RUBIK'S CUBE. TRICKS TO SOLVE IT FASTER.

 

Rubik’s cube is one of the most famous puzzles in which people try competing each other for whom would solve the Rubik’s Cube faster. The world record of solving Rubik’s Cube fastest is currently held by Yusheng Du, who solved the 3 X 3 Rubik’s cube in just 3.47 seconds. Here are my few tips for anyone who wants to solve the Rubik’s Cube faster than he/she normally would. 

1. Learn the steps using Algorithms.

Instead of learning the sequence of moves, most of the cubers try to learn the moves by a sequence of letters called algorithms. An Algorithm, in terms of Rubik’s Cube, is an operation on the puzzle which reorients its pieces in a certain way. To describe operations on the Rubik's Cube we use the notation: we mark every face of the puzzle with a letter. Here are those symbols and their meanings:

• F (Front): the side currently facing the solver

• B (Back): the side opposite the front

• U (Up): the side above or on top of the front side

• D (Down): the side opposite the top, underneath the Cube

• L (Left): the side directly to the left of the front

• R (Right): the side directly to the right of the front

 

If the letter is followed by an apostrophe, if means to turn the Rubik’s cube in counter clockwise fashion. For example: U’ would mean to turn the side above in counter-clockwise direction. 

 

2. Finger Tricks 

Right and Left triggers are the most fundamental moves in cubing. The Algorithms for the same are R,U,R’ and L’,U’,L respectively. The trick with the triggers is that if you perform the trigger 4 times in a solved cube then, the cube would still be solved. This trick is a very important trick because if you are given an unsolved cube which is unsolved by 3 right triggers, you could solve it just by performing 1 right trigger.