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It’s pretty cool that such a huge fad managed to survive. Rubik’s cubes not only still exist and can be found in any decent toy section, the enthusiasts commun
by MBCook 2y ago
It’s pretty cool that such a huge fad managed to survive.
Rubik’s cubes not only still exist and can be found in any decent toy section, the enthusiasts community is out there with speed cubing. The records show up on the news from time to time. Companies are making Bluetooth cubes.
It didn’t die like the pet rock or beanie baby. It found its niche and became a permanent part of the world like the frisbee or skateboard.
- dunham 2y agoA month ago, my 4 yr old daughter made a pet rock, fluffy, in preschool. So they haven't completely died out. (She also complained that my cube was no longer "pretty" when I solved it.)
- MBCook 2y agoBut it’s not sold in stores. You never see references to it in culture unless someone is making fun of that weird time people bought rocks as pets.
- RandallBrown 2y agoI'm not sure if they're still in stores anywhere, but you can absolutely still buy them. https://petrock.com https://petrock.com
- drewcoo 2y agoSome other fad toys that persist: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hula-hoop-patented https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hula-hoop-patent... https://www.si.edu/spotlight/yo-yo https://www.si.edu/spotlight/yo-yo https://time.com/3667058/frisbee-history/ https://time.com/3667058/frisbee-history/
- euroderf 2y agoFunny you mention yo-yos. They were out of fashion in the late 70s. I went to a toy distributor in the big city to ask about buying one. The guy said that they had a handful lying around but that they are totally cyclical. So anyways I got one and showed off a bit in high school. And hey whaddaya know, within a coupla weeks they were on the um upswing.
- spencerchubb 2y agoIt can be addicting for many reasons. It has a physical and mental component. It's colorful. It has a quantifiable skill that people can improve. I'm a recovering cube addict
- banish-m4 2y agoMy mom was watching random Youtube videos. In an "Only in NYC" one, a dude in a superhero costume was sitting in a subway car while solving a Rubik's cube one-handed while only looking at it with side-eye. I guess us humans are prone to being unable to escape the nerd-sniping of puzzles.