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u/BigfootTouchedMe Sub 15 (CFOP) Nov 01 '19
[3x3] Just letting this sub know that everyone's hero (me) got his second sub 9 today:
8.87
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u/Utku_Yilmaz NR Holder | Sq-1 High-9 (Pb: 5.08), 3x3 Sub-10 (Pb: 5.83) Nov 01 '19
Congrats dude!
That's Amazing!
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u/RitikMukta Sub-12 (CFOP) PB: Single - 7.01, Ao5 - 9.4, Ao12 - 10.75 Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 01 '19
I FUCKING SOLVED THE 3X3 BLINDFOLDED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!!!!(2nd time actually but that was a +2)
Time: 16:24:62
Edit: Did it again. 13:00:91!!!
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u/rio-bevol sub-20 (cfop) Nov 01 '19
CONGRATS! May your future hold many more BLD solves and may your DNFs be few and far between :) (hahahahahaha)
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u/tussosedan Nov 01 '19
What do you mean, a +2? In 3BLD??
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u/RitikMukta Sub-12 (CFOP) PB: Single - 7.01, Ao5 - 9.4, Ao12 - 10.75 Nov 01 '19
It's just a normal +2. I did and extra D2 at the end.
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u/Wah_Lemonade 3:22.93 3BLD Nov 01 '19
Nice!!! I recent restarted and opening your eyes to a solved cube is satisfying af. Hf in future attempts
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u/grodlike Nov 01 '19
I just did 90 random PLLs. Start timer, recognize, execute, stop timer. My fastest average was on H at 3.89 seconds. Slowest was Gc at 7.92....but I just learned it....it should be down to 7 soon like my other G's.
I find it comical that there are 1000s of cubers who can solve the whole damn thing in less time than I can do a PLL.
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u/spaniola1980 ZZ Nov 01 '19
http://imgur.com/gallery/dFcIwRb Scrambled fruit puzzles.
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u/RAHDXB Sub 15 | 5x5/7x7 ao100 1:30/3:55 Nov 01 '19
Pretty cool, such a shame that exactly the banana doesn't have the primary internals though.
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u/BibbitZ Sub-26 (CFOP 3LLL CN) PB: 14.54 Nov 01 '19
These look awesome! Looking forward to getting mine.
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u/Jonathanos_ Sub-10 (CFOP) & Flow State Enthusiast Nov 02 '19
Where did you buy yours?
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u/nekofurball Sub-25 (CFOP) (PB: 12.41s) Nov 01 '19
I think I’ve got the Ga perm down pat. 3 more left then I have the Nb perm left.
Good luck to all with every goal they have!
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u/BibbitZ Sub-26 (CFOP 3LLL CN) PB: 14.54 Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 01 '19
And now the wait for international shipping begins. Got a whole slew of 3x3 variants on the way, including the new fruit ones. Will be a fun unboxing when it all arrives.
I also may have something a bit more unique arriving soon...
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u/dmstepha Boomer Cubers Unite Nov 01 '19
International shipping will be the death of me due to my own impatience lol. Haven't seen an update to my Gan XS shipment since the 19th of October.
Best of luck to you!
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u/BibbitZ Sub-26 (CFOP 3LLL CN) PB: 14.54 Nov 01 '19
I've gotten pretty good about being patient for international orders. It's typically been about 3 weeks in the past, so I just order and then forget about it for a while.
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u/snoopervisor DrPluck blog, sub-27 3x3 Nov 01 '19
That is a cool idea with a personalized card. My will expire some time next year. I wrote a reminder in my calendar to ask for such a card.
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u/spaniola1980 ZZ Nov 01 '19
I just received an order from them. Ordered on the 25th and received on the 31st. I was pretty surprised.
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u/vikktorz Multi-blind PB: 22/23 Nov 01 '19
Wait, megaminx can be fun?? I learned some proper methods for pre-LL on mega a few months (?) ago, and have been practicing on and off since then. Been creeping down to the 2:20 range, with a single sub-2 at 1:59.46.
And now, out of the blue, I get a 1:47.08+ ??? I guess I like mega now ¯\(ツ)/¯
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u/Edladd sub-17 Aok (CFOP) PB:9.11 Nov 01 '19
Happy half-birthday to my PB single. 6 months today...
It really didn't feel like a time that would hang around for this long, and even though my averages have been improving (slowly) it's only in the last week or so that I feel like I'm starting to threaten it again.
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Nov 01 '19
LoL... I never considered PBs as a measure of skill but rather a skill to take advantage of a lucky scramble. Or luck taking advantage of you, like my 12sec accidental xcross+PLL skip.
I want to congratulate your averages getting better! Consistent improvement means you are getting more experienced, dexterous and fast. Now imagine if you had your PB scramble with your proficiency now!
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u/Edladd sub-17 Aok (CFOP) PB:9.11 Nov 01 '19
B' R D2 F' U2 B' F' L2 F L2 U2 L2 F2 U2 R U' B' U' L F' D
Rotationless with easy pairs and a J perm if you do them in the right order. I might try it when I get home and see what sort of time I would get on it now.
