Random Cubing Discussion

[Kirjava]

Hmmm... That's a lot of moves, but seems nice to execute. I'll have to try it when I have a cube (at work now). Very cool!

****, I meant [RU2R':TripleSledgehammer], not [RU2R',TripleSledgehammer].

Much fewer moves

 

[oll+phase+sync]

(R' U R U') x' (U L' U L) U2 (R U' R' U) (x)

I think I'll get this ^ for free. (not sure where chris will put the money )

this one (U')R'U'RFR2D'RUR'DR2U'F' (13) looks good but I may didn't practise enought and COLL-combo x'U'R'DRUR'DR z RU'R'DRUR'D' (16) was faster for me.

 

[Robert-Y]

http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=SpanishChampionship2011&allResults=1#555

Look at Dario Roa Sánchez' 555 single NR. Surely that's a typo?

 

[Robert-Y]

http://worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=UTOpen2011

Old news but it seems like Kazuhito is back with his crazy turning style?

 

[JasonK]

http://worldcubeassociation.org/results/c.php?i=UTOpen2011

Old news but it seems like Kazuhito is back with his crazy turning style?

Is that this guy?

Cos that is some seriously weird turning...

 

[Kirjava]

how do I made a 1x2x2 here fast?

FU2R' is an obvious solution, but y2FR2F'L' seems faster

EDIT:

5BLD suggests;

17:43 < fivebld> oop i mean z soz
17:43 < fivebld> nope, ill do some Uw thing
17:43 <+Kirjava> zFR2u'
17:43 <+Kirjava> gotit

 

[Piebomb]

Keyhole+intuitivef2l

Basically combine intuitive f2l and keyhole for more effectiveness/fewer moves complicated to explain imma do an example solve

scramble:R2 U' L R U r2 U l U L U2 M (Meh good enough)

Solution:F R' D' R L' U' L U L' D L' U2 L D' R U R' D' R' U' R D L' U' L U L' U' L U L' U' L U D2 E F' U2 F U2 F U F' U2 R' U M U' R U M' (i think) OLL+PLL

Hmm bad example but I suck being efficent at stuff this prolly wouldve taken me more moves if I'd been doing straight f2l

 

[Cubenovice]

Basically combine intuitive f2l and keyhole for more effectiveness/fewer moves complicated to explain imma do an example solve

scramble:R2 U' L R U r2 U l U L U2 M (Meh good enough)

Solution:F R' D' R L' U' L U L' D L' U2 L D' R U R' D' R' U' R D L' U' L U L' U' L U L' U' L U D2 E F' U2 F U2 F U F' U2 R' U M U' R U M' (i think) OLL+PLL

Hmm bad example but I suck being efficent at stuff this prolly wouldve taken me more moves if I'd been doing straight f2l

You have found the right thread, that is indeed quite random...

 

[Stefan]

Basically combine intuitive f2l and keyhole for more effectiveness/fewer moves complicated to explain imma do an example solve

scramble:R2 U' L R U r2 U l U L U2 M (Meh good enough)

Solution:F R' D' R L' U' L U L' D L' U2 L D' R U R' D' R' U' R D L' U' L U L' U' L U L' U' L U D2 E F' U2 F U2 F U F' U2 R' U M U' R U M' (i think) OLL+PLL

Hmm bad example but I suck being efficent at stuff this prolly wouldve taken me more moves if I'd been doing straight f2l

Doesn't work. Also, it would be good to break it into separate steps (and possibly comment each) rather than one long line, I'm not really interested in having to guess what you're doing.

 

[Rpotts]

Yea and that was a 50 move F2L, no way is that more efficient than "straight f2l"

 

[Specs112]

So I was in New York to look at some colleges.

I was cubing during the NYU tour. This other kid in the tour group comes up to me. The first thing I notice is that he says he cubes. The second thing I notice is that his left arm's been amputated.

He wanted to race. So I beat a one-handed guy at OH.

Am I a terrible person?

 

[qqwref]

Wait, did you use one hand or two?

 

[Specs112]

Wait, did you use one hand or two?

One hand. I wasn't sure if it was more of a dick move to handicap myself or to not.

 

[qqwref]

Ah, okay then. I think that's fair and you shouldn't feel bad - you raced him on equal terms, so if you won, it was by skill, not by having an unreasonable advantage.

 

[RyanReese09]

How fast was he?

 

[Specs112]

How fast was he?

High 40s, don't remember exactly.

 

[RNewms27]

In the store "As Seen On TV" I spotted a V-cube 2b. wat

 

[GlowingSausage]

I just got the exact same last layer twice in a row. Same OLL and PLL. It was the exact same placement of the pieces for PLL (As in I had to do a U' both times so I could perform the alg to solve it, and it was the same "color scheme" [Blue bar in back, green headlights on left] both times), and the same AUF. I just want to post this even though I'm not sure where it should go. xP

that happend to me 3 times in a row. lol
cubetimer or cct scrambles. idk
but i don't know if they were the same AUFs and bot color sceme :l

 

[tasguitar7]

I got a C4U 3x3x7 for christmas and was wondering if anyone had a better method to solve it than the one I came up with. (standard 3x3x3 slice is the M-slice in my method)
1. Make fully functioning (separate all pieces into the appropriate layer)
2. Build 1x2x3 in each of the three left layers
3. Build 1x2x3 in each of the three right layers
4. solve the remaining outer layer corners
5. LSE
6. solve the remaining inner layer corners using k4 ell algs

 

[Athefre]

This should work:

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?28778-Kirjava-s-3x3x5-Method