One of the first competitive manufacturers to Rubik's, Eastsheen can be considered the first modern cube company. Their puzzles had designs that helped pave the way for the future of speedcubing. But what happened to them?
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@ohtravo9976 жыл бұрын
3:56 ahem, 57mm mini shengshou 5x5
@toasttoast94126 жыл бұрын
The Cubing Historian what?
@tixtaii21526 жыл бұрын
The Cubing Historian F*ICKING LANGUAGE.
@josephmullenberg42056 жыл бұрын
I was about to comment that.
@deepsea98355 жыл бұрын
The Cubing Historian I saw this in one of your videos. I _never_ thought it was real! I thought it was a good photoshop.
@elizabethcox13285 жыл бұрын
Heshu is a diensheng sub brand
@PkGam5 жыл бұрын
Bonus facts about the Rubik's 2x2 and 4x4 to add on to stuff you mentioned about bad performance: They were known to break really easily. Their 2x2s had these four little pegs on the tips of the core spindle pieces which prevented the puzzle from twisting apart. Well, with how stiff they always were, those pegs wore down quite fast and eventually broke off completely. If you broke opposite ones (on the other side of the core, not on the same piece), the cube would just twist apart if not perfectly aligned. Trying to super glue something so small was difficult and often just didn't hold. But it didn't much matter because even when it did hold, other pegs were soon to break due to the wear. If you lost one of those broke pieces, which was really easy, you'd have to find a substitute like melting a nail in there or gluing a piece of a toothpick in. They specifically mention you shouldn't speed cube their 4x4s then and recommended you only turned when the layers were perfectly aligned, but it didn't matter because they too were really stiff which caused tension on the center piece stalks and eventually failure. When a center piece would break, it was virtually impossible to glue it on strongly enough because of said tension re-snapping it. They redesigned it somewhere along the way, but it had the same issue. It took them many years to finally redesign both of them into something more durable, which are now being sold in stores today as their tiled models. But they aren't the nicest things to turn. Like, even if you were just the average consumer looking to get a cube, I'd still recommend getting something else because chances are the one you'll get will be too stiff to be fun to solve even casually.
@Tsskyx6 жыл бұрын
You know I always wanted to see some sort of a twisty puzzle timeline, which would showcase how the NxN cubes evolved over the years. You think something like that would be possible to construct?
@minecraftwithjade21944 жыл бұрын
we need this
@genericusername42063 жыл бұрын
Minecraft With Jade we dont
@duffman183 жыл бұрын
@@genericusername4206 we do
@NKCubed6 жыл бұрын
Eastsheen may be outdated, but their mini 2x2 is still a staple in the modding community
@Random226 жыл бұрын
NK Cubed so true tho. People use it for the 2x2x1 and many other mods.
@ilyatoporgilka3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately,sometimes the core of a mini 2x2x2 breaks.
@Conorator2 жыл бұрын
@@Random22 now in order to get a 2x2x1 you just buy the z cube one
@arecus546 жыл бұрын
As someone who started when eastsheen were the best, this is a nice throwback (and people seem to not see the similarities between the eastsheen puzzles and many of today's mechanisms)
@sqdium42946 жыл бұрын
2:02 Goosebump alert!
@xNavyxBrutex6 жыл бұрын
Hey! Don't mention Tony Fisher, he might get you a copyright strike.
@spencer32666 жыл бұрын
The blockiness is over 9000!
@herrreinsch6 жыл бұрын
thanks for making these extremely well edited master pieces. :) Always a pleasure if I see them in the sub box.
@sludgebones3 жыл бұрын
didn't expect to see you here
@jafaskahouse6 жыл бұрын
Being a Taiwanese cuber. Those are my first cubes(even now I'm still using that 2x2 lol). Your video really bring up my childhood memories. Thanks for the good work!!
@chadwickhurlburt65296 жыл бұрын
My old Eastsheen puzzles sit on the shelf like old treasured relics of the past. I won't part with them. After all, they were once the best 4x4 and 5x5 I had. Although HKnowstore has some available, I'm not certain they are still being produced. Like the video states, nobody really uses them anymore. If you want a really good 4x4 or 5x5, there are quite a lot available that are much better.
@chadwickhurlburt65296 жыл бұрын
Now that I think about it. They just might (unlikely) become collectible some day.
@botondmecseri84686 жыл бұрын
You should make a video about the speedcubing eras. You should make them on your own.
