The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[freshcuber]

Would you put maru smooth tiles on the guhong or wait until you get 1/2 bright cubesmith stickers to put on them? It's a brand new guhong but the stickers are really crooked.

Tiles aren't as good for speedsolving as stickers. They're slippery. Wait for the Cubesmith

 

[Dillonzer]

G perms, N perms, and F perms are now considered solved?

I'm kind of late on this but on this website
http://carrot.cubing.net/2011/08/23/wca-outlaws-g-perms-world-records-smashed/
it says that g perms, n perms, and f perms are now considered solved?

If this is true, I am extremely happy cause I hate all of those PLLs. But can anyone second this? I have never been to a comp and only average about 45 seconds.

And if it is true, tell me your views on it!

 

[IMSLOW1097]

no way. This is completely false! if you saw the date, you would see that it was from august...does this even sound realistic? wouldn't feliks' results be up by now?

 

[onlyleftname]

I need a bit of help/guidance with my Zhanchi that I got 2 days ago, right out of the box, I didn't do anything to it, mainly because it's my first speed cube and I am not very handy at modding a cube, (or anything at all) so I was wondering, what should I do to make it faster/better? I played around with it quite a lot so it should be broken in quit well by now. Also, I don't know if it came pre-lubed or not as I can't really tell, should I lube it anyway? http://www.speedcubeshop.com/apps/webstore/products/show/2524192

If you've had it for 2 days, it's not "well broken in". I'd recommend getting some form of Silicone Lubricants, such as Jig-a-Loo, CRC, Traxxas, or Lubix. Then I'd look up a tensioning guide on YouTube and tension it to your preference.

 

[avgdi]

I'm kind of late on this but on this website
http://carrot.cubing.net/2011/08/23/wca-outlaws-g-perms-world-records-smashed/
it says that g perms, n perms, and f perms are now considered solved?

If this is true, I am extremely happy cause I hate all of those PLLs. But can anyone second this? I have never been to a comp and only average about 45 seconds.

And if it is true, tell me your views on it!

That is definitely not true. The people who made that site made it with the intention of making fake, ridiculous news articles. I'm pretty sure they got the idea from some TV show, but I could be wrong about that.

 

[cubecraze1]

is the SS 8x8 a knock off to a v-6?
because of the bigger edges and corners on the outer layer

 

[collinbxyz]

is the SS 8x8 a knock off to a v-6?
because of the bigger edges and corners on the outer layer

The same general design, but different enough to not be considered a KO.

 

[Genesis]

Are the tiles of a QJ mini allowed in comps?

 

[Zane_C]

Are the tiles of a QJ mini allowed in comps?

As long as they don't exceed 1.5mm in height.

3f) Stickers/tiles/textures/paint must not be thicker than 1.5 mm, or the generally available thickness for non cube puzzles.

 

[Genesis]

As long as they don't exceed 1.5mm in height.

I am not sure about the thinkness

 

[Sa967St]

I'm kind of late on this but on this website
http://carrot.cubing.net/2011/08/23/wca-outlaws-g-perms-world-records-smashed/
it says that g perms, n perms, and f perms are now considered solved?

If this is true, I am extremely happy cause I hate all of those PLLs. But can anyone second this? I have never been to a comp and only average about 45 seconds.

And if it is true, tell me your views on it!

http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?31615-The-Carrot-is-hiring-new-staff-writers

That is definitely not true. The people who made that site made it with the intention of making fake, ridiculous news articles. I'm pretty sure they got the idea from some TV show, but I could be wrong about that.

The Onion.

 

[boblo]

zhanchi problem help plz

Hello, i am new to the forum! Um, i need some help with my zhanchi that isnt cutting corners and it popps if its even a bit loose.(i have torpedoes in.) Thank you for any help in advance!

 

[jla]

Lube it and break it in. That should sum it all up.

 

[boblo]

i have a friend that didnt lube it(from amazon) and its working fine. Why is his smooth and mine not?

 

[aaronb]

Define not cutting corners. Do you mean absolutely no corner cutting, or do you mean 15-25, which is less that most Dayans? Also Zhanchis are best at tight tensions, so just break it in, and it will get better.

 

[boblo]

well it cuts 15-25 and i dont have much exp with cubes. what does "break in" mean? does it mean to lube?

 

[asportking]

well it cuts 15-25 and i dont have much exp with cubes. what does "break in" mean? does it mean to lube?

"Breaking in" just means to use it a lot. As for your friend who didn't lube his and it worked fine, some Zhanchis come pre-lubed, so that might be why.

 

[freshcuber]

How many pieces are in an 8x8 including the hidden layer? Not including the hidden layer?

296 without the hidden layer?



Are there any scramblers for cubes larger than 7x7?

 

[gbcuber]

How many pieces are in an 8x8 including the hidden layer? Not including the hidden layer?

296 without the hidden layer?


Are there any scramblers for cubes larger than 7x7?

I know CCT has an 8x8 scrambler, but I'm not sure about the number of pieces.

 

[asportking]

If my calculations are correct, there's 296 pieces not including the hidden layer, and 380 pieces including the hidden layer.