Rubik's Cube

[Fishnngolfn]

Who here is able at the Rubik's cube (3x3x3), the Rubik's Revenge (4x4x4), and the Rubik's Professor (5x5x5)?

I have figured out a way that will work on any cube, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, etc. It is a combination of the "cage" method and common sense. It is by no means the fastest but you can solve any cube once you figure out a few steps. I have yet to load a "how to" video onto Youtube but I am thinking about it.

[robertmee]

Originally Posted by Fishnngolfn

Who here is able at the Rubik's cube (3x3x3), the Rubik's Revenge (4x4x4), and the Rubik's Professor (5x5x5)?

I have figured out a way that will work on any cube, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, etc. It is a combination of the "cage" method and common sense. It is by no means the fastest but you can solve any cube once you figure out a few steps. I have yet to load a "how to" video onto Youtube but I am thinking about it.

Done the 3x3 and 4x4....Never seen the 5x5.

My 'record' on the 3x3 was around 42 seconds....I remember the kid on That's Incredible (telling my age now) doing it in 14 seconds.

[1/4 stick]

Haven't messed with one since the 80's. Finally figured out how to take it apart and put it back together with all sides matching. Which worked better for multible times than peeling the stickers off and glueing them back in order. They always told me to think outside the box.

[Fishnngolfn]

Originally Posted by robertmee

Done the 3x3 and 4x4....Never seen the 5x5.

My 'record' on the 3x3 was around 42 seconds....I remember the kid on That's Incredible (telling my age now) doing it in 14 seconds.

I remember that kid on That's Incredible. Are we really that old?

My best on a 3x3 is 63 seconds. I can consistently do the 4x4 under 5 minutes and the 5x5 consistently under 12 minutes. I do them at work when I need a break from work. Believe it or not solving them is a stress reliever.

[robertmee]

Originally Posted by Fishnngolfn

I remember that kid on That's Incredible. Are we really that old?

My best on a 3x3 is 63 seconds. I can consistently do the 4x4 under 5 minutes and the 5x5 consistently under 12 minutes. I do them at work when I need a break from work. Believe it or not solving them is a stress reliever.

To show you how geeky we were, we took 'em apart and greased them w/ vaseline...Makes them faster.

[Fishnngolfn]

Originally Posted by robertmee

To show you how geeky we were, we took 'em apart and greased them w/ vaseline...Makes them faster.

Let me show you how geeky I am with the cubes. They actually sell a silicon spray now just for the cubes. Vaseline will tend to ruin them over time, so I am told. I purchased Eastsheen cubes from a place in China that is not a Rubik's brand. They turn much easier and tend not to break or come apart like the Rubik's brand.

I have them at work and love the look on my coworkers' faces when I solve them in front of them. Some of the times I will go slow acting like I am confused and don't know how to solve the rest of it. I impressed my boss the other day with a 5x5x5 solve.

[robertmee]

Originally Posted by Fishnngolfn

Let me show you how geeky I am with the cubes.

You win

[bamabassman]

here's what you do with a "cube". go to wally world, find the paint dept. get a can and spray the WHOLE dang thang. then after it dries...THROW IT AWAY!! hahahahahahahaha. that's what i did back in da 80's.

[Tryinhard]

I smashed mine with a hammer never had much patience but I'm workin on getting some with the kids lol

[3dkicker]

A couple students had one out in the hall last year. They asked me if I could solve one side so I did and they stood in amazement as I did it. So I solved two sides and left them standing there. I've forgotten the combination I learn all those years ago for the 3x3. Yep, learned to take it apart and grease the insides but never went back together right ever again. I think we, someone in my family, still has an original somewhere.

[cassidyta]

The only thing I ever considered them good for was target practice. You know you got good with the BB gun when you could call which square you were going to hit.

[bamabassman]

loading shotgun now........................

[CarpMan]

Less than one second

[Sluggo Man]

Those things should be illegal. My technique to solving them is to smash them with a hammer and say, "Ha! Solve that!"

[cassidyta]

For those of us not living in the matrix....

http://www.tekmom.com/buzzwords/binaryalphabet.html

[Fishnngolfn]

Originally Posted by cassidyta

For those of us not living in the matrix....

http://www.tekmom.com/buzzwords/binaryalphabet.html

Or for those who like to cut and paste - Binary Translator

[MrPhotographer06]

man you ruined it lol

[Fishnngolfn]

Originally Posted by MrPhotographer06

man you ruined it lol

I hope you weren't snorting when you were laughing.

[Jim80]

god all the zeros and ones are making my eyes hurt and I'm starting to feel a little dizzy now the room is spinning damn all this code my feeble mind can't take it

[doc]

poindexter was my favorite

[MrPhotographer06]

nah i wasnt lol..

[Fishnngolfn]

When laughing, I will snort on purpose at times just to embarress the daughter.