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Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 16:40:51 -0500
To: der Mouse <mouse@rodents.montreal.qc.ca>
From: Nichael Lynn Cramer <nichael@sover.net>
Subject: Re: (5x5x5) edge parity corrections
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der Mouse wrote:
>> The parity problem is found in 5x5x5 cubes (and 4x4x4 cubes, I
>> understand) when two of the edges right next to the corners (which I
>> call "wings") are switched.
>
>Yes, it does occur equally on the 4-Cube.  [...]

The appearance is particularly striking on the 4X cube.  Especially in the
situation where the two out-of-place "wings" are side-by-side.

It looks very similar to a solved 3X cube with a single edge-cubie flipped.
This is an interesting state to leave your cube in, when it is just lying
around your office, for visitors to find.

N