Have you finished it?

Jay P · 30-07-2008 2:26pm #1

I got a Rubik's cube a few weeks ago and finished it a few days later. I find it pretty easy now. It just got me thinking how many people have actually finished one. Considering there's literally millions in the world, I'm sure nearly everyone here would have had one at one stage or another.

elmolesto · 30-07-2008 7:14pm

I finished it at least 20 years ago :P

Mellor · 30-07-2008 7:37pm

Jay P wrote: »

I got a Rubik's cube a few weeks ago and finished it a few days later. I find it pretty easy now. It just got me thinking how many people have actually finished one. Considering there's literally millions in the world, I'm sure nearly everyone here would have had one at one stage or another.

When you say pretty easy, how long does it take you.
Considering that they come with step by step instructions, completing it is childsplay, doing it fast however

Jay P · 31-07-2008 12:39pm

Mellor wrote: »

When you say pretty easy, how long does it take you.
Considering that they come with step by step instructions, completing it is childsplay, doing it fast however

Under two minutes. It's not amazing by any standards but it's enough to make me happy. Especially considering I only know two other people who have finished it.

Mellor · 31-07-2008 1:40pm

I'd prob be about the same, but not better.
I have my way of doing it, likely not the fastest, but i made it up myself, i'd i had the offical solution i might do better

Stealdo · 31-07-2008 3:29pm

How many of you finished it without a book/website though?

I've never been able to do them, but have never referenced anything to help. Think I will though, always wanted to be able to do it.

Jay P · 31-07-2008 11:57pm

Mellor wrote: »

I'd prob be about the same, but not better.
I have my way of doing it, likely not the fastest, but i made it up myself, i'd i had the offical solution i might do better

Well, I learned the solution on youtube which turned out to be the solution they gave in the little booklet you get when you buy the cube. It's not very fast but it's easy to learn. It's very repetitive though.

Jay P · 01-08-2008 12:01am

Stealdo wrote: »

How many of you finished it without a book/website though?

I've never been able to do them, but have never referenced anything to help. Think I will though, always wanted to be able to do it.

I used these:

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

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW_BBp3FPMQ

Mellor · 01-08-2008 8:33am

I learnt the solution through trial and error,
i'm pretty sure the first 2 thirds can't get faster, but the end is a little slow

Formosa · 08-08-2008 5:05pm

Was on holidays in NY 2 weeks ago & n the subway 2 young (teens) Japanese lads had a cube each .
They jumbled it up, swapped them & then raced each other to complete. Watched them do it about 20 times, took the winner under 15 seconds each time with the other lad at worst 3 or 4 seconds behind. Fascinating stuff that had the whole carriage enthralled.

Mellor · 09-08-2008 8:58pm

15 seconds is approaching world record speed

Fastest time: 9.18 Edouard Chambon (France)

blindfold, fastest time (including memorising): 1:00.62 min, Alexander Yu (USA)

blindfold, fastest time (time does not include memorising): 23.06 seconds, Clément Gallet (France)

one handed: 15.81 sec, Thibaut Jacquinot (France)

with feet only: 39.88 sec, Anssi Vanhala (Finland)

http://www.recordholders.org/en/list/rubik.html