cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/23562018

Mere days after photos of a 35x35 surfaced, Preston Alden has unveiled a 49x49:

It weighs 30 kg, stands 34 cm tall, and consists of 13,827 pieces. Every piece of the cube was 3D printed using PETG plastic (aside from the bolts and springs).

Congratulations to Preston on such an incredible achievement. I’ve never seen olzing on such a large puzzle!

More info on the twistypuzzles forum: https://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39559

  • @HarriPoteroEnglish
    1•1 month ago

    What brand of gigaminx did you have?

    I can’t recall. It’s been well over ten years. I think I solved it two or three times. It was just tedious. Whatever cheap brand they had on dealextreme at the time.

    • threelonmusketeersOPEnglish
      1•1 month ago

      dealextreme

      “Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time…” :)

      Whatever cheap brand they had

      If I recall correctly, the first brand to release a gigaminx was Cube4You, second was MF8, third was Shengshou. Any of these ring a bell?

      • @HarriPoteroEnglish
        2•1 month ago

        MF8 sounds familiar, but I might have had some other puzzles of that brand.