The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[sa11297]

why is lmgtfy not allowed? and does popbuying sell from china also? it does right? so whats the point for that company to have two sites?

 

[danthecuber]

They're owned by the same company. The only difference is that Popbuying doesn't accept PayPal, whilst Lightake does. I think Popbuying was closed, though, and something is wrong with Lightake's server.

???????? works fine for me. and they have X-cube 4s too! haven't found them in stock anywhere else.

 

[AvidCuber]

What's a good 4x4 BLD tutorial?

Daniel Sheppard has just come out with a 4BLD tutorial, with comm centres and r2 edges here.

For megaminx, is a set of algorithms for orienting corners in 2 looks?
Also for permuting corners in 2 looks?

So far I have seen algs for orienting or permuting ALL at once, and I don't want to learn that many algs.
Other solutions I see just solve 1 piece at a time. That's too slow.
I just want a nice, middle of the road method.
I'm only interested in corners for now.

I don't know of 2-look corner orientation, but the first page of this guide might be helpful for 2-look PLL.

 

[Zarxrax]

I don't know of 2-look corner orientation, but the first page of this guide might be helpful for 2-look PLL.

Thanks but I've already been looking that. That just seems to be a "solve 1 piece at a time" permutation method. Quite odd since its listed as an advanced solution.
If I have to orient the pieces 1 at a time and then permute 1 at a time, thats potentially 10 steps just for the corners.

 

[AustinReed]

My Square-1 has stickers, except for the white side. It is a white cube. Is it competition legal?

 

[danthecuber]

My Square-1 has stickers, except for the white side. It is a white cube. Is it competition legal?

3e) The colours of puzzles must be solid, the same per colour, and clearly distinct from other colours.* 3e1) The stickers/tiles/textures/paint may show an image (in one colour), as long as all stickers/tiles/textures/paint of a colour have the image and the same image.

There you go

 

[~Adam~]

I ordered a white Dayan + MF8 from WitEden 2 months ago.
Since then a package has been sent and received from them (took about 4 weeks).
They just said contact your local postal service but they have no knowledge of it.
What should I do now? Should I just bite the bullet and order another one?

 

[danthecuber]

I ordered a white Dayan + MF8 from WitEden 2 months ago.
Since then a package has been sent and received from them (took about 4 weeks).
They just said contact your local postal service but they have no knowledge of it.
What should I do now? Should I just bite the bullet and order another one?

If you still want the Dayan+MF8, you should order another one. But remember their are other formidable options out their too such as X-Cube, Shengshou, and MiniQJ

 

[~Adam~]

I have 2 X-cubes and a mini QJ. I like my GFs Dayan slightly more but it's black and I have a specific colour scheme on white cubes.
So just order another one and eat the $20 loss? If it does turn up happy days I have 2?

 

[RyanReese09]

What's a good 4x4 BLD tutorial?

Daniel (Kinch2002) has made a tutorial as of a few days ago. Go search.

http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Square-1_Speedsolving_Methods

Check out some of those external links

Thanks.

 

[uberCuber]

why is lmgtfy not allowed?

because usually people just use it to be an ass, basically as a rude way of telling someone to go search themselves instead of actually giving that person an answer of some kind.

 

[danthecuber]

because usually people just use it to be an ass, basically as a rude way of telling someone to go search themselves instead of actually giving that person an answer of some kind.

But the thing is that I did give an answer in addition to the lmgtfy

 

[uberCuber]

But the thing is that I did give an answer in addition to the lmgtfy

I wasn't saying that you were using it in that way, I was just saying that is the reason most people use it.

 

[danthecuber]

I wasn't saying that you were using it in that way, I was just saying that is the reason most people use it.

Sorry for the misunderstanding.

 

[hic0057]

Is there any good tutorials for intuitive Ell
http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/ELL

 

[danthecuber]

Is there any good tutorials for intuitive Ell
http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/ELL

From what I understand, isn't it extremely hard to to anything intuitively on the last layer. If you turn anything besides AUF, you mess up f2l

 

[hic0057]

From what I understand, isn't it extremely hard to to anything intuitively on the last layer. If you turn anything besides AUF, you mess up f2l

You just use a combination of M and Us so you only effect 1 edge and do some magicial stuff. Read the link I gave.

 

[danthecuber]

You just use a combination of M and Us so you only effect 1 edge and do some magicial stuff. Read the link I gave.

I couldn't find an intuitive guide but I found These algorithms hope they are helpful

 

[HavoCentral]

For megaminx, is a set of algorithms for orienting corners in 2 looks?
Also for permuting corners in 2 looks?

So far I have seen algs for orienting or permuting ALL at once, and I don't want to learn that many algs.
Other solutions I see just solve 1 piece at a time. That's too slow.
I just want a nice, middle of the road method.
I'm only interested in corners for now.

For corners OLL, learn these 3 algs, they are practically the same, with setup moves.

* 2 adjacent corners - Rotate U/F/L counterclockwise (CC) and U/F/R clockwise (C):
L- (R+ BR+) (BL- BR-) (R- BR+) (BL+ BR-) L+

* 2 adjacent corners - Rotate U/F/R C and U/R/BR CC:
(R+ BR+) (BL- BR-) (R- BR+) (BL+ BR-) (Note - this is the same as the previous alg without the L turns)

* 3 non-adjacent corners - Rotate U/F/L, U/L/BL, and U/R/BR CC:
F+ (R+ BR+) (BL- BR-) (R- BR+) (BL+ BR-) F-

When used correctly they can be used for 2LOCLL

For corners, I'd recommend the commutators approach, rather than algs.
Like R D R' (AUF) R D' R' (AUF) etc.


with practice, it is as fast as algs, and definitely faster than two algs.

Is there any good tutorials for intuitive Ell
http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/ELL

If there is a tutorial, then It isn't really intuitive.
Intuitive means figuring it out yourself.

A tutorial would most likely just teach you algs, which would make it not intuitive.

 

[Zarxrax]

Ok thanks Havo, I will take your advice.