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Hi, I’m David Plaxco. On this account, I share aesthetic solution states of n-layer Rubik's cubes. Otherwise, I teach math at UGA, research undergraduate mathematics education, and try to make my experiences here on earth more meaningful.

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Oct 15

Here are four ways I’ve found to solve an nxnxn cube to embed a trefoil knot. Five layers is the smallest cube I’ve been able to put this knot on. On a 9cube, I’ve found solutions that use 2 colors of thread, 2 faces, and a solution that leaves the reverse side solved as solid colors.

Four images of nxnxn Rubik’s cubes. Each has been solved to depict a trefoil knot.

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · 17d

Tell me you caught Alabama Shakes, though..?

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · 23d

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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock @warnock.senate.gov · Sep 3

You shouldn't have to travel for hours to get maternity care, but Republican Medicaid cuts might mean you have to.

It's shameful that a party that claims to be pro-family is cutting maternity care.

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · Sep 2

Nory Sontay Ramos was a thriving high school student in L.A. until she and her mom were deported by the Trump administration in July. For @msnbc.com, we visited her in Guatemala as she tries to graduate remotely while hiding from the same gang they fled years ago. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/n...

The disappearance of Nory Sontay Ramos

Nory and her mother were following the rules. But as MSNBC reports from L.A. and Guatemala, U.S. officials deported them anyway — throwing their futures into jeopardy.

www.msnbc.com

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Aug 28

I have already shamelessly used this several times this semester.

Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jul 30

Back-to-school admin meetings already started?

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Sam Hartburn @samhartburn.bsky.social · Jul 24

My video for #MathsAnimationTMiP July: Create an animation showing that a reflection followed by another reflection is equivalent to a rotation. youtu.be/wFdlrn-kzsg

Find out more and join in at www.talkingmathsinpublic.uk/animation/

Create an animation showing that two reflections are equivalent to a rotation. #MathsAnimationTMiP

YouTube video by Sam Hartburn

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jul 20

Wow! I didn’t realize the dollar was so weak against the pound!
😉

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Dave Richeson @divbyzero.bsky.social · Jul 16

Teenage cuber, Andrey Maslov, was scheduled to speak at Bridges about making two-sided Rubik's Cube mosaics (the same image on both sides, with different colors). He found out at the last moment that he was unable to attend. So, he posted his talk on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uap0...

Dual-Sided Rubik's Cube Mosaic: MDSI Method | Andrey Maslov for Bridges 2025

YouTube video by SQUILE | Rubik’s Cube Art

www.youtube.com

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Christopher Hanusa @mathzorro.bsky.social · Jul 16

Getting excited for the Bridges fashion show tonight! On the runway will be the world premiere of my black and white rhodium plated knight's tour jewelry!

Shiny angular jewelry with black and white accents.

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jul 11

Hate to miss this!

Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 28

BIG day for mathematicians who play NYT Spelling Bee.

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Colm Mulcahy @cardcolm.bsky.social · Jun 24

The same goes for surgery on many folds.

Lizzie Kodpuak née Acid Lich (Gröbnerpilled era) @acidlich.bsky.social · Jun 23

Talk to your doctor about whether fiber bundles are right for you

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Drew Lewis @drew-lewis.com · Jun 18

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

Definitions in math are not inevitable, but rather are choices people have made. We could make different choices if we thought it would be useful.

Spencer Bagley @sbagley.bsky.social · Jun 18

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

If you want to upset a mathematician, ask them what a number is

𝕍∃, Cyber closed shell syndrome relief fund coordinator @vortexegg.com · Jun 17

What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?

We’re not clear on what *information* is, at all

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 17

12,555 to be on the safe side?

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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · Jun 14

Remarkable.

MSNC: "I want to reiterate this has been 100% peaceful."

Seconds later, LA County sheriffs start firing on the crowd.

Yet again, "law enforcement" deliberately escalated.

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 14

Weather update?

Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 14

Aha!! I probably played that as my first word about 150 times before it hit. Now I have to think of a new one!

Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 14

Wordle 1,456 1/6*

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 14

Does each of the 8 points have to be *on* the quadrilateral? Might some be on the extended lines (looks like you have a faint trace of each side extending outward)

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 10

Any chance I could get a link to an article/video of the original lie/promise?

Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 8

Alt text:
Leviticus 19:33-34 (New International Version)

33 “‘When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. 34 The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God.

Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 8

BTW: This is the Bible verse referenced in the graffiti.

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Cubes_Art @cubesart.bsky.social · Jun 7

Here are all 54 distinct knots/links that Tanya and I have identified in our exploration of a specific class of knots on 9-layer Rubik's cubes. We have also determined that this list contains no redundancies & that any of the 4096 patterns that we began with is equivalent to one of these 54 knots.

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