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[hkpnkp]

rubik's clock competition

is the rubik's clock still used a part of the WCA competitions ?.the reason i asked is because i can't find any rubik's clocks to buy and am wondering from where the competitors ge:confused:t it from ?

 

[MaeLSTRoM]

Yes they are still an official event.
If you're having trouble finding them, try ebay UK. The UK seems to have a very large number in proportion to the population so you should be able to find a couple on there pretty easily.

 

[rj]

Does anyone else's 50mm zhanchi feel sluggish on 'normal' tensions?

Mine did, but it stopped when I overlubed it

Yes, I am ridiculously tall.

is the rubik's clock still used a part of the WCA competitions ?.the reason i asked is because i can't find any rubik's clocks to buy and am wondering from where the competitors ge:confused:t it from ?

https://www.fasttech.com/products/2115/10002321/1167432-cube-twist-magic-clock-puzzle

 

[norwegiangenius]

what timer is it?

what is that timer called, the one Feliks zemdegs uses, and many others? I have tried to find it but i can't. It has a black background.

 

[SirWaffle]

what is that timer called, the one Feliks zemdegs uses, and many others? I have tried to find it but i can't. It has a black background.

http://www.speedsolving.com/timer/qqtimer.htm

 

[brandbest1]

what is that timer called, the one Feliks zemdegs uses, and many others? I have tried to find it but i can't. It has a black background.

There's also www.qqtimer.net (same thing)

 

[Yuxuibbs]

Does anyone else's 50mm zhanchi feel sluggish on 'normal' tensions?

yes.... I have mine set at 3/4 turn away from maximum corner cutting tensions but it's still really slow.

Mine did, but it stopped when I overlubed it

How much did you over lube? like double what you normally put in the cube? I'm using traxxas 50k and maru so I don't know how much over lubing will help increase the speed.

 

[rj]

what is that timer called, the one Feliks zemdegs uses, and many others? I have tried to find it but i can't. It has a black background.

This one: gqtimer.kungfoomanchu.com It logs your times.

 

[YddEd]

yes.... I have mine set at 3/4 turn away from maximum corner cutting tensions but it's still really slow.

I just took out the washers but then one of the sides had the springy sound while the others didn't.. I would've preferred all of them make the springy noise or none..

 

[sneaklyfox]

Does anyone else's 50mm zhanchi feel sluggish on 'normal' tensions?

Yup, it's slow for a Zhanchi. I had always hoped the mini Zhanchis would be just as good as the 57mm one only smaller, but it hasn't really been the case.

 

[Yuxuibbs]

Yup, it's slow for a Zhanchi. I had always hoped the mini Zhanchis would be just as good as the 57mm one only smaller, but it hasn't really been the case.

It's actually faster than my 57mm zhanchi
only zhanchi I didn't have a problem with is my 42mm zhanchi

 

[rj]

yes.... I have mine set at 3/4 turn away from maximum corner cutting tensions but it's still really slow.



How much did you over lube? like double what you normally put in the cube? I'm using traxxas 50k and maru so I don't know how much over lubing will help increase the speed.

I used CRC. Best thing to overlube with. It wears the pieces down the slightest bit. I drenched the whole inside


And, where can I get Gan III for cheap?

 

[scottishcuber]

How do Shengshou 6x6 springs fare in a mini 7x7?

 

[Aceno20]

Hi guys. I'm sort of new to speedcubing. I actuakly started last July, but stopped for about 4 months from February to June.
I was just wondering what "standard deviation" meant in my averages.
Could anyone explain what it means?

 

[Brest]

Hi guys. I'm sort of new to speedcubing. I actuakly started last July, but stopped for about 4 months from February to June.
I was just wondering what "standard deviation" meant in my averages.
Could anyone explain what it means?

Standard deviation
In statistics and probability theory, standard deviation (represented by the Greek letter sigma, σ) shows how much variation or dispersion exists from the average (mean), or expected value. A low standard deviation indicates that the data points tend to be very close to the mean; high standard deviation indicates that the data points are spread out over a large range of values.

 

[Aceno20]

Ah. Okay. That makes sense. Now I understand. Thanks!

 

[rj]

Do Moyu cubes need the core lubed? The core doesn't touch the center.

Thanks!

 

[windhero]

Do Moyu cubes need the core lubed? The core doesn't touch the center.

Thanks!

No cubes need the plastic core itself to be lubed; When someone talks about lubing the core he/she would usually mean lubing the hardware meaning the insides of a center piece, the screws/springs and the small area where the center piece touches the core. Hope this helps.

 

[PianoCube]

Does anyone else's 50mm zhanchi feel sluggish on 'normal' tensions?

Mine does. Nothing between "no lube" and "a lot of lube" helps :/

 

[kunparekh18]

What should the ideal LL splits be for someone aiming to be sub-15?