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Cube mid-solve on the OLL step. The CFOP method (Cross – F2L – OLL – PLL), also known as the Fridrich method, is one of the most commonly used methods in speedsolving a 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube. It is one of the fastest methods with the other most notable ones being Roux and ZZ. This method was first developed in the early 1980s, combining ...
Optimal solutions for the Rubik's Cube are solutions that are the shortest in some sense. There are two common ways to measure the length of a solution. The first is to count the number of quarter turns. The second is to count the number of outer-layer twists, called "face turns". A move to turn an outer layer two quarter (90°) turns in the ...
The Rubik's Cube is a 3D combination puzzle invented in 1974 [2][3] by Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. Originally called the Magic Cube, [4] the puzzle was licensed by Rubik to be sold by Pentangle Puzzles in the UK in 1978, [5] and then by Ideal Toy Corp in 1980 [6] via businessman Tibor Laczi and Seven Towns ...
0-553-14017-5. OCLC. 7627746. The Simple Solution to Rubik's Cube by James G. Nourse is a book that was published in 1981. The book explains how to solve the Rubik's Cube. The book became the best-selling book of 1981, selling 6,680,000 copies that year. It was the fastest-selling title in the 36-year history of Bantam Books.
Minh Thai (born 1965 as Thái Minh) is a Vietnamese-American speedcuber. As a sixteen-year-old Eagles Rock High School student from Los Angeles, he won the first world championship on June 5, 1982 in Budapest by solving a Rubik's Cube in 22.95 seconds. [1] He is also the author of the book The Winning Solution (1982), a guide to solving the ...
Max Park. Max Park is an American Rubik's Cube speedsolver who currently holds the world record for the fastest 3×3×3 Rubik's cube single solve, set in June of 2023 at 3.13 seconds. [1] He is one of the only two speedcubers ever to win the World Cube Association World Championship twice (the other being Feliks Zemdegs), winning in 2017 and ...
A speedcubing competition. Speedcubing, also referred to as speedsolving, is a competitive mind sport centered around the rapid solving of various combination puzzles.The most prominent puzzle in this category is the N×N×N (n=3) puzzle, commonly known as the Rubik's Cube.
Professor's Cube. The Professor's Cube (also known as the 5×5×5 Rubik's Cube and many other names, depending on manufacturer) is a 5×5×5 version of the original Rubik's Cube. It has qualities in common with both the 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube and the 4×4×4 Rubik's Revenge, and solution strategies for both can be applied.