The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[y235]

I believe he means, is it possible to reach every single legal position of the megaminx with only the kind of moves done in official scrambles (R++ D++ etc.)?

that's what I mean.

 

[TheMachanga]

How long do cubesmith orders usually take? It's been 1 week and 3 days since I ordered, and I haven't even received an email yet. I got one saying that I paid, the day I emailed, but not about shipping. I've ordered from there before, and it usually takes like, 4 days for it to come. Is this happening to any of you guys? I guess I'll just email him asking what's up. Maybe they're really busy and have a lot of orders, because I think they ship on a first come first served bases.

 

[cuber952]

How long do cubesmith orders usually take? It's been 1 week and 3 days since I ordered, and I haven't even received an email yet. I got one saying that I paid, the day I emailed, but not about shipping. I've ordered from there before, and it usually takes like, 4 days for it to come. Is this happening to any of you guys? I guess I'll just email him asking what's up. Maybe they're really busy and have a lot of orders, because I think they ship on a first come first served bases.

I ordered from there about a month ago and it took about 2 weeks to come. I used to get an e-mail from saying when it shipped but I haven't the last few times i have ordered from there.

 

[Olji]

I ordered from there about a month ago and it took about 2 weeks to come. I used to get an e-mail from saying when it shipped but I haven't the last few times i have ordered from there.

It's probably something up with the automated email then, I remember both iCubemart and Puzzle Addictions have had that problem.
The time I ordered from them it took about 2 weeks for it to arrive. (Sweden)
Only ordered once since I don't really use them that much... The stickers on my cubes doesn't chip that fast for me, so I've not seen any purpose replacing them yet.

 

[Blake4512]

How do you calculate an average of 100 on CCT? All that shows up for me is session average, ao5, and ao12

 

[Michael Womack]

How do you calculate an average of 100 on CCT? All that shows up for me is session average, ao5, and ao12

look at the bottom of the timer see where it sows the AO5 look the the right of it and can someone tell me how to can the background of the cct timer

 

[unirox13]

Helpful cuber folk, anyone have a 2D picture of a 5x5 or 7x7 Illusion cube? I've got an extra 5x5 and some extra stickers, so I've decided to make one, however, I can't find a decent picture of the last side.

Also, bear in mind, I have dial-up so videos are not helpful to me.

 

[asportking]

Helpful cuber folk, anyone have a 2D picture of a 5x5 or 7x7 Illusion cube? I've got an extra 5x5 and some extra stickers, so I've decided to make one, however, I can't find a decent picture of the last side.

Also, bear in mind, I have dial-up so videos are not helpful to me.

Aren't the Illusion cubes just black and white checkerboard? I don't really see why you need pictures for that.

 

[Blake4512]

look at the bottom of the timer see where it sows the AO5 look the the right of it and can someone tell me how to can the background of the cct timer

-_- that's rolling average, which is your best ao5 in the average

 

[BlueDevil]

I'm thinking about doing the adjustable v-cubes mod. If I just take apart an old, lousy Rubik's brand, can I use that core? And are there any good methods for taking apart the center pieces so that I can just get the core?

 

[Michael Womack]

I'm thinking about doing the adjustable v-cubes mod. If I just take apart an old, lousy Rubik's brand, can I use that core? And are there any good methods for taking apart the center pieces so that I can just get the core?

rubiks brand is not adjustable but you can apply the core mod to the rubiks brand

 

[BlueDevil]

No, all I wanted to know was pretty much how to get the core from a rubik's brand so that it was just the core, and had none of the stupid center piece things attached, so that I can use the core for the v-cube adjustable core mod.

In short, how do I take apart a rubik's brand so that all I have is the core?

 

[Yuxuibbs]

No, all I wanted to know was pretty much how to get the core from a rubik's brand so that it was just the core, and had none of the stupid center piece things attached, so that I can use the core for the v-cube adjustable core mod.

In short, how do I take apart a rubik's brand so that all I have is the core?

You could try this:

 

[YrMyKnight]

Whats the meaning of breaking in my cube?
What good does it giv and how is it done?

 

[Dillonzer]

What is a good time for an average cuber? Like I try to speed cube, but I only know 2look OLL and full PLL. I average sub 1:00 but my F2L takes like 30 - 40 of those seconds. So once I worked on that it will drop to around 20 - 30 hopefully. But I'm so busy with college I can rarely cube, so would you say sub1 is good for a person like me or bad? I personally think it could be better.

 

[Michael Womack]

Whats the meaning of breaking in my cube?
What good does it giv and how is it done?

What is a good time for an average cuber? Like I try to speed cube, but I only know 2look OLL and full PLL. I average sub 1:00 but my F2L takes like 30 - 40 of those seconds. So once I worked on that it will drop to around 20 - 30 hopefully. But I'm so busy with college I can rarely cube, so would you say sub1 is good for a person like me or bad? I personally think it could be better.

same times as you but im thinking around 30 sec

 

[Dillonzer]

Whats the meaning of breaking in my cube?
What good does it giv and how is it done?

It is done by solving your cube over and over, and it loosens the cube (to an extent) so it's not as stiff as you first bought it.

 

[Phlippieskezer]

Spoiler

I don't believe there are any good tutorials or anything, if that's what you mean by link. I don't even think there's a wiki article on it. To answer your questions:
-Yes, you make it square shaped before using this method.
-If you go to Lars Vandenbergh's website (http://www.cubezone.be/square1.html), you can find algs that you can use for the 2-look CMLL.
-M2 is (1,0)/(-1,-1)/

-Yes, you get it into a cube.
-Here's a video that might help: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVS_FcooX4M&feature=related
-M2 on Square-1 is (1,0)/(-1, -1)/
-I'm not very sure of the last question, sorry :/

Ninja'd ._.

Thanks to both.
One last question, though, in regard to the following (parity) algorithm:
/(-3,-3)/(3,0)/(-3,-3)/(2,0)/( -4,2)/(4,-2)/(1,0)/(-3,-3)/

Am I executing it wrong or is it supposed to do an H-perm at the bottom as well? Is there any good alternative algorithm that only swaps two edges (preferably UB and UF)?

 

[Divineskulls]

Thanks to both.
One last question, though, in regard to the following (parity) algorithm:
/(-3,-3)/(3,0)/(-3,-3)/(2,0)/( -4,2)/(4,-2)/(1,0)/(-3,-3)/

Am I executing it wrong or is it supposed to do an H-perm at the bottom as well? Is there any good alternative algorithm that only swaps two edges (preferably UB and UF)?

Yeah, it's supposed to do that. I haven't found any that fit your description, personally. Maybe if you look at Lars' parity alg? I don't know what it actually does. x.x

 

[PandaCuber]

I got 3 back to back PLL skips on the 4x4. (not forced) Whats the chance of that happening? cause you gotta include pairity right