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Subject: 
Perfect cubes of LEGO (-:
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Date: 
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 19:49:03 GMT
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I realize this might not be news to many of you but bear with me.

I have just realized that the smallest perfect cube that you can make out of
LEGO is 16 millimeters on a side. The best way to make one is a 2 x 2 tile
(part 3068) on top of a 2 x 2 brick (part 3003) on top of a 2 x 2 plate (part
3022).

16 millimeters is an ideal size for making assembly puzzles out of cubes, such
as the SOMA cube design (a Danish invention by the way :-) or the analagous
puzzle made from pentacubes (which is actually available from Germany, I forget
the name)

So, has anyone used LEGO for this or am I the only one?

And, more to the point I guess, where can I get a lot of 2 x 2 tiles?

References:

Soma Cube puzzle:
http://web.inter.nl.net/users/C.Eggermont/Puzzels/Soma/index.html

Pentacube puzzles:
http://www.johnrausch.com/PuzzlingWorld/chap03d.htm



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  Re: Perfect cubes of LEGO (-:
 
(...) Check out the Homemaker sets (1974-1982), as they use tiles fo the countertops and tabletops (at least in my 2 sets they do). I've seen mostly red and white..... Charles (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.build)

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