Rubik’s cubes

[Novax25]

No, I definitely haven’t been stuck in a cube for weeks, why do you ask?

 

[Opa-Athenalite]

Not even if I peeled the stickers off :B

 

[Doctor]

Does taking it apart and reassembling it count?

 

[Novax25]

Does taking it apart and reassembling it count?

No, you can’t modify it in any way

 

[Who Me]

These days it is quite easy to solve, just look it up on the internet and follow the instructions.  lol

 

[Canbec]

In elementary school, we had a mandatory 30-minute reading period every day after lunch. I wasn't as much of a reader back then as I am now, but my 5th grade teacher made an exception to the reading rule for students who wanted to play with a Rubik's cube instead. So it was during that year that my best friend and I learned how to solve it. He caught on much more quickly than I did and halfway through the year was already solving it in under a minute. I never managed to reach his speed and haven't really touched a Rubik's cube in years, but I think I could probably still solve one in under 90 seconds. My record is 37 seconds but I have no trouble admitting I got very lucky with that lol

 

[Canbec]

Update: I just pulled out my old cube because I was curious to see how slow I am these days. Took me 94 seconds, so I guess I was wrong in my post above.

 

[Benfro]

Have done it in the past but not my jam anymore. Like @Canbec I'd guess I can probably do it still in just a few minutes.

 

[Laffopuritain]

My son is super into it.  He has like 20 of them of different sizes and shapes.  He says his record is about 50 seconds for the regular 3x3.  He started learning summer 2022

 

[schirminator]

I think my record for a standard 3x3 is a 1 minute 20 seconds since my rubik's cube is sticky (i cant spin a side with a single finger). I never learned the faster methods but I've known people who could do it in 30 seconds.

 

[Xena-WarriorPrince]

If peeling the stickers off and replacing them on the “correct” sides counts… then yes

 

[Nizam Adrienne]

I've now purchased a rubik's cube because of this thread. 

 

[Lancelot]

I used to know the algorithm and could do it. I can’t anymore. 

 

[Jabberjay13]

30 to 50 seconds