Celticube (Cubic FTDI) - Eitan (Now on eBay!)

pirsquared · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:47 am

Hey Twisty Puzzle fans!

I'd like to present my newest puzzle:

Celticube
(Formerly "Cubic FTDI")

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As the original name suggests, this is a cubic version of the Face-Turning Deltoidal Icositetrahedron. I've been having lots of fun with this mechanism since I got it working so well on the ETRD, but this is definitely my favorite.

VIDEO!
AUCTION!

Enjoy the pictures!

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-pi (Eitan)

Luke · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:26 am

That is epic. (And that was the understatement of the century). Absolutely incredible! Phenominal! I love it. Is it just going to be an eBay auction, or are you going to sell them on Shapeways?

Oh, and for a name: Cubetoidal Icositetrahedron.

JeongEC · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:34 am

Jesus! <-Not a name :lol:

I really hope to see this on shapeways...

I think square version is more better than before.
Wonderful work!

-JEC-

Sharon · **Joined:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:25 pm **Location:** Israel

Very nice! I like it alot, and I was just thinking about this "half" edge turn when I saw your hint.

Great work, keep it coming =)

Sharon

Jared · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:11 am

Icositetrahexaminx?

Also, I didn't think I'd end up saying this, but I think I like the multicolored look of the original a bit more... but still, they're both amazing!

Gus · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:12 am

I bought my first cube in 1979 and I thought "How the hell does this thing not fall apart?". But this is just insane. How many combinations can it have? What does it look like when it's fully scrambled/jumbled? How do you put your head back together? Oh, and by the way, beautiful puzzle. I hope that you can put it on Shapeways.

Chilen · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:25 am

It's beautiful.

Sigurd · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:28 am

wow! thats amazing!

KelvinS · **Joined:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:13 pm

Amazing!

How about "Squiggle Cube", because it looks like someone has squiggled all over it with a black marker pen. Squiggle is such a funny word to say out loud. Squiggle! :lol:

stardust4ever · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:43 am

Amazing!!! Every platonic solid, Archimedean solid, Catalan Solid, and even other bizarre geometries (Like Oskar's creations which continually defy logic) seem to be possible and fair game for induction to twistypuzzledom.

MonkeyZ · **Joined:** Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:59 pm **Location:** NJ

Amazing, I love the symmetry of the cuts on this puzzle! And the way the icosahedron faces are incorporated into the cube is also very unusual, great job!

isearch12 · **Joined:** Sat May 16, 2009 10:23 am

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You have a really cool cube there.

Cyberdman · **Joined:** Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:29 am **Location:** Michigan

The jumbles on that are just nuts! Great work.

alaskajoe · **Joined:** Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:52 am

This looks too crazy.
But I don't understand one thing. There are 24 axis' right? Does your deltodial icosahedron have that too? I mean actually it should have 20 right?
I totally don't know a good name though.

malevolant · **Joined:** Thu May 14, 2009 9:58 am

It reminds me of Drew's "Praxis" (?) cube i believe. Whichever is the one with really crazy cuts

Synester · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:10 am

Extremely beautiful puzzle Eitan great work!

Chris Hemerich

stardust4ever · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:31 am

MonkeyZ wrote:

Amazing, I love the symmetry of the cuts on this puzzle! And the way the icosahedron faces are incorporated into the cube is also very unusual, great job!

alaskajoe wrote:

This looks too crazy.
But I don't understand one thing. There are 24 axis' right? Does your deltodial icosahedron have that too? I mean actually it should have 20 right?
I totally don't know a good name though.

It's a Deltoidal Icositetrahedron, not an Icosahedron

Deltoidal Icositetrahedron:

Icosahedron:

Andreas Nortmann · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:35 am

Calling this a shape modification sounds like an insult.

merlintocs · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:12 am

How about the Icosicube?

gingervergo · **Joined:** Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:23 pm

merlintocs wrote:

How about the Icosicube?

That has my vote!

Great work as always Eitan, this was a hard one to keep a secret.

grigr · **Joined:** Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:38 pm **Location:** Russia

Wow! Awesome

APJ · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:09 pm **Location:** My House

That thing is awesome.

It's hard even to see what the cuts are, there are that many. This a fantastic puzzle.

Alex

Kapusta · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:39 am

Massively cool. Why couldn't you have made these amazing creations before nationals!? :lol:

EDIT: Reminds me of a Spirograph, or some sort of Celtic knot.

KelvinS · **Joined:** Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:13 pm

Kapusta wrote:

Reminds me of a Spirograph, or some sort of Celtic knot.

