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mechatech84 Dragoon
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 09:38 GMT Total Posts: 96 | Most of this is directed at dprog but if anyone else can solve the rubik's cube feel free to post. Just a few questions I felt like asking, along with the answer I would give.
1) What method do you use? -I use a variation of the beginner method that comes with the rubik's cube.
2) Do you ever do any one handed or foot cubing? -Yes.
3) How long have you been cubing? -about 3 years for me.
4) Why did you start cubing? -I just wanted to do it because no one else I knew could.
5) Who or what got you started? -For me it was my dad, he gave me an old rubik's cube from the 80's he had, along with a book on how to solve it.
Sorry if this seems like a lot, but I just like to know about people.... And it didn't seem fair not to answer. Thanks --Mecha
--- My personal (unofficial) records on 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube: regular-24.06 sec, one-hand-50.67, with feet-5:40, number of people taught (in person)-at least 15. |
Barrett Administrator
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 12:23 GMT Total Posts: 1676 | 1.) i use the method where you leave 1 column unsolved until you solve the bottom + then I go from there switching the corners around, then rotating the corners. 2.) No. 3.) I don't "cube," I just know how to do it. 4.) I don't "cube." 5.) I don't "cube."
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mechatech84 Dragoon
Posted: 29 Jun 2007 13:55 GMT Total Posts: 96 | Sweet! Thanks for the response! This is cool!
--- My personal (unofficial) records on 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube: regular-24.06 sec, one-hand-50.67, with feet-5:40, number of people taught (in person)-at least 15. |
banjo2E Wraith
Posted: 1 Jul 2007 10:14 GMT Total Posts: 689 | 1. I can't solve it unless I unsolved it in the first place, in which case I simply reverse the steps I took to scramble it.
2-5. See Barrett's post.
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blahblah Dragoon
Posted: 5 Jul 2007 15:37 GMT Total Posts: 69 | 1) I start at the top and work my way down. It's the best way unless you want to memorize 92 different sequences of 50 moves each. 2) Yes, about 8 years ago I solved it one-handed AND I also solved it with my feet. One-handed took me about 5 minutes, with my feet about 10. 3) I started about 8 years ago. 4) I started because it was cool and I was jealous that my friend could solve it. Since then, I've taught about 30 people how to do it, who have taught many themselves, so I feel that I'm responsible for half of the U.S. "cubers" for learning how. :-) 5) My friend, Chris Matheson.
My personal best for the regular cube is 40 seconds. I did that 7 years ago. I occasionally solve them now. My 4X4X4 record is about 7 minutes and 5X5X5 is around 15. That 5X5X5 really hurts your hands when you go for a fast time. It just takes FOREVER. |
allynfolksjr Administrator
Posted: 5 Jul 2007 17:52 GMT Total Posts: 1892 | I could never figure out how one of those worked and didn't have the patience to learn. :) |
blahblah Dragoon
Posted: 5 Jul 2007 22:39 GMT Total Posts: 69 | PS people, don't tell us that you used to pull off the stickers when you were younger and put them on again to solve it. It's really not funny because EVERYONE tells me that they did that when they were younger. |
mechatech84 Dragoon
Posted: 7 Jul 2007 14:37 GMT Total Posts: 96 | Agreed! I get way too many people who are too stupid to figure out that taking it apart is so much easier!!!!!!!!! Stupid people, think they know everything.......
--- My personal (unofficial) records on 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube: regular-24.06 sec, one-hand-50.67, with feet-5:40, number of people taught (in person)-at least 15. |
haveacalc Guardian
Posted: 7 Jul 2007 21:19 GMT Total Posts: 1111 | Pull of the stickers? That's stupid. Everyone knows that the best way to solve a Rubik's Cube is to disassemble it.
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blahblah Dragoon
Posted: 8 Jul 2007 00:15 GMT Total Posts: 69 | Yeah, remember though that you're a nerd like everyone else on this site and that most people don't know how to put a cube back together, so they have to resort to sticker pulling. |
mechatech84 Dragoon
Posted: 8 Jul 2007 06:47 GMT Total Posts: 96 | thats funny.... dprog (the person this is directed at) still hasn't answered! huh.....
And on a better note: I beat my record for feetsolving! It is now: 5 min and 40.15 sec.
--- My personal (unofficial) records on 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube: regular-24.06 sec, one-hand-50.67, with feet-5:40, number of people taught (in person)-at least 15. |