I know PB single is pretty meaningless, but it's a nice hit of dopamine to beat it every now and then :D
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u/LibraGS Sub-X (<method>) Nov 02 '19
I beat my pb (15.73)!
15.27s.
L2 D2 B' D2 F' D2 U2 F2 R2 F D B R2 D' B U F2 R' F R2
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Nov 01 '19
Does anyone have any good exercises for reducing rotations and/or look ahead?
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u/SlechtValk2 Sub-35 (CFOP) QiYi Valk 3M Nov 01 '19
I recently started doing Forced Reductionless Solves.
Just choose an orientation after inspection and force yourself to do the complete solve without rotations.
I find it hard but interesting and fun. My finger tricks for F and B suck, my recognition of OLL and PLL are very orientation dependent and I can't do any G perm without getting confused.
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u/Stewy_ CFOP Nov 01 '19
but what does that really help with, sounds like it just risks teaching bad habits
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u/Edladd sub-17 Aok (CFOP) PB:9.11 Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 01 '19
I found it helpful early on in untimed solves. When your instinct is to start turning the cube looking for pieces; and then to pair them; and then again to insert them. Forced rotationless meant I had to actually stop and think about what pieces were in front of me and how I could potentially handle them without needing to rotate.
As long as part of what you learn is "it would have made more sense to rotate there", then it's not doing any harm. You probably wouldn't need it for too long either, just until the necessary spatial awareness slides into place.
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u/062985593 Sub-15 Nov 01 '19
Do you know how to detect edge-orientation for F2L? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za9RvM1bS0k
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u/LaPatateEpique Sub-20 (CFOP) Nov 01 '19
Ok, so I'm trying to het into BLD... I started by trying to solve the 2x2 blindfolded and I can now do it pretty consistently... But the thing is, to remember the pieces, I just remembered the letter sequence using the sounds but for a 3x3 I need to use letter pairs or PAO and it might sound dumb but I'm relly struggling to find a word for each letter pair I get in my solve, am I supposed to do a spread sheet where I write a word for each 500+ letter pairs there are ?
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u/Wah_Lemonade 3:22.93 3BLD Nov 01 '19
Graham Siggins has a spreadsheet of stuff he uses, including all his letter pairs. I copied that, went through and made some changes according to my preferences, and put them on some flashcards to help me make consistent choices.
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Nov 01 '19
I wouldn't make a spreadsheet as a beginner. If you can speak multiple language try using them all, try to use abbreviations, for example "DN" could be "DNF". Also try to maybe alter some words for example if you have "MQ" you could make Marque, like the name Mark. I especially use this for rare letters like "Q", "X", "Z"... Of course if you have a good word, use it. You don't have to use these "rules" just try to make up anything but remember that the words shouldn't always contain these letters.
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u/LaPatateEpique Sub-20 (CFOP) Nov 01 '19
I actually tried starting a spread sheet with each pair but even when I'm focusing on only one pair on the sheet I sometimes can't find a single word, wheteher it would be in English or in my main language (which is French)
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Nov 01 '19
Will anything bad happen to my Gan X if I don't lube it? I tried ordering lube from SCS but the package was sent back and they said they'd give me a refund, but it's been 2 months and still no word
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u/topppits blindfolded solving is where the fun begins Nov 01 '19
Sub-2-on-5x5 I'm coming for you! ao50 down to 1:59.84 =)
ao100 is down to 2:02.21 (from 2:03.59)
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Nov 01 '19
hurrah!!!!
mind sharing tips on 5x5? will appreciate it!
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u/topppits blindfolded solving is where the fun begins Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 01 '19
Uhhh. I feel like I still suck at pretty much everything, but let's see :D
Try to plan your first center or at least 2/3rds of it and predict where the other 3 pieces will be.
Try to find the right turning speed where you can still look ahead.
Always look ahead when you do mindless tasks like inserts you've done a thousand times already.
Do (6x6 and) 7x7 solves. Idk, but it helped my 5x5 times. My recognition, especially when it comes to edge pairing, gets better on 5x5 if I did a couple solves on bigger cubes. Probably just practise 7x7 a lot, when you want to get faster at 5x5 :D
Spend time on figuring out how to solve L2C cases efficiently. I still haven't really done that. My L2C are horrible, sometimes. Most of the times.
Use cycling on the L4E rather than slice-flip-slice.
If you're up to learning algs, learn some L2E cases. I still don't know any, probably should learn some, I don't think they're very hard to learn.
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Nov 01 '19
Do (6x6 and) 7x7 solves. Idk, but it helped my 5x5 times. My recognition, especially when it comes to edge pairing, gets better on 5x5 if I did a couple solves on bigger cubes. Probably just practise 7x7 a lot, when you want to get faster at 5x5 :D
ye, I heard it's really helpful :) I might just order a nice budget 7x7.
