It arrived at ours about 10 days ago. It has been occupying our mind entirely. It has several colours and they confuse us. It is a hand-sized cube. It looks cute, but is evil-eyed...Rubik's Cube.
My partner bought this over a week ago and I am unexpectedly hooked on it. I tried this puzzle a few times at my friend's house when I was a kid, and never solved it. I thought this is the toy only for very very intelligent people and I would never be able to finish this. Also thought that those who can solve this puzzle must be very good at analysis or physics or maths. Actually my partner is good at these subjects and he solved Rubik's Cube in 5 minutes on his first attempt. After reading the instruction, he did it in 2 and a half minutes. I tried, without reading the instruction, which took a day to solve only one side. I screamed 'I am a linguistic person, cannot do this, I give up, I never try this again!!!!!!' Then I threw the cube away.
I was wrong. In some reason I picked the cube up again and tried to solve it, probably just because my partner did it so easily and I was a bit competitive. As he said, I read the instruction. I followed it. And...I made it!
According to the instruction, there are some particular movements you have to make. Once you remember these movements, you can solve the puzzle so easily. Now I remember it, and can finish it in 5 minutes. I still think this toy requires intelligence, and it really does if you try to solve it without looking up the instruction. If you make it by yourself, that means you are really intelligent...lol
Me? No. I only know how I should move the pieces. It's just like a Pavlovian reaction. Am cheating so to say...I still don't know how each piece works.
So, do you want to try your intelligence? I can lend you our Rubik's Cube...ha ha ha.
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Wow! You've done it.
I have been amused the recent trend of this puzzle since I remember it from my childhood. I have never done it, because my mother didn't like this kind of "TOYS". At least she thought so.
Since I am a geometer, I am actually very curious about puzzles. But I am not sure if I can solve it in such a short time without the instruction.
Anyway, instruction to solve the puzzle is something out of the point, I think. I want to solve it without any tips. ...although I might hope to read the instruction after five-minute trial. hahaha.
chamokayo,
Yep, I've done it:)
I thought Rubik's cube is a toy of 20 or 30 years ago, but it's popular again nowadays, isn't it?
Oh yes, you are a geometer! Then you must be much better than me at understanding how this puzzle works i guess...
'Instruction to solve this puzzle is something out of point'-exactly. That's why I wanted to solve this without the 'how to' cheating paper...but I also wanted to beat my partner!!! ha ha ha...
先日電車の中で激しくこの物体を
動かす成人男性が怖かったワタシ；
うちの赤い彗星はこういうのが得意。
ワタシはシールを剥がして貼りなおした
方が絶対に早い人です；とほほ；
mistletoeさん
シールをはがして貼りなおす！
グッドアイディア！（笑）
うちの獣さんもこういうの、得意アンド大好きなんですよねぇ。
赤い彗星さんもか。。。同類ですねっ。
でも、電車の中ではさすがに……（怖っ）。
I love Rubik's cube. After reading your blog, I took out mine from my 'junk-box' yesterday after almost ten years!
Long back I used to solve it within 5-10 min. However, yesterday I could not solve it even after one hour!! Guess my IQ is inversely proportional to age :) ha ha...
Oh Manisha, you too have Rubik's Cube!!! ha ha ha.
Now I'm competing against my partner timing how quick we solve the puzzle...still cannot beat him tho!
Rubik used to be a friendly cube when he had his own cartoon show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYs_GCy9PRk
Hi anonymous,
This is so cute! If I was a child and saw this video I would ask my parents to buy me Rubik's Cube!
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