The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Vinny]

Yeah I don't think learning algorithms before a competition would really be bad... If you're not fast enough with them, don't use them, and if you are fast enough, use them... I have to learn 3 more PLLs and my first competition is next Saturday.

 

[freshcuber]

Yeah I don't think learning algorithms before a competition would really be bad... If you're not fast enough with them, don't use them, and if you are fast enough, use them... I have to learn 3 more PLLs and my first competition is next Saturday.

Three algs in that time frame is totally doable. Especially PLLs which are, from my experience, the easiest to learn.

 

[uberCuber]

5. Corners - U, T, or J PLL alg

whaa? U perm doesnt affect 2x2..
Anyway, if you are going for transition to beginner CFOP for 3x3, I recommend learning A perm for corners over T or J perms because it is both shorter and more intuitive and accomplishes the same thing for corner-only PLL.

Fixed

The original question was for something to make for easy transition into CFOP; Sune OLL + CPLL is better for that kind of transition than Niklas + Sune OLL.

Should I do W-Shapes and All Corners Oriented subsets because there's only two and they'll be easier to recognize than one of the larger subsets?

I say definite yes yes yes to this because the algs are really sexy

(here if you set up cube doing (r U r' (sexy 5 times) r U' r')

Protip: 1 inverse sexy = sexy 5 times

 

[Hays]

Has anyone beaten a World Record set by Feliks Zemdegs yet?

 

[freshcuber]

Has anyone beaten a World Record set by Feliks Zemdegs yet?

Other than Feliks himself I don't believe so. I think his most vulnerable record is 6x6 or 4BLD. Aron Puddy-Mathew could definitely get that one from him. Or even 5x5. Emily's official 5x5 single in 1:04 was pretty close to WR single.

 

[Rubiks560]

Other than Feliks himself I don't believe so. I think his most vulnerable record is 6x6 or 4BLD. Aron Puddy-Mathew could definitely get that one from him.

Depends, if you mean the current ones no. But he set 4x4 WR, and then Haixu Zhang broke it a while back. And then Feliks took it again.

 

[freshcuber]

Oh right I forgot that one. Didn't Feliks get a 35.55 and then Zhang got a 35.40 the same day but a little bit after Faz and in a different comp?

 

[Rubiks560]

Oh right I forgot that one. Didn't Feliks get a 35.55 and then Zhang got a 35.40 the same day but a little bit after Faz and in a different comp?

Yeah, it was like 10 hours later or something.

 

[Hays]

Depends, if you mean the current ones no. But he set 4x4 WR, and then Haixu Zhang broke it a while back. And then Feliks took it again.

So Its already been done, that's unfortunate.

 

[freshcuber]

Yea I remember seeing the vid of that solve. It was great how the announcer was saying how he had the 3x3 WR just as he broke the 4x4 single lol

Where's the cheapest place I can buy a Stackmat Timer. I know they're expensive but $11 shipping on a $30 toy with no weight to it is a little pricey.

 

[hic0057]

Yea I remember seeing the vid of that solve. It was great how the announcer was saying how he had the 3x3 WR just as he broke the 4x4 single lol

Where's the cheapest place I can buy a Stackmat Timer. I know they're expensive but $11 shipping on a $30 toy with no weight to it is a little pricey.

Lightake

 

[MrIndianTeen]

Hi, I been trying to look for shock oil. I know that most hobby shops usually have it in stock. If so, is there one that you know in the san diego area??

 

[HavoCentral]

Fixed

Niklas is an OLL alg, right? so how come you have it set for PLL?

and yes, I understand that sune rotates corners and leaves their permutation unaffected. But I just tried to PLL with niklas, and it took me a few minutes to understand it, and I dont think a nube could figure it out easily.

 

[TMOY]

I don't think there is any algorithms to do it because they would be too long.

The best way to make it is just solve it normally but insert the edge which is on the opposite side of the minx. It takes alot longer then usually but it is fun to do on bigger puzzles such as gigaminx.

There shouldn't be any parity I think.

Yes there is, at least if you want to put every edge sticker on the opposite face (15 edge swaps = odd parity). But some other "checkerboards" should be possible without disassembling the megaminx.

 

[Tim Major]

So Its already been done, that's unfortunate.

You can't be the first when you beat him at 6x6
Good luck if I'm reading your post right

 

[ilikecubing]

when ppl say lube the outer layer of dayan 4x4 with maru lube,what do they mean by outer layer??Is it The surface of the black spherical shells?

 

[Godmil]

No, by outerlayer they mean the edges of the cubies themselves, and where they touch each other. Though I guess the bits that touch the sphere would also count..

 

[Innocence]

Niklas is an OLL alg, right? so how come you have it set for PLL?

and yes, I understand that sune rotates corners and leaves their permutation unaffected. But I just tried to PLL with niklas, and it took me a few minutes to understand it, and I dont think a nube could figure it out easily.

It's in Dan Brown's tutorial. I think it's safe to say that a newb could work it out. Simply put the solved corner in UFR, and do Niklas until they're in the right places.

 

[vcuber13]

H-Opp alg?

i made one but i dont like it much

also not the one on lars' site

 

[Ordos_Koala]

H-Opp alg?

i made one but i dont like it much

also not the one on lars' site

Lars wrote it weirdly, but for me work well M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2
I do l' (M L) - M with my left ring finger