Philosophy - Future of Cubing

[alltooamorous]

In the future, may be there'll be 3-5 people that have the same single solve time, and the first rank vs tenth rank might only vary by 0.10 second! And that's when it becomes quite...competitive, and ultimately, based on luck. Possibly, more people with Tony Snyder's "ability" (like Yish?) will pop out, and cubing will just not be fair anymore -_-"

In that case, they will need to make timers with more than just milliseconds =P

 

[cmhardw]

In that case, they will need to make timers with more than just milliseconds =P

Our current timers aren't even accurate to the millisecond, so why would we need more accuracy than a millisecond?

Chris

 

[Lofty]

The future of OH cubing is what I care mostly about
For that I anticipate the times still have a long way to drop! With practice with fridrich method alone i know my personal times could drop well below 20. I would not be suprised at all if someone like Tomy got a sub 15 average. Then add in something like ZB method with all the algs optimized for OH... Hopefully that will be me by the time I graduate from college.

 

[badmephisto]

for the future of cubing, i can also see some different method for speedcubing. Fridrich is fast, but I don't think it's the best we can do. Some kind of an R U heavy method or a method or something? hmm

 

[ShadenSmith]

for the future of cubing, i can also see some different method for speedcubing. Fridrich is fast, but I don't think it's the best we can do. Some kind of an R U heavy method or a method or something? hmm

wouldn't that be Petrus?

 

[badmephisto]

for the future of cubing, i can also see some different method for speedcubing. Fridrich is fast, but I don't think it's the best we can do. Some kind of an R U heavy method or a method or something? hmm

wouldn't that be Petrus?

Petrus in my opinion has a very promising beginning, I just don't like the rest. If i ever get time to try and look into a new method, it will most likely be some kind of a Petrus variation.
anyway what I meant was that I am hoping for some new emerging method to grab our attention and possibly even convert us all I mean, Fridrich system is very old and it's been here since almost the very beginning, I can't see it being the optimal technique.
I feel like a man in the 21st century still using open fire to warm my food... We have to find the microwave of speedcubing!

 

[ShadenSmith]

I like that analogy a lot.

 

[Harris Chan]

But that means speedcubing will have radiation (from microwaves o.O ), as in the speedcubing revolution will be full of fast people and new methods, but also the side effects of...something unknown...

 

[darkzelkova]

Cubing steroids.

 

[jackolanternsoup]

haha omg... this is getting so strange...

In the present, what's the optimum or best technique once mastered? Is it Extended cross to ZBF2L to ZBLL or something?''

I agree.. Petrus is great up to the 2x2x3 part but after that it's a bit weird... (for me at least)...

anyway, what would cubing steroids exactly do? Strength isn't the main thing and drugs would make people slow down I should think... So it could be like an adrenaline rush but the energy is channelled into the fingers? lol that'd be amusing.

 

[Lotsofsloths]

I think someone with photographic memory will dominate the 15 second inspection, making a double extended cross with just the 15 second inspection

 

[joey]

I think someone with photographic memory will dominate the 15 second inspection, making a double extended cross with just the 15 second inspection

Wow. That is one of the most awful things I've read.

 

[Lucas Garron]

If we're considering Petrus and UR, consider MGLS. ELS is most often 2 extra moves, 7-alg OCLL is replaced with a fantastically effective 2-gen CLS system, and PLL is still the same.

If we keep 15 seconds inspection, though, pre-orient or ZZ sounds very appealing (like, insane URL 3-gen for everything but the first 5 moves) and works very well with CLS.

Thing is, last slot is ugly (and very restricted in 2-gen), and a preoriented edge scheme like these almost gives CLS a half-step skip. (There is one little benefit to a lot of algs for a step...)

Anyhow, that's why I'm trying MGLS. Maybe it works. That would be cool.
(Macky told me he's learning! Yay! )

 

[Lofty]

Petrus to ZB ftw?
PHZB as I have heard it called.

 

[Harris Chan]

Macky's learning MGLS!!!! Well, it is co-named with him anyway, it would be a shame if he doesn't learn it lol.

Let's join Macky and all learn MGLS!!!

 

[pcharles93]

Everyone is turning to DIY's so Rubik will be run out of business. Erno will die a poor man. Depressing, right? And some complete nerd will build himself a bionic arm with a camera to scan the cube and compute optimal solves.
I'm done.

 

[darkzelkova]

Everyone is turning to DIY's so Rubik will be run out of business. Erno will die a poor man. Depressing, right? And some complete nerd will build himself a bionic arm with a camera to scan the cube and compute optimal solves.
I'm done.

I think this is EXACTLY what will happen.

 

[Dene]

I'm not so sure about this. Erno Rubik has a patent on the cube, so any legal imitation must get permission to be produced, including DIY's. As well as the permission, comes a hefty fee and some percentage of sales. Erno will die a very rich man if he chooses.

 

[Stefan]

Erno Rubik has a patent on the cube, so any legal imitation must get permission to be produced, including DIY's.

BS? And rubiks.com sells DIYs as well, so that was BS already.

 

[Jai]

Let's join Macky and all learn MGLS!!!

Wow, that's one of the worst cases of fanboyism I've ever seen. Now, what if I told you he was contemplating suicide?

anyway, I think new ideas will emerge, with concepts we haven't even thought of. A while ago, when we were all using VHS and Betamax, nobody even thought of HD. I think the same will happen for Fridrich, or even ZB.