Hi all,
I just had an idea, and I've searched the forum, but I don't think it exists.
I thought maybe it would be nice to have a scramble generator that allows you to practice specific situations in BLD solving. The idea is that practice can be more effective if you target specific skills...
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I am wondering if anyone here knows good software for practicing multiple choice questions? I am looking for software that can repeat certain questions that have been answered wrong previously, and mix the order of the possible answers. I know that I can use google, but maybe someone...
Hey guys,
Some people in the company I work for have asked me if it's possible to get stickers with their company logo (in color, spread out over all 9 stickers on one face). Do you guys know if cubesmith would be able to do this for me? Any other suggestions? Thanks!
Btw: It's only about...
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I was just thinking about what would happen if people would practice solving while looking through a small tube, so that you can only see a very small part of the cube at a time, so that you can see only 1 cubie at a time. In order to do this fast, you'll have to develop an efficient...
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Occasionally when I cube a lot, I get blisters on my fingers. Just like beginning guitar players. I currently have one on my index finger... But I had blisters from R' with the pinky (OH) too... Do you guys know if there are ways to prevent this?
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I recently noticed that I sometimes end my scrambles (not the computer generated ones) with sort of an F' with my right ring finger, and it's a pretty nice and quick move... But after thinking about this, I came to the conclusion that I never actually use it in a solve. So I looked...
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I've switched from <R,U> to <M,U> U-perms for a while now, and I have my own way of executing it... I didn't think it was very original, but Erik said I should make a video; he thought it was pretty sweet... So here it is! My ways for doing U' and M are a bit uncommon maybe (but not...
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I am looking for some 3x3 cubes that are bigger than standard, but still quite fluent. It doesn't have to be ultra-speedy, just easy to move and non-popping (the latter is probably most important). It's intended for somebody who wants to perform a solve (or at least something...
Ok, I haven't changed my sig in idk howmany years, but I am just wondering if anyone really knows what it's about.
I was just wondering... A very short and simple question, do you know what my sig is supposed to mean?
If you know what it's about, DON'T mention it, DON'T talk about it...
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I've been thinking about how hard it would be to build in sensors in all of the 6 centre pieces of a cube that can detect both clockwise and anti-clockwise movements, and connect them to a computer (possibly through some sort of wireless connection). It would be really cool if that...
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Looks like I am going to be in (the center of) Brussels on monday for a short time (from around 10:00 until 14:00). Are there any cubers here who would like to join me for lunch? Drop me a line or PM...
Bye!
Joel.
Hey guys,
I am not really sure if this section is also used to ask for help, but I am sure nobody would mind if I ask this. I found an algorithm for generating mazes:
http://www.vulcanware.com/cpp_maze/maze.cpp
And I am trying to compile this with the command g++ -Wall -o maze maze.cpp...
Hey guys,
As those of you who know me noticed, I haven't been cubing that much.. I've been dealing with other issues in life recently.
Today I have been thinking about a comparison that has been made by many more people; The Cube can be compared to life.
From what I understand, Erno...
Hello everybody,
Not sure if this is the correct forum, but here goes:
There are a few items missing in my cube collection right now, I think I might have lost them at competitions.
First, there's a toolbox that I used to have. It was black, with a yellow grip. It had different...
Hello everybody,
DanH suggested to try this scramble for FMC:
F R2 D2 F2 D B' F L2 R2 B2 U B D U L2 D2 F2 R2 F2 R2 D U' B' F' U.
And even though I am not a great FMC cuber, I was able to find a 27 move solution within an hour or so.
Anyone wants to try to beat that? ;)
Hello,
Last weekend, Erik and I had a funny race, where we both finished at exactly the same time! Too bad we were using only one timer... Analysing it frame by frame however, I can't decide who wins. So.. You be the judge :)
Hello everybody,
I am pleased to let you know that I found a decent free (no, didn't
want to pay :)) webhost to host my website. I had to make a few
adjustments, but my site is back online now.
Of course, this means that anyone who has links involving URL's
starting with...
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I finally got sub20... On a Japanese color scheme.
Last weekend I visited Erik, and we both made ourselves a cube with a Japanese color scheme for fun. Today I tried an average and got 18.16. Too bad I had two bad times over 20, it could have been sub18 easily.. :). Oh well...
Hello guys,
Not sure if this is the right sub-forum, but I was just fooling around with my cube today, and I found some cool and speedy algorithms for interesting patterns
Pattern 1
Imagecube:
Step 1, swap (UF UB) and (DL DR), using D M2 D2 M2 D
Step 2, flip 4 columns, using...