Random Blindfold Cubing Discussion

[Cale S]

I just realized that center 3-cycles can be done pretty nicely:
[E', r U2 r' l' U2 l]

I no longer think it's worth it to swap whole centers, but the r2 u2 r2 u2 stuff still has potential

 

[CyanSandwich]

I just realized that center 3-cycles can be done pretty nicely:
[E', r U2 r' l' U2 l]

I no longer think it's worth it to swap whole centers, but the r2 u2 r2 u2 stuff still has potential

u2 m2 u2 m2 or e2 r2 e2 r2 might be worth if for opp centers. r2 u2 r2 u2 is definitely cool.

 

[Aaron Lewis]

Does anyone know how to letter my cube for 3-style

 

[Daniel Lin]

Does anyone know how to letter my cube for 3-style

What do you mean?
You don't need a special lettering scheme just for 3style. Just use the one you currently use. If you don't have a lettering scheme, just make one yourself.

 

[Arthur Williams]

The title says it all. I want to start blindsolving, but all the blindfolds I see on amazon are sleep masks or are fetish blindfolds. Could someone link me to a good rugged blindfold, I would like a price range between £5-10 (That is like $6-$12). Thanks in advance.

 

[Ollie]

The title says it all. I want to start blindsolving, but all the blindfolds I see on amazon are sleep masks or are fetish blindfolds. Could someone link me to a good rugged blindfold, I would like a price range between £5-10 (That is like $6-$12). Thanks in advance.

Try eBay with various combinations of "sleeping mask" and "eye mask":

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/291574988844

http://m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_nkw...28.l1313.TR11.TRC2.Xsleep+mask&sqp=sleep+mask

 

[Applecow]

The title says it all. I want to start blindsolving, but all the blindfolds I see on amazon are sleep masks or are fetish blindfolds. Could someone link me to a good rugged blindfold, I would like a price range between £5-10 (That is like $6-$12). Thanks in advance.

you can make your own one on artscow.com

 

[Cale S]

just last year, I got 9th in the world for MBLD with 17 points. Now I've gotten back up to 9th, but 17 points is only good enough for 27th in the world... shows how much MBLD has improved in the past year

 

[Lazy Einstein]

Curious. Are wide R algs uncommon in BLD? [x r2': [D2, r B r']] (I use UFR btw)

Are there agruments for or against? (ex. too easy to mess up? messes with intuition? Versus RrU is faster because of comfort from dominant hand.)

Has anyone tried and fail to remove L from execution and failed?

Basically I am playing around with how to make UFR superior to ULB.
[x r2': [D2, r B r']] seems bad to me and I'd probably use U R' U L2 U' R U L2 U2

but I am trying to think about how to make UFR better.

 

[Daniel Lin]

Curious. Are wide R algs uncommon in BLD? [x r2': [D2, r B r']] (I use UFR btw)

I use that alg and I use UBL. I do it like [r':[L D2 L', U]]. It doesn't really mess up intuition because it's just an A perm. I use lots of wide moves in BLD to avoid rotations.

you can't really "make" UFR a better buffer than UBL because if you use tricks for UFR you can also apply them to UBL. I also don't think UFR is better. I think they're the same.

 

[Hssandwich]

Just realized this today:

God's number for building a 2x2x2 block on 3x3 is 8 moves. For a specific 2x2x3, it's 12 moves.

2 x 2 x 2 = 8
2 x 2 x 3 = 12

God's number for a 1x2x3 is 6 moves too iirc.

 

[AlphaSheep]

With TuRBo edges and OP corners, is there any particular reason for using UF as the edge buffer? I've been thinking of using UB instead and just using the mirrors of the usual algs. The two main advantages of a UB buffer that I see are:

• No B moves in setups, and
• With edges first, parity can be solved just by adding UL as an extra target before the last target, or if UL is the last target, you skip it. If the last target is LU, you can flip it while flipping other edges.

Are there any major disadvantages that I'm not seeing?

 

[FastCubeMaster]

How much do you guys practice? Just wondering

 

[the super cuber]

just last year, I got 9th in the world for MBLD with 17 points. Now I've gotten back up to 9th, but 17 points is only good enough for 27th in the world... shows how much MBLD has improved in the past year

yup definitely, I remember last year i was wr18 with 16 points, now 16 points is 31st in the world

 

[sigalig]

Not sure if this is the appropriate thread for this question, but what do you guys all think is the best cube to get for big multi blind attempts? I just got a 7/7 [49:30] PB on my first try coming from a previous PB of 4/4 [26:50], so basically I'm getting really excited about multi blind. However I only own 7 3x3's, and I'd like to be able to eventually attempt something like 12-16 cubes. I'd really rather not make a bulk purchase of a bunch of cubes that are more than 10$ each, but I also don't want a cube that is going to perform like a guanlong or worse. I guess a guanlong would be my last resort if you guys don't think anything else sub-$10 can beat it.

Just looking to hear some opinions backed with reasoning! Thanks

 

[Daniel Lin]

How much do you guys practice? Just wondering

I practice like 25-50 3bld solves a day and couple 4bld solves if i feel like it. ITS SUMMER!!!

Not sure if this is the appropriate thread for this question, but what do you guys all think is the best cube to get for big multi blind attempts? I just got a 7/7 [49:30] PB on my first try coming from a previous PB of 4/4 [26:50], so basically I'm getting really excited about multi blind. However I only own 7 3x3's, and I'd like to be able to eventually attempt something like 12-16 cubes. I'd really rather not make a bulk purchase of a bunch of cubes that are more than 10$ each, but I also don't want a cube that is going to perform like a guanlong or worse. I guess a guanlong would be my last resort if you guys don't think anything else sub-$10 can beat it.

Just looking to hear some opinions backed with reasoning! Thanks

Yeah I'm also wondering how people get so many cubes. I only have 2 cubes, a zhanchi and an aolong.
I guess the thunderclap is good if you're looking for something sub 10$

 

[mark49152]

what do you guys all think is the best cube to get for big multi blind attempts?

Thunderclap. I got a load from zcube.hk. Bulk discount made them really cheap but shipping to Europe was a lot, more than the cubes. There might be cheaper places but I like zcube because they package well so I've never had any damage.

 

[Isaac Lai]

Thunderclap. I got a load from zcube.hk. Bulk discount made them really cheap but shipping to Europe was a lot, more than the cubes. There might be cheaper places but I like zcube because they package well so I've never had any damage.

Since it's only multiBLD why not get the qiyi sail?

 

[mark49152]

Since it's only multiBLD why not get the qiyi sail?

Only MBLD? You mean where you only get one attempt per few months of practice, and one catch on a poor cube will ruin the whole attempt?

Thunderclap might not be the absolute cheapest, but it's fantastic value. Equal to an AoLong in my opinion but at a fraction of the price.

 

[sigalig]

Yeah I was considering the getting the sail but I just am not sure how good it is. I think I'm probably leaning more towards cheap cubes that have quality like the thunderclap or the yuxin since those don't lock up too much, and for 3BLD, lockups can result in me being unsure if I turned a layer or not which as we all know can ruin solves...
From my research, Lightake actually seems like one of the best options for super cheap 3x3s. You can get a stickerless zhanchi from there for $6.80, or even a Weilong v1 for $7.70.
Do any of you know if the yulong is any good? Cus Lightake has those for 4 bucks o.0

EDIT:
Just found the thunderclap on Lightake for 4 bucks. That's pretty amazing...I think my search may be over.