Can you peel the colours off?
Only way I can complete one!

Get yourself a hammer whilst your in store - you'll use that with one of these :smile:

spend £5 at Amazon and get yourself a speed cube, these will be clunky and stiff in comparison

With mine as a kid (only ever had a third party) I could unclip the lid of one of the centre squares, remove the screw behind it and simply remove all the pieces and put it back together...apart from cheating this was a perfect way to add silicone spray lubricant to make for a smooth glide.

Personal best at home is 11 seconds flat, I go to competitions and have an official solve of 13.08 seconds. That makes me rank 100 in the country, the Rubik's cube is great.

The official one is perfect for young kids because the pieces won't pop out, the performance is very poor though. If you get this and are interested in speed cubing then I implore you to purchase a speedcube from thepuzzlestore.uk. I currently main the WeiLong GTS and it turns like air.

well thats half an hour of my life I never thought I'd spend... serious talent though, especially the blindfolded 6x6
wtf??

Official world record (4.90 secs :confused:) video here

Brief BBC radio interview with the 14-year old record holder & his parents: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03906h1

So Rubiks cubes have gone Chinese speed cubes and actually improved by a whole bunch....??
Who knew?

I'd allways told people not to buy the cheap ones as they weren't a patch on my original, but I can see I'm talking sheite now, the world has moved on :smiley: and I have handled a more recent Rubiks' and it was woefull and cheap so the old adage doesn't always ring true..

Thanks for the two-3 suggestions of new speedcubes!

I buy most of my speedcubes from lightake.com these days.

You know the Chinese have truly arrived when the best in class of a product category is branded 'Weilong'.

Moyu GuoGuan is a pretty good cube!!
ukcubes.com is where I got mine from! :smiley:

Used to give me wrist ache after playing with mine for several hours.

Thanks, saved me a few bob, as was going to buy several as gifts.

Agreed. Real Rubiks Cubes dont have plastic stickers anymore but solid plastic inserts.

the more you play with these the harder it gets.... reminds me of something else. :laughing:

Indeed.. In my experience "Rubiks" cubes are pretty horrible.. They havn't evolved and are the same design as they were in the 70s.

There are lots of chineese versions which are not just copies, they are complete re-designs and work so much better than a Rubiks.

I personally like the "Dayan V5 ZhanChi" which you can get for a few quid on eBay.

Once you try a chineese cube, you will NEVER look back.

I would personally recommend the Weilong GTS, it is my favourite but costs £11. If you're on a budget then people say to get the £3.50 QiYi Sail, it is far superior to any Rubik's brand.

which bristol store was this in please?

I used to dismantle mine then rebuild to complete it! I even bought a book on how to complete it, written by an 8 year old, and STILL couldn't follow it :confused:

Can you peel the colours off?
Only way I can complete one!

It's a Rubik's cube in sealed packaging with the Rubik's cube brand on it. Don't be a party pooper

They will fall to bits these cheap ones always do. decent price as long as you know the stickers will fall off and will come to bits.

good find op, heat added

​That's the stuff :laughing:

is it a real rubix cube or a plastic 6x6 cube ? cause if it isnt a rubix cube its expensive at £1.99 ?

i see many product like it ,only sale £0.99

well looking at the photo it comes already solved - not much of a puzzle!

:smiley:

Get yourself a hammer whilst your in store - you'll use that with one of these :smile:

Definitly a good price. Over £5 in my Home Bargains.

I could buy one and practice doing it blindfoldedoes or with my feet :-)

Oh God, the 'stocking filler' comments have started already!