Thread: "Please nominate Melinda's 2x2x2x2 for the National Toy Hall of Fame"

To: jbaile2@rochester.rr.com
Subject: 4D Pocket=
Cube Nomination
Dear Mr. Bailey,
I just got your letter recommending the 4=
D Pocket Cube for the National Toy Hall of Fame. Thank you! I have forwarde=
d the information to our chairman for the nomination committee and the cube=
will officially get a nomination. The best advice I can give you at this p=
oint is to get your friends and other fans of the cube to go online and nom=
inate it as well. And you can also vote yourself=E2=80=94I think the limit =
is once daily but not sure about that. The more votes it gets, the more lik=
ely it will be to finally get inducted. I assure you that all the votes get=
counted, and they become one of the stronger factors for eventual inductio=
n.
I myself will give it a nomination vote. You=E2=80=99ve convinced me wit=
h your heartfelt letter. Thank you very much for taking the time to write m=
e and for thinking of Strong Museum.
Sincerely,
Nicolas Ricketts
Curator
Th=
e Strong
One Manhattan Square
Rochester, NY 14607 U.S.A.

If you know the d=
evice well, filling in the field =E2=80=9CWhy does this toy deserve to be i=
n the hall of fame?=E2=80=9D may be easy. If you need some words my own no=
mination words were:

To appreciate the innovation of Melinda's 2x2x2x2, co=
nsider how hard it would be
reduce the dimensionality of the Rubik's Cube f=
rom three dimensions to two. A three dimensional
puzzle reduced to a two di=
mensional challenge requires imagination.
It is just as hard to reduce th=
e dimensionality of a abstract device such as a four dimensional
Rubik's C=
ube. Four dimensional Rubik's cubes, implemented as
computer representation=
s and virtual display imagery have been available since 1988. Melinda's 2x2=
x2x2
provides an actual three dimensional artifact that presents the four =
dimensional challenge
in physical form. Rendered in hard colored plastic =
pieces using a 3D printer
and cleverly placed magnets, it presents a challe=
nge that requires patience and
determination to solve. Only twelve "twisty=
puzzle" solvers have presented solutions.
Fewer than one hundred instances=
of the device have been produced. As a puzzle on the leading edge
of tech=
nology and challenge, this puzzle deserves early recognition.
Go to http://=
superliminal.com/cube/2x2x2x2/ for more information.

Thanks for your hel=
p
John Bailey

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Voted :) Great work taking the initiative! Great work Melinda for
creating it!
/Theo

Den 2019-03-20 kl. 00:15, skrev jbaile2@rochester.rr.com [4D_Cubing]:
>
> This is a request for your vote, nominating Melinda’s 2x2x2x2 4D
> Pocket Cube for 2019 inclusion in the National Toy Hall of Fame. Go to
> http://www.toyhalloffame.org/nominate and complete the form.
>
> When I asked for guidance on how to nominate Melinda’s 2x2x2x2 4D
> Pocket Cube to the National Toy Hall of Fame, I got this response from
> Nicholas Ricketts, the Curator of the Strong Museum of Play
> (Rochester, NY).
>
> Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:05 PM
> From: Ricketts, Nicolas
> To: jbaile2@rochester.rr.com
> Subject: 4D Pocket Cube Nomination
> Dear Mr. Bailey,
> I just got your letter recommending the 4D Pocket Cube for the
> National Toy Hall of Fame. Thank you! I have forwarded the information
> to our chairman for the nomination committee and the cube will
> officially get a nomination. The best advice I can give you at this
> point is to get your friends and other fans of the cube to go online
> and nominate it as well. And you can also vote yourself—I think the
> limit is once daily but not sure about that. The more votes it gets,
> the more likely it will be to finally get inducted. I assure you that
> all the votes get counted, and they become one of the stronger factors
> for eventual induction.
> I myself will give it a nomination vote. You’ve convinced me with your
> heartfelt letter. Thank you very much for taking the time to write me
> and for thinking of Strong Museum.
> Sincerely,
> Nicolas Ricketts
> Curator
> The Strong
> One Manhattan Square
> Rochester, NY 14607 U.S.A.
>
> If you know the device well, filling in the field "Why does this toy
> deserve to be in the hall of fame?" may be easy. If you need some
> words my own nomination words were:
>
> To appreciate the innovation of Melinda's 2x2x2x2, consider how hard
> it would be
> reduce the dimensionality of the Rubik's Cube from three dimensions to
> two. A three dimensional
> puzzle reduced to a two dimensional challenge requires imagination.
> It is just as hard to reduce the dimensionality of a abstract device
> such as a four dimensional
> Rubik's Cube. Four dimensional Rubik's cubes, implemented as
> computer representations and virtual display imagery have been
> available since 1988. Melinda's 2x2x2x2
> provides an actual three dimensional artifact that presents the four
> dimensional challenge
> in physical form. Rendered in hard colored plastic pieces using a 3D
> printer
> and cleverly placed magnets, it presents a challenge that requires
> patience and
> determination to solve. Only twelve "twisty puzzle" solvers have
> presented solutions.
> Fewer than one hundred instances of the device have been produced. As
> a puzzle on the leading edge
> of technology and challenge, this puzzle deserves early recognition.
> Go to http://superliminal.com/cube/2x2x2x2/ for more information.
>
> Thanks for your help
> John Bailey
>
>



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This is a request for your vote, nominating Melinda’s
2x2x2x2 4D Pocket Cube for 2019 inclusion in the National
Toy Hall of Fame. Go to
http://www.toyhalloffame.org/nominate and complete the
form.



