Rubik's Cubes

2008-06-23 16:17:18

#1

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7205|Toronto | Canada

Anyone do them? I've recently become addicted to them after learning how to solve a 3x3x3 cube. Just last week a friend bought me a 4x4x4 cube and I solved it the next day. And now today I got bored after finishing my exams and went and bought a new 5x5x5 cube, which I solved in about 3 hours working on and off on it.

Anyone else got a secret obsession with them? They're really quite addicting once you get going...

My collection:

https://img2.putfile.com/thumb/6/17419155950.jpg

2008-06-23 16:18:25

#2

Tehremos: Parcel of ol' Crams; +128|6874|Somersetshire

lol once i cheated and took the stickers off and pretended i completed it

2008-06-23 16:18:49

#3

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|7093|UK

In the process of learning the algorithms at the moment. So, no, you're not the only sad person out there

2008-06-23 16:19:45

#4

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6619|what

lol, I could never finish one. I'd start and it would get too boring or frustrating. How'd you learn how to do them?

2008-06-23 16:32:42

#5

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7205|Toronto | Canada

TheAussieReaper wrote:
lol, I could never finish one. I'd start and it would get too boring or frustrating. How'd you learn how to do them?

Neither could I at first, but try just watching people do it on youtube or something, they are algorithms that make it a lot easier at first

liquidat0r wrote:
In the process of learning the algorithms at the moment. So, no, you're not the only sad person out there

What I found way more helpful than memorizing L, U, 2D, etc was doing those algorithms but watching the pieces as I did that algorithm and recognizing where they go. Now I dont even know what the actual algorithms are, I just know the first 2 or 3 moves of each and through logic (and a little bit of muscle memory) it just happens without even thinking.

Oh, and once you solve the 3x3x3, I recommend you try the 5x5x5 before the 4x4x4 since its actually way easier since it has fixed centres.

2008-06-23 16:52:18

#6

Ryan: Member; +1,230|7309|Alberta, Canada

I hate them. I have a 3x3 one and it frustrates the hell out of me. I was tempted to remove all the colored stickers and put them all on the proper side.

/win

2008-06-23 16:52:23

#7

Miniman7474: Banned.; +30|6665|Daqing Oilfields?

Tehremos wrote:
lol once i cheated and took the stickers off and pretended i completed it

One time we did that and then scrambled it...we gave it to this rubix cube pro Asian and 10 seconds later he asked what the fuck we did to it

2008-06-23 16:55:08

#8

GR34: Member; +215|7011|ALBERTA> CANADA

hahaha thats the way to do it

2008-06-23 17:16:36

#9

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6431|London, England

I can solve a 3x3x3 in less that a minute, I haven't messed around with it for a while but It was a good party trick so to speak

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2008-06-23 17:58:27

#10

sexecuti0ner: What kinda guy are you are?; +148|6698

I can never get more than one side. I'll try to get another side without messing up the other side that I've already completed but I can never get it. I eventually get too frustrated with the damn things to continue.

2008-06-23 18:16:42

#11

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7205|Toronto | Canada

sexecuti0ner wrote:
I can never get more than one side. I'll try to get another side without messing up the other side that I've already completed but I can never get it. I eventually get too frustrated with the damn things to continue.

Thats how I started learning. You actually solve layer by layer, not side by side... but learning how to do a side is good to learn since its all logic based, which a surprising amount of people cannot do.

2008-06-23 18:17:29

#12

Ayumiz: J-10 whore; +103|7200|Singapore

How do you play it???

2008-06-23 18:32:54

#13

CosmoKramer: CC you in October; +131|7085|Medford, WI

my friend who is pretty stupid, surprisingly can do on in like 30-45 secs, our chem teacher didnt believe it so he did in class one time

2008-06-23 18:45:14

#14

Masques: Black Panzer Party; +184|7188|Eastern PA

I got bored with them the first time around...in the 80s.

2008-06-23 19:03:12

#15

Smithereener: Member; +138|6782|California

You cheated on the first 3x3x3 cube didn't you. Those stickers show signs of having been peeled off and placed back on. Shame on you.

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I did that to my cube too lol

I never liked those tricky bastards, never really got into learning the certain patterns or layers you were supposed to look for. I remember after that one movie with Will Smith, Pursuit of Happiness, I believe, people at my school started to get into the Cube again. It was pretty funny to see people, especially the holier-than-thou groups, playing with something they'd have deemed nerdy if it weren't for the movie.

2008-06-23 19:05:58

#16

(T)eflon(S)hadow: R.I.P. Neda; +456|7295|Grapevine, TX

whats the secret? I have a 3x3

Karma for exact instructions or a confirmed link... my google is broke

2008-06-23 19:09:56

#17

jsnipy: ...; +3,277|6989|...

lol do this one http://www.superliminal.com/cube/applet.html

edit: even worse, http://www.gravitation3d.com/magiccube5d/

Last edited by jsnipy (2008-06-23 19:11:41)

2008-06-23 19:32:16

#18

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7205|Toronto | Canada

Smithereener wrote:
You cheated on the first 3x3x3 cube didn't you. Those stickers show signs of having been peeled off and placed back on. Shame on you.

Nope, its actually from so much wear and tear. The stickers have a clear plastic layer over top of them and thats whats wearing off

I did take it apart and put it back together and said I solved it once though

(T)eflon(S)hadow wrote:
whats the secret? I have a 3x3

Karma for exact instructions or a confirmed link... my google is broke

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsQIoPyf … re=related

Try that video, there are 3 parts but it should show you exactly what to do.

2008-06-23 19:42:37

#19

Locoloki: I got Mug 222 at Gritty's!!!!; +216|7106|Your moms bedroom

Fastest Solve Ever

2008-06-23 20:00:06

#20

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6995|Global Command

Tehremos wrote:
lol once i cheated and took the stickers off and pretended i completed it

They actually come apart quit easily.

2008-06-23 20:18:01

#21

DrunkFace: Germans did 911; +427|7147|Disaster Free Zone

They're not possible...
Also got one of these

https://www.beeslife.com/rubix/pyramid.jpg

and it's not possible either.

2008-06-23 20:29:20

#22

Smithereener: Member; +138|6782|California

DrunkFace wrote:
They're not possible...
Also got one of these
http://www.beeslife.com/rubix/pyramid.jpg
and it's not possible either.

You know, I actually found this one a lot easier than the cube. It took me forever to learn how to solve the cube, forever to actually apply that knowledge and solve it (once), and I forgot it all (or a lot of it) within a few weeks.

I played with the pyramid a few times, within about 2-3 hours, got it down.

2008-06-23 20:30:39

#23

Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7067|132 and Bush

Does anyone remember the puzzle that was similar to a rubix cube but it was flat? It folded over and over. I can vaguely remember it.

NM, found it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik%27s_Magic
I liked that one.

Xbone Stormsurgezz

2008-06-23 20:38:53

#24

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7205|Toronto | Canada

Can anyone find where they sell 6x6x6 or 7x7x7 cubes? Ive been looking for a while but everywhere says theyre sold out or dont stock them anymore

2008-06-23 20:39:29

#25

blademaster: I'm moving to Brazil; +2,075|7111

Tehremos wrote:
lol once i cheated and took the stickers off and pretended i completed it

lolz

never dealt with any seen people play around with it but never used one myself

wow there are 3,674,160 combination's for the 4X4x4 cube

Last edited by blademaster (2008-06-23 20:42:20)

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