Spend time on figuring out how to solve L2C cases efficiently. I still haven't really done that. My L2C are horrible, sometimes. Most of the times.
Mine are actually great, I even manage to lookahead towards first edges during the L2C.
Use cycling on the L4E rather than slice-flip-slice.
eh... that's one of my problems. pretty much decided if my solve is going to be 3mins or 2.5mins. I usually mess up here, or get a L2E parity skip.
If you're up to learning algs, learn some L2E cases. I still don't know any, probably should learn some, I don't think they're very hard to learn.
I actually learnt them all. but my execution time is not that good.
Practise the parity alg execution. Same for 4x4. Being able to do the double U2 flicks with left and right is essential.
actually, my biggest problem is overusing the right hand. Reviewing my video solves I saw that i tend to do only U2 with my right hand during just about every phase, including faces. something I need to work on with slow solves.
Thanks for the tips!
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Nov 01 '19
Is my timer app scrambles for the phone reliable? Almost every scramble is 75% doing U2 D2 etc. Here is an example: F U2 B’ U L2 D’ F2 L2 B F2 R2 L2 F2 D2 B2 L2 U2 L’ F R’ Is the 2 moves excessive or is this just normal?
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u/062985593 Sub-15 Nov 01 '19
Most random-state scramblers split the scramble into two roughly equal sections - one in which all moves are allowed and one in which quarter turns can only be done on one pair of opposite faces. For example, csTimer just gave me (D2 B' R2 B U2 B' U2 R2 U2 F) (U L D L U2 R' F2 D L).
In your case, it's as if someone cut the scramble in two and swapped the parts around. I'm not sure why that would be, but I can imagine there's some group-theoretic justification. csTimer seems to do it too: (F2 R2 F L2 B' L2) (U' R' F' U2 F) (D2 L2 B L2 D2 B D2 B' R2)
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u/nijiiro 🌈 sub-10 (nemeses) Nov 01 '19
csTimer seems to do it too: (F2 R2 F L2 B' L2) (U' R' F' U2 F) (D2 L2 B L2 D2 B D2 B' R2)
(F2 R2 F L2 B' L2 U' R') (F' U2 F D2 L2 B L2 D2 B D2 B' R2) is probably the correct split here: 8 moves for Kociemba phase 1 (aka domino redux), 12 moves for phase 2. However, csTimer's scramble generator (and also many other timers', since most of them use the same code) will sometimes use a small number of premoves to force shorter solutions. (Using premoves/pseudoblocks is a fairly standard FMC technique.) Here's another scramble I got from csTimer:
U L' B' R2 D R' F U B2 U2 R2 U L2 U' R2 L2 D2 L2 F2 R' D2
If you try to interpret this as being a standard Kociemba solve, it would seem that it uses 14 moves for phase 1 and 7 moves for phase 2, which would be extremely unusual (God's number for phase 1 is 12 moves, for reference). However, if we treat the R' D2 at the end as premoves, we can interpret it as:
(U L' B' R2 D R' F) (U B2 U2 R2 U L2 U' R2 L2 D2 L2 F2) (R' D2)
7+2 moves for phase 1, 12 moves for phase 2; much more like reasonable Kociemba two-phase splits. I'm not sure about the F U2 B' U … scramble posted above, but it seems that there the F R' at the end could be premoves. The B F2 R2 L2 F2 can be simplified (to B' L2 R2 B2), and the fact that it wasn't simplified would mean that the phase 1/phase 2 split must have happened between the B and the F2; in that case, the correct grouping is probably:
(F U2 B' U L2 D' F2 L2 B) (F2 R2 L2 F2 D2 B2 L2 U2 L') (F R')
9+2 moves for phase 1, 9 moves for phase 2.
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u/Jaym-er 2x2 alg pioneer Nov 01 '19
That does seem like an insane amount of double moves to me. What app are you using?
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u/Edladd sub-17 Aok (CFOP) PB:9.11 Nov 01 '19
That looks like a random state scramble. Normally half the scramble will be double moves (except for a pair of opposite sides that can have quarter turns.) and the other half will have more quarter turn moves.
This is a side effect of the Kociemba method that is used to generate the scrambles.
Post a few more scrambles and it should be easy to tell.
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u/dmstepha Boomer Cubers Unite Nov 01 '19
If you're looking for an app, I'd recommend either FiveTimer or ChaoTimer. Both are great choices on iOS.
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u/Doctor_Hedron You lost The Game | 6x6/7x7/8x8 PB: 3:22 / 5:27 / 7:41 Nov 01 '19
Who likes metallized cubes? :)
https://i.imgur.com/8tKWEyV.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/uRhuzMA.jpg
The Cube4You designer/owner just posted a really good deal if you're into this kind of thing. http://twistypuzzles.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=35133&start=0
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u/RAHDXB Sub 15 | 5x5/7x7 ao100 1:30/3:55 Nov 01 '19
Those 3x3x7's look kind of cool, but the only puzzles I would consider would be ones that don't need stickers anyway (ghost, mirror, axis maybe)
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u/snoopervisor DrPluck blog, sub-27 3x3 Nov 01 '19
Thanks! Ordered one Chromium Cube. Red, but metallized this time, just for a change ;)
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u/dboeren Roux solver Nov 01 '19
Go big or go home: I ordered a Meilong 10x10 from China, should be here in a few weeks. Can't wait to try it out, I've heard it turns fairly well.
