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New Rubik's Cube World Record Set
LinuxCowboy writes "CNN is reporting that a 20 year old Cal Tech student set a new record by solving a 3x3 rubrics cube in 11.13 seconds. In addition, he was blindfolded while doing it." From the article: "Still, the world record alone didn't gain Lo the overall champion's title at the event, which was determined by averaging three of five solution times in the final round. For that title, Lo went up against the teenager widely considered the fastest Rubik's Cube solver on the planet -- Shotaro "Macky" Makisumi, a 15-year-old from Pasadena."
a 20 year old Cal Tech student set a new record by solving a 3x3 rubrics cube in 11.13 seconds.
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Surely it was a 3x3x3 cube, since '3x3' doesn't describe a cube at all.
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They do. They disassemble and reassemble their cubes and oil them to where there's almost no sliding friction at all. They don't twist a face, they flick a side with a fingertip and let momentum do the rest while they move their hands for the next move. It's amazing to watch.
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Ignorance gets it wrong again. - He wasn't blindfolded, that was a different even. - It was a bit lucky, but not too much, as he is still quite fast. It was actually a PLL skip (permutating all the pieces of the top layer) Yes, the cubes are at random states, no, you can't peel the stickers off, yes, he has done times near this before that wern't lucky. I'm a speedcuber, I average about 23 seconds and I've solved it fastest in 17.78, non-lucky. You're gonna wanna visit speedcubing.com for more info.
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next up...... the clitoris. nature's rubik's cube.....
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Yea I think something happens at age 21 that suddely our brain power begins to drop off faster than usual. I don't know what it would be either. Guess I'll drink a beer and think about it.
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I spent a lot of time in high school getting good at the cube. I was never in the range of these guys, but I could do it in about a minute and a half. What did I learn?
-- Rubix Cube skills transfer to absolutely nothing
-- In no manner whatsoever does it impress members of the opposite sex
Memorization. You get a certain amount of time to memorize the cube before beginning. Then you orient the cube with the centers in the direction you prefer, then you put the blindfold on and begin. You know when you are done when you have done all the moves you planned in your head. If you have done it correctly the cube is solved once you put it down. If not, well then it isn't really 100% blindfolded then is it?
http://www.speedcubing.com/ has a pretty decent FAQ as well as good links to other more robust blindfold or regular speedcubing tutorial sites.
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I think the audience yells out "hotter" and "colder."