Hey :)

jumper · #1 05-30-2011, 12:17 PM

So yeah, I may or may not end up posting here often, but I may as well introduce myself.

In a (very small) nutshell:
- I live in Nottingham, but study Maths at the University of Bath
- ... well, I finish tomorrow, when my last exam is
- Obviously I like Oddworld stuff
- I used to hold a world record

So, yeah, hey

Gwan-Thwei · #2 05-30-2011, 04:07 PM

Welcome to OWF. Don't feed the trolls.

YES YES I know I'm one to talk, but I just don't want him to go through my learning experience.

STM · #3 05-30-2011, 04:12 PM

Nottingham aye. Meet Maxine, the forum gimp.

Oh yeh hi!

MeechMunchie · #4 05-31-2011, 07:46 AM

Howdy. What record was it?

***Alcar*** · #5 05-31-2011, 08:18 AM

Everyone has already summed up what I would ask / suggest:

Stay away from Max
What was the world record?

Alcar...

MA · #6 05-31-2011, 09:38 AM

i reckon it was longest time sat in a bathtub full of beans.

Dynamithix · #7 05-31-2011, 01:11 PM

Hello.

Mr. Bungle · #8 05-31-2011, 02:05 PM

***Nate*** · #9 05-31-2011, 11:23 PM

Did you build a robot that could solve a Rubik's cube in 18.2 seconds? If yes, it was a couple of my mates who whooped your arse.

jumper · #10 06-01-2011, 01:24 AM

... actually, my world record was for the Rubik's cube o_O

T-nex · #11 06-01-2011, 01:51 AM

How long time did you hold the record... when?

Oh and what kind of record?

JennyGenesis · #12 06-01-2011, 02:05 AM

I think Rubiks Cube world records are a load of nonsense. I think it all boils down to how particular the puzzle is messed up.

Crashpunk · #13 06-01-2011, 02:07 AM

I live in Nottingham too

Hey and welcome!

***Nate*** · #14 06-01-2011, 03:24 AM

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I think Rubiks Cube world records are a load of nonsense. I think it all boils down to how particular the puzzle is messed up.

Apparently it's a mathematical fact that any arrangement of the cube can be solved in only 21 moves. The skill is knowing the ideal set of moves.

:

... actually, my world record was for the Rubik's cube o_O

In which case, you must really hate Feliks Zemdegs.

jumper · #15 06-01-2011, 07:14 AM

It wasn't actually the Rubik's cube world record, but a different puzzle. And of course I don't hate Feliks

Anyway, Rubik's cube records aren't a load of nonsense. Yeah, some scrambles are easier than others, but fast cubers can solve any scramble quickly.

For what it's worth, the upper bound for number of turns needed to solve any scramble has been proven to be 20.

And videos, because I can (although I don't know how to embed):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLWlepD6krU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZNQg53PcSE

Wings of Fire · #16 06-01-2011, 09:31 AM

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I think Rubiks Cube world records are a load of nonsense. I think it all boils down to how particular the puzzle is messed up.

You do know that you could apply that logic to any thing ever

...and it would still be as bullshit.

enchilado · #17 06-01-2011, 01:47 PM

How is a particular scramble chosen when someone attempts to beat the world record? I mean, what if I got one that was a single move from completion?

jumper · #18 06-02-2011, 12:34 AM

Everyone in a round gets the same five scrambles. The scrambles are generated by a computer, so in theory, any position can be chosen. However, the probability of any solve being less than say, 15 moves from being solved, is very small, and the probability of a single move is essentially impossible.