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>From mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!dartvax!andyb Tue Oct 25 00:03:36 1983
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Subject: Rubik's cube cornered
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Date: Tue, 25-Oct-83 00:03:36 EDT
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It is possible to solve the corners of the Rubik's Cube in no more
than 11 turns. Over 4/5 of all possible patterns can be solved in
9 turns or fewer, but over half take a full 9 turns. Ten turns are
enough to solve more than 99.9% of all scrambled states. (Only
2,644 states require 11 turns).

This from L. John Kelley, solver of the Magic Pyramid.


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