Fully functional 1x1x1 supercube

[Cubenovice]

First I gotta sort out this 3x3x3 BLD thing...

Then I may request a couple of years of CPU time from the Google guys to generate the extensive algorithm set required for 1x1x1 BLD!

 

[cmhardw]

First I gotta sort out this 3x3x3 BLD thing...

Then I may request a couple of years of CPU time from the Google guys to generate the extensive algorithm set required for 1x1x1 BLD!

This is true. Even a method approach based on a more "freestyle" solving technique could still require a couple hundred algorithms that must be learned. Good luck, and keep us updated on your progress!

Chris

 

[Mike Hughey]

Very cool, I like it! But can you do it BLD?

Chris

Sigh, I guess I'll have to get one now so I can do the 1x1x1 to 7x7x7 supercube relay BLD.

 

[Cubenovice]

Now that you are both "here"...

Ever tried supercube BLD?

BTW: Progress is very unlikely to be seen before Dec 20th and even then will be very short-lived.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Now that you are both "here"...

Ever tried supercube BLD?

I believe Chris has done quite a lot of it - he has some stuff on his webpage about it, I believe. I haven't, though - I'd need a supercube stickered with my strange color scheme to do it.

I just got my latest shipment from Cubesmith (primarily a whole bunch of square-1 stickers ), and I went ahead and got a set of 5x5x5 supercube stickers with that, so maybe I'll sticker one up and give it a try someday before too long. I regret, though, that the supercube stickers are with arrows, instead of the color thing like what you did with the 1x1x1. I'd prefer the colors; they look better to me, and are probably easier to memorize.

 

[cmhardw]

I believe Chris has done quite a lot of it - he has some stuff on his webpage about it, I believe. I haven't, though - I'd need a supercube stickered with my strange color scheme to do it.

Yes I did used to do supercube BLD a lot. I kind of miss it actually, it's pretty fun. I find that memorization is quite a bit easier, because centers now have a fixed solved location rather than me having to assign a location. Solving is a bit more involved, because of parity considerations on solving the centers (both movable and fixed).

I think my record for 5x5x5 supercube was somewhere around 28 or 29 minutes, but I know I can beat that now that I've had much more practice on regular 5x5x5 than I had back then. I'll give it a shot tonight and see what happens.

I just got my latest shipment from Cubesmith (primarily a whole bunch of square-1 stickers ), and I went ahead and got a set of 5x5x5 supercube stickers with that, so maybe I'll sticker one up and give it a try someday before too long. I regret, though, that the supercube stickers are with arrows, instead of the color thing like what you did with the 1x1x1. I'd prefer the colors; they look better to me, and are probably easier to memorize.

I actually prefer the arrows personally. I made a personal scheme on both my 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 supercube by writing numbers on each centers in a grid, and setting the orientation of the number grids relative to the other colors. I've tried a home-made cube with arrows and I like it much better. I figure eventually I'll supercube my 6x6x6 and 7x7x7, and I'll definitely use arrows when I do. Although I like the look of the colors sticker scheme, similar to the bars you used Ralph on your 1x1x1, I find it very confusing to solve a cube like that when speedsolving. The mix of so many colors in motion like that confuses me a bit.

Chris

 

[Cool Frog]

Now lets make a Void 1x1x1?

 

[CubesOfTheWorld]

I'm sitting there like, "What is so special about a stupid 1x1? So many people have made.... Ohhhhh!"

 

[Cubenovice]

You can now order your own functional 1x1x1 from Shapeways!

http://www.shapeways.com/model/168181/cubenovice_functional_1x1x1_rubik_s_cube.html

Note that I did not create a "Shop" so you do not have to pay a dime extra.
Shipping costs... I reccomend buying multiple models so you pass the 25 USD mark to qualify for free shipping.

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