God's number revealed

Being · 10-26-2010, 05:23 PM

God's Number Revealed: 20 Moves Proven Enough to Solve Any Rubik's Cube Position | Popular Science

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The world has waited with bated breath for three decades, and now finally a group of academics, engineers, and math geeks has discovered the number that explains life, the universe, and everything. That number is 20, and it's the maximum number of moves it takes to solve a Rubik's Cube.

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http://cube20.org/

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Distance Count of Positions
0 1
1 18
2 243
3 3,240
4 43,239
5 574,908
6 7,618,438
7 100,803,036
8 1,332,343,288
9 17,596,479,795
10 232,248,063,316
11 3,063,288,809,012
12 40,374,425,656,248
13 531,653,418,284,628
14 6,989,320,578,825,35 8
15 91,365,146,187,124,3 13
16 about 1,100,000,000,000,00 0,000
17 about 12,000,000,000,000,0 00,000
18 about 29,000,000,000,000,0 00,000
19 about 1,500,000,000,000,00 0,000
20 about 300,000,000

Parallax · 10-26-2010, 06:54 PM

what exactly does it explain other than how to solve a rubik's cube, and how?

Dell Brandstone · 10-26-2010, 07:23 PM

yeah, the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe and Everything is actually 42. though this is still pretty cool.

The Rev · 10-26-2010, 07:24 PM

Dude! Is there any other proof that you need? Of course solving the rubix cube is key to the understanding of everything. Philosophy, Religion, Science... They're all explained in the cube, mofo!!

(Don't even ask me about Rubik's Revenge (the cube with four rows/columns/layers). It's beyond pale human understanding.)

The Rev

Cerpin Taxt · 10-26-2010, 08:17 PM

37

Being · 10-26-2010, 09:47 PM

I just thought it was incredible awesome (and dorky) to discover 20 is all you need to solve a rubix cube.

wellfleation · 10-26-2010, 09:57 PM

And in other news, E is equal to m c-squared

Captain Cannabis · 10-26-2010, 10:25 PM

i can solve a rubix cube in any position in about 2 minutes

kitch · 10-26-2010, 10:53 PM

capt that is down right impressive.

Captain Cannabis · 10-26-2010, 10:58 PM

nah the record is like 6s or something stupid.. my cube doesn't spin fast enough to do that

The Rev · 10-27-2010, 07:08 AM

I remember in the 80's they had a little book you could buy on how to solve the cube. Kids at my HS would read it, then once they got good at solving it fast, would start coming up with ways to speed up the process. One guy actually broke his cube up, then filled it with vaseline so it would turn faster. He called it his "speed cube".

This is how rediculous the 80's were.

The Rev

**SageTree** · 10-27-2010, 07:16 AM

867-5309

10-26-2010, 06:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Parallax Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,739 Thanks: 160 Thanked 590 Times in 318 Posts	what exactly does it explain other than how to solve a rubik's cube, and how? __________________ FUCK THE ROBOTS!!! NUKE THE WHALES!!!

10-26-2010, 07:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,864 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	Dude! Is there any other proof that you need? Of course solving the rubix cube is key to the understanding of everything. Philosophy, Religion, Science... They're all explained in the cube, mofo!! (Don't even ask me about Rubik's Revenge (the cube with four rows/columns/layers). It's beyond pale human understanding.) The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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Cerpin Taxt Yahookan Zealot Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 7,213 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 843 Thanked 1,919 Times in 1,011 Posts	37 __________________ Step Back. Evaluate. Recognize. "All memory is really a form of regurgitation of undigested experience." -Alan Watts

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wellfleation Old School Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Methuen, MASSHOLE Posts: 3,853 Thanks: 195 Thanked 601 Times in 427 Posts	And in other news, E is equal to m c-squared __________________ FIGHTPOWER

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Captain Cannabis safety word: more Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: m.i.a. Posts: 13,922 Thanks: 2,705 Thanked 3,174 Times in 1,812 Posts	i can solve a rubix cube in any position in about 2 minutes __________________ fuck the monkeys

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Captain Cannabis safety word: more Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: m.i.a. Posts: 13,922 Thanks: 2,705 Thanked 3,174 Times in 1,812 Posts	nah the record is like 6s or something stupid.. my cube doesn't spin fast enough to do that __________________ fuck the monkeys

10-27-2010, 07:08 AM	#11 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,864 Thanks: 5,015 Thanked 5,419 Times in 2,864 Posts	I remember in the 80's they had a little book you could buy on how to solve the cube. Kids at my HS would read it, then once they got good at solving it fast, would start coming up with ways to speed up the process. One guy actually broke his cube up, then filled it with vaseline so it would turn faster. He called it his "speed cube". This is how rediculous the 80's were. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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