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I didn't see this posted here yet, but it seems that Rubik's released a noodle cube last year.

The Guimond method for 2x2 has always been a fascinating method to me because it just works so differently than a lot of other methods. But, it seems like hardly anyone ever talks about this method, let alone uses it. If I search for Guimond content on YouTube, there are just a small handfull of...

Looking around at some of the Guimond tutorials on the net, lots of them had some silly algorithms (why use L moves when I can use R moves?), so I have gone through and created a few new orientation algorithms that may be better than the ones listed elsewhere. I also couldn't find a decent...

In order for cubing to grow and become considered as a serious sport, it needs to be treated more seriously, and we have to help give it a push. It wont just happen on its own. Big events like worlds need to be broadcast live on the web, and have commentators talking about whats going on...

I was experimenting with THIS OLL case, and I came across something interesting. If you perform the T shape OLL (R U R' U' R' F R F'), this will bring you back to the same OLL case. Has anyone discovered any other neat repeating cases like this?

I've been cubing for several years now, and the cross is still one of the most difficult points for me. In particular, I have a lot of trouble remembering all of the moves that I need to make in order to fully solve it. So usually I just end up memorizing about 2 pieces and then solving the rest...

I know I will never be a world-class cuber getting sub-10 times or anything, but one of my main goals has always been to just achieve sub-20 times consistently. As I've been getting close to that goal recently, I'm starting to think about what I'll do when I actually get there. And I think that...

timing 3x3x3 scrambles length 25 (NOT SOLVES) avg12: 12.49 times: 12.39, 12.01, 11.00, 13.80, 12.26, 12.69, 13.56, 13.22, 13.12, 11.77, 11.73, 12.16

You probably wish you knew more algs. Currently, you are probably putting off learning more algs, and plan to do it later. Maybe you have been putting it off for months. Maybe you have been putting it off for years. I have been cubing for over 2 years, and I currently know... PLL. Did...

I just got finished watching "Jedi5412's popping feats", and the title of it gave me an idea. Anyone can solve a cube fast. Where's the skill involved in that? No, the real challenge is in POPPING the cube. I'll give the most tasty and delicious virtual cookie to whoever can intentionally...

Scramble for Faz's 6.65 world record: D B2 D' R2 U' B2 U' F2 D' U2 R' U' R2 B R2 D' U2 R' F2 D F Can you beat it? My best time on it so far is 17.93

It occurred to me that on the 4x4x4, doing the PLL parity before you do PLL can influence which PLL you will get. Does anyone actually do this? Does anyone have any tips or rules of thumb that I could learn and apply to my solves? And also, is it ever worthwhile to do the adjacent PLL...

I came across an article in the New York Times about memory: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/02/20/magazine/mind-secrets.html While the article might be interesting to blind-solvers, that's not the aspect of it that caught my attention. Rather, it was this part: In other words...

Ever since I became opposite-color neutral, I've noticed some strange things about my crosses. If I end up with 1 piece already solved on white, it seems quite common that I will also have 1 piece already solved on yellow. 2 solved on white? It seems like there's a pretty good chance that I...

The following OLLs preserve permutation of all pieces on the cube. This allows prediction of the PLL/PBL case. I'm not sure if this is really useful or not. I found these while looking for some SOAP algs. Sune/Antisune: The normal RU algs work fine. Bowtie: R2 U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R2 (9)...

First off, I dunno if this would be feasible for here at the speedsolving forums, of if it might be better as a standalone site, but I had an idea that I thought would be pretty cool. While going through the wiki trying to pick out OLL algs that I like, I was getting kind of annoyed because...

Just got a qj pyraminx crystal. I knew it had issues with popping, but I didn't realize it was going to be THIS bad. Even if I try to make sure the layers are perfectly lined up, the edges get out of alignment when I turn it. Its difficult for me to make a turn at all without something coming...

Just a very simple guide for recognizing PBL by looking at only 2 sides. This is very simple, but it took me much longer to figure it out than it probably should have. 1. If you see a "bar" then you have an adjacent swap permutation on that layer, on the pieces opposite the bar. 2. If...

Here is a small windows app to help you practice case recognition and algorithms. It works similarly to several other apps out there: it gives you a scramble which you perform, then you look down at your cube to see what the case is, and you solve it. The difference with my program is that...

People share their algorithms all the time, but an algorithm is pretty worthless for speedsolving if you don't know how to execute it properly. I don't have anything to contribute to this thread, but I HOPE that others could create videos of their own fingertricks for algs and post them here...