The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Cyrus C.]

E: R2 U R' U' y (R U R' U')*2 R U R' y' R U' R2

Don't use that one. It may be RUy, but it has really high movecount.

Use y x' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' or r' R' U' L D' L' U L R U' R' D R U.

 

[Rinfiyks]

D turns >.< they are the bane of my life. I prefer the second one. I'll go with that or this:
x U R' U' L U R U' r2' U' R U L U' R' U, which seems nice.

 

[EricReese]

x' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D'

This

 

[amostay2004]

That RUD E perm kinda sucks without the right fingertrick for it, so don't just blindly give algs when people can't see why it's good. Watch this to learn how to fingertrick it:

Though I would recommend for the last D' you also do the same ring finger pulling trick as the second one, unlike the guy in the video.

 

[Tall5001]

Good afternoon.

If my F2L averages 15 seconds and I know all PLLs except Na Nb E F V and I use 2 look OLL, what would you expect my times to be?

if you need algs for these here are the ones i use they are fluent and easy to learn
Na: (R U R' U) (R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R') (this is just a set up move then a J perm)
Nb: R' U R U' R' F' U' F R U R' F R' F' R U' R
F: R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R (set up then pretty much a T perm)
V: R' U R' U' y R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R (really not that hard just needs some time to get used to)
E: R' F R B' R' F' R B U’ r U R' U' L' U R U (a Bowtie OLL then a Wheelbarrow OLL with a couple of other turns to seperate them not all that fats but still a E perm)

I hope these help you just keep working and you will get much better

 

[Cool Frog]

Are v-cube 6x6 usually hard to turn out of the box?
Im guessing breaking them in helps a lot.

 

[uberCuber]

Are v-cube 6x6 usually hard to turn out of the box?
Im guessing breaking them in helps a lot.

Yes, my first few 6x6 solves out of the box were sup-9. Now I can sub-6 the 6x6 consistently and have gotten a couple sub-5 solves (still not fast, I know, but definitely better than sup-9..)

 

[Julian]

I'm currently learning the L perm (backward J). I've noticed that several PLL's can be done with only U, R, and F turns, and such algorithms feel natural to me due to fewer regrips. I looked at the Wiki PLL page, and did not find any such algorithms for the L perm. Does one exist?

I use (L U' R' U) (L' U2) R U' R' U2 R and like it a lot.
If you want, you could do l2 D2 l2 (Good J perm) l2 D2 L2, but I don't recommend it. You could also replace l2 D2 l2 with M2 D2 M2.
If you really have to have an <RUF> alg put the full bar on the right, and do: z U' R' U F U' R' U R U F' U2 R U R.

 

[4.]

A question about 5x5 reduction method: Does anyone pair up the corner piece, the 3 surrounding edge pieces and the 3 connected corner edges for the "3x3" corner and the middle edge piece with the center edges that are linked to it?

1 = corner
2 = edge
0 = center

1 1 2 1 1
1 1 2 1 1
2 2 0 2 2
1 1 2 1 1
1 1 2 1 1

 

[Cyrus C.]

A question about 5x5 reduction method: Does anyone pair up the corner piece, the 3 surrounding edge pieces and the 3 connected corner edges for the "3x3" corner and the middle edge piece with the center edges that are linked to it?

1 = corner
2 = edge
0 = center

1 1 2 1 1
1 1 2 1 1
2 2 0 2 2
1 1 2 1 1
1 1 2 1 1

Too difficult. It can be done, but it won't be as fast as traditional reduction. There's no benefits really, unless you can turn wide layers quicker.

 

[4.]

Too difficult. It can be done, but it won't be as fast as traditional reduction. There's no benefits really, unless you can turn wide layers quicker.

I just thought it was kind of interesting. I was playing with my 5x5 after solving it and tried scrambling it by only turning the 2 outer layers and I noticed this. I prefer solving the 3x3 part on a 5x5 cube reducted like this but if it is slower it isn't really worth it.

 

[sa11297]

Yes, my first few 6x6 solves out of the box were sup-9. Now I can sub-6 the 6x6 consistently and have gotten a couple sub-5 solves (still not fast, I know, but definitely better than sup-9..)

hes right and my v cube 6 still sucks and is stiff

 

[Julian]

*reduced
Oh and, this first time I learned redux for 5x5, I wondered if this was possible.

 

[RyanReese09]

11.37 full step on vid. Upload ? I average 15.1ish

 

[4.]

*reduced
Oh and, this first time I learned redux for 5x5, I wondered if this was possible.

Oh, thanks, English is my 3rd language so I sometimes make stupid errors :\

11.37 full step on vid. Upload ? I average 15.1ish

It's your call, if it's your fastest time on tape you should go for it.

 

[RyanReese09]

Oh, thanks, English is my 3rd language so I sometimes make stupid errors :\


It's your call, if it's your fastest time on tape you should go for it.

Eh...if the average came out to be good I would have (2 excuses to upload stuff then)
Crap 16.40 ao12 on camera. I need to stop losing grip of my cube :/

 

[da25centz]

what lubes are similar to each other?

like,
crc ~ jigaloo

what is d39 like? what about cyclo, maru, lubix, tableau, etc.?

 

[HavoCentral]

What is the best cube under $10 that can be purchased from cube depot?

I need some cubes better than rubik's but the same price to get for friends.

 

[AvidCuber]

What is the best cube under $10 that can be purchased from cube depot?

I need some cubes better than rubik's but the same price to get for friends.

Personal preference, but in my opinion I would say F-II, Alpha V-f, Alpha II. I haven't had enough experience with all the other 3x3x3s to name any others.

 

[freshcuber]

There's so many different cheap cubes you could get everyone a different cube and then see which ones are the best. Although there should be some standard since whoever gets the crappiest cube will be pissed. I got all my friends GuHong DIYs and charged $15 for assembly and lube. Somehow I lost money though...