For most people solving a Rubik’s Cube is an exercise in patience and frustration. It looks like the most cheerful colored puzzle in the world. When it was invented in the 1970’s it wasn’t even know if it could be solved. Generations later people solve it repeatedly and as competition.

The math behind solving the Rubik’s Cube #dyscalculia
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Learn about the world of competitive Rubik’s Cube solving and the man behind the puzzle himself.
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This algorithm-based method makes solving Rubik’s Cubes easy.
Speed Cubing is a competitive perspective on solving the Rubik’s cube that focuses on seeing how quickly a person can solve the complex puzzle. Speed Cubing is not just a puzzle; the fastest Speed Cubers have the puzzle down to a formula. Applying this method algorithmically allows these people to solve any cube in a very short matter of time.
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In Cracking the Cube, Ian Scheffler reveals that cubing isn’t just fun and games.
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Speed cubing is solving Rubik’s cubes on a competitive level.
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Solving a Rubik’s cube is more than just a game.
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Speed cubing requires application of a formula.

