Final cube in my collection, the very interesting Professor cube ….i.e. the 5X5X5 cube. This one also I got from US for about 27 $.I was not able to keep this one down the moment I picked it up from my friend Suthen who brought it along when he came back from US. This was an irresistible cube for someone who was enamored by Rubik’s 3x3x3 and enticed by Rubik’s Revenge; this was one more step in the pleasure of solving puzzles. It also has the same center problem as in a Rubik’s Revenge. You need to fix the centers first and then work on edges…the edges in itself are more tricky especially the last two edges .once you are through with the edges you can solve the cube like a 3x3x3 . The last and trickiest part of the solve is parity as usual, this took some time to analyze and understand the combination and their possible solutions. It felt heavenly when I solved it for a first time. I still remember the day I was carrying it around in the office pantry and cafeteria. I was trying to solve it on every available minute I had on that day. But now it’s a show piece in my room. The reason is simple. It takes some time to solve so the amount of time commitment is longer. You dare not try speed cubing this cube as its delicate .I don’t want to break it during my solves. So I am keeping it safe... ;)( guys who know me, how I am a walking disaster and a natural regression tester …., should be chuckling by now ...).Until next post on Cubism
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