Message #3340

From: liamjwright@btinternet.com
Subject: Re: Introductions
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 07:57:43 -0700

I’ve just now realised that in order to understand where the 3^4 comes from, it’s important to remember that what we see are the stickers, as opposed to the cubies themselves. Although I get where the notation comes from, it’s still quite hard to visualize how the pieces fit together, but that’s to be expected from 4D geometry.

I had a look at a 2^4 the other day, and it seems to be significantly easier than the 3^4, as you only need to manipulate corner pieces, which is relatively easy. Of course, you have to remember where each colour should be in relation to each other colour, kind of like on a 4^3 or 6^3, but on first impressions it seams trivial compared to the 3^4. Perhaps I’m wrong, but I’ll have to wait until i have more time to find out.