Blog Tag: Rubiks
Recent Obsession: Rubik's Cube
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I'm a throwback, for sure, but I decided a couple of weeks ago that no self-respecting nerd should remain clueless about how to solve the Rubik's Cube. This comes only about 3 short years after I decided no self-respecting nerd should not own a Rubik's cube. I bought one at a local drugstore when I lived in Phoenix. After mixing it up it had remained unsolved ever since.
After watching Dan Brown's tutorial on YouTube several times, and memorizing the algorithms, I have learned (but not mastered) the layer by layer method. I'm now attempting to learn the Fridrich f2l (first two layers) method. This is the preferred method used by so-called "Speedcubers".
Fridrich's page of algorithms is a little confusing for me. I've found a bunch of crappy videos on YouTube explaining f2l, and one decent one. It's nice because he doesn't go blindingly fast while reinforcing all stereotypes about nerds being socially awkward. He goes slow.
For quick reference, here's a list of steps and algorithms I've learned. I'm typing this from memory, and I'm a n00b, so comments and corrections are welcome.
