The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[TheMachanga]

For BLD, I'm using Y perm for corners (shooting from UBL to RDF) and I'm trying to switch from Old Pochmann edges to M2. When their are an odd number of Y perms (so parity I guess...) what alg do you use to restore the swapped edges? I do corners first then edges.

Assuming your buffer corner is UBL and your Buffer edge is FD, parity will have the UBL and UFL corners switched, and the FD and UB edges switched.

I personally solve it by doing a F-perm that has the bar to the right (imagine a cube with an f-perm on it, and the solved bar is on the right). Then I do M2, then solve by doing U2 M' U2 M' U2 M' U2 M', it's easy, I memorized it.

 

[cincyaviation]

For BLD, I'm using Y perm for corners (shooting from UBL to RDF) and I'm trying to switch from Old Pochmann edges to M2. When their are an odd number of Y perms (so parity I guess...) what alg do you use to restore the swapped edges? I do corners first then edges.

The order is:

1. Solve corners with Y perm
2. Do the 'bad' R perm (I use R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R')
3. Solve edges with M2
4. Parity fix: U F2 U' M2 U F2 U'
5. Do the bad R perm again

Steps 2, 4 and 5 are only required if there's parity

That alg definitely is not an R perm.

yes it is...

 

[aronpm]

EWW FD M2 BUFFER

Learn DF like a man.

 

[hawkmp4]

Wow.
I managed to do the alg wrong three times then, because I wanted to make sure I was right before I posted that.
I fail.

 

[amostay2004]

For BLD, I'm using Y perm for corners (shooting from UBL to RDF) and I'm trying to switch from Old Pochmann edges to M2. When their are an odd number of Y perms (so parity I guess...) what alg do you use to restore the swapped edges? I do corners first then edges.

The order is:

1. Solve corners with Y perm
2. Do the 'bad' R perm (I use R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R')
3. Solve edges with M2
4. Parity fix: U F2 U' M2 U F2 U'
5. Do the bad R perm again

Steps 2, 4 and 5 are only required if there's parity

So if you have an odd number of y-perms then the FD and BU edges will always be swapped?

You can say so. Odd number of corners = odd number of edges so you'll always finish edges with the centres swapped, and BU and FD swapped.

Oh btw, there's an extra U' at the end of the R perm alg I forgot. So the full alg is R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R' U'.

Other good algs for that R perm are the RUB and RUD ones. Too lazy to type them out

 

[Toad]

I'm sure this has already been asked but I couldn't find an answer with the search function.

What is the cable needed to plug a Stackmat into a computer. I know it's an audio jack lead but what's the tiny port into the actual timer itself?

Cheers.

 

[cincyaviation]

How many algs would be needed to solve any combination of the five edges located at UF, UR, FR, FD, and RD?

 

[Feryll]

EWW FD M2 BUFFER

Learn DF like a man.

I know, FD is nasty! I was confused as first because Erik's excellent r2 method used FD instead of DF :confused: I thought it was just standard to use DF.

 

[cuber952]

What is the best set of OLL's? I've have heard that the ones on Bob burton's site are bad.
but those are all i can find.

 

[cincyaviation]

What is the best set of OLL's? I've have heard that the ones on Bob burton's site are bad.
but those are all i can find.

wiki

 

[ottothedog]

What is the best set of OLL's? I've have heard that the ones on Bob burton's site are bad.
but those are all i can find.

anthony's site: speedcubing101.com

 

[hawkmp4]

I'm sure this has already been asked but I couldn't find an answer with the search function.

What is the cable needed to plug a Stackmat into a computer. I know it's an audio jack lead but what's the tiny port into the actual timer itself?

Cheers.

http://www.stefan-pochmann.de/misc/stackmat/

 

[gon]

Looking to buy my first megaminx,pyraminx,and 5x5. What are some decent manufacturers of these puzzles? Thanks

 

[hawkmp4]

Looking to buy my first megaminx,pyraminx,and 5x5. What are some decent manufacturers of these puzzles? Thanks

Meffert's Megaminxes are very good. I have one. Much better than a chinaminx. Can't speak to the other two, though.

 

[Tuckle]

What should you write in this thread?:confused:

 

[hawkmp4]

What should you write in this thread?:confused:

Simple questions that have quick, short answers.

If you see a question that you can answer, please do so.

 

[Mephisto]

Does anyone know a webshop where one can buy a pyramorphix-core? (core with centers that is) *unsure*

bump!

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

Looking to buy my first megaminx,pyraminx,and 5x5. What are some decent manufacturers of these puzzles? Thanks

Megaminx

Pyraminxes

5x5

 

[Mephisto]

http://www.lightake.com/detail.do/sku.1x3x3_LL_Speed_Puzzles_Smooth_Magic_Cube_Black-23962

Is this really a lanlan or a KO?
Does the shapeshifting add any difficulty to the floppy cube? I guess so?

 

[jiggy]

http://www.lightake.com/detail.do/sku.1x3x3_LL_Speed_Puzzles_Smooth_Magic_Cube_Black-23962

Is this really a lanlan or a KO?
Does the shapeshifting add any difficulty to the floppy cube? I guess so?

Yeah, it's real. The shapeshifing adds literally nothing to the difficulty, but I still think this is a really fun little thing. Easy peasy, though.