Solved the Square-1 Intuitively

[EngiNerdBrian]

My wife recently solved the Square-1 without the assistance of any tutorials, videos, or algorithms! She's been casually noodling with it off and on for about 2 years. Her persistence to just keep trying and not look up a tutorial was pretty admirable and definitely not the way a lot of us go about solving new puzzles! The only cubing background she has is the 3x3 beginner method.

I believe the squan to be a very difficult puzzle, especially to solve intuitively without a prescribed method. She even got parity a few times and that was obviously a pretty big road block. My wife thinks I'm exaggerating how difficult this is to do and that I'm just trying to make her feel good.

Will you all back me up and throw some praise her way? I'd like to show her this thread eventually.

 

[Jilli0]

Good Job! I have got to say, I've seen Jperm try to solve it without help, and he averages sub ten...

 

[Timona]

My wife recently solved the Square-1 without the assistance of any tutorials, videos, or algorithms! She's been casually noodling with it off and on for about 2 years. Her persistence to just keep trying and not look up a tutorial was pretty admirable and definitely not the way a lot of us go about solving new puzzles! The only cubing background she has is the 3x3 beginner method.

I believe the squan to be a very difficult puzzle, especially to solve intuitively without a prescribed method. She even got parity a few times and that was obviously a pretty big road block. My wife thinks I'm exaggerating how difficult this is to do and that I'm just trying to make her feel good.

Will you all back me up and throw some praise her way? I'd like to show her this thread eventually.

That's genuinely impressive. When you eventually show her this thread, let her know that it's no small feat.

 

[Abram Grimsley]

Wow! Solving a square-1 intuitively, to me, seems impossible. It took me to watch Tingman's tutorial 3 times. And, yet, Your wife needed no assistance. Props to her. She is incredible!

 

[SpeedCubing RDJ]

Wow! That is Inzayn! Well done wife-of-EngiNerdBrian!

 

[IsThatA4x4]

That's incredible!
Especially with only 3x3 beginner's method as a background.
Even when the puzzle is in cubeshape, it behaves very differently to a 3x3 because of your ability to misalign either the top or bottom.
She wouldn't have known how 3-cycles work, which are incredibly helpful, and parity is quite a hard concept to understand in terms of what actually is causing it.
The fact that she could get through those challenges is no small feat at all!

 

[baseballjello67]

Took me 16 times of watching Derpy's cubeshape video and almost 30 hours of Tingman tutorials. Wow. That is crazy! I average 12 seconds! That is incredible!

 

[Thom S.]

I'm on your wife's side.

 

[Puffin]

Go wife! Seriously impressive. My wife won't even touch a cube, so kudos to yours!

 

[cuberswoop]

Go wife! Seriously impressive. My wife won't even touch a cube, so kudos to yours!

I don't even have a wife :|

 

[Thom S.]

I don't even have a wife :|

Because Marriage with 13 is often quite illegal

 

[Abram Grimsley]

Because Marriage with 13 is often quite illegal

Not in Medieval times. When Knights and Kings fought with swords and spears! Back then a boy could get married at the coming of age(which was like 17), and for girls, they were given to marriage around the age of 12.
Just a fun History fact.

 

[gsingh]

Not in Medieval times.

WE'RE NOT IN MEDIEVAL TIMES.

 

[Thom S.]

Not in Medieval times. When Knights and Kings fought with swords and spears! Back then a boy could get married at the coming of age(which was like 17), and for girls, they were given to marriage around the age of 12.
Just a fun History fact.

Isn't that widely known that age of marriage and consent used to be way lower?(unfortunitely still is for afabs in many countries, even first world)
Also, define fun.

 

[baseballjello67]

a boy could get married at the coming of age (which was like 17)

(which was like 17)

17

You are 16.

If ya think we are in medieval times, Abram, you are one year away from marriage.

Also, when did this.... part of the conversation start?

 

[cuberswoop]

Also, when did this.... part of the conversation start?

I have a tendency to start weird debates/arguments.

 

[Abram Grimsley]

If ya think we are in medieval times, Abram, you are one year away from marriage.

Ha ha yes! Only problem is I don't have a girlfriend. Lol
Also, I can post again! Yay!

 

[DynaXT]

Only problem is I don't have a girlfriend.

Imagine wanting one in the first place...


anyway, solving square-1 intuitively is a crazy achievement. Congrats to your wife!

 

[Imsoosm]

Not in Medieval times. When Knights and Kings fought with swords and spears! Back then a boy could get married at the coming of age(which was like 17), and for girls, they were given to marriage around the age of 12.
Just a fun History fact.

The problem is @cuberswoop ain't a girl

 

[Abram Grimsley]

Ok. Let's stay on topic now.