I don't know how to calculate the probability of something like this, but it would have to be less than a googolplexth, wouldn't it?.
I'd advise that to avoid repeats of failed moves you should list them on a bit of paper (you might have to use more than just one page...or just turn the page over and write on the back), and that you maintain the list in some sort of order. That would help cut down on a fair bit of wasted effort.
And hopefully you'll strike it lucky before trying all the possibilities.
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]]>If you had the puzzle as an app on your iPhone and the puzzle's timer was linked to the phone's date&time, and you flew east in a hurry while solving the puzzle, you could, provided that the phone's clock was set to 'auto zone' & 'auto time', and provided also that you didn't cross the GMT meridian, get a negative time (I think). Legally.
]]>I think the timer needs an overhaul.
]]>So you are down to 0 seconds. No one is going to beat that.
]]>Shaved my solution process down some more and also reduced the time to about 28 seconds, which confused the puzzle into thinking I'd spent no time on it at all! Videoed it with SnagIt, too.
]]>It is supposed to be Italian but who knows.
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