@JakePTX2 жыл бұрын
East Sheen 4x4 was my third cube ever. Love and hate that classic purple color. Great video historian. At the moment the 4x4 and 5x5 is available at the cubicle for faster USA shipping. The 4x4 was my favorite puzzle at the time (early 2000s) and also was a popular Super Cube sticker mod contender.
@juliangoulette76004 жыл бұрын
5:54 Honestly, that image looks like a 4D cube to me for some reason.
@bricc44156 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Thanx for not wasting my 6 minutes while watching this video
@jonasrajagopal24856 жыл бұрын
Another great video
@EPMTUNES6 жыл бұрын
"Thanks to Tony Fisher..." - Cubing Historian 2018
@erojerisiz15716 жыл бұрын
There are TONS of eastsheens at some book stores
@xCaPTaiNx6 жыл бұрын
KDGCuber i saw you on jacksfilms, also, what about at books a million?
@VeltistonY6 жыл бұрын
My first 2x2 was keychain by EastSheen.
@sinpi3143 жыл бұрын
Cool
@ilyatoporgilka3 жыл бұрын
Mine was an enlarged Rubik's KO.
@noogatok6 жыл бұрын
I like these history vids
@b19936146 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank oyu for the history~
@Fadilanse6 жыл бұрын
I love these
@twistiicuber10556 жыл бұрын
I like Westsheen better
@thephysicistcuber1756 жыл бұрын
Twistii Cuber but what about northsheen?
@twistiicuber10556 жыл бұрын
Eh, not as good as Southsheen
@toasttoast94126 жыл бұрын
I like gansheen
@danntmier50936 жыл бұрын
Southsheen is a awesome!
@thephysicistcuber1756 жыл бұрын
rex88808 northwestsheen FTW
@TripDadLife3 жыл бұрын
Before Eastsheen there were simple DIYs that you had to put together. Then there started the type A type B type C etc.
@alfredmariano71896 жыл бұрын
Wow,very nice video. You inspired me
@venomousstriker47156 жыл бұрын
Do a video on types of plastics also thanks for this for old school cubers
@ahmed_maalej6 жыл бұрын
Good Job ! I don't even know about this company and its story so Good Job and keep it Up !
@KTFG5 жыл бұрын
The Eastsheens were awesome for the time. I was just cleaning dug up some old NIB Eastsheens from 2008 and found about 11 sets of new Cubesmith stickers. www.reddit.com/r/Cubers/comments/cpjy3o/wow_who_remembers_eastsheen_and_cubesmith/?
@makoton81536 жыл бұрын
***Now available at your nearest National Bookstore.***
@GoldanJ5 жыл бұрын
I bought the Eastsheen 3x3 at National Book Store :P TCH forgot about this.
@matthewliu51615 жыл бұрын
Oofi3 those don't exist
@AnayShrikar6 жыл бұрын
Great content :)
@archgirl3 жыл бұрын
My first ever 4x4 was an Eastsheen clone I found in a pawnshop. They were selling them brand new in little plastic display domes. It was extremely cheap, and had the exact same orange side color replacement. For all I know, it _was_ an Eastsheen, but it wasn’t branded as one. It just said “Magic Cube 4” or something similar.
@cAPSlOCKrOXX5 жыл бұрын
I miss my old Eastsheen 5x5. Was a fun cube for the time. Made a weird sound at the beginning, but they kinda all did.
@ilhanovic2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: I bought a Eastsheen 4x4 from ebay three years ago (after getting the Rubik's 4x4 which was horrible) and did not notice the brand until watching this video. The stickers are in terrible condition and I wanted to throw it away. But now I have the feeling, that I own a part of history and throwing it away is not an option anymore (even if the turning is and was never good). In general, it is interesting to see a channel diving deeply into the history of cubing and I appreciate it.
@the6sides6 жыл бұрын
You mentioned Tony after all that happened? Dude, your are the bravest person
@TheCubingHistorian6 жыл бұрын
I figure it's only common courtesy. He might despise me, but I still respect what he's done for the community.
@Hettdizzle6 жыл бұрын
I loved and miss my eastsheen so bad
@michael12342525 жыл бұрын
Thanks to eastsheen for giving us a new better mech for the 2x2 and 4x4 that has evolved over time to give us what we have today from Moyu, Gans, Qiyi, YuXin, and Yj.
@Doglover-so4wl6 жыл бұрын
I liked the video before the ad ended
@tixtaii21526 жыл бұрын
Very supportive guy.
