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A video guide to solving the 5D cube would definitely not be looked down up=
on. Probably most everyone who considers tackling it would love such a reso=
urce.
That's quite a story, and I'm really glad you posted it. It's incredible th=
at 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:
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> Dear fellow Cubers,
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> Happy new year!! Let us make it the best yet!
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> 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 w=
ords now as well.
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> *The journey.*
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> The 4D cube took me just under 24 hours when I made the decision and comm=
itment to do it. The 5D cube took over a year, 125 000 moves and I was stuc=
k 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 an=
d bin were both filled with A4's with notes of failed attempts. In hindsigh=
t 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 enjo=
yed it, it was beyond frustrating at times...
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> *How would a guide be perceived?*
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> Part of the challenge and appeal along with value of achievement was that=
, there are no instruction manuals. None. There is no guide. I independentl=
y discovered higher dimensional geometry at age 11 and studied it academica=
lly 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 sema=
ntic 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 wa=
nted?
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> *So what is next?*
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> A different kind of puzzle. One unsolved for a very long time and in my e=
yes one of the greatest puzzles of our time.
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> At roughly the same time I started the 5D my life changed drastically ove=
rnight 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 person=
s 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 previo=
usly developed one of the most ground-breaking drugs for HIV-1. If it was w=
hat I believed I had to abandon my startup, all my investments and commitme=
nts for it. As I finished my presentation the response was "I wish I had co=
me up with it..". A few minutes later the company was born. Just before xma=
s we sent in our first 8 patents. We've gone through several of the nationa=
l incubators and are in the midst of raising =E2=82=AC3 million in January =
with 2/3 complete and the first two parties onboard. During 2019 for the ne=
xt phase we=E2=80=99ll raise =E2=82=AC50 million for the coming clinical jo=
urney. If you have connections in the=20
> venture capital world, those with financial means or to the funds focusin=
g on HIV, feel free to send me a private email.
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> 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 da=
ys crunching months for all the patents ;)
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> And last but not least, a thank you to the community. I have not posted a=
ctively but participated silently reading. Melinda=E2=80=99s physical 2^4 s=
eems like a real treat! I love the photos! Thank you all involved in the to=
ols for the different puzzles! This group of like-minded as crazy as I have=
motivated and encouraged me both in puzzles, academically and scientifical=
ly.
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> Can=E2=80=99t recall having ever been so enthusiastic or filled with hope=
and dreams for a new year ever before. Happy new year!!
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> Best regards,
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> Theo
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