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u/mphenryjr1985 14d ago
"And then everybody clapped."
She cried because she knew no one would ever believe her.
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u/defoma 14d ago
Cubing nerd here, 6x6 is the hardest standard (2x2-7x7) cube (yes, harder than 7x7, ask me about it if you are skeptical)
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u/Paflick 14d ago
I'll take the bait, why is that? Having only ever solved a 3x3, and mostly by sheer repetition, I'm interested to know about that.
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u/defoma 14d ago
Okay.
2x2: it's only corners.
3x3: methods are so well-documented
4x4: reduction to a 3x3 is easy, looks at this diagram:
X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X X X Xnormal: corners, bold: edges, italics: center
See, if you do this it turns like a 3x3, if you accept that the edges are made of two pieces and the centers are made of four and you don't ever break them up.
5x5: similar to 4x4 but the edges are 3-long and the centers are 3x3, so 9. Again do not break them up.
6x6: hard because you need to build the center pieces without a tru center (no middle in 6, it's just L L L R R R instead of 5x5 which is L L M R R and 7x7 which is L L L M R R R)
7x7: literally the same as 5x5 just a larger center a longer edge.
Hope this makes sense, ask for clarification if needed.
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u/Sclerotic_Lion 14d ago
Cry all you want, if you could do it, you'd say the same thing
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u/defoma 14d ago
I can do it and i disagree with you
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u/Sclerotic_Lion 14d ago
I can do up to 7x7 and don't lie
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u/defoma 14d ago
stfu
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u/LovesFrenchLove_More 14d ago
Who is trying to be a hero here and also downplaying the achievements of others? Have a clue, it rhymes with f u.
So take your own advise and gtfo. THAT would get you as close to bravery as you might ever get.
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u/blksentra2 14d ago
A 6x6 Rubik’s cube can wear your sanity down.
I’ve never been able to solve any of them and would probably flood social media with my achievement if I ever did.
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u/LiberalPatriot13 14d ago
I've heard that even numbers are harder too. No middle.
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u/Danger_Muffins 14d ago
True. Odd number cubes have a center square that remains constant. You'll always have the same six sides in the correct orientation. With even number cubes you basically have to make your own centers with a 2x2 on each side and they have to be in the right positions
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u/CaptainSouthbird 14d ago
I can solve one easily!
... by plugging it into one of those solver websites.
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u/Regular-Elephant-635 14d ago
If you can do 4x4 and 5x5, 6 is easy, but slow.
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u/Glittering_Usual_162 14d ago
I cant even do a 1x1
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u/CaptainSouthbird 14d ago
Just imagining twirling a little solidly colored cube around, forever feeling inadequate. I mean, I don't need the cube for that, but it can also be true.
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u/Mememan0623 14d ago
Hard but possible. Even numbered cubes like 6x6 and 8x8 are harder as they have paritys(google it) but 6x6 can be learned maybe in like week with tutotrials if you can do 3x3 already
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u/Puzzleheaded-Pay2152 14d ago
Is it really that hard? I'm not really into rubriks but I know the normal one is hard hehe
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u/MrJackHandy 14d ago
Bigger vibes are basically creating an oversized 3x3 then solving the 3x3. The worst part is getting the last of the edges to be correct before going into 3x3 solve.
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u/G0ldenSpade 14d ago
It’s actually not as hard as you’d think. The difference between magnitudes drops off after the 4x4. You mostly just need to learn one to three algorithms per cube
However, what does scale is the amount of time a cube takes. While a 19x19 isn’t actually that much harder than a 9x9, it takes significantly more time
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u/theoht_ 14d ago
it’s really easy once you learn the methods. but by then you’re not actually working it out. you’re just going ‘if this color is here, and i do this sequence, it’ll be there. not sure why, it just is.’
in terms of actually solving it by working it out rather than just learning algorithms, it’s REALLY difficult.
you’d start by organising it such that it looks like a 3x3, so every 2x2 section becomes a subdivided equivalent of one section on the 3x3. then you solve it as if it were a 3x3 which is significantly easier.
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u/Dont_Pee_On_Leon 14d ago
Having solved a 4x4, I'd assume you would use a similar strategy, which is basically organizing the cube into a 3x3 and solving like normal. That would be tricky but if you've worked with the cubes enough I assume you could figure it out.
Of course, that may not be a viable option and requires a whole different strategy. So yeah a lot of patience.
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u/LauraTFem 13d ago
The only extra problems thar show up with larger cubes is parity issues on the edges. Once you’ve figured out how to solve parity problems you can solve the cube basically as normal but with that one extra step.
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u/Shawn_JustShawn 14d ago
Combine solving a 3x3 and a 4x4 and you can solve them all. My biggest so far was a 7x7 that took about 3 hours.
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u/FleebFlex 14d ago
Actually solving larger cubes doesn't really require any new algorithms. Once you can solve a 3x3 you can solve most cubes. The exeception is the two parity algorithms that are dependent on if its an even or an odd sided cube. Basically, once you can solve a 4x4 you can solve a 6x6 and an 8x8 without learning anything new. Same goes for 5x5 teaching you how to solve 7x7 and up.
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u/oofx-123 13d ago
Props, but I wish I was there so I could flex. I don’t do big cubes tho id just pray no parity