The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Vinny]

I feel kind nooby asking these, but what is freeslice and what is zeroing?

 

[Mike Hughey]

free slice
zeroing

 

[TiLiMayor]

What are the differences between the MF8 Megaminx v1 and v2?

Bump&Bonus:
Is there an standard color scheme for Megaminx?

 

[zenzzzz]

http://www.lightake.com/detail.do/sku.U_Shape_Pillow_Rest_Support_Blinder_Earplug_for_Travel-25671

Is this worth ??

 

[Bapao]

How do transition stickers work...seriously...

 

[uberCuber]

Most people use T/J perm and Y perm even for 2x2. There are shorter algs, but not as fast.

I can definitely do the shorter 2x2 algs faster than the 3x3 T perm and Y perm algs.

 

[AnsonL]

with the lubix guhong on the lubixcube website.do they use the new guhong to make it or do they use the old one? i thought they are different?

 

[maggot]

How do transition stickers work...seriously...

what is a transition sticker?

with the lubix guhong on the lubixcube website.do they use the new guhong to make it or do they use the old one? i thought they are different?

the old one

 

[AnsonL]

can u still get the old guhongs?

 

[maggot]

yes. they still sell old guhongs. they will continue to sell old guhongs. 'new guhong' does 'not' refer to them 'replacing' the old one. it refers to the POM guhong. the old guhong is made from ABS plastic and the new one is made from POM material. its a new model, not a discontinuation of the old. many people prefer the ABS guhong and lubix uses ABS guhongs. im sure you could get a POM guhong from them, but. . yeah.

 

[AnsonL]

no i think the normal guhong have changed as well. i heard people say that the screw are different and the plastic is harder and locks up more and stuff.

 

[Vinny]

no i think the normal guhong have changed as well. i heard people say that the screw are different and the plastic is harder and locks up more and stuff.

The old GuHong's screws are black and the new ones are silver. I don't really notice much of a difference between my two, though.

 

[TiLiMayor]

Also, the new Guhong has a different to keep sub-pieces together, there is a little triangle like piece that keeps corners together.

What are the differences between the MF8 Megaminx v1 and v2?

Bump&Bonus:
Is there an standard color scheme for Megaminx?

Re-bump

 

[Cool Frog]

Hmm.. Should I build center lines solve 8 opposite edges then solve center and then pair the remaining 4 edges?
Or, Solve centers then do 2223 edge pairing?
Each one has its own advantages.

 

[RyanReese09]

Does any fast solvers just use 2pairing for the edges in 4x4x4?

What exactly is AvG method for edges? Is it just 2pairing? I think I'd be good with it since I have a pretty fast 4x4x4 time but I suck with freeslicing ;_;.

 

[Bapao]

what is a transition sticker?

Apparently it's the clear sticker sheets delivered with some DIY cubes (DaYan cubes for example). They're supposed to enable you to transfer the stickers to the cube so that things turn out really straight...

 

[JianhanC]

What is the size of a Dayan 4x4 in comparison to the Tiled QJ 4x4?

 

[Andreaillest]

What is the size of a Dayan 4x4 in comparison to the Tiled QJ 4x4?

They're about the same size.

 

[Mike Hughey]

What exactly is AvG method for edges? Is it just 2pairing? I think I'd be good with it since I have a pretty fast 4x4x4 time but I suck with freeslicing ;_;.

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?1447-Arnaud-s-5x5x5-Edge-Pairing-method-Examples
It's basically 2 pairing, but with the concept of a semi-pair always being maintained and a few simple tricks that make it very efficient.

The surprising thing about AvG is that its move count is really almost as good as freeslicing, provided you've learned to do it at the advanced level ("expert" level is not necessary). (In fact, Arnaud usually had better move counts than the really fast 5x5x5 solvers using freeslicing in most of the threads when we've counted such things!) In my opinion, the only reason freeslicing can beat AvG on move count is because it's more likely with freeslicing that you can get lucky cases. It seems like it's really hard for freeslicing to beat AvG on movecount by much (if at all) on 5x5x5, but as you get bigger, it seems like the lucky cases become more common, so it seems intuitive that freeslicing would get a little better on movecount as the size of the cube goes up.

The real benefit to freeslicing is probably that you have more options (which can improve lookahead); with AvG, unless you "freestyle" it (as Mátyás may have done back in the day when he ruled - I'm not sure anyone really knows for sure how his method worked, but on videos, it sure looked a lot like AvG), there's generally only one correct piece to be looking for at any given time, while with freeslice you can choose from several possibilities.

That's actually what seems to kill me with freeslicing - I get indecisive when I see two or three possible pieces to go for next, and so I pause - often badly. Lately I've been trying to be less "smart" when freeslicing, and my times have improved.

Is there an standard color scheme for Megaminx?

I think it's fairly safe to answer "no" to this. Here are a couple of threads that have possible answers for color schemes:
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?22168-good-color-schemes-for-megaminx
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...Conventional-Color-Scheme-for-the-QJ-Megaminx
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?15725-Cubesmith-Megaminx-Color-Order
But my old Chinaminxes and my new MF8 both have a color scheme that's different from those, and the Chinaminxes and the MF8 have essentially the same color scheme. When solving, I always remember "Bypgr", which is the order of colors counterclockwise around the white face (blue - yellow - purple - green - red).

 

[EricReese]

edit: <deletes ignorant post>

Thought Ryan was still talking about 4x4 with AvG ;-;