The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Michael Womack]

Is my clock as showed in the video Comp legal? http://youtu.be/Lp4Gn_I_ytA?t=1m39s

 

[googlebleh]

If you can solve a 5x5 you can solve a 6x6, just do the exact same thing

not everyone can figure out the commutator for the last two centers though.

SpeedSolver101 you'll need this: 4l' U' (3l 2l') U 2r U' (3l' 2l)
adapt it to whatever situation shows up

 

[HavoCentral]

Might have melted the plastic some.

I doubt that, I clean my cubes in reaalllly hot water. It takes a lot to melt. Most likely the lube got really greasy.

can i have links to youtube or something to learn it? (any 6x6x6 speed method)

Youtube last two centers 6x6.

for edges, use free slicing until last 4 edges.

On last 4 edges, I usually pair up the inner edges, turning into 5x5 last 4 edges. Then use 5x5 algs for last two edges.

Apply 4x4 parity algs for OLL and PLL.

 

[Michael1026]

Right now I know PLL, 2 step OLL, and F2L and my time is around 30 seconds. In my opinion, this is really slow for knowing this much. What should I do to get to around 20 seconds?

Cross average of 5 (with inspection: 3.14
F2L average of 5: 18.19
2sOLL + PLL: 10.33

 

[YddEd]

Right now I know PLL, 2 step OLL, and F2L and my time is around 30 seconds. In my opinion, this is really slow for knowing this much. What should I do to get to around 20 seconds?

Cross average of 5 (with inspection: 3.14
F2L average of 5: 18.19
2sOLL + PLL: 10.33

You should try and improve your F2L and maybe your cross. When I was sub 25, I had no look ahead but my F2L+Cross times were 15-16. I would recommend learning lookahead though.

 

[HavoCentral]

Right now I know PLL, 2 step OLL, and F2L and my time is around 30 seconds. In my opinion, this is really slow for knowing this much. What should I do to get to around 20 seconds?

Cross average of 5 (with inspection: 3.14
F2L average of 5: 18.19
2sOLL + PLL: 10.33

Well your cross is pi.

Before doing intensive F2L work, I would learn the dot OLLs, and practice getting your known OLLs and PLL, to under 2seconds each. Research each case because sometimes a different alg might suit you better.

From there I would work on last layer recognition. With this, your LL should get to ~5 seconds. Once you learn any new algs you might switch to, and practice performing them, do complete solves.

But during f2l, slow down a lot and try to get zero delays from one pair to the next, keep a consistent turn rate, once the last pair is inserted go into LL again keep a consistent turn rate.

Over time you will gradually get faster, but being consistent is important, delays add up over the coarse of a solve.

 

[aceofspades98]

My LL takes about 4-6 seconds depending on case. I am sub 15. Should I work on my F2L right now to or last layer to get faster? My F2l is usually around 8-10 seconds.

 

[scottishcuber]

My LL takes about 4-6 seconds depending on case. I am sub 15. Should I work on my F2L right now to or last layer to get faster? My F2l is usually around 8-10 seconds.

Your last layer sucks; your F2L is good.

 

[aceofspades98]

Your last layer sucks; your F2L is good.

I knew it. Thanks.

 

[notfeliks]

In competitions, do they usually scramble pyraminxes with the tips twisted or not?

 

[Renslay]

In competitions, do they usually scramble pyraminxes with the tips twisted or not?

They do.

 

[Michael Womack]

I doubt that, I clean my cubes in reaalllly hot water. It takes a lot to melt. Most likely the lube got really greasy.

I did have a Mozhi 3x3 that I seted on my Vonage router that gets really hot an it did melt some of the plastic.

 

[windhero]

Anyone else still having trouble to contact izo (aka puzzleaddictions.com)? God damnit I sent my fifth email about the same problem and still nothing as an answer. I dont even know if he is receiving the emails. I am sending all the messages either through his contact form or directly via email. I'm starting to lose my hope with this one, I might even swap to thecubicle since the price difference isnt that big.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

Anyone else still having trouble to contact izo (aka puzzleaddictions.com)? God damnit I sent my fifth email about the same problem and still nothing as an answer. I dont even know if he is receiving the emails. I am sending all the messages either through his contact form or directly via email. I'm starting to lose my hope with this one, I might even swap to thecubicle since the price difference isnt that big.

Go to the chat room. There's 4 people there right now. They will make sure izo gets the message.

 

[windhero]

Go to the chat room. There's 4 people there right now. They will make sure izo gets the message.

Shows as "we're offline right now" like always. I've never seen it online. Could be an ip-block to Russia that somehow ate Finland with it, I don't know.

 

[kylebonnes]

How much Traxxas 50k lube will I need to lube a Fangshi and a Shengshou 4x4x4? It comes in bottle of 20cc (20ml)

 

[Wassili]

Shows as "we're offline right now" like always. I've never seen it online. Could be an ip-block to Russia that somehow ate Finland with it, I don't know.

Chatroom works fine for me, I think it's a problem with your IP, like you said. Try getting to the chat room using a proxy, https://hidemyass.com/ or anything else works fine.

 

[Michael Womack]

How much Traxxas 50k lube will I need to lube a Fangshi and a Shengshou 4x4x4? It comes in bottle of 20cc (20ml)

Verry little.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

Shows as "we're offline right now" like always. I've never seen it online. Could be an ip-block to Russia that somehow ate Finland with it, I don't know.

Not that chat, click the chat room button and choose a random name and type in the code thing and you get sent to the chat room.
clicky because apparently I can't images correctly

How much Traxxas 50k lube will I need to lube a Fangshi and a Shengshou 4x4x4? It comes in bottle of 20cc (20ml)

For fangshi shuangren, you don't need to lube the pieces so you only need 6 drops of lube (1 for each center piece, just lube the space between the core and center piece).
For the 4x4, if you are taking it apart,click/follow this. If you are not taking it apart, just try to go as deep into the cube as possible and squirt a little (make sure not to squirt too much, might make the cube super slow if you over lube) next to 1 corner/between or under the edges and the same thing to the other side of the cube and break the lube in.

In total, I would estimate about .5 cc of lube (kind of high estimate, ~.1cc for the fangshi and the rest for the 4x4).

 

[David1994]

Are there any good optimal cross solution sites? I have tried googling but cannot find any...Maybe I am just typing in the wrong phrase though :L