Philosophy
It's the birthday of Erno Rubik the "Hungarian mathematician, educator and inventor of Rubik's Cube (1974), which became a popular toy of the 1980s. Rubik's Cube consists of 26 small cubes that rotate on a central axis; nine coloured cube faces, in three rows of three each, form each side of the cube. When the cube arrangement is randomized, the player must then return it to the original condition of faces with matching colours, which is one among 43 quintillion possible configurations."
Erno Rubik [Wikipedia]
Rubik's Cube is back for a mere $150
- Practical Jokes
My Fellow Comedists, This week's topic is practical jokes. The experience of having been pranked is the key to it all: first, the confusion, then the realization which gives rise to need for evasive action, then the sense of having been had, and finally...
- Beau Lotto - Optical Illusions Show Us How We See
Look at the cube on the right. Is the center piece on the top side of the cube lighter or darker than the center piece on the left side of the cube? Whatever you 'think' is the right answer (and feel free to test for yourself), there is no denying...
- The "cube Of Rubik" Is Back
"Rubik’s Cube Twists Back Into Limelight" by Douglas Quenqua August 6th, 2012 The New York Times The clatter of 200 Rubik’s Cubes twisting in unison filled the ballroom at the Riviera hotel and casino here on Saturday as Riley Woo, 15, stepped...
- Rubik's Cube Is Back For A Mere $150
"Bust Out the Parachute Pants — Rubik Is Back" by Warren Buckleitner September 29th, 2009 New York Times While the amount of technology packed into Rubik’s TouchCube is impressive, the big question remains: Would you want to spend more than a few...
- Sir David Brewster...optics--the Kaleidoscope
Sir David Brewster December 11th, 1781 to 10 February 10th, 1868 Calotype taken by Hill & Adamson between 1843 and 1847 Probably best known for the invention of the stereoscope and kaleidoscope...from "...the Greek words, kalos or beautiful, eidos...
Philosophy
Erno Rubik and his cube
It's the birthday of Erno Rubik the "Hungarian mathematician, educator and inventor of Rubik's Cube (1974), which became a popular toy of the 1980s. Rubik's Cube consists of 26 small cubes that rotate on a central axis; nine coloured cube faces, in three rows of three each, form each side of the cube. When the cube arrangement is randomized, the player must then return it to the original condition of faces with matching colours, which is one among 43 quintillion possible configurations."
Erno Rubik [Wikipedia]
Rubik's Cube is back for a mere $150
- Practical Jokes
My Fellow Comedists, This week's topic is practical jokes. The experience of having been pranked is the key to it all: first, the confusion, then the realization which gives rise to need for evasive action, then the sense of having been had, and finally...
- Beau Lotto - Optical Illusions Show Us How We See
Look at the cube on the right. Is the center piece on the top side of the cube lighter or darker than the center piece on the left side of the cube? Whatever you 'think' is the right answer (and feel free to test for yourself), there is no denying...
- The "cube Of Rubik" Is Back
"Rubik’s Cube Twists Back Into Limelight" by Douglas Quenqua August 6th, 2012 The New York Times The clatter of 200 Rubik’s Cubes twisting in unison filled the ballroom at the Riviera hotel and casino here on Saturday as Riley Woo, 15, stepped...
- Rubik's Cube Is Back For A Mere $150
"Bust Out the Parachute Pants — Rubik Is Back" by Warren Buckleitner September 29th, 2009 New York Times While the amount of technology packed into Rubik’s TouchCube is impressive, the big question remains: Would you want to spend more than a few...
- Sir David Brewster...optics--the Kaleidoscope
Sir David Brewster December 11th, 1781 to 10 February 10th, 1868 Calotype taken by Hill & Adamson between 1843 and 1847 Probably best known for the invention of the stereoscope and kaleidoscope...from "...the Greek words, kalos or beautiful, eidos...