The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[kcl]

didnt he get an almost sub 7 avg12 not long ago

Not to my knowledge. He averages like mid-high 8 to my knowledge.

 

[scottishcuber]

Not to my knowledge. He averages like mid-high 8 to my knowledge.

He has a 7.16 avg12 iirc.

 

[kcl]

He has a 7.16 avg12 iirc.

wat.. I missed something then haha. I do know for fact he averages like 8.5-8.7 globally though.

 

[uberCuber]

So for now just practice cross + f2l on one side. CN can be done later onwards!

To my knowledge, nobody has ever shown it to be true that you can become fully color neutral after practicing a single cross for an extended period of time.

Anyway, the person you quoted wasn't even asking if he should be CN or not, and according to his sig, he already is CN. Why are you giving the advice not to be CN? :confused:

 

[TeddyKGB]

To my knowledge, nobody has ever shown it to be true that you can become fully color neutral after practicing a single cross for an extended period of time.

Anyway, the person you quoted wasn't even asking if he should be CN or not, and according to his sig, he already is CN. Why are you giving the advice not to be CN? :confused:

What is your definition of "fully color neutral"?

 

[PJKCuber]

And as far as I see it, CN is a bit hyped.
)

Do you mean to say Feliks, me ,Collin Burns and many others are wasting their time being CN?. In my 1st competition, I got a 1 move blue cross buddy . CN>Fixed Cross

 

[TheNextFeliks]

Do you mean to say Feliks, me ,Collin Burns and many others are wasting their time being CN?. In my 1st competition, I got a 1 move blue cross buddy . CN>Fixed Cross

Ugh conflict. He is just saying people can be fast without CN too. There will always be easy crosses on some colors. Color Neutral just creates more opportunities.

 

[PJKCuber]

Ugh conflict. He is just saying people can be fast without CN too. There will always be easy crosses on some colors. Color Neutral just creates more opportunities.

Yes, thats true, but IMO CN will always be faster(by a few milliseconds) than fixed cross.

 

[SolveThatCube]

Hi, I am looking to learn Fewest Moves, and some people have said that you're aloud to invert a bit of the scramble. Is this true?

Also, I've found out that block building is efficient for Fewest Moves but what do I do for the LS and LL?

 

[TeddyKGB]

Hi, I am looking to learn Fewest Moves, and some people have said that you're aloud to invert a bit of the scramble. Is this true?

Also, I've found out that block building is efficient for Fewest Moves but what do I do for the LS and LL?

You can use the inverse scramble and find a solution to that, then use the inverse of that solution to solve the original scramble. For LS and LL try to solve the edges and as many of the corners as possible then use one or two commutators to solve the rest of the corners.

 

[PJKCuber]

This is a dumb question, but how can I learn the PLL's faster?

 

[FailCuber]

Do you mean to say Feliks, me ,Collin Burns and many others are wasting their time being CN?. In my 1st competition, I got a 1 move blue cross buddy . CN>Fixed Cross

You are not even sub 20. Yes I think it's a waste of time to be CN for you. In that time i would rather practice F2L

 

[CriticalCubing]

How to finger trick this Gc Pll?
D R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R'

I am doing a lot of regrips!

You are not even sub 20. Yes I think it's a waste of time to be CN for you. In that time i would rather practice F2L

That is what I was saying indirectly. You can be sub 10 with a fixed cross. Wasting time now on CN is not good. Practice things that will make you fast. Learn and Drill PLLS. Make your recog for Plls and Olls faster. Find easier cross solutions less than 8 moves and most of all f2l. Thanks FailCuber!

This is a dumb question, but how can I learn the PLL's faster?

Only way to get faster is Practice. There is no magic that you wake up the next day and be sub 10. Drill your PLL. Fingertrick them nicely so they are in a fluid motion and stuff like that.

 

[WinterCub3r]

This is a dumb question, but how can I learn the PLL's faster?

http://badmephisto.com/oll.php

use that website, when you learn one just do it over and over and over, close your eyes, and just try to think about the triggers and patterns all the algs have. i suggest learning no more then two a day.