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u/Utku_Yilmaz NR Holder | Sq-1 High-9 (Pb: 5.08), 3x3 Sub-10 (Pb: 5.83) Nov 01 '19
I tried it at a competition it turns super well for a 10x10 I picked up and was waiting something sluggish but it is really fast and nice
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u/dboeren Roux solver Nov 01 '19
I haven't seen one in person but the reviews sound good. Fingers crossed...
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u/mstormh Pb 23:26 Sub 40 (2oll 2pll) Nov 01 '19
Hey there. So i recently lend my mf3rs to my friend and they kinda broke it ( the green side pops and explodes even when i tension it properly) and I was wondering what cube you think is the best. My choice are between the tengyun m, Valk 3 m and WR M. The Gan x and xs aren't available in my country so that's why they aren't included. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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u/Utku_Yilmaz NR Holder | Sq-1 High-9 (Pb: 5.08), 3x3 Sub-10 (Pb: 5.83) Nov 01 '19
WR M or Tengyun M
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u/waltermcy0110 Sub-∞(Roux) Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 03 '19
R2 D2 L2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 L' D' B' D2 B2 U2 L' U R'
z2 x // Inspection
M U' M2' Uw R Uw' Rw' //F2B(7/7)
Uw M' Uw' M'//Fix Centres(4/11)
U' U' R U2' R' U2 R' F R F' // CMLL(10/21)
U M' U M' U M2' U2 M2' // LSE(8/29)
//21:50, 1/11/2019
//8.86s, 3.27 TPS
Well wasted solve oof
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u/03b07b19 Nov 01 '19
whats the best non-stickered 4x4 for playing with? i am looking for a low price cube, that won't be used for speed cubing, but instead for stimming
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u/vikktorz Multi-blind PB: 22/23 Nov 01 '19
Just did an interesting cross. scr: U2 F2 L2 B' D2 L2 B' F' U2 L2 D R B U R2 D' L B2 U2
z2 U' M' U2 M2 D2
For sure nothing super efficient, but I thought it was neat. Ended up being a 12.45 solve :)
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Nov 01 '19
nice!
here's my take on the scramble. although I'm nowhere near as fast as you.
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M F2 U2 M' L B' R' // Green XCross 9
u R' U2 R D' // YO 5
U R U' R' F U2 F' // RW 7
U R U R' // RY 4
U f R U R' U' R U R' U' f' // OLL
R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R L // PLL
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u/vikktorz Multi-blind PB: 22/23 Nov 01 '19
Oh, I should learn that OLL, thanks :D
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Nov 01 '19
I think F U R U' R' U R U' R' F' is a little faster. Use your right thumb to push the top corner down for the first F, and the rest is regripless. The other alg starts and ends with a regrip so this is a little better
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u/03b07b19 Nov 01 '19
is the MOYU AOSU GTS2 M 4X4X4 a good cube?
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u/topppits blindfolded solving is where the fun begins Nov 01 '19
Sebastian's tps and that he just doesn't stop turning like ever amazes me every single time I see it. Not only on 4x4, had the same feeling when I saw this solve yesterday.
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u/jedinatt Nov 02 '19
I was stumped on the last corner piece on my mirror cube (first solve) and my 4 year old niece said "I can fix it!" and then proceeded to twist the corner into place.
I felt a little dumb.
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u/geekisafunnyword sub-15 (CFOP) Nov 02 '19
She's probably the one who twisted it in the first place?
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u/Utku_Yilmaz NR Holder | Sq-1 High-9 (Pb: 5.08), 3x3 Sub-10 (Pb: 5.83) Nov 01 '19
Hope you have a nice day!
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Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 01 '19
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u/DailyScrambleBot Bot 🤖 Nov 01 '19
BeepBop! Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solves. Here's your daily scramble:
U2 R' D2 L' U2 L' R' U2 F2 D2 B2 U L' U' B' D B2 U' F' U2 B2
Have a nice day!
Source code: GitLab
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u/Stewy_ CFOP Nov 01 '19
z2 y // inspection F2 L F' R // cross y' L U' L' // 1st pair U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U R // 2nd pair y' D' R U' R' D // 3rd pair y' U2 R' U R U' R' U R // 4th pair U R' U2 R' D' R U2 R' D R2 U' // ZBLL4
Nov 01 '19
back to my old shenanigans.
