Message #2441

From: Melinda Green <melinda@superliminal.com>
Subject: Re: [MC4D] Re: I’m solving the 600-cell
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:37:02 -0700

Congratulations from me too!

Please explain the difference between the full and simplified versions?
I don’t see more than one 600-cell puzzle. How can I see the full
puzzle? I would like to fully understand how this is a solution to the
600-cell.

Regarding the full version, I find the very idea to be terrifying.
Sometimes I think that some things are not meant to be done, but
anything we label that way just makes it more certain that some day
someone will do it. Humans are very odd that way.

Please also give us more details of what you encountered. Did all the
steps go as you had planned?

Finally, what will you do next?

Congratulations again, Nan!
-Melinda

On 10/29/2012 8:14 PM, Brandon Wong wrote:
>
>
> Congrats!
>
> I can’t believe you solved that, even if it wasn’t the full 600 color
> one. Good luck with full color one if your willing to take the
> challenge. I think I’ll just stick to regular speedsolving and hyper
> puzzle solving.
>
> Once again, amazing work!
> Brandon.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 2012-10-29, at 9:02 PM, "schuma" <mananself@gmail.com
> <mailto:mananself@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Solved! I just solved it, the cell-turning 600-cell. It took me
>> 102312 moves, and 37 hours in nine days. The log file can be found here:
>>
>> http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/4D_Cubing/files/Nan%20Ma/600_cell/600cell_solved.zip
>>
>> and can be opened by MPUlt 1.08. After all it’s not as painful as I
>> expected …
>>
>> So, all the six regular polytopes in 4D have been solved!
>>
>> Again this is only a simplified version instead of the full shallow
>> cut 600-cell, speaking of which, I can’t imagine how to deal with it.
>>
>> Nan
>>
>> — In 4D_Cubing@yahoogroups.com
>> <mailto:4D_Cubing%40yahoogroups.com>, "schuma" <mananself@…> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi guys,
>> >
>> > Since last weekend I’ve been solving the 600-cell using MPUlt. Of
>> course I’m solving the "simplified" version with about 2,000 pieces,
>> but not the full version with over 200,000 pieces.
>> >
>> > Now I’ve spent 21+ hours, and have solved all the 1200 2C face
>> pieces. Then I need to deal with 720 5C edges, and 120 corner pieces.
>> In terms of number of pieces it sounds easier than the 120-cell. But
>> visually this puzzle is, I would say, more complicated. Because in
>> the 120-cell, you basically see 120 things, whereas here you see 600
>> things. Because of this difference, I’m taking a different approach
>> of moving the pieces around. This method is working well so far.
>> >
>> > I posted a screenshot here:
>> >
>> >
>> http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/4D_Cubing/files/Nan%20Ma/600_cell/Image%20000.png
>> >
>> > I hope in a several days or weeks I can solve the whole puzzle.
>> >
>> > Andrey, thanks again for making MPUlt!
>> >
>> > Nan
>> >
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