@Cuber-ml8gj6 жыл бұрын
Lol, I liked at 0:02😅
@samaysaini60826 жыл бұрын
Omg i love your videos!!
@jkronk6 жыл бұрын
The shengshou mini 5x5 is 57mm
@AlexMaass6 жыл бұрын
dude I legit had the eastsheen 2x2 as one of my first guides, I remember that solution guide that came with it, I might maybe have it in a box filled with pieces still barely haha
@pokemonman9576 жыл бұрын
thank you
@erojerisiz15714 ай бұрын
I like how they used mauve instead of orange
@alexrevolution77933 жыл бұрын
Hey man, been rewatching some episodes and I have to ask. Are you using linux? because the x and maximize buttons look like ubuntu.
@xMilozz5 жыл бұрын
i have a very old eastsheen 3x3, it bandages loads its not good turning but kinda for its kinda level but the stickers are still the same
@snooppythedogg4476 жыл бұрын
Yay new video
@lanlanlit98296 жыл бұрын
Yes! A new cubing Historian Video!
@danntmier50936 жыл бұрын
I need to get that eastsheen set
@jacube19636 жыл бұрын
Your vids are awesome
@LashyYT6 жыл бұрын
I’ve been looking for this for a long time Thanks Can you do a video of Lan Lan
@joeycubes686 жыл бұрын
My older brother had a 4x4 and gave it to me. I didn’t like it and it fell apart so I decided to throw it out. I’m now so mad to realize it was a eastsheen 4x4. I was a beginner at the time and had no idea what it was.
@speedstacks02986 жыл бұрын
Yay you're alive
@BeatlesCuber6 жыл бұрын
You are making me feel old
@30IYouTube5 жыл бұрын
The Cube invention by Erno Rubik wasn't to bad, this is why it was sold World Wide a second after Erno solves his Cube.
@ericpalacios9205 жыл бұрын
Great video as always. Where did you find the scans of the Eastsheen patents though? It'd be neat to take a look at them
@ThomasBomb452 жыл бұрын
Do a video on mefferts! I know of them as the most "ethical" store but I wonder if that view was biased. I also see they have lots of inventory issues
@kayak87005 жыл бұрын
I remember deciding between a lanlan 2x2, and an eastsheen 2x2 lol
@stanloona13035 жыл бұрын
I have an eastsheen 5x5
@Rentted5 жыл бұрын
You should make a vid on cubesmith
@KTFG5 жыл бұрын
Do a Cubesmith video for sure. I dug up some old NIB Eastsheens from 2008 and found about 11 sets of new Cubesmith stickers. www.reddit.com/r/Cubers/comments/cpjy3o/wow_who_remembers_eastsheen_and_cubesmith/?
@UlmDoesAnything4 жыл бұрын
I found eastsheen cubes in my local toystore
@kronos_1337. Жыл бұрын
Now get ready for... WEST SHEEN!!!
@creeksidecubing10096 жыл бұрын
*happy dance* a new Cubing Historian video! These are awesome and keep getting better! Mind telling us how much TIME it took to make this episode, approximately?
@TheCubingHistorian6 жыл бұрын
Two and a bit months, simply because of laziness.
@KasuraIchimaki4 жыл бұрын
i think i have a 2x2 of it because its too similar to the video becausd instead of orange its kinda like a purplish red or pink? also the sticker is peeling off
@Sayeedur1236 жыл бұрын
Is my eastsheen 2x2 an antique?
@benpayzant58946 жыл бұрын
Oh no you showed Tony Fisher's profile picture which was part of his supper big 3x3 and now he's going to have a fit.
@mikealstom06312 жыл бұрын
eastsheen has a yt channel now...
@matthewliu51615 жыл бұрын
same with Wuque and Wushuang with 4x4 and 5x5
@Iwantfoodsobadlyrn5 жыл бұрын
1:51 *when your name gets mentioned but you aren’t that person.
@Kromiball4 жыл бұрын
5:52 WOAH! Is that a 2x2x2x2?
@sumeetagarwal65616 жыл бұрын
first speedcubes were these from ebay seller huskyomega or something like that
@leduchamp66266 жыл бұрын
Why no 3x3?
@nogdjg4 жыл бұрын
Just gonna put this down myself im gonna assemble my old eastsheen 4x4 later 5:17
@alankuo27275 жыл бұрын
maru is also based in taiwan :)
@f1scherman6 жыл бұрын
I actually just ordered a Dayan Octahedron a day or two ago lol
@TheCubingHistorian6 жыл бұрын
It's fun! It's just a 3x3 shape mod, so there's no massive new challenge, but it's still fun to play with.
