The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Ickenicke]

avg of 100 is enough imo

 

[drewsopchak]

Typically after an average of 100 will people say they're sub-n. However, I think that a second avg100 should be done to ensure that the first avg100 wasn't lots of luck.

100 solves are plenty. Your not going to get 100 good scrambles or something.

 

[Tristan97tfj]

Why does it say on the scroll bar in the menu with all the world records that the workd record for 2x2 is 0.96 instead of 0.69

 

[uberCuber]

100 solves are plenty. Your not going to get 100 good scrambles or something.

You are trying to break the sub-15 barrier. Three days you get avg100's of 15.14, 15.09, 15.10. The next day you are inexplicably doing extremely well at everything, and get 14.95. The next four days, 15.06, 15.10, 15.08, 15.08. Of course you must be able to call yourself sub-15, right? Who cares that you averaged sub-15 only one day, and were not sub-15 the next four days in a row? You did get a hundred straight solves that averaged to sub-15, and you are obviously not going to get that many good scrambles!

The point is, you can have days every once in a while when, for whatever reason, you seem to be focusing way better than you normally do, and just because you get a sub-x average on one of these days, regardless of if it was of 12 solves or 500, you are not necessarily sub-x in general.

 

[stevecho816]

If you lube a cube and leave it on a place that is too cold or too hot, will it affect the cube and the lube?

 

[drewsopchak]

If you lube a cube and leave it on a place that is too cold or too hot, will it affect the cube and the lube?

There will be no long term affect on the cube.

 

[Raiz]

I lubed my SS 6X6 with CRC and some sides are slugish ad really slow. How can i fix this?

 

[Rpotts]

Break it in more, if it's still sluggish take it apart and clean out the lube, maybe try again using less lube or trying to apply it more evenly.

 

[Cubetastic]

Asked this yesterday and nobody seemed to have answered it or I just can't find the answer once again.
I'm at a block with my 4x4 times. I've done hundreds of solves and practiced alot and cannot seem to improve. I've also down a breakdown of all the steps in my solves.
Centers Average: 17.97
Edge Pairing Average: 40.965
3x3 Step Average: 30.823
What should I work on and how can I improve to get past this seemingly impossible task for me? Thanks in advance.

 

[Raiz]

just keep practicing, look ahead, slow solves, finger tricks, new ways to do algs or find new ways to do a certian step. do advance edge pairing and advance center pairing

 

[WhipeeDip]

For 2 look PLL, do I really need to learn the CW Corner 3-Cycle?
I have just finished memorizing 4LLL except the CW Corner 3-Cycle which is on this sheet http://badmephisto.com/2LookPLL.pdf .
I have never ever found a case yet that required the CW Corner 3-Cycle, so would I be fine not learning this algorithm?

 

[Cheese11]

For 2 look PLL, do I really need to learn the CW Corner 3-Cycle?
I have just finished memorizing 4LLL except the CW Corner 3-Cycle which is on this sheet http://badmephisto.com/2LookPLL.pdf .
I have never ever found a case yet that required the CW Corner 3-Cycle, so would I be fine not learning this algorithm?

I would learn it. It's on the sheet for a reason.

 

[uberCuber]

For 2 look PLL, do I really need to learn the CW Corner 3-Cycle?
I have just finished memorizing 4LLL except the CW Corner 3-Cycle which is on this sheet http://badmephisto.com/2LookPLL.pdf .
I have never ever found a case yet that required the CW Corner 3-Cycle, so would I be fine not learning this algorithm?

Wait what
Do you know a counter-clockwise Corner 3-cycle instead?
Unless I'm really missing something, you can't do 2-look PLL in the majority of cases without knowing one or the other

 

[tasguitar7]

Less than two weeks ago, a very good lubix guhong v2 was ruined when a large dr. pepper fountain drink was spilled all over it, making it to the core. Since then I have referred to it as the "dead guhong". It is very sad. Is there anyway to get the dry, sticky, dead feel to go away or is the cube done?

 

[BlueDevil]

So I've got some sticker-sized pieces of paper that I want to use to make a Duke Rubik's cube. My only issue is how do I put the little pieces of paper on the cube.

I tried one sticker with super-glue, and it was not too easy. If I continued with that, I would probably be stuck to the cube by the end of it.

So, how do you suggest I put these 'stickers' on?

 

[robosariobo777]

Less than two weeks ago, a very good lubix guhong v2 was ruined when a large dr. pepper fountain drink was spilled all over it, making it to the core. Since then I have referred to it as the "dead guhong". It is very sad. Is there anyway to get the dry, sticky, dead feel to go away or is the cube done?

Well. Try dissasembling the cube and then putting it in soapy water. You can scrub the pieces and that might help. I believe Memyselfandpi has a tutorial on how to do this and then lube it. But try some soapy water

 

[Godmil]

For 2 look PLL, do I really need to learn the CW Corner 3-Cycle?
I have just finished memorizing 4LLL except the CW Corner 3-Cycle which is on this sheet http://badmephisto.com/2LookPLL.pdf .
I have never ever found a case yet that required the CW Corner 3-Cycle, so would I be fine not learning this algorithm?

No, for 2 look you only need a single corner 3 cycle for when you have one set of headlights, and for when there are no headlights some thing like a Y perm or E perm.

 

[YrMyKnight]

Making sure my cube won't pop during an actual competition

I'm going to have a yearly unofficial competition organised by our school teachers soon.(like in one week)
I've lubed my guhong 2 weeks ago,its still godly.
Problem is, it pops like once every five solves. I prefer it over my zhanchi because the zhanchi doesn't feel right on me.
I can do sub 16 on my guhong,with my zhanchi,my avgs are only sub 20s.

Anything I can do about it? Or should i just stick to my zhanchi. (4 secs matters a lot cuz most of the cubers in my school are sub 14-20)

PS: The competition will be held during the assemble,i wont want my cube poping in front of the whole crowd :fp

 

[Zarxrax]

Tighten it.

 

[Genesis]

Go slow or mod it such that the Zhanchi torpedoes fit in Guhong
(I am assuming the tension is perfect to you so you are not going to meddle with it)