The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[aaronb]

.. Are there any 8*8*8+ timers out there? The timers only seem to have options up to 7*7*7.

I know you like to use cube simulators like Gabbasoft, so I would suggest Prisma Puzzle Timer. You can just make a category for 8x8 and use an empty scrambler. And if you want to keep the scramble you can just import them into a spreadsheet, because Prisma doesn't support any scramble notation above 7*7*7.

 

[kockafej]

.. Are there any 8*8*8+ timers out there? The timers only seem to have options up to 7*7*7.

qqtimer has 8x8,9x9 and 11x11 with scrambles as well

 

[Yuxuibbs]

What should I use to lube my AV? Traxxas made it super loud and didn't really change anything. Would it be better with CRC?

 

[Skatercube]

Glow in the dark stickers

So, i was wondering if there's anywhere you can get glow in the dark stickers. Because I've seen the cubes with glow in the dark plastic, but I don't understand the point of that, because you can't see the stickers! Thanks

 

[Jakube]

Is there any program, which can calculate solutions for optimal 2x2x2 Block or 2x2x3 Block?

 

[zzomtceo]

What is a good sticker cutter and 3D design software for someone who is designing cubes?

 

[Michael Womack]

What is a good sticker cutter and 3D design software for someone who is designing cubes?

solidworks, Autodesk, google schetchup and there are many other 3d design software

 

[ThomasJE]

solidworks, Autodesk, google schetchup and there are many other 3d design software

Google Sketchup definitely. It's free, easy to ge to know what you're doing, and you can design anything from a cube, to a race track or a skyscraper.

 

[soup]

Some of the algorithms have parentheses in them..

e.g. U R U2 R2 (F R F')

Do the parentheses mean anything in particular?

 

[cubernya]

Some of the algorithms have parentheses in them..

e.g. U R U2 R2 (F R F')

Do the parentheses mean anything in particular?

In that case, no. All it means is that it is a common move group (or trigger)

 

[linglingli93]

Shengshou mod of v-cube

I was just curious to know if anyone had tried doing the shengshou 5x5 mod on the v-cube 5. If so, is it a good mod for the v-cube 5 and is it worth doing?

 

[MostEd]

I see the corners as a problem, they're hollow and have this empty space...

 

[retep]

Some of the algorithms have parentheses in them..

e.g. U R U2 R2 (F R F')

Do the parentheses mean anything in particular?

Just the elaborate on theZcuber's post, these common sequences of moves (triggers) are mostly used to help with memorization and perhaps finger-tricking. In your example the part in parentheses is likely referring to the common R' F R F' trigger (but in your case it would be R' R', which is simply performed as R2). Another common one is R U R' U'. I mentioned they can help with memorization, that is because instead of an algorithm like this: R U R' U' R' F R F' , which, although not particularily long, can simply be memorized as: (R U R' U') (R' F R F') or in other words: (trigger 1) (trigger 2), and if you know these triggers from previous algorithms or whatever, that is basically a free algorithm.

 

[JianhanC]

I don't think so, because the layers will still have a tendancy to lock up and misalign.

 

[god of rubic 2]

What does a counting solve mean?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632lMnBiBHk

Thanks.

 

[uvafan]

What does a counting solve mean?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=632lMnBiBHk

Thanks.

It means that it was one of the three solves in the middle that were averaged out to get the average after the best and worst solves were taken out.

 

[ottozing]

Is there any program, which can calculate solutions for optimal 2x2x2 Block or 2x2x3 Block?

http://laire.fi/jarcs/

 

[god of rubic 2]

Could someone tell me how to lube a type C 2x2 Wittwo with Lubix or link me to a good video?

Thanks

 

[Ickathu]

What is a good sticker cutter and 3D design software for someone who is designing cubes?

Blender 3D
Completely Free, and also includes animation, rendering, texturing, etc if you get interested in the CG world.

 

[soldii3runit]

What is the name of the site that can tell you the mirror of a certain algorithm by you inserting the first alg.