Miscellaneous

56 entries in Rubik's Cube / Miscellaneous
Creators Title Comments & References Year Source Page AA Categories
Karl Fulves*, Martin Gardner* Rubik Cube Swindles
  • solving cube by touch with marked colors
  • divining thought-of colors with cube ("can you see your color on this side?")
  • mis-colored cube as practical joke
 		1981
Octet
23
Father Cyprian Rubik Con suggestions without details:
  • Colorvision with mini Rubik's Cube
  • Colorvision with jumbled cube, a duplicate of configuration is drawn
  • mini cube is solved under dice cup, suggestion of (partial) shell
  • to force a color, either with counting procedure or loaded
  • pop-up cube for production
  • stage size cube that twists and person is produced
  • coding information
Related to
 1981
Octet
24
Dennis Marks Grand Strategy color chip chosen by spectator, scrambled cube solved by performer blindfolded, first chosen color then rest, cube really brute-force solved
Also published here
 1981
Magick (Issue 277)
1382
Philip T. Goldstein* Cubicle spectator scrambles Rubik's cube and throws it, number of yellow squares on top predicted
Also published here
 1981
Magick (Issue 287)
1432
Jack Kent Tillar Dark Vision color vision with rubik's cube, in box, color is divined
 		1981
Magick (Issue 288)
1437
Norman van Tubergen Cube Power rubik's cube solves under cover, without touching, sound of moving cube can be heared
 		1981
Magick (Issue 295)
1473
John Chesterman The Magic Cube
Also published here
  • "The Magic Cube" in "Curious Facts Monthly"
 1981
Babel (Issue 1)
7
Stuart R. Patterson, David Britland The Magic Cube inner working of the cube
 		1981
Babel (Issue 2)
25
A Few Facts about the Rubiks Cube facts, trivia and recommended books about it
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
5
Donald Bevan On the Square or Rubik Cubology collection of ideas, first published in Abra #1873
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
7
Jim Moore Rubik's Cube Shell three-sided or five-sided shell, for solve underneath handkerchief or sliding it through tube
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
7
Jim Moore Rubik's Die Box cube in die box, solves there
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
8
Neville Wiltshire Cube Production fold-flat rubik's cubes as production items
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
10
Neville Wiltshire Die Thru Silk effect proposition in which spots are lost during silk penetration
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
11
Neville Wiltshire Zombie Cube effect suggestion
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
11
George Schindler Rubik's Prediction color chosen via six card, only chosen color magically solves itself
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
12
Dennis Marks Grand Strategy color chip chosen by spectator, scrambled cube solved by performer blindfolded, first chosen color then rest, cube really brute-force solved
Also published here
 1982
The Magic of the Cube
15
Philip T. Goldstein* Cubicle spectator scrambles Rubik's cube and throws it, number of yellow squares on top predicted
Also published here
 1982
The Magic of the Cube
19
Jack Kent Tillar Dark Vision using solved Rubik's cube for Color Vision, effect also suggested by Bill Wisch & Fr. Cyprian
Related to
 1982
The Magic of the Cube
21
H. Penn Dark Vision - Alternate Version Color Vision type effect with forced color, gaffed Rubik's Cube
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
23
H. Penn The Cube as a Force applying Stanley Collins' count force principle
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
24
H. Penn A Novel Booktest Rubik's cube with numbers used to select page number
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
25
H. Penn Mental Blok Rubik's cube scrambled and put in box with small window by spectator, performer divines color that shows through window
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
26
Ed Harris Cartoons
1982
The Magic of the Cube
28
George Schindler Dice-A-Rubik two dice transform into small Rubik's cubes when thrown
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
30
George Schindler Great Loads using Rubik's cubes as final loads in cups & balls
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
31
George Schindler Quick Change Cube small Rubik's cube changes into normal die, pull
 		1982
The Magic of the Cube
31
Kennedy Smith Introduction
1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
3
Kennedy Smith Cube Through the Hat shell and cover
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
5
Kennedy Smith Smarty Cube hole in tray, cube in box put on top, colored spots fall through hole (smarties), cube is now black, black hole presentation
