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maggot said:
great solve, but i have something thats bothering me.

cubetimer?
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noob question #1: what's wrong with cubetimer? what's the difference between it and qqTimer?

noob question #2: Why do both cubetimer and qqtimer show the scramble after the spacebar is pressed? Someone could just perform the inverse...
 
1. Nothing actually. It just has less features than qqtimer.

2. Yes, but it'll be awkward looking. You obviously can't solve it like that in comp and you're not fooling anyone if you solve it like that on video.
 
Hmm, a few (multi-part) questions..

1. What is the best way to go from 2-look OLL to knowing all the algs? Like, what's the best way to memorize them? By shape? I'm assuming there's a better way than solving F2L, then consulting a cheat sheet for which case it is and how to solve it, over and over.

2. Is there a good way to scramble on the fly? May seem like a silly question but I've googled before without much luck... it feels like I spend A LOT more time trying to scramble the cube properly than solving it. Any tricks?

3. Is there a glossary somewhere with the cubing vocabulary/abbreviations? I read quite a bit about cubing and know stuff like OLL, PLL, etc., but sometimes I come across stuff I don't recognize. e.g. to this day I continue to guess at what "lucky"/"non-lucky" means.

Info: I have a storebought which works decently after having been broken in and lubed, but I prefer my Ghost Hand II. I average in the 40-50 second range. I do cross, intuitive F2L (Fridrich), 2-look OLL.

Bonus Q: Does anyone know what the ideal tightness is on a GH II? I've been having issues with what I believe the speedcubing community calls "lock-ups" (again, kinda need a glossary) - I'm sure a big part of it is that I make sloppy turns, but I'm wondering if adjusting the tightness would help.
 
I have finally figured out f2l...Kind-of... so now I am moving on to oll and pll. Is there an easy way of memorizing or are there some tips you may have for learning them. thanks
 
Beatlecube said:
I have finally figured out f2l...Kind-of... so now I am moving on to oll and pll. Is there an easy way of memorizing or are there some tips you may have for learning them. thanks
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Some PLL's are just 2 different algorithms together. Learning them as 2 algs side by side may be easier. OLL's are easy to mirror to the other hand, and if they're short you can also see their inverses. That may have been a bit complicated for you judging that you just figured out F2L, but I'll be happy to clarify if needed.
 
einstein00 said:
noob question #1: what's wrong with cubetimer? what's the difference between it and qqTimer?

noob question #2: Why do both cubetimer and qqtimer show the scramble after the spacebar is pressed? Someone could just perform the inverse...
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#1 Less features, some puzzles don't have timers.
#2 Most people wouldn't.
Cheli said:
Hmm, a few (multi-part) questions..

1. What is the best way to go from 2-look OLL to knowing all the algs? Like, what's the best way to memorize them? By shape? I'm assuming there's a better way than solving F2L, then consulting a cheat sheet for which case it is and how to solve it, over and over.

2. Is there a good way to scramble on the fly? May seem like a silly question but I've googled before without much luck... it feels like I spend A LOT more time trying to scramble the cube properly than solving it. Any tricks?

3. Is there a glossary somewhere with the cubing vocabulary/abbreviations? I read quite a bit about cubing and know stuff like OLL, PLL, etc., but sometimes I come across stuff I don't recognize. e.g. to this day I continue to guess at what "lucky"/"non-lucky" means.

Info: I have a storebought which works decently after having been broken in and lubed, but I prefer my Ghost Hand II. I average in the 40-50 second range. I do cross, intuitive F2L (Fridrich), 2-look OLL.

Bonus Q: Does anyone know what the ideal tightness is on a GH II? I've been having issues with what I believe the speedcubing community calls "lock-ups" (again, kinda need a glossary) - I'm sure a big part of it is that I make sloppy turns, but I'm wondering if adjusting the tightness would help.
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1) First, of all, I would learn your PLLs first. Onto your question, go to the Wiki here and find the OLL section. You will see they are neatly organized into shapes with many algorithms to choose from.

2)If you have an iPhone/iTouch?, you can get this app called iiTimer (I think someone else made something similar) that acts like a timer with scrambles. If you can't, then I can't say more than just turn randomly without looking.

3)The entire cubing glossary can be found in the Wiki. If there's something you're unsure of, look it up in there.

Bonus Question: You can adjust the tensions to your own liking, as we have no idea what you're cubing style is.
 
Beatlecube said:
I have finally figured out f2l...Kind-of... so now I am moving on to oll and pll. Is there an easy way of memorizing or are there some tips you may have for learning them. thanks
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I'm kind of in the same boat as you. One resource that's pretty useful is badmephisto, I'm currently watching this: http://www.youtube.com/user/badmephisto#p/u/11/0Id44xvrvWo

Sounds like learning PLL before OLL might be the way to go? Weird, I figured it'd be the other way around..
 
~Phoenix Death~ said:
1) First, of all, I would learn your PLLs first. Onto your question, go to the Wiki here and find the OLL section. You will see they are neatly organized into shapes with many algorithms to choose from.

2)If you have an iPhone/iTouch?, you can get this app called iiTimer (I think someone else made something similar) that acts like a timer with scrambles. If you can't, then I can't say more than just turn randomly without looking.

3)The entire cubing glossary can be found in the Wiki. If there's something you're unsure of, look it up in there.

Bonus Question: You can adjust the tensions to your own liking, as we have no idea what you're cubing style is.
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Thanks for the reply, I feel silly because I forgot about the Wiki until just a few mins ago (when I saw the link in one of the other stickies).

I do have an iPod Touch but I find it troublesome to pull it out, unlock it, and navigate to an app, and then try to scramble the cube with one hand while holding it with the other.. especially when I'm somewhere like on the subway and trying not to fall over, haha. I usually just try to break up colour blocks as much as I can, so I guess I'll continue with that/randomly scramble without looking.

I'm not really sure what you mean by "cubing style," but I'm kind of a really panicky cuber, not very coordinated (hence my sloppy turns). I have bad habits in that I try to do one move really fast, don't look ahead very well, and then stop for a while and try to figure out what to do next!
 
Couple questions,

I have a Lingao Master Magic, and just broke the 2nd string in the same spot and can't use it now... (had a broken one there when I bought it used)

so, my question: Are Magic strings, and Master Magic strings the same? I saw that speedcubeshop has replacement Magic strings, or I have a few regular magic puzzles I could pull some from.

And 2nd question... for learning Master Magic a day ago... is 7.xx - 8.xx average and 5.50 single good or no?

- Pixel -
 
Pixel 6 said:
Couple questions,

I have a Lingao Master Magic, and just broke the 2nd string in the same spot and can't use it now... (had a broken one there when I bought it used)

so, my question: Are Magic strings, and Master Magic strings the same? I saw that speedcubeshop has replacement Magic strings, or I have a few regular magic puzzles I could pull some from.

And 2nd question... for learning Master Magic a day ago... is 7.xx - 8.xx average and 5.50 single good or no?

- Pixel -
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From what I heard, the Master Magic just uses more strings since the tiles are the same size.
Your Magic averages are pretty good, just like mine. Practice more.
 
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