Tip of the Week episode 10: Memorizing Algorithms

Tips for memorizing algorithms.

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[Sa967St]

what happened at 3:26? O_o

[Thrawst]

a terrible editing mistake D:

[garmiesterpoo]

Are you serious? Unsubscribing because of how well they edit even though you know that he has been busy preparing for collage? You shouldn't of subscribed in the first place if you were going to be let down this easily.

[CSmodder]

@Thrawst what 4x4 used?

[Platifiy]

@garmiesterpoo Nice speech and all but you spell college wrong dude.

[sk8rdman]

I prefer to learn the patterns and algorithms without the use of the notations. I like to do the algorithm slowly and analyze it to understand how it effects all of the pieces it moves, and how it works. This makes using and developing algorithms and strategies more intuitive. I find it better to understand the cube and discover creative new ways of solving it, rather than mindlessly memorizing turn patterns, for the soul purpose of increasing speed.

[FryLeelaAndBender1]

i mean 4:05

[FryLeelaAndBender1]

pll skip at 3:50

[turteldude18]

thanks your tips I memorized 2 algorithms in ten minutes

[mynameisdarthtater]

I memorize best by tracking pieces and stickers.

Random fact: in humans, olfactory memory (smells) is about 13 times stronger than visual memory.

[eppley12]

For 4x4 parity use

r,U2,r,U2,r',U2,r,U2,l',U2,r,U­2,r',U2,M,r',U2,r'

It's 3rd gen and easier to learn then it looks

[mynameisdarthtater]

That oll ou learned (the line), the alg I use is R' U2 R2 U R' U R U2 x U' R' U.

Out of all the olls, I think that one is the one you have to do the alg on a solved cube the most times to get the case to show up. I think it's something like 24. I also really like that alg for it, but I don't know why. Maybe it's just the way I know it by tracking F2L pairs is really fancy.

[rubiksgh3]

@Redthorn57 do you know why?