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[SpeedCubeReview]

When cubes are scrambled at competitions do they start with a certain color on top or os it random?

 

[slinky773]

When cubes are scrambled at competitions do they start with a certain color on top or os it random?

White as U, Green as F, or the lightest possible color on top and the darkest possible color on the front, as per article 4d1.

 

[SpeedCubeReview]

on my cube red is mush darker than green. So would red be in front than?

Thank you

 

[slinky773]

on my cube red is mush darker than green. So would red be in front than?

Thank you

No, if there's a green adjacent to a white side, they will scramble using green as F and white as U. They only resort to the dark color as F and light color as U if there is no way to have white as U and green as F.

 

[Lazy Einstein]

My Shengshou big cubes keep popping. Is tight tensions the only way to avoid this?

 

[goodatthis]

My Shengshou big cubes keep popping. Is tight tensions the only way to avoid this?

Yes, and also practice accurate turning, personally I think dealing with pops and lockups are inherently part of big cube solving. Try setting your tensions somewhat loose and turn fast but gingerly. Then once you get better at accurate turning (you only need to do a few solves, maybe an Ao5) tighten your cube a small amount and test it, small amount and test it, over and over until you have the tensions at which everything feels stable and tight enough so it won't pop, but is as fast as possible.

 

[hkpnkp]

how can i do all to plls under 2 seconds

 

[guysensei1]

how can i do all to plls under 2 seconds

Practice them.

 

[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??

Bump....Any1???

 

[Please Dont Ask]

The 13x13 has been on pre-order for a very long time ,right ???

 

[guysensei1]

Bump....Any1???

What the heck do you mean by screwing it in wrong?

The 13x13 has been on pre-order for a very long time ,right ???

Yes

 

[hkpnkp]

which is the 3x3 blindfold world record method ?

 

[Smiles]

so i seem to be having trouble with the "push" turn with either hand...
for example using your left hand to push the LUB sticker to BUR or mirror that with your right hand
it seems like i just can't push it far enough and it's super uncomfortable. i've been using it for a few OH PLL algs but it's super hard to do.
do i just have small hands or something?

 

[TDM]

so i seem to be having trouble with the "push" turn with either hand...
for example using your left hand to push the LUB sticker to BUR or mirror that with your right hand
it seems like i just can't push it far enough and it's super uncomfortable. i've been using it for a few OH PLL algs but it's super hard to do.
do i just have small hands or something?

Have you tried pushing FUL to LUB instead? I use that and find it much easier. I don't use your fingertrick at all.

 

[giorgi]

Hello guys I have recently ordered Rubik's clock from here http://cubezz.com/Buy-4151-Magic+Clock+Puzzle.html but it has arrived with different design like this https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw...2Fcube-related-rubiks-clock_c230.html;750;695 My question is are you aloud to use one of this clocks in official WCA competition thanks!

 

[Smiles]

Have you tried pushing FUL to LUB instead? I use that and find it much easier. I don't use your fingertrick at all.

yeah i do that already :/ this push isn't for normal U turns just sometimes.
plus i seem to see people doing it all the time. its not the standard U turn but it can be useful for like U R' + cube rotation or L U'

 

[goodatthis]

Hello guys I have recently ordered Rubik's clock from here http://cubezz.com/Buy-4151-Magic+Clock+Puzzle.html but it has arrived with different design like this https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw...2Fcube-related-rubiks-clock_c230.html;750;695 My question is are you aloud to use one of this clocks in official WCA competition thanks!

Yep, the wca rules say you can use different faceplates if you want. Also, I'd recommend putting that link in a spoiler, it's really big.

 

[Please Dont Ask]

What the heck do you mean by screwing it in wrong?

Ahhhhh How do i explain it ....
Ok ... now i have screwed in a screw
and when i rotate that side the core kinda wobbles
so when i assemble the 7x7 am i gonna have problems rotating it ????
Hope my explanation is right

 

[PJKCuber]

I have a question about 4x4. What is double parity? Are there different algs that solve both the parity cases at once? Is it all right if I use the Lucas Double Parity alg for OLL Parity? Will it affect PLL?

 

[guysensei1]

I have a question about 4x4. What is double parity? Are there different algs that solve both the parity cases at once? Is it all right if I use the Lucas Double Parity alg for OLL Parity? Will it affect PLL?

Oh, you're back. Double parity is when you have both OLL and PLL parity at the same time. There are algs that solve both at once. (Go on YouTube and look for Antoine cantin's 'how to sub-3 OLL parity' video)

I'm not sure what the Lucas double parity one is.