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11 Jul 15
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Broke my record yesterday: fifty-seven seconds. Probably close to my fastest possible time, had a big stroke of luck along the way.
Good afternoon, Ovalman.
Although I can honestly claim to have solved the cube without tuition, I'm nowhere near the savants who can instantly see the twenty or so moves needed to complete it in under ten seconds. That truly is a special talent. I suspect my own personal method is quite standard, probably close to the sequence advised in your manual.
I begin by completing one face (I always choose blue) ensuring that the top line of the four adjacent sides are also in the correct order. The middle line comes next, using a pattern of my own device which usually takes about fifteen to twenty seconds. I then turn the cube upside-down and start to manoeuvre the final face. This is where luck plays a big part. Sometimes the blocks have serendipitously positioned themselves and it's but a moment's work to tweak them into place, but on most occasions it's the trickiest part of the challenge and requires anything up to a minute to solve.
Although I can honestly claim to have solved the cube without tuition, I'm nowhere near the savants who can instantly see the twenty or so moves needed to complete it in under ten seconds. That truly is a special talent. I suspect my own personal method is quite standard, probably close to the sequence advised in your manual.
I begin by completing one face (I always choose blue) ensuring that the top line of the four adjacent sides are also in the correct order. The middle line comes next, using a pattern of my own device which usually takes about fifteen to twenty seconds. I then turn the cube upside-down and start to manoeuvre the final face. This is where luck plays a big part. Sometimes the blocks have serendipitously positioned themselves and it's but a moment's work to tweak them into place, but on most occasions it's the trickiest part of the challenge and requires anything up to a minute to solve.
Chap on German version of "who wants to be a millionaire" won the million by answering how many cubes make up a rubik's cube. Took him over 30 mins.
He responded that he didn't know...but luckily for him the answer is 9.
That's a controversial question for a quiz, especially for a million euros, as the answer is open to some debate.
How the fluck did he win if he said he didnt know the answer ?
I should have said how many individual cubes make up a rubik cube. The quizmaster is famous for stringing things out so asked him to guess before the four answers alternatives appeared. He said 72 (!). Eventually got the correct answer of 26 after a lot of faffing about.
Originally called The Magic Cube (renamed Rubik's Cube in 1980).
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