@bienvenidodelosreyes94955 жыл бұрын
Is there an eastsheen 3x3
@M3ko24 жыл бұрын
yes.
@gentleman1s3196 жыл бұрын
I have an eastsheen 2x2
@yancongtan37706 жыл бұрын
Hello!I'm a cuber from China. your videos are so nice!may i take them to a website in our country?I will translate them and put subtitles on them!And list your name ,links under the videos.I hope that you can allow me do that .
@TheCubingHistorian6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, go ahead. As long as you list me as the creator and link back, you can do whatever you want with them.
@yancongtan37706 жыл бұрын
surely!thanks a lot!
@ezrawalter65205 жыл бұрын
Why didn't east sheen make a 3x3?
@M3ko24 жыл бұрын
They have! It's just very obscure
@noahthamban3796 жыл бұрын
"Yuksin"
@GDCuber13116 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure that’s how it’s pronounced
@AznUzer6 жыл бұрын
GDCuber x’s in Chinese are usually pronounced sh or zh
@owah5 жыл бұрын
Yuzheene
@chuuisinsane5 жыл бұрын
Yushyn
@ca35616 жыл бұрын
Wow
@erojerisiz15716 жыл бұрын
The moyu before dayan.
@wompastompa36925 жыл бұрын
My first 4x4 and 5x5 were Rubik's brand. Lost them when they slipped out of my bag that was open for some reason on a bus after an out of town Cross Country meet. Was upset at the time, but not so much anymore because they turned like absolute ass. Have since replaced them with a Shengshou 5x5 mini and some modern 4x4.
@angeldustshusband80605 жыл бұрын
Most 5x5s are the same size as a 4x4
@laesure98246 жыл бұрын
i actually the same 4x4 for about $12 but mine cant turn that well
@ilyatoporgilka5 жыл бұрын
Mf8 puzzles(bauhinia,master pentultimate,curvy starminx,some others) are MUCH worse than Rubik's 4x4x4 and 5x5x5.
@bigtimeaze-azeramos96455 жыл бұрын
I thought eastsheen made 3x3 because I own one
@mapleint9975 жыл бұрын
NO MOYU BUT DAYAN AND HEHSU?
@Random226 жыл бұрын
What about the 3x3
@TheCubingHistorian6 жыл бұрын
Eastsheen never made a 3x3, possibly to avoid copyright issues.
@Random226 жыл бұрын
The Cubing Historian ah ok thanks
@M3ko24 жыл бұрын
Update: There actually is!
@deekay13064 жыл бұрын
I put vegetable oil in my rubiks 2x2 and it u8 in one flick
@sunriselg6 жыл бұрын
Side note: "Yuxin" is still pronounced "you sheen".
@The_NSeven6 жыл бұрын
Judith L Well more like You-shen
@GDCuber13116 жыл бұрын
No it’s Yucksin
@The_NSeven6 жыл бұрын
GDCuber I really doubt that
@Cuber-ml8gj6 жыл бұрын
You. Shin.
@TylerFortier16 жыл бұрын
Judith L *You-Shin”
@nicholastarry10406 жыл бұрын
Oh yass
@bolt_himself90676 жыл бұрын
What is eastsheen
@nabilonso6 жыл бұрын
Idk man watch the vid.
@someperson30946 жыл бұрын
IT'S NOT YUX-SIN, IT'S YOU-SHIN.
@chuuisinsane5 жыл бұрын
5:52 *_YEET_*
@SuperBuildsInMC6 жыл бұрын
What the fuck a new video?!
@radian12436 жыл бұрын
-Lana Lana Lanaaaaaaa -What -Speculation zone
@thenoobercuber9116 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of east sheen I only use robins
@zoxical5 жыл бұрын
the 4x4 might be better than my cheap crappy cyclone boys feiteng mini i got off of ebay
@sebastianmalvaroza75355 жыл бұрын
Umm, did you just say... Yu-ksin? I-I’m sorry but it’s said like Yu-shin.
@niccster10614 жыл бұрын
who else had an eastsheen 2x2 and wanted to die
@TheCubingHistorian4 жыл бұрын
Me! On *both* counts...
@boscorner2 жыл бұрын
I remember my first eastsheen 4x4.. God it sucks by today's standards.
@JakePTX2 жыл бұрын
Still have mine. Smooth and speedy as ever. No corner cutting tho. You feel my pain haha.