Hey
Don't jump so quickly to an internet site! The beauty of these puzzles
is in working them out yourself! I assume you can do the 3x3 right...
so, see how many of those principles apply for the 5x5. If you can do
the 4x4, even better, since the 5x5 is actually easier (if one regards
the fixed centers as making the puzzle easier).
Rather than jumping into a complete solution with 'pretty java cube
applets', here are some hints:
1) Find out the most 'difficult' part of the solution, and do it first:
if you think about this, you should see that the centers are most
easily done first, and, lucky for you :) this is VERY intuitive.
After solving the centers, you naturally ask yourself, 'what is the
next most taxing/difficult' step. Surely it isn't the corners (which
behave as those on the 3x3), so you are left with the 'edge cubies'.
-What would be the most LOGICAL next step? IF you've thought about it,
you'll see that if you can associate every three edge cubies into a
single 'edge triplet', your cube will do something intriguing... It
will behave as a 3x3! You have reduced the problem of solving the 5x5
to that of solving the 3x3! This is the method I'd recommend, as it
works for all cubes n>3. In fact, for odd cubes there is only ONE
important algorithm you need to workout (in addition to those on the
3x3), namely one which 'flips' (swaps) two edge cubies. I'd suggest
you work this one out, since doing so will SHOW you why the position
occurs, which is quite fascinating!
Anyway, good luck!
Jon
> i got the 5x5x5 cube and it didnt come with an instructions book....:
(
> anyone kno of a good site with lots of pretty java cube applets? thnx
>
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