What Solving A Rubik's Cube Without Any Guides Taught Me
2020 ж. 21 Мау.
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This is my story of how I fully taught myself how to solve a 3x3 Rubik's Cube and how it taught me a whole new approach to problem solving. it is truly one of my greatest accomplishments and was incredibly rewarding. I would highly recommend! I later moved to 4x4 and now I am on the 5x5.
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I’m very curious to know if there’s anyone else out there who also taught them self a solution without any guides
Nothing on your level, but I kind of have! I did learn how to solve the cube with a guide initially which is why it's only a kind of. I have made a full set of my own algorithms to solve the cube, but because of my prior knowledge I already knew the methodology, I just had to find algorithms.
Sadly I can't say that I have found my own solution for the 3x3. But luckily for cubers like me, who looked up a tutorial (or as in my case a friend showed me and then I learned the rest from a tutorial) before realising how awesome it would be to find your own solution, there are a ton of other twisty puzzles out there. And while on some there is quite some overlap, on others you pretty much start at zero and are as puzzled as you were when you did your first turns on a 3x3. I solved most of my collection (imgur.com/a/2tQ64Bm ) on my own. For a couple of those I had to look up a tutorial for the very last step and tbh, some of those solutions were so crazy to me, I don't think I'd have ever found them on my own, ever. Believe me I did A LOT of thinking and a lot of trial and error. Only for one puzzle I regret looking at a solution too soon - I already had done the right moves, just hadn't yet figured out what they did and what I could use them for :( I strongly agree with you that finding your own solution for such a puzzle is extremely rewarding and luckily I realised that fairly soon in my cubing career. The first puzzle I solved completely on my own was the Pyraminx, which I strongly recommend giving a try. It's fairly easy compared to a 3x3, but still really fun to figure out. Although you certainly won't take a month to do that, especially if you can already solve a 3x3 or more importantly know how to tackle such a "problem".
I have. You need to remember that almost everyone who solved the cube in the first few years after it came out, figured it out by themselves. There were some books, but they were awful. Today, self solvers are rare. There are two bits of advice that I give people that want to solve it on their own. 1) Solve it one layer at a time. Some people try to solve it a color at a time. That is a harder method. Oddly enough, cubes like the Dino cube, Redi Cube, Mosaic cube, and Rediminx, solve easier when doing one color at a time. 2) Look for longer sequences of moves. People who fail, stop themselves at 4 moves sequences. Some of the best sequences of moves are 7 and 8 and 10 moves long. If you are really really suck, look up Commutators and Conjugates. Mathologer has a great video explaining it. "A simple trick to design your own solutions for Rubik's cubes". Congratulations, and Welcome to the cubing community. Keep going. There are hundreds of unique cubes out there. It still feels amazing, even when you solve something easier than Rubik's like the Skewb, as well as those harder puzzles like the Curvy Copter.
Matthew Paquette I already lost, I know how to solve a cube in 30 secs, but using guides. So your challenge won’t work for me. But great!
As a speedcuber who learned to solve the cube by watching tutorials I wish I had put down more time trying to figure out my own solution like you did. My first cube was a 2x2 and I remember how fun it was to just play around with it, searching for a solutions and I miss that feeling. But I can say that I did taught myself "F2L" which is a crucial step for speedsolving. F2L is something you as a solver can do in many many different ways, but some more efficient than other. Some looks up some algorithms to do it but I only looked up what it was, so I knew what the purpose and the goal of F2L actually was. And I started from there. Soon I knew how to do F2L but very inefficient. But over time I've gotten better with the method. I havn't figured out the whole rubik's cube myself unfortunately but I have improved my skills solving it partly by myself and that's at least something.
"The key to problem solving isn't about knowing the solution, it's about knowing that there is a solution and doing everything you can to find it." - Matthew Paquette 2020
So this is what the birth of a quote looks like...
Damn Matt. It’s only 9am and you got me inspired to solve some problems. Creative intuition is an eloquent way to explain the approach. Thanks for sharing.
I hope you do something incredible today!
I have a very similar experience to you. I wanted to solve the Rubik’s cube without a guide when I was like 17 or 18 and first started out with the 2x2. It took me a few days to find my own method of solving the 2x2 and after that I moved to the 3x3 and spent countless hours on it making no progress at all then I realized that the corners of the 3x3 is basically a 2x2 so I started by solving the corners of the 3x3 then I found a way to solve the edges of two opposite sides, then the middle layer of the cube. It took me weeks of obsessively trying out different things to develop my method. I’m planning on uploading a video explaining my method sometime, but I’ll need to make sure I can explain it clearly first.
That’s so cool to hear!
