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So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Viazon » Jun 09, '15, 8:57 am

It was kind of an impulse buy. Saw it in a shop today and thought, why not? I'm gonna buy this and try and solve it. Can't be that hard.

So I brought it home and took it out of the packaging. But I can't find it in me to mess it up. Because what if it can't solve it? It will stay like that forever.

Have anyone of you ever been able to solve a Rubik's cube?
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Str8Shooter » Jun 09, '15, 9:39 am

I'm pretty sure Bieber can solve one of these in like under a minute. So no pressure, but if you can't solve it in less than a minute the Biebs is smarter than you...
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby PorkChop » Jun 09, '15, 9:50 am

Str8Shooter wrote:I'm pretty sure Bieber can solve one of these in like under a minute. So no pressure, but if you can't solve it in less than a minute the Biebs is smarter than you...

I heard Hitler could do it in 30 seconds.

Got your work cut out for you, Vince.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Viazon » Jun 09, '15, 9:58 am

I've looked into it. It really seems like it's very simple once you know how. You basically do it in stages. So far I'm on stage one, which is to get the white cross. I'm just gonna keep doing that stage until I've mastered it then move on to the next one and so forth.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Locke » Jun 09, '15, 11:11 am

Just peel the stickers off and move them. Easiest puzzle ever.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Viazon » Jun 09, '15, 11:41 am

They're not stickers. The blocks are coloured. You can't move them.

Besides, that's cheating.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Twister » Jun 09, '15, 1:47 pm

Never been able to solve these, then again I've never really put much effort into it. I'm sure I have one lying around somewhere, might have to give it another go.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby AkydefGoldberg » Jun 09, '15, 1:59 pm

Just to add more pressure, Will Smith did it in quicktime aswell


But wouldn't mind a go at it, never have done so though, unfortunately.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Viazon » Jun 09, '15, 2:08 pm

He clearly never really did it for the show.

If you were gonna show any clip of Will Smith solving it, you should have used to actual clip of him doing it live.

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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby AkydefGoldberg » Jun 09, '15, 3:12 pm

Viazon wrote:He clearly never really did it for the show.

If you were gonna show any clip of Will Smith solving it, you should have used to actual clip of him doing it live.



You got me there. Didn't know that clip existed but just needed an excuse to put a nostalgic clip from Fresh Prince tbh
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Viazon » Jun 10, '15, 2:54 pm

After one day, I am now fully able to solve a Rubik's cube. In under three minutes. It is actually quite simple once you learn what combinations you need to place which cubes where.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Str8Shooter » Jun 10, '15, 3:20 pm

Viazon wrote:After one day, I am now fully able to solve a Rubik's cube. In under three minutes. It is actually quite simple once you learn what combinations you need to place which cubes where.


I'm afraid we're going to need video proof of this :P
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby SlightlyJames » Jun 10, '15, 4:02 pm

Str8Shooter wrote:
Viazon wrote:After one day, I am now fully able to solve a Rubik's cube. In under three minutes. It is actually quite simple once you learn what combinations you need to place which cubes where.


I'm afraid we're going to need video proof of this :P

You're playing a dangerous game my friend. I tried this before and was met with an ice cold, delicious rebuttal.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Viazon » Jun 10, '15, 4:18 pm

I don't know why the video is backwards but I don't know how to change it. This is the first time I have actually ever used to webcam on my laptop. However, I think you can make out what it says at the end.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2th081_rubik-s-cube_creation
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Str8Shooter » Jun 10, '15, 5:18 pm

Viazon wrote:I don't know why the video is backwards but I don't know how to change it. This is the first time I have actually ever used to webcam on my laptop. However, I think you can make out what it says at the end.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2th081_rubik-s-cube_creation


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Well done! A well deserved "fuck you" to me :P

And you're smarter than Bieber after all!
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Ali » Jun 10, '15, 5:29 pm

Cool. Also, that is not how I pictured you looking at all. :lol
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Viazon » Jun 10, '15, 5:37 pm

I recently deceived to grow a beard.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby SlightlyJames » Jun 10, '15, 6:29 pm

If I didn't know what Viazon looked like already, I'd imagine him looking like Joey Mercury.

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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Viazon » Jun 10, '15, 7:07 pm

Judging by my hairline, I'm gonna look like that someday. Except I'll have a beard.
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Re: So I bought a Rubik's cube today.

Postby Ace » Jun 11, '15, 5:05 pm

I half expected to see Emma Stone in the video :angry2
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