Ern​ő​'s Magic Cube

from Bumper Book of Mystery Stories by I Am The Manic Whale

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    CLIMB ABOARD THE GHOST TRAIN…

    …where each stop will bring you to a new, terrifying tall tale.

    Medical premonitions… vivid dreams… a musical instrument which renders its listeners catatonic… a curious invention capable of changing your thoughts… mysterious connections between the past and the future…

    The fourteen short stories within these pages have been lovingly crafted by the members of I Am The Manic Whale to accompany the Bumper Book Of Mystery Stories album. Some are inspired by folklore and historic events; others are so fantastical that they can surely only be true… together they form a brand new compendium of mind-bending mystery accompanied, of course, by just a small drop of humour.

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about

Hungarian professor of architecture Ernő Rubik first created his magic cube in 1974. It was re-named and mass marketed by Ideal Toys from 1980 and became not only an internationally recognised incredibly complex mathematical puzzle but also a defining image of the decade. God’s Number, referred to in the song, is the lowest number of moves required to complete a cube from any starting point. Listen for Dave’s percussion effects played on a Rubik’s Cube.

lyrics

It was born from an inspired mind
Stimulated by fine-art and design
The professor who used his time
To build the cube

To help students understand
First constructed with wood and rubber bands
The invention was in his hands
They made the Cube

(We love Ernő's Magic Cube)
Innovation of creation
Designer and visionary
Science, maths and problem solving technology

An Ideal Toy for world-wide acclaim
And they changed nothing other than the name
Everything else stayed just the same
About the Cube

Now God’s number has been construed
Thirty six years of processing time proves
That all you need is just twenty moves
To solve the cube

(We love Ernő's Magic Cube)
Three dimensional rotation
So much possibility
Variation, transformation through space and time

Forty-three quintillion combinations on the Cube
Lots of algorithms to help you to get in the mood
Yes it’s hard, but once you start there’s no way you’ll put it down
(Twist the hexahedron round, twist the hexahedron round)

Start the white cross on the top, then the corners round to match
Edges in the middle please, then the yellow cross and thatch
Was this all an accident, or is he a genius?
(Ernő is a genius, Ernő is a genius)

Ernő - twist that hexahedron round
(We love Ernő's Magic Cube)

Forty-three quintillion - two five two quadrillion
Just the three of trillion - two seven four billion
Four eight and nine million - eight five six thousand times
Combinations blow my mind - greatest toy of all mankind

credits

from Bumper Book of Mystery Stories, released July 7, 2023
Music by David Addis
Lyrics by David Addis and Michael Whiteman
Ben Hartley: drums, percussion & vocals, Michael Whiteman: bass, bass pedals & lead vocals, David Addis: electric guitars, vocals & Rubik’s Cube percussion, John Murphy: keyboards & vocals

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We are a progressive rock band from Reading & London, UK. 3rd album out now.

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