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I'm trying to learn to speedcube after recently relearning the slow solve algorithms. CFOP/Fridrich is very different from the traditional layer-by-layer method
by Zanni 9y ago
I'm trying to learn to speedcube after recently relearning the slow solve algorithms. CFOP/Fridrich is very different from the traditional layer-by-layer method, and holding the cube "upside down," minimizing cube turns and trying to look ahead involves a lot of unlearning. (I first learned to solve the cube, not for time, in undergrad in '82 from a friend who had wild names for the algorithms like the "gabingabang," the "double gabinggabang," and the "kerflipkaflop.")
Cracking the Cube [1] is a fun and comprehensive look at the history of speedcubing, including the author's own quest to hit a sub-20.
[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29430754-cracking-the-cube https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29430754-cracking-the-cu...
- Zanni 9y agoAnd Max Deutsch chronicles his 30-day quest to hit a sub-20 in his excellent Month-to-Master series (which I was sure I first encountered here, but can't seem to find). [1] [1] https://medium.com/the-mission/my-month-long-quest-to-solve-a-rubiks-cube-in-under-20-seconds-2b2204282575 https://medium.com/the-mission/my-month-long-quest-to-solve-...