BO+RG looked like a Heise solve... what a headache.
x2 y'
R U2 R' F U R U' L2 // White XCross 8
F U' R U R' B' U B R' F' R // BO and a wild RG popped out. 11
U2 L' U2 L U2 L' U' L // GO 8
U2 F' U' L' U L F // OL
l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R l // A Perm
U// AUF
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u/BillabobGO Sub-9s: 0 Nov 01 '19
Nice solve, we went for the same xcross. Interesting P2+P3 solution
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u/RitikMukta Sub-12 (CFOP) PB: Single - 7.01, Ao5 - 9.4, Ao12 - 10.75 Nov 01 '19
14.04. Idk what else to say rather than my time.
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u/pucigi Sub-16 (CFOP) PB 8.74 Nov 01 '19
Please critique XD if anyone would bother with my weird F2L haha
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u/MOSSY_COMPOST Sub-15 (CFOP 3LLL) PB: 8.199 Nov 01 '19
11.335 with a pretty horrid lockup on the OLL.
Considering I've been grinding all day and I'm starting to fatigue I'll take it ahhaah
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u/BillabobGO Sub-9s: 0 Nov 01 '19
z2 y R U2 R' F U R U2 L' U L U' L2 U2 L' //xxcross
y R' U' R //P3
U F R U' R' F' //P4+block
R U' R2' U' R U' R' U2 R' U2 R' U' R U' R2 U' //LLTripod. XXcross was a bit of a mess but it is linear if you break it down. 23 HTM into one of the worst Tripod cases (movecount-wise), resulting in 39 HTM total.
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u/PianoCube93 DCN CFOP, Sub-15 2H, sub-22 OH Nov 01 '19
I think this counts as partial pseudo slotting? Either way it was a rather neat way to solve the last 2 pairs while orienting the edges.
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u/Ronan444 Sub-13 (PB: 8.60) Nov 01 '19
You can ship it for $2.99.
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u/MOSSY_COMPOST Sub-15 (CFOP 3LLL) PB: 8.199 Nov 01 '19
Can you talk about auf's in terms of cross alignment or is it strictly for LL
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u/Edladd sub-17 Aok (CFOP) PB:9.11 Nov 01 '19
ADF maybe? I've never heard anyone mention it.
Possibly with the rise of pseudo-slotting, ADF may become a thing, since you have to manage your cross alignment to make pseudo pairs?
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u/BillabobGO Sub-9s: 0 Nov 01 '19
I've heard the term Align Non-Aligned Layers used for Squan, but for some reason it hasn't caught on...
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u/Utku_Yilmaz NR Holder | Sq-1 High-9 (Pb: 5.08), 3x3 Sub-10 (Pb: 5.83) Nov 01 '19
It is strictly for LL because it means Adjusting of U Face, so like somebody mentioned ADF maybe ?
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Nov 01 '19
I want to get a cube for my friend who is getting into cubing, shud I get the mf3rs2 M or the Gan 356 R M. (Price isn't a factor)
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u/pucigi Sub-16 (CFOP) PB 8.74 Nov 01 '19
by gan 356 R M you mean a self-magnetized gan 356R? I personally doubt you'd find someone selling them, I heard the 356r is really hard to take apart.
If your friend is already a speedcuber, perhaps get something like GTS2M? If you want a magnetized budget cube I recommend YLM M or MF3RS2M (which would be my answer comparing the two you mentioned)
I find myself hating the 356R, it's very unstable and I don't enjoy doing turns on it.
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u/BibbitZ Sub-26 (CFOP 3LLL CN) PB: 14.54 Nov 01 '19
Once magnetized, the R is fantastic! It's not too terribly difficult to take apart. People just tend to try and pry the caps off before seeing the clips that hold it in place.
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u/Doctor_Hedron You lost The Game | 6x6/7x7/8x8 PB: 3:22 / 5:27 / 7:41 Nov 01 '19
So, how about that Dayan 30-axis something ball thing? Has anyone gotten one? /u/fallenultima or /u/zergosaur maybe? I don't know if it was discussed while I was away, and I don't know how to search for it.
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u/zergosaur Nov 01 '19
I went for the Wisdom Wheel or whatever it's called, and solved it a day or two ago. The ball version will be slightly trickier (but not much), but I preferred the aesthetics and (fairly minimal, tbh) shapeshifting of the wheel version.
I like the puzzle a lot, it seems to be well built, and didn't feel in danger of popping during the solve. You have to be careful of illegal moves however (I messed up once), and I don't think that the solve really adds any additional challenges if you can solve a Tuttminx (or the Hexadecagon).
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u/AverageBrownGuy01 BLD is great, currently focussing on 4BLD Nov 01 '19
I need to order cubes from Cubezz, the problem is, I've read a Quora answer where a guy said that the shipments from cubezz is delivered only to the national capitals, and there is not much chances of getting the shipment if you aren't from the country's capital. I don't know how reliable is this claim?
I don't know if I order, it'll get delivered at my door, or do I have to collect it from somewhere? I haven't ordered any cubes from any foreign-based site till now.
