i need help understanding the algo for flipping colors

[hesaigo999ca]

i wan to exchange or flip colors on one corner piece without moving any other is this possible?
if so what algo for 3x3 to get one corner piece on lasr layer to switch its own colors around
also would like to know it for the megaminx if possible
have soled 3x3 best time in 4 minutes but getting lucky with algos is not same as understanding them ... have yet to find algo for swapping colors Around on just one corner piece

thanks in advance much appreciated

 

[uberCuber]

you cannot twist one single corner piece without doing something to the rest of the cube

 

[stinkocheeze]

i wan to exchange or flip colors on one corner piece without moving any other is this possible?
if so what algo for 3x3 to get one corner piece on lasr layer to switch its own colors around
also would like to know it for the megaminx if possible
have soled 3x3 best time in 4 minutes but getting lucky with algos is not same as understanding them ... have yet to find algo for swapping colors Around on just one corner piece

thanks in advance much appreciated

Um.. Practice???

 

[Magix]

Go find a tutorial.. :/

 

[hesaigo999ca]

you suck

so this is what this site is all about... just talking about ur speed but not helping others or being lame about a newbie asking for help
sorry i joined ... uber waste of skin r u

 

[freshcuber]

Wait what are you asking? How many corners are you trying to affect?

 

[danthecuber]

so this is what this site is all about... just talking about ur speed but not helping others or being lame about a newbie asking for help
sorry i joined ... uber waste of skin r u

Not everyone is like this, some people are helpful. Please watch this tutorial. It is an excellent starting point if you eventually want to learn the full fridrich method

 

[Zarxrax]

You asked how to twist a single corner. The very first reply answered your question. WTF do you expect?

 

[maggot]

On my cube, to twist a single corner on it simply requires grabbing the corner and physically twisting it.

There is no algorithm to twist a single corner on a cube without disassembling the puzzle. It is the same for megaminx.

 

[Cool Frog]

Use this algorithm

Spoiler

D' B' R D' R B2 D2 L R U' B2 D2 F' D' R2 D B' L F' R U2 R L F2 U' R' B2 D F R2 D2 L U L2 R' D2 F L D' U2 B2 D' R' B D2 R F' B' D L' F2 D' F' B2 U2 D B' U D R' B' L B U' L R B' U2 L U2 F' L U2 R' U2 F U B2 R' F2 L' U' F' D2 B' U' R F L B2 F L' B2 R' L2 D F2 R B R B D' U2 L U2 D' F2 L' B2 D L' D' F2 R2 F' B2 D' L U2 B' L' D' U' F R L2 B' D B' R' D' U2 B' D' U L2 D' F' U D2 R' F2 B R D F' R2 U' F' D R2 B2 D' U R L' F2 L U' L U2 L2 U' F' L' D2 R F2 R2 B' F' U F' L F' B D' F U B' R2 D R' F U2 D2 L2 R' D R U R2 F U R' F' U2 D' B D' F2 D R' U D' R F' B R2 U B F' U' F2 R U2 B L2 U R' U' B R D R F U2 D2 F2 L2 R U' L2 R' U F' L' R2 U L U2 R2 L F' R U' B2 D2 B D' U F2 L' B L R' D2 B2 L' D L' F2 B D B' L2 D2 R2 B F' D2 B U' L' U2 B R2 F L2 U' L2 U L2 R' F2 R2 U D B' R' L' B' D' R2 B' F' D B L' D' U2 R' D' U' F' U L' F D U' L2 R' F' B R' D L F B2 R' D2 L D' L' D' B' F' U2 L' D' L D2 U' L' R D B' L' U R2 B U2 L B' L2 R2 U2 B2 U2 D R' D' L U' L2 R U2 D' L' D R' L F2 L F L2 F R U' D2 F B2 U B U L2 U' L B2 F2 D' L R2 U' B U' D F' R U L R' F2 D L2 R F2 L R' U' R' D2 R D U L' R2 U B' D2 R L2 F R B' U' R' D' L' F2 D B2 U F2 R' D' R B2 R2 L B' F D' U' R L2 U2 R U F' D' F2 B U2 F' B U F R' B2 U' R' L U' D B' L2 F L U2 R' L' B D L U R2 F D2 U' R2 U2 L R' D L2 F' U' R L D2 R' D2 R2 L' D2 U2 L B' D2 R L2 U2 L U' F D2 L' B' L2 B2 F2 D2 B' L' R2 F L2 F' U2 R' L U2 L' B U2 L2 D' L' F D R L2 F2 R2 F2 U B R2 B2 U B2 U R U2 L B2 F2 U2 D' L2 F' U2 D B F R D F U' F' R U2 F' D2 F' L2 B2 L' U2 D' F' B2 R' U2 B' L' R2 F2 D2 L' U' L2 D2 F2 U2 D B F2 L' D F2 U' D F R' D2 B2 F2 R D R2 U R L' B' U' L B2 D2 L2 R' D2 F D2 U' R' D R2 B D2 B' R' U2 D' F' D' B U' F' R D2 R2 F' R2 L D' F' B' U L' D U2 B2 F' R2 U L2 F' L F U' D' F B D2 R F2 D' U' F' D2 B2 D R U2 L' B2 F' D' L2 B2 F L D2 L' U2 D R' F' R B2 F2 R2 F B2 U' R U B' R F' R' B2 L2 R F' R' L' F' U B U B U2 R' U2 L U' R F' L R U F R D2 R B2 F' U2 F R D L' B' U2 L' D F' U' F2 U' R2 B2 U R2 D L2 F' R2 B U' F D' U2 L' D' B2 U2 D L B F' R B2 D U' L' F2 R2 B2 F' L' R2 F D2 R F' B2 R2 B D U B' D F' U2 L2 F2 U' D' L' D2 U F' R L' D R' F2 R2 U' L' B' D B U D' F U2 B2 D2 U L' R' U2 B2 D2 B L2 U2 L U2 F2 L' U2 F2 L' R2 F R B F' R2 D U' B2 R L F2 D2 B2 F2 U2 L' U2 D L D2 U2 B' F U2 L' B U R' D' F R' F U D L2 R' B' U' F2 U2 R' B2 L' R' F' B' U2 F U' D2 R' F2 L2 R D' L2 B' D2 R2 D' B2 F2 R' L' F' B2 D' B2 L U2 L B2 L2 U' L F' B D L B R L' D2 F2 B2 L2 B' U' L2 D2 then take apart your cube twist a corner anddplace it back. Should now be twisted.

You cannot twist a single cubie, but you can twist two...
(R U R' U')x2 L' (U R U' R')x2 L

 

[Kynit]

You cannot twist a single corner piece, nor can you flip a single edge piece. This is a good thing.

If your cube (or minx) is in a state where a single corner is twisted incorrectly, you need to take the corner out and put it back in correctly. There's no way to twist it just by moving the sides.

Improving from a 4 minute record: just practice. Make sure you're always looking at what you need to do next.