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It all started with a bang.
Well, maybe not a bang, more like... a heart-crushing clatter. The world was crashing down. It felt like it happened in slow motion, and I couldn't do anything other than watch.
No, I'm not talking about the script to an upcoming Marvel movie, that was the day that I saw my dad accidentally knock my RS3M V5 off the table. Assessing the damage, I found out that the corner was chipped and an edge had a dent in it with a noticeable crack line. And that day, I knew it was over.
Or was it?
Realizing that the cube would no longer be competition-legal, I sat there in disbelief. My main! My favorite cube! What was I to do? Fittingly, I gave it the most respectful death possible: picking bits off of it and leaving the shell of its former self behind. It's like saying to someone at a funeral, "Hey, do you think you can cut bits off of your wife while she's in the coffin?"
(Not really. That's a bit too dark.)
Anyway, I figured that the black-side RS3M 2020 that I made could do with some sprucing up. I used to have a black-side one with a Cuber's Home ball-core, but I sold that for extra profit. So I had a plain-Jane, regular old 2020. I then had the idea that the corner and edge stalks of the V5 could fit in the 2020, as the pieces looked the same. I also took the maglev out of the V5, as it wasn't helping anybody by just sitting around in an unused, damaged cube.
You know how this turned out. If it didn't work, why would I be writing this?
A later competition led to acquiring a new V5 and a traded 2020 with highly deteriorated plastic in the tracks, giving it an unpleasant slow feel. The pieces themselves were fine, though, and soon after, I had made one with a normal color scheme to give it main status.
Well, they did! It's like a Weilong V9's love child with a YS3M, only less likely to corner twist (a V9 issue), has enough flexibility to support a flow (a YS3M problem), less likely to chip (an issue with both), and surprisingly, better value. An RS3M 2020 costs 8.99, a V5 costs 24.99. That's 33.98, a good nine dollars less than the V9 BC UV and a healthy 14 dollars below the 20-mag variant. Funny enough, the 2020 makes more sense than the V5 to have a ballcore. Due to the higher weight, and therefore higher inertia, per each piece, the ballcore is much more noticeable on the 2020 and gives a satisfying clack to the turns, as well as a good 33-degree auto-alignment. Like a GAN 12's magnets mixed with those of the V9's, and why not, throw in a sprinkle of Moretry Tianma. It just works.
If you do this, you'll also have a V5 with no ballcore, but still has UV. It's honestly still viable, with extra magnets stacked in the edges to help it along.
What do you mean, "Bingus, you're overselling this?" What do you mean, "How did you know I said that?" What do you mean, "Are there cameras in my room?" What do you mean, "I haven't found any cameras, so I'm just going to assume he's telepathic?"
Well, maybe not a bang, more like... a heart-crushing clatter. The world was crashing down. It felt like it happened in slow motion, and I couldn't do anything other than watch.
No, I'm not talking about the script to an upcoming Marvel movie, that was the day that I saw my dad accidentally knock my RS3M V5 off the table. Assessing the damage, I found out that the corner was chipped and an edge had a dent in it with a noticeable crack line. And that day, I knew it was over.
Or was it?
Realizing that the cube would no longer be competition-legal, I sat there in disbelief. My main! My favorite cube! What was I to do? Fittingly, I gave it the most respectful death possible: picking bits off of it and leaving the shell of its former self behind. It's like saying to someone at a funeral, "Hey, do you think you can cut bits off of your wife while she's in the coffin?"
(Not really. That's a bit too dark.)
Anyway, I figured that the black-side RS3M 2020 that I made could do with some sprucing up. I used to have a black-side one with a Cuber's Home ball-core, but I sold that for extra profit. So I had a plain-Jane, regular old 2020. I then had the idea that the corner and edge stalks of the V5 could fit in the 2020, as the pieces looked the same. I also took the maglev out of the V5, as it wasn't helping anybody by just sitting around in an unused, damaged cube.
You know how this turned out. If it didn't work, why would I be writing this?
A later competition led to acquiring a new V5 and a traded 2020 with highly deteriorated plastic in the tracks, giving it an unpleasant slow feel. The pieces themselves were fine, though, and soon after, I had made one with a normal color scheme to give it main status.
Well, they did! It's like a Weilong V9's love child with a YS3M, only less likely to corner twist (a V9 issue), has enough flexibility to support a flow (a YS3M problem), less likely to chip (an issue with both), and surprisingly, better value. An RS3M 2020 costs 8.99, a V5 costs 24.99. That's 33.98, a good nine dollars less than the V9 BC UV and a healthy 14 dollars below the 20-mag variant. Funny enough, the 2020 makes more sense than the V5 to have a ballcore. Due to the higher weight, and therefore higher inertia, per each piece, the ballcore is much more noticeable on the 2020 and gives a satisfying clack to the turns, as well as a good 33-degree auto-alignment. Like a GAN 12's magnets mixed with those of the V9's, and why not, throw in a sprinkle of Moretry Tianma. It just works.
If you do this, you'll also have a V5 with no ballcore, but still has UV. It's honestly still viable, with extra magnets stacked in the edges to help it along.
What do you mean, "Bingus, you're overselling this?" What do you mean, "How did you know I said that?" What do you mean, "Are there cameras in my room?" What do you mean, "I haven't found any cameras, so I'm just going to assume he's telepathic?"
