Is it safe to solve my rubik's cube before handling my birds?

[Nathan1]

I speed solve rubik's cubes, I lubricate my rubik's cube with silicone spray and I know it's toxic but it hardens to the cube...I'm not sure if some would rub off on my hands or not, of course just to be safe I wash my hands before handling my birds. However, sometimes I want to play with my rubik's cube while my birds are out.

 

[Sunset_Chaser]

Have you solved the 5 x 5 cube? I can solve all but the last layer, somewhere I think I read that you solve it from the middle out?

 

[weco]

POLYDIMETHYLSILOXANE (PDMS), the primary ingredient, in a couple of formulations is used as a spray lubricant, in the manufacture of Silly Putty and contact lenses to shampoos and conditioners (making the hair shiny and slippery), to caulking, heat resistant tiles, polishes, cosmetics and the list goes on.

If you look up a (MSDS) Material Safety Data Sheet for this chemical, you'll find several different versions, but suffice to say that as you are using it or want to use it, YES, it is dangerous to companion birds, if only from the commonly used propellants of propane and butane, both of which are petroleum products and are highly flammable...and...since there is the possibility of handling your birds after playing with your Rubik's Cube, there is an excellent chance for physical transference to the bird's feathers, coating them much as oil does.....when it comes out of the can it is technically wet.....

Good question Nathan, but you really should wash your hands several times before handling your birds, to get any residue off your hands, using a soap suitable for breaking down and cleaning off oils.....

 

[goalerjones]

Wash
Your
Hands

 

[Nathan1]

Have you solved the 5 x 5 cube? I can solve all but the last layer, somewhere I think I read that you solve it from the middle out?

With 4x4 and up the standard method is to match all of the centers in proper orientation, then match up all of the edges basically making it into a 3x3 cube and then solve it as such. However, you often encounter a parody, a position which is impossible for a regular 3x3 and you need to learn an algorithm for all of the possible parodies.

Once you learn the 5x5 you can pretty much do any size, it just takes awhile.