From cube-lovers-errors@curry.epilogue.com Sat Jun 22 19:28:53 1996 Return-Path: cube-lovers-errors@curry.epilogue.com Received: from curry.epilogue.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by curry.epilogue.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id TAA08808 for ; Sat, 22 Jun 1996 19:28:52 -0400 Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@curry.epilogue.com Date: Sat, 22 Jun 1996 21:58:06 +1000 (EST) Message-Id: <199606221158.VAA13274@pcug.org.au> X-Sender: pfoster@pcug.org.au X-Mailer: Windows Eudora Version 1.4.4 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Cube-Lovers@ai.mit.edu From: Peter Foster Subject: Thistlethwaites algorithm (and others) Morwen Thistlethwaite devised a solution for Rubik's cube which required at most 50 turns. I would like to know where I can get a copy of this solution. Can anyone help? I have asked David Singmaster about this. He replied that he does have Thistlethwaite's solution, but that it has been significantly improved and he does not know the details. So, if someone can point me in the right direction I would be most grateful! While I am interested in Thistlethwaite's solution, it is no use for speed solving. There was a recent posting, from Jiri Fridrich, which outlined his speed solution, as follows: >1. Do the four edges (white first) (2 sec.) >2. Put the white corner including the corresponding edge from the second >slice. When you put all four white corners, two slices on the cube will be >done. In this stage, almost no algorithms are necessary. Most positions >can be solved with intuition. (4 x 2 sec = 8 sec.) >3. Turn all 8 small cubes from the last slice so that the last face has >the same color. There are only 40 different positions (not counting >symmetrical positions). On average, 10 moves are necessary to do this >phase.(3 sec.). >4. Move the cubes in the last slice so that the cube is solved. There are >only 13 different positions. On average, 10-15 moves are necessary. (4 >sec.) > >For the whole system, 40+13=53 algorithms are necessary. One also needs >about 8 short algorithms for the second phase. Altogether, 61 algorithms >will enable you to solve the cube in 17 seconds on average, if you can >turn 4 turns per second, and if you can minimize time gaps between >algorithms. Is there any chance of Jiri Fridrich posting these algorithms (or perhaps making them available via FTP)? Thanks in advance... Peter Foster _______________________________________________________________ Peter Foster This sig is dedicated to all those who 616-231-2245 did not dedicate their sigs to themselves. pfoster@pcug.org.au