How to solve a Rubic cube, the geek way

yatpay · 4 months

Rubik's.

As in, it is the cube of Erno Rubik.

ten_thousand_puppies · 4 months

I still can't solve one the regular way... :\

Avery17 · 4 months

The machine is only a half second faster than the world record.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v_Km6cv6DU

sto79be · 4 months

What is this Rubic cube you speak of?

HiImDan · 4 months

I was going to ask what's the non geek way, but then I realized it'd be like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaH5tBe4Ngs&feature=related

mhusman · 4 months

I like the Lego NXT solver

http://hackedgadgets.com/2008/07/20/lego-nxt-rubik-cube-solver/

dipswitch · 4 months

I see your Android and I raise you an Eve.

MalcolmReynoldsWrap · 4 months

Is there even a non-geek way?

EnemyNation · 4 months

Ah, the Cube Stormer II. Here's a you tube video of it, solving slightly slower than the gif. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d0LfkIut2M

SpartanSig · 4 months

So it's that time of the week?

banz23 · 4 months

Geeks solve problems by automating the solution and making the manual solution completely obsolete. This is the epitome of the geek way!

chapterten · 4 months

No, the geek way is to solve it yourself and call it a Rubik's cube.

DaMountainDwarf · 4 months

5 seconds? Nwb.

Velenne · 4 months

Nerdgasm....

morkoq · 4 months

I prefer to use my hands

BigMcLargeHuge · 4 months

It's shit like this....that keeps me working with technology.

Imagine what a machine that could do this 20 years ago would have looked like. A machine that could calc optimal solutions, then the steps required based on the current orientation, then manipulate the "fingers", etc., etc. etc.

Now, imagine what a machine capable of this will look like 20 years from now.

SittingDuckNZ · 4 months

Pyramid shaped one The real beaut of this video is the guy that casually strolls in off camera near the end.

hoyter · 4 months

I need this app.

blulink · 4 months

I think this is relevant.

argv_minus_one · 4 months

Everything's faster with robots.

laudalelemera · 4 months

Why to use brain and limbs at all

PlayboyPaulie · 4 months

was expecting this to be MindVirus

secondplanet · 4 months

I also built a Rubik's robot out of NXT parts, but it took about 30 minutes to complete the cube and was a pain to debug.

Tananar · 4 months

One of my friends can solve one in less than 45 seconds, no matter how it's been scrambled. Don't know how, it's crazy.

tronrocks · 4 months

Before I clicked I said, "If this is that gif of the smartphone solving the cube using legos, I'm going to cut a bitch." It was...

capnpetch · 4 months

For you younger redditors, they used to have a game show that involved nothing but people trying to solve cubes as fast as possible. The best players would beat that machine.

woyteck · 4 months

Definitely a Greek way of solving the problem - build a publicly funded robot, using German money ;)

jumpup · 4 months

is it just me or did they completely overlook the point of a rubik cube, sure its impressive but other then giving a ai something to do while it figures out solitaire its not really all that usefull

geek

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