Comments on: Motif Cubes http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 13:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: 3lbFlax http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046275 3lbFlax Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046275 The white, angular version in particular reminds me of one of my first Javascript meddlings, serving up randomised grids of Truchet tile images in various combinations, though I always preferred the much simpler one that arranged grids of variously sized circles. I forget whether that makes me a human or a replicant. But I can certainly see the appeal of a physical version like this, if only because a guest adjusting one of the cubes provides an excellent excuse for flying into a rage and asking them to leave. The white, angular version in particular reminds me of one of my first Javascript meddlings, serving up randomised grids of Truchet tile images in various combinations, though I always preferred the much simpler one that arranged grids of variously sized circles. I forget whether that makes me a human or a replicant.

But I can certainly see the appeal of a physical version like this, if only because a guest adjusting one of the cubes provides an excellent excuse for flying into a rage and asking them to leave.

]]> By: fullerenedream http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1047044 fullerenedream Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1047044 Nice. Reminds me of Loops of Zen: http://www.kongregate.com/games/ahnt/loops-of-zen Nice. Reminds me of Loops of Zen:

http://www.kongregate.com/games/ahnt/loops-of-zen

]]> By: pimlottc http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046306 pimlottc Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046306 It makes a satisfying desk, my former coworker had a set. It makes a satisfying desk, my former coworker had a set.

]]> By: Prufrock451 http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046330 Prufrock451 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046330 Which combination summons Pinhead? Which combination summons Pinhead?

]]> By: optuser http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1048132 optuser Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1048132 Brooklyn5and10 wanted $11.75 to ship UPS ground. Eeesh. I found the red version at https://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/noted/motif_cubes.cfm For a buck less and a bit more reasonable shipping. Hurry, only 13 left at the time of this posting! Brooklyn5and10 wanted $11.75 to ship UPS ground. Eeesh.

I found the red version at

https://www.fatbraintoys.com/toy_companies/noted/motif_cubes.cfm

For a buck less and a bit more reasonable shipping. Hurry, only 13 left at the time of this posting!

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046853 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046853 These remind me of those wood block things the school psychologist made me put together. These remind me of those wood block things the school psychologist made me put together.

]]> By: bbonyx http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046399 bbonyx Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046399 They are expensive, but Cuboro is a much more interesting, interactive and expandable "toy" similar to this. <a href="http://www.cuboro.ch/en/Info/Products">Cuboro Marble Run<a> They are expensive, but Cuboro is a much more interesting, interactive and expandable “toy” similar to this.

Cuboro Marble Run

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046434 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046434 there's a patter on there that looks like the old cingular logo... there’s a patter on there that looks like the old cingular logo…

]]> By: liquidself http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046459 liquidself Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046459 You know 90 percent of the time the thing is just going to sit there in its orignal pattern; newness trumps originality: who paints on their brand new car for instance? You know 90 percent of the time the thing is just going to sit there in its orignal pattern; newness trumps originality: who paints on their brand new car for instance?

]]> By: Dicrel Seijin http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046993 Dicrel Seijin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046993 I don't know, I was actual struck by the sight of this and can see myself playing with one of these for some time. I love playing with puzzles that I can manually manipulate (I just finished reading the article on the Russian power plant with its knobs and buttons... hmm, I wonder where my Rubik's Cube went.... I don’t know, I was actual struck by the sight of this and can see myself playing with one of these for some time. I love playing with puzzles that I can manually manipulate (I just finished reading the article on the Russian power plant with its knobs and buttons… hmm, I wonder where my Rubik’s Cube went….

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046229 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046229 Just shy of 200 million. What's a zero among friends? Just shy of 200 million. What’s a zero among friends?

]]> By: jfrancis http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046232 jfrancis Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046232 They seem to be a form of Truchet Tiling http://www.digitalartform.com/archives/2009/05/make_a_maze_in.html They seem to be a form of Truchet Tiling

http://www.digitalartform.com/archives/2009/05/make_a_maze_in.html

]]> By: imag http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046247 imag Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046247 I hate to be the negative commentator of the thread (NCOTT), but my mom gives me a few of these kinds of things every year (including this exact set). They gather dust and I feel bad throwing them away, and few people want them. So I would simply like to suggest that owning them *may* not be as rewarding as it seems. You can get way more than billions of combinations out of a pen and paper. YMMV. I'm sure there's a virtual board just like this, which you can play with and dispose of by only burning a few electrons. Just a thought... I hate to be the negative commentator of the thread (NCOTT), but my mom gives me a few of these kinds of things every year (including this exact set). They gather dust and I feel bad throwing them away, and few people want them. So I would simply like to suggest that owning them *may* not be as rewarding as it seems. You can get way more than billions of combinations out of a pen and paper. YMMV.

I’m sure there’s a virtual board just like this, which you can play with and dispose of by only burning a few electrons. Just a thought…

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046762 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046762 I might be missing something but I'm counting (6^9)/4 combinations (6 sides, 9 cubes, divided by four to account for different rotations.) Which works out to "only" 2.5 million. I might be missing something but I’m counting (6^9)/4 combinations (6 sides, 9 cubes, divided by four to account for different rotations.) Which works out to “only” 2.5 million.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2011/03/07/motif-cubes.html#comment-1046764 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-1046764 Whoops: (24^9)/4 because every side of a dice can be oriented in one of four ways. That's indeed 660 billion. Whoops: (24^9)/4 because every side of a dice can be oriented in one of four ways. That’s indeed 660 billion.

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