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More than half of those that you mentioned are not real. They're probably some random guy's proposal for extra prefixes (which we do NOT need anyway). Most of them sound stupid.
For reference, the ACTUAL SI prefixes only go up to yotta- (10^24).
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'sorta' doesn't sound very sciency or precise for that matter.
Which of these (up to 16$) is the best?
http://www.cube4you.com/catalog_16.html
I'm not really in to buying the meffert's (32$), but unless you say all the other kind of sucks and this is the best choice...
Are there some good cubes of that site? (the cheaper ones)
http://www.cube4you.com/catalog_16.html
I'm not really in to buying the meffert's (32$), but unless you say all the other kind of sucks and this is the best choice...
Are there some good cubes of that site? (the cheaper ones)
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Must I repeat myself?
The only ones in stock are the PVC megaminxes and the cheap chinese ones. From what I have heard, the PVC ones are better.
The only ones in stock are the PVC megaminxes and the cheap chinese ones. From what I have heard, the PVC ones are better.
4x4 minx
If you think about it, what really defines a 4x4 Rubik's... the fact that it has 4 slices instead of 3? Of course...
But what about the way the puzzle has to be solved... with the 4x4 Revenge, the cubes centers (for me, this is just how I solve it) must be solved first and in correct relation to each other. (Black/Yellow Red/Orange Blue/Green)...
That being said, the Pyraminx Crystal could be considered the "4x4 version" of the megaminx... making it;
1.) Kilominx/Impossiballs = ~ 2x2
2.) Megaminx/Hungarian Supernova = ~ 3x3
3.) Pyraminx Crystal = ~ 4x4 (simply due to the fact that it has no fixed centers yet more pieces than the kilominx)
Now, to answer your question about which "brand" is the best, I will say Meffert's. As to which one you should buy, I will say this, you get what you pay for with these puzzles. You pay $6, you get a not so good minx... You fork over $16, you get a better cube that the tiles constantly fall out of. You spend the $32, which at this moment, you can't, you get a good quality cube.
So, you can either wait and get a great Meffert's minx, or you can be impatient and buy a "not-as-good" one...
Best of luck to you all in your search...
If you think about it, what really defines a 4x4 Rubik's... the fact that it has 4 slices instead of 3? Of course...
But what about the way the puzzle has to be solved... with the 4x4 Revenge, the cubes centers (for me, this is just how I solve it) must be solved first and in correct relation to each other. (Black/Yellow Red/Orange Blue/Green)...
That being said, the Pyraminx Crystal could be considered the "4x4 version" of the megaminx... making it;
1.) Kilominx/Impossiballs = ~ 2x2
2.) Megaminx/Hungarian Supernova = ~ 3x3
3.) Pyraminx Crystal = ~ 4x4 (simply due to the fact that it has no fixed centers yet more pieces than the kilominx)
Now, to answer your question about which "brand" is the best, I will say Meffert's. As to which one you should buy, I will say this, you get what you pay for with these puzzles. You pay $6, you get a not so good minx... You fork over $16, you get a better cube that the tiles constantly fall out of. You spend the $32, which at this moment, you can't, you get a good quality cube.
So, you can either wait and get a great Meffert's minx, or you can be impatient and buy a "not-as-good" one...
Best of luck to you all in your search...
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Cheese_Board
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A 4x4 minx would look like the one here: http://www.twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=96714#p96714
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No, it cannot be considered the 4x4 version of a megaminx. It is just a slightly deeper cut dodecahedron. I'm just wondering, do you actually have a pyracrystal?
again, thinking in terms of the puzzle's anatomy, that would be true...
but the simple fact that each side does not have a fixed center makes it, in my personal opinion, the equivalent to the 4x4 Revenge.... i say this because even with a 4x4 Revenge, you still solve it the same way as a 3x3, but not after building the centers, then pairing the edges... just with the Pyra Crystal, you can skip the step of edge pairing... sounds like so much fun to solve
and to Ethan, i do not currently own a Pyraminx Crystal... though i have been searching diligently to find one... and i just recently purchased my first megaminx...
anyone with any information on how i can obtain one of these puzzles, please let me know... or perhaps if you happen to know when the cube sites will be in stock with them i would really love to know...
but the simple fact that each side does not have a fixed center makes it, in my personal opinion, the equivalent to the 4x4 Revenge.... i say this because even with a 4x4 Revenge, you still solve it the same way as a 3x3, but not after building the centers, then pairing the edges... just with the Pyra Crystal, you can skip the step of edge pairing... sounds like so much fun to solve
and to Ethan, i do not currently own a Pyraminx Crystal... though i have been searching diligently to find one... and i just recently purchased my first megaminx...
anyone with any information on how i can obtain one of these puzzles, please let me know... or perhaps if you happen to know when the cube sites will be in stock with them i would really love to know...
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Ethan Rosen
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The reason I asked is because you seem to be a bit confused on what the brillic is. Would you ever call this a 4x4?
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/download/file.php?id=6503
http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/download/file.php?id=6503
lol... all right, i see where you coming from on this topic... and no, i would not call that a 4x4... nor would i call it a 3x3... i would only call it what it is...
the thing is, everyone here is just looking for a point of reference... the kilominx is not a 2x2 minx... it's simply a kilominx... and an Impossiball is an Impossiball... just like the megaminx is not a 3x3 anything, but just a megamix... the point of reference i was trying to convey was simply that the Pyraminx Crystal has no centers, as with the 4x4... the Pyraminx Crystal will never be anything other than what it is, a Pyraminx Crystal...
the thing is, everyone here is just looking for a point of reference... the kilominx is not a 2x2 minx... it's simply a kilominx... and an Impossiball is an Impossiball... just like the megaminx is not a 3x3 anything, but just a megamix... the point of reference i was trying to convey was simply that the Pyraminx Crystal has no centers, as with the 4x4... the Pyraminx Crystal will never be anything other than what it is, a Pyraminx Crystal...
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Ethan Rosen
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No, the Kilominx IS a 2 layered regular face turning dodecahedron, while the megaminx IS a 3 layered regular face turning dodecahedron. A gigaminx is a 5 layered regular face turning dodecahedron. A pyracrystal is in absolutely no way a 4x4 regular face turning dodecahedron. It is a deeper cut megaminx.
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Ethan Rosen
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No, it really isn't. The megaminx is closer to a 4x4 minx simply in the sense that it is a regular face turning dodecahedron.
ok, i will agree with you... you obviously are very knowledgeable in this and i will not continue to challenge that...
edit: Just one more thing i would like to add... in the minx family, as you add layers to the puzzle, you never change the centers, in other words... they remain fixed... the pyraminx crystal, aside from the kilominx, is the only one the does not have fixed centers...
edit: Just one more thing i would like to add... in the minx family, as you add layers to the puzzle, you never change the centers, in other words... they remain fixed... the pyraminx crystal, aside from the kilominx, is the only one the does not have fixed centers...
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Ethan Rosen
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no, if you add two layers to the puzzle you keep adding fixed centers. If you were to somehow have an even layered minx (which the pyracrystal is NOT), you would no longer have a fixed center.
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you just contradicted your self... i'm beginning to question your knowledge on the subject... with any number of slices, the puzzle MAINTAINS it's immovable center. the megaminx, gigaminx and teraminx all have a single immovable center piece and each puzzle is made simply by adding 1 layer...
