The original Rubik's Cube world record was set in 1982, during the peak of its popularity, at 22.95 seconds. It was the official world record for 21 years (until 2003) and was mentioned in the instruction booklet for every cube.
My goal was to beat this time.
My 21.98 second solve is non-lucky. The first two layers are solved intuitively. The last layer is solved in two steps, using two of 78 algorithms, via the Fridrich Method. (Jessica Fridrich herself placed 10th, at 29.11 seconds, in the same 1982 World Championship.)
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The original Rubik's Cube world record was set in 1982, during the peak of its popularity, at 22.95 seconds. It was the official world record for 21 years (until 2003) and was mentioned in the instruction booklet for every cube.
My goal was to beat this time.
My 21.98 second solve is non-lucky. The first two layers are solved intuitively. The last layer is solved in two steps, using two of 78 algorithms, via the Fridrich Method. (Jessica Fridrich herself placed 10th, at 29.11 seconds, in the same 1982 World Championship.)
A somewhat lucky solve as two of the four F2L (first two layer) pairs were already matched up, and the yellow cross on top was already present. But, these conditions happen quite often.
This is not a lucky solve. The first two layers are solved on the bottom, intuitively. The last layer is solved in 3 steps using a selection of many (28) algorithms depending on the configuration, via the Jessica Fridrich method.
I use a standard 15 seconds of pre-inspection time to plan my strategy. It isn't a lucky solve. The cube is solved at the end, but I was so concerned with showing the time, I forgot to prove it. Right after I complete the yellow face, you can see in my inspection that only 3 top layer edges remain unsolved. The final flurry of 11 moves fixes them. The moves at the beginning solve the white face on the bottom, which you can't see. I don't check its progress because it wastes time.
My brother, Matthew, bought me the cube for Christmas 2007. The next day, I decided to learn how to solve it and scrambled it. I solved it the first time ever on December 30, 2007.<bR>
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Only one position of 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possibilities is the correct solution.
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