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    Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
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    Image of TheHeartless TheHeartless
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    Well congrats to him. I just cheated and looked it up online. I can do it in a minute and 20 seconds, but I know my victory is hollow. If I met this guy in a bar, I would buy him a beer.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    And she married him anyways. I guess she was thinking he wouldn't bother her much for sex or cheat as long as his hands were occupied by that stupid cube...
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    Image of Serolf Divad Serolf Divad
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    Bah, that's nothing: I solved the Rubik's cube after 26 years of trying the day it came out.
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    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    This seems like it would be used as one of those "stories of triumph" that the networks always attach to an olymic athlete.


    Mark Spitzer: Against All Odds: world class athlete who hid in shame that he could not solve the cube, but last week ladies and gentlemen, he defeated his demon.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    @zenpoet, aka johnny no star.: He's a shoo in to be interviewed by Seacrest on the next American Idol season for those annoying in between audition fluff pieces.
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    01/12/09

    @PorkchopSandwiches!_GitEmSteveDave: Or a special request to Kasey Kasem. A listener from Hoboken New Jersy requests "My Rubics Cube Rap," and he rights...




    + Watch video
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    Image of UnexpectedEOF UnexpectedEOF
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    Wow.


    Slow news day.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    @UnexpectedEOF: Talk to the UK, who actually sent a reporter and photographer to interview the guy, then had interns send out emails to other people to get comments.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    Looks prettier unsolved on the shelf. Yep. Yessir. Absolutely. Definitely. SHUT THE HELL UP!
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    Image of tucker tucker
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    Sweet, now he can start playing World of Warcraft.
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    I solved mine in 20 minutes.


    18 minutes of moving faces then 2 minutes with a screwdriver.....

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    Image of Monty Monty
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    Erno Rubik must be laughing his ass off right now. Instead of brushing his teeth, he spent most of his adult life trying to solve a stupid puzzle. Hilarious.


    Well, it would be were it not for the fact that I had to Google the solution to it myself, or I might have done the same thing. Can someone please get an internet connection out to Portchester, pronto?

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    Image of madog madog
    01/12/09

    @Monty: have you dedicated any portion of your life to anything at all?


    On one hand it is kind of sad, but on the other I'm pretty happy for this complete stranger.


    After looking at a rubiks cube and being told what to do, I gave up in record time.

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    01/12/09

    @madog: rubik I think, would be proud that his cube is still being sold by the millions to this very day. While I'm sure no one has spent nearly this long solving it once, think of all the people that have spent the same amount of time dedicating their lives to the hobby in general?


    Let me see your lifelong impact on society and then you can judge.

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    01/12/09

    @Monty: @madog: @madog: I'm reminded of the ol' chestnut regarding the similarities betweeen arguing on the internet and coming in first in the Special Olympics...
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    Image of madog madog
    01/12/09

    @DeusExMach: I don't know what you mean there, but my whole point is basically that no matter how stupid or ridiculous something is to one person, its' a life-long endeavor of another. That goes for pretty much anything, even if your in the Special Olympics and not a completely insensitive prick.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    No one has all talents. I didnt solve it, put it on a shelf and forgot about it. I saved myself 26 years. I can do things people who can do the cube cant, so it all equals out.


    I wonder what this guy will do with his time now. (Alexander wept, for he saw that he had no more lands to conquer.)

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    01/12/09

    @Curves: There's always Jenga
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    Image of bobdobbs bobdobbs
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    What the story doesn't say is it took him 15 years to solve the Pet Rock.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    This makes my current ~2.25 years of trying to find a girlfriend not seem so bad.
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    Image of ThisIsSharksTerritory ThisIsSharksTerritory
    01/12/09

    @PorkchopSandwiches!_GitEmSteveDave: it's gonna sound corny and cliche but u aint ever gonna find a GF looking for one....at least I have never succeeded...they just fall into ur life
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    @ThisIsSharksTerriroty: Does stumbling across my website count as "falling into my life"?
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    Image of Parapraxis Parapraxis
    01/12/09

    @PorkchopSandwiches!_GitEmSteveDave:


    always admired you on here, and never realized you were in that situation.


