Rubik's Cubism

[Mudokon_Master]

If that was the case Havoc, completing a Rubik's Cube would be something everyone can do. Even blind folded. There are certain algorithms in which you can get cubelet x to cubelet y without messing up the rest of your hard work. You have to hold the cube in a certain position for this to work though.

[Wings of Fire]

There is such a pattern because I've seen it be used.

[jumper]

It sounds like Havoc was talking about the Devil's algorithm, which is only conjectured to exist.

[Nate]

I read somewhere that no matter how messed up the cube is, you can always solve it with a certain combination and number of moves. If that's true it's just a matter of memorizing and practice. The robot ealier works with the same principle I think.

Any Rubik's cube can be solved in 20 moves or fewer. That said, there's no simple rule for finding those 20 moves; that number was determined by using supercomputers to try out every possible permutation.

[MeechMunchie]

I'll see your rbot and raise you Lego.



Also

[Mudokon_Master]

Oh dear.

[Strike Witch]

I hate these fucking things, I just want to smash them all with a hammer.

those metal untangling puzzles are cool though.

[Mudokon_Master]

You mean these things?

They can go to hell.

[Pilot]

OMG flashback moment....

I remember playing at a friend's house. In one of my friend's Nintendo World magazines I found an advertisement for Rubik's cube that had a kid who looked like Urkel with a Rubik's cube in his hand. I HATED IT SO MUCH. I promptly named the kid Rubik, tore the page out of the magazine, and punched the page all over the house screaming STUPID RUBIK!

[STM]

Nice to know you were a mentally healthy kid.

[MA]

EDIT: OT: i hate rubik's cubes.

[Mudokon_Master]

Just because you can't solve them

[Spooce-aholic]

Here's a cool program I found.

http://kociemba.org/cube.htm

[Spooce-aholic]