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Rubik's Cube Now Solvable in 20 Moves

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the good-use-of-spare-time dept.

A few years ago we reported that it had been proven that Rubik's Cubes could be solved in 23 moves. Well now that number is down to just 20. Proving it required 35 years of computer time donated by Google to get it done.

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  1. Thank God! by skgrey · · Score: -1, Troll

    Thank God! And cancer? Still unsolved. I'll bet computer time could be used for that too. (sorry, bullsh*t like this hits very close to home for me recently. Nothing like having people dying, and then hearing how we are using resources for utter crap)

    1. Re:Thank God! by skgrey · · Score: 0, Troll

      That's where you are wrong. There is a lack of resources, funding, and computers cycles. There have been cycles running for years. I know cancer researchers, and I've donated time, money, and my computer cycles. Great job though moderators, bump up misinformation.

      You'd rage too if you were 34 and had to deal with this shit. And watch, I'll get marked as Troll again, even though I'm not and have a great post history. Whatever.

    2. Re:Thank God! by shentino · · Score: 0, Troll

      There's already a cure for cancer. It's called body alkalinization. Get your blood pH up and the cancer cells will die.

      The only reason people don't know about it is because pharmaceutical companies are making shitloads of money pushing treatments to let this dirty little secret out.

      And since the FDA is in bed with them, it's illegal to use anything else.

    3. Re:Thank God! by scorp1us · · Score: 0, Troll

      Well then the cures for cancer we have today are:
      1. A low-carb diet (this starves the cancer cells of the necessary sugars they need for metabolism.)
      2. Anti-oxidants. (this prevents (lessons) DNA damage by chemicals.)
      3. Get the right amount of radiation exposure for you. (Oddly, Denver with 3x the radiation (from the mountains) has over-all lower cancer rates)
      4. Limit exposure to toxins and VOCs.

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  2. Good use of resources there, GOOG. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    A few years ago we reported that it had been proven that Rubik's Cubes could be solved in 23 moves. Well now that number is down to just 20. Proving it required 35 years of computer time donated by Google to get it done.

    Wow. What a revelation. I hope whatever fossil fuels were burned and associated CO2 that was ejected into the atmosphere was worth it.