Why have i not find your channel before!? This is golden, this video and everything in your archive. And this level of self awareness, the level of personality... Man you gonna change the world, and am staying here on this follow channel forever!
Dude amazing job! You should feel really proud and grateful for this experience.
To learn from a tutorial: easy, really anybody could do it. To figure out the solution: takes some thinking, analysis, out of the box thinking and the process of basically as you said discovering algorithms. You basically derived your own algorithms to move pieces around, maybe not the most efficient ones, but discovered independently of a tutorial.
Precisely! Looks like you know your cubes well!
But I couldn't use a tutorial. Still, I solved the cube by myself.
Thanks for the inspiring video! Got me thinking and meditating this afternoon about my life.
Some day soon, I hope to be able to make a video that is as good looking, clean sounding, and wonderfully engaging as this was. Very cool story, Editor Matt. I appreciate you sharing it. ✌️ Thank you
Congrats Matt! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Just started my journey to solve this without any google or youtube help videos. Just wanted to see others out there on the same path. I thirst for these kind of self achievements. I love forcing myself to figure shit out. Good luck everyone!
You got it!
How did it go?
It’s been 2 years since you commented this, did you accomplish your goal?
I had solved it without the help of guides but it takes very long time to solve it.. believe me it is very much difficult without guides
@@ChapiMiso-fd7us how long did it take? Did you have to discover a specific way to learn how to solve it?
Great story, Matthew. Thank you.
i would recommend playing sudoku everyday too its great for abstract thinking which i believe grants you the ability to constantly come up with ideas, solutions but overall i think its helped to view any problem and think more creatively about that particular problem. Cheers!
I solved my first 1 years ago, then the 2nd time happened 1 month ago ;) I 100% agree with your conclusion.
You have mastered learning to learn,. I believe going to university is about learning to learn or it should be. As a computer science major I have been solving problems all my life, now I am retired and still doing it. Photography and video is my latest trek. Master something and always keep learning...
Hi Matt, I am at the same stage as you a few weeks ago. I am traveling right now and instead of a book I took the Rubiks that I own for years already. I have resisted to check Google for the most part and your video motivated me to keep it that way. I hate/love the Rubiks. Good luck for your channel, cheers Hendrik
This was a great video, great footage
Another great video, Matthew.
Very inspirational! Thank you
i recently learned as well. (i did look it up) but there is something to rubiks cube that always fascinates me. I sound so cliche but the problem solving and critical thinking aspects are soooo close to everyday life. anyways. love the vid!
I know exactly what you mean!
Damn this was inspirational, I was working on trying to understand the algorithm and not just remembering it, but now I may try to proceed solving it myself. However I do already have a lot knowledge, I know that it's easier to solve by layers and you should solving the cross first, but I hope this will still be interesting to do.
Great problem solving. You came up with your own algorithms. I have a handful of algorithms memorized and I generally know when to use them. I can solve a 3x3, the only type I've ever tried in a few minutes, but honestly, I feel like I don't know how I did it. I was given a 3x3 cube about 30 years ago with no instructions and I never solved it... unless you count taking it apart and putting it back together solved. I only got a new one so I could show my kids and see if they liked the puzzle.
Sweet! Now, if you could do a video on how to organize the Rubik’s cube that is massive amount of unorganized footage I’ve taken for my last project. Seriously though, I’d love to see how you organize footage and approach adding it to a timeline. Thanks!
I had also solved rubik cube 4 to 5 times without the help of tutorial it took very long time... To solve it... Glad to see someone who believe solving rubik without help of tutorial ❤
You're a good sales man as well dude! 🤣 Now I want one
Great video Matthew
I can only solve one part of it with no tutorials, already gave up, but because of this video I will try again
You can do it! It’s going to be so rewarding!
I took an uncles magical advice while on 14hr road trip. "Always read the directions carefully, it's all about reading the directions."
So I ended up on your channel because of Mattys vid explaining your new found situation, and i ended up falling deep into the rabbit hole... like I've been here for easily 3 hours man. You've got that "it" and you can see that by how each video you upload has changed little by little to keep up with the times and whats hot, or working in that moment. You've got some insane skills, and as a fan/editor I'd love to see as many after effects vids you can make. Keep doin you bro.
Great video, I liked when you put in that you will do anything to accomplish something.
Dedication man, good for you! Can you imagine learning Premiere Pro the same way? Even with Google cheating I banged my head on the keyboard from time to time.
Solving a rubix cube is one thing but solving it by yourself, bro you is a king 👑
The true Erno Rubik experience
Great job Matt
Thanks Forrester! 🙌🏻
Love this video. Thanks
Thanks brother.
