How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube: Beginners’ Guide
It might surprise you that the cubes used in competitions are NOT the original Rubik’s cube. Instead, cubers use speedcubes which have the same features as the original model with one key difference: the cube’s mechanism is more flexible. This makes it easier to solve the cube at high speeds without damaging it. On the …
With the advent of cubing as a competitive sport in the early 2000’s many additional sub-genres were invented. Every year there are 18 separate events at official Rubik’s Cube competitions. One of these is the controversial 3×3 feet event. Although the feet competition is highly unusual, there are many fans who look forward to watching …
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Solving a Rubik’s cube is something that almost everyone can do after putting time and effort into studying it. Adults, children, women, men – the biggest challenge is time and patience. When you think of people who cube, you probably might not think of celebrities. Even while they’re busy living a life of fame, some …
Cubers use letter notations in order to represent the algorithms to solve the cube. These universal notations allow cubers to speak in the same language thereby creating tutorials and multiple methodologies for solving the cube. Cubers use letters to describe the direction in which to spin the cube. For beginners, it is sufficient to learn …
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Since its introduction to the wider public in 1980, the Rubik’s Cube has fascinated mathematicians worldwide. The deceptively complex puzzle holds many unanswered questions. There are constantly new finger tricks, new algorithms being developed, and new challenges coming up. One fascinating question that took 30 years for mathematicians to calculate was God’s Number. God’s Number …
God’s Number – Solving Rubik’s Cube in 20 Moves? Read More »
Since the invention of the cube in 1974 by Erno Rubik the toy has fascinated people around the world. When it first came out millions of puzzles remained unsolved since there were no known methods for solving it. In 1981 Patrick Bossert wrote a guide “You Can Do The Cube”, a step-by-step tutorial that became …
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First Lesson: The white cross The first speedcubing World Championships were held in 1982 in Budapest. Minh Thai (USA) achieved the top time of 22.95. Today many speedcubing methods have been developed resulting in a world record of 4.22 seconds by Felix Zemdegs. As a beginner, if you want to improve your time you must …
CFOP (cross, first 2 layers, the orientation of the last layer, a permutation of the last layer) is one of the most popular speedcubing methods. It is also known as the Fridrich method, named after its developer, Jessica Fridrich. It helps speedcubers solve the Rubik’s cube in significantly fewer moves than using the beginners’ method. …
