From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Thu Aug 5 20:28:33 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 UAA26582 for ; Thu, 5 Aug 1999 20:28:33 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Message-Id: <006501beda1b$4cf43ec0$4dc4b0c2@home> From: roger.broadie@iclweb.com (Roger Broadie) To: "Cube-Lovers" Cc: "Chris Pelley" Subject: Re: Rubik's Cube Perpetual Calendar Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 00:35:35 +0100 Chris Pelley wrote (23 July 1999) >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. This is what my Rubik's Calendar looks like (use a non-proportional typeface). The date is as I took it out of the box, from which I deduce I last played with it in 1982, since I certainly haven't touched it this decade. Curiously enough, it will be correct again this year. The digits in the lower right corners of the cells indicate the orientation in quarter turns from the vertical as shown in the diagram. But the orientations can be worked out anyway for all except the centre pieces, because of the requirement to be the right way up on the face showing the date. Roger FRONT (Up) ------------------------- | | | | | SUN|DAY | | | | | | ------------------------- | | | | | A | U | G | | | | | ------------------------- | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | ------------------------- RIGHT (Up) ------------------------- | | | | | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | 3 | ------------------------- | | | | | N | C | | | | 2 | | ------------------------- | | | | | 2 | D | | | 1 | 3 | | ------------------------- BACK (Up) ------------------------- | | | | | 7 | B | | | 2 | 3 | | ------------------------- | | | | | C | E | T | | 2 | | | ------------------------- | | | | | SATUR| J | | | 3 | 3 | | ------------------------- LEFT (Up) ------------------------- | | | | | 0 | P | | | 2 | 3 | | ------------------------- | | | | | S | O | L | | | | | ------------------------- | | | | | WEDNES| F | MON| | 3 | 3 | 2 | ------------------------- TOP (Back) ------------------------- | | | | | 6 | Y | 3 | | 2 | 3 | 3 | ------------------------- | | | | | O | P | 3 | | | | 3 | ------------------------- | | | | | THURS| | 9 | | 3 | | | ------------------------- BOTTOM (Back) ------------------------- | | | | | TUES| R | | | | 3 | | ------------------------- | | | | | V | A | M | | 2 | 2 | 2 | ------------------------- | | | | | 4 | 2 | FRI| | 1 | | 2 | ------------------------- [Moderator's note: A picture of the cube by Corey Folkerts that I described in the last message can be found at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gumby145/cubes_gallery.html --Dan ]