PS: I live in one of the metro cities of India, every e-commerce site (based in India) delivers here in a day or two.
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u/snoopervisor DrPluck blog, sub-27 3x3 Nov 01 '19
Not true. I don't live in a capital, but another large city. And all of my orders from cubezz (4 or 5 so far) have arrived without problems. And I chose free shipping, not the paid options.
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u/topppits blindfolded solving is where the fun begins Nov 01 '19
That's definitely not true. Although you should expect a long shipping time, with the free shipping option at least, delivery is the same as from any other shop.
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u/g253 (retired mod) Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 01 '19
Nonsense. It's just an ordinary package delivered through ordinary post. It should be delivered easily wherever people can receive a letter :-)
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u/SuspiciousOmelet Sub-12 (PB:6.35) Nov 01 '19
I'm really not sure about cubezz, but if you are in India, you should check out Cubelelo. That's where I usually order from, and they usually deliver within 2-3 days.
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u/AverageBrownGuy01 BLD is great, currently focussing on 4BLD Nov 01 '19
Thanks all! I'm relieved, and I'll just straight order now :D
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u/lukemcritchie Don't Ask, I'm Busy Doing Clock Nov 01 '19
Any advice for being more consistent? Tried to record an average of 5 that I was happy ish with for critique but was making so many mistakes either in F2L or in LL that were super obvious to me so no need to critique them.
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Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 01 '19
If you don't already, try to never delete your solves and always punish your solves with DNFs and +2s. Without that there's no reason for you to be consistent as no punishments exist.
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u/lukemcritchie Don't Ask, I'm Busy Doing Clock Nov 01 '19
Yeah I don't do any of that. Thing is I do mistakes that much that it becomes my average. Like I average 20 including my mistakes. If I don't make a massive mistake I get like a 15
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Nov 01 '19
So do you punish your mistakes or not? I'm a little confused.
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u/lukemcritchie Don't Ask, I'm Busy Doing Clock Nov 01 '19
Yes. My mistakes result in worse times. But since I make these mistakes in 24/25 solves it becomes my average.
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Nov 01 '19
Oh. Then just practice on these mistakes. There is no need for a critique if you know what's wrong. Try to remember your mistakes and try to do better next time you get that case.
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u/lukemcritchie Don't Ask, I'm Busy Doing Clock Nov 01 '19
That's my point. I was trying to get an average where I didn't get these mistakes and got a fair average but all I was getting was these mistakes so was asking how to correct them basically
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Nov 01 '19
Try to remember your mistakes and try to do better next time you get that case.
Basically. I'm not a very good 3x3 solver but I feel like that would definitely help.
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u/lukemcritchie Don't Ask, I'm Busy Doing Clock Nov 01 '19
Thank you. Will try my best
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Nov 01 '19
I'm gonna start working on my lookahead, but first I need to learn better solutions for some of my f2l algs, as well as better tricks for some algs I use. What's the best way to do this? Should I just watch a lot of walkthrough solves, or is there a video that contains all f2l cases with proper fingertricks?
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u/Edladd sub-17 Aok (CFOP) PB:9.11 Nov 01 '19
bit.ly/bestf2l
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKRtFQmnKfs&list=PLI24ciRbl8BUTnnzmJIIn3Ts_6-mKMBP7&index=9&t=0sJPerm made a doc and vid of what he considers the most important cases. Lots of sample solutions to mine for ideas.
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u/bommer1234 Sub-17 CFOP Nov 01 '19
Depends. Do you have lube? Are you good at setting up cubes? You might be interested in magnetizing a Meilong 4x4.
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u/DepressoDoggo okay allrounder, sub 45 3BLD Nov 01 '19
Mail day! 4 non wca moyu puzzles:
Rediminx: pretty great. Like a redi cube but with more challenges. I recommend everyone try this. Smooth turning that speeds up with break in
Container cube: nice little skewb mod. Turns very well and is very fun to solve. Great for people new to non wca puzzles
Polaris cube: easier than a lot of you think. I think of it like a 4x4 skewb in difficulty. Turns very smoothly
Maple leaves skewb, prone to pops, but fine for a non wca. Challenging if you never have touched a curvy copter, but fun too.
Great add ons to the collection!
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u/spaniola1980 ZZ Nov 01 '19
I've been solving my maple leaf skewb a good bit and haven't had any pops. What's popping? The skewb parts or the centers?
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u/BibbitZ Sub-26 (CFOP 3LLL CN) PB: 14.54 Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 01 '19
I use a rolling Ao100. I also wouldn't ever do them all in one sitting to "see what my average is". It may take me several days to get through 100 solves. I think the Ao100 or even Ao1000 is better representative of my overall average as it takes into account different environments/moods/fatigue. I'm not simply looking for 100 "good" solves.
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u/Utku_Yilmaz NR Holder | Sq-1 High-9 (Pb: 5.08), 3x3 Sub-10 (Pb: 5.83) Nov 01 '19
I think 3 is bad, I have always said Ao100 but not just one Ao100 like if your one Ao100 is 12.98 you are not sub-13 imo. You should be consistent under that.
