Groovik's Cube

The Groovik's Cube is a giant working (animated) Rubik's Cube , standing 35 feet tall. The cube itself measures 15 feet on a side, and balances on a 9-foot pole.

Construction

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The first lit facet!

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It works!

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Lifting

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Readying the pole

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The crane truck arrives.

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Going up!

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Oh no! Too much slack from the crane and the cube lists to one side.

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Straightened up again. Everything seems to be OK.

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Disconnecting from the crane.

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It stands!

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In Action!

Three people must work together to solve the cube. Over the week of Burning Man, six teams succeeded — with solve times ranging from 5 hours to under an hour.

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Daytime

The cube is a ghost. Not much to see.

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Repair

One of the 54 facets is a door!

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Bad power supply!

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Teardown & Disassembly

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