Rubik Mirror Blocks

Posted by Ali S. in Toy & Video Games, Video Clips on September 30, 2008 at 1:55 am



[YouTube - Link]

A quirky take on the always frustrating Rubik’s Cube, the Rubik Mirror Block seems to up the ante by not only making the shapes of the blocks of different sizes and shapes it also doesn’t (obviously) have any color to help guide you to the solution. Watching the video I could just feel my blood pressure rise as he began to turn the blocks about. It also doesn’t help watching the way he was using that knife of his to open the box…a little too careless in my opinion.

More info on the toy - Link from Technabob.

via - Gizmodo

*Update - Some of you folks who may be interested in buying one may have to wait for a release date for North America (and perhaps Worldwide) as the product is only being sold in Japan. However, according to Technabob the designer, Hidetoshi Takeji was seen taking international orders from this forum TwistyPuzzles.com.

Also, Ebay seems to have a few of them for sale as well. One of them from here is going for $29.99 - [Link].


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15 comments to "Rubik Mirror Blocks"

  1. Anaslex
    September 30th, 2008 at 2:38 am

    I never get the appeal of Rubik’s cube. Nobody I know has ever solved it, but they keep buying a new one every few years.

  2. Chad Cloman
    September 30th, 2008 at 3:07 am

    I solved one, once. Took me several weeks of steadily working at it. Then I bought a book that told he how to do it. I got down to about 2 minutes.

    Egads! What’s with that knife? Keep that boy out of the kitchen.

  3. sam
    September 30th, 2008 at 5:24 am

    Holy crap at about 2:30. I could watch that all day.

  4. ted
    September 30th, 2008 at 6:05 am

    I guess some people will film just about anything. Waste of time.

  5. twodollars
    September 30th, 2008 at 6:21 am

    WOW! Fast action on the normal Rubik’s cube! Astounding.

  6. ihatefrauwahlgren
    September 30th, 2008 at 7:35 am

    I am an avid puzzler myself, and I have never seen something like this. I can’t wait to own one!

  7. SenorMysterioso
    September 30th, 2008 at 8:21 am

    looked easier than the regular cube but he got it pretty scrambled by the end, could be a nice little challenge

  8. snarf
    September 30th, 2008 at 8:23 am

    Is it just me or is that exactly what you use a knife for? I don’t get the weird responses to the fact that he uses a knife to open this box? This kind of stuff is ALWAYS packed in such an annoying way. Compared to how I would have gone about it I’d say he’s very very easy on the knife. I would have torn that silly box to shreds … but thats just me.

  9. triangleman
    September 30th, 2008 at 9:18 am

    I agree with snarf, he used the knife rather carefully, just to cut the pieces of tape on the top of the box. He wasn’t slicing the entire box apart with it, although it did look like it at times.

    That cube is ridiculous, I don’t even know how I’d begin to start solving it. You can’t distinguish between pieces from two different faces while it’s mixed up.

  10. Tom
    September 30th, 2008 at 11:15 am

    Ok, I’ll bite. Where do you get one?

  11. Ali S.
    September 30th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    @ Tom

    Just updated the post you can see if you can buy them from two places online now. Ebay and TwistyPuzzles.com. :)

  12. CheeseDuck
    September 30th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    My mind just imploded.

  13. gladeye
    October 1st, 2008 at 2:05 am

    What I most appreciated was the full minute he filmed of removing the cube from its box. That’s the most important (and exciting) part.

  14. Chad Cloman
    October 1st, 2008 at 10:05 pm

    The bit about the knife wasn’t when he was cutting; rather, it was the way he held it in his hand when he was trying to open the box. Ideally he should have put it down on the desk.

  15. vctreality
    February 26th, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    I bought one at http://www.audiocubes.com/category/Lifestyle.html but it was $35 plus $10 S&H. It was worth it, though. Awesome puzzle.

    http://www.audiocubes.com also has the very important Gun O’Clock, an alarm clock you shoot. Instant awesome.


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