University Night Trip - Part 2 - Canon xsi - By: Mario Lugo

"Time Machine" by: Mario Lugo, 2012

"Capturing the Moment" by: Mario Lugo, 2012

Doorway, by: Mario Lugo, 2012

Light Source, by: Mario Lugo, 2012

Field, by: Mario Lugo, 2012

Reflection, by: Mario and Leonard, 2012

Stream, by: Mario Lugo, 2012

Fountains, by: Mario Lugo, 2012

Quantum Weirdness (Empty Space and Quantum Mechanics)

By: Mario Lugo, 2012

The Secret

"The Secret" by: Mario Lugo, 2011

Puzzle Solving - 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 6x6, Megaminx

Camera: Canon Rebel xsi, 2012

In this picture there is a Lan Lan 2x2, Dayan Guhong version 2 3x3, Shengshou 4x4, Shengshou 5x5, Shengshou 6x6, and a QJ Megaminx. My goal that morning was to solve these all in a row. I got it done and it felt pretty good. The hardest one to solve was the 6x6 because I just got that one and was just learning how to solve it. What makes the bigger cubes hard are the parodies that occur that don’t occur in the 3x3. The Megaminx is so fun to solve; it is not really meant for speed but rather it is enjoyable to solve. The 3x3 is the famous one that everyone knows about. It was made famous by the Rubik’s cube brand. The 3x3 has 43 quintillion possible moves but only “one” solution. It was made in 1980 by Erno Rubik. Right now my best time with the famous 3x3 is 17 seconds.

Mysteries of the Universe

"Mysteries of the Universe" By: Mario Lugo, 2011, Graphite and pen/ink, 18x24

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious” –Albert Einstein

Random Montage of the Week:

T-Shirt Design Preview For M.E.S./A.C.T. Clothing Line

Like us on facebook! M.E.S./ A.C.T. Clothing Line

Wealth Enslavement, M.E.S./A.C.T, 2012

Throwaway Photo

UC Riverside, 2011

Implosion or Explosion

"Big Bang" By: Mario Lugo 24x28, graphite, 2011

University Night Trip

The hub, 2011

Long Hallway, 2011

Art Department Building, 2011

Engineering Department, 2011

Rivera Library, 2011

Testing out the Canon Rebel XSI - Part 1

Canon Rebel xsi, 2011

The Stereo Silhouette

"The Stereo Silhouette" By: Mario Lugo, Prismacolor and Graphite

Testing out the canon rebel XSI - Part 2 - Chinese Pavilion

Canon Rebel xsi, 2011

Downtown Riverside Part 4 - Photographer: Mario Lugo

Downtown Rvierside, 2011

Riverside, 2011

Downtown Riverside, 2011

New Rubiks Cube solve record: 17 seconds

Dayan Zhanchi Speed Cube - Photo by: Mario Lugo

Finally getting down to my dream goal of solving a rubik's cube under 30 seconds. I am finally at my fastest time with 17 seconds which was done with one of the fastest rubiks cubes in the world called the Dayan Zhanchi! It was a good feeling solving it that fast. Now i still have to learn the rest of the advanced method to really get my solve time down under 20 seconds consistanty. I know more than 2/3 of the advanced method. Once I hit an average under 20 seconds I will still be trying to get a faster time. My goal within a couple years is to get my solve time down to around 11 to 15 seconds.