From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Thu Aug 5 19:42:04 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 TAA26449 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 19:42:03 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Message-Id: <4.1.19990728163706.0096d9d0@gumby145.mail.iastate.edu> Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 17:11:48 -0500 To: "Cube-Lovers" From: Corey Folkerts Subject: Re: Rubik's Cube Perpetual Calendar In response to Chris Pelley's message about a Rubik's Calender Cube, I would like to say that I made one, although it may not be identical to the one that Rubik manufactured. (I thought up the idea before I knew one had been made commercially) I just mapped the letters and numbers out on paper and then printed out all the characters I'd need with my printer and affixed them to a blank cube. I really lucked out because the scotch tape I had was exactly the same width as the width of one cubie! I also used an exacto knife so I could affix multiple characters at once, then cut between the cubies with the knife. An example of how the date reads is: J U L 2 8 19 9 9 The 19 (and 20 once we get there) are on one cubie. I've attached a jpg of how I arranged all the characters. I make no guarantees that is works, but I'm pretty sure it does. Sorry to those of you who can't receive files. I would have made the drawing ASCII, but I can't make upside or sideways characters =( In the drawing there may be some discrepancy between O the letter and zero. The 'thinner' one is zero. As you can see, my cube is still on Jul 27. I haven't changed it yet since yesterday. -Corey Folkerts [Moderator's note: I don't send binary attachments out on this list. However, I was able to decode Corey's picture, and here's a diagram. The characters ^ > v and < denote symbols that are rotated 0, 90, 180, or 270 degrees clockwise, respectively. N^ .. .. O< 1v 0< Nv Ev 0< R< C^ V^ D^ A^ 1< 6^ 6^ 19v 20> .. B^ 6v 3< .. .. .. 0^ 6v 2v .. .. 0> 9^ A< 1> T> Pv 2> G> Lv Uv Jv F< 5> Sv C< 8< Y^ 3v .. P> O< 4> Mv I believe the corner marked 0< should be 0^. The cube only goes through 2001, though the addition of 2< on the blank corner would add another year. Sorry for the delay in sending this message out. --Dan ]