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Can you do a Rubik's cube?

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headlock · 08/07/2021 21:57

I can't. Even the instructions are torture.

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AnnPerkins · 28/10/2021 22:17

I could when I was at school. I bought a book. Now I can only do the top layer.

DS did it in 14.68 seconds yesterday. He’s obsessed currently. He can also do the 4x4 and 5x5.

DrMadelineMaxwell · 28/10/2021 22:13

Yes. Also in approx 2 mins and also taught myself with the picture steps on soeedcube.au as a PP said.

It's my party trick to impress my class!

ImNotWhoYouThinkIam · 28/10/2021 22:11

I know! He sold his electric guitar and amp to buy it.

The world record is 3.something seconds! Shock
Apparently there's a different method to the one DS uses, which is quicker. He's just too lazy to learn it Grin

WhenSheWasBad · 28/10/2021 22:08

£70 Shock

Seriously you could buy me the best cube on the planet - I’d still not get close to your sons record.

HumphreysCorner · 28/10/2021 21:28

I have the original book but can still only do 2 rows without it. X

ImNotWhoYouThinkIam · 28/10/2021 21:26

@WhenSheWasBad

I can (it’s been a while though so I need to practice). Best time was 2 mins 30.

No idea how people get down to 30 seconds.

A combination of practise and a speed cube. (DS's best cube isn't Rubiks brand, but is the one they use in the competitions. It cost about £70 Shock)
DustyMaiden · 28/10/2021 21:24

I have tried. DS could do it in 7 seconds. I’m dyslexic but I’m determined to beat it one day.

Couldhavebeenme3 · 28/10/2021 21:23

Yes, in about 2 mins, it's a great party trick.

Taught myself using this website, good simple written instructions and videos of each step. Last step is a huge leap of faith but it works! Took me about 4 hours to learn then lots of practice.

www.speedcube.com.au/pages/how-to-solve-a-rubiks-cube

Knitwit101 · 28/10/2021 21:21

Yes, in less than a minute. I agree with someone further up, it's my super-power. My only super-power.
I learned when I was a kid and have never forgotten. I couldn't explain my method to shaken else though, if I think about it too much I get stuck

Abraxan · 28/10/2021 21:17

I learnt years ago how to do it so could the . I can't remember how. I'd need to follow instructions again to master it once more.

TammyTwoSwanson · 28/10/2021 21:13

Yes. Takes about 5 ish minutes - I don't try and do it speedy or anything.

WhenSheWasBad · 28/10/2021 21:07

I can (it’s been a while though so I need to practice). Best time was 2 mins 30.

No idea how people get down to 30 seconds.

FindingMeno · 28/10/2021 21:03

Used to be able to back in the mists of time

LaurieSchafferIsAllBitterNow · 28/10/2021 21:02

I used to be able to do it, not mega fast though. I got one a couple of years back and can reliably do one face and the middle layer, but can't complete the last row without youtube assistance.

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 28/10/2021 20:58

Yes! I taught myself a couple of years ago. It had always irked me that my brother could do it when we were kids and I couldn't. To get one up on him, I also taught myself to do a 5x5 cube Grin (although I've probably forgotten that now as it's significantly more difficult.)

llambingtime · 28/10/2021 20:52

[quote Rollergirl1980]I can with instructions. I've learnt the beginning stages so can do them on my own now. I use these:www.youcandothecube.com/solve-it/3x3-solution[/quote]
Rollergirl, my DS learnt how to do it using this site, based on this thread - and got quite quick...but has since forgotten the last stage, and the site has gone! Can you tell me, is this method unique? If so is there any way of you explaining / reminding us what he needs to do??? Thank you!

sashh · 10/07/2021 04:46

Yes.

When I was 16 I went to stay with relatives in Australia, my much younger cousins were more excited by my cube skills than anything else.

When I started to do it I could tell the stickers had been moved.

Both girls denied it so I asked who had got most sides - it was their dad, before he left 12 months earlier so the girls had no chance.

I'd forgot about that but now you reminded me, what a bastard.

vodkaredbullgirl · 10/07/2021 03:38

Only if i pull it apart lol.

BillyIdle · 10/07/2021 03:37

Yep..my record. Is 57 seconds. I have a nephew who can do one in less than 40 seconds. I use a pre determined sequence, he uses maths. Apparently it's just simple algorithms, whatever they are.

safariboot · 10/07/2021 03:26

No.

I could probably look up and follow a method, but I don't want to. I want to figure it out myself. But ... I've never been able to.

DramaAlpaca · 08/07/2021 23:37

In the olden days we used to take them apart and put them back together finished

...or peel the coloured stickers off and stick them back on so it looked like you'd done it Grin

As for YouTube, the internet wasn't invented when I got my Rubik's Cube. I think mine is up in the attic somewhere, I might have to dig it out and have another go.

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headlock · 08/07/2021 22:08

I really want to do it to impress my kids.

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SpacePotato · 08/07/2021 22:07

Nope. In the olden days we used to take them apart and put them back together finished Grin

Can't be arsed learning the pattern on you tube.

Anyone remember the flat Olympic ring ones?

Luckystar1 · 08/07/2021 22:07

Yes with a YouTube video. I nearly threw the fucking thing through a window during my attempts (even with the video it was a nightmare!), but I suspect if I had the time and inclination I could practice to do it relatively quickly.

RubixCubix · 08/07/2021 22:06

Yes, it's my super power!

Not a terribly fast time though. Got it to around 1 min 30 sec back when my son was obsessed with timing me doing it!