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Hi Everyone, Cubes by Eathsheen are NOT ALLOWED. I will follow up with more details soon. I just got word of this information. Tyson Mao MSC #631 California...
Tyson Mao
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Jun 1, 2004
8:48 am
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Tyson, FYI, the Eastsheen cubes were allowed in the world championships. The 4x4s and 5x5s were particularly popular. Interested to know why this has changed....
Keith Sauer
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Jun 1, 2004
2:08 pm
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Supposedly, that was not allowed in Toronto either and should not have been allowed. Eathsheen is a rip off company. They target the 2x2 and others because...
Tyson Mao
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Jun 1, 2004
3:50 pm
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Has anyone bought a 4x4x4 or a 5x5x5 recently from Rubiks.com? I think Sunil bought a 4x4x4 recently and it turned really really well. Perhaps they've...
Tyson Mao
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Jun 1, 2004
8:24 pm
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Hi Tyson, My personal best of 1:05.72 was set this weekend on a Rubik's 4x4x4. One of the give away cubes from Toronto! The Rubik's 4x4x4's rule! Have fun, Ron...
Ron van Bruchem
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Jun 1, 2004
8:32 pm
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I definitely agree, I swear by the rubiks.com 4x4x4 cube :) Once you lubricate them and work them in they are absolutely amazing for speedcubing. My personal...
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Jun 1, 2004
8:57 pm
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I know 4 people who bought 4x4x4 rubiks.com cubes and ungreased they were all smoother than most ungreased 3x3x3 cubes. They're even better when lubricated. ...
Matthew Fisher
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Jun 1, 2004
10:39 pm
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Yay! National Public Radio contacted me! Tyson Mao MSC #631 California Institute of Technology...
Tyson Mao
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Jun 1, 2004
10:53 pm
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Hi, Basically the method is 1. Two ML edges 2. Four FL corners 3. Two ML edges 4. Four FL edges 5. Place LL corners 6. Orient LL corners 7. Orient LL edges 8....
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Jun 2, 2004
12:53 am
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My recollection is that Eastsheen 3x3x3's were not allowed, because Seven Towns has a copyright on the 3x3x3 image. Eastsheen 4x4x4's and 5x5x5's were...
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Jun 2, 2004
1:52 am
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Chris, I will stand along with you in protest.. I have had the same experiences as you have when solving with the rubiks 5x5 and the eastsheen 5x5. My times...
Frank Morris
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Jun 2, 2004
4:09 am
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Hi friends, I think in general a method is suitable for speedcubing if it has: = as few steps as possible = as few intuitive steps as possible = a nice number...
Ron van Bruchem
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Jun 2, 2004
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Hi guys, Of course, we're still sorting this out. If I were you, I would start practicing on the rubiks.com 5x5x5 though. We really cannot go against Seven...
Tyson Mao
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Jun 2, 2004
4:47 am
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Perhaps if we could modify the eastsheen in a manner that is patentable we could justify its use? this is merely a long term solution, no telling how much in...
Kyle Bryant
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Jun 2, 2004
9:57 am
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Does anyone know if Eastsheen has patented their cubes? Tyson Mao MSC #631 California Institute of Technology...
Tyson Mao
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Jun 2, 2004
9:59 am
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They don't seem to have their own venue for buying their cubes...closest official site is a primary school. -K- ... __________________________________ Do you...
Kyle Bryant
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Jun 2, 2004
10:04 am
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... Hi Tyson, Everybody, I don't know about the Eastsheen's patent, but the basic 2x2x2 using a different mechanism from Rubik's, predates Rubik's cube, so ...
d_j_salvia
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Jun 2, 2004
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... Yes. Eastsheen has patented their cubes. I can send you the documentation if you want it. jon...
Jon
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Jun 2, 2004
6:59 pm
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How many people will be in the area with cars (you or your parents) for the tournament? The reason I ask is the people who are flying here are spending a lot...
Tyson Mao
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Jun 2, 2004
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Please forgive my ignorance of this is a stupid question, but if the patent office does not consider the Eastsheen cubes to be breaching the rubik's cube...
cmhardw
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Jun 2, 2004
7:28 pm
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Perhaps they patented the mechanism and not the idea. Tyson Mao MSC #631 California Institute of Technology...
Tyson Mao
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Jun 2, 2004
7:35 pm
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Why isn't Meffert's receiving the same scrutiny? Or are they purveyors of EastSheen? ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try...
Kyle Bryant
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Jun 2, 2004
9:23 pm
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Hi Tyson, Credit for the idea goes to Larry Nichols who designed a 2X2X2 cube puzzle in 1957, and patented it in 1972. David J...
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Jun 3, 2004
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For the reason that the law suits against these companies would cost more than the sales received from the puzzles. Tyson Mao MSC #631 California Institute of...
Tyson Mao
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Jun 3, 2004
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Eastheen cubes are preferred by a lot of cubists, but if anybody bought one of the new rubiks.com 4x4x4, or 5x5x5, they would probably be very pleased. I...
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Jun 3, 2004
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Looks like I'm a bit behind on my posts... Regarding "tenseness", this is particularly an issue for me since I'm normally quite isolated and tend to be nervous...
unslaver X
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Jun 4, 2004
9:32 pm
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Well I am almost totally in agreement with Chris regarding his frustrations with the legality of his favorite 5x5x5 cube. For myself, I spent years and years...
unslaver X
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Jun 4, 2004
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Winning Moves (through amazon.com) are now offerring 4x4x4s at a cool 18.00$ -K-...
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Jun 5, 2004
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Hi, My name is Paul, i've been cubing since March 2004. My best time is 35, but i'm averaging 55. I just wanted to say hi. And i was wondering if theres any...
Paul
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Jun 5, 2004
6:40 am
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i live in diamond bar, so i guess thats kind of close. -richard ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo!...
richard wang
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