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Cheating or not?
by
-Doug-
on 19 Nov, 2008 07:44
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Ok, I am trying to settle a disagreement. I've learned moves solve a Rubik's Cube. They involve learning how to take a randomly scrambled cube and systematically manipulating the cube until it is solved. My wife
and I go back and forth on whether or not this is "cheating." So let me know what you think.
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#1
by
Timmay
on 19 Nov, 2008 07:55
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hmmmm i dunno. But are there really moves you can learn? If you are paying to learn these moves...i think you are being taken..
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#2
by
-Doug-
on 19 Nov, 2008 08:05
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hmmmm i dunno. But are there really moves you can learn? If you are paying to learn these moves...i think you are being taken..
Yes, there are "move" or algorithims as they are called among the cube elite (not me
). The videos are freely available on You Tube.
This is the guy that taught Will Smith how to do it for his role in the Pursuit of Happiness. These are the moves I learned
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#3
by
PowerOfCheese
on 19 Nov, 2008 08:08
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Definitely not cheating.
Chess for instance, learning some classic opening moves in chess is part of the game. They're even referred to by name.
Also like Sodoku. Sometimes you can only get so far without using a systematic approach.
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#4
by
Tom McGarry.
on 19 Nov, 2008 08:36
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I just peel the stickers off and stick them back on, when nobody's looking.
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#5
by
Mr. Wilson
on 19 Nov, 2008 08:38
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Its close enough to cheating...
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#6
by
warhawk
on 19 Nov, 2008 08:56
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hey doug: no... i don't think it is cheating. it's similar 2 purchasing a reference book on the stragedies of blackjack or poker. it's just a guide. cheating would B "peeling" off the stickers on the rubik's cube.
WARHAWK
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#7
by
Tom McGarry.
on 19 Nov, 2008 08:59
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Thanks Warhawk.
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#8
by
warhawk
on 19 Nov, 2008 09:08
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#9
by
Mikekoz13
on 19 Nov, 2008 10:44
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While I don't consider it cheating, I'm wondering why anybody would want to do that. It sort of takes all the fun out of it...........
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#10
by
GASlick
on 19 Nov, 2008 18:45
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Isn't the point of the cube to solve it?
I would say no, it's not cheating.
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#11
by
Alexander215
on 19 Nov, 2008 20:55
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Isn't the point of the cube to solve it?
I would say no, it's not cheating.
It's just like making a game play for football.
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#12
by
champ007
on 19 Nov, 2008 21:04
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When this thing first came out I was in high school and figured out "the system" to solve it.
My science teacher, who was smart but not a fast learner, decided that I would benefit more teaching him how to solve this puzzle than doing the assignments the other students were doing. He learned the system and I got my first A+ in high school that year!!
So no, its not cheating. Its learning and sometimes getting an A+
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#13
by
SlyHigh
on 24 Nov, 2008 06:52
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I never peeled the stickers off. I took the whole thing apart.
But I did get a book on how to solve it. It's not cheating unless your goal is to solve it totally by yourself.
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#14
by
skiking
on 24 Nov, 2008 06:59
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I don't think that it is cheating, there is still some thought to it and memorizing algorithms is fun
But it becomes addictive and now I need new stickers, I am missing a few.