Rubik's Mirror Blocks/Cube Review

I bought the Rubik's Mirror Blocks 5 days prior to the making of this video from thinkgeek.com. It ran about $20.00 excluding S&H. Solved exactly like a Rubik's Cube, the Mirror Cube uses the innovative new dynamic of size differentiation rather than use of color. My average solve time of a Rubik's cube is around 58 seconds, for this sucker, I've averaged around 2 minutes. The altering of shape makes it more challenging to turn (lack of an edge so less ability to finger trick) and much more fun to create patterns with. As I say in the video, 2 thumbs up and a definate must for any cube enthusiast.

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[SmarterProductions]

Thanks. Question: Can I put colored Rubik's cube stickers on it and solve it using normal algorithms?

[Jonowl]

@SmarterProductions You could totally do that, but they would have to be customized for each block since the shapes are different :)

[Thejeditusken2]

it's not called a mirror block cube, it's called the icon cube! check the rubiks website for the name

[Jonowl]

@Thejeditusken2 When this was first released (In Japan) it was called the mirror cube as a rough translation of the Japanese name. As I mentioned while opening the box, everything is written in Japanese. At that time, there was no English name and Rubik's website did not feature this cube.

[EasternBikeFreaks]

U can buy that off of amazon for 15 bucks I got a colored one for ten

[Thejeditusken2]

@thetechanator oops. my bad. i couldn't tell the difference

[thetechanator]

@Thejeditusken2 FALSE SIR! this cube is different than the icon, this cbube uses different sized cublets, the icon is a normal cube with shiney stickers

[4diceproductions]

I got mine 3 bucks free shipping

[utoobgrl14]

Dude, that looks so awesome! Thanks so much for that review, it was very helpful =D I ordered one of those last night for my boyfriend on Ebay. He's a huge Rubik's fanatic, and I really hope he likes it!

[joyousgas]

@Thejeditusken2 actually this is called a mirror block, the icon cube is just a grayscale version of the regular 3x3.