[–] 2 points 8 months ago

I can't believe no one has recommended Monster!

It's like Dr. House and the Harrison Ford movie The fugitive all wrapped up into one. Plus it takes place in Germany!

It's not the fastest paced thing ever so be patient with it. The characterization is excellent and the villain is either at the top or near the top in almost every single top 10 list I've seen for anime bad guys. Definitely worth it.

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    Yes. I got two for my oldest children as Easter gifts. They scrambled them and after a few minutes of frustration, left them lying on the floor.

    I encourage them to keep trying to solve them but they told me " what chance do I have if you can't even do it?" I thought about it and realized that they were right.

    I downloaded a PDF of a Rubik's beginner guide I found online and solved it in about an hour. I felt like I had conquered the world!

    While bragging to my wife I saw my youngest scrambling it again and my heart sank. My wife saw my reaction and said "what's the big deal? Don't you know how to do it now?"

    I explained that I had essentially cheated, but had to admit that the steps weren't as hard as I had imagined. I decided then and there that I was going to learn and eventually memorized the beginner method!

    After getting a speed cube and lots of practice, I started averaging about 2 mins. After watching some videos online I decided to give the CFOP method a try. It felt like starting over but I was patient and now I can do it in close to 30sec.

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