For anyone that isn’t familiar with cubing, the only way a busted cube is supposed to be reassembled is in the fully solved state. Otherwise it’s practically impossible to solve if you just randomly reassemble it.
But in this case, last night I was practicing, and most of a whole side just popped loose in my hand, mid-puzzle. I knew exactly where I was with the puzzle though, carefully snapped all the pieces back in their appropriate mid-puzzle positions, and managed to successfully solve it from there 👍
Note: The photo above is a recreation of last night’s cube breakdown, same puzzle sequence though.
Don’t mind the dots, that’s my own custom mod…
Reference regarding the dot holes…
if you put it back together randomly often times you will just get a spun corner, in which case you can just spin it back. what cube is that though?
often times you will just get a spun corner
The odds of an incorrect corner rotation are 2/3.
The odds of a flipped edge are 1/2.
The odds of two edges swapped is 1/2.
Together, there is a 1/12 chance that a randomly assembled cube will be solvable.
damn that is interesting, i usually just pop the pieces back when i realise there are any out of place. it almost always ends with a spun corner lol. i now see why.
It’s basically a worn out cheapo version of a wannabe speed cube I got from a flea market for $4 LOL!
The dot holes are my own custom mod though, when fully solved the dots are in a left handed 1-6 die (singular of dice) pattern. I have previous posts on this community following my experimental journey.
Apparently I’ve practiced certain puzzle sequences so many times that I can reassemble a busted cube mid-puzzle and just keep going…
they have good speedcubes for around $4-5 online if you know what to look for. the die pattern is neat, ive always enjoyed unique cubes/puzzles.
This one started off as a pretty nice feeling speed cube, but I really didn’t expect much for $4. Whatever, I’ve apparently done wore the thing out now LMFAO!
I’m not disappointed, hell I wasn’t even good at cubing as a kid, I only picked it up again last year when I got a bug up my ass to do the dice dots mod.
Note: I’ve tried both left handed and right handed die patterns, the left handed pattern lends itself to a proper Rubik’s Cube by far, patterns are much more intuitive.
I knew exactly where I was with the puzzle though, carefully snapped all the pieces back in their appropriate mid-puzzle positions, and managed to successfully solve it from there
Impressive, nicely done!