Do you possess the Rubik's cube d.n.a. ?

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December 25, 2022, 11:12 AM

PHPaul

Do you possess the Rubik's cube d.n.a. ?

quote:
Originally posted by bendable:
"BTW how long does it take you to solve Rubik's cube?"

I've always found comfort in the colorful randomness of the cube,
I'd rotate the whole cube from one day to the next,
for a change of scenery .

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December 25, 2022, 11:50 AM

.38supersig

I was more of a cam out kind of guy with the cubes back then.

The glass wasn't half full or half empty, it was twice as big as it needed to be.

December 25, 2022, 12:32 PM

flashguy

Don't have one, never tried one. Don't think I'd do well with it.

flashguy

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December 25, 2022, 01:38 PM

apprentice

I could always solve one in the time it took me to pull apart the pieces and put them back in matching order.

December 25, 2022, 02:27 PM

MikeV

We got one for my son a while back and he lost interest after a few weeks. My wife was bored a couple weeks back and watched a few YouTube videos on how it’s done and a couple days later was doing it consistently under 3 minutes. Meanwhile, I’ve had them off and in since I was a kid and have still never solved it.

December 25, 2022, 02:40 PM

john crusher

I never saw the need/want to try it.
I spend my days solving many other thought process problems, don't care to do it just for fun.
I'd rather concentrate on what the fish want to bite on.

December 25, 2022, 11:08 PM

KLGUY

I was a pry apart and reassemble kid.
If it was nearly solved peeling off the stickers was an option too.

December 25, 2022, 11:25 PM

Rey HRH

I figured it out after a while. Picked one up while on a WestPac.

Recently, I came across someone's solution of repeating movements sort of like the left hand rule or right hand rule for mazes. If you don't know the rule for mazes, just reach out with either right hand or left hand against the maze wall on that side then just follow along. Eventually, it will lead you out of the maze.

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Serious about crackers.

December 26, 2022, 08:09 AM

SpinZone

Sure, you can solve the cube, but can you do this?

Local Teen Turns Cubes into Art

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December 26, 2022, 08:24 AM

Pipe Smoker

quote:
Originally posted by Rey HRH:
<snip>
[It’s] sort of like the left hand rule or right hand rule for mazes. If you don't know the rule for mazes, just reach out with either right hand or left hand against the maze wall on that side then just follow along. Eventually, it will lead you out of the maze.

The right-hand (or left-hand) rule works only for “simply connected” mazes:

https://www.inverse.com/articl...st-wall-follower/amp

Serious about crackers.

December 26, 2022, 09:55 AM

urbanwarrior238

quote:
Originally posted by SpinZone:
Sure, you can solve the cube, but can you do this?

Local Teen Turns Cubes into Art

Very Talented gal and her pics sell for Thousands of dollars.

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December 26, 2022, 10:11 AM

Rey HRH

quote:
Originally posted by urbanwarrior238:
quote:
Originally posted by SpinZone:
Sure, you can solve the cube, but can you do this?

Local Teen Turns Cubes into Art

Very Talented gal and her pics sell for Thousands of dollars.

Wow. That takes some talent alright. I guess similar to other artist: "How do I depict what I see using this particular medium." That's something I don't have.