The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[goodatthis]

Why don't you want to learn the dot cases? yes OLL is the most beneficial.
then COLL. Not sure about WV and 2GLL

I get a dot case once every ~100 solves or so, and that's usually when I'm not paying attention at all. I'd rather spend an extra few moves to just use a sledge and avoid dot cases.

 

[guysensei1]

I get a dot case once every ~100 solves or so, and that's usually when I'm not paying attention at all. I'd rather spend an extra few moves to just use a sledge and avoid dot cases.

And what if you get the split pair case?

 

[scottishcuber]

Which of the following would be the most beneficial: (if you guys could rank then that would be great)

finish OLL (20, I won't learn the dot OLLs)
COLL (19, I know some alternate algs)
WV (23)
2GLL (43)

I want to learn 2GLL because 1.) The algs are super easy to learn as execute and 2.) I want to use CPEOLL/2GLL more often. I'm not going to learn the H or sune cases.

Note that I am listing the exact number of algs that I don't know/will learn. So I know that WV has 27 algs, but I already know 4 of them.

I'm not the biggest fan of wv at all, so I wouldn't recommend learning it over COLL and 2GLL. 2GLL is awesome; I also plan to learn more and use cpeoll for OH.
So maybe COLL>2GLL>WV.

Also I'm not saying I'm going to learn them now, but I'm just "looking ahead" into the future when I'm faster haha (yes that was a lookahead joke)

I did not see that coming.

 

[goodatthis]

And what if you get the split pair case?

M U' F' U F M' or I could just do R U' R2 F R F' U2 sledge and orient all the edges, but it's no big deal.

 

[Ninja Storm]

M U' F' U F M' or I could just do R U' R2 F R F' U2 sledge and orient all the edges, but it's no big deal.

There are like 5 dot OLLs, you're not going to be doing a lot to learn them...

 

[the super cuber]

While competing in officially in multi blind, are you allowed to request a specific orientation for all your cubes after scrambling? I asked this because when I did 12 cubes officially I wasted some time in orienting the cubes to my bld orientation(w top g front) and when I watched maskows Mbld WR video, all the cubes were in green top and red front orientation before he removed the covers.(which is his orientation)
Thanks

 

[goodatthis]

While competing in officially in multi blind, are you allowed to request a specific orientation for all your cubes after scrambling? I asked this because when I did 12 cubes officially I wasted some time in orienting the cubes to my bld orientation(w top g front) and when I watched maskows Mbld WR video, all the cubes were in green top and red front orientation before he removed the covers.(which is his orientation)
Thanks

The WCA does not say anything explicitly in the multiple blindfolded solving section about requesting orientation, so that means you refer to the regular blindfolded solving section instead, and there they do say that you are not allowed to request a specific orientation.

Edit: I also noticed that not only did he start with all of the cubes in his orientation, but he also started with the cubes laid out in the same way he would memorize them. (They were grouped)

 

[Evan Liu]

While competing in officially in multi blind, are you allowed to request a specific orientation for all your cubes after scrambling? I asked this because when I did 12 cubes officially I wasted some time in orienting the cubes to my bld orientation(w top g front) and when I watched maskows Mbld WR video, all the cubes were in green top and red front orientation before he removed the covers.(which is his orientation)
Thanks

Just to add, the WCA did reprimand him and the judge for that, but did not disqualify the result. Read the WCA Forum post here: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1162

 

[goodatthis]

Just to add, the WCA did reprimand him and the judge for that, but did not disqualify the result. Read the WCA Forum post here: https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1162

Ah okay. I was just thinking that, that they probably did notice it but did not DQ it, good to clear that up. Thanks for the info.

 

[CyanSandwich]

On that subject, I didn't notice the orientation the first time I saw the video, but figured it it was okay to have it laid out the way you want.
Are you allowed to request a "layout"?

 

[Destro]

Which cube is quiet? Weilong,liying or zhanchi? Are these cubes quieter than my noisy chilong?

 

[Antonie faz fan]

Which cube is quiet? Weilong,liying or zhanchi? Are these cubes quieter than my noisy chilong?

In order of noisiest to less noisey: weilong zhanchi liying

 

[guysensei1]

In order of noisiest to less noisey: weilong zhanchi liying

The liying is the least noisy? Really?

 

[CriticalCubing]

In order of noisiest to less noisey: weilong zhanchi liying

Weilong is the least noisy, then the Zhanchi and the most noise is the LiYing!

 

[aguuugw]

I have a question.
I solve 4x4 as follows:
Solve Centers 15 seconds
Pair edges 2 at a time 40 seconds
Solve as 3x3 30 seconds

Now, please don't tell me to learn yau, or 6 at a time pairing, or better parity algs, I am not asking how to get faster. I am just wondering, with the method I use how fast could it get without changing anything?

 

[Ninja Storm]

I have a question.
I solve 4x4 as follows:
Solve Centers 15 seconds
Pair edges 2 at a time 40 seconds
Solve as 3x3 30 seconds

Now, please don't tell me to learn yau, or 6 at a time pairing, or better parity algs, I am not asking how to get faster. I am just wondering, with the method I use how fast could it get without changing anything?

Why would you want to inhibit yourself to a slower method?

If you wish, you could get faster at recognition, but that's really it. The method you use is slow and very outdated.

 

[Hypocrism]

I have a question.
I solve 4x4 as follows:
Solve Centers 15 seconds
Pair edges 2 at a time 40 seconds
Solve as 3x3 30 seconds

Now, please don't tell me to learn yau, or 6 at a time pairing, or better parity algs, I am not asking how to get faster. I am just wondering, with the method I use how fast could it get without changing anything?

It's weird to restrict your method like that.

But anyway, redux was reasonably fast before Yau came along. Definitely sub-1 is possible. Paring 2 at a time however is not full redux and will be even harder!

Just remember that Yau isn't so fundamentally different to your method - it is the same steps in a different order.

 

[aguuugw]

I planning on learning new method. I just wanted to know how fast that method can be.

 

[Michael Womack]

I planning on learning new method. I just wanted to know how fast that method can be.

It depends on the method, how good your look ahead is, and how many algs you learn for that method.

 

[goodatthis]

Weilong is the least noisy, then the Zhanchi and the most noise is the LiYing!

What? Weilongs are scratchy and crispy, they are definelty noisy.