Hello everybody, My PHP solver is just about finished. It's really nothing special, and the code got pretty messy, but I am so glad that it works, that I just...
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chrisleechen
Nov 5, 2007 12:06 am
Hi everyone, Recently, I got a 2x2 Rubik's pocket cube. Its nice and all, but does anyone know how to lube it so that I can get a better response from it? ...
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Bob Burton
rubikscubewhiz
Nov 5, 2007 12:07 am
don't bother; they suck...
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Pedro
pedrosino1
Nov 5, 2007 12:56 am
Nice work, Joël : ) I tried this scramble: (x2) D' L' B' L2 R U2 B R' D2 B' L' R2 B2 L R' B2 U F' D' R' B L2 R2 D2 L2 (x2) and it gave me this: B U F2 L' F' U...
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mackymakisumi
Nov 5, 2007 1:14 am
The results are now available at http://cubefreak.net/negative.html#results Thanks to everyone who participated! This year, we had 37 participants representing...
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Christopher Chen
chrisleechen
Nov 5, 2007 1:23 am
Can someone give me another definition....Someone who at least spends at least 15 seconds thinking about their reply.... ... [Non-text portions of this message...
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Brian Le
magicbri2000
Nov 5, 2007 1:28 am
This is what Bob means: The Rubik's 2x2 Pocket Cube are not good quality cubes. Therefore, by lubing them, not only will you waste your time, but also your...
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Daniel Hayes
pi3p14159265
Nov 5, 2007 3:45 am
None the less, I felt my 2x2 was quite a bit better (albeit still lousy) after lubing. I used my regular silicone lubricant and just sprayed into 3 orthogonal...
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jeff17237
Nov 5, 2007 4:34 am
Quick question -- how should i input R'2? when i input R'2L2, the picture on top only shows L2, but when i click it, the applet shows the the moves R'2L2...
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Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Nov 5, 2007 9:20 am
What method are you using now? It's surely not complete Thistlethwaite, since that should lead to a maximum of 45 moves and an average of 31.3 moves, even...
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Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Nov 5, 2007 9:32 am
Hi Jeff, The notation that my algorithm viewer supports is a lot simpler than the applet. I didn't feel need to code it so it recognises 2', because R2 and R2'...
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Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Nov 5, 2007 9:38 am
Hi Stefan, You read my mind. I didn't put the link to the solver on the main page yet, because I want to make it more user friendly, and add these features,...
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Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Nov 5, 2007 9:48 am
Hi Pedro, Yeah, you are right. I got tired of all the scripting at the end, so I just uploaded the script, but I can still adjust it and modify it a bit. In...
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Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Nov 5, 2007 10:36 am
Hi Jeff, By coincidence, I found that R2' does work (which I believe is a more common notation than R'2 anyway). Both the applet and image respond correctly to...
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Johannes Laire
rubiksnake
Nov 5, 2007 12:47 pm
... I'd like to know, too. There are some things that I can't understand in the solutions, for example it gives D2 L2 R2 D2 U2 L2 R2 U2 for the solved state. ...
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Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Nov 5, 2007 2:07 pm
Hi Johannes, I know it looks very unproffessional, but Cube Explorer give R R' as a solution to a solved state... I just thought it would be funny to have an...
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h_kociemba
Nov 5, 2007 4:48 pm
Yes, my Cube Explorer does the same if you let it solve the Identitiy Cube *optimal*. Not really a bug, just a feature that it gives the shortest nontrivial...
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Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Nov 5, 2007 5:42 pm
Hi Herbert, I didn't realise you came to this group! Maybe I only notice it just now, because I've been working with cube explorer recently. Anyway, cube...
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Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Nov 5, 2007 6:20 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPHaA6kL7QQ These things happen in our sport too... Even at World Championships!...
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jeff_beltz
Nov 5, 2007 6:47 pm
I was by Macky to post something to this site, so here goes. It all started because I was speaking with a co-worker one day about the rubiks cube and how I had...
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Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Nov 5, 2007 7:23 pm
When you practiced the algorithms, how did you know whether you had executed them correctly? Cheers! Stefan ... Well ... course ... what ... have ... able ... ...
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Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Nov 5, 2007 7:38 pm
Hi, Execute the algorithms on a scrambled cube and track all the stickers? + Hope that you dont accidentally get into the solved state, of course. That would...
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James Stuber
uberstuberizzle
Nov 5, 2007 9:00 pm
Congratulations! How did you do the scramble given above without a solved cube? Did you have someone else solve it first? [Non-text portions of this message...
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Clancy Cochran
perscription...
Nov 5, 2007 9:08 pm
i think it would easy to follow along with the solution book or a website to solve it regularly without knowing the full method, then apply the scramble. i'm...
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Tyson Mao
psycho_tycho
Nov 5, 2007 10:05 pm
Why do you think I was running up to the stage all the time? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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jwoelmer2
Nov 5, 2007 10:06 pm
Actually, i would recommend you use this tutorial, simply because it uses pre-existing algorithms from the fridrich method: ...
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Corwin Shiu
aznspazboi
Nov 6, 2007 6:50 am
It happens, but its not nearly as bad as the kid. he *WAS touching the cups when he stopped the timer, where the guy did release the cube. I didn't know in...
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Ron van Bruchem
ilovemycube
Nov 6, 2007 7:19 am
These things are hard to judge. I wonder whether the cuber on the video got a penalty. Or at least that the judge warned him. Have fun, Ron...
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Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Nov 6, 2007 8:32 am
Hi Ron, I shot the video myself, because Rama told me this guy was stopping like this all the time. It didn't look like the judge knew art. A6c of the WCA...
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per_fredlund
Nov 6, 2007 9:46 am
Hi Joel :-) What if i just want to give the solver a scramble, not a sticker configuration ??? I cannot see how to do this :-? Greetz!! -Per ... that ... move ...
