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The Rubik’s Cube may seem like cubes randomly rotating around a core with no meaning. Well, technically it is… BUT, the point is that there’s a lot of underlying mathematics about the cube and its many permutation groups and probabilities, that you don’t necessarily need to understand. However, learning about it will give you a new perspective and hopefully a greater appreciation for this seemingly naive puzzle.
The Rubik's Cube is more than just a toy - it's a puzzle that offers a wide range of benefits for people of all ages. Even if you only solve it once a week and aren’t a speedsolver by any means, there are many advantages that you should know about. From improving cognitive skills to reducing stress levels, here are some of the benefits of solving the Rubik's Cube.
Since speedcubing is still a relatively small community of people, it can be difficult to find websites that provide important information like algs, and stats which help improve and make cubing more enjoyable as a hobby. There are a lot of underrated websites on the web that may not be very popular, but still are some of the most information and entertainment-packed resources for us cubers. This article covers the top 6 websites that all speedcubers should know about.
Solving a 2x2 blindfolded is relatively easy and is something every cuber can learn to do. The most challenging part of the process for most people is learning what letters correspond to what pieces on the cube. Luckily, I have created a computer program that makes it extremely easy to practice and memorize the letters and positions of each piece so you can learn how to solve the 2x2 blindfolded faster.
The Gan 11 M Pro, one of the best-selling 3x3s of all time, is a puzzle known for its lightweight and fast yet controllable turning feel. Recently, it has had quite a major price drop and is at a much more reasonable price than what it was a few years ago. But is this cube still worth it over three years after its release, and how does it fare against the best modern cubes like the Tornado v3 and the MoYu ys3m?
Rubik’s cube art has gained popularity over the last few years, you may have seen some mosaic-like images made with hundreds and hundreds of Rubik’s cubes. While some of these are quite a feat and take months of planning and thousands of dollars to make, creating your own Rubik's Cube art is relatively simple and can be done with a few free tools and under 100 bucks.
CsTimer is undoubtedly the most popular cube timer in the community. Its popularity is largely due to its simplicity, yet an abundance of features. However, some of these features go unnoticed. This article will show you some of the best, most useful csTimer features that not many people know about.
If you asked someone what they thought the worst WCA event was, they would most likely say “clock.” Most people think that clock is just a disregarded event that no one likes, but, there is actually a lot of worth in learning clock, both entertainment-wise, and competitively.
The most popular method isn’t always the best one. Many puzzles have super advanced methods that not many people know about. Are these hidden methods any good? Well, Some of them are, and some of them aren’t. Keep reading this article to find out.
Ever wanted to code your own Rubik’s programs? Well, even if you haven’t, there is a new open-source tool that makes it extremely easy to create 2D and 3D visualizations of any WCA puzzle to enhance your programs even if you don’t have much coding experience.
In the past month, a lot has changed in global 3x3 rankings. Some new speedcubers have also emerged like Yezhen Han and Yiheng Wang. A lot of these new cubers have two things in common, they’re all young, and they are all Chinese. What does this mean, in terms of the future of speedcubing? Will speedcubing be taken over by a new generation of Chinese cubing prodigies?
If you have a basic understanding of Javascript, CSS, and HTML, then you should consider coding you’re own Rubik’s Cube scrambler and solver. This is a great project to learn more about javascript specifically and also how event-handler, nested arrays, and different input types work.
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