The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Muesli]

Ok I have a noobish question. I'm learning how to solve the square1. I was wondering which algs I should learn first so I could solve it w/o a paper. I've been learning from these, but if you have a better one please tell me.
http://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/square1.htm
http://www.cubezone.be/square1.html

Clicky

 

[janelle]

Ok I have a noobish question. I'm learning how to solve the square1. I was wondering which algs I should learn first so I could solve it w/o a paper. I've been learning from these, but if you have a better one please tell me.
http://www.jaapsch.net/puzzles/square1.htm
http://www.cubezone.be/square1.html

Clicky

Thank you

 

[Cubenovice]

Hi all, I am in need of some 4x4x4 help.
I browsed a lot of websites, searched the forum but I cannot find a solution for the attached case.

My cube is currently just like this, with two mirrored "yellow-orange, yellow- red dedges" and I cannot fix it.
Details: this is only my 3rd solve, I am using a simple method to line up edges and insert them "intuitive 3x3x3 F2L" style.

I already noticed that I had two wrong edges but I expected that this would end up in one of the parities I found on the web.

This drawing from Dan Harris' site looks like it but I really need to swap only two edges, not two "dedges". Aplying Dan's algo switches four pieces, resulting in the exact same issue.
Dan's image:

d2 r2 U2 r2' R2 U2 r2 d2 (swaps UF with UB)
r2 R2' U2 r2 R2' u2 r2 R2' u2 (swaps UF with UB)

 

[cincyaviation]

Hi all, I am in need of some 4x4x4 help.
I browsed a lot of websites, searched the forum but I cannot find a solution for the attached case.

My cube is currently just like this, with two mirrored "yellow-orange, yellow- red dedges" and I cannot fix it.
Details: this is only my 3rd solve, I am using a simple method to line up edges and insert them "intuitive 3x3x3 F2L" style.

I already noticed that I had two wrong edges but I expected that this would end up in one of the parities I found on the web.

This drawing from Dan Harris' site looks like it but I really need to swap only two edges, not two "dedges". Aplying Dan's algo switches four pieces, resulting in the exact same issue.
Dan's image:

d2 r2 U2 r2' R2 U2 r2 d2 (swaps UF with UB)
r2 R2' U2 r2 R2' u2 r2 R2' u2 (swaps UF with UB)

finish pairing your edges...
is it even possible to have 2 pieces switches on 4x4? EDIT: yes it is

 

[iSpinz]

FOr the V CUbe 6 Mod, can I glue in the pins BEFORE sanding down the two internal pieces?

What are you talking about? You don't sand the two inner peices, you glue them on.

 

[dunpeal2064]

Hi all, I am in need of some 4x4x4 help.
I browsed a lot of websites, searched the forum but I cannot find a solution for the attached case.

My cube is currently just like this, with two mirrored "yellow-orange, yellow- red dedges" and I cannot fix it.
Details: this is only my 3rd solve, I am using a simple method to line up edges and insert them "intuitive 3x3x3 F2L" style.

I already noticed that I had two wrong edges but I expected that this would end up in one of the parities I found on the web.

This drawing from Dan Harris' site looks like it but I really need to swap only two edges, not two "dedges". Aplying Dan's algo switches four pieces, resulting in the exact same issue.
Dan's image:

d2 r2 U2 r2' R2 U2 r2 d2 (swaps UF with UB)
r2 R2' U2 r2 R2' u2 r2 R2' u2 (swaps UF with UB)

finish pairing your edges...
is it even possible to have 2 pieces switches on 4x4?

maybe its because I just woke up, but this made me lol.

EDIT: is that possible?

 

[cincyaviation]

Hi all, I am in need of some 4x4x4 help.
I browsed a lot of websites, searched the forum but I cannot find a solution for the attached case.

My cube is currently just like this, with two mirrored "yellow-orange, yellow- red dedges" and I cannot fix it.
Details: this is only my 3rd solve, I am using a simple method to line up edges and insert them "intuitive 3x3x3 F2L" style.

