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F2L Trick - Fewer moves, no new algorithms! This is a trick that I heard about for speed-solving the middle layer edges of Rubik's cube. It's really ingenious--it uses about 4 turns per edge instead of 8, and doesn't require any algorithms! I've heard that many competitors used this technique in the early 1980s, before Jessica Fridrich came along with her "simultaneous F2L" method. Tags: rubik rubik's rubiks cube speedsolving f2l middle layer edges |
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Solving Rubik's Cube in 12.79 seconds Non-lucky. My current fastest average for 10 consecutive solves is 13.82 seconds. More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: dan knights rubik's cube speedcubing rubik |
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H Permutation standard: M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 [7 slice turns, 11 face turns] performed: M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2 best time: 1.10 seconds More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: rubik's cube speedcubing permutation pll |
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Z Permutation standard: R Bi Ri B F Ri F Bi Ri B R F2 (U)[12 turns] performed: (R Bi Ri B) (F Ri F) Bi (Ri B R) F2 best time: 1.46 seconds More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: rubik's cube speedcubing permutation pll |
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R Permutation standard: Ri U2 R U2 Ri F R U Ri Ui Ri Fi R2 (U) [13 turns] performed: (Ri U2) (R U2) (Ri F) (R U Ri Ui) (Ri Fi R2) best time: 1.52 seconds More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: rubik's cube speedcubing permutation pll |
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T Permutation standard: R U Ri Ui Ri F R2 Ui Ri Ui R U Ri Fi [14 turns] performed: (R U Ri Ui) (Ri F) (R2 Ui) (Ri Ui R) (U Ri Fi) best time: 1.51 seconds More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: rubik's cube speedcubing permutation pll |
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Y Permutation standard: F R Ui Ri Ui R U Ri Fi R U Ri Ui Ri F R Fi [17 turns] performed: F (R Ui Ri) Ui (R U Ri) Fi (R U Ri Ui) (Ri F R Fi) best time: 1.72 seconds More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: rubik's cube speedcubing permutation pll |
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V Permutation standard: Ri U Ri Ui Bi D Bi Di B2 Ri Bi R B R [14 turns] performed: (Ri U li fi) x (Ri U Ri Ui) xi (R2 Ui) (Ri U R U) best time: 1.69 seconds More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: rubik's cube speedcubing permutation pll |
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F Permutation standard: (Ui) Ri U R Ui R2 Fi Ui F U R F Ri Fi R2 [13 turns] performed: (Ri U R Ui) (R2 Fi) x y (Ri U R) yi (R U Ri Ui R2) best time: 1.73 seconds More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: rubik's cube speedcubing permutation pll |
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Orientation "Y-with-Bar" standard: R2 Ui R F Ri U R2 Ui Ri Fi R [11 turns] performed: (R2 Ui) (R F) (Ri U) (R2 Ui) (Ri Fi R) best time: 1.37 seconds More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: rubik's cube speedcubing orientation oll |
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Orientation "Double-Pi" standard: B L U Li Ui Bi F U R Ui Ri Fi [12 turns] performed: f U R Ui Ri F fi U R Ui Ri Fi best time: 1.42 seconds More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: rubik's cube speedcubing orientation oll |
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Erno Rubik on The Big Breakfast, 1999 Not too many people were speed-solving the cube in 1999. Somehow a producer from this show found my email address, and asked me on a Thursday if I was in London, and if I could be on the show with Erno Rubik the next Tuesday. I replied (falsely), "yes, I'm in London, and I'd love to be on the show." Then I grabbed my passport, booked a flight, and showed up at their studio in London. After the show, Rubik's public relations company invited me to tour the British media with him for the rest of the week. It was an honor to travel with Rubik himself. He solved my cube. More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: Dan Knights Rubik's Cube World Champion Big Breakfast Erno Rubik |
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CBS Evening Magazine, 2003 Recorded in San Francisco. This is one of my favorites. More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: Dan Knights Rubik's Cube World Champion CBS Evening Magazine |
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Solving Rubik's Cube in freefall while skydiving On Sunday, May 4th, 2003, I jumped tandem (with an instructor) from 12,000 feet. This gave me only 30-40 seconds of freefall before we had to open the chute, which would be plenty of time in my living room, but it's a different story when you're hurtling toward the earth at 130 miles per hour (209 Km per hour)! I drilled a hole in one of the corner pieces, and tied the cube to my wrist in case I couldn't hold on to it. I trained a few times by leaning out of a car at 80 MPH on the highway. This was my first time jumping, but I actually was not very nervous about the skydiving part... I was only worried about whether or not I could do the cube. VH1 paid for me to jump, and they had a second camera-man diving next to us filming the whole thing. In the end, it took me about 32 seconds using the Fridrich method, no skipped steps, 8-turn orientation, 13-turn permutation. I had the diving instructor scramble it on the plane, which was also captured on video by a VH1 camera-man. More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: Rubik's Cube Dan Knights Skydive Skydiving Freefall |
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Custom 2x2x4 Rubik's Cube Puzzle This is a fully functioning custom 2x2x4 puzzle similar to Rubik's Cube. I made it with pieces from two normal-sized 2x2x2 Rubik's Cubes. All custom modifications are done with "Magic Sculpt" Putty. More information is available at http://twistypuzzles.com/. More of my stuff at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: Rubik Rubik's Cube Dan Knights Custom 2x2x4 Puzzle |
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Custom 2x2x3 Puzzle This is a fully functioning custom 2x2x3 puzzle similar to Rubik's Cube. I made it with pieces from one Keychain Rubik's Cube and one normal-sized Rubik's Cube. All custom modifications are done with "Magic Sculpt" Putty. More information is available at http://twistypuzzles.com/. More of my stuff at More at http://www.thepublicvoid.com Tags: Rubik Rubik's Cube Dan Knights Custom 2x2x3 Puzzle |