When I asked for guidance on how to nominate Melinda’s
2x2x2x2 4D Pocket Cube to the National Toy Hall of Fame, I
got this response from Nicholas Ricketts, the Curator of
the Strong Museum of Play (Rochester, NY).



Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:05 PM

From: Ricketts, Nicolas <nricketts@museumofplay.org>

To: jbaile2@rochester.rr.com
<jbaile2@rochester.rr.com>

Subject: 4D Pocket Cube Nomination

Dear Mr. Bailey,

I just got your letter recommending the 4D Pocket Cube for
the National Toy Hall of Fame. Thank you! I have forwarded
the information to our chairman for the nomination
committee and the cube will officially get a nomination.
The best advice I can give you at this point is to get
your friends and other fans of the cube to go online and
nominate it as well. And you can also vote yourself—I
think the limit is once daily but not sure about that. The
more votes it gets, the more likely it will be to finally
get inducted. I assure you that all the votes get counted,
and they become one of the stronger factors for eventual
induction.

I myself will give it a nomination vote. You’ve convinced
me with your heartfelt letter. Thank you very much for
taking the time to write me and for thinking of Strong
Museum.

Sincerely,

Nicolas Ricketts

Curator

The Strong

One Manhattan Square

Rochester, NY 14607 U.S.A.



If you know the device well, filling in the field "Why
does this toy deserve to be in the hall of fame?" may be
easy. If you need some words my own nomination words were:



To appreciate the innovation of Melinda's 2x2x2x2,
consider how hard it would be

reduce the dimensionality of the Rubik's Cube from three
dimensions to two. A three dimensional

puzzle reduced to a two dimensional challenge requires
imagination.

It is just as hard to reduce the dimensionality of a
abstract device such as a four dimensional

Rubik's Cube. Four dimensional Rubik's cubes, implemented
as

computer representations and virtual display imagery have
been available since 1988. Melinda's 2x2x2x2

provides an actual three dimensional artifact that
presents the four dimensional challenge

in physical form. Rendered in hard colored plastic pieces
using a 3D printer

and cleverly placed magnets, it presents a challenge that
requires patience and

determination to solve. Only twelve "twisty puzzle"
solvers have presented solutions.

Fewer than one hundred instances of the device have been
produced. As a puzzle on the leading edge

of technology and challenge, this puzzle deserves early
recognition.

Go to http://superliminal.com/cube/2x2x2x2/ for more
information.



Thanks for your help

John Bailey

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Voted .... and at least 6 friends in Switzerland
Ed


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Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 12:15 AM
Subject: [MC4D] Please nominate Melinda's 2x2x2x2 for the National Toy Ha=
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This is a request for your vote, nominating Melinda=E2=80=99s 2x2x2x2 4D =
Pocket Cube for 2019 inclusion in the National Toy Hall of Fame. Go to http=
://www.toyhalloffame.org/nominate and complete the form.=20

When I asked for guidance on how to nominate Melinda=E2=80=99s 2x2x2x2 4D=
Pocket Cube to the National Toy Hall of Fame, I got this response from Nic=
holas Ricketts, the Curator of the Strong Museum of Play (Rochester, NY).

Date: Thursday, February 28, 2019 1:05 PM
From: Ricketts, Nicolas
To: jbaile2@rochester.rr.com
Subject: 4D Pocket Cube Nomination
Dear Mr. Bailey,
I just got your letter recommending the 4D Pocket Cube for the National T=
oy Hall of Fame. Thank you! I have forwarded the information to our chairma=
n for the nomination committee and the cube will officially get a nominatio=
n. The best advice I can give you at this point is to get your friends and =
other fans of the cube to go online and nominate it as well. And you can al=
so vote yourself=E2=80=94I think the limit is once daily but not sure about=
that. The more votes it gets, the more likely it will be to finally get in=
ducted. I assure you that all the votes get counted, and they become one of=
the stronger factors for eventual induction.
I myself will give it a nomination vote. You=E2=80=99ve convinced me with=
your heartfelt letter. Thank you very much for taking the time to write me=
and for thinking of Strong Museum.
Sincerely,
Nicolas Ricketts
Curator
The Strong
One Manhattan Square
Rochester, NY 14607 U.S.A.

If you know the device well, filling in the field =E2=80=9CWhy does this =
toy deserve to be in the hall of fame?=E2=80=9D may be easy. If you need so=
me words my own nomination words were:

To appreciate the innovation of Melinda's 2x2x2x2, consider how hard it w=
ould be
reduce the dimensionality of the Rubik's Cube from three dimensions to tw=
o. A three dimensional
puzzle reduced to a two dimensional challenge requires imagination.=20
It is just as hard to reduce the dimensionality of a abstract device such=
as a four dimensional=20
Rubik's Cube. Four dimensional Rubik's cubes, implemented as
computer representations and virtual display imagery have been available =
since 1988. Melinda's 2x2x2x2=20
provides an actual three dimensional artifact that presents the four dime=
nsional challenge
in physical form. Rendered in hard colored plastic pieces using a 3D prin=
ter
and cleverly placed magnets, it presents a challenge that requires patien=
ce and
determination to solve. Only twelve "twisty puzzle" solvers have presente=
d solutions.
Fewer than one hundred instances of the device have been produced. As a p=
uzzle on the leading edge
of technology and challenge, this puzzle deserves early recognition.
Go to http://superliminal.com/cube/2x2x2x2/ for more information.=20

Thanks for your help
John Bailey



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