Rubik's cube

 When I get the Rubik’s cube twist, I find out that it wasn’t like what I think, it was rougher than mine, possibly the owner didn’t add oil in it making the layer hard to turn around. For me, lubricant oil is crucial to make the cube twist without any friction, because it will affect the time you complete it. As a Rubik’s fanatics, you will always want to get yourself improve by beating your best time record. Therefore, there should be no excuse being slow cause by the nature of the cube. Another interesting part is the sound produced when solving the cube. If I do video tape it, the non-stop shuffling sounds of cube actually give me a strong pleasure. It does fascinate me to do it again and again.  Furthermore, engaged myself into a brainstorming state with confusing puzzle always get me excited. It had almost thousands of combination when it is scrambled. Fitting it back to its original position, takes days for those that do not know the solving formulae, but few seconds for those rubik’s maniac.

Some other physical details are it can’t be compressed. I could feel that the cube is actually quite strong and firm. I think it could still withstand the impact dropping from high places. I could feel that its stickers actually stick on the square. For me, I do not like rubik’s cube with coloured stickers on it, because it will easily come off if friction is apply. Later on, it won’t be beautiful anymore and if you do really treasure you will change those wear off stickers. So, I do prefer to use a cube with colour sprayed on it. The colour will maintain nice, just watch out do not play it when you have long finger nails. They might leave scratches and damaged it as well. The cube appeared to be about 80grams and its light because it is made up of plastic. It had a 5 cm x 5 cm x 5 cm figures if I had not mistaken. It is kind of having sharp corners and the end of each side. If I do, apply forces on it and slide off the edge, I might get myself cut. I do not like that design because it might hurt someone.

“Come on, play it! Get it solved!” these words keep on revolving around my mind since I touched the cube. I get involved in Rubik’s cube, when I am in secondary school and developed an obsession towards it since I started to do research on solving it. Solving cube makes me feel happy and let me have a sense of satisfaction. When I felt stress out, I would calm myself down by playing it. I used to do it because it helps me relieve my mind and cast aside all the worries. I recalled last week, when I found a stall selling puzzle in Sunway Pyramid. I found out that it also selling 6x6x6 cube and 7x7x7 cube. I am so into it as I had spent a lot of time searching for them. Worst part of it, I felt disappointed when I saw it is made in China and with a ridiculous price of rm350 for both. Well, I got to think about whether I am going for it. Rubik’s cube was as if the soul and I am the body, we are not going to separate till the end of time. Oh gosh, I am really a Rubik’s maniac!