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Bruce-man-Bat-wayne t1_jbrmhpg wrote
Reply to comment by Elevenst in TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
I didn't take the stickers off...I dismantled the cube and reassembled it.
Sevla7 t1_jbrm6gn wrote
Reply to comment by Tballz9 in TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
I used to think the Rubik's Cube was kinda stupid. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit I found myself playing chess again, becoming a backend programmer and trying to beat the Rubik's Cube speed record on a daily basis.
I don't even know who I am anymore.
[deleted] t1_jbrm5p6 wrote
Reply to comment by Tballz9 in TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
They come with a little pamphlet now with the beginner algorithm to solve it. I'm kinda of surprised they didn't back then as well.
leigh094 t1_jbrlpa7 wrote
Reply to TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
That’s so dumb. You can just google it for free
pepeisdumb t1_jbrkqxx wrote
Reply to TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
Found this book at the thrift store in the 90's when I was in middle school and I still remember how to solve using this method.
Ben_Thar t1_jbrk72v wrote
Reply to comment by tinkblueyez209 in TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
Younger people may not understand. Some will say what's a rubix cube, some will say what's a book
Elevenst t1_jbrjxkw wrote
Reply to TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
Six million households had that book laying around, and still only like twelve people solved it without peeling the stickers. You know who you are, everyone.
Tballz9 t1_jbrjoc8 wrote
Reply to TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
As a kid of that era it is hard to explain to people just how big the Rubik’s cube was at that time. The things were everywhere. It doesn’t surprise me at all that this was the best selling book, as we didn’t have the internet yet, and books were how people learned things. God, I feel old. Lol.
tinkblueyez209 t1_jbrijts wrote
Reply to TIL the best selling book of 1981 was a guide on how to solve the Rubik's cube, selling over 6 million copies. by lightsdevil
A time before you tube walk throughs
AbeLincoln30 t1_jbri0a6 wrote
FlatSystem3121 t1_jbrg7c0 wrote
Reply to TIL in 2007 a Ford Fusion that was modified to run on hydrogen fuel cells set the land speed record for fuel cell ground vehicles with a speed of 207.297 mph by Texas_Rockets
Yeah. Custom race car with fiberglass body = a fusion because they wrote it on there.
No-Sock7425 t1_jbrg38e wrote
Reply to comment by bigbangbilly in TIL in 2007 a Ford Fusion that was modified to run on hydrogen fuel cells set the land speed record for fuel cell ground vehicles with a speed of 207.297 mph by Texas_Rockets
Flux capacitor…uh..fluxing.
bigbangbilly t1_jbrdo7a wrote
Reply to TIL in 2007 a Ford Fusion that was modified to run on hydrogen fuel cells set the land speed record for fuel cell ground vehicles with a speed of 207.297 mph by Texas_Rockets
>Ford Fusion that was modified to run on hydrogen fuel cells
Even though it's a completely different tech, that's the closest I can get to getting a Mr. Fusion installed in my car
TimmJimmGrimm t1_jbrbtij wrote
Reply to comment by palordrolap in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Let me be the asshole and say... is it such a bad way to go?
Rather than be one of those kids blown up in the sky in WW2, or someone slaughtered by advancing fanatics of whatever nationality, this guy got to go out with a laugh from adoring fans. Or slowly dying of some disease in your tweens, like meningitis before 1941.
Too soon? Yes. For sure. Most people like the idea of dying at 88 years of age or so. But a bad way to go? Please, let us agree to disagree.
CassandraVindicated t1_jbr8nw7 wrote
Reply to TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
I used to love this show. Very funny. I haven't seen it around in decades though.
RedSonGamble t1_jbr383f wrote
Reply to TIL in 2007 a Ford Fusion that was modified to run on hydrogen fuel cells set the land speed record for fuel cell ground vehicles with a speed of 207.297 mph by Texas_Rockets
But when I get my ford fusion up to 150 on the freeway I’m “a danger to public safety”
Wyrmslayer t1_jbr200s wrote
Reply to TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
There’s an actual Sanford and son junkyard that predates the show in Tiverton RI. They have a newspaper article in their waiting room about it.
Barbarossa7070 t1_jbr047v wrote
Reply to comment by smilbandit in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
My dad had a friend at work named Grady and they all called him Shady Grady for some reason I never learned. Never met the guy but I pictured him in my mind as looking exactly like Grady Wilson.
Moonshadow306 t1_jbqznoh wrote
Reply to comment by Chardradio in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
I’m not talking about your WHOLE ass…just your assHOLE.
Helechawagirl t1_jbqyhk6 wrote
Reply to comment by youcallthesefritters in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Guess you could say he gave his all to the role.
JJohnston015 t1_jbqvq9u wrote
Reply to comment by Full-Association-175 in TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Yes fucking way!
LOCKN355 t1_jbqvjq1 wrote
Reply to TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
Sherman Hemsley was only 37 years old when The Jeffersons first aired.
sport63 t1_jbquby5 wrote
Reply to TIL that actor Red Foxx was only 49 when he starred in Sandford & Son. He wore makeup to look older. by SaltyDogBill
We all knew that you fish-eyed fool
killerhurtalot t1_jbrmqev wrote
Reply to comment by FlatSystem3121 in TIL in 2007 a Ford Fusion that was modified to run on hydrogen fuel cells set the land speed record for fuel cell ground vehicles with a speed of 207.297 mph by Texas_Rockets
If people believe that, there's definitely a camry on the grid of nascar races 🤣