Bram and Oskar's "Geary Cube"

TBTTyler · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 4:24 pm

I was pointed toward this video and saw that it hadn't been posted here yet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cf2OnAKUuZg

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

Awesome! They come up with such clever designs. I was trying to figure out what made it different during the short intro sequence, but then he turned it... that looks fun to play with.

Volitar Prime · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 5:08 pm

That is just so cool, I want one!

juanan · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 5:17 pm

nice ¡

congrats OSKAR

Cubicle · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 5:31 pm

I saw that on Bram's Twitter. Its pretty interesting, however easy it is.

It actually reminded me of the Circle Cube.

This could pave the road to a whole new kind of puzzle.

Jeffery Mewtamer · **Joined:** Sun Nov 23, 2008 2:18 am

Very interesting. Do want.

Kapusta · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 5:45 pm

Another great puzzle! I love seeing what they think up

Alokin · **Joined:** Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:03 am

Wow!

Incredible design, very clever.

How about adding caps so there's also centre stickers

(to not be "void cube")

theVDude · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 6:37 pm

I had thought of something like this, but never worked out how to do it. I like it!

Jolts · **Joined:** Tue Mar 31, 2009 5:38 pm

Alokin wrote:

Wow!

Incredible design, very clever.

How about adding caps so there's also centre stickers

(to not be "void cube")

If you look closely, then the screw holding the gear in place is the color the center stickers would be.

Very cool design, I would definately like to see puzzles like this produced.

merlintocs · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 7:32 pm

This is a really impressive invention. Great to see new ideas like this in the cubing world.

Jared · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 8:26 pm

Wow, wonderful! Although I'd like a version where the center stickers look just like the outer ones. Still this is great and I hope I can get one someday!

Hidetoshi · **Posted:** Sun May 10, 2009 10:16 pm

What a nice idea and cool cube !
And the cube is really "Slice mover killer"

Scott Bedard · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 12:03 am

Very Cool! I think I remember seeing a screen shot somewhere of his concept, showing the gears added to the inside of the edge pieces. Glad to see this puzzle was finally brought to life!

DragonCuber · **Joined:** Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:37 pm **Location:** UK

sweet, totally better than what my sketches resemble :lol:

Like everyone else, this is on my "most wanted" list :wink:

wwwmwww · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 11:44 am

Jolts wrote:

Very cool design, I would definately like to see puzzles like this produced.

WOW!!! A 3x3x3 unlike any I've seen before. Very original. I too would love to see these produced.

Thanks for posting the link,
Carl

Andreas Nortmann · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 12:51 pm

A mechanical implementation of the Slice Group!
Cool!
BTW: According to Jaap it has 6144 permutations.

kastellorizo · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 1:59 pm

Videos from Oskar (which have many puzzles from Bram) are some that I enjoy the most.
The gear concept surely gives a new dimension not only to the 3x3x3 cube, but to all twisty puzzles.

Pantazis

Bram · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 7:05 pm

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone.

People very much want to see the internal gearing on other puzzles, but want it to be hidden on this one. People confuse me.

theVDude · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 10:57 pm

Hidden on this for everyone else, but show me how it works!

I scrambled and solved my cube like this today. It was pretty fun!

PaulWozniak · **Joined:** Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:02 pm

Wow, that's really amazing!

I've been playing with my cube, allowing myself only moves that would be the same as the Geary Cube would allow, and I'm getting some really neat patterns I wouldn't have discovered otherwise. What a wonderful idea!

Bram and Oskar's "Geary Cube"

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