From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Tue Jul 27 18:50:00 1999 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil (sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil [132.250.84.38]) by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.9.1a/8.9.1-mod) with SMTP id SAA19974 for ; Tue, 27 Jul 1999 18:50:00 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu From: "Chris Pelley" To: "Cube-Lovers" Subject: Rubik's Cube Perpetual Calendar Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 21:43:52 -0400 Message-Id: I recently saw one of the original Ideal Perpetual Calendar cubes sell on EBAY for over $100 US dollars! I decided it would be cheaper and more fun to try and make my own. Based on photos I have collected, I've tried to reconstruct the original sticker scheme. This turned out to be quite a fun puzzle by itself, since there are only a few ways it can be done. For example, by a lucky coincidence, there just happen to be exactly the right number of sides for the middle letters of the months (P, O, C, A, E, and U). I did a quick scan of the cube-lovers archives to see if anyone had posted the sticker scheme before. I found nothing. I was wondering if anyone who still has their calendar cube could post either a detailed description, or even photos from a few different angles. My own homemade version can be seen here: http://www.chrisandkori.com/calendarcube.htm I just printed out the stickers I needed on paper, then cut and scotch-taped them to a "blank" cube. I plan to make a somewhat higher-quality version with real stickers once I nail down the original Ideal sticker configuration. Thanks to anyone who can help! Chris Pelley ck1@home.com