Solve Rubik’s Cube puzzles
Today, 40 nimble-fingered contestants will battle it out for the title of Australia’s fastest Rubik’s Cube puzzle solver.
These Rubik’s Cube tragics train like athletes to get to this elite level of competition, but you too can master the darstardly puzzle — OK, not in the same time as these guys, but hey, you have a life.
If you have a Rubik’s Cube that you bought in the ’80s (when you weren’t anyone unless you had one!) and it’s been thrown in a box in the garage in frustration, go dig it out.
Now, all you need to do is head to Eric Dietz’s Rubik’s Cube Solver site to get all your coloured squares literally in a row. You’ll be presented with a 2D representation of a Rubik’s Cube and you can configure it to reflect your own Cube by sampling the colours and clicking in the correct spot.
When that’s done, just click on the Solve button to be presented with the solution to your Cube. The instructions can be viewed as a list of written moves, which were a bit baffling for me, or you can click to see a diagrammed version, which is much easier to follow.
So, I’m off now to address one of my great failings in life — yes, that damned never-finished Cube!
Gail Lipscombe has worked for some of Australia's hottest tech magazines for over 10 years. In her blog, she focuses on demystifying technology, gadgets and the web for average consumers.