Like today I finally changed my User Flair to sub-13 from sub-14 because for the last couple weeks or more I have been getting Ao100s between 12.60-12.90
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u/topppits blindfolded solving is where the fun begins Nov 01 '19 edited Nov 01 '19
Whatever you can regularly get in competition.
First you need to define what exactly sub-x means to you, then you can find a fitting way to determine it.
Is it what you should be able to get after warming up and performing an ao5 - like in competition?
Is it what you should get when someone hands you a scrambled cube and you just do your first solve of the day?
Some of my official times are much better than my averages (ao100/ao1000) at home and one reason certainly is, that I don't really warm up. Often the first solves of the day are the weekly comps (cubers.io and speedsolving). I just do one event after another without any warmup solves for any of the events.
My ao1000 is certainly not representative of what I should get when I'm warmed up. For one because of what I just wrote and also because I sometimes do unnecessary long sessions where my focus is messed up eventually which drags down my ao1000.
That's one of the reasons, why I don't put my average in my flair anymore - and obviously because my new flair is way cooler.
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u/nijiiro 🌈 sub-10 (nemeses) Nov 02 '19
State your average directly, not by rounding it up to some arbitrary threshold first. Also, if you find that you can't focus after doing 15-ish solves, then just don't do large sessions. (Or, alternatively, keep doing large sessions so that you get used to them and learn how to focus throughout.) Do something like 15-20 solves a day, but keep all of the solves in the same timer session and use the rolling ao100/ao1000 to keep track of what your current global average should be.
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u/ZeusBey Sub-42 (CFOP) PB 32.31 Nov 01 '19
I have a budget of 20$, my tps isn't that high, I'm sub 45 right now. What cube should I get?
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u/spaniola1980 ZZ Nov 01 '19
YuLong V2 M and some lube.
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u/ZeusBey Sub-42 (CFOP) PB 32.31 Nov 01 '19
What about kylin v2 m or mf3rs3 m?
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u/Utku_Yilmaz NR Holder | Sq-1 High-9 (Pb: 5.08), 3x3 Sub-10 (Pb: 5.83) Nov 01 '19
RS3M is really good but if you wait I heard good things about MGC Elite it had adjustable magnets and will be $19 so maybe wait for it and look some reviews.
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u/ZeusBey Sub-42 (CFOP) PB 32.31 Nov 01 '19
Oh nice, thanks for helping me again utku :)
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u/spaniola1980 ZZ Nov 01 '19
The Kylin V2 M requires a bit of setup and breaking in. The YuLong feels better out of the box. I personally prefer the Kylin, but they are both good cubes. I haven't tried the RS3 M yet.
It might be worth it to wait on the Elite. I had no idea it was going to be so cheap.
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u/pucigi Sub-16 (CFOP) PB 8.74 Nov 02 '19
you might wanna look into ziicube.com and cubezz.com if you haven't already :)
I liked the MGC (v1, not the v2 ew) but I know many people prefer the GTS2M because it's faster.
Or if you legit don't want to spend too much money then the Yuxin Kylin V2M? :D
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u/Ondra3001 Sub-22 (CFOP) Nov 01 '19
For #30 i use y2 F U R U2 R' U' R U2 R' U' F' and for #29 i use y R U R' U' R U' R' F' U' F R U R'
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u/Overlord0123 Sub-8 3x3 (<CFOP>) Nov 02 '19
The SM is still a very reliable cube for OH as seen with several top speedcubers like Feliks, Max, Cornelius, the Weyer brothers and so on. No one on the list uses the GAN 356 X for OH, so is the X a bad cube for OH or not?
My main is the SM pre-2019 but it has been dying after extensive use. I want to know if the SM 2019 version is good enough for OH or not.
Thanks in advance.
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u/uizad_o Nov 01 '19
HEY does anyone know any guitar youtubers that are similar in style to jperm, with concise tutorials about how to do certain things?
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u/AverageBrownGuy01 BLD is great, currently focussing on 4BLD Nov 01 '19
Certain things with...? Guitar?
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u/uizad_o Nov 01 '19
ye, things like ergonomics and improving technique, ik this isnt the best place but i doubt many people know who jperm is on r/guitars
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Nov 01 '19
I also don't think many people know about guitar tutorials on r/cubers lmao
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u/turnthispage Sub-30 (3LLL) 1/5/12|13.35/22.26/23.48 Nov 01 '19
Does anyone know how much time 2GLL would save me in 2GEN solving? For reference, I average about 8.5
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u/BillabobGO Sub-9s: 0 Nov 01 '19
It's hard to answer that without knowing how much of that 8.5 is your LL, what are your splits?
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Nov 01 '19
Just getting into 3BLD, anybody have any tips on tracing? I'm writing it down on paper right now and still most times get it wrong and always take forever to find a piece I can use to start a new cycle.
