Stupid newb questions

[RyanReese09]

What is COLL?

COLL?

What's zbll or whatever the crap the ;etters are..

What does+2 mean?

ANything i gotta know in particular for my first competition (Washington DC 2010)

I'm assuming I bring my own cubes

Is it possible to borrow cubes there? I am competing in 2x2x2 but I've never done it before (thus I don't have a cube)

IS there any time limits (I know some competitions list if there is one but Just making sure)

 

[ThatGuy]

COLL is Corners of Last Layer which means in one alg you put the 4 LL corners in their correct Orientation and Permutation while keeping edge orientation.
ZBLL refers to the LL of the ZB method in which (this is probably wrong) you COLL and permute the edges(?) in one alg.
On the wiki: http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/COLL which links to ZBLL so please look there first

 

[Anthony]

COLL
CLL
Competitor Stuff

A +2 is when you stop the timer with the cube one turn away from being solved and receive two seconds added to your time (or use slightly too much inspection time).
Yes, bring your own cubes. As for borrowing cubes, you most likely will be able to, but that depends on the other competitors there.
Check the competition website for time limits as they vary greatly from comp to comp.

 

[Samania]

Straight off WCA regulations: 10e3) If one move is needed, the puzzle is considered solved with a penalty of 2 seconds.

And you can borrow cubes if its okay with the guy you're borrowing from But it just might be a hassle once they get called up.

 

[miniGOINGS]

What is COLL?

COLL solves the corners of the last layer while preserving edge orientation.

COLL?

I like questions like this?

What's zbll or whatever the crap the ;etters are..

ZBLL solves the pieces of the last layer when the edges are already oriented.
ZZLL is very similar, but it requires that opposite edges are...opposite each other.

What does+2 mean?

If you have a +2 penalty, 2 seconds is added to your time.

ANything i gotta know in particular for my first competition (Washington DC 2010)

Have fun! That's the whole point of cubing, so make sure to have fun.

I'm assuming I bring my own cubes

That is definitely the best option. Always.

Is it possible to borrow cubes there? I am competing in 2x2x2 but I've never done it before (thus I don't have a cube)

Well, you should try to have cubes for the events you are participating in. If someone there is willing to lend you one of their cubes for the 2x2 round, they may do so.

IS there any time limits (I know some competitions list if there is one but Just making sure)

If the organizer sets time limits (which they do in a lot of cases) then they should have made that information easily accessible.

 

[RyanReese09]

Brilliant. Thanks

 

[miniGOINGS]

Brilliant. Thanks

You're welcome! If you have any more questions, the One Answer Question Thread is a wonderful place (I practically live there!).

 

[RyanReese09]

Also one more thing,

I know 4x4x4 center peices are called dedges
5x5x5 are tredges
what are 6/7 called?

Also what are the turning "notation for 4/5/6/7? I've seen..some different notation for 4/5x5x5
(example of 5x5x5 below)
R(r) (lowercase r basically)

etc.

edit-ok thanks! gotcha

 

[miniGOINGS]

I know 4x4x4 center peices are called dedges
5x5x5 are tredges
what are 6/7 called?

Actually, you don't.

Dedges are double edges, or the edge pairs of a 4x4. Tredges are triple edges. Anything past that (and most of the time for 4x4 and 5x5 too) I just call them "edge groups" because it is ambiguous.

Also what are the turning "notation for 4/5/6/7? I've seen..some different notation for 4/5x5x5
(example of 5x5x5 below)
R(r) (lowercase r basically)

There are a couple of different notations. Usually uppercase letters are outer layers, lowercase letters are inner layers, uppercase letters followed by a "w" are double layer turns. After that it gets strange, where numbers follow the letter. 3R2 means turning the third layer from the right twice. 2-5R2 means turning the second to fifth layer from the right side twice.

 

[RyanReese09]

Oh jeez..ok thanks