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Title: Rubiks Cube
Post by: Bo Bo on 09 October 2007, 14:18:07

Were/are you any good?

Have a go here (http://www.arcadevault.com/rubiks_cube.html)

Title: Re: Rubiks Cube
Post by: maria on 09 October 2007, 15:25:16

I use to love doing the rubiks cube and after doing it over and over i got good at it  ;D

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Post by: Danny on 09 October 2007, 15:27:38

i'm useless at it, actually i'm useless at most things, 10 years ago i was a genius!!

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Post by: Markie on 09 October 2007, 16:17:32

i completed it at the age of 9, fair enough i did it by pulling the stickers off  :( i got a row for that  :'(

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Post by: CaptainZok on 09 October 2007, 17:36:55

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i completed it at the age of 9, fair enough i did it by pulling the stickers off  :( i got a row for that  :'(

Easier to pull em to bits and reassemble... Allegedly
John Bolton Rubiks Cube Champion 1987  ;D

Title: Re: Rubiks Cube
Post by: Timbuk on 09 October 2007, 19:29:59

Used to do it in under 60 secs every time when i was a kid 8-), can't even do it now :-/

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Post by: Taxi_Driver on 09 October 2007, 21:03:05

I saw a bloke on telly a few days ago...do it in 20secs  :o....apparently all to do with memorizing the patterns.....it'll take me 20 years then  ;D

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Post by: Timbuk on 09 October 2007, 22:02:40

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I saw a bloke on telly a few days ago...do it in 20secs  :o....apparently all to do with memorizing the patterns.....it'll take me 20 years then  ;D

I can get as far as the cross on the bottom ( if you know how to do it you will know what i mean ) and thats it nowadays  :'(

Title: Re: Rubiks Cube
Post by: Bo Bo on 10 October 2007, 11:14:36

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I saw a bloke on telly a few days ago...do it in 20secs  :o....apparently all to do with memorizing the patterns.....it'll take me 20 years then  ;D

Apparently the record is 9.86  :o

Title: Re: Rubiks Cube
Post by: bob.dent on 10 October 2007, 16:40:03

Hated them then and still hate them now!! ::)..............infuriating contraption and have always been crap at trying to solve it. :'(

Title: Re: Rubiks Cube
Post by: Golfbuddy on 10 October 2007, 18:36:22

If you're interested this (http://internet.oit.edu/~cardwelc/rubiks/rubiks.htm) is how you do it.  8-)

Title: Re: Rubiks Cube
Post by: razzo on 10 October 2007, 20:03:21

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If you're interested this (http://internet.oit.edu/~cardwelc/rubiks/rubiks.htm) is how you do it.  8-)

Martin you must get out more often  :(

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Post by: Golfbuddy on 10 October 2007, 20:12:37

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If you're interested this (http://internet.oit.edu/~cardwelc/rubiks/rubiks.htm) is how you do it.  8-)

Martin you must get out more often  :(

Time to get me coat then?  ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Rubiks Cube
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 11 October 2007, 10:45:24

Never was able to do it so I would take it out of the way for a minute pull it bits then put it back together again.... Mum was there "Oh are Loo-knee, you are so Massively clever!!" ;D

Title: Re: Rubiks Cube
Post by: Bo Bo on 11 October 2007, 11:29:26

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If you're interested this (http://internet.oit.edu/~cardwelc/rubiks/rubiks.htm) is how you do it.  8-)

Hhmm, that's not how I used to it. I got the corners right first then one side followed by the others...