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No. Humans memorise algorithms for different patterns and then apply them. Humans don’t solve a rubic’s cube by trying to find the least moves.

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I mean to an extent you do search for the least number of move: you memorize a number of different algorithms and apply the one that will work with the least number of moves in the given situation.

The method used by a majority of cubers is called "CFOP" [1] which can can solve the cube in "average 50-60 moves" according to a quora user [2].

[1] https://ruwix.com/the-rubiks-cube/advanced-cfop-fridrich/ [2] https://www.quora.com/How-many-moves-does-it-take-to-solve-R...

According to sibling comments of your own, you're wrong. Humans deliberately solve cubes with the least number of moves and even compete to do so. Generally tho, you're probably correct.

And even in speed solves sometimes a different algorithm (which may be a bit longer/not as convenient to execute) is applied if the solver knows that it will lead to the more favourable position afterwards. E.g. OLL/PLL skips.

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