The Rubik's Cube Solved...

Liku · February 2003

<div class="IPBDescription">in 17.88 Seconds.... W.T.F.</div> I know, that we all know the dreaded Rubik's Cube. This is amazing and don't say it's not.

<a href='http://www.speedcubing.com/chris/videos/cubing4.mpeg' target='_blank'>http://www.speedcubing.com/chris/videos/cubing4.mpeg</a>

Comprox · February 2003

5 bucks says he had a finished one, did it backwards, and then finished it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'>
But seriously, that't not even funny!

Vyvn · February 2003

I know people who know the "pattern" to the Cube.

But pre-solved or not, that was a crazy video.

Sirus · February 2003

...wow...

Thats ... fast...

fast....

DOOManiac · February 2003

I had a friend who could do it in 30 seconds flat, so I could see somebody doing it in 17 too.. most likely he also knows the pattern, and is just fast at it. I think the absolute fastest rubik's cube record is something like 10 seconds or so, i dunno...

Uh-Oh · February 2003

I had one when I was 8, never managed to finish it. I traded it for some Transformers (robot in disguise!) <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

DOOManiac · February 2003

good trade. They're more than meets the eye you know...

DY357LX · February 2003

Hmmm, i've seen in done in 33 seconds on T.V a few
years ago so I guess 17 is more than plausable.
But that mpeg seems a little sped up. That hand to eye
co-ordination was a little too fast. We barely got time to register
what colours were on what tiles before he carried on spinning.
Ahh well, well done to anyone who can even finish one
of those damn things, never mind finish one in under 10 minutes.

MooMoo_the_SnowCow · February 2003

That is pretty quick last time I had a rubic cube it took me about a week to finish it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'> .

Rue · February 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Uh-Oh @ Feb 27 2003, 07:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I had one when I was 8, never managed to finish it. I traded it for some Transformers (robot in disguise!) <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
there is a new TV program with them on it Transformers: Armada or somthing <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'> , anyway i had one of the little ones that went on ur key ring , i hit it with a hammer and glue it back together <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'>

Thansal · February 2003

Transformers and Rubix Cubes = ODD FN TOPIC

As for the cubes, one of the Xlocks (kinda like a scrn saver for linux) in my CS lab consists of the computer solving a bunch of different rubix cubes (It simply knows the algorithm and thus can solve any randomly generated on is a few seconds)

Dubers · February 2003

I pulled off all the stickers on my rubix cube when i was yonger and then put them all back on in the right order. I pwned that cube!

btw it took me hours!

Dunsby · February 2003

I counted 18.

Sephiroth2k · February 2003

thats definitly sped up.

Uh-Oh · February 2003

It isn't sped up... and if it is, well it doesn't mean a man (or woman) can't go at that speed or faster. The guiness record is like 10 seconds, wich is like 60% faster then that guy...

By the way, if you think that his hand-eye coordination was too fast, well go out and see a magic show...

Burr · February 2003

I had a square one, its a messed up rubiks cube, with triangles and different length rectangles, I've had it since like the 3rd grade and I STILL can't figure it out, I got it to the point where it actually looks like a cube and three sides are all the same color!!

sekdar · February 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DuBERS @ Feb 27 2003, 09:47 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> I pulled off all the stickers on my rubix cube when i was yonger and then put them all back on in the right order. I pwned that cube!

btw it took me hours!  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
rofl. i ripped out the actual pieces of plastic and reassembled it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'>

ZiGGY · February 2003

The guiness book of records go as follows: fastest with 15 seconds study = 22.95 seconds (Minh Thai)
fastest BLINDFOLDED = 342 seconds (Ralf Laue)

Marik_Steele · February 2003

For anyone who wants to solve their rubik's cube, doesn't want to get that "cheater" look from moving the color stickers around, and is too lazy to learn the "pattern": there are programs available as freeware that will solve it for you. Enter in the colors in a mouse interface for which colors are where on your existing cube, press a button to get the algorithm, and it'll give you a list of steps (usually 70 to 100-some, because it's not the most efficient algorithm) that'll let you solve it.

[edit]I found a site that has a web-based solver and source code: <a href='http://www.wrongway.org/cube/solve.html' target='_blank'>http://www.wrongway.org/cube/solve.html</a>[/edit]

Windelkron · February 2003

lies.

that's all I have to say. lies. or maybe li3s.

Liku · February 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ZiGGY^ @ Feb 27 2003, 11:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> fastest BLINDFOLDED = 342 seconds (Ralf Laue)  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
WHAT THE HELL!? Man, that's crazy. And why can't you people accept the fact that they suck at the Rubik's Cube and they have to come up with stupid excuses?

BigD · February 2003

Has anyone ever thought about <i>how</i> those dumb things work? I mean... you can twist an entire side around as one piece, then another side... as if the blocks aren't connected... think of the corner pieces...

ohhhh brain hurts...

Liku · February 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BigDXLT @ Feb 27 2003, 09:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Has anyone ever thought about <i>how</i> those dumb things work? I mean... you can twist an entire side around as one piece, then another side... as if the blocks aren't connected... think of the corner pieces...

ohhhh brain hurts...  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Yeah, my brains hurt too! How does it work!?

Trojan · February 2003

IMO the Tetris Japanese finals is more impressive than that, ill see if i can find a host for/of it and you shall see fast...

Unless someone beats me too it, that is <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

Trojan · February 2003

Found it <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'> Google is my friend! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'>

<a href='http://selfdestruct.net/misc/Tetris_Japan_Finals.mpeg' target='_blank'>http://selfdestruct.net/misc/Tetris_Japan_Finals.mpeg</a>

Greedo · February 2003

I love Rubik's Cubes. I could solve it in a couple minutes. Speed solvers are just freaky. I lost mine, though... <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'>

I do have a significantly less complicated one of Homer Simpson's head, though. It's kinda cool.

By the way, <i>how</i> do you solve one of them blindfolded, let alone in 5 minutes?

Thraka · February 2003

Mad skillz, that's how.

Not that I have any skillz to speak of, mad or otherwise....

Liku · February 2003

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Thraka @ Feb 28 2003, 01:19 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Mad skillz, that's how.  </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> 
Yeah, you need Uber Skills for it.

p4Samwise · February 2003

H4x!

Fantasmo · February 2003

You want mad rubik's skillz?

I saw a russian do it <i><b>blindfolded</i></b> on Guiness World Records show. They got a judge and a couple audience members to scramble the cube, then he was given some time to memorize the position of the colours. When he was ready he put on a blindfold and proceeded to solve it blindfolded.

I'm not sure how long it took in total, he would do a quick burst of what looked like 20-30 combination of twists and then he would stop for a minute or two, then do another burst of 20-30 twists. It wasn't timed, he would just declare when he though he got it solved.

I don't remember exactly how long it took but it wasn't that long when he put down the cube and declared it was solved and ofcourse it was.

Now that is mad skillz.

NumbersNotFound · February 2003

I was working out in my head a surefire way to solve a cube, then I realized that I don't have one, and can't test the freaking thing...

I'm sad now.

The Rubik's Cube Solved...

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