j2037
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February 9th, 2017 at 2:08:59 PM permalink
Congrats on solving the 9x9x9 cube! Very impressive. How much longer did it take you to solve it compared to the 3x3x3?
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February 9th, 2017 at 4:51:44 PM permalink
Thanks! It's actually not as big of a deal as you may think. Once you can do a 5x5x5 you can do any odd-numbered side with the same sequences of moves. It just takes more time. Kind of like once you can do a small Towers of Hanoi puzzle you can do it for any size, given enough time.

I haven't timed myself, but I think it would take me about 2 hours to do the 9x9x9. The cube itself doesn't turn easily.
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June 18th, 2023 at 11:57:22 AM permalink
If you hadn't heard, a new world record for fastest Rubik's Cube solve was set a few days back at 3.13 seconds...



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August 29th, 2023 at 7:21:17 PM permalink
He solved it at 2.8 seconds, but took 0.3 seconds to drop it on the table and stop the timer!

My son's dorm mate does competitions and when I visited, I saw that he was mad at himself for finishing a cube in about 12.8 seconds.
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