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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 wa=
s
> 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 independentl=
y
> 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 vide=
o
> 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 ty=
pe
> 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 =E2=82=
=AC3
> million in January with 2/3 complete and the first two parties onboard.
> During 2019 for the next phase we=E2=80=99ll raise =E2=82=AC50 million fo=
r 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=E2=80=99s 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=E2=80=99t 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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>
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Fascinating introduction! Thanks for sharing! I should really try the 5D ag=
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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 5:2=
5 AM, Theodor Pramer
ilto:teodicen@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">teodicen@gmail.com [4D_Cubin=
g] wrote:
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Dear fellow Cubers,>
Happy new year!! Let us m=
ake 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 words now as well.span>
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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...
=C2=A0
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?
=C2=A0
So what is
next?
A different kind of puzzl=
e. 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 wi=
sh
I had come up with it..". A few minutes later the company wa=
s
born. Just before xmas we sent in our first 8 patents. =C2=
=A0We've gone through several
of the national 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 next phase we=E2=80=99ll raise =E2=
=82=AC50
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.
=C2=A0
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 ;)
=C2=A0
And last but not least, a=
thank you to the
community. I have not posted actively but participated
silently reading. Melinda=E2=80=99s physical 2^4 seems like a rea=
l
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=E2=80=99t recall havi=
ng ever been so enthusiastic or
filled with hope and dreams for a new year ever before. Happy
new year!!
=C2=A0
Best regards,
Theo
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