Hi all
When Rubik's Cube came out in 1980, I was 13 years old. I didn't get one until the cheaper knock-offs came out, as the Rubik's Cube was too expensive, in my mother's opinion. My little brother and I were very excited, we scrambled it and then of course had no idea how to solve it. I can't remember where we got it, but somewhere along the way we acquired a little paperback book that tried to explain how to solve the thing. The only pattern I was ever able to manage was the one where you get a different coloured dot in the middle and the rest of the side is all the same colour. My little brother discovered you could pop the thing apart with a screwdriver and put it back together solved. Well, the cube didn't survive many disassemblies before it was useless, and by then I'd lost interest and had moved on to navy blue eyeliner and pink hair.
Yesterday I was attempting to play a little game that involves patterns, and failing, and remembered the challenges of the Rubik's Cube. One thing led to another and I ended up on You Tube watching a tutorial for the white daisy/cross. I decided I needed a cube to try along with the tutorial and quickly found out that a Rubik's Cube is not considered much good. Long story short, a Valk 3 is on the way to me (because the Moyu Weilong GTS V2 was sold out in black) and I've joined here for moral support.
My goal is not to be a speed cuber, just a cuber. I'd like to be able to solve the thing in under 5 minutes.
When Rubik's Cube came out in 1980, I was 13 years old. I didn't get one until the cheaper knock-offs came out, as the Rubik's Cube was too expensive, in my mother's opinion. My little brother and I were very excited, we scrambled it and then of course had no idea how to solve it. I can't remember where we got it, but somewhere along the way we acquired a little paperback book that tried to explain how to solve the thing. The only pattern I was ever able to manage was the one where you get a different coloured dot in the middle and the rest of the side is all the same colour. My little brother discovered you could pop the thing apart with a screwdriver and put it back together solved. Well, the cube didn't survive many disassemblies before it was useless, and by then I'd lost interest and had moved on to navy blue eyeliner and pink hair.
Yesterday I was attempting to play a little game that involves patterns, and failing, and remembered the challenges of the Rubik's Cube. One thing led to another and I ended up on You Tube watching a tutorial for the white daisy/cross. I decided I needed a cube to try along with the tutorial and quickly found out that a Rubik's Cube is not considered much good. Long story short, a Valk 3 is on the way to me (because the Moyu Weilong GTS V2 was sold out in black) and I've joined here for moral support.
My goal is not to be a speed cuber, just a cuber. I'd like to be able to solve the thing in under 5 minutes.
