Newbie Naivety.

[Cride5]

I would like to go back in time and actually figure out the 3x3x3 by myself. I don't care too much about being amazed, because there are always other things in the world to be amazed about. This is why I like mathematics, because even if you master a certain topic, this opens up the doors to hundreds more which still amaze you.

Same here, not figuring it out myself is my greatest regret. I can't understand folk who say the cube is easy. While recognising cases and spamming algs may be a doddle, solving it first time certainly can't be easy! The cube is quite an amazing puzzle, so much complexity in such a small and simple object. It kinda reminds me of the mind blowing complexity you can get out of cellular automata.

IMHO, it's true for cubing as well. Just because you always see "cross edges" when looking at a scrambled cube doesn't mean you know everything there is to know about the cube. And even if "cubing" is synonymous with "speedcubing using CFOP" to you, there should be lots of cool new things to learn even for the very best.

I find FM a bit like this, there's so many things to learn - many ways to optimse the solve. It really makes the cube into a puzzle again

It's also great to see peoples reactions at my speed. I put a lot of hard work to get fast and I don't regret it one bit.

Me too, although I'm not really 'fast' by speedsolving standards, it's still fun to see peoples' reactions when you unscramble a cube quicker than they scrambled it

 

[Muesli]

cellular automata.

I just looked that up. That is some seriously cool stuff!

 

[Cride5]

cellular automata.

I just looked that up. That is some seriously cool stuff!

Conway's Game of Life is probably the nicest example of CAs. Have a play with this if you're interested.

 

[Muesli]

cellular automata.

I just looked that up. That is some seriously cool stuff!

Conway's Game of Life is probably the nicest example of CAs. Have a play with this if you're interested.

You're too late. I already downloaded Golly, which is a GoL simulator. It's fun playing