Magic prediction with the Rubik's Cube! How?

[ben1996123]

This vid has me stumped and while I read through a lot of this thread I didn't read through it all, so if this has already been talked about please just forget it.

Has anyone mentioned the fact that he writes with his left hand but cubes in a right hand dominant way? I generally try and stay away from left-handed people because I think they are weird, so this may actually normal behavior for them, but I would think that a few more of his F2L pairs would be done with his left hand. I haven't figured out how this could reveal the secret to this trick, but it is odd enough that it may be something to think about..

I'm left-handed, and I cube mainly with my right hand. Seems normal to me.

edit: In the newest video, what timer is that?

Hmm... I'm right handed, I turn (2H) mainly with my right hand (left hand is there just to hold the cube and do U' moves), but I also do OH in my right hand aswell.

 

[Innocence]

I think people tend to gain proficiency in their right hand while cubing, as most of the algorithms one learns are right dominant. Personally, while I am a left handed, right cubing dominant cuber, I could be very fast left handed, but I'm not, as most of my algs are R(') dominant.

Too many big words maybe?

 

[TheBB]

I think people tend to gain proficiency in their right hand while cubing, as most of the algorithms one learns are right dominant. Personally, while I am a left handed, right cubing dominant cuber, I could be very fast left handed, but I'm not, as most of my algs are R(') dominant.

Too many big words maybe?

Yeah. What's a right cubing dominant cuber?

 

[oosit]

No more assumption on how cubemir did it?

 

[Rune]

Tell us the secret!!!
PLEASSSSEEE!!

LOL its killing me

Well, he wrote on another forum something like that (now deleted): "Maybe I´ll never show the secret, (the greatness of a trick lies in the fact that it´s never revealed)."

 

[Innocence]

I think people tend to gain proficiency in their right hand while cubing, as most of the algorithms one learns are right dominant. Personally, while I am a left handed, right cubing dominant cuber, I could be very fast left handed, but I'm not, as most of my algs are R(') dominant.

Too many big words maybe?

Yeah. What's a right cubing dominant cuber?

Someone who mostly uses their right hand is what I meant.

What came out is totally different.

 

[Googlrr]

I'd like to see him write down an average of 5 before he does one.

 

[mati rubik]

hmm, you should do it in a official competition

 

[Ranzha]

The Russian forum says that he moved the mouse and pressed the spacebar. This may have something to do with it.

My theory with this is that either the spacebar or the mouse being moved activates a function which shows the "predicted" time.
Makes all sense in the world, too.

 

[Stefan]

My theory with this is that either the spacebar or the mouse being moved activates a function which shows the "predicted" time.
Makes all sense in the world, too.

Maybe that's why it was proposed on page 1 already.

 

[chris410]

My guess...

1. He wrote his own timer to present the scramble and stop at the predicted time (space bar is just for show *part of the last step*)
2. The algorithms are known since he wrote the program in advance
3. Since he is obviously fast enough to solve in the time period, he executed his solve and paced himself to match the timer.
4. The space bar was merely part of the trick, most likely did not do anything other than make the trick appear to be real.

That being said, the talent required to solve quickly (and his WCA profile proves it) should not be overlooked. Good trick!

 

[Carrot]

My guess...

1. He wrote his own timer to present the scramble and stop at the predicted time (space bar is just for show *part of the last step*)

He wrote CCT? O___o

 

[adimare]

We need James Randi in here

 

[ben1996123]

I just guessed 2 solve times in a row correctly on my 4th attempt (18.99 and 17.32) using a stackmat. I didn't prepare the solves or anything, pretty easy.

I think it could actually be real.

 

[Tesseract]

one more video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiJkdx3ihcs

 

[TeddyKGB]

one more video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiJkdx3ihcs

That takes skill!!! lol

 

[Diniz]

one more video:

hauhauahuauhuah, nice!

 

[ben1996123]

one more video:

hauhauahuauhuah, nice!

F2L on the left FTW

HOW DID YOU DO THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[RainbowBoy]

woah o.O

 

[Ranzha]

My theory with this is that either the spacebar or the mouse being moved activates a function which shows the "predicted" time.
Makes all sense in the world, too.

Maybe that's why it was proposed on page 1 already.

Um, not to what I said.
The spacebar stops the timer. The mouse makes it the "predicted" time.