That's what I was thinking: SpiroCube or Celtic Cube. Or maybe Curlicube, as it also resembles a curlicue. For some reason I still like Squiggle Cube. :lol:

RubixFreakGreg · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:06 pm

How about the Moucharaby Cube?

Perfect!

- Greg

NXTgen · **Joined:** Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:48 pm

THAT'S JUST WRONG!!

Nah it's EPIC :!:

madartilect · **Joined:** Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:19 am

Just brilliant. Call it Brilliant Cube.

Sharon · **Joined:** Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:25 pm **Location:** Israel

madartilect wrote:

Just brilliant. Call it Brilliant Cube.

Too close to brillic =P lol

pirsquared · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 3:18 pm

Thanks guys! I like the sound of "Icosacube", but that just gave me an idea for a different puzzle, so I'll choose something else.

"Celticube" and "Spirocube" are certainly possibilities. Keep 'em coming.

-Eitan

Thaalan469 · **Joined:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:38 pm

This thing is amazing. :shock:

When, or if, this thing gets on Shapeways I would literally instantly buy it. Then I'd show it to someone and say "turn it". :twisted:

And yeah, "Icosacube" sounds like a really good name.

Monopoly · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:00 pm

Wow, nice puzzle... I've been waiting for a cubic version ever since you posted the original. I like the pattern of the cuts, but personally feels that the edge turning rhombic dodecahedron looks better. However, though, I don't think it would be a puzzle I'd like to solve very often, it looks way too scary, with all the forced jumbling and all, along with the identical pieces with different shapes.
Great puzzle, anyhow!

Olivér Nagy · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:21 pm

Very nice!
It must be a pain to solve!

I vote for "Celtic cube".
The cuts are so similar to some kind of Celtic pattern.

Sjoerd · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:25 pm

The symmetry an beauty of the cutpattern, the symmetry of the mechanism, the jumbling, the size... They are all perfect.

merlintocs · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 5:06 pm

pirsquared wrote:

Thanks guys! I like the sound of "Icosacube", but that just gave me an idea for a different puzzle, so I'll choose something else.

"Celticube" and "Spirocube" are certainly possibilities. Keep 'em coming.

-Eitan

Aw, man! So, how about a preview of this different puzzle for the guy who came up with the name?

Thomas · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:42 pm

Thomas

quicksolver · **Joined:** Fri Feb 20, 2009 6:38 pm

Other mods that involve strange solids and unusual principles might look disjointed with random cuts. This one is visually pleasant with a graceful consistency. I imagine that solving will be a fun experience, especially with the random pieces sticking out everywhere! Thank-you, Eitan. Thank-you.

Zzupler · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:26 am

How about the foxy cube?

The cuts look like four foxes pointing into the middle.....or is it just me???

Edited to add: forgot to say what an awesome looking puzzle!

NXTgen · **Joined:** Sun Dec 13, 2009 5:48 pm

Hey, I see the foxes too! I think The Foxy cube would be a great name!

pirsquared · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 9:10 pm

I see the foxes too, but I think it's too much of a stretch. I think I'm going to go with "Celtic Cube".

Sorry, but this one will not be going on Shapeways. It requires a bit of extra work to get it working well enough to sell, so I'm only going to make this one to sell, and possibly one to keep for myself.

-Eitan

Jared · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:06 pm

Aw, I was gonna say Foxyminx has this sort of... almost "dirty" feel to it, just like a jumble-only puzzle kind of does...

>_>
<_<

pirsquared · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:25 pm

I've settled on the name "Celticube".

Thanks for all the suggestions!

-pi (Eitan)

Kapusta · **Posted:** Fri Jan 14, 2011 11:44 pm

A great name for an astounding puzzle! Again, awesome work!

PuzzleMaster6262 · **Joined:** Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:00 am **Location:** Colorado

Great puzzle. I look forward to watching the video.

incredible · **Joined:** Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:20 am **Location:** Germany

wow

video please.......please

rubikcollector123 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:20 am

it will probably never happen, but...... scrambled pic?

Tony Fisher · **Joined:** Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:37 pm

Very nice. However to be fair you should also make a Rangerscube.

APJ · **Joined:** Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:09 pm **Location:** My House

Tony Fisher wrote:

Very nice. However to be fair you should also make a Rangerscube.

It could just be this cube stickered in white and blue. :wink:

Alex

Nestor · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 12:32 pm

I just wet my pants! That is one beautiful, challenging, insane looking puzzle. I just love the patterns and can't even conceive how it would look fully scrambled.

A picture of a full scramble would be too much to ask?

katsmom · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 12:26 am

It's a very pretty cube I wouldn't mind having. Well done!

pirsquared · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 2:51 pm

Just added a video!

-π (Eitan)

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