The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[sk8erman41]

how do you sign up for the newsletter? I have seen it but want to get on the email list

 

[kcl]

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?

You're describing redux with a bad edge pairing method, so probably sub 40.

 

[scottishcuber]

You're describing redux with a bad edge pairing method, so probably sub 40.

What's wrong with 2-pairing? It's must be pretty good if you can average sub40 with it.

 

[kcl]

The One Answer Question Thread

What's wrong with 2-pairing? It's must be pretty good if you can average sub40 with it.

nonono I meant if he fixed his edge pairing it could be sub 40 because it's redux.

It's not that 2 pairing is terrible, I just don't feel like it's the best method of edge pairing. Then again I kinda suck at 4x4 so take it with a grain of salt..


edit: I'm a tired idiot, I'm confusing one pairing with two pairing..

 

[goodatthis]

nonono I meant if he fixed his edge pairing it could be sub 40 because it's redux.

It's not that 2 pairing is terrible, I just don't feel like it's the best method of edge pairing. Then again I kinda suck at 4x4 so take it with a grain of salt..

Well I average 1:40 with basically one-pairing and occasional 2 pairing
and 1:30 with 3-2-2-2-3
and 1:20 with Yau

so it must not be that atrocious, considering I never practice it and it's not *that* far from my regular average. But I'm not exactly the fastest, so the limit could be different.

But you're right, 2 pairing really isn't the best way to go. It's sort of like how people can sub 20 human thistlewaite/Kociemba/domino redux (probably butchered the spelling), that doesn't mean that it's the best method for speedsolving, even if it has been proven to be sub-20able. (and I think sub 15 too, didn't Ben do that?)

 

[SolveThatCube]

What is a D/D' move on skewb?

 

[Michael Womack]

What is a D/D' move on skewb?

http://meep.cubing.net/skewb-fcn.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20090627133111/http://acubist.com/content.php?cid=101

 

[SolveThatCube]

http://meep.cubing.net/skewb-fcn.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20090627133111/http://acubist.com/content.php?cid=101

so a D is a B?

 

[Genius4Jesus]

so a D is a B?

Notations switch D and B for each other. They mean the exact same thing.

 

[Cale S]

If a mod deletes one of your posts, do you get notified of it or do you not know that it was deleted at all?

 

[SolveThatCube]

Notations switch D and B for each other. They mean the exact same thing.

OK. But prisma has D and B in scrambles...

If a mod deletes one of your posts, do you get notified of it or do you not know that it was deleted at all?

If your post gets deleted I don't think you get notified, but if your thread gets deleted I think you do get notified.

 

[goodatthis]

If a mod deletes one of your posts, do you get notified of it or do you not know that it was deleted at all?

Usually the mod will contact you to tell you that you did something wrong. Sometimes they don't though, I've had mods edit my posts from time to time for various small rule breaks, without contacting me.

 

[pewpewrawr]

If a mod deletes one of your posts, do you get notified of it or do you not know that it was deleted at all?

if you get an infraction for the post you will get notified, if you don't get an infraction then it seems to be up to the mod. sometimes i get notified for non-infraction deletions, sometimes i don't.

 

[Methuselah96]

OK. But prisma has D and B in scrambles...

Prisma uses Jaap notation.

 

[Smiles]

setup: R U' R B' R' B R'

what's the best way to solve this F2L case? from any angle?
i currently know these ways:

R B' R B R' U R' = 7 moves
R U R' U y' R' U' R = 7 moves + rotation
(U') R U R' U' y' R' U R = 7 moves + rotation
(U') R U M' U R' U' M = 7 moves
(U') R U R' F R' F' R = 7 moves
(U') R U' M U' R' U M' = 7 moves

i wanna know what you guys prefer

 

[Echo Cubing]

You can show the picture which one you exactly need,and same item with different color the price always same.So just try your best to clear descripe what you want then are OK. Good luck

 

[Destro]

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

Are any of these cubes less clacky and noisy and better than my chilong?

 

[guysensei1]

Are any of these cubes less clacky and noisy and better than my chilong?

All are better

 

[Please Dont Ask]

When i was changing the springs of my mini ss 7x7, I screwed in a screw wrong
I take it out and put it back its still the same
I guess something is wrong with the threads
now when i assemble my 7x7 will it turn properly??

 

[Michael Womack]

If a mod deletes one of your posts, do you get notified of it or do you not know that it was deleted at all?

Most of the time you don't get notified but sometimes you do only as a warning.