Rubik's Cube

look for other possible alternatives, in this case, escaping the cave. This can also be applied to optical illusions. Taking the 5x5 Rubik’s cube discussed as an example. The center piece of the darker side of the cube appeared to be of different colour than the one we see at the brighter side, whereas, if we cover the surrounding pieces of the darker side of the cube, both appeared to be brown, a way to search for real. Another thing I would like to add is the two prominent features of modern…

with the capitalist system and its promises of a better life. Transition from socialism to democracy and capitalist system have been perceived negatively for a good amount of the Eastern European population due to severe unemployment rate, economic stagnation and job insecurity. For almost the majority of the interviewees, the socialist system provided better education, economic development and a more reliable health system. Economies in Eastern European countries such as Bulgaria, Romania,…

Magazine, and India’s first nuclear bomb. The Universal Product Code is first scanned for the purchase of Wrigley’s gum. Ronald DeFeo Jr murders his family in what would become the inspiration for The Amityville Horror, the introduction of the Rubik’s cube and the world gets to meet “Lucy”. How could such an interesting year get better? With the release of what could arguably be called the most offensive movie ever made! Director Mel Brooks released Blazing Saddles one of the top 10…

With the concept of Schittny’s Invisibility Cloak, a feat as marvelous as that of using extreme distortion to simulate invisibility follows a very strict regime for it to actually become reality. And despite the irony of it, any individual needs an algorithm to cause chaos. The Cloak for instance, is the result of two large electromagnetic fields actively valancing atomic particles in the vicinity of the desired object to move constantly so that light that is directed at them passes through them…

Sometimes the fidget toy I have had are not always helpful. I have used many fidgets toys. For example, Crazy Aaron’s Thinking Putty, Stress Balls, and all different types of squeeze balls. But one of my favorites is a concentration toy called the Rubik's Cube. BACKGROUND RESEARCH- People tend to do something known as fidgeting. Fidgeting can be all sorts of things such as playing with a pen, stress ball or doodling. According to the online dictionary fidgeting is moving your hands or feet,…

When one’s professor asks them to define a word, anyone would think that’s not so hard to do. Oh, but it was the constant over thinking with a million and one ideas entering their brain but none quite fitting to what they wanted to say. Finally, something clicked and they realized the words they wanted to use to described the word perfectly. Opportunity, the one thing everyone needs to make it in life. Opportunity means a chance at a new beginning, a chance at development and wisdom.…

Until the spring of my junior year I was under the impression that no harm could be done to my body. I was wrong. On April 16, I tore my right ACL. I went up for a routine layup in a basketball game, and when I landed my knee totally failed me. I would have to undergo intensive knee reconstruction surgery and months of physical therapy. Being a varsity basketball player since I was a freshman, this was absolutely devastating. When you tear your ACL you hear a lot about how hard the rehab will be…

I would say I had an interesting Christmas Break. It was an extremely boring and exciting at the same time. I would say that the Christmas Break is a balance of how great it was. This is determined on my gifts, what I did, and did something I wouldn’t do in my life. The first reason that made it so interesting is I did something I wouldn’t do in my life. At the beginning I couldn’t wait till Christmas. Then the other part was that I had nothing to do. All I mostly did was sit around doing…

may seem harmless can deeply impact the story. One event that exhibits the impact of little changes is when Chris Gardner, the main character in the movie, attains a position at a brokerage firm by impressing a Dean Witter executive by solving a Rubik’s cube. This event never occurred in the novel, he attained the position by befriending a stock broker named Marty who had helped him. Another instance of change…

These short time games can be a fun way to boost your skills and also serve as a family bonding activity. Logical puzzles, mathematical questions or Sudoku, Rubik's cube can also prove helpful. Try your hand at new things Most of us become a passive learner when a comfort level has reached, which might result in stunted growth. If you are truly willing to come out of that mental blockage, just go for trying…