The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[Schmidt]

Thankyou!!

how about the other case? when matching pieces are diagonally opposite each other?

Then you just move them around until it's turned into the original case.

Instead of moving around to get the original case just do:
R U R' F R' F' R
and then Uw' R U R' F R' F' R Uw

 

[cubingawsumness]

Where is the cheapest place to get a Zhanchi right now? Also are there any cube shops in or near Vancouver, B.C.?

http://thecubicle.us/dayan-zhanchi-p-32.html pretty cheap, and amazing service, so I've heard.

 

[Jaycee]

Instead of moving around to get the original case just do:
R U R' F R' F' R
and then Uw' R U R' F R' F' R Uw

That's kind of what I meant, apologies for my vagueness

 

[CubeRunner0904]

How to tell the difference between a V1 GuHong and a V2?

 

[Ninja Storm]

How to tell the difference between a V1 GuHong and a V2?

If it doesn't have torpedoes, it's probably a v1, and if it does, it's probably a v2.

However, if a v2 DOESN'T have torpedoes, THEN you're ******.

 

[Ickathu]

On 6x6, if you have the inner OLL edge parity what do you do? Flip the outers like on a 5x5 and risk getting OLL parity again or leave it alone til the end (and make one of those to colors your LL (I'm CN)), then do either outer parity or inner+pure parity?
Does that make sense?

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Thanks!

Mouse mat it's going to be

Just got my QJ timer v3 in, I can herby confirm that it WILL fit a mini mat and a stackmat. Center to center is 16.5cm on this timer.

Geez, quite a different design between v1 and v3!

 

[Solve]

Most permutations does not equal most difficult.

Sorry to bring this back up, but what do you think makes a difficult puzzle?

 

[Godmil]

Sorry to bring this back up, but what do you think makes a difficult puzzle?

tricky. adding permutations doesn't necessarily mean it's more difficult, it could mean it just takes longer to solve.
Having lots of stages each with different techniques needed could make it difficult (maybe one that could shape-shift or jumble). Being unintuitive (like a square1, or 4x4 oll parity) could make it difficult. Having tricky look ahead (pieces all over the place like a minx) could be difficult.

The most difficult puzzles I have are my Megaminx (because I can't stand the last layer), square1 (because I can't remember the algs), and my axis cube (just a 3x3 but the pieces are crazy shapes and hard to relate to their 3x3 counterparts).

If like pieces had specific permutations that would also increase the difficulty (both in algs and recognition) like a Ruben King cube. Also move restricted puzzles, like the latch cube, are a nightmare because your normal algs don't always work.

Ok, I'll make a stand and say a really difficult puzzle would be a shapeshifting jumbling Ruben King latch Petaminx

 

[Solve]

Yeah, that makes sense. Thanks for the quick reply. I think that another difficult puzzle is the Icosacopter. It's an edge-turning icosahedron that can jumble. It's not for sale though.

 

[5BLD]

I find puzzles with partial move restrictions very hard. Like latch cube and bandaged cubes.

 

[dingleb115]

i was under the impression that the 42 mm zhanchi was only released in stickerless form. In the iCubeMart checkout it has white and black options and also states that "DaYan made this Black and White cubes because this size is legal to enter competition."
I want a stickerless one. Can anyone explain this to me?

 

[Shamankian]

The 42 mm ZhanChi is in stickerless, white, black and "coloured" (like red, green, blue, yellow and such from some sites I would guess). Stickerless cubes are not competition legal because you can see pieces you wouldn't normally be able to see if you do a partial turn.

 

[Endgame]

i was under the impression that the 42 mm zhanchi was only released in stickerless form. In the iCubeMart checkout it has white and black options and also states that "DaYan made this Black and White cubes because this size is legal to enter competition."
I want a stickerless one. Can anyone explain this to me?

if you want a stickerless one, get one. you just cant use it for competitions.

 

[ducttapecuber]

How to tell the difference between a V1 GuHong and a V2?

V2's have torpedoes, however if for some reason you have taken the toperdoes out of the V2 then you can tell by the way the corners are put to together. V1's have star bits, and V2's slide together like zhanchi corners.

 

[ducttapecuber]

In May I ordered a GuHong v1 and the corners were held together with black starbits, however in July I ordered another GuHong v1 and the starbits were orange. Why did that change? My theory is that since DaYan has to change their color scheme they had extra organge plastic lying around to make the orange side for stickerless cubes, that they used that unusable plastic for something that wouldn"t matter what color the plastic was, and not waste the orange plastic
Anyone else have a different theory?

 

[Endgame]

why would you care about something so small and irrelevant to the overall cube

 

[ducttapecuber]

why would you care about something so small and irrelevant to the overall cube

it was just something I noticed and was wondering if anyone had a theory why it was like that. Its not that I care about it its just I wonder why about it

 

[Endgame]

it was just something I noticed and was wondering if anyone had a theory why it was like that. Its not that I care about it its just I wonder why about it

on a more serious note: there is no theory. my guhong had blue ones

 

[applemobile]

My guhong has all black exept one green one.