The Rubik's cube

aquasuicune said:
What amazes me is the people who can do it behind their backs, although I've only seen that done once.
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While that's interesting, it's a case of simply remembering the steps required to finish a set-up cube.

My uncle knows a man who patented a spherical Rubik's cube; but I've not seen it myself.
 
There are a few formulas that lets you swap or move a peice to a certain spot and leave all the rest where there were. after knowing those it becomes very easy, i did it in a checkard pattern with the colors of the oppsite side. for any of you that dosent have accese to a cube and want to try one out, there a program from GabbaSoft that is a Rubik's cube program, it has different sizes, from 2x2x2 all the way up to a massive and 20x20x20 LOL yes 20x20x20!!!!!, heres is a video of someone doing the 20x20x20 version, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpfz3m11bsk
 
I have a friend who can solve one under a minute, never tried myself, would like to learn but it's soooooooo confusing.

I imagine doing it behind your back is harder because it's just harder to move your hands and fingers behind your back.

Imagine do it blindfolded behind your back O_o
 
There's a numerous amount of algorithms that allow you to solve a rubik's cube by iterating over them enough times.

Figuring out how to use a combination of these on the fly is where the mental prowess really comes in.
 
When I said without assistance, I mean to solve it without knowing how before you started, and without any assistance.

You know, like, actually solving it..

Have a nice day.
 
I want to start Speedcubing, i've never done it before.

Can someone post a link to a video that'll explain it?
 
I have never been able to solve it, but my friend can do it in about 42 sec. When he first tried the cube, it took him about 4.5 months to solve it. He was in 9th grade, and like most high schoolers, he didn't really pay attention. He wrote every single step down in a notebook (which he still has) and eventually all of the knowledge stuck with him and he learned to dominate it.
 
Hipmonlee said:
When I said without assistance, I mean to solve it without knowing how before you started, and without any assistance.

You know, like, actually solving it..
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"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so."
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i want to learn how to speed cube becuase they the method i use (probably the newbie method) takes me about 2 minutes or so
 
Hipmonlee said:
When I said without assistance, I mean to solve it without knowing how before you started, and without any assistance.

You know, like, actually solving it..

Have a nice day.
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The first time I did it I did it by myself, took me over 2 weeks, so yeah it's hard, when you do it for that long you notice a lot of patterns making it easier...Now I know most of the algorithms but don't care enough to memorize the 3rd layer things, so yeah, I can do the first two layers consistently
 
If you want to shave a few secs off your time you can take your cube apart and give the insides a good going over with some candle wax, afterwards it’s much smoother and helps more than you would think. I averaged (it’s been about a year since i've picked mine up) at about 1 min 30 secs, fun times :)
 
I use silicon spray works real good. Just don't over do it then the cube will become sluggish well more difficult to move.
I also heard if you get sand inside of the cube not a lot but a little, that it will improve the cube as well. I haven't tried the sand but I guess it just wears out the cube more. Oh.. remember to wear out your cube before lubing it :nerd:
 
TheSunShineMan said:
I use silicon spray works real good. Just don't over do it then the cube will become sluggish well more difficult to move.
I also heard if you get sand inside of the cube not a lot but a little, that it will improve the cube as well. I haven't tried the sand but I guess it just wears out the cube more. Oh.. remember to wear out your cube before lubing it :nerd:
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My cube is older now, and works great, i don't even use vasceline anymore because it is really smooth on edges inside. I don't think the key to me getting faster is more vasceline or anything like that. I would need to memorize a lot of algorithms. Thanks for suggestions though, everybody else who tried to help.
 
Me and my friends have tried to beat it on several different occasions when we had free time, but we never could =/

We always got frustrated and took it apart, then put it back together correctly. People that weren't there can't tell the difference, heh.
 
I absolutely suck at Rubik's Cubes. Takes me forever to finish one. My record time is about a day, lol. >.>
 
A friend of mine was able to get it done in about 27 seconds, but that was after devoting all of his spare time for 3 weeks to it.

I've never had the patience for them myself.
 
I've recently began to mess with them, and I currently do about two minutes with the beginner's method right now... I'm trying to decide what speedsolving method to learn... anyone have advice?

I've currently got a lovely black DIY cube, but I don't think its tension is adjusted quite right.

Burn Jack said:
My uncle knows a man who patented a spherical Rubik's cube; but I've not seen it myself.
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I have one. I found it in my grandparent's old house one summer, and took it with me... It's very much like a 3x3, except without fixed centers. I haven't bothered to solve it yet, it's mildly obnoxious.
 
Will Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness acted as an incredibly smart (very poor though) man who solved the Rubik's cube 'without support' of any kind pretty quickly. The movie is based on a real person, so he would be your best bet at 'actually solving' the Rubik's cube, Hipmonlee.
 
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