    Places to look for your future girlfriend:


    Parks

    Museums

    Community sponsored events


    Places NOT to look for your future girlfriend:


    Brothels

    Strip Clubs

    Rape Counseling Centers

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    @Parapraxis: Thanks to laws recently put into effect in my area, I'm not allowed within 1000 feet of those first three.
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    Image of Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime Shooting a monkey is now a hate crime
    01/12/09

    @PorkchopSandwiches!_GitEmSteveDave:That's funny, cause of my younger days, I'm not allowed near the last three.


    Some advice for the younger generation, if you're going to be a smartass, a strip club isn't a place to do it. Asking a stripper with a flat chest, "are those real," isn't the best of ideas, especially if she's dating one of the bouncers. You can expect to be tossed out, and quickly.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    @DeadhousepIants: Wait. A stripper going out with a bouncer? I think your story might be be filled with truthtitudes.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    01/12/09

    @PorkchopSandwiches!_GitEmSteveDave: Wonder what the chances of Gawker selling ad space to the single folks here? I have to think you can find someone at i09 or Jezze (or somewhere in the network) with at least similar interests.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    @Curves: You would think. And with all the traffic I get at my sites, you think I would get more than 3 people IMing me from them. Perhaps single people could get "S" added to their avatar. Hrmmmmm....
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/12/09

    @PorkchopSandwiches!_GitEmSteveDave: "Perhaps single people could get "S" added to their avatar. Hrmmmmm...."


    So, you want to be branded with the Scarlet Letter?

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    01/12/09

    @PorkchopSandwiches!_GitEmSteveDave: And just think, once you find her you'll spend an eternity wishing you had those 2.25 years back again.... j/k


    Freedom is precious. Learn to enjoy and appreciate it while you can.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    01/12/09

    @Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: I'd rather have an "S" than the "Azure F".
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    Image of infmom infmom
    01/12/09

    @PorkchopSandwiches!_GitEmSteveDave: Exactly what kind of sites are you looking for traffic on?
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    Image of alexmg2420 alexmg2420
    01/12/09

    @Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude, disguised as another du...: The Scarlet Letter was an "A" (duh!). Just finished reading that POS! High school english is a bitch.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    01/12/09

    @alexmg2420: Thanks. Yes, I know it was an 'A', and I read it a looooong time before you junior so get off my lawn! j/k
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    Image of voltron80 voltron80
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    Weak... they actually come with directions now that tell you how to solve it (no joke, I just bought one).


    Maybe he finally figured out about the internet?


    [video.google.com]

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    Image of Ben Zvan Ben Zvan
    01/12/09

    @voltron80: Some might call that "cheating."
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    Image of DontFeedTheTrolls DontFeedTheTrolls
    01/12/09

    @Ben Zvan: I would argue they would be wrong (technically). IMO, cheating would be using one of the online programs that show you the steps to solve it based on your specific cube and it's color positions. The instructions simply show you how to flip pieces into different positions to get them in the correct spots.
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    Image of The Magnificen7 The Magnificen7
    01/12/09

    In reply to Man Solves Rubik's Cube After 26 Years of Trying, Weeps in Victory
    Good for him, I finished my first one when I was 12 after obsessing over it for a weekend and a bit. I can do them pretty quickly now, but a completed cube is a beautiful thing.
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    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    01/12/09

    @The Magnificen7: Oh hi there!

    [xspblog.com]
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    Image of The Magnificen7 The Magnificen7
    01/12/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: I am not even going to attempt solving that one.
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    Image of Shuaib Ahmad Shameem Shuaib Ahmad Shameem
    01/12/09

    @The Magnificen7:

    actually the 7x7x7 isn't that bad...


    i've done a 3x3, 4x4, and a megaminx (dodecahedron, almost like solving multiple 3x3 at once, not as hard as it seems).


    to do the 7x7, you need to learn how to do the 5x5.. the algorithms won't change much (i believe) and it'll be done easily...


    i only own a 3x3... may look into a 4x4 and a megaminx, but it's really low on my list of priorities. once i hit the sub-30 time bracket i was content and now only pick it up as a stress reliever... rubik's cubes are fun.

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    Image of Curves Curves
    01/12/09

    @Shuaib Ahmad Shameem: Show Off.
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