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Thank you all for your answers and help- I feel better knowing this increase in time is normal, and not just down to my memory. @TDM , for now I will want to learn the beginner algorithms, and then progress to the intermediate ones. With enough practice maybe even advanced, but I know that...

Hi everyone, I hope you are all OK. I was wondering, does anyone here use a combination of methods to solve their cube? I am still stuck at the beginners method myself, as I seem to be kind of overloading myself with information and am unsure of which method to actually use. I have read the...

Is there a program for OSX or Windows that allows you to input any size cube, for example from 2x2 up to 1000x1000? As I saw a video online of a 1000x1000 solve (by computer) and it interested me- I wondered how long my computer would take to do this. It took a 3Ghz processor over a day for the...

OK, here is my question- I have noticed in speedcubing sometimes when the cube is placed down, the sides are not completely aligned. In the sense that you can see the cube is solved, but the top layer is at say 20 degrees off, still you can see the cube is solved, but it is not a perfect cube...

I live in Canvey Island, Essex, so the southeast.

I am unsure exactly being fairly new to speedcubing. I got my first cube from a friend when I was around 18-19, so that would of been 2008-2009. I learnt the beginner method then stopped for some reason. I am now 26, 27 this month, and recently found my old cube, and I have some memory...

I am having trouble remembering the algorithms for CFOP. Do most people learn intuitively this method with help from the guides, and will this be better than trying to remember all algorithms?

I see, thank you for clearing that up for me :). So it is pretty free so to speak, in what classifies CFOP, as long as you are actually doing those steps, whichever method you use to achieve them still counts? I have just been looking at the F2L algorithms, and must admit I am having a bit...

Hi everyone, I am new to speedcubing, and only received my first speedcube (a QIYI thunderclap), yesterday. I already know the beginner method from my old Rubiks brand cube, and have been advised to move onto CFOP as soon as possible. The only thing is, I was advised to use cubeskills.com...

Ok then, I will look into it right now :). Forgive me for my maybe silly question, but what tutorials do I want to be looking into on there? Would it be the intermediate ones, such as F2L, intermediate cross, then either the intermediate last layer, or the 2 look last layer? I am unsure what...

Thanks everyone for your help, about 35 or so minutes ago the postman turned up, with a lovely stickerless Qiyi thunderclap for me :). Upon getting the cube out of the box, I was shocked how different it felt to a standard Rubiks brand cube, as these are all I have used before. For the price I...

Hi again everyone, I hope you are all OK. About 30 minutes ago, my Qiyi thunderclap turned up. Having only ever used a Rubiks brand cube before, I really am amazed at the difference, and am pleased I didn't need to spend a lot of money for a great working cube- the thunderclap was only £6.50...

Thank you all for your advice, it was payday today for me so I went for the Thunderclap V1. With shipping it was only about £9.50! I got the stickerless version for now, as my old cube looks a bit manky with the old stickers. If I ever improved enough to want to go to competitions I understand...

Hi everyone, thank you all for your replies. @bcube , I am unsure if I would ever be able to manage that, but I will definitely give it a try sometime :). I realise that after I have the algorithms memorised, it will be finger/muscle memory, but actually remembering the algorithms is still...

That is a fair time, and impressive to me! I am trying to remember the beginners method again,hopefully I will have it in my memory again within a few days fingers crossed. It is fun I agree, I am mainly doing it for fun and also as I hope it could improve my memory if I can remember the...

That is good to know- I was a bit worried upon joining here I would be the oldest here lol! I don't know much about speed cubing at all, it is just something that interests me and after finding my cube yesterday, thought I might as well have a try and see how well I can do. Hopefully I can get...

Oh I see, that is cool then. I used to enjoy collecting and playing unresponsive yoyo's, and you could get cheaper metal Yoyo's that performed as well as ones 4-5 times the price, and it was really personal preference, I guess the same thing is here then. I will go for one of the cheaper ones...

I have no idea on the average age here, I have only just joined myself after finding my old cube yesterday, and picking it up and playing non stop. I only ever learnt the beginner method when I was younger, so was by no means very fast, I believe my best solve was around 50 seconds. I am hoping...

Thank you for your advice :). I notice those cubes vary in price from just £6.49, to around £20.99. That is much cheaper than I expected, which is great. This may be a silly question, but say I went for the cheapest, which is the thunderclap, would this be much worse than say the more...

Hello everyone, I hope you are all OK. I am 26 years old (I don't know if that is old compared to other people who do this, but I will explain my main reasons why if so), and from the UK. I became unwell in 2014, and was taken into hospital on my 24th birthday (I know, what a great present)...