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Solving The Cube
Ok, ok, of course I had to cheat just like most of the world’s population.
Ever since acquiring one of the most diabolical puzzles in all of mankind’s history, I’ve wanted to try my hand at some of the solutions I’ve found on the web. Most of these solutions are advertised on the author’s pages to be “fast”, “foolproof”, “easy to remember” and/or “efficient”. First of all folks, there is no easy-to-remember solution with this puzzle. All the permutations and formulas I’ve come across, even on the “simple solutions” are quite complex and only memorizable through many solvings. There are workarounds to the formulas to create what they call speed-solutions but, again, these are hard to burn into the typical mortal brain.
The only solution page I’ve come by recently which I actually like is at chessandpoker.com. Certanly not easy, but the author makes the solution easy to understand… much easier than the maps, keys and formulas other people have offered. Pictured above is my Cube, solved and again re-solved to make the center “cubies” different.
And, no, the solution is not taking it apart or peeling off the stickers, though you’d swear by the picture that I’ve done just that. It’s actually an “imitation” Rubik’s Cube from a no-name manufaturer, and cheaply made at that. Thus, the stickers are slowly becoming ratty from constant use. I’ve recently ordered the actual Hasbro brand from Amazon.com, which are supposed to be more durable. In fact, I ordered two of them; one to play with and one for collection’s sake.
For those of you who have one of these brain-killing Cubes, and are still stumped, feel free to check out the solution page I’ve linked to. You’ll like it. I’m also exploring other solutions to see if I can speed up the process. I’ll keep the blog informed…
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Hi Christopher,
I see another blogger that loves to blog about thinking puzzles. I do too. Thanks for the links and I liked what you wrote about solving the cube. There are mathematical rules to solve the cube. My brother learned these and was a speed cuber. I was very envious at him. I was told that I was a girl, but I prefered to play with mecano and stuff. Now I bought cubes for my boys and other thinking games for my daughters. These are great fun, aren’t they?