What lazy engineers achieve: A Rubiks cube that solves itself

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Start date Jul 3, 2022
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The discussion centers on the concept of engineers creating innovative solutions to avoid manual labor, exemplified by a self-solving Rubik's Cube. Participants express admiration for the invention while lamenting its lack of applicability to other tasks, such as linear algebra homework. The conversation highlights a blend of humor and frustration regarding the limitations of automation in academic settings. Overall, the thread showcases the ingenuity of engineers while questioning the practicality of such inventions in everyday challenges. The dialogue reflects a desire for similar advancements in more complex problem-solving areas.

Jul 3, 2022

jack action

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How much work does a lazy engineer is willing to put to NOT do the job? That much:

source: fb.watch/e1LXE0nqqP/

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Jul 3, 2022

Drakkith

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Nice. Too bad my linear algebra homework couldn't solve itself...

Sep 5, 2022

Keonte45

It's pretty nice but like Drakkith said, too bad it couldn't help solve a linear algebra assignment.

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