Hello cubers,
I have always enjoyed Math and puzzles of different kinds. As a child, I learned to solved the Rubiks Cube by doing beginners level algorithms, but never could seem to memorize them.
Two weekends ago, I received my second Moderna Covid-19 vaccine and was really tired on day 2, so I grabbed a cube and decided to figure it out.
Within 24 hours I had memorized the beginner level algs and was down to about 2 minutes a solve. I’m at the 2 week mark and now average about 1:15 on a good solve.
Yesterday, I tried learning some F2L moves, but I couldn’t take seem to get my cube 2 match any of the cases shown... or if it did, the algs messed up either the white cross or another white corner and edge that had already been solved. So I tried doing it intuitively. I will revisit the F2L algs sometime later.
I can solve the middle layer intuitively using the simple right/left trigger moves to permit each corner til it matchesits edge pair in the top face in one of three positions. But it takes forever... several minutes a solve.
Focusing on progress not perfection for now.
Thanks for all the info and great community here,
NubeCuber
I have always enjoyed Math and puzzles of different kinds. As a child, I learned to solved the Rubiks Cube by doing beginners level algorithms, but never could seem to memorize them.
Two weekends ago, I received my second Moderna Covid-19 vaccine and was really tired on day 2, so I grabbed a cube and decided to figure it out.
Within 24 hours I had memorized the beginner level algs and was down to about 2 minutes a solve. I’m at the 2 week mark and now average about 1:15 on a good solve.
Yesterday, I tried learning some F2L moves, but I couldn’t take seem to get my cube 2 match any of the cases shown... or if it did, the algs messed up either the white cross or another white corner and edge that had already been solved. So I tried doing it intuitively. I will revisit the F2L algs sometime later.
I can solve the middle layer intuitively using the simple right/left trigger moves to permit each corner til it matchesits edge pair in the top face in one of three positions. But it takes forever... several minutes a solve.
Focusing on progress not perfection for now.
Thanks for all the info and great community here,
NubeCuber
