:eek: You think that is for real?

I've seen someone do it in 20sec.

its for real. it all involves the use of algorithms. bet you if i mixed it up instead of him it would take a bit longer.

There was an article recently that showed that any configuration can be solved in something like 26 moves. If a person were allowed to look at a Rubik's Cube and try to figure out that minimum (or, I guess use a computer to find the minimum), and then just perform the moves, I can easily believe that someone can do it in 10 1/2 seconds.

 

On the other hand, I think that unless some prep work were involved, unless the cube just happened to be in a "friendly" configuration, 10.56 is awfully fast. But, "awfully fast", to me, just means rather exceptionally unlikely, but not impossible.

There was an article recently that showed that any configuration can be solved in something like 26 moves. If a person were allowed to look at a Rubik's Cube and try to figure out that minimum (or, I guess use a computer to find the minimum), and then just perform the moves, I can easily believe that someone can do it in 10 1/2 seconds.

 

On the other hand, I think that unless some prep work were involved, unless the cube just happened to be in a "friendly" configuration, 10.56 is awfully fast. But, "awfully fast", to me, just means rather exceptionally unlikely, but not impossible.

 

The video showed him analyze the cube for a few seconds before he started.

It's also likely that he's diassebled his cube and sanded all of the little edges that cause it to hang. You could see just how all of the sliding surfaces were "smooth as glass." I've also heard of people putting a little silicone in so they can move a whole center slice with the gentle flick of the little finger.

 

Absolutely possible and real. No doubt about it.

There was an article recently that showed that any configuration can be solved in something like 26 moves. If a person were allowed to look at a Rubik's Cube and try to figure out that minimum (or, I guess use a computer to find the minimum), and then just perform the moves, I can easily believe that someone can do it in 10 1/2 seconds.

 

On the other hand, I think that unless some prep work were involved, unless the cube just happened to be in a "friendly" configuration, 10.56 is awfully fast. But, "awfully fast", to me, just means rather exceptionally unlikely, but not impossible.

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It's just a matter of time before someone, somewhere, gets a lucky configuration for a quick solve. You need similar luck even for the 20 second solves. One cuber might try several times before getting his time that low at a competition then everyone's like OMFG 20 seconds.