Should stickerless cubes be allowed in WCA competition?

[WitEden]

I want to ask everybody,Can the color version of combined DaYan Guhong participate in WCA competition? ? ?

Color Guhong is used 6 color (white,yellow,blue,green,red,orange) to combine, it is a stickerless cube,very beautiful!

I think it can participate in WCA competition!

Color DaYan GuHong on WitEden:http://www.witeden.com/goods.php?id=161

 

[masterofthebass]

its not painted. I'm sure it would be allowed, but according to the regulations it isn't legal. That is the fault of the regulations though.

 

[nck]

No it can't

 

[Carrot]

its not painted. I'm sure it would be allowed, but according to the regulations it isn't legal. That is the fault of the regulations though.

so if I buy this I would be allowed to use it?

 

[Cride5]

If you look carefully at the first image it is possible to work out the colours on the back faces, underneath the white cubies. This happens because the plastic is slightly translucent, allowing the colour from the rear faces to pass through the white plastic. For example I can 'see' that the colour opposite blue is green, and that opposite orange is orange/red.

The effect isn't as obvious on the scrambled version because the majority of light is coming from behind the viewer. If the light comes from behind the cube however, the effect is much more obvious.

 

[StachuK1992]

its not painted. I'm sure it would be allowed, but according to the regulations it isn't legal. That is the fault of the regulations though.

so if I buy this I would be allowed to use it?

Depends on what Delegate is there, probably.

 

[bluecloe45]

its not painted. I'm sure it would be allowed, but according to the regulations it isn't legal. That is the fault of the regulations though.

so if I buy this I would be allowed to use it?

Depends on what Delegate is there, probably.

bob would, tyson wont

 

[Carrot]

ehhmmm..

for me it looks like plastic tiles, so I don't actually see what's wrong with it? but I might be wrong >.<'

 

[DavidWoner]

ehhmmm..

for me it looks like plastic tiles, so I don't actually see what's wrong with it? but I might be wrong >.<'

look closer.

 

[FatBoyXPC]

Cride: I can't really see it but a slight hue along the edge. I wouldn't really call it an advantage.

I think if this is really an issue we should bring this up on the WCA website and let the Delegates discuss the issue. It might require some hands on with the cubes though so it might not be allowed by nationals but maybe in the future?


Witeden: I don't feel like registering an account just to find the shipping price (I was doing it through the checkout method), so how much is shipping?

 

[Алексей]

I want to ask everybody,Can the color version of combined DaYan Guhong participate in WCA competition? ? ?

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I think it can participate in WCA competition!

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:fp

 

[TheCubeMaster5000]

Whoa that's a cool lookin' cube!

 

[Meep]

Do you seriously want to use that in a competition? Whether it's legal or not.

 

[Whyusosrs?]

I want to ask everybody,Can the color version of combined DaYan Guhong participate in WCA competition? ? ?

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I think it can participate in WCA competition!

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:fp

Ok. I don't see the big deal. Unless you're looking at a normal cube from exactly 90 degrees, you can see either the color on the right or left. If you see the color on the right then the color on the left is obvious.

With the guhong you can see the color when the cube is directly at 90 degrees because of how the cube is put together but this is only when a layer is turned. So yes, there is a slight advantage but no one holds the cube at exactly 90 degrees for more then a few milliseconds.

That wasn't really all that clear, probably. But yea.

 

[qqwref]

Do you seriously want to use that in a competition? Whether it's legal or not.

yes

 

[FatBoyXPC]

That cube is so illegal. I can't believe I didn't make the connection earlier when I realized that it's 3 parts for each corner + 2 parts for an edge. And you can't see that "left" face "normally" but you can here due to the way the cubies are put together. I'm not sure how much of an advantage that would hold in speedcubing, especially the fast cubers since their TPS is so high.

I honestly don't see this being allowed in competition though, since that is an obvious amount visible.

 

[Meep]

Do you seriously want to use that in a competition? Whether it's legal or not.

yes

Am I the only one who thinks the orange and red are way too close ):

 

[IamWEB]

Do you seriously want to use that in a competition? Whether it's legal or not.

yes

Am I the only one who thinks the orange and red are way too close ):

yes

 

[FatBoyXPC]

Am I the only one who thinks the orange and red are way too close ):

That might be the camera's fault, some cameras don't take good pictures of orange. One camera I had would make orange look like yellow or red, depending on the shade of orange and the lighting.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

I don't read the regulations much, so please, no ass-talking please :3

Would this color version of the GuHong effect these regulations?

3h) No modifications are allowed that enhance the basic concept of a puzzle. Some examples of enhancing the basic concept are: new moves are possible, normal moves are impossible, more pieces are visible, colours on the backside of the puzzle are visible, moves are done automatically, more or other solved states.

3j) Puzzles must be clean and must not have any markings, elevated pieces, damages, or other differences that distinguish one piece from a similar piece.