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256x256 Rubik's cube solve - World record attempt

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The best sims are at
- https://mzrg.com/rubik/iso/
- http://benwh.000webhostapp.com/software/cubesim/index.html

There is a bunch of customizability as far as colors, your view of the cube, etc. but the basic idea is that you press space to scramble, and click and drag to do a turn. The turn that's done is based on what sticker you start the drag from and what direction the drag is in. Controls/settings are in the settings menu in IsoCubeSim or after pressing the v button on ben's cubesim.


Edit: Oh yeah, there are also keyboard sims, like at http://mzrg.com/js/qcube-v2.html , https://hi-games.net/ , https://cstimer.net/ . They are generally faster on small cubes but really awkward on larger cubes. Also the method we're using here won't work well on them, you will have to use something similar to reduction.
 

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The third center of the cube is now finished, at just over 68.5 hours' solving time:
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We're now a little over halfway through the 4th center. Probably less than 20 hours remaining.
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Insane stuff. All the best for completing the 4th center.
Would love if the solve process is livestreamed, if it is not too much logistics to care about. Also since many people are solving, many screens will need to be shown. Also, audio commentary will not be possible, as it is just too much hours, so just seeing the video feed can be boring.
 

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Insane stuff. All the best for completing the 4th center.
Would love if the solve process is livestreamed, if it is not too much logistics to care about. Also since many people are solving, many screens will need to be shown. Also, audio commentary will not be possible, as it is just too much hours, so just seeing the video feed can be boring.
I think other people stream it sometimes, but I don't plan to since it's not very watchable, and when I'm doing it I don't want to talk or respond to chat anyway. You won't need multiple screens since only one person is solving at any given time.
 

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I, along with qqwref and ben1996123, have started a collab solve of a 256x256 Rubik's cube. We're expecting a few more participants to help with the solving effort.

We expect the attempt to take anywhere between 100 and 110 hours' solve time, which could mean up to a month's worth of sessions in real time.

As for the method, we'll be using a variation of the cage method for this solve. Roughly outlined, the steps are:
1) Clearing the 1st/green center - Partially filling in columns of green pieces
2) Solving the remainder of the green center using the 4-move commutator r u' r' u
3) Clearing the 2nd/blue center - Partially filling in columns of blue pieces
4) Solving the remainder of the blue center using the 4-move commutator r2 u' r2 u
5) Solving the outer shell - edges and 3x3
6) Clearing the 3rd/orange center - Partially filling in columns of orange pieces
7) Solving the remainder of the orange center using the 4-move commutator r2 u' r2 u
8) Solving the 4th/yellow center
9) Solving the last two (red + white) centers

I've started the first bit of the solve. Progress so far, at just over 2 hours into the solve:
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Please... no... so many colors
 
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