I saw a news release earlier this week about 2010 marking the 30th aniversary of the Rubik's Cube in the U.S. (While created in 1974, it was introduced and sold in the U.S. beginning in 1980.) To celebrate the anniversary, Rubik's Cube is launching a new initiative for kids and teens, "You CAN Do The Cube," that provides incentives and solutions for kids ages 8-18 tackling the madness that can be the cube . . . causing the addictive user like me to become a "hot mess."
The "You CAN Do The Cube" campaign is working with schools, camps and community youth organizations to promote the ease and usefulness of mathematics, in addition to the sense of accomplishment one feels when tackling a seemingly unsolvable problem.
I really wish I'd had a copy of the solution guide that the campaign put together to help people solve their cubes back when I was a kid. It would have saved me hours of frustration! You can even purchase full Rubiks Cube solution kits for groups of players. Though today, funny enough, I have a different frustration surrounding the cube: where to find it! I purchased one on sale after Christmas last year from Restoration Hardware as a stocking stuffer for my husband this past year...however, I have NO IDEA where I've hidden it, so I couldn't surprise him with it. ARGH! Clearly I need to find it ASAP so that I can practice and regain some of my memory skills. Sheesh. . .
My husband is the only one I know that has ever figured out the cube! Glad to know they are now using them to help out children. Happy SITS Saturday Sharefest!!
Posted by: Theresa | January 30, 2010 at 09:08 AM
I hated the cube......I could never get it right!!! LOL I can't believe that it is 30, seems crazy. Stopping by from SITS Happy Saturday Sharefest!!
Posted by: Emalee | January 30, 2010 at 09:08 AM
I've never been able to solve that darn Cube. Ever! SITS sent me by, and I'm glad they did...
The Saturday Sphinx
Posted by: Melissa B. | January 30, 2010 at 09:15 AM
I could never solve the R.C. Was that 30 years ago!!! Holy moly!
Mary
Posted by: Mary | January 30, 2010 at 09:29 AM
I KNOW - 30 years! I remember playing with it as a kid and realize now that I'm at the age where anniversaries like this will be celebrated more and more - not just historic anniversaries from way before my time - but actually during my time!
Still need to find where I hid the Rubik's Cube I picked up a year ago . . .
Posted by: c2cmom | January 30, 2010 at 09:55 AM
You wanna know what my solution to the cube was? I would take the stickers off and put them all on one side, then go show my mom that
"I done it"! LOL
Dropping by from SITS, have a wonderful weekend
Posted by: Jennie | January 30, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Wow 1974 - dad and I were married in 1974. Yikes. Our old r-cube is probably in a toy box somewhere
Posted by: Becky | February 01, 2010 at 10:04 AM
I JUST gave my son, who's 5, a Rubik Cube today and let me tell you, after making three twists, we were all totally confounded. Got out the "solution guide" which I was jazzed to see included but which does not, as it turns out, offer anything except for maybe a whopping migraine. Kid is now working on his perseverance upstairs, though we've already had several screaming fits about how his "stupid toy is ruined forever." Not the good times I recalled with the Cube. Though I did cheat by peel the stickers off.
Posted by: A Mom Amok | February 18, 2010 at 09:28 PM