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[HavoCentral]

Rw' U2 Rw U2 Lw' U2 Lw Rw U2 Rw U2 Rw' U2 x U2 Rw2 U2 x' (25,16)
The algorithm is performed exactly the same on odd cubes.

the only problem i see is the Lw Rw. Regrip and costs time. but otherwise very unique.

 

[ahmedkl]

Help cube issue

I have a random cube all it has is a really good spin . I made a mistake my putting Vaseline on it and now its moving so hard . Is there any way to clean it up? I just cleaned it with hope and washed with hot water now waiting for it to get dry.:confused:

lol i am too much addicted to it . Bought another cube this one is fast and has good corner cutting too . anyway i still want to fix my old cube so what should I do?

 

[da25centz]

you were right to wash out the vaseline, but when it dries you will want to take a paper towel and make sure to get all of it out, there may still be some stuck in under pieces or on the core. After it has dried and you put it back together, it would probably be a good idea to lube it with some silicone based lube, like jigaloo or CRC

 

[edw0010]

Arghh, good old vasaline!!! 'da25centz' has said everything I would, dry it really well, and get any excess vasaline off with paper towel, then put it back together and try a silicone based lube

 

[irontwig]

lolissueandvaseline

 

[Godmil]

My F2L sucks, I deliberately never learned how to do 'd' moves cause I thought they were pointless and awkward, but now I'm starting to wonder if I've picked the wrong path, and doing lots of d's will be quicker in the long run than lots of cube rotations. Should I force myself to use only d's, or is it ok to stick with cube rotations, or do most people have a happy mix of the two?

 

[ilikecubing]

is there any algorithm which covers all fingertricks?

 

[RyanReese09]

Asked this a while ago..but..what's a good OH cube to use? thinking about using an FII

 

[EricReese]

Ive heard from pretty much everyone that the FII is an amazing OH cube. Just saying. Basically all the OH cubers I know either use Guhong or FII

My F2L sucks, I deliberately never learned how to do 'd' moves cause I thought they were pointless and awkward, but now I'm starting to wonder if I've picked the wrong path, and doing lots of d's will be quicker in the long run than lots of cube rotations. Should I force myself to use only d's, or is it ok to stick with cube rotations, or do most people have a happy mix of the two?

Or....you can learn how to insert F2L pairs from different angles. No one uses d moves to set up an easy insertion. Just learn how to insert from different angles..

 

[Godmil]

No one uses d moves to set up an easy insertion. Just learn how to insert from different angles..

Really? I thought lots of people did d moves in the F2L. So how would you reinsert this case: R U R' U' y' ?
(I may be going about F2L all wrong)

 

[EricReese]

I assume if I do that case backwards thenn I will run into the case? What position am I doing that case from? Please be more elaborate .................

Basically, you only rotate if your insertion case includes an F move or a B move. -_-

 

[Godmil]

Sorry, I ment using that as a set up. My main problem was... when an insertion requires a F or B, should I rotate the cube or just do a d/d', I can't work out which is a better/faster technique.

So with the set up R U R' U' y', I could either go U y R U' R' or d L U' L' (does it just come down to personal preference, or is one method much better for lookahead/speed?)

 

[EricReese]

No one uses d moves..they are so slow. If you are going off badmephistos F2L pdf document where they have a lot of d and d' moves then ignore them.

These are not end all be all rules. Whatever cubing style you have can work.

 

[Godmil]

OK cool, thanks, that's what I was wanting to know
Badmephisto's F2L sheet was in my mind (I'd worked out my own way of doing things before looking at that sheet, then when I saw it I was worried I was doing it wrong), but I was also thinking of an old video by faz when he said about never doing y2's, it should always be a y with a d - which seemed weird.

 

[EricReese]

If you learn how to insert from different angles then there is no need for a y2 anyway. Just learn how to do it. But he is correct. If you have some crazy desire to do that and you need to y2, it is faster to just do the d's.

 

[HavoCentral]

Is keeping special edition cubes in their original packaging worth it, or is it okay to take them out and make sure the stickers and cube don't get worn?

because I just ordered a hellraiser cube and want to solve it XD

 

[cuberkid10]

Do you honestly think you could resell it. I think you should play with it. Thats what puzzles are for.

 

[James Ludlow]

everything. the 3x3 phase is particularly bad

No.

I'd say that his 3x3 is pretty avg for his total time.

I get near 40 seconds for 5x5 3x3 and i avg sub2.30. That is particularly bad.

 

[~Phoenix Death~]

Asked this a while ago..but..what's a good OH cube to use? thinking about using an FII

F-II, if you'r hands can handle it.
The Alpha Micro 47mm is good as well. I think it's better than the Mini C.

 

[RyanReese09]

F-II, if you'r hands can handle it.
The Alpha Micro 47mm is good as well. I think it's better than the Mini C.

if by "your hands can handle it" you mean if my hands are big enough, then don't worry. i've been told my hands are huge

well, getting fII now (that's the same as shenshou fII right?)