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From: David Singmaster Computing & Maths South Bank Univ <david.singmaster@sbu.ac.uk>
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Subject: RE: Strange new Rubik puzzle in Java

	What Goyra is describing as 'Strange new Rubik puzzle in Java' is
clearly based on the fact that one can inscribe a cube in a dodecahedron
using 8 of the dodecahedron's vertices.  This is pretty well known and one
can probably see versions of it in some of the books on polyhedra.
Adapting a cube to having a dodecahedral appearance was certainly considered
in the 1980s, thoguh I can't remember if anybody ever made them for sale
- e.g Greg Stevens or Jean-Claude Constantin.  I don't have any in my 
collection, so I'd be grateful to hear hpw to get one.
	Incidentally, a 2x2x2 version is being made in Spain in the shape
of Mickey Mouse's head (and perhaps Donald Duck's head).  These are
supposed to be coming on the market here soon.
DAVID SINGMASTER,  Professor of Mathematics and Metagrobologist
School of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics
Southbank University, London, SE1 0AA, UK.
Tel: 0171-815 7411;  fax: 0171-815 7499; 
email:  zingmast  or  David.Singmaster  @sbu.ac.uk