From ybanezs%geds@mhsgate.salem.ge.com Fri Oct 28 15:57:15 1994 Return-Path: Received: from ns.ge.com by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) for /com/archive/cube-lovers id AA14911; Fri, 28 Oct 94 15:57:15 EDT Received: from thomas.ge.com by ns.ge.com (5.65/GE Gateway 1.26) with SMTP id AA01985; Fri, 28 Oct 94 15:36:26 -0400 Received: from carsdb.salem.ge.com by thomas.ge.com (5.65/GE Internal Gateway 1.26) with SMTP id AA01096; Fri, 28 Oct 94 15:57:11 -0400 Received: from mhsgate.salem.ge.com by salem.ge.com (4.1/SMI-4.1)id AA16210; Fri, 28 Oct 94 15:57:08 EDT Received: by mhsgate.salem.ge.com from NetWare MHS, SMF-70via XGATE 2.12 MHS to SMTP Gateway (XSMTP Module) Message-Id: <90439D380105AED1@mhsgate.salem.ge.com> Date: Fri, 28 Oct 94 15:56:21 EST From: Ybanez Sheldon To: cube-lovers@ai.mit.edu, bryan@wvnvm.wvnet.edu Subject: Re: Speed Cubing Return-Receipt-To: X-Mailer: XGATE 2.12 MHS/SMTP Gateway >Has any analysis of speed cubing been performed in the sense of how >many twists were performed? How many twists does somebody accomplish >in under 45 seconds or in 22.95 seconds? I too had wondered this... and in what way was the solved cube 'scrambled' for most of you cubists know that all scrambling is not equal... I have found some of my quickest times involved arriving at the solution much sooner than expected by not needing to perform some auxiliary, but essential and long routines.... Could these world record times have been accomplished with random scrambling..... I have always pondered how fast I would have completed the cube if I was handed the 'same' cube that Minh 'flew' on.... A move count would be very interesting indeed.... With the right equipment and a good copy of the world record video tape... it may be conceivable to actually count the moves.... In the Hey day of cubing, during a younger version myself, I also found by making a good guess at which way to solve the cube (ie.. Top to bottom or top, bottom, then middle) I could easily cut a few seconds off my S.T. (solution time)... but I can't for the life of me remember the criteria.. ,,, ______________________________________________________ (o o) _________ +----------------------------------------------------ooO-(_)-Ooo-------+ | Sheldon Ybanez [ybanez-s@salem.ge.com] GE Drive Systems Salem, VA | | Always "Remember. No matter where you go, there you are." 88 | +======================================================================+