The 2022 Winter Olympics began in full swing, and the mascot ice pier was also hot out of the circle, which was jokingly called a "pier" by countless netizens who could not buy it.
If you can't buy it, you can "fight" yourself. On the afternoon of February 9, 15 children of chengdu lightning cube club used the rubik's cube to spell out an oversized version of the ice pier, and it took only 2 hours to achieve "ice pier freedom".
Guess how many Rubik's Cubes are used to stitch this oversized ice pier?
On February 10, Red Star News reporters walked into the Lightning Cube Club. The finished product of this large ice pier, which is about 2 meters high and 1.5 meters wide, is being displayed on the Rubik's Cube wall in front of the club, which is very conspicuous.
Finished Rubik's Cube ice pier.
Mr. Tao, one of the organizers of the Lightning Cube Club, told Red Star News that the oversized ice pier is made up of 972 Rubik's Cubes. Each Rubik's Cube side is 5.5 cm long, with 36 long sides and 27 short sides, so the final Rubik's Cube puzzle is 1.98 meters high, 1.485 meters wide, and has an area of about 2.9 square meters. This large Rubik's Cube puzzle was completed by 15 children, the youngest of whom was only 4 years old, and the oldest was not more than 10 years old, and the whole puzzle process took only 2 hours.
Song Jia, designer of the Lightning Cube Club, is responsible for the preparatory work. Song Jia said that after having the idea of using a Rubik's Cube puzzle, on February 8, she found a suitable network picture of the shape of the ice pier on the Internet and chose a picture of the ice pier holding a torch. On the morning of the 9th, the characteristics of different color squares of the Rubik's Cube were integrated, and the comparison with the net map was appropriately adjusted. For example, the prototype of the ice pier is a black and white panda, but the Rubik's Cube does not have a black square, so the limbs and "black circles" are replaced by green faces. And pink blush, chose the orange side of the Rubik's Cube.
Song Jia said: "In fact, the preliminary work is still a bit complicated, you need to cut the details of the picture, but also consider its actual proportions. ”
On the afternoon of the 9th, the children spliced the ice piers according to the drawn drawings. First, restore the Rubik's Cube to the desired color face on the drawing. For example, the color of the flame on the torch is divided into red and yellow, and the shape of the flame should be accurately pieced together, and the number of red and yellow grids on different magic aspects is different. Mr. Tao said: "Some children can complete the restoration of a Rubik's Cube in as little as ten or twenty seconds. ”
Once the preparations are complete, start the puzzle. The teacher divides the drawings into 20 areas, and each of the 3 children is responsible for 1 area, alternating the stitching. After the children have completed the stitching of 1 area on the table, they are directly installed on the Rubik's Cube wall. Slowly, one area after another was filled, and finally the production of this oversized ice pier Rubik's Cube puzzle was completed.
Children use Rubik's cubes to fight ice piers.
Mr. Tao said that after completion, the children felt a sense of accomplishment, and some children excitedly pulled their parents to show off: "This area is my fight!" ”
Mr. Tao said that using the Rubik's Cube to fight the ice pier is actually to let the children feel the Olympic spirit during the assembly process. Many children are young, only four or five years old, and they don't know much about what the Olympic Games are. They can learn a little more by participating in the puzzle.
Mr. Tao said, "Although the Rubik's Cube is an intellectual toy, the Rubik's Cube restoration is also a sport, and there are many world-class competitions, and (excellent players) can also win glory for the country." (Making a Rubik's Cube Ice Pier) is to instill the Olympic spirit in children. ”
Red Star News reporter Yu Zunsu intern Liao Binghua Interviewee courtesy of the interviewee
Edited by Peng Jiang
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