I already noticed that I had two wrong edges but I expected that this would end up in one of the parities I found on the web.

This drawing from Dan Harris' site looks like it but I really need to swap only two edges, not two "dedges". Aplying Dan's algo switches four pieces, resulting in the exact same issue.
Dan's image:

d2 r2 U2 r2' R2 U2 r2 d2 (swaps UF with UB)
r2 R2' U2 r2 R2' u2 r2 R2' u2 (swaps UF with UB)

finish pairing your edges...
is it even possible to have 2 pieces switches on 4x4?

maybe its because I just woke up, but this made me lol.

EDIT: is that possible?

yes it is

 

[Cubenovice]

finish pairing your edges...
is it even possible to have 2 pieces switches on 4x4?

I didn't think it was but the cube has never been apart...

I am pairing up the edges by a 3 piece rotation so that is how I ended up with two unsolved pairs. Should I have broken up an other pair as not to end with two "identical" bad pairs?

 

[miniGOINGS]

Oh my...

All even numbered cubes (not supercubes) have a 1/3 chance of being solved once taken apart and put back together randomly. That 1/3 has to do with corner orientation. Yes, it is possible to have 2 edges switched, one example of this is "OLL parity".

 

[cincyaviation]

finish pairing your edges...
is it even possible to have 2 pieces switches on 4x4?

I didn't think it was but the cube has never been apart...

I am pairing up the edges by a 3 piece rotation so that is how I ended up with two unsolved pairs. Should I have broken up an other pair as not to end with two "identical" bad pairs?

just found out its possible, you should try doing L2E by pushing one edge piece into its counterpart, flipping the edge ( R F' U R' F) and moving it back, its a lot easier

 

[Cubenovice]

Just did another solve and noticed that the last two pairs where identical.
So I broke them up into an existing pair and then solved all three in the same cycle.

Eventually ran into a PLL parity but this was a normal one:

Good to know that I can now prevent the original Two-edge case. All that is now left is learning the classic parity algorithms.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

FOr the V CUbe 6 Mod, can I glue in the pins BEFORE sanding down the two internal pieces?

What are you talking about? You don't sand the two inner peices, you glue them on.

Nonono. I meant the this
Can I glue the PINS FIRST and then sand down the two TYPES of internal pieces. BY the two TYPES I mean the T shaped one and the arrow shaped one.
But nvm, I'm modding it right now.

 

[ZamHalen]

Okay this isn't a BLD thread but they don't have a question thread so...
I don't use the same Y perm as most people do (RUR'UL'U2RU2LU2R'UL'ULU').
Could I use set up moves with that and my J perm (RUL'U2RU'R'U2RLU') to solve corners for old pochmann?

 

[yeee707]

Why is the 3x3x5 on popbuying more expensive than the 3x3x7? assembly shouldn't cost that much, right?
http://popbuying.com/detail.pb/sku.3x3x7_MHZ_Magic_Cube_DIY_Kit_White-29234
http://popbuying.com/detail.pb/sku.3x3x5_MHZ_Intelligence_Magic_Cube_White-29235

 

[cincyaviation]

Okay this isn't a BLD thread but they don't have a question thread so...
I don't use the same Y perm as most people do (RUR'UL'U2RU2LU2R'UL'ULU').
Could I use set up moves with that and my J perm (RUL'U2RU'R'U2RLU') to solve corners for old pochmann?

definitely

 

[Chapuunka]

Is it worth it to find some shock oil for my Ghost hand, or is Jig-a-Loo good?

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I sanded down the bumps on the V Cube 6 Internal pieces and it still CLICKS.
Does anyone know why?

 

[TheMachanga]

I sanded down the bumps on the V Cube 6 Internal pieces and it still CLICKS.
Does anyone know why?

The outer do, but when you do R3 or L3, it won't click.

 

[4Chan]

The innermost part of the big internal "edges".

 

[Chapuunka]

What's a good tempo to be going on with a metronome for F2L? At least, where should I stop and practice for a while? I've gotten as far as 120 and average ~25 sec.