White cubes vs. Black cubes

[vixa007]

Actually it has some physics to it besides the color plastic. For example white plastic expands slower to heat and black plastic expands faster to heat. So where you are keeping the cube makes the difference. Black cubes also cool down faster so if the plastic expands in a few minutes it will be in it's original state, while the white plastic cubes cool slower so if you have kept them in a hot place for a long time they would be stiffer and will less likely be at the tensions you prefer it to be. These are all VERY small changes to the cube and you will almost feel no difference but if you keep a colored cube on a hot place or anywhere at all after some time it will start to feel very uneven. So that is basically the difference between white and black cubes besides the plastic colors . Overall both cubes are more/less the same but don't ever get a colored cube cuz it will be uneven after some time.
it's all 7th grade physics btw

 

[PandaCuber]

I got a stickerless. Doesnt have black nor white. But I plan on getting a white one, because it looks better to me.

 

[MostEd]

I like white cubes, since the first cube i learnt to solve was white, then black cubes slowed me down by 2-3 seconds due to stickers on plastice, since then i get white cubes, like my v cubes, and goohong.

 

[rubiksnerd246]

i think that the reason that some people would say that white is better than black would be the fact the having it white or black effects ur color recognition so for some people white is better and for some black is. My personal preferance is white because my color recognition is much better on them.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

i prefer black but that's because my white alpha is slower than my black alpha for some reason and feels more gummy.... and cuz i'm more used to black cubes and my times are a few seconds off when i use my white cubes/yellow cubes

 

[daniel0731ex]

Actually it has some physics to it besides the color plastic. For example white plastic expands slower to heat and black plastic expands faster to heat. So where you are keeping the cube makes the difference. Black cubes also cool down faster so if the plastic expands in a few minutes it will be in it's original state, while the white plastic cubes cool slower so if you have kept them in a hot place for a long time they would be stiffer and will less likely be at the tensions you prefer it to be. These are all VERY small changes to the cube and you will almost feel no difference but if you keep a colored cube on a hot place or anywhere at all after some time it will start to feel very uneven. So that is basically the difference between white and black cubes besides the plastic colors . Overall both cubes are more/less the same but don't ever get a colored cube cuz it will be uneven after some time.
it's all 7th grade physics btw

cool. story. bro.

 

[Toquinha1977]

There is a difference. Virgin plastic doesn't usually come in a specific colour (usually it's off-white or something), so when they add whatever colouring agents, it does alter the physical properties, such its level of rigidity. Comparing a LunHui in black and white, and the white (or non-coloured plastic) has more flex, which might make for easier corner cutting and allow you to make it tighter.

 

[Cubenovice]

There is a difference. Virgin plastic doesn't usually come in a specific colour (usually it's off-white or something)

True

Comparing a LunHui in black and white, and the white (or non-coloured plastic) has more flex, which might make for easier corner cutting and allow you to make it tighter.

Ehm...
You do know that it takes much more pigment to give a plastic a nice white color than it takes to make it black?
Most white cubes I've seen are pretty white (not virgin plastic "off-white") so definitely have more pigments in them than the black ones.

Trust me, I've personally formulated, weighed-in, compounded and molded tons of plastic
Don't underestimate the coloring power of carbon black!


EDIT: Lol at Vixa for combining random facts into a nonsense story.
Yes, black objects take up/radiate heat faster.
But:
- we're talking about friggin' 1.7 cm cubies here (and hollow too).
- Couple that to an ABS CLTE of 0.00008 cc/cm/°C
- Let's add the pigment story to it: higger filler level reduces CTE: White cubies expand less...
etc
etc

Please stop worrying about plastic colors in cubes! (providing the same basic resin is used)
The difference is in recognition.

All other factors are neglible compared to the tolerances in a cube assembly.

 

[Ltsurge]

cool. story. bro.

add some more dragons

No seriously, there is little if no difference between them. Both of my cubes (black zhanchi and white guhong) both aren't shaving plastic off the pieces, so they must be ok. The white one though is a little rougher, but that's probably because I didn't assemble it properly (it was my first DIY kit).

 

[Nestor]

My stickerless / colored Guhong is the best cube I own, followed by the white porcelain version and then by the black version (which I modded since it didn't felt nearly as good as the other two).

With my Cubetwist SQ1s, the black one seems to be the better one.


Conclusion: black or white are equally good, but colored owns them all.

 

[BC1997]

I find white to be better due to my recognition, my times plummited down once I got a white cube, but that is just me.

 

[Ltsurge]

I find white to be better due to my recognition, my times plummited down once I got a white cube, but that is just me.

I got the complete opposite (i started on a black cube)

 

[sneaklyfox]

Sorry 2 yr bump but...

I prefer black cubes and I think my colour recognition is better on black cubes but I'm not sure because the only white cube I tried was a Lunhui and it is kind of slow. But white cubes look kind of pretty in a different way to me and I keep wanting to buy white cubes if I could to have some variety but everytime I try my white Lunhui I realize my recognition is bad. So... I'm bad at white cubes but I want to be good at them!

Interestingly, I do this for olives too. I hate olives. But everytime I see them I want to try them because I want to like eating them! So I taste it and blecchh! "Oh, maybe next time I'll like them!" I'm weird. Can anyone relate?

 

[LarryLunchmeat]

I'm the same way with black vs. white cubes. I've considered rebuying every size of Shengshou in white because they look so good but talk myself out of it because I'm just not a white solver. Sometimes I do this with sticker shades too. I've tried half-brites a few times now, only to switch back hours later.

 

[stoic]

I prefer the look of white cubes but I do buy and use black cubes too. My most recent purchase was a Weilong which I bought in black so I didn't mix it up with my white Huanying.
I alternate between the two colours, and honestly don't differentiate between the two anymore.
Does this mean I'm colour neutral?
Don't like black stickers though

 

[LNZ]

I don't have a bias to what color the plastic is.

For cubes 4x4 and up, I aim to both own a black and white plastic version.

That means, for example I own a black Shengshou 10x10 cube. If ever V-Cubes puts out a V-cube 10, I will buy it in white plastic.

 

[Clarkeeyyy]

Every cube I own is white . I think they look much nicer, it also makes differentiating cubes at competitions very easy.

 

[TheLizardWizard]

2x2 - yellow
3x3 - pink
4x4 - black
5x5 - white
6x6 - pink
7x7 - black
not even the slightest care in the world except how they feel

 

[kcl]

Uh I'm fine on either. I have a black and white weilong.. My PB single is with black and my PB average is with white. I have no issues unless the stickers are completely different shades.

 

[Ruben]

Black cubes are so much better in my opinion, however, i really like the look of a white cube. it looks so clean and fresh lol but my recognition is better on black puzzles.