Really New Speedcuber( or almost there!)Questions!

[oh_well]

in case you havent noticed i want the link for a japanese speedcubing kit

like the cube4you link or the toys r us online store

 

[oh_well]

so if you guys could just post a link for the japanese speedcubing kit

hey u know you guys r really nice helping me with this and all

i really want to thank you at this point




i really want the japanese speedcubing kit

 

[AvGalen]

I don't think it's on their site: http://www.toysrus.com/search/index.jsp?sr=1&f=Taxonomy%2FTRUS%2F2254197&origkw=cube&kw=cube&kwCatId=&view=all

 

[nitrocan]

http://cube4you.com/286_Rubiks-new-Assemble-Cube-II.html

 

[oh_well]

ok...

now thats pricey, and they remove the bottle of lube inside

well, Statchuk said to go to toys r us, has anyone else got one from toys r us?

for some reason i cant find on the toys r us website the product

if you got one from toys r us and you live in the US, say so

actually just if you have a japanese speedcubing kit tell me where you got it from, i would like to know where is a good place to get one

edit: i am going to toys r us and if they dont have it then i am going to get one of ebay so thanks guys!
i am practicing my fridrich f2l thanks to the link statchuk gave me!




i just want the confirmation

 

[Malachai]

I am O.K. and i use a method a bit different than the corner switching begginer method, i use the one where you get the first layer then the middle layer then the yellow cross then the whole yellow then i get the yellow corners and then i do the edge piece swithching like this one right here http://peter.stillhq.com/jasmine/rubikscubesolution.html but still a bit different.

A. That was a long sentence.
B. That was my beginner method! I used that exact page for my first algorithms.
C. www.cube4you.com. They have great cubes, but you have to use Internet Explorer. I just bought at least one of each type (except b, because I've never heard anyone rave about them), and a bunch of yellow nylon type a cores to switch out, so I'll let you know what combination is best in my opinion after they get here and I start breaking them in. I bought 11 in total.
D. I'm not one to give a lot of advice, as I don't think I'm the best or even anywhere near it. 90% of the people on these forums are faster than I am. But I am a little faster than you, so here's what I'm working on now.
E. My advice is, learn F2L. Don't memorize algorithms, learn how to intuitively put two pieces together and drop them in place. Generally this should be done in 8 moves. If you need to look at algorithms just long enough to see how this is accomplished, do so to get an idea of how it works, then figure out all the cases on your own. If you personalize it, it'll stick better. F2L is more important than learning all 78 Fridrich algs, IMHO. I'm saying this because I'm trying to get my average below 30, and having problems with my F2L even though I know all 78 cases.
F. Improve your look-ahead. Make yourself go slowly on your F2L. When you get to where you can do a case without looking at it, slow down your moves. As you're doing the moves for the case you're working on (since you don't have to look at that), be looking for your next corner/edge pair so you decrease your delay between pairs.

That's all I have for now.

 

[nitrocan]

you say now that the speedcubing kit is pricey, but there will be a time when you will buy the 6x6 and 7x7

 

[MistArts]

you say now that the speedcubing kit is pricey, but there will be a time when you will buy the 6x6 and 7x7

How about gigaminx or teraminx?

 

[oh_well]

ok guys my mom just literally just gave me her credit card i am holding it now so what should i do with it, should i buy a couple and make a hybrid or just buy the japanese speedcubing kit...

i need to know NOW!!!! i have like 30 mins to decide

 

[nitrocan]

i wonder if the examinx will become real (here we go off topic)

 

[oh_well]

guys what should i do?????????????????

 

[oh_well]

seriously i need a response quickly

 

[nitrocan]

everyone keeps telling you something to do, you just have to pick one of them.
and try not to double post.

 

[Malachai]

Get a type d if they aren't still sold out, black if possible. If not, get a type a.

In addition, pay the extra $.65 and get a yellow nylon type a core. Use that core for your DIY cube.

Both of those combinations (d with a core, a with new nylon a core) have come highly recommended by a lot of good cubers I've read. I just can't confirm it as good, cuz I haven't tried it.

Or just pick a random cube and some lube, and hope you get something good.

 

[oh_well]

ok i have got the japanese diy and getting a yellow nylon core for it

 

[nitrocan]

you dont need a core for a japanese speedcubing kit.

 

[hdskull]

edit: you can solve the cube with the fridrich method using 4LLL, using only 15 algorithms i think.

Actually, 16 (very close, 'tho): 3 EOLL, 7 COLL, 2 CPLL, 4 EPLL.

There are 3 EOLL ?

 

[nitrocan]

F (R U R' U') F', F (U R U' R') F' and maybe F (R U R' U') S (R U R' U') Fw'

 

[mrbiggs]

edit: you can solve the cube with the fridrich method using 4LLL, using only 15 algorithms i think.

You don't even need all 15 if you're willing to sacrifice a bit of efficiency. You only really need 4, one for each step of the last layer. That's how I learned Fridrich, and I just slowly added algs on after that. Once you get the full 4LLL you can be very fast, and 3LLL can bring you sub-20 and only takes 15 more algorithms.

 

[not_kevin]

F (R U R' U') F', F (U R U' R') F' and maybe F (R U R' U') S (R U R' U') Fw'

Or RU2'R2'FRF'U2R'FRF'. I like that one somewhat better.