http://dan.hersam.com/2007/05/02/have-you-ever-solved-a-rubiks-cube/ A computer programmer's commentary on news, Linux, programming, music, web design, trivia, humor, usability and whatever else strikes his fancy at the time. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:58:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://dan.hersam.com/2007/05/02/have-you-ever-solved-a-rubiks-cube/#comment-82216 dan Wed, 02 May 2007 16:51:55 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/2007/05/02/have-you-ever-solved-a-rubiks-cube/#comment-82216 It's kind of like learning the secret to a magic trick. It’s kind of like learning the secret to a magic trick.

]]> http://dan.hersam.com/2007/05/02/have-you-ever-solved-a-rubiks-cube/#comment-82214 Levi Wed, 02 May 2007 16:37:36 +0000 http://dan.hersam.com/2007/05/02/have-you-ever-solved-a-rubiks-cube/#comment-82214 I don't think I ever fully solved one myself, but I had a mission companion who was a speed-solver. He got one and immediately set to work greasing it up so it would turn smoothly and quickly. I don't remember exactly how fast he was, but I'm pretty sure he was often able to do it in less than a minute or two. I started learning how to do it, but after discovering it was all a matter of memorizing and applying an algorithm, I lost interest. I don’t think I ever fully solved one myself, but I had a mission companion who was a speed-solver. He got one and immediately set to work greasing it up so it would turn smoothly and quickly. I don’t remember exactly how fast he was, but I’m pretty sure he was often able to do it in less than a minute or two. I started learning how to do it, but after discovering it was all a matter of memorizing and applying an algorithm, I lost interest.

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