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EStar squan is fire. OOTB it already felt nice, but I was getting lockups (the kind where you slice a corner piece where you shouldn't be able to) because it was too loose and I'm bad at turning. I ended up tightening the slice a lot, and I also loosened the U and D layers by a quarter turn...

Vin Azure Mega Nova magnets. There's quite a lot of room in the base of the corner stalks to stack an extra magnet.

Surprisingly complicated question to answer; wrote a bit about this before: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/probability-thread.20384/post-1564604

Good catch, but: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significant_figures

YJ MGC 3 Beta Aero Magnetic Version (maglev, UV, no core magnets, and yes, Beta, not Meta)

Is this thread supposed to be about Worlds 2027 qualification criteria or OP humblebragging about suddenly becoming sub-7?

Man, I actually started writing a wall of text effortpost before the poll closed (edit: not "closed" per se, but since the motivation for setting up the poll was revealed) but I sat on it instead of finishing it… Maybe another time lol.

Re: Vin mega: Comes in two versions (Lite and Nova). Lite is spring, no core mag, matte finish, includes black parts, 115-120 g. Nova is maglev, corner-core magnetic, UV coated, 130 g. Unclear whether it has a grey side or black side; none of the promo pics show the face opposite white. Other...

USER HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THIS THREAD You already made a very similar thread yesterday, and while I'll grant you that this isn't exactly the same topic, there is so much overlap that it really doesn't warrant its own thread. (For that matter, we probably already have an older hot-takes thread...

Not sure if mentioned yet but the new Dayan Jinghong 4×4×4 has been announced. Retail price probably around 30-40 USD, comparable to Vin 4 v2 Surge. First (mass produced) 4×4×4 to feature a 20-mag ball core. Nothing else about it seems particularly special but as a Dayan fanboy, I have high hopes.

Hi hi, continue discussion regarding the change in the newer thread: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/4-pad-is-coming-next-year.97580/

Yes, OP's link goes to a private Discord server, and specifically one that I'm not in, which rules out both the FTO Discord and the puzzle theory Discord, so I have no idea where they even posted that.

Idk, it's kind of hard to check this:

They're already releasing two versions, though! (Three if you count the stickered Sail Skewb.)

New Qiyi Warrior Skewb! ... But it's not even magnetic? In this day and age??? Can't wait for Qiyi to also release a new nonmagnetic budget squan as if anyone would want to buy that.

Keep the updates to a single thread, please.

Of course they would; there's obviously a conflict of interest there. Unless you mean NR holders for non-clock events? As a non-clock-event NR holder, I don't really care whether it's removed or not. :p --- I have more serious thoughts about this but I'm not about to compose a 500-word essay...

That's just market segmentation (though yes, the way Weilong v10, v11 and Super v2 all have nearly identical pieces doesn't rub me the right way either). This is Qiyi rereleasing an old and now unpopular previous-generation flagship as if it's an entirely new product.

It's just a rerelease of the Hong, isn't it? I hope Qiyi can be less dishonest about their rereleases, but maybe I'm asking for too much.

I regret to inform you that "shitpost" is a term of art. Nevertheless, in light of your suggestion and also in the spirit of the topic, I have replaced it with something less offensive. Enjoy.