INTRODUCTION: Most every magician loves puzzles; Rubik’s Cube is one of my favorites. I have been able to solve it and create patterns on it for years. Being a Martial Arts Master, I have practiced many movements blind folded and love to perform my magic in the same manner. How can you solve a cube without seeing it? This question developed a pattern that needed to look mixed up but solvable in very few moves. I finally came up with one and everywhere I go have always been asked what the code is. Well, here it is. Seven moves that can be controlled with your thumb behind your back.

EFFECT: Performer picks up a mixed up cube and quickly places it behind self and returns it Back 2 Rubik form in seconds.

REQUIREMENTS...
1) A Rubik’s Cube that turns smoothly
2) A Rubik’s Stand

PREPARATION: Have puzzle mixed in the following manner. (Note: this description is explained fully in book, this treat is to lead anyone already familiar with this puzzle to the climax) First generate a checkerboard pattern, then hold cube with thumb on white center piece and middle finger on opposite center piece. Turn any side other than thumb or middle finger side once then spin cube on axis and turn next side once in same direction as prior one. Do this same movement 2 more times. If you did this correctly, when you examine cube, you should see that not one color touches another of same color side by side. Now place prepared cube in stand so that you can easily place your thumb on white center and last turned side away from palm when picked up.

PERFORMANCE:

BONUS IDEAS:
1) Try placing cube in a bag, make a couple of moves and have spectator pull it out solved.
2) Juggle three cubes mixed with different patterns tossing them to spectator’s and solve them behind your back when they toss them back to you one at a time.