Can you solve a Rubik's Cube?

[Koori Renchuu]

I have this. It's still hard to solve!

 

[opaltiger]

Solving the middle layer: an edge is correctly placed but backwards (requires removing and replacing it, although this may be simple to resolve on reflection)

try solving bottom corners and middle edges at the same time? saves a lot of time if you're good at it (I am not)

Permuting the top layer's corners correctly: two switched diagonally (requires three-way corner shuffle twice)

gah I always lose time here :(

Flipping the top layer's corners face-up: many cases (can require two corner-rotation moves, or even 3+ if I don't guess which way to do it first)

Yeah, this gets me quite often, but I'm getting better at assessing which way to rotate the corners.

Permuting the top layer's edges: any combination of all four edges incorrect

only two extra algorithms, though, so it's not too bad to learn (I am thinking it might even be worth it learning all the different algorithms for the previous point, too)

eta:

Flipping the top layer's edge cubies to have the top face's color on top: anything but having two adjacent up and the other two down is a pain (requires a shuffle move up to 3 times)

really? this takes me a maximum of two algorithms (one for two up/two down (well, there are two algorithms depending on the case) and two if all are down) eta: when the correct edges are opposite, rotate the cube so one of the incorrect ones is F and do F R U R' U' F'

 

[Butterfree]

My mom taught me how to solve the top layer when I was a kid. Or rather, she taught me how to get one face to be all the same color, but the only difference between that and solving the top layer properly is just that instead of picking any cubie with a face of the right color, you pick the particular one that should go there.

Didn't touch Rubik's Cubes for years; then we went on a long road trip and I happened to have found a little booklet called "The Simple Solution to Rubik's Cube" and solved it in a fit of boredom at some point before, so I brought both the booklet and the cube with me and solved it several times while following that solution.

I can still sort of remember some of the moves, but I'd have to bring out the book again to actually get them again.

 

[EspeonUmbreon]

I have never solved one. I haven't even gotten one side completed. I'm such a Rubik's Cube failure. They suck anyway. I rather spend time sleeping or eating. I'm like a sloth, except i talk. And move around more.

 

[Zhorken]

glhf :(

Most of the finishing moves -- and especially the middle layer fixing move -- revolve around taking a solved cubie out of the right place, putting it back a different way, and ending up with a couple other cubies swapped or rotated as a side effect.

well I have two layers perfectly down now :( I will get the last!!

 

[Not Meowth]

An overwhelming majority can't solve it. For once in my life I don't feel stupid. xD

 

[EvilCrazyMonkey]

I just timed myself today and got 1:02. I want to break a minute so badly ugh :(
I always lose time on the second layer and last layer corners.

 

[Crazy Linoone]

About two to three minutes, I think. I never really timed myself.

Rubik's cubes are fun~

 

[DonKarasuMan]

I struggle on the last layer, but I get there...eventually.

They're hyped all over my school D:

 

[___urnamz2longfixit___]

I've never solved one but then again I've never really tried (other than just moving it around a little when I'm bored).

 

[opaltiger]

55.73s :DDD

 

[EvilCrazyMonkey]

55.73s :DDD

grrrrrrrrr...
you are mean, opal.
i got 1:01 the other day in gym, but still haven't broken a minute D:

 

[Fredie]

Umm, no. Although; I've never really sat down and tried to solve one.

 

[ignore_this_acct]

I have one right here, But I can't solve that thing

 

[Murkrow]

Here's something I can't do.

 

[Jack_the_White]

I shoulda put 10+ minutes, heres a friend who can complete one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTFkkpDpJc4

 

[PK]

I can, but it takes me forever.

 

[Dewgong]

I can't do it.