From cube-lovers-errors@oolong.camellia.org Thu May 29 15:24:53 1997 Return-Path: cube-lovers-errors@oolong.camellia.org Received: from oolong.camellia.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by oolong.camellia.org (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id PAA19669; Thu, 29 May 1997 15:24:52 -0400 Precedence: bulk Errors-To: cube-lovers-errors@oolong.camellia.org From: Benjamin Wong To: Josh D Weaver Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 17:34:55 +1000 (EST) X-Sender: chi@pipe13.orchestra.cse.unsw.EDU.AU cc: cube-lovers@ai.mit.edu Subject: Re: Professor cracks Rubik's cube mystery In-Reply-To: <19970528.222126.9494.2.shaggy34@juno.com> Message-ID: On Wed, 28 May 1997, Josh D Weaver wrote: ._@_. ._@_.What do the skeptics have to say about the 20 move solve? It was said ._@_.that in theory it could be done; but is it really possible? ._@_. There was a prove that within 16-18 face move, the number of possible pattern exceed the number of possible pattern of the cube, hence they deduce that any pattern can be acheive within 16-18 move, ie: it can be done, if u can move forward 18 move, by backtracking, it can be move backward within 18 move. ._@_.Does anyone know how long time wise it took Richard Korf to solve it ._@_.using the 20 move method? ._@_. ._@_.I'm just a 15 year old who can solve the cube so I don't know much about ._@_.theories or mathematical patterns. So if someone can explain it to me ._@_.that would be great. ._@_. ._@_.If it all that is claims to be, then I can't wait to know how to use the ._@_.method. I don't think "the method",(if it actually exist,) can be applied to human, i think it involved a lot of AI research, where computer will think faster and can plan say 5 to 6 move ahead, and see if it recognise any pattern I will not put much hope on trying to solve in 20 move with a real cube by hand. o------------------------------------------------------o |Error: Reality.sys Corrupt? Reboot Universe [Y,N,Q] | +---------------o--------------------------------------o | Benjamin Wong | E-mail: chi@cse.unsw.edu.au | | | or benjaminwong@hotmail.com | | | http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~chi | o---------------o--------------------------------------o |=A1u=C2=E5=A5=CD=A1I=BD=D0=B0=DD=A1y=BA=B5=BF=DF=B2=B4=A1z=AA=BA=A6=A8=A6]=ACO=AC=C6=BB=F2=A1H=A1v | |Quick Quiz: Describe Universe ? Give Three Example. | o------------------------------------------------------o