Random Cubing Discussion

[TDM]

http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=2656&cat=18&rnd=1

Somebody got a 5BLD mean.

Some other people have these too: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/misc/missing_averages/

Kaijun's best mean is almost half a minute ahead of the 2nd best person's single...

 

[ttesc255]

Cool new alg for this case

U' F R' F' R F' U2 F U R U R'
I found it when messing around with insertions

 

[xyzzy]

Consider the following:

Megaminx FMC, but only scrambling notation can be used. (In other words, no rotations allowed; only R++, R--, D++, D--, U and U' are legal moves.)

 

[guysensei1]

Consider the following:

Megaminx FMC, but only scrambling notation can be used. (In other words, no rotations allowed; only R++, R--, D++, D--, U and U' are legal moves.)

Can I use R++ R++ to simulate R' or can I only alternate r and d moves?

 

[xyzzy]

Can I use R++ R++ to simulate R' or can I only alternate r and d moves?

Sure, why not? (Are you actually going to try this, lol)

 

[ttesc255]

Petaminx FMC is a great idea

 

[guysensei1]

This is probably hard to answer but I thought it was interesting,

What's the shortest algorithm on Square-1 that looks valid but cannot be executed fully on any square 1 state?

 

[xyzzy]

What's the shortest algorithm on Square-1 that looks valid but cannot be executed fully on any square 1 state?

Found this one (might not be shortest): / (1,1) / (2,2) / (-1,-1) /

If the (2,2) leads to a "sliceable" shape, then it must be moving at least one corner piece across the slice, so if you do a (-1,-1) after that, there'll be at least one corner preventing the slice. If you require that the initial shape is sliceable, then the initial slice is unnecessary.

 

[guysensei1]

What's the rarest single cubeshape on sq1? By 'single' I mean one side of a cubeshape. I'm guessing this one is the CEECEECEE shape, though i can't be sure.

What's the rarest combined cubeshape? I'm guessing square/square.

 

[1973486]

What's the rarest single cubeshape on sq1? By 'single' I mean one side of a cubeshape. I'm guessing this one is the CEECEECEE shape, though i can't be sure.

What's the rarest combined cubeshape? I'm guessing square/square.

This has some probabilities

 

[teboecubes]

Petaminx FMC is a great idea

and yottaminx fmc bld with feet

 

[TipsterTrickster]

and yottaminx fmc bld with feet

With one foot

 

[teboecubes]

With one foot

no inspection

 

[Competition Cuber]

no inspection

With one foot

1 foot and OH

 

[TipsterTrickster]

1 foot and OH

And a 30 minute time limit.

 

[teboecubes]

and yottaminx fmc bld with feet

With one foot

no inspection

1 foot and OH

And a 30 minute time limit.

yottaminx fmc multiblind with one foot and one hand no inspection with 30 minute time limit...

that's a great idea for an event!

 

[T1_M0]

What kind of prizes do you think would be good? I'm planning on getting something for my next comp.

 

[joshsailscga]

Stumbled on this video on youtube and thought it was pretty funny:

 

[Dr_Detonation]

anyone notice that when you listen to loud music and you can't hear your cube that it suddenly feels different? Especially magnetic ones.they feel smoother when i can't hear them.

 

[Reed Merrill]

anyone notice that when you listen to loud music and you can't hear your cube that it suddenly feels different? Especially magnetic ones.they feel smoother when i can't hear them.

Sometimes I miss the sounds of my cube, but yeah.