Rubik's Cube

[Cloudrule]

Hello and do you rubik's cube/(any other kind of rubik's related puzzle ex. rubik's revenge, professor cube)? On this forum you should post your times for finishing the cube, what method you use, how long you have been cubing, links to videos that show you solving the cube, discuss cubing, etc. My personal best is 1:01:34 (one minute one second thirty-four hundreths of a second) using a scramble and timer from cubetimer.com. If you do not know how to solve the cube I recommend searching how to solve a rubik's cube on youtube and watching pogobat's videos.

-Cloudrule

[Vaughn]

Well, someones got wood for cubes. =P

[korri]

i used to be able to solve a rubik's cube, but then i forgot the algorithm to solve the corners and the last bit... never timed myself though

[Misty]

I always get frustrated and resort to repositioning the stickers

[eiopqrtuwy]

I've been cubing for 5 years since I got a 3x3x3 for Christmas. Although I really haven't touched them for well over a year now.

3x3x3: 56 secs (and a 46 Lucky solve)
4x4x4: 5ish mins (never officially timed myself)
5x5x5: 10-12 mins (never officially timed myself)

3x3x3 method: top sides, top corners, middle layer, corner permutation, corner orientation, bottom sides
4x4x4 & 5x5x5 : as close to my 3x3x3 method as possible: aka top to bottom with minimal additional algorithms and a few algorithm tweaks

Also have solved 2x2x2, pyaminx, megaminx, alexanders star, Rubiks magic, Rubiks magic master, and Dogic. Although I still haven't been able to finish the square-1 despite getting incredibly close (2 stickers off).

I could probably still do all of them again given enough time and no help though I don't really remember the algorithm for 4x4x4 parity error (single side pair flipped).

I have to say my personal favorites are the megaminx and rubiks magic, because I was able to master them both without any advice or help and there is alot more sense of accomplishment when you figure it out 100% by yourself.

[CyberTractor]

I got close to solving a 4x4 cube, but had to give it back to my friend before I could finish. D:

[AlexanderDitto]

I looked up the algorithm one rainy day, and started to learn how to do it, but it's a bit pointless if there's an algorithm and there's no use in memorizing it when you can always look it up. No creativity! No satisfying resulting product! Just a series of reflexes that produce an ordered square with stickers! FUTILE!

Or maybe I'm simply bitter because I've completely forgotten it.

Perhaps I will be spared when the Lords of Chaos invade...

[Alja-Markir]

I had a Rubik's Cube once upon a time.

It went up about half a mile, according to telemetry. And we're not sure whether it was some stray heat producing pressure from one of the engines or what, but the small cordite charge inside that was supposed to go off on impact with the ground somehow went off about 700 feet early. Was a pain finding all the smoldering bits, as that's a significant debris field to search.

~Alja~

[Vaughn]

I dont know if thats a reference to anything, or just kind of creepy, because Cordite exists.

It SOUNDED like a star trek word.

[Alja-Markir]

Yeah, cordite. The explosive. It's quite old, obsolete nowadays for military usage, but easy to make and acquire at least. Can either burn or be set off by sudden pressure and concusion.

~Alja~

[Kawaiicaps]

I don't like them, never really tried to solve one just played with a friends once apon a time.

-^_^-

[Karkon]

I always get frustrated and resort to repositioning the stickers

I always got frustrated then KILLED THE MUTHA FUCKING RUBIK'S CUBE WITH A HAMMER. So props in taking the higher path. However, I did not kill mine via explosive, so props to Alja, because that is awesome.