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 Fun but fragile June 3, 2007
Tracy Claycomb (Rowlett, TX USA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I have no idea what the other reviewers that claim their cubes were so durable were doing, but the inner squares on my cube pop off no matter how much care I take with the cube. The piece has a very thin, delicate neck and breaks very easily. Also, the stickers were wearing off within two weeks of using the cube. I contacted the company on the box and they were kind enough to send me a replacement... which the stickers wore off after two weeks of use and the inner squares broke no matter how much care I took. I have found replacement stickers on the Rubik's website so I've been able to solve the falling-off-stickers problem. I've rated this toy as 5 stars on fun because, even though it is very frustrating when the squares break, it's been kind of a new puzzle taking it apart and supergluing the pieces back together every time they break (think 'model-building'). I've been able to play that game well over 20 times so far between the two cubes I have now (the one I bought and the replacement cube). I just recently took the two cubes apart and made one good cube with the unbroken inner corners. We'll see how long this one lasts.
 Colors Peel Off Too Easily May 14, 2007
Jerome Kelly (Fullerton, CA USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I don't know why I didn't buy one of these sooner. Just to look at it through the packaging is worth any reasonable full price. The process of solving it is a combination of solving the 3x3x3 and the 4x4x4 cubes, though I haven't actually solved it yet; there's a little more to it than that. There are a few websites out there that supposedly step you through the solution of the Rubik's 5x5x5 "Professor's" Cube, but understanding and interpreting the written instructions seems to take as much skill as figuring it out by yourself.
The thing that disappoints me most about this particular cube is how easily certain stickers start to peel off. I had to go out and buy some super glue to stick the peeling corners of the top layers of the stickers back down. It's not the kind of thing you want to get up and do less than a day after you've started playing with this very cool toy.
 Another winner from Rubik's May 7, 2007
Kyle Moyer (Miamisburg, OH USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a great puzzle for anyone over the age of ten. Anyone younger would probably get frustrated with it too easily. Overall it very fun to solve, even if it does get mundane after you figure out the technique. It obviously takes more time to solve than the classic 3x3 cube, as well as the 4x4 cube, but once you know how, it definitely isn't any harder than either of them. The cube comes very stiff (hard to turn) from the factory, but after you play with it a while it tends to loosen up. The only gripe I have is about how easy it can be to "lock" the slices by not having them lined up right, but once you get used to it, you have the problem less and less. Suggested for anyone who enjoys a good challenge!
 Fun but very fragile April 17, 2007
C. D. Mitchell (Kansas City, MO USA)
69 out of 72 found this review helpful
I bought this puzzle for my kid after he solved the original cube. I had read the review here and other places stating that one needed to be cautious when turning the puzzle. However, our major problem with it was that the orange stickers (within ten minutes of playing with the cube) began to peel back and fall off. We tried using glue (they had no stick to them) to put them back but it was not long after that the green stickers began curling back and falling off as well.
The major problem is that these turned out not to be "stickers" after all, but rather colored squares of vinyl adhereing to additional stickers beneath (all white) by means of static. They fall off easily.
This is a nice puzzle for show (impressive on the desk) but not for actual continued use. Hopefully, Rubik's can use proper stickers or adhesive in the future and maybe even tighten up the design so that this can be used as a fun puzzle.
 Fragile construction ruins fun April 9, 2007
Phome (NY, USA)
90 out of 99 found this review helpful
I'm an avid Rubik's cube player of the 3x3 model and have owned my cube for nearly two decades. Since I can solve it in under 2 minutes, I decided to invest in the 5x5 for a bigger challenge.
Unlike its robust sister (my 3x3 cube is well lubed with vaseline, and only has one re-glued sticker), the 5x5 proved fragile within the first two days. I used a careful touch, since I'm very familiar with how untried cubes explode. Nevertheless, many stickers started to peel on the first day, and two of the center squares have completely falling off and look to be non-reparable.
I lubed my 5x5 before using it, though it's more difficult because the squares are smaller and turns tighter. I was also careful to turn rows precisely to avoid misalignment and subsequent explosion. Even so, it broke on me. It's a shame, because I was really getting into the challenge of it. Now, it just sits like a broken toy on my desk.
For a $30 or so product, I find this inexcusable. Rubik's is supposed to have a strong brand name and I have been very happy with my 3x3 cube. I'll never invest in another Rubik's product.
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