No--not only are the faces fixed, but the orientation of the 12th corner and 8th edge are dependent on the previous 11th and 8th corner and edge respectively.

No--not only are the faces fixed, but the orientation of the 12th corner and 8th edge are dependent on the previous 11th and 8th corner and edge respectively. The quoted number is known to be fairly standard amongst cubers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubiks_cube#Permutations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubiks_cube#Permutations has a decent description of why.