[Help Thread] Roux Discussion and Help

[PenguinsDontFly]

I have been on YouTube for 6.5 years and have never encountered any privacy problems. Suit yourself though.

Lol thanks. It took so long for me to get decent solves while hiding my face behind the stack of books my phone was on top of.

 

[JediJupiter]

Lol thanks. It took so long for me to get decent solves while hiding my face behind the stack of books my phone was on top of.

You have a lot of books. Was it hard to get that good camera angle? I can't find anywhere to get that angle without the cube being so far away that instead of showing myself cubing, I'm showing off the interior of our house to a potential buyer.

 

[Berd]

It seems like your cube is the driest thing in the world!

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

You have a lot of books. Was it hard to get that good camera angle? I can't find anywhere to get that angle without the cube being so far away that instead of showing myself cubing, I'm showing off the interior of our house to a potential buyer.

Lol first time recording cubing. My desk is narrow from front to back and really wide, so unless I give a view from a higher point, you will either me staring at the side of my hand or only the front 6 lower cubies of the cube (if i place my phone between my hands on the table)

 

[tukra]

For the CMLL O2 alg: R' U L' U2 R U' x' U L' U2 R U' R x'
Why are the last two turns R x' instead of L?

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

It seems like your cube is the driest thing in the world!

Not really. Its actually pretty gummy. I put like 1 mL of weight 3, but it sounds dry because its still quite new, and the edges are still bumpy. The crispy feel and sound is cool though. Any more lube and my cube will be slow, unless i clean it out and put in some lubicle speedy or weight 1 (which I don't have).

 

[Artic]

Yeah, I don't see a reason to remove the video. It'll be a nice record for yourself so you can see your improvement and progress. If you're worried about privacy, just hide your face like you did, and you'll be fine.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Yeah, I don't see a reason to remove the video. It'll be a nice record for yourself so you can see your improvement and progress. If you're worried about privacy, just hide your face like you did, and you'll be fine.

I won't be deleting it from the face of the planet. I still have it on my phone, my laptop, and i will switch it to private so if anyone wants to see it again, i can just switch it to unlisted again.
EDIT: besides, wasn't even near a pb...

 

[GuRoux]

For the CMLL O2 alg: R' U L' U2 R U' x' U L' U2 R U' R x'
Why are the last two turns R x' instead of L?

it can be L, do whatever works for you.

 

[tukra]

it can be L, do whatever works for you.

I get that but I'm wondering why people would do R x' instead of L. Is it because with finger tricking that people find it faster?

 

[TDM]

I get that but I'm wondering why people would do R x' instead of L.

I wonder about how people can prefer other fingertricks to mine all the time Everyone just has their own preferences.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

it can be L, do whatever works for you.

Nice example solve (first one) but you missed a 2 gen sb.. I think it was:
U' R U R' U2 R U2 R U R' U2 R U R' very fast to do
R' F U' R F R' U R F'
My lse was the same as yours somehow, with ep skip.

 

[CheesecakeCuber]

wow, that's pretty unique, it might work well. most people in your situation would use r' R and still be able to use their right index.

I think Donovan from Lubix uses his thumb too? I remember seeing something like that in his Roux videos.

Also: Really nice solves Penguins. It goes to show how well slow turning works

 

[GuRoux]

Nice example solve (first one) but you missed a 2 gen sb.. I think it was:
U' R U R' U2 R U2 R U R' U2 R U R' very fast to do
R' F U' R F R' U R F'
My lse was the same as yours somehow, with ep skip.

yes, i don't think i would ever miss this normally, it was just dark and through the camera.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

I think Donovan from Lubix uses his thumb too? I remember seeing something like that in his Roux videos.

Also: Really nice solves Penguins. It goes to show how well slow turning works

Slow turning... about that... I quit that after uploading.... I cant sub 13 consistently with 3tps, so now I'm turning blocks up to 5 tps and lse to 4tps. Cmll can stay at 7-14 tps lol. Cant do any better...

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

yes, i don't think i would ever miss this normally, it was just dark and through the camera.

No problem. I hate dark areas. I always mistake white for yellow and place the wrong pieces into my blocks and DNF or get like 20+s solves. For my lse in solves, how can I determine quickly how to do my eo so that I get the better lr edge case? If I try looking ahead to what will happen if I do each case, switchin U and U' and auf, but it takes too long. Are there any organized lists of what eo algs effect which pieces and where they go? If not, I would be interested in making one. (i'll need some help tho)

 

[GuRoux]

No problem. I hate dark areas. I always mistake white for yellow and place the wrong pieces into my blocks and DNF or get like 20+s solves. For my lse in solves, how can I determine quickly how to do my eo so that I get the better lr edge case? If I try looking ahead to what will happen if I do each case, switchin U and U' and auf, but it takes too long. Are there any organized lists of what eo algs effect which pieces and where they go? If not, I would be interested in making one. (i'll need some help tho)

personally, i don't care about UL/UR pieces until the last few moves of EO. most of the times i'm just altering their positions by M' vs M and predicting cancellations (instead of M' M', M2)

definitely a good idea to make them, i don't think there is one out there.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

personally, i don't care about UL/UR pieces until the last few moves of EO. most of the times i'm just altering their positions by M' vs M and predicting cancellations (instead of M' M', M2)

definitely a good idea to make them, i don't think there is one out there.

Ok. I will probably start tomorrow afternoon or sunday.

 

[JediJupiter]

Ok. I will probably start tomorrow afternoon or sunday.

Since it's more of an intuitive step, I'd just start being more aware of it, let your tps drop for now, it'll get faster again once you're used to it. Gj on the video by the way.

 

[AirbusCube]

My first timed solve in 2015: 36.15
I hoped for better...