Rubik Cube

[Temujin]

Due to its current popularity due to The Pursuit of Happyness, our office has gone Rubik's Cube mad.
I've dug out my 27 year old cube that clunks and creaks like mad and look enviously at Phils ultra smooth brand new cube.
27 years ago I used to be able to complete the damned thing in about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes but can now only get the 1st 2 layers and the top face "up", then have to resort to a cheat sheet.

Lunchtimes used to be filled with quake/unreal/CMR etc but its all rubiks now.

Anyone else een caught by the damned thing?

[DJH@GB-Ro]

1 min 30, that beats me

I can do it everytime within 2mins 30s, good times within 2mins, best down to 1:40. I could only speed up using a different method. But I don't know how

I know someone who can do it in about 40 seconds, he was some geek who entered contests

I haven't touched it for ages, but I do love it

[Temujin]

1 min 30, that beats me

that was many many moons ago, its +5 min these days and thats with using a guide  :?

[Gary]

Anyone else been caught by the damned thing?

Just dug mine out & I will not be beaten, I will complete it  :lol:

[DJH@GB-Ro]

1 min 30, that beats me

that was many many moons ago, its +5 min these days and thats with using a guide  :?

Your 'many moons ago' technique obviously beats mine, I could possibly do it in 1:30 if I soaked the cube in WD40 to make the turns quicker

[Temujin]

I could possibly do it in 1:30 if I soaked the cube in WD40 to make the turns quicker

Do a search on YouTube for Tyson Mao.
He can do the thing blindfolded and some of the finger flicks he uses are amazing.

[DJH@GB-Ro]

Do a search on YouTube for Tyson Mao.
He can do the thing blindfolded and some of the finger flicks he uses are amazing.

THat's ridiculous!  :lol:

This is pretty amazing too: http://youtube.com/watch?v=E7F4w0ykrzE

[Temujin]

I could possibly do it in 1:30 if I soaked the cube in WD40 to make the turns quicker

WD40 is the wrong stuff to use, it eats the plastic apparently.
Vaseline is the way to go :thumbup: and even raises plenty of giggling in the office when you tell em you've lubed it up with vaseline
I'm getting back into it now and can manage 1:39 when everything falls into place.
Moved away from my 27 year old method, there's much faster ones around these days.
Just have to remember all the combinations now  :shock:

[DJH@GB-Ro]

I'm working on improving too www.speedcubing.com

[Temujin]

I'm working on improving too www.speedcubing.com

The 3 yr old is impressive  :shock:

[UBT - PiezPiedPy]

Never been able to complete the bloody thing, when I take it apart to cheat I have to get someone else to put it back together again  :evil: