Not quite like riding a bike....
So I taught myself how to do the Rubix Cube about two years ago now I think, I only learned the 7 stage method, which from memory is:
- white cross
- White face
- Second layer
- Yellow cross
- top Middles
- top corners
- finish
There's a different set of algos for each, and I had committed them to memory.
But having giving cubing a few months off I found I'd forgotten about half of the above algos - certainly the second layer (annoying), but also yellow cross, middles and corners, not the final stage, that's too easy.
I had some kind of idea of what was involved but I guess the problem was so many different subtle possibilities - like i know it's right to start, but down or up, then top, but left or right?
Thankfullly with the help of three cubes and a notepad I was able to recommit these stages algos to memory so know I can do this again!
More or Less...
I wrote the above a couple of weeks back and since then I've had my cubes live and I've been checking in once of twice a day (I find it quite relaxing)....
But today I'd just plain forgotten stage 5 and kept messing the damned cube up then, I know it's
R U R' U R U*2 R' Then I think it's another U - the basic thing is the upper always goes in one direction - anticlockwise while the R alternates - but fuck I had problems.
Had to go back to the old Net for a refresher.
Getting better at the quicker second layer....
It's possible to do the white corners and the second layer at the same time, i am getting better at this - just intuitively looking and thinking about where.
I think I will master this one day!
And then I need to work on the third layer I think - I might be able to learn a few moves rather than rather convoluted moves to finish ATM....
I do quite enjoy it,
But it's not quite like riding a bike!
This looks interesting. I’m curious to see how Rubix develops and what you build with it.
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STOPI am, memory-wise, color blind. So had a hellava time learning to solve the cube.
Then someone said to number the corners, and that really helped.
So, i get the top 4 corners to match, then shuffle the bottom 3 (yes one stays put) until all corners are correct and aligned.
Then there are the middle brick movers. And it really is about moving 2 or 3 bricks in a pattern
Glad you are at a level you can enjoy the solving.
The next level is just… not sure that is enjoyment. Trying to solve faster than 10 seconds. Or juggling while solving 3 cubes.
I thought myself how to cube 2 years ago too, I learned CFOP method with some algos for last layer omitted. I forgot most of the algos after a year without a cube.