Comments on: Computer Proves Rubik’s Cube Can Be Completed In Under 26 Moves

By: NLP Master

NLP Master — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:01:07 +0000

That’s true! Most of the fellas I play against are intermediate. The nice blokes you see at parks

By: Everton

Everton — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 05:53:03 +0000

I can finish a chess game in 30 to 40 moves.

Surely, that depends on the opponent?

By: NLP Master

NLP Master — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 03:31:43 +0000

I can finish a chess game in 30 to 40 moves. But a rubiks cube? Sigh. May as well work on a triple integration problem of a multipoint surface in a cartesian plane.

By: Everton

Everton — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:37:56 +0000

Come on guys!! I used to be able to do it in 55 secs and I was under 10!!!

By: James

James — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:45:20 +0000

I’ve got my Rubik’s cube now and playing with it last night just reminded me that I have never even got close to completing one before.

I’m gonna have to keep trying though as playing for 45 minutes probably isn’t long enough. It is frustrating though, I’m sure once you have done it once it becomes easy?!?

By: Brown Baron

Brown Baron — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:46:47 +0000

I don’t think I’ve ever been able to complete it. Under 26 moves? I wish they had a video. That would have been fun to watch.

By: Michael Repplinger

Michael Repplinger — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 18:18:09 +0000

This conjecture remains unproven today

[from the paper that proved the 26 move solution]

quite amazing. I didn’t know that basically not that much is proven about the Rubik’s cube, other than with a constructive proof, like those guys did. No one knows what’s the smallest number of moves you need to solve it.

By: Bush Mackel

Bush Mackel — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 16:47:11 +0000

I’m with James! I don’t know if I’ve ever done it! Hm. Maybe I should go off to the the toy store and get busy!

By: James

James — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:07:14 +0000

Now you have got me thinking! I can’t remember ever completing a Rubik’s cube, now I don’t know if that was because I couldn’t do it or someone had removed all the stickers and put them back on in the wrong places to cheat (does it make a difference???).

I have just ordered a Rubik’s cube and will see if I can do it now that I’m a bit older and hopefully wiser!