Can you solve a Rubik's cube?

[MultiBigTime]

I got my mums, it was nearly solved and I stuffed it up, I have no chance with them..

 

[Mooclan]

I sometimes wish my nerdy friends were good at the same stuff as me. A lot of kids at my school know how to solve a Rubix Cube, but I have never seen someone even hold a candle to me. My average (I'm rusty) is 45 seconds and my PB is 26 seconds. I learned using a Youtuber who teaches speedcubing. He also has a site. I was too lazy to ever learn all the 120 algorithms, and I have about 20 down at my peak, when I had a 40 second average. If I wanted to I could memorize all of them and probably get a 15-second average, but that would be a lot of work.

I first became fascinated with them around age 6, and I would spend a lot of time trying to solve it. I would always try to get one side, then two, then three, then hope the rest would fall into place. One time at age 7 I got 4 sides completed, with only 4 edges out of place on the whole cube, but I wouldn't solve it until later.

Then in 8th grade one kid brought a Rubix Cube to school, and it peaked my interest. I tried using the little handbook it gives you, and that didn't make sense, so I just looked it up on Youtube. That day I solved it, and for the next couple of weeks I worked hard to get faster, until I broke the one minute mark three weeks later. Then like many things in life, I lost interest and kind of gave up when I got a 40-second average. People still think I'm a genius for it, though it's really not hard. I love how every single person that sees you solving it says these exact words:

"I hate that thing. I've never solved it before. Isn't there some sort of pattern?..."

Ahh, maybe for a summer project I could get back into speedcubing...

My favorite line: "Is there a button..? o___o"

 

[Mamiamato24]

How bout chubby bunny

Was thinking about it, couldn't find the marshmallows x3

 

[BitoBain]

My favorite line: "Is there a button..? o___o"

I also hear this a lot when I take it to school, etc...

"I can fix that if you let me peel off the stickers."

"SO OLD KID NOT EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE!"
(My cube is a Dayan Zhanchi, so you can't even do that!)

 

[Turtle]

I also hear this a lot when I take it to school, etc...

"I can fix that if you let me peel off the stickers."

"SO OLD KID NOT EVEN FUNNY ANYMORE!"
(My cube is a Dayan Zhanchi, so you can't even do that!)

Same c: I also got my Magic

 

[Giggity69Goo]

Cubes

 

[Turtle]

Cubes

Cubes

 

[endthebean]

I've been wanting to try the fast algorithm for the 3x3 because the only one I know is the one that comes with the original cube and my PB is only 1:08. So, if you guys could please link the faster algorithm I would be very grateful.

 

[Turtle]

I've been wanting to try the fast algorithm for the 3x3 because the only one I know is the one that comes with the original cube and my PB is only 1:08. So, if you guys could please link the faster algorithm I would be very grateful.

All I can solve is a 2x2 in 20 Secs and a Magic in 5 :c Sowwy

 

[BitoBain]

I've been wanting to try the fast algorithm for the 3x3 because the only one I know is the one that comes with the original cube and my PB is only 1:08. So, if you guys could please link the faster algorithm I would be very grateful.

A single algorithm got you to solve the cube in 1:08? Wow. I wonder what that was. The most common method people use is called the Friedrich method. (The beginner's method takes about 7 algorithms. The medium about 20. The advanced about 120.) It's a great method, though. The world's fastest speedcuber uses it, as well as all those on his tail. He has about a 7.5 second average.

I learned the Friedrich method from Badmephisto, a Youtuber. He has dozens of videos to explain the method and improve your times. He also has a site with all of the algorithms listed, so you can print them off and memorize them on the bus ride home from school.
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/badmephisto
Site: http://www.badmephisto.com/
If you do everything he says, you will learn to solve the cube in under 15 seconds on average. Too bad most people are too lazy to go that far. If you are only up to memorizing 20 algorithms though, you can do the 2-look PLL and 2-look OLL as well as the F2L, and those will get you roughly 25-35 second averages once you master them. I bet that'll make you the fastest at your school.

 

[Alpha]

I can solve a regular cube in like 30 seconds. Everything is else too advanced for my plebeian brain.

 

[endthebean]

A single algorithm got you to solve the cube in 1:08? Wow. I wonder what that was. The most common method people use is called the Friedrich method. (The beginner's method takes about 7 algorithms. The medium about 20. The advanced about 120.) It's a great method, though. The world's fastest speedcuber uses it, as well as all those on his tail. He has about a 7.5 second average.

I learned the Friedrich method from Badmephisto, a Youtuber. He has dozens of videos to explain the method and improve your times. He also has a site with all of the algorithms listed, so you can print them off and memorize them on the bus ride home from school.
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/badmephisto
Site: http://www.badmephisto.com/
If you do everything he says, you will learn to solve the cube in under 15 seconds on average. Too bad most people are too lazy to go that far. If you are only up to memorizing 20 algorithms though, you can do the 2-look PLL and 2-look OLL as well as the F2L, and those will get you roughly 25-35 second averages once you master them. I bet that'll make you the fastest at your school.

Thanks for the help! I really haven't researched too much on cubes, but the way I learned how to solve it was by reading the instructions that came with the Rubiks Cube.