I wish i could go back in time and solve it intuitively instead of giving up after a couple days and looking at a tutorial. It's not my biggest regret but it's pretty high on the list. I've pretty much mastered the beginners method and i think i am going to try and get my average to sub 30 with cross color neutrality or atleast bi-color neutrality, better fingerticks, and much less cube rotations. This to prove to myself that I've really got all i can from beginners method before moving on to cfop & roux. Anyways sorry for jabbering on. Good video and great inspiration goodsir. This motivated me to learn to solve 2x2 and hopefully 4x4 without instruction. Big ups 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
This is impressive, but this video helped me in a way I wasn’t expecting. I was being stubborn and tried to do it all on my own, but seeing your journey makes me realize that the end result is the same: pattern memorization, experience, and recalling info to apply to new situations (intuition)…and it takes longer. Definitely impressive, but personally I don’t want to put that much time into solving a Rubik’s cube when I can get similar results from learning algorithms other people came up with. Both options are valid, but I realize while I was doing the same as yours from this video…it’s not the path I want to continue on. Kudos to you and thanks for sharing.
Same
This is the real way to solve it 💯
I've always just solved the first 2 layers with logic, moving pieces out of the way to save them to move them back later etc. But I just can't seem to do the same thing with the 3rd layer lol. I can't keep tract of it all! I really don't want to memorize algorithms. I just want to apply logic to solve the last layer
I recommend leaving a f2l pair empty that way you can keep solving intuitively. And the lest step is similar to the last step of lbl. Alternatively you can watch the 8355 method if i remember correctly.
Awesome video man...awesome video!! I feel you on that!! It took me 7 years to solve the Rubik's Cube (the 3x3 one)... I taught myself how to solve it without any help!! And yes... I went through many Rubik's Cubes - because as they get worn out, I just go and buy another one!! My goal was to solve it at least one time by myself fully without any help... And then after I did - I went online to learn just a few moves to help me with the last layer... Lol I remember... I was in the car with my Mom and I was solving the Rubik's Cube... And then it happened... I solve it and I SCREAMED with excitement!! My Mom looked at me in shock... And all I kept saying was... I solved it I solved it I SOLVED IT!!!! Um yeah... I didn't mess up the cube in a while after that!! And now years since that... I can solve many other cubes now!! 2x2 through 9x9 Rubik's Cube Helicopter Cube Curvy Copter Cube ....to name some!!! Thanks again for sharing your video!!!!
1:18 "living on my own" Rubik's cube:hi there (normally i would call it 3x3 but oh well)
1:51 that without a doubt is the beginners method
Dedication 🤘
I love your dedication, and this is incredible. I must say though, speedcubing has become a competitive sport at this point. So it’s Not so much “cheating” if you’re planning on becoming a speed cuber, you’ll want to learn the solve methods and the best advanced algorithms for the quickest solutions. Same as any other competitive sport like chess, you gotta learn or be taught if you wanna compete. You could teach yourself.. but that wouldn’t get you very far without the professional tips and know how. But alas, people like you being able to solve it on there own.. is a championship trophy in itself. Amazing work, again.
Totally! Speedcubing is amazing! I'd even consider it a whole different hobby than solving
I solved it on my own about 40 years ago I started placing 4 corners in the right order then with two different moves I place the other corners below the corners that are already in the correct order. After that with another two different moves I turn the corners so they are facing in the right way. After all the 8 corners are in the right spot I move the centers to match the corners and move the middle pieces to match the colors of the corners until I end up with two or three middle pieces that need to be flipped. I placed the pieces that need to be flipped on one side of the cube and I flip one by one using the opposite side of the cube but only disturbing one middle piece after all the pieces are flipped I rotate back the face where I use to group the middle pieces that needed to be flipped. Usually after that move my center pieces are in the wrong place but that is very simple to fix and that is the method I created by myself. Back then there was no internet my friend had cheat sheets but I didn’t want to see them my friends solve the cube sooner than me but I did it on my own.
Hotel Smart TVs are no match for Matt’s problem solving perseverance!!
Haha that was a good time!
Hahahaha. Meanwhile when are we gonna see you guys on Mattih's channel?
i did this before.. my 3x3 rubix cube solve was 8 hours and my 4x4 rubix cube solve was 20 hours. i hate memorizing the algorithm, tricks, and watching "how to solve" vids. i learn a lot of things from solving rubix cube, i feel the persistence, consistency, problem solving, and not giving up from solving the cube for long time. solving the rubix cube for me, bringing back the sense of "hunger" from achieving something.
