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    Default Number of moves to solve a Rubik's Cube: no more than 20

    New Scientist: Thirty years after the introduction of the Rubik’s Cube, researchers have determined that the number of moves required to solve any of its 43 quintillion possible positions is no more than 20. Tomas Rokicki of Palo Alto, California,...

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    Default Re: Number of moves to solve a Rubik's Cube: no more than 20

    I think that's pretty cool! Here's the Yahoo article on it.

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    Now - where's the published algorithm?

 

 

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