Rubik's Cubes

TrooperFarva · #1 02-14-2008, 04:59 PM

Anyone here solve Rubik's Cubes? I picked one up a few weeks ago, for the first time, I find it interesting. I can solve a cube in about 2 and a half minutes at this stage. It's a pretty good improvement, it took me 3 days the first time.

iamlowsound · #2 02-14-2008, 05:12 PM

I used to be able to do it in the minute and a half range, but that was just memorizing a pattern, not actually doing it by figuring it out. A rubiks cube can always be solved in 20 moves or less, not that I know how to do that. Also, I find the 2 square by 2 square cubes to be way harder.

lowsound

hbarcat · #3 02-14-2008, 05:15 PM

Sure, that was one of the fads around 1985.

We had contests in high school to see who could solve it the fastest. I could usually solve it in about 2 minutes but there were a few who could do it in a little more than half that.

Of course you had to memorize one of the preferred methods to solve it and then practice doing so smoothly and under pressure. A genuine *Rubik's Cube TM * was necessary to use since the cheap imitations wouldn't turn very smoothly and slowed you down.

I've seen a few stories about Rubik's Cube in the news lately and now there's a thread on it. What gives???

Johnny Mack · #4 02-14-2008, 05:17 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Jq15NqNuQ

...freaky

iamlowsound · #5 02-14-2008, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hbarcat

Sure, that was one of the fads around 1985.

We had contests in high school to see who could solve it the fastest. I could usually solve it in about 2 minutes but there were a few who could do it in a little more than half that.

Of course you had to memorize one of the preferred methods to solve it and then practice doing so smoothly and under pressure. A genuine *Rubik's Cube TM * was necessary to use since the cheap imitations wouldn't turn very smoothly and slowed you down.

I've seen a few stories about Rubik's Cube in the news lately and now there's a thread on it. What gives???

About 2 years ago they had a comeback among nerds and the movie with Will Smith helped out as well (can't remember what it was called, the one where he went from rags to riches). They are getting big again, fun little things.

lowsound

iamlowsound · #6 02-14-2008, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny Mack

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9Jq15NqNuQ

...freaky

He is asian, check out this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvuoCxp7Kpw&NR=1

lowsound

Lalabadie · #7 02-14-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamlowsound

About 2 years ago they had a comeback among nerds and the movie with Will Smith helped out as well (can't remember what it was called, the one where he went from rags to riches). They are getting big again, fun little things.

lowsound

The pursuit of Happiness.

Rubik cubes sure are a great puzzle

But I'm no speed solver. I CAN solve one, though. Just give me time.

Johnny Mack · #8 02-16-2008, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamlowsound

He is asian, check out this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvuoCxp7Kpw&NR=1

lowsound

my head starting smoking on this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CruqZ...eature=related

cheesemonkey · #9 02-16-2008, 02:23 PM

Its not The Pursuit of Happiness its The Pursuit of Happyness

santucci218 · #10 02-16-2008, 02:27 PM

that one is done by computer.

Alvaro Martín Gómez A. · #11 02-16-2008, 02:29 PM

It was 1983, IIRC. I got to do it in around one and a half minute, but that was thanks to a "How to..." manual.

Lalabadie · #12 02-16-2008, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheesemonkey

Its not The Pursuit of Happiness its The Pursuit of Happyness

That's not what a dictionary would say, but I could be wrong. I actually saw À la poursuite du Bonheur.

HollowBassman · #13 02-16-2008, 03:11 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSqUc...eature=related

FL Knifemaker · #14 02-16-2008, 06:10 PM

I hate those god damned things

I never mastered mine

SsabKlataBass · #15 02-17-2008, 10:20 AM

You have seen nothing yet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvXXnT35-70

Sir Edward V · #16 02-17-2008, 10:46 AM

I got into it last year, I got down to about a minute and a half

That is using a web guide to do it... maybe I will investigate and actually try to develop my own algorithm for doing it

it would probably help to go faster if the cubes I used weren't so hard to turn...

edit: lol I actually used to keep track of my times in an excel sheet and I spent hours doing it over and over again, hahaha

i found the file and the fastest time I recorded was 1:33

flakeh · #17 02-17-2008, 11:07 AM

My math teacher does em in about a minute. Its freaky how fast he does it.

Fetzu · #18 02-17-2008, 11:16 AM

I have never figured that damn thing out. I always got a screwdriver and popped the thingys off and put it back together that way. I was in the minute and a half to 2 minutes range like that.

Deacon_Blues · #19 02-17-2008, 01:58 PM

I've never solved one either. I just lack the patience needed to sit down and learn how to do it. Don't know if I could do it without any help though...

iamlowsound · #20 02-17-2008, 02:03 PM

They aren't actually that hard to figure out, you just have to sit down and think. Don't just turn on it randomly, think about where the squares are and where they are going to be once you turn it. Also, always keep the same side facing you, that is the side that you are "working" from. Most people work from the white side because it has the rubiks symbol on it and is easy to keep track of.

lowsound