From xirion!jandr@relay.nl.net Tue Jan 4 02:30:20 1994 Return-Path: Received: from sun4nl.NL.net by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) for /com/archive/cube-lovers id AA10206; Tue, 4 Jan 94 02:30:20 EST Received: from xirion by sun4nl.NL.net via EUnet id AA24141 (5.65b/CWI-3.3); Tue, 4 Jan 1994 08:30:19 +0100 Received: by xirion.xirion.nl id AA23801 (5.61/UK-2.1); Tue, 4 Jan 94 08:30:56 +0100 From: Jan de Ruiter Date: Tue, 4 Jan 94 08:30:56 +0100 Message-Id: <23801.9401040730@xirion.xirion.nl> X-Organization: Xirion Unix Software & Consultancy bv Burgemeester Verderlaan 15 X 3454 PE De Meern The Netherlands X-Phone: +31 3406 61990 X-Fax: +31 3406 61981 To: cube-lovers@ai.mit.edu To: Don.Woods@eng.sun.com, cube-lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: RE tangle cube >Well, a pleasant surprise! It _is_ possible to take a set of 24 distinct >tiles from any Rubik's Tangle, and use them to tile the surface of a 2x2x2 >cube such that all touching ropes match. And the solution is unique! > >I'll include the solution below, after some blank lines to avoid spoiling it >for anyone who wants to try solving the puzzle without seeing the answer... You may have noticed it yourself, but the solution you promised was missing from your message. But I take your word for it that you found it, because (sorry to spoil your scoop) a solution for the tangle-cube as you described was published before in CFF (Cubism For Fun) the periodical of the NKC (Nederlandse Kubus Club = Dutch Cubist Club). Contrary to what the name suggests members are not solely interested in cubes. Membership to that club is open to anyone interested in puzzles like these and highly recommended! The periodical CFF is published in English, and appears three or four times a year. Further information can be obtained via gm@phys.uva.nl -- Jan.