One-Answer Big Cubes Question Thread

[BenChristman1]

A 9x9 is good

I agree, I average about 28-30 minutes on my 9x9, but I think it also depends on your big cube ability already. I think @ProStar said he averages about 35-ish on 9x9, and I’m pretty sure that I’m better than him on big WCA cubes, so there is a bit of a correlation there.

 

[ProStar]

I agree, I average about 28-30 minutes on my 9x9, but I think it also depends on your big cube ability already. I think @ProStar said he averages about 35-ish on 9x9, and I’m pretty sure that I’m better than him on big WCA cubes, so there is a bit of a correlation there.

lol I suck at 9x9, it takes me like 45 minutes to solve it, although I've only done like 3 timed solves. I also don't own a cube bigger than 5x5(other than the 9x9), so that might be part of it

 

[Jam88]

lol I suck at 9x9, it takes me like 45 minutes to solve it, although I've only done like 3 timed solves. I also don't own a cube bigger than 5x5(other than the 9x9), so that might be part of it

I don't have anything bigger than a 4x4 and i'm getting a 9x9 for xmas

 

[Scollier]

Ok, so a 9x9 sounds really cool to get. Which one would you recommend? My budget is no higher than $50.

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[One Wheel]

Ok, so a 9x9 sounds really cool to get. Which one would you recommend? My budget is no higher than $50.

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Meilong or YLM.

 

[Jam88]

Ok, so a 9x9 sounds really cool to get. Which one would you recommend? My budget is no higher than $50.

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Meilong or YLM.

Definitely YLM

 

[One Wheel]

Definitely YLM

I don't have a 9x9, but when I wanted to magnetize an 8x8 I found out that the YLM isn't really possible to magnetize.

 

[ProStar]

Meilong or YLM.

I got a Meilong. The YLM is a little better, but a lot bigger, which makes it harder to turn

 

[Scollier]

I am kinda torn between the two cubes, but I think I am going to get the YuXin Little Magic 9x9 (I think that's what YLM stands for)

 

[Jam88]

I am kinda torn between the two cubes, but I think I am going to get the YuXin Little Magic 9x9 (I think that's what YLM stands for)

yeah it is

 

[Earlsleek1]

Ok i have professors cube ( 5x5x5 ) got it down all the way to the last tredge and it didn't solve, i have the book speed solving the cube by Dan Harris. can someone help me with this algorithm?

Move: r2 B2 U2 1 U2 r' U2 r U2 F2 r F2 1' B2 r2

I understand the whole thing except the 1 and the 1' ? what am i supposed to do in that instance? even in his book on the notations chapter there is no 1 ?
I understand the rest of the notation.

 

[Cubingcubecuber]

Are you sure it’s a 1 not a l ?

 

[Earlsleek1]

Are you sure it’s a 1 not a l ?

yes, I know that I is for index, in this book they don't give anything on fingers, just the typical UDRLFB and udrlfb and ' is counter clockwise 2 means 180 degrees. and then x y z to turn the orientation of the cube.... but there is nothing on a 1.... until that algorithm, sometimes the last tredge just resolves by itself but it's a 50% chance and if it don't then that's the fix.

 

[DGCubes]

yes, I know that I is for index, in this book they don't give anything on fingers, just the typical UDRLFB and udrlfb and ' is counter clockwise 2 means 180 degrees. and then x y z to turn the orientation of the cube.... but there is nothing on a 1.... until that algorithm, sometimes the last tredge just resolves by itself but it's a 50% chance and if it don't then that's the fix.

I believe it's a lowercase L.

 

[Cubing Forever]

It's a lower case L which means you have to turn only the left inner layer only.
The move you're referring to is called the edge parity algorithm.

 

[Brest]

Ok i have professors cube ( 5x5x5 ) got it down all the way to the last tredge and it didn't solve, i have the book speed solving the cube by Dan Harris. can someone help me with this algorithm?

Move: r2 B2 U2 1 U2 r' U2 r U2 F2 r F2 1' B2 r2

I understand the whole thing except the 1 and the 1' ? what am i supposed to do in that instance? even in his book on the notations chapter there is no 1 ?
I understand the rest of the notation.

Here is an animation of the alg: https://cubedb.net/?rank=5&alg=r2_B2_U2_l_U2_r-_U2_r_U2_F2_r_F2_l-_B2_r2&type=alg

 

[ZB2op]

It's a lower case L which means you have to turn only the left inner layer only.
The move you're referring to is called the edge parity algorithm.

That notation is only 4x4 on 5x5 lowercase means wide turn.

 

[Cubing Forever]

That notation is only 4x4 on 5x5 lowercase means wide turn.

So that means inner slices are 2R and 2L right?

 

[xyzzy]

That notation is only 4x4 on 5x5 lowercase means wide turn.

Lowercase means wide moves everywhere in SiGN notation.

Old resources may use lowercase letters for slice moves. Stop using those; stop mentioning those; stop referring to those. If you see a not-old resource using this bad notation, call them out on it.

(The only time lowercase=slice is useful is for bigbld algs, but more people do sighted big cube solves than blindfolded big cube solves, and clearly the majority should be prioritised over the minority.)

 

[Earlsleek1]

What does the 1 mean?