The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[ohlookmonkeys]

so what is generally considered the fastest U-perm?

 

[YrMyKnight]

so what is generally considered the fastest U-perm?

Depends on yourself. It's personal perferance.

Heres mine

U(a): R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R

U(b): L2 U L U L' U' L' U' L' U L'

 

[peterbone]

so what is generally considered the fastest U-perm?

I prefer the MU algs.
U(a): M2U'MU2 M'U'M2
U(b): M2UMU2 M'UM2

 

[Escher]

Started cubing again at around September, I was averaging about 1min 30, in about 2 months I became sub 30 and it feels like I just stay there.

As much as I practice it feels like it's not making me any faster, I been stuck at between 25-30 over the past month, last month I did an AO100 and got 26 ish, now my average is around 27-28 and I've practised more than 100 hours. What am I doing wrong? I'm solving it over and over. My aim is sub 20. Please help with tips and how I should practice.

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?27870-How-to-practice.

Follow what I've written there, I hope it helps. Right now though, presuming you know at least full PLL, drill them to improve your turning speed. You might also want to improve your confidence with solving - only allow yourself to do moves on the cube when you aren't looking at it, and only allow yourself say 5 looks for cross+f2l and 2-3 for LL. After that just concentrate on finding and making note of pieces during your solves.

 

[peterbone]

Started cubing again at around September, I was averaging about 1min 30, in about 2 months I became sub 30 and it feels like I just stay there.

As much as I practice it feels like it's not making me any faster, I been stuck at between 25-30 over the past month, last month I did an AO100 and got 26 ish, now my average is around 27-28 and I've practised more than 100 hours. What am I doing wrong? I'm solving it over and over. My aim is sub 20. Please help with tips and how I should practice.

Sometimes just practising a lot isn't enough. What are you doing to make your moves more efficient? Are you fully planning the cross? Are you doing F2L algs from different angles to avoid cube rotations? Have you learnt full OLL/PLL. These things will slow you down initially but will make you faster eventually. Don't get too obsessed with your times and just work on efficient solving without pauses.

 

[ZeeK]

does the shengshou 5x5 that sell 51morefun came with z stickers?

 

[Cuberty]

http://is.gd/u4cZg7

Do these stickers last long?

 

[asportking]

does the shengshou 5x5 that sell 51morefun came with z stickers?

No, I don't believe they do.

http://is.gd/u4cZg7

Do these stickers last long?

They're decent stickers. I prefer Cubesmith, but those are pretty durable as well.

 

[yoyokidify]

I want to learn freeslice edge pairing for the 5x5-6x6, but I can't find any good tutorials.
Are there any tutorials tht are printable algs?


Thanks in advance

 

[da25centz]

I want to learn freeslice edge pairing for the 5x5-6x6, but I can't find any good tutorials.
Are there any tutorials tht are printable algs?

Thanks in advance

that's the point of freeslice... there really aren't any algs to learn. You just pair the edges. You will need some algs for L4E because you can't freeslice those, but freeslice is just that - free

 

[yoyokidify]

oh, then what edge pairing is used in this video?(this is what I want to learn.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzBnNc8bzY
I pair edges 2 at a time
what method is used in the video, it is completely different to what i use

 

[da25centz]

oh, then what edge pairing is used in this video?(this is what I want to learn.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLzBnNc8bzY
I pair edges 2 at a time
what method is used in the video, it is completely different to what i use

that is freeslice

 

[SamKennedy]

Is it possible to get a cube in a cube in a cube in a cube in a cube pattern on the 5x5?

 

[solved]

Is it possible to get a cube in a cube in a cube in a cube in a cube pattern on the 5x5?

Yes, I believe redkb does it. I don't know the algorithim, though.




I don't have any good lubricant in stores near me. What is the best lubricant I can get online (sub $7)?

 

[Godmil]

Maru lube is really cheap.

 

[Divineskulls]

Are there any good K4 ELL tutorials on youtube? If so, link please? :3

 

[ZeeK]

Yes, I believe redkb does it. I don't know the algorithim, though.




I don't have any good lubricant in stores near me. What is the best lubricant I can get online (sub $7)?

sub 7 maru lube from lightake

 

[solved]

Yeah, I have a tiny thing of this lube

However, I don't think it is that great, and will most likely run out soon, so I was wondering what the best cheap lube is. I was considering D39 and maru, but I was wondering what others thought.



EDIT: I can't find maru on lighttake

 

[Phlippieskezer]

Are there any good K4 ELL tutorials on youtube? If so, link please? :3

ELL is intuitive, so it's kind of difficult to make tutorials on it. However, walkthroughs tend to be helpful.

Here's one.
And, of course, Kirjava's ELL page (though that's not on Youtube).

 

[Divineskulls]

Thanks! I guess it's the commutators themselves that I have trouble with. xD I'll have to work the basic idea out from Thom's algs.