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Cubes intrigue minds
., M called Soon after the first cubes

ini-puzzles,
Rubik's cubes, pre- were out, variations began
sented a unique popping up. Now, instead of a
! . challenge but offered the plain old cube, one owned a
'
possibility of hours of frustrat- key chain or a cube with dice
ing relaxation. Mental ingen- on it.
uity was tested as the key to Most never solved the puz-
unlocking the puzzle be- zle until books on solving it
came more apparent. came out.
The cube was invented by Students had mixed reac-
a Hungarian teacher, Erno tions to the cube, but the
Rubick, who used it to teach majority at North felt the cube
logic to his math students. was more frustrating than
According to PM Magazine, relaxing.
4.5 million cubes were sold Commented Sophomore
last year. Paul Gill, "I think it's dumb
The cubes' popularity because I can't do it."
swiftly swept across the Sophomore Jim Huse com-
nation, and quite a few plained, "It strains my brain."
students owned a cube Some people found ways
when they first came out, around their frustrations like
but it wasn't until after winter Senior Marty Forman who
vacation that students were explained, "It's easy if you just
swamped with these mind- take it apart."
bogglers. Although the cube frustrat-
ed some, others such as
Intrigued by the speed, So- Sophomore John Wiltse stat-
phomore Doug Bice watches Junior
Steve Lichtenburg race to finish the ed, "It relaxes me. It's very
puzzle. interesting and challenging."

Susan Thlmm
Nate Thomas
Wendy Thomas
Ryan Tlnglehoff
Pam Tobaben

John Treadway -
Rob Trembath
Bob Tucker
Lori Turner
Robert Vavala

Cheryl Venhaus
Carol Victor
Joe Vitek
Jell Vollers
Mike Voslk

Jim Waddle
Wendy Wagman
Lynne Wagner
Jon Wahl
Mark Ward

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