Cubing
“Life is much like a Rubik’s Cube. Among its more than 4.3 × 1019 possible configurations are moments of chaos. Sometimes, the faster we twist, the more scrambled it becomes. Yet with every turn, every mistake, and every recovery, we gradually trace a path that is never optimal, but always unique.”
— Tianhao Wu
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Why I Cube
I picked up cubing as a fun puzzle at ten. Over time, it has become one of my favorite hobbies. Beyond chasing faster solves, I enjoy the elegance of efficient solutions, the mathematical beauty of the cube, and the welcoming cubing community. Most importantly, it inspires me to keep challenging myself and pushing my limits. This is why we cube.
🚀 Getting Started
If you’re new to cubing, here are three steps to get started!
Learn
- CubeSkills — tutorials developed by Feliks Zemdegs, widely regarded as the greatest speedcuber of all time
- SpeedCubeDB - comprehensive database for beginner to advanced algorithms
Practice
- csTimer — most popular timer with various functionalities
- CubeDesk — beautiful statistics and session tracking
Compete
- WCA — official World Cube Association competitions with global rankings
📖 Dive Deeper
If and only if you crave some math-induced pain …
- God’s Number is 20
- Sufficient Scramble Requires 26 Moves
- Upper Bound for Sufficient Scramble
- Algorithm Decomposition with Commutator
Cube Is All You Need: An Interdisciplinary Approach
- Planning Domain Definition Language
- Deep Reinforcement Learning
- Motion Planning via VLM
- A* with Weighted Convolutional Distance
🌟 Fun Facts
- Favorite event: 3×3
- Favorite PLL: Ub-perm
- Least favorite PLL: Na/Nb-perm
- Color neutral: white only
🏅 Personal Bests
Al competition results: WCA profile