Seriously impressive!
I got into cubing several years ago. I think my best time was 1:33 so you've got me beat.
I haven't touched a cube in years at this point.
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My kids taught me last year, and then I made the mistake of not doing it for a few months and I forgot everything. Now I’m making it a point to practice every day.
I'm at about 1 minute 45 seconds for a 3x3, so great job OP.
I'm working on learning a square-1 cube now. It's really challenging.
Solving cubes keeps my brain sharp though so it's a great hobby.
once in highschool i got under a minute using beginner’s method. i never put in the hours to memorize all the oll and pll perms hahah
If I ever get under a minute, I will quit. That would be the pinnacle of accomplishments for me. 😂
that’s pretty much what i did! lmao
Aren’t Rubik’s cubes solved puzzles? I heard there’s a sequence that, if you do it enough, will solve any mixed up cube. So it’s just a matter of how mixed up it is.
So, unless you have cubes set up the exact same way, isn’t it just a matter of how fast you can execute the turns and rotations?
Not trying to make light of the skill. Haven’t opened a cube in decades. Never was good at solving them.
Technically there is a sequence, but it would be way too long for a human to execute in their lifetime.
In practice, you solve it in steps, selecting sequences which solve a couple pieces at a time. The skill is identifying which algorithm to use when, and learning increasingly complex but efficient ones to get your time down.
The method I learned only requires memorizing like 7 algorithms and most of them are pretty short and only care about 1 or 2 pieces at once. I can solve a cube in about a minute.
If you want to get to competition levels (under 10 seconds) you have to learn many more increasingly specific algorithms, they're more complex, and they require you to pay attention to more pieces at the same time.
Maybe. There are different approaches to solving it, and they result in different complexities.
My approach is probably a little longer than what my oldest does (hence why I won’t beat him).
It also helps to be able to instinctively know which adjacent colors go with which color is facing you at any given time; green -> orange, blue -> red, etc. the more you have to analyze the cube, the longer it takes to solve.
Then there is also luck when it comes to the scramble. Some are better than others and don’t have you turning as many pieces. Sometimes I can go from 2:43 to a 1:33 just because of the scramble.
Yes, it’s a sequence that iterates through all possible combinations. Eventually returns to the starting combination, or the solved state, or any other possible combination. Takes quite as while though.