Can Anyone Solve A Rubiks Cube?

[WYSINWYG]

This guy does it in under 2 minutes too.



Deeply scary.

gasp

Don't even know how it is possible.
I am very good at the first section: Examine cube knowingly.
I don't even know how he moves his fingers like that. wtf.

[millidonk]

Finally I can answer yes to this thread. One of the proudest moments of my life.

[leethefish]

I can replace all the stickers in about 30 mins if I get all three kids helping

[Claw75]

Is there a tried and tested system to it (I've never done anything other than randomly move the bits about, which unsurprisingly doesn't achieve much)?  I remember there was that Rubix magic puzzle in the late 80s/early 90s that was dead easy to do in 6-7 moves.

[Woodsey]

Is there a tried and tested system to it (I've never done anything other than randomly move the bits about, which unsurprisingly doesn't achieve much)?  I remember there was that Rubix magic puzzle in the late 80s/early 90s that was dead easy to do in 6-7 moves.

There was, I could do it when I was at school, not sure if I could now or not.

[millidonk]

There are hundreds of different methods, I spent some time on youtube and have collated what works best for me from various tutorials.

Layer 1: I do the daisy method: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnSpUgOvyI&index=3&list=FLR2fIyHCCepPeDazE2FnhRQ)

Layer 2: I use algorithms: Right =  U – R – U – Ri – Ui – Fi – Ui – F, Left = Ui – Li – Ui – L – U – F – U – Fi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeDGazAp2xQ)

Layer 3: Algorithms from a different guy = F R T R' T' F', T R T' L' T R' T' L and finally R' D' R D  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPWBFHTPrvY & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S119DuqAtM)

Done it twice now, first 2 layers are pretty easy, I can do them within 5 mins without having to look at any reference material but still struggle with the third layer.

[millidonk]

This guy does it in under 2 minutes too.



Deeply scary.

Bet he got some action that night!

[RED-DOG]

There are hundreds of different methods, I spent some time on youtube and have collated what works best for me from various tutorials.

Layer 1: I do the daisy method: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmnSpUgOvyI&index=3&list=FLR2fIyHCCepPeDazE2FnhRQ)

Layer 2: I use algorithms: Right =  U – R – U – Ri – Ui – Fi – Ui – F, Left = Ui – Li – Ui – L – U – F – U – Fi (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeDGazAp2xQ)

Layer 3: Algorithms from a different guy = F R T R' T' F', T R T' L' T R' T' L and finally R' D' R D  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPWBFHTPrvY & https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7S119DuqAtM)

Done it twice now, first 2 layers are pretty easy, I can do them within 5 mins without having to look at any reference material but still struggle with the third layer.

I can get 5 sides done but I can't seem to manage all 6.

[willrobrobu]

that is just plain scary. seriously wtf?

i had one as a kid and once managed two sides which i was proud of at the time

[Steve Swift]

Sad I know.

In the day we used to strip them down and Vaseline them for fasting spinning.  I remember specifically a few of in the pub practicing and I know I was well under 60secs to complete. Luckily most of this stuff in my head has been replaced with poker rubbish,  and the only times these memories surface again are when threads like this appear.

[Simon Galloway]

Can do it in about 2 minutes.  Would definitely take a prop to do it in less than 3.

[curnow]

the rubic revenge is a nice cube to solve , will take several mins to do , used to be about to do the normal cube in about 45 seconds , see some of these guys on youtube doing them in about 10

[theprawnidentity]

There was an amazing Rubik's themed game on the computer that I had when I was younger but can't seem to find it anymore.  It had tutorials on different methods of solving the cubes (all different sizes) and all different kinds of puzzle games too.  Some of the games had nothing to do with the cube as well and they were already quite entertaining.  I think I'd better start googling....

EDIT

WOW, sign you're getting old when games you used to play as a kid are been sold in America by antique shops.  Can't find a single copy of this game in the UK!!!!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00000K4KI/ref=olp_tab_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used

[GreekWay]

I have never managed to solve a rubik cube in my life.

I just can not understand how the thing works and what do I have to do to solve it. So annoying.

[Doobs]

Can do it in about 2 minutes.  Would definitely take a prop to do it in less than 3.

I did it in 40 odd seconds when I was a kid, and was pretty much always under 1 minute 30.  Wouldn't like to make a prop bet to do it in under 3 minutes now.  Guess it would come back if I had one.  I would have absolutely no chance of doing one blindfold. 

I never read a book or watched a video, but sure one of the kids at school started me off.  Think I worked out quicker ways to do most things though.