The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Michael Womack]

I was going to test the Zhanchi without torpedoes, but separating the two edge pieces is hard. How can you separate the edge pieces?

use a knife

 

[asportking]

use a knife

Yea, that or a screwdriver would work. If the lube makes it too slippery to hold on to (that just sounds wrong...), dry it off with a towel or something.

 

[5BLD]

I feel me like a noob

When I am doing f2l, should I first choose which slot to do the f2l pair in, or find two pieces and then put them to the right place?

Hope somone can give me a good answer at my stupid question

Find the pieces for the pair first (going for the most efficient one to do, you'll get used to being efficient), and you'll instinctively insert them into the right slot.

 

[thackernerd]

Sorry I didn't clarify but I was talking more about big cubes because right now my edge pairing sucks, here is a 5x5 solve if you could give me any tips. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmJ1H0lDSW4&feature=channel_video_title

bump

 

[LeighzerCuber]

Yes because you are working in the impurities the cube had and basically grinding the pieces against each other to allow more space in the cube. It speeds it up compared to a new one

Obviously a little. ^


I mean is there actual evidence that a thousand solves would make it considerably better?
Has anyone done this? What are the results?
I don't want an assumption as an answer.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I was going to test the Zhanchi without torpedoes, but separating the two edge pieces is hard. How can you separate the edge pieces?

Just pull or use a knife.

Obviously a little. ^


I mean is there actual evidence that a thousand solves would make it considerably better?
Has anyone done this? What are the results?
I don't want an assumption as an answer.

Not really a thousand solves, but the more you solve, the more the plastic gets weared in and breaks in. V-Cube transition from NIB to broken in is a prime example.

 

[unirox13]

Meffert's white Pyraminx from a US shop? I can't seem to find it, but maybe I'm looking to hard.

 

[thackernerd]

White QJ right here.

http://www.cubedepotusa.com/apps/webstore/products/show/1352197


Is there a mod that I can do to prevent my v-cube 5 from locking-up?

 

[JianhanC]

Why is this cube double the price than it was last year? What is the difference between that Square-1 and MF8 Square-1 Gen 2 on Lightake?

 

[thackernerd]

What's a good beginner video editor to start with?

 

[emolover]

I guess videopad video editor is really begginer like but of I were you I would just torrent Sony Vegas 10 and use that.

If you don't want to download anything you could just use Windows Movie Maker.

 

[YrMyKnight]

Theres a lot of lubrication I found out today at the hardware store. I decided to ask b4 getting one so I wont get the wrong type.
There are WR-99 ,CRC and a lot of types,which should I get?
But it also says CRC are for metal only,I'm not surebut there're lots of type.

Btw : Does torpedoes solve guhongs popping issues?
Do torpedoes make the cube slower?

 

[JianhanC]

CRC or Jig-a-Loo. I have an F-II I wanna sell. Where do you live?

 

[Robocopter87]

Hey, does it have to be CRC or Jigaloo? Will other silicone sprays do the same thing?

 

[Robocopter87]

And just one more question, I got this cube that works decently but only because its so loose from how long its been around. It seems as if it had either cooking spray or something like that put into it. Should I scrub it down and reapply some silicone or would that make it so it just falls apart?

 

[thackernerd]

And just one more question, I got this cube that works decently but only because its so loose from how long its been around. It seems as if it had either cooking spray or something like that put into it. Should I scrub it down and reapply some silicone or would that make it so it just falls apart?

Thrawst has a video on putting cubes in the dishwasher to get the cooking spray out and then you can put some silicone in it.

 

[Michael Womack]

What's a good beginner video editor to start with?

video pad

 

[emolover]

Can somebody give me some really fast algs for the adjacent 2x2 PLL?

Also can someone give me some good 4x4 orientation alg that only flip the dedge? I need one that only orients, and one that's for orientation and permutation.

video pad

WTF! I already answered that.

 

[Cubetastic]

I'm getting an MF8 tiled Megaminx for christmas, what should I expect? I'm really excited

 

[Phlippieskezer]

I'm getting an MF8 tiled Megaminx for christmas, what should I expect? I'm really excited

My one (although it was stickered) was crap out of the box. It gets good if you lube and/or play around with it, though.