Rekindling The Rubik’s Cube

Posted by rossrubiknickname on May 11th, 2008 at 04:17pm

Is solving a Rubik’s Cube like riding a bike? You always remember it? I would say not because I have met so many people that used to know how to solve one and don’t know how to. In “Flowers for Algernon,” a mentally retarded person undergoes an operation that makes him smarter. Later, after climbing to an I.Q. of 204, his I.Q. drops to lower than it was before, leaving him with little knowledge of his past life.

How does this relate to cubing?  I can solve a cube in almost 40 seconds, but I haven’t done it in a long time. So, just yesterday I picked up my cube and whittled away with a timer going as fast as I could. My time:

2 Minutes.

3 times that of my average best. I went again this time:

1 Minute

Back to normal. Still very slow for my taste, but the most important thing is that I almost forgot how to solve the cube. That is why it took so long. In another upcoming article, I will give you tips to rekindling your Rubik’s Cube abilities. Beside the obvious relearning the cube, there are ways to get faster to where you were.

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