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Most viewed [[Special:Statistics#Most viewed pages|other articles]]:
 
* [[4x4x4 Parity Algorithms]]
 
* [[Lubrication]]
 
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[[Image:LL higlight.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The Last Layer]]
 
 
 
Today's featured article is the '''[[Last Layer]]'''.
 
 
 
 
 
The term [[Last Layer]] (normally abbrevated as LL, also called Last Slice) refers to the complete movable "slice" of a twisty puzzle which is the last to be solved in a [[Layer-By-Layer]] method. The Last Layer is the layer that must be solved on a [[cube]] when all of the other layers have already been finished. All pieces of the last layer can move together.
 
 
 
Last layer is didferent from a Last [[face]]. Rather than just including the stickers of the last side of a twisty puzzle, the last layer includes all of the stickers on all of the pieces of the last slice.
 
 
 
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[[Image:FeliksZemdegs.jpg|150px|thumb|left|Feliks Zemdegs]]
 
 
 
Today's featured article is the '''[[Feliks Zemdegs]]'''.
 
 
 
 
 
[[Feliks Zemdegs]] is an [[Australia]]n speedcuber from Melbourne, Australia. He is the current world record holder for 3x3 average and 5x5 single and average. He is widely considered to be the most successful competitive cuber in history. Even though he is fast, Feliks is starting to lose world records, because he got very quick before anyone else, now other people are catching up to him, like [[Mats Valk]], who broke his 3x3 single(5.55), Sebastian Weyer, who broke his 4x4 average(29.17), and Christopher Olson, who broke his 2x2 average(2.02).
 
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[[Image:Suneinfo.png|150px|thumb|left|The Sune [[OLL]] case]]
 
 
 
Today's featured article is the term '''[[Sune]]'''.
 
 
 
 
 
The term [[Sune]]; (soo-nay), was coined by [[Lars Petrus]] for [[Petrus Method|his method]], and is the most widely recognized name for the sequence of moves and the case. The mirror/inverse alg/case is named ''Antisune'' (or ''Anti Sune''). Using double layers for the first and last moves it is called a ''Fat Sune''.
 
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[[Image:Mefferts_skewb.jpg|left|thumb| [[Skewb]] into a [[solved skewb state|solved position]]]]
 
 
 
Today's featured article is the '''[[Skewb]]'''.
 
 
 
 
 
The [[Skewb]] (originally named the ''Pyraminx Cube'') is a twistable [[puzzle]] in the shape of a cube that is cut diagonally 2 times along each of 4 axes. It is a cube-shaped puzzle. It consists of 6 [[center]] pieces and 8 [[corner]] pieces (four of which are attached to the central core). Unlike the [[Rubik's cube]], which turns around faces, the Skewb turns around axes that go through its corners. It is a [[deep-cut]] puzzle - ie. each cut goes through the absolute center of the puzzle, and exactly half of the puzzle changes with each turn.
 
 
 
This puzzle was originally called the Pyraminx Cube by [[Uwe Meffert]], but Douglas Hofstadter suggested the name "Skewb", and it has been called that ever since.
 
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[[Image:Revenge.JPG|150px|thumb|left|Direct solving can be done on a 4x4x4 cube]]
 
 
 
Today's featured article is the '''[[Direct solving]]'''.
 
 
 
 
 
[[Direct solving]] (as opposed to [[reduction]]); to solve a large cube ([[4x4x4]] and up) without reducing it to a [[3x3x3 cube]] before the final steps. Some direct solving methods are:
 
* [[Akimoto Method]]
 
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[[Image:Ortega.gif|150px|thumb|left|The Ortega Method]]
 
 
 
Today's featured article is the '''[[Ortega Method]]'''.
 
 
 
 
 
The [[Ortega Method]] is a 2x2x2 and 3x3x3 [[speedsolving]] method named after [[Victor Ortega]]. It was independently invented by [[Victor Ortega]] and [[Josef Jelínek]]. It is mostly popular as an intermediate 2x2 solving method.
 
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The [[2x2x2 Cube]] (also known as a Pocket Cube or Mini Cube and normally referred to as the 2x2x2 or 2x2) is a twistable [[puzzle]] in the shape of a [[cube]] that is cut once along each of three axes.
 
This puzzle has 8 [[corner]] pieces only. The 2x2x2 cube has 3,674,160 possible positions (assuming one piece is always solved from orienting the puzzle), each of which can be solved in 11 turns ([[HTM]]) / 14 turns ([[QTM]]) or fewer.
 
