Speech 3: ABC Rubiik's Cube

How many of you know about Rubik’s Cube? I thought so.

How many of you can solve Rubik’s Cube? Well. Ok

How many of you thought you want to solve a Rubik’s cube or thought it is cool to solve a Rubik’s Cube?

Cool!

Today I am going to talk about ABC Rubik’s cube. Not ABCs of Rubik’s cube or Rubik’s cube 101. This is not a different kind of Rubik’s Cube like you all are thinking. I am gonna talk about the normal Rubik’s cube 3x3x3 (Show the Cube). This cube can have immeasurable combinations. To be precise 4 Quintillion combinations. I.e. eighteen zeroes after 1. There is only one solution to have same color on all the sides.

Very long back, I watched this movie called “The pursuit of happiness”

In that movie Chris, an aspiring stock Broker solves the Rubik's Cube and this impresses the man to give Chris an interview for the Dean Witter training program. He gets into the training program eventually.

In another event, I saw this Asian boy with thick glasses in a super market, who was solving Rubik’s cube very fast, number of times while his mom was paying at the counter. I got inspired. Later I came to know people who can solve in seconds are called speedcubers.

The point here: People gets inspired by Rubik’s cube solving. Solving Rubik’s cube implies people are smart, has analytical thinking, High IQ etc.

Well well well! That is not true at all.

ABC Rubik’s Cube – Any Body can Solve Rubik’s Cube.

Yes Any Body Can Solve a Rubik’s cube.

This is not about smartness. This is not about high IQ or geeky or Nerdy.

I got this Rubik’s cube couple weeks back and started learning it and voila I cracked it. When I said couple of weeks it is not 2 by 24 by 7. I must have spent some 8-10 hours.   

What do you need to solve it?

1.       A Rubik’s cube

2.       Interest to solve it.

3.       A little memory.

There are two ways you can solve the cube.

1.       Take all the 21 cubelets out of the cube and you just put them where they belong to.  This is only for lazy people and cheaters.

2.       To actually solve it.

You cannot solve the cube randomly without any method. Max you can do like that solve a layer or two. You need to pick a method to solve it and go for it. There are several methods out there like Beginners method, optimized beginners method, Ortega’s method, waterman’s method.

I have picked the beginners method. Solving the first two layers is pretty easy and you don’t need to remember any algorithms. You need to memorize some patterns though. Solving the third layer involves memorizing some algorithm. Algorithms are the move sets to achieve certain results.  You might need to memorize three move sets. There are even techniques to remember the moves. For example there is FUR on back of your Foot.

In a nut shell, it is easier than you think it is and you can get it in no time. You can be frustrated initially but all that will be gone on your first solve.

If you think, learning a method and solving it is also cheating. You can create your own method by noting down your patterns to achieve the results. You may try this if you have all the time in this world. Good luck with that.

Just like many other addictions there are people who are addicted to Rubik’s cube called Cubaholic. Don’t be one of those. J

My goal is achieved if I can make at least one of you to go for solving Rubik’s cube and you can show off before your kids or friends or anybody you know.

And those who pick the Rubik’s cube “Happy Cubing”

Thank you!

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