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
7
Kennedy Smith A Long Shot cube mixed by spectator, performer deals out nine color cards in a square, the layout matches a side of the cube, cube partially fixed
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
10
Kennedy Smith Clip It cube mixed by spectator, string of linked colored paper clips chosen, the color sequence of the clips matches a side of the cube, cube partially fixed
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
13
Kennedy Smith Rubik Paint cube mixed by spectator, performer paints with transparent paint on white paper and a 3x3 color layout appears, the layout matches a side of the cube, cube partially fixed
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
15
Kennedy Smith A Rubik for your Thoughts spectator mixed cube and looks on one side, performer divines color layout, partially fixed cube
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
19
Kennedy Smith Fly Away Spots mixed cube covered with handkerchief, spots of chosen color (with cards) fly off when handkerchief is removed
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
21
Kennedy Smith A Rubik Production cube from handkerchief
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
23
Kennedy Smith Some Ideas on Sleights with miniature cubes
  • Palms
  • Palm porper
  • Finger Palm
  • Thumb Palm
  • Back Palm
  • The French Drop
  • The Pinch (false transfer)
  • Acquittal 1 (change-over palm to show hands empty)
  • Acquittal 2 (change-over palm with another visible cube)
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
25
Kennedy Smith A Routine with Rubik Cubes small cube produced from playing card, manipulation routine with multiple cubes, hook cube
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
29
Kennedy Smith The Dehydrated Rubiks three different sized rubik's cubes vanish, spots appear on a handkerchief, cubes reappear flatted on a tray, nesting cubes
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
33
Kennedy Smith Rubik's Handkerchief rubik's cube spots appear on handkerchief
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
34
Kennedy Smith My Mind's a Blank cube mixed by spectator, color chosen from color cards, a side almost changes to chosen color, then cube becomes all black in confetti shower
 		1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
38
Kennedy Smith Cube Through Table
1982
Rubik Cubik Magik
41
Stephen Tucker Rubic Cube Mystery cards with printed sides of shuffled rubik's cube, change to sides of solved cube
 		Dec. 1982
Spell-Binder (Vol. 2 No. 20)
390
Bascom Jones The Mystic Word on Robert Dorian, Rubik's Cube, Dennis Marks, Craig Karges, Hugh Riley, Stanton Carlisle, Bob Haines, Al Mann
 		Oct. 1984
Magick (Issue 341)
1703
Michel Gondry Debunk on fake video of solving Rubik's Cube with toes
 		2008
Prolix (Issue 5)
327
Eric Leclerc Hypercube torn off sticker vanishes and appears back on cube
 		Dec. 2009
Genii (Vol. 72 No. 12)
22
Patrik Kuffs Tossed Out Rubik's Cube
  • Mind Stunts
prediction of colors chosen on cubes
Variations
 Jan. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 1)
26
Bob Farmer Farmer on the Tossed-Out Rubik's Cube prediction of colors chosen on cubes
Inspired by
 Apr. 2011
Genii (Vol. 74 No. 4)
75
Jeff Stone Droppin' The Bomb drawn Rubik's Cube becomes a real small one
 		May 2012
Genii (Vol. 75 No. 5)
42
Tom Stone Striking Art
  • Lodestones
on anamorphic illusions, 3D/2D image of Rubik's Cube, slapping a cube with a writing pad, its pieces are now as drawing on pad
 		Nov. 2013
Genii (Vol. 76 No. 11)
30
Alex Ng Rubik's Playmate Spectator thinks of a color on a Rubik's cube and an animal, magician produces a photo prediction of that animal in that color
 		2016
The Ace Assembly All-Star Lecture Notes
76
Benjamin Budzak Breakaway Rubik's Cube comedy cube that breaks apart
 		Dec. 2020
Genii (Vol. 83 No. 12)
63
Derrick Chung Everyday I'm Shufflin' Rubik's Cube false shuffle
 		2022
Conundrum (Issue 1)
73
Joe Rindfleisch Cubicle Coincidence Rubik's Cube with numbers on the fields is mixed and set down, three cards chosen with shuffle and deal procedure, they form the current time and are also found on bottom side of Rubik's cube which has a magic square for their sum
Inspired by
  • "Cubic" (Francis Menotti, marketed item)
 Sep. 2023
The Hermit (Vol. 2 No. 9)
1002
Ryan Murray Cubed
  • False Scramble
  • Cube Routine
Inspired by
  • "Millisecond Solve" concept (Steven Brundage)
 2023
Excerpts
21
Patrik Kuffs Rubik's Cube Color Force spectator mixed cube and then chooses color of center sticker on the upper side
 		Feb. 2024
The Hermit (Vol. 3 No. 2)
1225