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>How did the kid who could solve the Rubik's Cube in under 1 min not become an algorithm designer - some genius backend dev? Somebody else figured out the algs
by opan 2mo ago
>How did the kid who could solve the Rubik's Cube in under 1 min not become an algorithm designer - some genius backend dev?
Somebody else figured out the algs. The speedcubers just rote memorize them and then practice becomes mostly about execution. (Oversimplifying a little, but I have gotten sub-60 myself with the Roux method a few years ago)
Interestingly I've never managed to pick up programming but learned the cube pretty well (as an adult), and my programmer friend can't seem to figure out the cube at all even with me giving him extra help on top of linking materials I learned from. I suspect it's a very different skillset and we're both weak in one area.
- purplemoonx 2mo ago[dead]
- opan 2mo ago>There is one algorithm I saw recently on Youtube, the bro pops one of the little cubes off and "cheats" by turning it around manually. >I consider this to be "freestyling" with the Rubik's Cube. Wtf is that all about? On older/lower quality cubes it's possible to get a corner twist, which can make a normal solve impossible. In that case you need to either figure out which corner was twisted and untwist it, or twist the other ones until it's possible to arrange them normally again (might just need an even number of corners twisted, can't recall). I luckily have never had this problem on my own cubes but I believe there's a website that can help you figure out how to fix it. I am not aware of an instance where you would do this on purpose for any kind of advantage. Mostly it's either an accident or your friend/sibling being a jerk trying to make your cube impossible to solve as a prank. If you twisted 4 corners you could skip a major step (CMLL in Roux or OLL in CFOP), but I think doing it the proper way is probably faster.