Hand up, who could actually solve the Rubiks Cube as a kid?

RandallFlagg

and can you still do it now?

I never did get to learn the moves to solve it at school, a couple of brainboxes did and I remember a queue forming at lunchtimes as other kids waiting for them to solver their Rubik's Cube.

I bought one a couple of years ago and it came with instructions on how to solve it and I got a few moves down but gave up and got on with other moe pressing life stuff instead. I may have another go, but I think it's something you need to put the hours in and keep doing regularly to keep those moves in the memory.

TimmyO

I could do the top 2 slices completely just by kind of 'seeing' what to do but could never get the bottom layer without a guide.

mike_l

I vaguely remember doing the RC once. I still have one.........somewhere.
I haven't done anything with a RC in over 30 years.

My sister got quite good with the Cube.

digitalscream

I forget the process now, but I figured out how to solve it a couple of times when I was 9. I do remember realising that the centre squares don't move for the first time, and a light came on

fields5069

I learned the moves from a strange book bought from WHSmith.

Vaiai

I used to do it and raced my dad - can do top and 6 on each side but forget the moves to finish it - when I look up the guides I can't understand them! 

crunchman

I used to be good at it.  Could do it in under 2 minutes.  These days I can't remember the last 2 or 3 stages on the bottom layer though.

Jalapeno

fields5069 said:

I learned the moves from a strange book bought from WHSmith.

Used to work with the guy who wrote that.  Not sure why he worked - he was minted.

My 2nd job had a boss who was an annoying twat and a bit of a bully too.  He was always showing off how he could do the RC quickly - so we levered off a corner piece and inverted it - he couldn't do it and was mightily pissed off, more so when the gag was outed.  Never had the RC in the office again

breakstuff

Take to bits,

Put back together with colours matching.

Easy.

fields5069

Jalapeno said:

fields5069 said:

I learned the moves from a strange book bought from WHSmith.

Used to work with the guy who wrote that.  Not sure why he worked - he was minted.

My 2nd job had a boss who was an annoying twat and a bit of a bully too.  He was always showing off how he could do the RC quickly - so we levered off a corner piece and inverted it - he couldn't do it and was mightily pissed off, more so when the gag was outed.  Never had the RC in the office again

Wasn't it a bit strange, as in it sort of looked like a school exercise book and was really more of a long pamphlet? Possibly blue in colour, not sure.

RandallFlagg

breakstuff said:

Take to bits,

Put back together with colours matching.

Easy.

Ah but then it's all loose and slack, I prefer a nice tight one. 

TheBlueWolf

As a kid I could, after learning how to from a book by a glasses wearing teen. IIRC he appeared on  the telly quite  a bit too.

Today I'd have no chance as I've totally forgotten how to

DesVegas

My cousin showed me how to do it when i was a kid .. had a go just before christmas round my bass players house and couldn't quite get the bottom layer to go .. 

i was a beast on the rubiks clock though and could do both sides in under 20seconds .. i'm guessing that was easier??

http://www.cs.brandeis.edu/~storer/JimPuzzles/MANIP/RubikClock/RubikClockPhoto.jpg

spark240

Yes I could do it, I actually did a presentation at college which demsontrated to the class how it was done !....forgot now though, ..my nephew had one recently ...I got in a right mess.

Gulliver

This guy is pretty good with them...

Vaiai

Sesh

I could never do it as a child. I used to enjoy taking it to bits more than doing it properly.

As an adult I got given one with instructions. Eventually I could do it without the instructions albeit slowly. I've forgotten again now.

There was another rubiks thing that was flat that you folded about. I can't remember what it was called, but it was easy.

Rowby1

Yes and yes.

Came up with my own system which probably isn't as efficient as some, so the quickest I've done it (years ago) was just under 2 minutes. Probably took me nearer 20 last time I did it which was a year or two back.

mellowsun

Yes, I still remember the rhythm of the moves. left, right, bottom. left, right, bottom, bottom ...

Dopesick

Six different coloured tubes of paint and a paintbrush seems to do the trick.

RandallFlagg

Vaiai said:

Urrgghh...looks like he gets a boner after stands up!