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Lately I have had days where I haven't touched my cube... But normally, I would probably get through a couple hundred solves. If I'm just surfing the net or watching something I usually spend that time simultaneously cubing.

Incredible. Pretty fluid on the execution too. I'm infinitely impressed.

Cubesmith has replacement stickers now.

I enjoy doing my edge cycles left handed when possible. I don't know why they're faster, but they are. Its more of a pull feel that I'm comfortable with.

I've found that If i ditch using special orient+perm algs I can perform much faster and much more consistently. I currently use 15 algs and I average 32.xx seconds. I'm wondering what other people's alg counts are and what their respective times are. Now I understand that you reach a...

Name: Alex Sterling 3x3x3 Best Solve: 23.45 Best Average: 31.23 I have 4x4x4's and 5x5x5's now, but I'm not up to speed yet. And I have a minx i can solve, but heck i've only been doing this for 4 months...

Name: Alex Sterling Average: 35.97 Times: 35.45 36.22 (36.83) (26.91) 36.25 this is my first real timed set of five since before christmas. I've been figuring out my big cubes and my minx these past 2 months. I'm glad to have ok times though. I'm fairly pleased!

Currently I'm stuck with some pretty crappy algs for doin the edge pairing in the last stage before the 3x3x3 part. I wish i had something faster/more betterer..er... But somehow I suck at scouring the net for 5x5x5 algs. Anyone got some off the top of their head. Normally I'm not bad a...

I got a DIY 3x3x3 and a 5x5x5. I figured out centers on the 5x5x5 in 2 hours and with the help of one algo hint I figured out edge swaps and parity fixes, minor parity i guess since its a 5x5x5. It's so much harder than the 3x3x3, but as I play with the 3x3x3 I don't know why i couldn't figure...

Just remember. Anyone who is a speedcuber develops dexterity. Now if thats a talent or a skill I'm not the judge, but the only way it's developed is by practice practice practice. Dexterity plays a huge role in speedcubing.

I cut a piece of paper to have a slightly shorter height and width as a cubie face, then I place that between the face and the center piece. I accidentally pried a cube face off...aka i dropped it while cleaning, and I found this method works great. I don't think its come off since, and I run...

Thanks guys. I'll get on that. I'm really grateful for all the help. I can't believe how simple it was to get fast. It's such a fun puzzle.

Ok, my current state is such. For my LL I know all the corner only algs and all the edge only algs. so far I am using no corner and edge cycles nor any two corner two edge swaps. I have two steps for permutation in other words. I was wondering, I know all these algs from a front orientation...

Times: 34.64 [29.59] [43.68] 37.65 35.90 Average: 36.06

Don't worry about it LT. I have been doing the cube for a month and a half, but I have been completely absorbed by it. I do it a few hundred times a day. I have brought my average from above 3 minutes down to my current average of 35 seconds. It'll amaze you how fast you can improve just by...

Times: [44.71] 41.42 38.37 41.21 (36.46) Average: 40.33 Dang I've been sub 40 for a couple days now. Much better than the last set of scrambles. I was still above 1 minute there. I only got lucky on the last solve, skipped pll edges

I build pneumatic cannons, when I have money that is. Otherwise its learning just enough of a programming language that I can forget it as I learn just enough of another programming language that i can forget it as i.....ad infinitum

Name:Longshot789 Average:1:04:47 Times: 1:07.58 (1:00.41) 1:03.22 (1:20.24) 1:02.61 This is my fastest average 5 so far. The 1:00.41 is my fastest non-lucky solve!

Cool thanks. I know it'll take time, the first few improvements came as leaps by changing methods to things with more algs and more "shortcuts". Thanks again for the encouragement. This seems like a more healthy obsession that video games seeing as i'm a college student.

I line up the edge corner pairs and insert them. Thanks for the link.