vanilla method?

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I have been seeing this term in many posts throughout the site, and have been wondering... What IS a 'vanilla' method? I thought at first that it was just a general term for layer-by-layer, as opposed to block-building, like Petrus. However, many people specify that they use 'vanilla Fridrich.' As far as I know, there isn't a block-building Fridrich, so... what? Also, some people talk about vanilla layer-by-layer methods... isn't that a bit redundant?
 
http://lar5.com/cube/index.html said:
vanilla layer-by-layer method
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I don't have time to look it up right now, but I have seen someone call Petrus a something to the effect of a "vanilla blockbuilding method."

So, vanilla doesn't mean anything. Even if it tastes delicious.

Also, THIS IS NOT PUZZLE THEORY.
 
Lucas Garron said:
http://lar5.com/cube/index.html said:
vanilla layer-by-layer method
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I don't have time to look it up right now, but I have seen someone call Petrus a something to the effect of a "vanilla blockbuilding method."

So, vanilla doesn't mean anything. Even if it tastes delicious.

Also, THIS IS NOT PUZZLE THEORY.
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I always thought that vanilla meant plain, just because the taste of vanilla is as basic as it gets (and some people already consider that delicious)
 
It is when you make a cross, then insert the four corners of the First Layer followed by the four individual edge pieces of the second layer and then finally doing the Last Layer in 4 Looks or by using the R'D'RD method.
 
What is all this talk about vanilla being delicious? Vanilla, by definition, is the complete absence of deliciousness.

I always equated vanilla methods to a simple layer-by-layer, since that is not by any means delicious. Although different people probably use the term more generally to describe a simplified version of a certain method.
 
AvGalen said:
Ellis said:
What is all this talk about vanilla being delicious? Vanilla, by definition, is the complete absence of deliciousness.

I always equated vanilla methods to a simple layer-by-layer, since that is not by any means delicious. Although different people probably use the term more generally to describe a simplified version of a certain method.
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080907181702AAguLVW
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Haha... you actually went and found that link. Thankfully, I've never had the urge to taste vanilla extract. The question really should have stopped sooner... "Why does vanilla taste so gross?"
 
lol, i hope my signature hasn't contributed to any confusion.

when i say 'vanilla fridrich ftw' i mean that i just use CFOP in my solves, and not really anything else.
its actually kind of a lie - i dont fully know OLL, and i know a few COLL and ELL cases that i sometimes use, and im learning some of f2ll/winter variation.

i say vanilla in the sense that it is 'plain' and 'standard', not based on its relative tastiness, or simplicity. The way I'm using it, I could say that i use 'vanilla roux', or 'vanilla ZZ-VH'. It wouldn't make it simple, It'd just mean that i used that method all the time, with no fancy tricks attached.
 
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