From cube-lovers-errors@oolong.camellia.org Fri Jun 6 21:25:13 1997 Return-Path: cube-lovers-errors@oolong.camellia.org Received: from oolong.camellia.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by oolong.camellia.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id VAA11764; Fri, 6 Jun 1997 21:25:13 -0400 Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@oolong.camellia.org Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 12:07:14 -0700 From: "Jason K. Werner" Message-Id: <9706061207.ZM26712@neuhelp.corp.sgi.com> In-Reply-To: Joe McGarity "5x5x5 Stuctural Integrtity" (Jun 6, 1:16) References: <3397C741.464@snowcrest.net> Reply-to: "Jason K. Werner" X-Mailer: Z-Mail-SGI (3.2S.2 10apr95 MediaMail) To: joemcg3@snowcrest.net, "Mailing List, Rubik's Cube" Subject: Re: 5x5x5 Stuctural Integrtity Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Jun 6, 1:16, Joe McGarity wrote: > Subject: 5x5x5 Stuctural Integrtity > Where are you able to find 5x5x5 cubes that don't instantly fall apart? > I have had nothing but trouble with mine. Is there more than one on the > market? I am only aware of the one manufactured in Germany. Not only > have I never been able to solve it, but I have never been able to > scramble it. It simply crumbles away in my hands. The orange stickers > seem to have a habit of fleeing the cube in terror. (It's always the > orange ones on any cube that fall off first. Has anyone else noticed > this?) At any rate, if there is some other source for these cubes or if > I simply got a bad one, someone please let me know. Wei-Hwa Huang's > post has made me want to pick it up and try it out, but so far, mine is > only for looks. I live in the Bay Area (California), and there's a mall with a toy store that sells them from time to time. That's were I got mine, and it's in excellent shape. I've abused and thrashed mine over and over again, and it's still all "stuck" together; never had a piece break or fall out on me. Let me know if you want more details on location. -Jason -- Jason K. Werner Email: mrhip@sgi.com Systems Administrator Phone: 415-933-6397 USFO I/S Technical Services Fax: 415-932-6397 Silicon Graphics, Inc. Pager: 415-317-4084, mrhip_p@sgi.com "Winning is a habit"-Vince Lombardi;"These go to eleven"-Nigel Tufnel