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Yellow Shirt with Cubes

yeti — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:53:46 -0800

Where can I find this t-shirt? It's yellow with 24 paired cubes colored with green, red, & yellow faces, each face subdivided into cells of 8. I saw someone on the street wearing this shirt and thought it was neat. Then I spotted it last night on a pretty bad sitcom (thanks to a promo during Sunday football) so I took a picture to see if I could locate it. Tineye was no help with a screen grab, and I can't find the right google terms.

Encasing in large cubes of Lucite?

garfy3 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:37:51 -0800

I would like to have a small USB flash drive embedded in a ginormous cube of lucite, as a gift for a departing colleague. Is there a web-based entity where such oddities could easily be ordered? [The flash drive can be blank, it's all about symbolism rather than content] btw, I've seen the previous posts here, here, and here, to no avail.

The Fun Can Not Be Halted.

indiebass — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:21:59 -0800

Going to Milwaukee for a wedding next month. Need to rent a car, and would love to try a Nissan cube. Is this even possible? Whenever I have rented a car, it has always been utilitarian, and of course: American. So I've ended up with some Ford Focuses and the like. But I wanted to try something cool for a change, and I'll admit that those commercials have worked on me. I'll be driving to Lake Geneva from MKE, and the gas mileage seems pretty decent. I can't seem to find a way to search for a rental by vehicle, and I admit my Google-Fu may be weak. Any help from the Hive (or Milwaukee-based MeFites)?

(Any additional advice on the trip are welcomed, too. Never been to WI before, and already know I need to try 'cheese curds'. But the CUBE was the real question here)

How severely can I "mess up" a Rubik's cube?

letahl — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:50:30 -0800

Once someone knows how to solve a Rubik's cube is it possible to stump them? My coworker prides himself on his ability to solve his Rubik's cube no matter how much I mess it up. I would like directions on how to mess it up so badly that it, at least temporarily, stumps him. Is this possible?

I've never messed with them much so don't know how people are solving these things so easily.

I just want a nice box

like_neon — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:01:04 -0800

I can't believe this is so hard to find. I have this Expedit bookcase from Ikea. I bought some cubes from Ikea to fit on the shelves, but not enough. I bought 7, I need 5 more. I don't want to buy anymore from Ikea but I can't find this type of storage anywhere else in the UK! More specs inside. - I don't want rattan, or wicker, or seagrass or anything like those things. A light wood would be ok if I could stain it.

- Preferably made of some sort of fabric, but not leather because the shelves we have is a dark wood color and I want the boxes to pop out in color.

- Needs to be about 30cm x 30cm to fit well.

- If it's like a cheerful green I would be totally happy but now I'm not even that picky because I can't find anything that fit the first three requirements.

- This is in the UK.

- I don't know if it really matters but I am going to store yarn/wool in them, which are in plastic bags. (moth paranoia) I guess that matters in that I don't really want clear plastic boxes either.

Otherwise, anyone know of tutorials on how to make your own? I don't have a sewing machine but MIGHT be able to borrow one if I get desperate.

Fun games, quizzes and personality tests

skylar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:06:17 -0800

A while back someone ran a personality test called The Cube on me. I've also played a similar game whereby each participant in turn says "I have never done [name of activity x goes here]" and the others around the table have to drink if they have done x. Can you recommend any other fun games, personality tests or quizzes that can be used in social situations, can be easily memorised, don't require much in the way of additional materials and help you get to know others better? School-age, juvenile stuff is perfectly acceptable!

What is the Apple aesthetic?

Monochrome — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:34:47 -0800

What is the name of the design language used for Apple products circa 2000? Jonathan Ive designed the iSub, the Cube, the Apple Displays, etc; all of them share a lot of plexiglas surrounding light-colored plastic (if there is any color). This "look" is cohesive enough to be called a design language, but what specifically is the clear-and-maybe-white motif named? More importantly, where else can it be found?

Banana? Yogurt? Bagel?

mpls2 — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:41:39 -0800

Should I confront my coworker about his smelly food? There's a guy at work who cooks up maple-and-brown-sugar oatmeal and brings it to his cube every morning. It's pungent, but only for about 5-10 minutes. It kinda drives me nuts, but it seems like a relatively petty thing to complain about.

Is this worth being assertive about? Any suggestions about how to go about it? When I imagine myself being "assertive", I only hear anger.

