Is this legal in comp?

[Discomantis]

So I recently learned how to be color neutral for big cubes and one common problem that when doing the green cross, I only know the cross edge order for white, orange, and red, but not red and yellow, and for red cross I know the order for blue, white, and green but not yellow and blue. So, when doing 5x5 at home I will have a 3x3 close by and put it in the red on top yellow on front orientation, so depending on what centers I decide to do I can look at my 3x3 during inspection to see which order the cross edges will be in for the cases that I don't know. Is this legal to do officially?

tl;dr: Is it legal to use a 3x3 to memorize color orientation officially during a big cube round as long as I don't touch the puzzle?

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

• A5b) While inspecting or solving the puzzle, the competitor must not receive assistance from anyone or any object other than the surface (also see Regulation 2i). Penalty: disqualification of the attempt (DNF).

Conclusion: no

 

[OldSwiss]

I would say that it is normal that cubers have a warm up cube somewhere on the table

A very strict judge could see that you use it as a help, so you better learn the color scheme if you want to be color neutral, but I would say that 99.99% of the judges don't care as long as you don't touch it.

 

[ProStar]

I don’t think anyone can stop you from placing your warmup cube in a specific orientation before solving. Even if it’s against the rules, you certainly couldn’t prove you were doing it. I typically place my cubes whenever I set them down in a very specific orientation, not because I’m trying to cheat, but because it looks nice and pleases my semi ocd tendencies.

Still would be a good idea to check with a delegate, but technically no one could stop you from doing it

 

[Jorian Meeuse]

I don’t think anyone can stop you from placing your warmup cube in a specific orientation before solving. Even if it’s against the rules, you certainly couldn’t prove you were doing it. I typically place my cubes whenever I set them down in a very specific orientation, not because I’m trying to cheat, but because it looks nice and pleases my semi ocd tendencies.

Haha yeah I always place cubes with white top green front

 

[Tabe]

Yeah, this is technically illegal but people place warmup cubes on the solving station all the time. It likely would not be an issue.

That said, just learn the color scheme. It's not hard.

 

[abunickabhi]

It is not allowed.

A lot of judges at competitions are not super strict. In many cases, I have to tell the judge that it is a +2 or something.

Judges reading regulations and abiding it completely should be a paid job.

 

[ProStar]

Judges reading regulations and abiding it completely should be a paid job.

Where do you propose the WCA/delegate/organizers gets funding for that many paid employees? That sounds like a nightmare on countless fronts

 

[d---]

We kind had this debate a while ago:
Thread 'Should WCA delegates be paid a nominal fee?' https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/should-wca-delegates-be-paid-a-nominal-fee.88795/