Message #4179

From: Ty Jones <whotyjones@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [MC4D] #64 5d solve introduction, guide & next adventure :) Happy new year!!
Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 19:11:31 -0700

Fascinating introduction! Thanks for sharing! I should really try the 5D
again this year. I got pretty stumped myself and never came back to it!

Ty

On Wed, Jan 2, 2019, 7:09 PM Melinda Green melinda@superliminal.com
[4D_Cubing] <4D_Cubing@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> A video guide to solving the 5D cube would definitely not be looked down
> upon. Probably most everyone who considers tackling it would love such a
> resource.
>
> That’s quite a story, and I’m really glad you posted it. It’s incredible
> that an interest in higher dimensional geometry led to attempting to cure
> the world of one of the worst scourges. Please keep it up; all of it!
>
> -Melinda
>
> On 1/2/2019 5:25 AM, Theodor Pramer teodicen@gmail.com [4D_Cubing] wrote:
>
> Dear fellow Cubers,
>
> Happy new year!! Let us make it the best yet!
>
>
>
> In November I became the 64th to solve the 5D cube. As one is expected to
> write a short introduction when solving the 4D I thought I’d write a few
> words now as well.
>
>
>
> *The journey.*
>
> The 4D cube took me just under 24 hours when I made the decision and
> commitment to do it. The 5D cube took over a year, 125 000 moves and I was
> stuck at one point for over 6 months with zero progress and only failures.
> The final piece took two weeks to solve and twist. As I completed it my
> desk and bin were both filled with A4’s with notes of failed attempts. In
> hindsight I should have taken a picture of the monitors buried in paper!
> I’ve read of others who had it seemingly straight-forward. But I had to
> work for it. Besides kendo and iaido this is the first time in my life I’ve
> had to truly push my limits and had real difficulties with. As much as I
> liked and enjoyed it, it was beyond frustrating at times…
>
>
>
> *How would a guide be perceived?*
>
> Part of the challenge and appeal along with value of achievement was that,
> there are no instruction manuals. None. There is no guide. I independently
> discovered higher dimensional geometry at age 11 and studied it
> academically at Oxford briefly during my undergrad and as such I believe I
> had good pre-conditions. Despite this, what I lacked when I started was a
> basic semantic and visual explanation and introduction. Would such a video
> be looked down upon and should I abandon such thoughts or would it be
> welcomed and wanted?
>
>
>
> *So what is next?*
>
> A different kind of puzzle. One unsolved for a very long time and in my
> eyes one of the greatest puzzles of our time.
>
> At roughly the same time I started the 5D my life changed drastically
> overnight and I started on another puzzle born from serendipity. A new type
> of drug and possible cure for HIV-1, a disease killing on average 2793
> persons daily with 36.7 million infected and an unfathomable $21 Billion
> spent on drugs yearly. As I made my discovery I called my thesis advisor
> who previously developed one of the most ground-breaking drugs for HIV-1.
> If it was what I believed I had to abandon my startup, all my investments
> and commitments for it. As I finished my presentation the response was "I
> wish I had come up with it..". A few minutes later the company was born.
> Just before xmas we sent in our first 8 patents. We’ve gone through
> several of the national incubators and are in the midst of raising €3
> million in January with 2/3 complete and the first two parties onboard.
> During 2019 for the next phase we’ll raise €50 million for the coming
> clinical journey. If you have connections in the venture capital world,
> those with financial means or to the funds focusing on HIV, feel free to
> send me a private email.
>
>
>
> I imagine I will push the cubing limit upward later but right now, I just
> feel relieved to have completed the 5D and having completed the 16 hour
> days crunching months for all the patents ;)
>
>
>
> And last but not least, a thank you to the community. I have not posted
> actively but participated silently reading. Melinda’s physical 2^4 seems
> like a real treat! I love the photos! Thank you all involved in the tools
> for the different puzzles! This group of like-minded as crazy as I have
> motivated and encouraged me both in puzzles, academically and
> scientifically.
>
> Can’t recall having ever been so enthusiastic or filled with hope and
> dreams for a new year ever before. Happy new year!!
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Theo
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