 

[guysensei1]

How to finger trick this Gc Pll?
D R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R'

Try moving the first D move to the back of the alg.

 

[SolveThatCube]

You can use the inverse scramble and find a solution to that, then use the inverse of that solution to solve the original scramble.

wut?

For LS and LL try to solve the edges and as many of the corners as possible then use one or two commutators to solve the rest of the corners.

I don't mean to sound like a nub but: What are commutators???

 

[yoinneroid]

wut?

scramble your cube with the inverse of the scramble provided
write out the solution for the cube (which is scrambled with the inverse scramble)
inverse the solution you just wrote
now the last thing you just wrote is a solution to the original scramble

I don't mean to sound like a nub but: What are commutators???

commutators are a set of 2 intersecting moves
let P be R U R'
now, if you do P to a cube, some pieces will move
then if you do inverse of P, P' (R U R'), the pieces that move earlier will return to their places
now let's add Q,
let Q be D
P and Q intersect at the corner DFR (a common piece which both set of moves affect)
now try doing P Q P' Q' (R U R' D R U' R' D')
now the DFR corner, DLF corner and the RUF corner has been cycled
this is because P cause the DFR spot to be filled with the RUF corner
while Q cause the DFR spot to be filled with the DLF corner
the other pieces once moved back to its place because we apply the inverses of each sequences at the end

 

[SolveThatCube]

scramble your cube with the inverse of the scramble provided
write out the solution for the cube (which is scrambled with the inverse scramble)
inverse the solution you just wrote
now the last thing you just wrote is a solution to the original scramble

But isn't that just the same as writing a solution to the original scramble?
What I meant was: People have said you can invert the last few moves of the scramble, and make them you first moves. Is that true?

commutators are a set of 2 intersecting moves
let P be R U R'
now, if you do P to a cube, some pieces will move
then if you do inverse of P, P' (R U R'), the pieces that move earlier will return to their places
now let's add Q,
let Q be D
P and Q intersect at the corner DFR (a common piece which both set of moves affect)
now try doing P Q P' Q' (R U R' D R U' R' D')
now the DFR corner, DLF corner and the RUF corner has been cycled
this is because P cause the DFR spot to be filled with the RUF corner
while Q cause the DFR spot to be filled with the DLF corner
the other pieces once moved back to its place because we apply the inverses of each sequences at the end

Thanks.

For LS and LL try to solve the edges and as many of the corners as possible then use one or two commutators to solve the rest of the corners.

How!?

 

[Bindedsa]

But isn't that just the same as writing a solution to the original scramble?
What I meant was: People have said you can invert the last few moves of the scramble, and make them you first moves. Is that true?

You don't use the inverse scramble, you solve the inverse scramble by yourself and invert it. I never understood this before, but reading that I I think I understand. I suppose it presents new options if you can't find anything, can anyone confirm?

 

[yoinneroid]

But isn't that just the same as writing a solution to the original scramble?
What I meant was: People have said you can invert the last few moves of the scramble, and make them you first moves. Is that true?

it's not really the same as writing a solution directly to the original scramble
since, for example, if you did pll last for the solution for the inverse scramble, it will be written first in the original scramble (you probably can't see the pll being done though)

but then, after reading your clarification, this isn't exactly what you asked
back then, apparently it was somehow allowed
a friend of mine once did up to 11 moves of the scramble inversion as his first move, and finally end up with a decent solution (29 moves I believe) in the end, it was dnf'ed
so now you can't do it anymore I guess

How!?

by messing up the cube with reasonable amount of moves to solve as much pieces of the LS+LL as possible
you should try to leave >=5 corners or 3 edges or 2 edges and 2 corners
and then you apply moves somewhere else in the solution to solve those pieces you left earlier
this is why you should try different ways to build the block and f2l-1
an extra 1 or 2 moves or even more in those beginning steps might end up saving more moves down the road