[leandrobaltazar]

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• There are ways to approach the Rubik's Cube at least partially mathematically, but most speedcubing methods involve no math. Some steps are more or less intuitive, but there is very little that speedcubers invent on the spot. Other steps are straight pattern recognition; when we see this pattern, we we already know to apply this sequence of moves. Thinking is slow; brain-deadness is fast.
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• Official rules allow up to 15 seconds of inspection beore starting a solve. We don't like it when you hide the cube, give it back, and start timing right away, especially without warning.
  

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Shotaro Makisumi, as of 2011-06-16
Quelle