is solving these puzzles with...
View ArticleThis Rubik’s Cube Has People’s Faces Instead of Colors
Rubik’s Cubes are way too easy for today’s nerds to solve, what with their simple colors on each side and all, so we need to make things harder for them. People (and robots) are solving these puzzles...
View ArticleFinally, a Rubik’s Cube That Solves Itself
We’ve watched many a nerd solve a Rubik’s Cube in like 4 seconds flat and we’ve also seen our share of robots that can solve it quickly as well. But until now, a Rubik’s Cube has never been able to...
View ArticleThis Custom Rubik’s Cube Is Held Together with Magnets
The Rubik’s Cube has been exciting and entertaining geeks for many years now. But maybe the design is due for an upgrade. That’s why puzzle expert Tom Parker has been working on a Rubik’s-inspired cube...
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