approaching L2 at last...

[Lance A. Brown]

David Hobby said the following on 5/22/2008 1:49 PM:
> Dave Land wrote:
>> On May 22, 2008, at 7:01 AM, David Hobby wrote:
> ...
>>> I figured somebody would propose taking out the battery,
>>> and then putting it back in at just the right time.
>>> But we agree that's cheating?
>> Oh, no, that's not cheating at all: that's hacking, the highest form  
>> of geek art -- use some built-in characteristic of the system to your  
>> advantage.
> 
> Dave--
> 
> So it's O.K. if I solve a Rubik's cube by taking it
> apart, etc?

That would depend entirely upon the rules and conditions you are 
operating under.  ;-)  Disassembly/reassembly would probably not be 
permitted in a "solve the rubic's cube" speed contest under traditional 
circumstances.

Betting your friend a beer that you can solve it faster than s/he can is 
another story...

--[Lance]

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