A Working 5D Rubik's Cube 171
Melinda Green writes "Readers who enjoyed the previous
Slashdot postings regarding the 4-dimensional Rubik's cube called MagicCube4D will
be interested to know that a couple of brilliant developers have
recently created a working 5-dimensional Rubik's
cube. Operating a 5 dimensional puzzle projected all the way down
to a 2D computer screen may seem a hopeless task but the full 5D puzzle
has already been solved
by 3 people. Also noteworthy is the fact that the 4D puzzle has now
been ported to Java and is available as both a full-featured desktop
application and as an Applet."
MY HEAD ASPLODE! (Score:5, Funny)
Re:MY HEAD ASPLODE! (Score:1, Funny)
Smithers:You mean the revolver, sir?
Mr.Burns: Precisely.
Bet they cheated (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I see that... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I see that... (Score:5, Funny)
You don't need to explain your reasons not to solve this puzzle.
Anyone know where you can buy one? (Score:5, Funny)
Also I will need a spare set of 4 dimensional stickers in case the original ones fall off.
Can you still... (Score:4, Funny)
Don't look so surprised... (Score:3, Funny)
Damn... And I thought I was hopelessly nerdy.
I must look positively herculean next to these guys.
I remember spending the better part of an afternoon last summer trying to solve my girlfriend's father's 20 year old rubiks cube.
I was really close to solving it when it litterally fell apart in my hands. Turns out one of the (now grown up) kids had once tried to forcibly solve it with a screwdriver. Now, whenever you it get into a certain configuration (ie: a near-finished state) it loses all structural integrity.
I could have cried... I WAS SO CLOSE!!!
I was crazy to spend so long on a three diementional rubik's cube.
But, I don't know which is crazier... That someone made a four diementional version, or that people have already solved it.
Re:Can you still... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I think... (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I see that... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I see that... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I see that... (Score:2, Funny)
You're completely missing the point!
Re:I see that... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:I see that... (Score:2, Funny)
We're all masochists. And just using Windows isn't enough by itself.
Re:I see that... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:MY HEAD ASPLODE! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:I see that... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:All I can say is: vist timecube.com (Score:2, Funny)
No good deed... (Score:5, Funny)
Oh my god, you're right! It does look like he wrote this application in .NET solely for the purpose of being a huge burden on everyone! After thinking about it, I guess it really does have nothing to do with .NET probably being the language he's most familiar with. I'm sure that he probably did want to spend several months learning a new language for something that could best be described as an amusing diversion, but chose not to because he wanted to waste the few minutes it would take you to download and install .NET. Come to think of it, I'm sure the fact that most people already have .NET installed probably just makes him mad, because it mitigates the toll his application will take on society.
The fact that it's kind of cool is only a ruse in his more diabolical agenda of making your life miserable for five or so minutes. The fact that we are compelled to install it by means I don't quite understand yet only makes the situation worse. If only we had a choice whether or not we wanted to play with a 5-dimensional Rubik's Cube!
Personally, I think that if you're as outraged as I am, since you're obviously so much smarter then me, you should rewrite his application in a morally superior language. The kink in this fool's plan is that he seems to have forgotten to patent the application (but be careful, it could be another trick!), which leaves the door open for anyone to simply rewrite it!
Please start working on it right away, as this outrage must not go unanswered!
Re:4D ? 5D? (Score:4, Funny)
They were a 1970's group, they had a hit called "Aquarius".
Psh~ (Score:3, Funny)
Re:I see that... (Score:1, Funny)
"That's good!"
"The free DRM rootkit is also cursed."
Re:Anyone know where you can buy one? (Score:3, Funny)
To us, they look like white mice.
You see, they really were very clever hyper-intelligent, pan-dimensional beings.
Re:Psh~ (Score:5, Funny)
http://ptth.net/slashdot/2d_rubik's_cube.JPG [ptth.net]
Re:Bet they cheated (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Bet they cheated (Score:3, Funny)
The problem with that is if you take apart and reassemble a 4D or 5D Rubik's Cube, you also turn the universe inside-out.
Re:2D "cube"? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Wrinkle in Time (Score:1, Funny)
I suggest you start by teleporting yourself out of your parents' basement.