Meanwhile me who looked up on KZhead and does a sub 50sec solve. It's true it's not about iq or smartness it's more like hard work and determination and perseverance. I would love to know if Matthew is gonna learn resolve 16. That would be great. This guy is an awesome tutorial maker.
My boyfriend is trying to do this and we where looking for inspiration because It's getting him pretty frustrated lol. Great video! Uwu
Does he know how to slove it now? is he a speed cuber?
Lol I actually turned the quality up to 4k and played that intro part frame by frame just to see how if that was an editing trick
It would be very interesting to know how you solve the cube with your own method! (because I learned to solve it from youtube.)
I'm even did not try solving 3x3, just solving first with tutorial. But 2-month later i'm find other methods. 7 month ago later i'm find full own solution for 4D and 5D hypercubes puzzle and even beat world record for 5D 2^5 puzzle by movecount. Now i'm start solving of bandaged cube, there is hundred's of much harder then original 3x3 puzzles. Just all know about speedcubing, but many "smart" cubers solving many hardest puzzle.
That is impressive👍. When I was learning the basic algorithm for solving a cube I almost gave up, and felt such accomplishment solving it. I couldn't imagine trying to identify the patterns and then build my own custom solve technique, that takes dedication. The human mind is so powerful when it is focused. My first video on KZhead was an algorithmic solve I did to test my lighting and the post process.
Same here i solved it with my own patterns, took me 3 months, but i did it eventually. The rubik's cube thought me that if I want sth if I really wanted it I can achieve it no matter how hard it is
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The self taught Rubik's Cube master race solver (chad) Vs. Tutorial based Rubik's Cube solver (virgin)
Ur litterly a genius.
Matt: trying to solve the cube for MONTHS. Me: ha ha tutorial lets go
I wanna learn to do it this way too. All I know is that you do make up a cross first or something? No idea lol
You should do an explanation of your method. I'm sure every cuber out there would appreciate how you did it.
Yes!
Great achievement! In my eyes it's equal to achieve a mountain summit
I don’t know why but this reminds me of a “ My Strange Addiction” episode
I know how to solve a Rubik's cube but I always wanted to go back or forget how to and then do it without a guide.
Same here, but how?
@@dilipkn7339 time.
You should definitely try the pyraminx puzzle. It's much easier and alot of people can do it with no help
My 10 year old son doesn't know any algorithms, and through diligence he's learnt to solve 2 full sides and 8 squares out of 9 on the third side. Someone told me that after that it's IMPOSSIBLE to complete the sides without algorithms. I knew that that couldn't be the case, but just wanted to check and found your video. One thing that I feel he might need to start doing is solving it by layers (still without transformations or algos) but in a layer-by-layer approach instead of a side-by-side approach
ok.. sold.! found my cube.. dusted it off ! now ! lets see how far can I go! if I ever solve it I will let you know
That’s impressive
a tip for the 5x5, don't do layer by layer, do the center and tham solve the edge pieces, than you have a normal 3x3 to solve
I was laughing the whole video. Good jokes
The rubiks cube is a really interesting puzzle . Your Dedication and Hardwork will make you a speed cuber (can solve a cube in about 10 second).We got another member for our speedcubing community . welcome bro!!!!
Ny best is 10.31, average is like sub 17, but quit last year
@@JenricAquino Awesome bro!I am like sub 11 and best is 6.44
@@cubingzone8898 That's cool!
I'm someone who learned to solve a Rubik's cube intuitively. It took me 5 or 6 months, to be honest. That feeling was awesome! I started with a picture cube.
how many hours a day?
@@drygordspellweaver8761 I think I would spend 6 or 7 hours, or maybe even more.
I’m curious what your approach to solving it is. I solved the Rubik’s cube intuitively as well and my approach was to solve the corners of the cube first, then two opposite layers, then the middle layer.
Very inspiring video, Matt! Combine all the centers and edges in 4x4 and 5x5, after that you can turn them exactly like 3x3.
0:07 how yoy did please tell
Oh wow what a nice achievement! I wish I would have found my own solution back then... But I managed to solves cubes up to 7 layers. And what I learned there is (SPOILER ALERT): you should first finish the all the middles, then bring al the two-colored pieces together and then solve it (almost) just like a normal 3x3x3 Rubiks cube. Tell me when your done with the 5x5x5! :D
HIS GREATEST ACHIVEMENT IS LEARNING BEGINNERS METHOD
there is a chace he figure out the exact same method that beginners use but im a bit critical of the whole video
This is really great for you, and you definitely should be proud of yourself for doing it, and I'm sure it helped with future problem solving after you had done it. BUT saying that using a guide or letting a friend help you is 'cheating' is extremely arrogant. I bought one, used a guide and it took me about an hour, and I have not been able to put it down afterward. It has helped me get better at anything from intuitive problem solving to improving/speeding up my memorization process and helped me get better hand (finger) eye coordination. You did it without any help, and you should definitely be proud of that, but don't say that using some form of help and then getting fast at it is any less of an achievement, the only difference is the time spent of the first solve.
