Intro
Hello Everyone I'm Deji System Administrator, Network Administrator, Programmer, Chess Player, Go Player, Checkers Player, Othello Player, Cartoonist and one of the very few cubers from Nigeria! I also love movies my favorite genres being Comedy, Sci-Fi and Action (especially Martial Arts).
I had long been interested in the Rubik's cube but then lost interest in it. Pick interest in it again after I watched Will Smith's "In Pursuit of Happyness" around 2008. Then I started learning to cube on the internet (the Rubik's Cube isn't very popular around here) and finally got my first cube in 2010. I have learnt a whole lot since then.
How I solve the cube.
With an already formed pair:
With an already formed pair, I start with Petrus method till I get to the 2x2x2 square. Then I continue with Heise Method up to flipping the edges, insert the last slot (the final pair) with one of the Friedrich F2L algorithms and finish the last layer in 2 steps - Corner-Orient and Permute Last Layer.
Without an already formed pair:
When there's no pair in the scramble, I begin with ZZ's EOL (Edge Orient + Line). I then continue with completing the cross on the D-Layer and solve 3 middle-layer edges leaving the FR edge open as the keyhole. I solve 3 D-layer corners and insert the Last D-Corner + FR edge as a pair. I finish the last layer in 2 steps - Corner-Orient and Permute Last Layer.
What am I doing currently?
1. Collecting edge 5-cycles, edge 6-cycles (i.e. 2 3-cycles), edge 7-cycles and edge 9-cycles (that's 3 3-cycles). I believe the algorithms will be useful for FMCs
2. Taking a closer look at the Petrus Method. After flipping edges, why not permute the 6 corners (put them in their correct locations)? Then the rest of the cube can be finished with only R and U - Corner twists can be done with only R and U, Edge permutation can be done with only R and U
3. Taking a closer look at the Heise Method. Why not Solve the remaining 5 corners first before solving the remaining 5 edges?
4. Finishing the last slot of F2L (and assuming edges are correctly oriented and last pair has been formed): Finish the last slot of F2L while twisting corners. This leaves only permute last layer.
5. Creating a 2-phase solver for the Gilles Roux method. Phase 1: 1x2x3 on L + 1x2x3 on R. Phase 2: Solve Up-Layer + M-Slice
6. Other personal stuffs...
Hello Everyone I'm Deji System Administrator, Network Administrator, Programmer, Chess Player, Go Player, Checkers Player, Othello Player, Cartoonist and one of the very few cubers from Nigeria! I also love movies my favorite genres being Comedy, Sci-Fi and Action (especially Martial Arts).
I had long been interested in the Rubik's cube but then lost interest in it. Pick interest in it again after I watched Will Smith's "In Pursuit of Happyness" around 2008. Then I started learning to cube on the internet (the Rubik's Cube isn't very popular around here) and finally got my first cube in 2010. I have learnt a whole lot since then.
How I solve the cube.
With an already formed pair:
With an already formed pair, I start with Petrus method till I get to the 2x2x2 square. Then I continue with Heise Method up to flipping the edges, insert the last slot (the final pair) with one of the Friedrich F2L algorithms and finish the last layer in 2 steps - Corner-Orient and Permute Last Layer.
Without an already formed pair:
When there's no pair in the scramble, I begin with ZZ's EOL (Edge Orient + Line). I then continue with completing the cross on the D-Layer and solve 3 middle-layer edges leaving the FR edge open as the keyhole. I solve 3 D-layer corners and insert the Last D-Corner + FR edge as a pair. I finish the last layer in 2 steps - Corner-Orient and Permute Last Layer.
What am I doing currently?
1. Collecting edge 5-cycles, edge 6-cycles (i.e. 2 3-cycles), edge 7-cycles and edge 9-cycles (that's 3 3-cycles). I believe the algorithms will be useful for FMCs
2. Taking a closer look at the Petrus Method. After flipping edges, why not permute the 6 corners (put them in their correct locations)? Then the rest of the cube can be finished with only R and U - Corner twists can be done with only R and U, Edge permutation can be done with only R and U
3. Taking a closer look at the Heise Method. Why not Solve the remaining 5 corners first before solving the remaining 5 edges?
4. Finishing the last slot of F2L (and assuming edges are correctly oriented and last pair has been formed): Finish the last slot of F2L while twisting corners. This leaves only permute last layer.
5. Creating a 2-phase solver for the Gilles Roux method. Phase 1: 1x2x3 on L + 1x2x3 on R. Phase 2: Solve Up-Layer + M-Slice
6. Other personal stuffs...
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