The One-Answer Question Thread [closed]

[sneaklyfox]

What's the chance of double parity on a 4x4? I just got double parity 5 times in a row...

 

[uberCuber]

What's the chance of double parity on a 4x4?

25%

 

[SpeedSolver101]

Whats the chance on a 2x2 to get a PLL skip and an OLL skip?

 

[jdbryant]

The probability of getting double parity 5 times in a row, though (if the probability of getting it once is actually 0.25), is 0.0009765625. That doesn't happen very often.

 

[Michael Womack]

Whats the chance on a 2x2 to get a PLL skip and an OLL skip?

Pll skip is a 1 in 4 chance and a OLL is 1 in 8 chance

 

[TheNextFeliks]

Whats the chance on a 2x2 to get a PLL skip and an OLL skip?

Not really Michael. I believe it's 1/7 (not sure on this) for pll and 1/27 for oll

 

[KiwiCuber]

Not really Michael. I believe it's 1/7 (not sure on this) for pll and 1/27 for oll

1/6 for pll but you're right for oll

OLL:
First 3 corners have 3 orientations that can occur (so 3x3x3 possible) and these orientations determine the orientation of the last corner so 1/27

PLL:
If you ignore auf for now (simplifies but gives same result) then you fix the first corner, you can then place 3 corners in the spot adjacent then two in the diagonal spot and only one left in the last spot. So you have 1x3x2x1=6 positions ignoring auf and only one of those is a skip. If you incluse auf then you just have 4 times as many combinations but you then divide by 4 for chance of skip

 

[SweetSolver]

Just took all the stickers off my new Weilong and i tried wiping off the residue but now its really sticky and I think there may be a bit of it that got inside the cube. What should I do to get it off?

 

[windhero]

Just took all the stickers off my new Weilong and i tried wiping off the residue but now its really sticky and I think there may be a bit of it that got inside the cube. What should I do to get it off?

The residue comes off if you just rub it with your fingers. You can also try wiping it off with a paper towel. Diassemble the cube to make sure there is no sticky residue between the pieces on the contact points.

 

[kunparekh18]

How can I save csTimer for offline use? If I save the webpage and disconnect the internet, I can use the timer, but I can't view scrambles, or use the EOLine solver, etc.

 

[sneaklyfox]

Just took all the stickers off my new Weilong and i tried wiping off the residue but now its really sticky and I think there may be a bit of it that got inside the cube. What should I do to get it off?

Goo Gone. Best thing for getting rid of sticky residue.

 

[kcl]

Goo Gone. Best thing for getting rid of sticky residue.

Nono. Use a pencil eraser.

 

[rj]

Nono. Use a pencil eraser.

I just rub with my finger. The goo rolls up and is easy to pick off.

 

[kcl]

I just rub with my finger. The goo rolls up and is easy to pick off.

Usually that works for me too, but an eraser helps with the harder stuff.

 

[Clarkeeyyy]

On 4x4, for 3-2-3 edge pairing, sometimes I finish the first 3 edges and notice that a fourth has coincidentally been made, resulting in the four remaining broken edges being in the top layer. Is there a quick way to solve these four edges? The way I do it seems awkward and lengthy.

 

[TDM]

On 4x4, for 3-2-3 edge pairing, sometimes I finish the first 3 edges and notice that a fourth has coincidentally been made, resulting in the four remaining broken edges being in the top layer. Is there a quick way to solve these four edges? The way I do it seems awkward and lengthy.

In that situation, I usually do 1-3. I used to do a similar thing if an edge had been made during centres+cross (do 2-2-3), but now I insert it into the F2L and use it as my first edge for 3-2-3.

 

[uberCuber]

On 4x4, for 3-2-3 edge pairing, sometimes I finish the first 3 edges and notice that a fourth has coincidentally been made, resulting in the four remaining broken edges being in the top layer. Is there a quick way to solve these four edges? The way I do it seems awkward and lengthy.

You might find this useful.

 

[Clarkeeyyy]

You might find this useful.

Thanks, these help a lot.

 

[rj]

Can I have a 2-gen OLL parity?

 

[googlebleh]

Can I have a 2-gen OLL parity?

yes: http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/in...t_Preserve_the_Last_Layer_.28SiGN_Notation.29

The ones by Kåre Krig under "1-flip" look pretty <r,U> to me