I was working late the other night with a client who was doing a web site switchover, and managed to come up with a clever solution to his problem. He sent me an e-mail:
Nice one. Thanks Jeff.
I bet you know how to solve a Rubik’s cube too.
And of course I had to admit that yes, in fact I do know how to solve one. Then he threw down the gauntlet.
When I was a kid, I could get about 2/3 of the way through one of the algorithms, but then I would just get lost. So when I stumbled on the cube on someone’s desk a few weeks back, my determination was reignited. I’m no speed demon, but I’ve got the sequence down. Takes me about 4 minutes right now.
Complete with photo!
So I dug around my closet a bit and unearthed the Cube that I had when I was a teenager (junior high, maybe?). I scrambled it a bit:
And then I went to work. It took a few practice runs to remember all of the moves, and then I had Laralee time me as I went for speed.
1:30. Oh yeah, the old man still has it.