The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[cuber952]

When you get an infraction it says it is worth so many points. What are these points for?

 

[EricReese]

Once you get 10 points you win the game

 

[cuber952]

Once you get 10 points you win the game

What do you win?

 

[ilikecubing]

Tension and lube it for sure. I just lubed it again, after a few months, and it's much better. Also, when I got it, it seemed to have internal pops, so I played with the tensions, and that made it great.

Lube it with either shock oil or lubix. A great way to break it in is to tighten it all the way, then play around with it for a while.

Any idea on how to lube it? I have never even dissambled it.

 

[EricReese]

You win a exclusive V-Cube 4.

 

[ImJustANubCuber]

Any idea on how to lube it? I have never even dissambled it.

if u have shock oil, just put some inside it.
with lubix, apply same steps w/ a 3x3 (apply to core, then reassemble and add 1 drop to surfaces.

 

[miniGOINGS]

I posted this as a thread, however I was told to post it as a one answer...
This is about the 4x4(I forgot to specify in the post):
Hi, I was wondering if there is a pure dedge flip that I can use that does not mess with centers at all OR swaps them in a perpendicular to the dedge being flipped, so that you can do something like r parity r' without it messing up the centers. Sorry if there is a post somewhere about this, I couldnt find one.

All dedge flip algorithms must affect centers somehow. The interchangeability of center pieces is what makes "OLL parity" possible on a 4x4.

 

[cuBerBruce]

I posted this as a thread, however I was told to post it as a one answer...
This is about the 4x4(I forgot to specify in the post):
Hi, I was wondering if there is a pure dedge flip that I can use that does not mess with centers at all OR swaps them in a perpendicular to the dedge being flipped, so that you can do something like r parity r' without it messing up the centers. Sorry if there is a post somewhere about this, I couldnt find one.

All dedge flip algorithms must affect centers somehow. The interchangeability of center pieces is what makes "OLL parity" possible on a 4x4.

Wrong! Pure edge swap can be done without affecting centers. In the yahoo blindsolving group, cmhardw mentioned the following alg, but it's just the standard alg followed by a 3x3x3 supercube alg for rotating the U center 180 degrees.

r2 B2 U2 l U2 r' U2 r U2 F2 r F2 l' B2 r2 R L U2 L' R' U' R L U2 L' R' U'

I imagine better algs exist. Since the standard alg only affects the U centers, you could do something like r F' z parity z' F r' for the case you mentioned. I note that cmowla's "Holy Grail" algorithm only affects L centers so r holy_grail r' would work.

 

[miniGOINGS]

Wrong! Pure edge swap can be done without affecting centers. In the yahoo blindsolving group, cmhardw mentioned the following alg, but it's just the standard alg followed by a 3x3x3 supercube alg for rotating the U center 180 degrees.

r2 B2 U2 l U2 r' U2 r U2 F2 r F2 l' B2 r2 R L U2 L' R' U' R L U2 L' R' U'

I imagine better algs exist. Since the standard alg only affects the U centers, you could do something like r F' z parity z' F r' for the case you mentioned. I note that cmowla's "Holy Grail" algorithm only affects L centers so r holy_grail r' would work.

Hmm, I guess I don't understand parity as well as I would like to think. How is it so that only 2 pieces can be switched?

 

[EricReese]

On 4x4 you can switch 2 pieces only..thats a thing with even cubes

This is my pure 2flip alg

r U2 r U2 r' U2 r U2 l' U2 r U2 r' U2 M r' U2 r'

 

[vcuber13]

wrong, you cant do it on a 6x6, only 4x4

 

[MaeLSTRoM]

wrong, you cant do it on a 6x6, only 4x4

Actually it is possible on a 6x6, just use the innermost layers for the r and l turns. This is true of ALL even cubes.

 

[vcuber13]

Actually it is possible on a 6x6, just use the innermost layers for the r and l turns. This is true of ALL even cubes.

what about the outer wings?

 

[EricReese]

wrong, you cant do it on a 6x6, only 4x4

.................???

 

[sa11297]

if you solve a magic the same way every time, why is there a beginners and an advanced method? is this a good one(to start with)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6o1op0mYK8&feature=feedf

 

[Vinny]

if you solve a magic the same way every time, why is there a beginners and an advanced method? is this a good one(to start with)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6o1op0mYK8&feature=feedf

I would just go right to th advanced method, there's no point in learning the other method.

 

[MichaelP.]

if you solve a magic the same way every time, why is there a beginners and an advanced method? is this a good one(to start with)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6o1op0mYK8&feature=feedf

Their aren't really beginner and advanced methods. It's just if you want an easy-to-learn, not-so-fast method then you can use a beginner's one.

 

[sa11297]

yeah i just watched different videos and advanced looks just as easy and cool

 

[vcuber13]

On 4x4 you can switch 2 pieces only..thats a thing with even cubes

This is my pure 2flip alg

r2 U2 r2 U2 r' U2 r U2 l' U2 r U2 r' U2 M r' U2 r'

alg doesnt work

 

[Godmil]

alg doesnt work

The first two r's aren't r2's but still that moves centre pieces.