The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[mns112]

I need a Good RUF J perm and which lube is good for pieces (slightly gummy)

 

[Calode]

I need a Good RUF J perm and which lube is good for pieces (slightly gummy)

Ja: F U' (R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F') R U R' F'
(the part in parentheses is from the T perm)

Jb: R U R' F' (R U R' U') R' F R2 U' R' U'

 

[scottishcuber]

I think I'll just get the Moyu. I hate how many videos say that you need to take out the ball bearings on the SS for it to be good. Many people say that the Shengshou Skewb locks up a lot. Yes, I used to live in Hopkins, Minnesota.

Moyu > SS with its own ball bearings in. So get moyu.

 

[Lazy Einstein]

Moyu > SS with its own ball bearings in. So get moyu.

Can you explain what is bad about the ball bearings? and why ppl say LanLan springs? Does it make finger tricks harder or do you lock up more? Or is it just a general feel that it is nicer without BB

 

[guysensei1]

Can you explain what is bad about the ball bearings? and why ppl say LanLan springs? Does it make finger tricks harder or do you lock up more? Or is it just a general feel that it is nicer without BB

The ball bearings themselves don't really matter. It's the springs.

 

[Michael Womack]

Does anyone here feel like trying to start a cubing shop?

I do.

 

[TDM]

Does anybody know the UWR for OLL parity? I'm guessing something like 1.7x?

 

[scottishcuber]

The ball bearings themselves don't really matter. It's the springs.

Can you explain what is bad about the ball bearings? and why ppl say LanLan springs? Does it make finger tricks harder or do you lock up more? Or is it just a general feel that it is nicer without BB

Yeah it's really the springs...all the ball bearings from the 3 brands are identical but the springs vary in strength. SS springs are the toughest and makes the puzzle have a very loud and harsh click with each turn. Moyu springs are a lot softer and the lanlans are slightly softer than moyu. Moyu is best out of the box - I currently use mine with no bearings.

edit: Louis i have a 1.8x with a shengshou on cam but it doesn't preserve the FR f2l slot. So I think i could get a 1.7 with that alg. Id be more interested in lucas parity in particular.

 

[kcl]

I gotta say my Moyu and lanlan are tied for performance now. I get sub 4ish with both now. Still can't decide.

 

[TDM]

edit: Louis i have a 1.8x with a shengshou on cam but it doesn't preserve the FR f2l slot. So I think i could get a 1.7 with that alg. Id be more interested in lucas parity in particular.

I was really thinking of one that preserved F2L, but I didn't really care about anything else in the LL, just like most OLL parity algs that people use in solves. I use a double parity alg. What's your alg? I've been practising OBLBL a bit recently, and as that finishes with Petrus your alg sounds like it could be useful for that.
I know there are people about twice as fast as me at stuff like 3x3/4x4, so I using that logic I was thinking that if I can get sub-3 quite easily then sub-1.5 at least once wouldn't be hard, especially compared to me using my old, unmodded, untensioned SS (and it was lubed about three days ago with Maru, so it probably isn't really lubed either). But maybe sub-1.5 is a bit too fast for OLL parity...

 

[scottishcuber]

ocool did I show you that alg? I'm sure i posted it at some point.

and trust me, sub1.5 is ridiculous. I can't even sub1.5 adj PLL parity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbtnRo1Adr4&list=UUXEBRb0Qv7M7E6E9Wp7fZ-Q
(Rw' U Rw' U' Rw2) (R' U' Rw' U') (R U2 Rw' U') (Rw' U2 Rw' U2 Rw')...flips UF

on second thought i dont think i can execute this faster, in the video it was almost flawless...and shengshous are faster than aosus.

 

[TDM]

ocool did I show you that alg? I'm sure i posted it at some point.

and trust me, sub1.5 is ridiculous. I can't even sub1.5 adj PLL parity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbtnRo1Adr4&list=UUXEBRb0Qv7M7E6E9Wp7fZ-Q
(Rw' U Rw' U' Rw2) (R' U' Rw' U') (R U2 Rw' U') (Rw' U2 Rw' U2 Rw')...flips UF

on second thought i dont think i can execute this faster, in the video it was almost flawless...and shengshous are faster than aosus.

I think someone else may have posted the front/back mirror of it, and you posted the mirror... or something like that. I can remember you being involved somehow when I found it, but not much more than that. I've only just started using it...
And yeah, sub-1.5 is almost impossible. You'd need >10 TPS.

 

[hkpnkp]

this is a question to all the sub -10 cubers - - During look ahead which piece do you identify first -a corner or an edge ?

 

[slinky773]

this is a question to all the sub -10 cubers - - During look ahead which piece do you identify first -a corner or an edge ?

That is called corner bias and edge bias. There was a conversation started by Chris Hardwick earlier in this thread here.

 

[CriticalCubing]

Foe skewb, should I learn Sarah Beginner or any other method?

 

[guysensei1]

Foe skewb, should I learn Sarah Beginner or any other method?

Go straight to Sarah intermediate.

 

[PJKCuber]

Yulong or Liying or Weilong? I like light and fast cubes with good M slices.

 

[guysensei1]

Yulong or Liying or Weilong? I like light and fast cubes with good M slices.

Weilong all the way!

Or you could just stick to what you have. Can't be that bad for roux.

 

[PJKCuber]

Did Bernett Orlando stop cubing?

 

[Bhargav777]

Yes, but he might give a surprise visit to a few competitions when he's free though.