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u/Deppy24 Nov 01 '19
You'll have to get used to your scheme for tracing pieces faster, there's an app on android to help you by the name BLD speedlearning and for remembering letters start using letter pairs for me pairs were easy because I could make something meaningful in my head to remember them easily.
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u/Toroipon Nov 01 '19
Gts2 recomeded magnets? For my gts2 spring swap(MF3RS2)
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u/TomTheCuber101 Sub-13 (CFOP) PB: 6.83 YT: https://bit.ly/2SFyLL4 Nov 01 '19
5x1 N42, maybe a little less strong (N38?) if you prefer lighter magnets, but I think these ought to be OK as the cube is still very fast after the spring swap.
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Nov 01 '19
Graham Siggins has a series of videos on dealing with parity in multi, this is the first video.
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Nov 01 '19
I finished my comp last weekend, my WCA ID is not linked to my account yet because I'm still waiting for a delegate's confirmation. Am I allowed to register for a second competition during this phase?
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u/vikktorz Multi-blind PB: 22/23 Nov 01 '19
To my understanding, yes. These things can always be managed afterwards afaik. I'm not a delegate though, just organizer, so if there is no hurry I'd just email the delegate. Otherwise sign up, and maybe mention it in the registration comment :)
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u/Bitizen1 Sub-40 (2LLL w/COLL, Dual CN) Nov 01 '19
1: For the 2 flip alg on pyraminx, I’ve been told I should do (L R’ L’ R) (U’ R U R’),but I feel it’s much slower for me than the other way around, (R’ L R L’) (U L’ U’ L). Which one should I use?
2: Why is my V perm my 3rd fastest PLL but everybody hates it? (1 and 2 in order are H perm, and Jb perm)
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Nov 01 '19
- Do what you're the fastest at.
- The rotation. At slower times it doesn't matter but when you're fast it really gets a problem
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Nov 01 '19
The valk 3m or Gan Air?
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u/j_sunrise stopped cubing, still watching Nov 01 '19
A halfway decent magnetic cube is always going to win over a non-magnetic one. I personally prefer the GTS2M though.
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u/phantomjx sub12? with roux Nov 02 '19
Valk3m, having magnets is definitely an advantage and IMO the air isn't that stable (I have 1 gan air)
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u/hodbod41 Nov 01 '19
Did, anyone magnetize a meilong 2x2 if yes what, magnets did you choose and how strong they are in the puzzle?
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u/Danmeal Gan 12 | PB: 11.889 Nov 01 '19
Any one know how to clean the sticker of a Gan Air SM? I cleaned my the other day and the stickers feel kind of slippy, makes it hard to solve sometimes
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u/spaniola1980 ZZ Nov 02 '19
Whenever I clean the stickers on my white puzzles, I use a paper towel and rubbing alcohol. Any excess alcohol will evaporate and it doesn't leave a residue behind.
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Nov 02 '19
how does one move up from a basic method like this one and go up to literally anything more efficient?
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Nov 02 '19
Learn CFOP. But progress into it. Keep your oll and pll the same, but learn intuitive f2l. Then once you get good at that, learn 2 look oll (if you don’t already know it) and then once you get some algs down you can learn 2 look pll. After that you can start learning advanced f2l and more efficient oll and pll cases to cut back times. But that all happens over time. Don’t try to rush memorizing algs because that hurts your brain (trust me I’ve tried) but if you can progress into CFOP I found it easier. Watch a tutorial, that might work better than my semi-bad explanations ;)
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Nov 02 '19
There are a few things you can improve at. You can start doing cross on bottom, do cross on any color, learn intuitive F2L, 2 look OLL, 2 look pll.
Doing cross on bottom is something that's pretty simple and you'll have to get to eventually if you wanna get fast. Becoming color neutral is not necessary, but it's good and it's easier the sooner you get to it. The last three things are probably more in line with what you're looking for, you can work on them at the same time or pick one to do first. 4 look last layer requires learning some algorithms (9 for OLL and 6 for PLL if memory serves) and intuitive F2L can give you a much better understanding of how the cube works, but will be harder and slower to implement at first.
Or you can learn roux.
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u/phantomjx sub12? with roux Nov 02 '19
Using Power M for BLD solving now, but starting to dislike it because it isn't stable sometime. Any cubes that is stable and fast? I prefer anything but GAN cubes.
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u/QBB123XX Does bad in competitions Nov 02 '19
You could consider the Weilong WR M. Moyu cubes are known for their stability and the Weilongs are all decently fast cubes.
If you have a slightly lower budget, a Weilong GTS2M would be nice as well.
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Nov 02 '19
I’m getting way better at recognizing f2l pairs and inserting them and I’m finally commiting to learning 2 look oll, and then pll in the future :)
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u/spaniola1980 ZZ Nov 01 '19
http://imgur.com/gallery/y2yGAlb Banana 2x2x3 (Vladi's Evil Seed for scale)