How fast are you with the Rubik's Cube?

[Celsion]

What's your fastest time on the Rubik's Cube? Mine is 49 seconds.
Also, when did you pick up a cube? I started to try to speed cube in late-July, early-August.

[Quelloquialism]

Hehe, you're missing a poll option.

I've never solved a Rubik's Cube before. =)

[Celsion]

Woah, I though I put that in there. Maybe max number of options.

[Quelloquialism]

Easily fixable, and fixed. =)

[AuSmith]

My times hovered around 60 seconds at my best.

I read the booklet that came with the cube in... 2003(?), and started solving them the next day. Then, I regretted cheating. I've almost come up with my own algorithms so I can claim a solution, but I have a little left to finish on the bottom layer. Errr! I found a beautiful way to change the corners on the bottom without moving the edges, but that would mean I need something to do the edges first. Basically, I first did a bunch of simple minded trials and errors to find the algorithms, so I don't even think finding a solution to the Rubik's cube by one's self is even worthwhile... then again, I don't think I would have tried layers if I started a solution on my own. My gut feeling would be to solve a corner and its adjacent edges first, since you could still turn 3 sides without messing up that corner. Similarly, corners first lets you move the middles without messing up the corners. Maybe it will someday merit my time using "semicommutative" group theory.

[The3point14]

2x2x2 - 10 seconds
3x3x3 - 45 seconds
4x4x4 - never owned one ( even cubes #)
5x5s5 - 15 minutes ( tip: don't lubricate these, they pop WAY too easy ) probably could cut down to sub-10 if I didn't have to turn slowly so my cube won't fall apart

Blindfold 3x3x3 - 21 minutes ( memorization + solve )
Gordian's Knot - 2 days :).

But I gave up speedcubing for blindfolded 3x3x3 and other rubiks puzzles, such as the megaminx.

I think I first solved one in 7th grade, then I found the book of algorithms and memorized them :), I then tried to learn Petrus and Friedrich, but failed at both.

[Michael T]

2x2x2- somewhere around 10 seconds
3x3x3-39 seconds!
4x4x4- 70 seconds with 3x3x3 redux algs sitting in front of me xD
5x5x5- never

Currently learning Fridrich/3 look LL, the latter almost done, the former not really started except for a few algs i've figured out on my own. I started mid-august of this year, so about two months now.

There should be a massive rubik's competition at state this year xD (assuming I make state >.>; )

[AuSmith]

2x2x2: 2 or 3 minutes (really cheap cube, but I now have a 2x2 in the shape of a ball... with brail on it, so maybe I'll improve)
3x3x3: 50 seconds
4x4x4: 3 or 4 minutes?
5x5x5: 7 to 9 minutes?
Square-1: 20 or 30 minutes (I came up with my own convoluted solution)?
Impossiball: 12 minutes?


... I want a megaminx.

[The3point14]

I have solved the pyraminx blindfolded: 4 minutes 57 seconds, and regular in 27 seconds as well. This is the only puzzle I can solve without a memorized solution, blindfolded as well as regular. (not included 2x2x2 lol)

Megaminx :). I bought mine from ebay, I refuse to find a solution to it before I solve it myself, I have been stuck on the last layer forever, and I don't think I will find a solution any time soon.

I will hopefully get:

impossiball
square-1
and a skewb soon.

[AuSmith]

Oh, and I got a miniskewb and a minipyraminx for "free" with some sufficiently large purchase at Mefferts... skewb and pyraminx were considerably easier than the other puzzles.

[AuSmith]

[The3point14]

Usually, I just use the orient/permute corners from the 3x3x3, but on rare occasions I can ignore that and do some shorter logical solution.

[The3point14]

I don't know about anyone else but I can't wait to get my hands on the somewhat new Olympic cubes.



7x7x7 , 9x9x9 , and 11x11x11 ... I can't wait to spend more than 4 hours on one solve. HAHAHA.

[AuSmith]

[Celsion]

New time: 36.7 seconds.

[Michael T]

I learned some/most of Fridrich, down to 32 secs as my best time (OLL + PLL skip, but hey.)

[Celsion]

Trying to learn PLL algoritms. About halfway done with them.