From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Mon Jul 28 12:11:59 1997 Return-Path: Received: from sun30.aic.nrl.navy.mil by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.8.1/mc) with SMTP id MAA03296; Mon, 28 Jul 1997 12:11:59 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Mail-from: From CFolkerts@compuserve.com Mon Jul 28 05:22:17 1997 Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 05:18:01 -0400 From: Corey Folkerts Subject: 2^3 Reassembly To: Message-Id: <199707280518_MC2-1BB6-48C8@compuserve.com> My 2^3 burst into pieces while I was playing around with it a while back. I was amazed and intrigued by the number of internal pieces it contained; many more than the 3^3. Anyway, after a couple minutes I got it all put back together, and started playing with it again. One problem: when I attempted to rotate the cube on one of the axes, it gave me a lot of resistance. If I continued to force it, the whole thing burst and was reduced once again to a pile of little black plastic pieces. After a few more random tests, I examined the pieces and noticed, as I'm sure many have, that some of the small internal pieces are slightly different than the others. This fact leads me to believe that the 'special' pieces need to be oriented correctly with respect to each other in order for the cube to work correctly. I would be most appreciative if someone could please inform the manner in which they need to be placed. Thanks in advance, Corey Folkerts