Thanks for your advice!

help me convert a mini-fridge into a foot-rest/fridge?

garfy3 — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:44:56 -0800

will a mini-fridge ("cube") still function if turned on it's back (cooling coils downward-facing)? i've got an ~~excellent idea~~ devious plan for a drink-holding ottoman. i basically want to build an ottoman around a mini-fridge turned on it's back, replacing the door with an insulated top that will carry a cushion for propping up one's feet. is such an idea bound to fail due to the design of the fridge itself?

The Various Workings of a Cube-Shaped Gallery

0bvious — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 18:14:20 -0800

Imagine a cube-shaped building, with ten cube-shaped rooms along each side (10 rooms long, 10 high & 10 deep). Each cubular room has 4 walls, 1 ceiling and 1 floor. Each of the 6 interior surfaces in all 1000 cubular rooms is decorated with a different piece of art. The rooms can be moved around the building, as if it were an enormous Rubik's cube, but they can also be spun on their axes, so all 6 walls of all 1000 cubes is capable of touching all the others (if the cube is so arranged). How many combinations of art within the 'Cube Gallery' are possible? If you can run me through the workings of the maths I would be extra grateful. Also, what technical words/phrases/language are useful/interesting in expressing this concept? To restipulate the numbers:

- A cube gallery with 10 cube rooms along each side (10x10x10)

- Each cube room has 6 pieces of art on its interior surfaces

- All the cube rooms are capable of being rotated into every possible variation (ceilings becoming walls becoming floors etc.)

Thanks in advance!

Keep an ice cube from melting

I_Love_Bananas — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 06:06:45 -0800

SchoolProjectFilter: Help my son keep an ice cube from melting! The mission: to design a container that will keep an ice cube from melting completely for at least 4 hours. (It can melt a little, but needs to stay as un-melted as possible.)

They can use common household products such as:
- paper products
- cotton
- fabric
- clay
- foam
- wax
- foil
- sandpaper
- plastic wrap

What's our best shot?

Absinthe Spoon

juiceCake — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:19:30 -0800

I am in need of an Absinthe Spoon for a gift. I'd much prefer to purchase one in Toronto or the GTA as soon as possible. Anyone know where one can be acquired?

For a Better Cube

sophist — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:00:26 -0800

Where can i find a high quality Rubik's cube with colored panels instead of stickers? I recently got back into cubing, but my old model's stickers are peeling off and I have seen some sites mention models that are made with colored panels instead of stickers. The only references I have come across so far are collectors willing to trade or people mentioning them in their collections. So far I have not been able to find an online store that sells them. Does anyone know?

We're a Gah-rahge Band...

ZenMasterThis — Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:16:13 -0800

Can I run OS X and GarageBand on an old (ca. 2000) Mac cube? I believe it has 256 MB RAM. Not sure about processor speed. Please also feel free to suggest hardware interfaces (2-in / 2-out should be fine) and alternative multitrack recording apps (please indicate OS 9 or OS X). Would like to go up to about 12 tracks. Note: I also have a Yamaha ProMix 01 digital mixer with S/PDIF out. Thanks ... you guys are the best! **sniff**

Identify this geometric novelty toy

Faze — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 11:09:55 -0800

What do you call those three-dimensional geometric novelties, consisting of eight cubes, joined to each other at one edge to form one large cube, whose pieces can be flipped around to display different images on the exterior of the large cube? What is the history of this delightful object? What are the geometric priniciples behind it?

Spice Up My Cube!

onhazier — Wed, 20 Oct 2004 11:24:44 -0800

Looking for office cube decoration inspiration. My current job is in a grey cube farm. Floor to ceiling, everything is grey. I'm in the middle of the room away from the windows and I need to make my space more cheerful. Any ideas? What plants will survive in these conditions? (MI) My cube is pretty large (6 by 9 feet). I have one light directly overhead and a desk lamp. There are no limitations to what I'm allowed to bring in and use. I'm having a challenging time adjusting to this after being on the job for the past 8 months because I'm at my desk more. The number of meetings I'm attending has dropped from 5 a day to only 5 a week. Plus, fall has arrived and the little light from the windows has been greatly reduced.

My previous job at a college gave me a private office with cherry furniture and a window overlooking the lawn used for commencement. The art I used there was all large, framed pieces that won't work in my current environment.

I love my current job (better pay, interesting people, challenging tasks) and just want to make my space happier and more stimulating.