Message #2505

From: Roice Nelson <roice3@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MC4D] MagicTile Solving
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 13:19:33 -0600

Wow, that is cool! I don’t think I would have ever noticed that, so thank
your for sharing it Matt :D

It’s wild that all *eight* 1C stickers on a face can be considered the same
piece, which is more evident if you do a full scramble. Also surprising is
that when looking at the F0:2:0 as a 3x3x3, you have to twist a face by
clicking its opposite. And since a twist changes the location of other
faces in the plane, mapping my cube 3-cycle to this puzzle threw me for a
loop or two. Love it!

I’d like to read your report when you finish, if you are inclined to share
it.

Take Care,
Roice

P.S. Here is a link to a twistypuzzles thread with {8,3} pics, which I
think is the one you mention…
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=20697

On Sun, Nov 25, 2012 at 6:19 AM, Matthew <damienturtle@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

> Just want to chip in here. The {8,3} 6C F0:2:0 is also equivalent to the
> 3x3x3, I invite people to try and see why ;-).
>
> I’m almost finished writing a report for my 4th year at university about
> group theory and the cube, and I referenced these two puzzles from
> MagicTile to briefly explain how the cube group turns up in unexpected
> places.
>
> I had some fun a while back looking at the {8,3} 6C puzzles with different
> cutting circles since it tied into a discussion on the Twistypuzzles forum,
> I’m sure I posted here about it and started a thread there. I can try to
> help point people in the right direction if they want to read these posts
> but they’re having trouble finding them.
>
> Matt
>
> — In 4D_Cubing@yahoogroups.com, Roice Nelson <roice3@…> wrote:
> >
> > Andrey pointed out something cool about the {8,3} 6C F0.67:0:1 a few
> years
> > back. It is just the classic 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube in disguise! Once you
> > identify pieces, those octagons are seen as squares with 9 stickers each.
> >
> > http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/4D_Cubing/message/1023
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Roice
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 10:19 AM, Eduard <baumann@…> wrote:
> >
> > > Solving of MT ell sph dodeka V 0:0:1 —– || 11/23/2012 || 560
> > > Easier than ‘ E 0 :1 :0 `
> > >
> > > Solving of MT hyp {8,3} 6 F 0.67:0:1 —– || 11/24/2012 || 328
> > > Every color is equivalent. Easy 3-cycles. Andrey 119 twists.
> > >
> >
>
>