Thank you. No, It's not "extremely arrogant", It's subjective. To me a guide was cheating because I set rules for myself to not use a guide therefore a guide would be the exact definition of cheating. Everyone is free to use they cube however they like so 'cheating' in my case is different than yours.
I figured out the first 2 layers, for the 3rd I found ways but they don't always work but then it works always when I solve it independently of the rest and do the rest again. I cheated a bit by disassembling it and then started with combinations starting with a finalized cube, I shouldn't do that, but I was a kid in the 1980s
This makes me kinda sad I looked it up now. Although i'd also be willing to bet i wouldn't have the patience to have done it all solo. Well played though!!
100% agree it’s about not giving up and giving in to google. Many problems in life are for you to solve, not you friends, your parents or google😊 took me 45 hours.
hi matthew itz cora i really like when you talked about 2010 beacuse i like old things and i saw a picture at your moms house and it wa sin 2010 and is was your b day
I guess that if you know, you know. Applied to life, anything becomes an adventure where the outcome is only dependant on how strong your level of commitment to problem-solving.
He makes some weird videos. But hey the editing and filming. Solid
I actually taught myself how to solve the 4x4 without any guides in a week. I did use the algorithm for the 3x3 though (I only learned the beginner method for the 3x3) And yeah I also "invented 2 algorithms" for solving the edges P.S. Solving parity was a nightmare.
New KZhead setup at home? Looks good!
Moved down to the unfinished basement for this one haha
@@matthewpaquette unfinished maybe but still looks good. Planning to move the entire setup there?
Can you pleasee show us your method
You should have put an affiliate link to a Rubik’s cube in the description
I'm 14 but 3-4 years ago I was thinking that how a person can solve Rubik's just by internet every one doesn't have same situation and at that time I don't remember but only 3-4 times I solved the whole cube except 1 corner piece but now when I watched tutorials I know how I can solve Rubik's cube but after watching this video I am trying to solve Rubik's cube without any others algorithm until I completely understand how it works
your cube is impossible a twisted corner means that you or someone else twisted the corner by grabbing it and just twisting it
@@robloxstuff1355 ikr, it happened to me 3-4 times
Upload a vid of how you solve it
yes claraaaaaaaaa
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Bought a rubix cube today and no idea what to do, as the guy said its pretty easy to get one side down but then i hit a wall, ill be back once ive finally completed it wish me luck
There is always a way to solve any problem in Life
well I cant do that kind a thing now because I already saw vids on how to solve it :(
What to say now broo. I was just watching a guide to solve it but i just added it in a playlist to watch it later but i saw this vid in recommendation and when i saw you i just removed the guide from the playlist.......
I had to learn how to solve it by myself. Computers didn’t exist when I had mine, or the didn’t exist in my life.
Solve the 5x5 by solving the center 3x3 of each color then the edges and then its a 3x3.
2:46 This looks a lot like the beginners method.
Also 2:57 there is a white and yellow sticker on an edge which isn't possible
2:55 the cube has correct colour scheme which further proves the point above
I think he peeled the stickers
To be honest it took me 3 days to solve a rubix cube. I was 14 my parents left me and i found a rubix outside like i pick it up and maybe i stole it. Its 2004 i don't have food or anything i can do because i drop out of school. So i have the whole day to solve a rubix in 3 days and i keep on playing. But when people showing off thier skills around that time i stopped
I don’t call it cheating to have had a buddy teach me how, cause I would’ve never in my life figured it out. Brain don’t work that way. I did figure out the 2x2 after having known how to do 3x3… not much to brag about but I’m satisfied that I didn’t Google it til after I got it.
I kinda wish I could erase my cubing knowledge and do this.
Use a different strategy.
@@highnoon3838 I have. I learned layer by layer, CFOP, Roux, ZZ, Petrus, and even Hexagonal Francisco lmao. But it's not the same as figuring it out completely on your own.
@@justsomeguy892 What I mean is try to solve the Rubik's cube using none of those strategies. Try solving the cube in a different way. How? By using a strategy that you created.
@@highnoon3838 It would end up being a combination of the stuff I already know. I wouldn't have any motivation to figure it out myself because I know how to do pretty much anything I want to the cube.
@@justsomeguy892 Then solve a cube that you've never solved before. Example: a Pyraminx. A megaminx. A kilominx.