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{{#ifeq: {{#time:N}} | 1 | For [[speedcubing]], [[lookahead]] is more important than turning fast.  |}}{{#ifeq: {{#time:N}} | 2 | [[3x3x3 no inspection]], [[List of World Records/Magic|Magic]], [[List of World Records/Master Magic|Master Magic]] and a few other things used to be [[List of World Records|official events]]. |}}{{#ifeq: {{#time:N}} | 3 | Most events use [[average]]s of 5 (Ao5). It's an average of 3 times since the best and worst time are removed. |}}{{#ifeq: {{#time:N}} | 4 | [[Image:Eoline.gif|thumb|left|[[EOline]] is the first step of the [[ZZ Method]].]] The mainly used [[method]]s for the [[3x3x3]] are [[CFOP]], [[Petrus]], [[Roux]] and [[ZZ]]. |}}{{#ifeq: {{#time:N}} | 5 | [[Image:WCAlogo.jpg|thumb|left|The WCA logo]] The [[World Cube Association]] (abbreviated as WCA) is the official organization for cubing competitions and records. |}}{{#ifeq: {{#time:N}} | 6 | [[Image:Roux_solved.jpg|thumb|left|]] The best way to become [[speedcubing|faster]] at [[solve|solving]] the cube is [[lubrication]]. |}}{{#ifeq: {{#time:N}} | 7 | [[Image:Rubik center drawing.jpg|thumb|left|A [[3x3x3]] [[centre]] piece]] [[Center]]s don't move related to each other. |}}
 
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** [[Cross]], [[F2L]], [[LL]], [[OLL]], [[PLL]], [[CMLL]], [[PBL]], [[CLL algorithms (3x3x3)|CLL]], [[ELL]], [[CxLL]], [[ZBLL]], [[:Category:Substeps|more...]]
 
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* [[:Category:2x2x2 beginner methods|2x2x2 beginner methods]], as the [[Ortega method]]
 
* [[:Category:2x2x2 speedsolving methods|2x2x2 speedsolving methods]], as the [[EG method]]
 
* [[:Category:3x3x3 beginner methods|3x3x3 beginner methods]], as [[The Beginner method]]
 
* [[:Category:3x3x3 speedsolving methods|3x3x3 speedsolving methods]], as the [[CFOP method]]
 
* [[:Category:Blindsolving methods|Blindsolving methods]], [[Fewest Moves techniques|Fewest Moves methods]], [[:Category:Experimental methods|Experimental methods]], [[:Category:Big Cube methods|Big Cubes methods]]
 
* [[Fastest Videos for each Method]]
 
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* [[2x2x2 cubes]]
 
* [[3x3x3 cubes]]
 
* [[Bigcubes]]
 
* [[Other Puzzles]]
 
* [[Breaking in]]
 
* [[Lubrication]]
 
* [[Cleaning]]
 
* '''[[:Category:Twisty puzzles|Puzzle Types]]''':
 
** [[2x2x2]], [[3x3x3]], [[4x4x4]], [[5x5x5]], [[6x6x6]], [[7x7x7]], [[Pyraminx]], [[Megaminx]], [[Square-1]], [[Magic]], [[:Category:Twisty puzzles|more...]]
 
 
 
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* [[Introduction to Speedcubing for Beginners]]
 
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* [[Competitions General]]
 
 
 
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Chris Tran's Alinea Project seminar at CubingUSA Nationals 2017

Today's featured article is Alinea Project.

Alinea Project was an independent project started by Chris Tran developed with the goal of drastically improving 3x3x3 cubing hardware. The project was publicly revealed at CubingUSA Nationals 2017 about five minutes into Tran's seminar titled "One Small Step for Magnets-- One Giant Leap for Cubing".

The project included putting tensions in the core of the cube, greatly enlarging the feet and torpedos, using an easy-to-manufacture and stable method of embedding magnets into the pieces, and using self-lubricating internal plastic.

The project has been halted due to high costs, adding up to US$3,396.34 for the cost of prototypes and testing.


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The 3x3x3 cube (also known as "Rubik's cube" and "magic cube") was invented by Ernő Rubik in 1974, and was quickly unveiled in the early 1980s.

This is a mechanical and geometric puzzle composed of with 26 elements (called cubies), which can be moved with a system of axes, that is hidden in the center of the cube. Each of the six faces is covered by 9 stickers, among six solid colours (traditionally being white, yellow, orange, red, blue, and green). The system of axes enables each layer to turn independently, thus mixing up the colours. For the puzzle to be solved, each face must be a solid colour.

It is said to be the world's best-selling toy, with over 350 millions cubes sold worldwide as of 2009.

It has inspired many widely available variations such the 2×2×2, the 3×3×3, the 4×4×4, the 5×5×5, larger sizes ones, the Pyraminx (tetrahedron), the Skewb Diamond (octahedron), the Megaminx (dodecahedron) or the Dogic (icosahedron). All of these items belong to a broad category of puzzles commonly referred to as "twisty puzzles". Some twisty puzzles are shape-shifting (such as the Square One) or custom-built (such as shape modifications of existing mechanisms).

Many subjects have been built around cubing:

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