I wrote some code to analyse this. I tested scrambles from 0 turns to 50 and counted the average number of joined corner-edge pairs after the scramble. I tested each scramble number 100,000 times to get an accurate average.
The results are shown in the graph below. The average number of...
For layer by layer methods there are currently two 2 look methods that I know of. These are OLL-PLL and CLL-ELL. However, there are many other ways to split the last layer into 2 steps. Has anyone looked into these to see if one of them is more efficient / has faster algs than either OLL-PLL or...
I've updated my Rubix simulator to allow customised images on the faces. You can therefore use it as a super cube when images are used or a normal cube otherwise. Other additions include the ability to change the shape of the cubelets. It's not fully tested so if you find any bugs please tell...
I've made some improvements to my Rubik's simulator program. The latest version can be downloaded from here
http://pbone.it-mate.co.uk/rubix.htm
The improvements include:
- Keyboard control for rotating the entire cube in multiples of 90 degrees (ie, rotate all layers)
- Keyboard control...
I had an idea for a new cube. Probably been thought of before but I couldn't find anything. Either that or it's a stupid idea. It would be a cube with colour changing lights for the faces similar to the Rubik's Touch. The difference would be that you can turn the faces like a normal cube. You...
I'm sure that this has been done before but I'm fairly new to the cubing community. If you do RU 105 times the cube returns to its solved state. It occurred to me to time this and maybe others could have a friendly competition to see who can do it the fastest. Others could suggest new sequences...
Having worked out the 3x3 and all other cube sizes years ago for myself I now find myself interested in speed cubing. Obviously I've started to replace my inefficient algorithms with better ones and I'm learning to solve the LL with 2 algorithms. It seems there are 2 ways to do this. Orientate...
Hello
I've made a freeware Rubik's simulator which can be found here (size 2 to 50).
http://www.geocities.com/peter_bone_uk/rubix.html
I'd like to add solving support to it but I don't have the expertise to write my own code. I'd like the solver to be able to handle any size cube. I can...
Is there a way to work out if a 4x4x4 cube is in the state of parity error? Maybe by counting how many edge pieces need rotating or something?
By the way, I've made a rubik's simulator you may like to try (free). It uses a 3D interface and you can set the size from 2x2x2 to 20x20x20 (will be...