The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[JyH]

1. Should i get an a-V or a ghosthand II based off your experiences
2. i have no silicon and need to lube my cube... do silicon based products work just as good?

Unless you have a burning passion of hate for crispy cubes, get the AV. Silicon is different from silicone, which is what you need. You want 100% silicone, like CRC. Jig-a-Loo also works. GHII is not very good compared to the AV, although you may need to put some work into the AV by modding the corners to decrease lock-ups and increase corner cutting.

 

[JLarsen]

Can anyone name some world class big cube solvers that do edges on E Slice?

Edit: Not a mix of M and E just E or mostly E

 

[dannyz0r]

Feliks

 

[OMGitsSolved]

How many algs would it take to make a method where you put a cross piece in flipped and finish f2l and then flip that edge while orienting and permuting the ll edges?

 

[caseyd]

that is interesting, but isnt that very similar to zz or zb or whatever that is?

 

[awbridgers]

Unless you have a burning passion of hate for crispy cubes, get the AV. Silicon is different from silicone, which is what you need. You want 100% silicone, like CRC. Jig-a-Loo also works. GHII is not very good compared to the AV, although you may need to put some work into the AV by modding the corners to decrease lock-ups and increase corner cutting.

What do you mean by a "crispy Cube?"

 

[OMGitsSolved]

that is interesting, but isnt that very similar to zz or zb or whatever that is?

Nope, in ZZ and Petrus the edges are preoriented before you finish F2L. I'm no smarty pants about ZZ but I'm pretty sure you just solve the whole layer in one algorithm.

 

[OMGitsSolved]

Nope, in ZZ and Petrus the edges are preoriented before you finish F2L. I'm no smarty pants about ZZ but I'm pretty sure you just solve the whole layer in one algorithm.

What do you mean by a "crispy Cube?"

Cubes with that clicky but nice type of clicky feeling.

 

[Erzz]

How many algs would it take to make a method where you put a cross piece in flipped and finish f2l and then flip that edge while orienting and permuting the ll edges?

There are only 2 orientation cases for the LL edges in that case. It would be about 30 I think.

Edit: I don't think there would be a PLL parity. So with the 5 edge PLL cases, that's 10 for each, x4 for rotations, so 40. But you can take some away, 3 of the cases can be U2'd, so that takes away 6. So 34 including mirrors? 2 Cases can also be U/U' 'd, so 6 less to make 28. I'm probably wrong.

Edit2: 22 cases I think now. I only counted the 2 U/U' cases for one orientation case.

 

[awbridgers]

I just adjusted the tension on my F-II and now the center caps keep falling out... any advice?

 

[Erzz]

I just adjusted the tension on my F-II and now the center caps keep falling out... any advice?

Put paper in them.

 

[awbridgers]

Put paper in them.

What do you mean by that?

 

[JyH]

What do you mean by that?

Cut out a piece of paper slightly bigger than the cap, and when you put the cap back in, put the paper under it in a way to keep the cap wedged in.

 

[ImJustANubCuber]

What do you mean by that?

A small square of paper put in the center pieces will make the caps a more snug fit, so they dont come off. Just make sure they're the right size.

 

[OMGitsSolved]

There are only 2 orientation cases for the LL edges in that case. It would be about 30 I think.

Edit: I don't think there would be a PLL parity. So with the 5 edge PLL cases, that's 10 for each, x4 for rotations, so 40. But you can take some away, 3 of the cases can be U2'd, so that takes away 6. So 34 including mirrors? 2 Cases can also be U/U' 'd, so 6 less to make 28. I'm probably wrong.

Edit2: 22 cases I think now. I only counted the 2 U/U' cases for one orientation case.

Intresting. Would it even be worth the bother though?

 

[EricReese]

Intresting. Would it even be worth the bother though?

probably not. and when people use zz-b (one look last layer) they incorporate phasing which reduces the number of zbll cases down to like 157 IIRC

 

[OMGitsSolved]

Hmm anyone wanna make these?

 

[emolover]

Does anyone know of any Mf8+Dayan mods?

 

[thackernerd]

Y
es good question because mine pops every solve and when it does pop it explodes.

 

[awbridgers]

is it better to have the DIY really lose? Because i made mine as lose as it could go without popping but it appears to actually be slowing me down