Three centers of my 5x5x5 cube mysteriously swapped. Is there a way to fix this?

[HatesSunlight]

I have absolutely no idea when or how it happened, but in the process of scrambling my 5x5x5 cube, three of my cube centers swapped.

I had no idea that the centermost cells could even swap. Has anyone else encountered this before? Is there a way to fix this?

Rather than: (White oppose Yellow), (Red oppose Orange), and (Green oppose Blue) it is now (White oppose Orange), (Red oppose Yellow) and (Blue oppose Green -- their positions are opposite of what they should be). I am basing what the centers should be based on not only my memory, but also the orientation of all corner cubes.

:confused:

Thank you for any ideas.

 

[supercavitation]

I have absolutely no idea when or how it happened, but in the process of scrambling my 5x5x5 cube, three of my cube centers swapped.

I had no idea that the centermost cells could even swap. Has anyone else encountered this before? Is there a way to fix this?

Rather than: (White oppose Yellow), (Red oppose Orange), and (Green oppose Blue) it is now (White oppose Orange), (Red oppose Yellow) and (Blue oppose Green -- their positions are opposite of what they should be). I am basing what the centers should be based on not only my memory, but also the orientation of all corner cubes.

:confused:

Thank you for any ideas.

That's physically impossible. As with a 3x3, the centers (inner centers, not x or T centers) on a 5x5 always stay in the same place relative to each other.

If the center caps popped out, you may have put them in wrong, but otherwise, without taking off the stickers, that can't happen.

 

[HatesSunlight]

I thought it was impossible, but by using the corners as anchors, the centermost cells are swapped as I described. The tabs didn't pop out. I just realized I was trying to solve it and something wan't adding up right. Now I'm stumped.

 

[DeeDubb]

I thought it was impossible, but by using the corners as anchors, the centermost cells are swapped as I described. The tabs didn't pop out. I just realized I was trying to solve it and something wan't adding up right. Now I'm stumped.

It's not something you THINK is impossible. It IS impossible. If you take an odd order cube (3x3, 5x5, 7x7), the centers are all connected to each other via the core. The centers cannot change places with each other. They may be moved in relation to other pieces, but it's actually the other pieces that have moved.

You can see the core of a 5x5 here.

If you want to know how to fix whatever problem you are having, please post pictures. Then we can explain exactly what you need to do.

 

[HatesSunlight]

I know it's impossible. I put that cube on the back shelf as a backburner project and switched to my spare cube, which hasn't mutated on me. Thanks for confirming that I haven't lost my sanity.

 

[newtonbase]

Has someone else had access to your cube?

 

[TraciAG]

Just remove your center caps and put then on the side they should be on

 

[~Adam~]

Just remove your center caps and put then on the side they should be on

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Going clockwise the centre colours should go red > white > blue.