The Top 99 Things All Cubers Should Know

[cubernya]

And sexyhammer (the OLL alg)

 

[Cubenovice]

Gaetan Guimond was the first one to solve BLD on TV
The Corners are the heart of the Cube
The runner-up and 4th place at the 1982 world championship are still competing

 

[cmhardw]

How to do freaking commutators. Seriously.

:tu

Thibaut Jacquinot had the first official sub-10 solve, with 9.86. Most people don't know this for some reason.

:tu

Chris Hardwick used to be number 1 at OH and 4x4x4 speed.

Man, that feels like such a long time ago too I think it's amazing how fast people are in both events now!

 

[Kirjava]

Gaetan Guimond was the first one to solve BLD on TV

Unverified.

Reminds me though, John White was the first one to solve blindfolded officially in 1981.

 

[James Cavanauh]

vaseline=cube cyanide

 

[irontwig]

Brief history of 2x2 CLL- Thom Barlow held the UWR 2x2 average some years ago, using only layer+CMLLs that he knew from Roux. Łukasz Ciałoń was the first to get an unofficial sub3 2x2 avg12, also the first to do so on video. He was the first person to get really fast with CLL, people used to think he had to know hundreds of algs to solve as fast as he did. For a while, Łukasz and Edouard Chambon fought each other for the WR avg, both with CLL (Edouard used white layer only!) Later, Rowe learned CLL and went about destroying the current UWRs, eventually getting WR and greatly popularizing the method.

Akimoto also used CLL and became the first world champion in not only 2x2, but also 4x4 and 5x5.

 

[waffle=ijm]

Remember guys, if you have link (ANY LINK) to these things, post them too. It would make compiling the stuff easier and makes it more worthwhile since it does have some backing.

 

[cubernya]

http://alg.garron.us

 

[Kirjava]

Really? I find this more useful and wasn't even going to post it.

 

[somerandomkidmike]

Sometimes you need to work with a cube for a while for it to be good. Don`t expect all cubes to be great right away.

 

[cmhardw]

Really? I find this more useful and wasn't even going to post it.

This is quite a handy resource! However, I think that with minimal practice that doing this is way faster

 

[qqwref]

That computer cubes are actually really fun once you learn them, and let you play with complex/rare puzzles without worrying about pops or lockups or turning issues or money... I feel like this is a well-kept secret, but it shouldn't be.

Also: Florian Presslaber's 50/50 multi.

 

[Kirjava]

However, I think that with minimal practice that doing this is way faster

Don't get me wrong, knowing how to do it yourself is important - but there's no way you can manipulate algorithms as fast as this.

Have you tried clicking on moves where it says 'manipulate' yet?

 

[cubersmith]

How to do freaking commutators. Seriously.

Thibaut Jacquinot had the first official sub-10 solve, with 9.86. Most people don't know this for some reason.

Anssi used to be super good at 3x3x3 2H, he beat Macky's 1.5 year old WR twice in one comp, eventually besting it by 1.3 seconds.

All the stuff that happened with Matyas that I am too lazy to type out.
Same for all the stuff with Haiyan and Sebastian PC.

3x3 no inspection and a few other things used to be official events. Someone who's been around since the early days might know better than me.

Chris Hardwick used to be number 1 at OH and 4x4x4 speed.

FRANK MORRIS

Brief history of 2x2 CLL- Thom Barlow held the UWR 2x2 average some years ago, using only layer+CMLLs that he knew from Roux. Łukasz Ciałoń was the first to get an unofficial sub3 2x2 avg12, also the first to do so on video. He was the first person to get really fast with CLL, people used to think he had to know hundreds of algs to solve as fast as he did. For a while, Łukasz and Edouard Chambon fought each other for the WR avg, both with CLL (Edouard used white layer only!) Later, Rowe learned CLL and went about destroying the current UWRs, eventually getting WR and greatly popularizing the method.

Moar later perhaps.

no memes.

 

[cmhardw]

Don't get me wrong, knowing how to do it yourself is important - but there's no way you can manipulate algorithms as fast as this.

Have you tried clicking on moves where it says 'manipulate' yet?

No I hadn't before, but I did just now. Yeah that is pretty quick. Also, I'm aware that we both agree that it's a good thing to know how to do a simpler conversion in your head (RL reflection for example).

What I said in my first post was part in jest and only part serious

no memes.

I'm pretty sure David is referring to what Frank Morris did that led to the point that he became a meme. Frank was awesome well before that meme ever started.

 

[qqwref]

More like "CFOP is not the only good method". That would be useful.

 

[Phlippieskezer]

Everything already mentioned in this thread, and
CFOP is called CFOP, not Fridrich. It is not the "Fridrich method," as she did not invent, but just popularised it. Calling it the Fridrich method is like calling Roux the Waffle method. >.>

Spoiler

(As cool as "The Waffle Method" may sound, I admit, it's still not technically right)

Only linky I have as of right now

 

[JonnyWhoopes]

All cubers should "know"

CFOP
Petrus
Roux (Although I learned Roux)
ZZ

 

[somerandomkidmike]

Just because you can sub-20 with a method, that doesn't make it good. Also, just because a method has a low move count, that doesn't make it good.

 

[Phlippieskezer]

Also, just because a method has a low move count, that doesn't make it good.

**For speedsolving.