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[NicoCuber]

Is my Dayan Zhanchi Original?

Is my Dayan Zhanchi Original???

link from where I buy

http://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar...n-zanchi-ideal-speedcubers-_JM#!califications


Hello, I bought a few weeks ago a Dayan Zhanchi Cube ... But I have doubts that it is not orginal .... To begin with it does not have the card...and the cube produces many POPs (1 or 2 times a day).

My zhanchi:

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Video:

Is my Dayan Zhanchi original??

 

[Godmil]

Is my Dayan Zhanchi Original???

The video doesn't work. Not all ZhanChi's come with cards. What do the pieces look like, I don't think there is anyone making replica ZhanChi's so if the pieces look like a zhanchi then it probably is fine, Have you tensioned it? some cubes come from the factory with wildly uneven tensions (like one side is really loose), which is difficult to tell unless you take it appart, but will results in terrible pops.

 

[NicoCuber]

The video doesn't work. Not all ZhanChi's come with cards. What do the pieces look like, I don't think there is anyone making replica ZhanChi's so if the pieces look like a zhanchi then it probably is fine, Have you tensioned it? some cubes come from the factory with wildly uneven tensions (like one side is really loose), which is difficult to tell unless you take it appart, but will results in terrible pops.

The video is uploading.....it'll work

 

[Chrisandstuff]

The pieces look like your noraml zhanchi and maybe its your tensioning I just got me a new zhanchi stickerless and this one actually popped on me but its alot looser tensioning then my white zhanchi. Im pretty sure you got an actual zhanchi but if there is someone making rip off zhanchis then they did a really good job with the piece replication.

 

[Ickenicke]

It looks original.

 

[FinnGamer]

I just did a Cross/F2L/LL ao12. What should I improve?
Cross:2.63
F2L:7.93
LL: 5.14
Of course this isn't 100% accurate, because I normally don't have inspection times between steps. I average 16-17 sec.

 

[Rpotts]

Everything.

 

[FinnGamer]

Everything.

So nothing in particular? No time irregular from the others=

 

[Ninja Storm]

There's nothing that really stands out, just keep improving slowly. Although, your LL seems a bit slow, but it's not that important.

 

[Cheese11]

I just did a Cross/F2L/LL ao12. What should I improve?
Cross:2.63
F2L:7.93
LL: 5.14
Of course this isn't 100% accurate, because I normally don't have inspection times between steps. I average 16-17 sec.

Your F2L.

 

[Cubetastic]

Should I switch to roux? With an 18 second second cfop average could I be better with roux and alot of practice? Would I have learn alot of algs?

 

[Phlippieskezer]

Should I switch to roux?

That is up to you. Choose whichever method you prefer. You're never too slow/fast to switch, really.

With an 18 second second cfop average could I be better with roux and alot of practice?

Yes, but you could also be better by simply practising CFOP more, and learning new tricks related to it. Neither is really faster than the other ("methods don't have speeds"). It's up to your personal preference.
I say at least try it, though. The block-building and Roux-related tricks you learn will most likely help regardless of which method you choose. (Block-building can still help CFOP)

Would I have to learn alot of algs?

No, not starting out. Although, if you want to get good, you'd need ~48, but I only started learning CMLL when I hit ~20 seconds.

 

[Cheese11]

Should I switch to roux? With an 18 second second cfop average could I be better with roux and alot of practice? Would I have learn alot of algs?

I would try it out if I were you. With lot's of practice you could get very good.

 

[Ickathu]

Should I switch to roux? With an 18 second second cfop average could I be better with roux and alot of practice? Would I have learn alot of algs?

Sure.
No.
Yes.
Maybe.


Seriously, up to you. Try out a bunch of methods (CFOP, Roux, Petrus, ZZ, columns first, etc) and see which one you like the best. Not which one is fastest, because "methods don't have speeds" [don't you love being quoted all the time, Alex?], but which one you like most.

 

[drewsopchak]

Should I switch to roux? With an 18 second second cfop average could I be better with roux and alot of practice? Would I have learn alot of algs?

You only have to learn 42 algs for cmll which really isn't that much. If you turn slowly, then the low movecount of roux might help.

 

[Phlippieskezer]

[don't you love being quoted all the time, Alex?]

I don't know who Alex is, but I'm pretty sure Thom Barlow/Kirjava said it first, not that it really matters (nor is it that original a quotation, frankly).

 

[Ickathu]

I don't know who Alex is, but I'm pretty sure Thom Barlow/Kirjava said it first, not that it really matters (nor is it that original a quotation, frankly).

Well I'm Alex, but I was referring to 5BLD/Alex (alexander?) Lau. I'm pretty sure that he was the first, but I could be mistaken.

 

[drewsopchak]

Well I'm Alex, but I was referring to 5BLD/Alex (alexander?) Lau. I'm pretty sure that he was the first, but I could be mistaken.

It's neither here nor there.

 

[Penguinstorm300]

On jflysim, how do you control the inner slices of bigger cubes (6x6x6 and 7x7x7)?

 

[MarcelP]

Alternative for cubetimer.com?

Hi Guys,

Since I can't connect to the website right now I want to know if there is a similar online cube timer?