News Ripley's Believe it or Not? Dont believe it

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The discussion centers around skepticism and curiosity regarding the solving of a 20x20 Rubik's Cube, highlighted by a YouTube video. Participants express doubts about the feasibility and enjoyment of solving such a large cube, with some suggesting it would take an impractical amount of time to master. There is acknowledgment that methods for solving smaller cubes, like the 3x3, could be adapted for larger ones, but the motivation for tackling a 20x20 is questioned. The conversation touches on the complexity of larger cubes, noting the absence of a center piece in the 20x20, which complicates solving. Some participants mention personal experiences with smaller cubes, indicating that solving larger ones is often done algorithmically, leading to a general sense of disbelief about the impressive claims surrounding the 20x20 cube.
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The truth is..I really don't know if I'll believe it or what.
 
That may take a while to master
 
There is a method to solving a Rubix cube. I tend to believe that this is real. I think in 4 hours, though, my head would explode.
 
There's a method to solving the 3x3 version I know that I'm sure with a bit of work could be applied to 20x20, although why you would want to is beyond me, how boring would that be to do?
 
undrcvrbro said:
That may take a while to master

while? for me, It would take Decades!
 
VashtiMaiden said:
while? for me, It would take Decades!
I'd probably give up after the first decade.

Schrodinger's Dog said:
There's a method to solving the 3x3 version I know that I'm sure with a bit of work could be applied to 20x20, although why you would want to is beyond me, how boring would that be to do?
I think that's the real question isn't why someone would want to, but WHO would want to?
 
Pfft, what a load of crap. Notice how the computer showed you which rows and columns were moved, just really fast? He just memorized that and undid it.
 
Yeah, its real, my friend gets sub-minute ones on his 3 by 3 and can do a 5 by 5 in about 5 mins. The thing is, being 20 by 20 there is no center, which makes it much harder. In fact he just ordered an 11 by 11.
 
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none of this is impressive, all of these are solved algorithmically
 
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undrcvrbro said:
I'd probably give up after the first decade.

1st decade..? maybe..I'm already dead..o:)
 
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