From cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Tue Jul 28 10:38:07 1998 Return-Path: Received: from sun28.aic.nrl.navy.mil by mc.lcs.mit.edu (8.8.8/mc) with SMTP id KAA18123; Tue, 28 Jul 1998 10:38:07 -0400 (EDT) Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@mc.lcs.mit.edu Mail-from: From cube-lovers-request@life.ai.mit.edu Mon Jul 27 19:41:11 1998 Message-Id: <35BD0149.9F7384B5@t-online.de> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 00:38:01 +0200 Reply-To: Rainer.adS.BERA_GmbH@t-online.de Organization: BERA Softwaretechnik GmbH To: cube-lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: Restoring a 5^3 to solved state (Was: Re: patterns on 5x5x5 cube) References: From: Rainer.adS.BERA_GmbH@t-online.de (Rainer aus dem Spring) Nicholas Bodley wrote: > Although it's using your mind in a different fashion, you could > disassemble it, sort the pieces (takes a while!) and reassemble it in > the solved state. With any reasonable degree of care, you won't harm a > 5^3, I'm just about sure.* Have a clean work surface. I have done it > maybe 5 or 6 times on mine (from Meffert, ca. 1987). If you have a cat, > don't even think of letting it in the same apartment or house while it's > apart! :) The insides are really quite amazing to see. The internal > "foot" that retains a corner cubie is an amazing shape. I have found an old booklet by Endl (terrible) that contains a Mickey Mouse solution for the 5x5x5 cube. Thank God - I have TWO cats :) > *A 4^3 requires much more care. The center cubies are fragile! There > was a message a while back from someone who's selling parts for 4^3s. Yeah, mine is very flabby. A real cube meister will never disassemble his cube :) Rainer adS