Over the past few years, I have been exploring new ways of solving the cube. I pretty much stopped speed cubing during this period, and just continued...
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Ryan Heise
r_h_e_i_s_e
Jul 1, 2003 9:14 am
This is another idea I had a while ago. It similar to the Petrus idea of orienting edges early so that you only need to turn two sides. Instead, we orient all...
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Ryan Heise
r_h_e_i_s_e
Jul 1, 2003 9:33 am
Just a quick look at the steps and # of moves. My system has 6 steps: 1: 6 moves 2: 6 moves 3: 6 moves 4: 6 moves 5: 8.5 moves 6: 12.5 moves Total: 45 moves...
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Gilles Roux
gogozergus
Jul 1, 2003 9:49 am
If you don't want to rotate the cube or move your left hand, here's something you can do too: - Make a 1x1x3 line: DLB, DL, DLF (4 moves) - Make the 6...
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ferret511
Jul 1, 2003 3:13 pm
I've been speedcubing for a while now, (36.5 second average) but everytime that I come across the N permuation (according to Jessica) I get a far worse time....
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Ryan Heise
r_h_e_i_s_e
Jul 1, 2003 3:15 pm
Here is a description of my system. The basic idea is, rather than to leave the last layer until last, to work on the last layer while doing the first two...
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simonl cube
simonlcube
Jul 1, 2003 3:36 pm
... Hi. This may help, I have pasted it from Chris's site at speedcubing.com. This is not how I do it, but I suspect this is faster than what I do, so I'm ...
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d_j_salvia
Jul 1, 2003 3:56 pm
... Hi Ross, I asked Seven Towns, who own the right's to Rubik's stuff, and Winning Moves, who make that particular cube. The cube is a regular 3x3x3. Amazon...
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d_j_salvia
Jul 1, 2003 4:32 pm
Hi Ryan, Very nice. What if the last F2L corner falls into place while inserting the last F2L edge? Do you take the corner out and put it back or do you jus...
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d_j_salvia
Jul 1, 2003 4:40 pm
Hi Ferret, Simon, The algorithm I use is longer but for me much easier. I place tha last level on the right face and perform D' F2 (R U2 R' U' R U2 ) (L' U R'...
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d_funny007
Jul 1, 2003 7:40 pm
Very interesting method! It's very similar to the Petrus method but you flip the edges 1 step after he does; although of course you seem to be able to do this...
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d_funny007
Jul 1, 2003 7:48 pm
Ah yes, "the line." I never named it, or called it anything though. It is at the very heart of my method, and I've been using it for the last 4 years. Does...
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Gilles Roux
gogozergus
Jul 1, 2003 7:52 pm
... You don't like the obvious ((L'UR')U2(LU'R))2 ? At first, I had problems with this one. Now I can do it in 2.5s or 3s (max). But most of all, the macro...
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Ryan Heise
r_h_e_i_s_e
Jul 2, 2003 12:18 am
... No, If the corner falls in by itself, that's a slightly better position than if I have to then put it in myself, because then it only takes only 6.3 moves...
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Ryan Heise
r_h_e_i_s_e
Jul 2, 2003 12:40 am
... Of course, the Petrus method is also very interesting! ... I learnt his method first. ... The simplest one is RUR'. The next simplest one is FR'F'R....
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Richard Patterson
richy_jr_2000
Jul 2, 2003 4:07 am
I found your post interesting, but I'd have to disagree with one thing in particular: "The pint is, that this frenzied chase after averages and timers rather...
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Ryan Heise
r_h_e_i_s_e
Jul 2, 2003 7:24 am
http://www.progsoc.uts.edu.au/~rheise/cube/ There is a heavy use of Java on this site. I seriously think it will crash some browsers. But that is an issue...
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Terje Kristensen
terlil
Jul 2, 2003 8:35 am
I've been fiddling a bit with my cubes lately, trying to get them smoother, and fixing the stickers problem, and i struck me that maybe it would be a good idea...
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Frank Morris
ephem825
Jul 2, 2003 8:49 am
I have done it with just F2L stickers... it actually works well for improving intuition... It was a little weird to go between a fully stickered cube and a...
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mrcubist
Jul 2, 2003 9:25 am
I would have to agree for what Richard wrote (below). I am a reletively slow cuber compared to other cubers. I asked the question once, "What times should you...
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Hana M. Bizek
hanabizek
Jul 2, 2003 12:44 pm
I agree with the definition, but I do not solve the cube for speed. As a cube artist using the cube as art medium, I MUST be able to solve it. In order to use...
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Ryan Heise
r_h_e_i_s_e
Jul 2, 2003 1:03 pm
... Sorry, I gave you the algorithms for orienting edges in step 4. I have put the step 5 algorithms on my web page: ...
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Hana M. Bizek
hanabizek
Jul 2, 2003 1:05 pm
The goal you are striving for - getting your name into Guinness - is too hard for most of you. Trouble is, that only the fastest is the winner. Suppose that...
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d_funny007
Jul 2, 2003 3:46 pm
Althought with a completely different intention, this lack of stickers reminds me of one of my inventions. Well, not really an invention, just used an old idea...
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Grant Tregay
gtregay
Jul 2, 2003 6:06 pm
... I never did this intentionally, but when I originally got my megaminx, tiles would occasionally fall off, and I wouldn't put them back on right away. I...
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Grant Tregay
gtregay
Jul 2, 2003 6:34 pm
... I stand corrected (after talking with someone else). My previous solution to your puzzle assumes that we also want a unique solved state for the cube. If...
... I've got a video showing how I do it here: http://www.oinkleburger.com/vids/ I use this algorithm: R'UL'U2RU'R'LUL'U2RU'LU'...
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Richard Patterson
richy_jr_2000
Jul 3, 2003 12:24 am
It's also humorous, but I'd have to disagree with you ... My goal has never been to get into Guinness. And I think it's safe to say that's not the goal of the...
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Brent Morgan
brentmorganm...
Jul 3, 2003 7:25 am
The Wednesday Contest Week #2 results are up and loaded!http://www.freewebs.com/wedcontest Brent ... --Brent ... Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only...
