P.S. Since the 6x6x6 has been discussed recently, I thought it would also be worth noting that while the 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 have just two multisolves each, the ...
16810
Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Jun 1, 2005 12:25 pm
... I'm ... M ... Only found this naive one: (R U R') d' (L U' L') d (R U' R) y (L U L') Cheers! Stefan...
16811
Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Jun 1, 2005 1:06 pm
... ..> wrote: I just gave it a try and it's indeed fun. I used two scrambles from the Sunday contest for each case and I write them in the order I did them...
16812
Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Jun 1, 2005 1:27 pm
Damn... tried another hard multi-5x5 and was much faster but screwed up permuting the LL edges of the first phase... Btw, I just remembered Grant was clever...
16813
Gilles Roux
gogozergus
Jun 1, 2005 1:35 pm
... Or with a commutator based on E-slice, since it's a matter of edges: [BR'UB'R, E]. BR'UB'R E R'BU'RB' D is 13 QTM moves too, but 12 SQTM ;-) ACube found...
16814
Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Jun 1, 2005 1:47 pm
... That's not exactly what he wants, you forgot to switch them ;-) Cheers! Stefan...
16815
Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Jun 1, 2005 2:00 pm
Yep.. I heard more people about this.. Right handed cubers cubing only with their left hand is pretty normal. I also do it :)....
16816
Gilles Roux
gogozergus
Jun 1, 2005 2:02 pm
... Sorry sorry sorry! Try (x' U'M'UM y M'UMU' ) it looks quite fast to me. Gilles....
16817
Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Jun 1, 2005 2:21 pm
... But you made me think about something again. How about this: L' u' B2 M' B' M E' B' U L But I modified it even further: R' S R S' E R E' R' *You* (Gilles)...
16818
Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Jun 1, 2005 2:24 pm
... Yeah ok ok, so in the meantime you did. Don't you hate it when someone makes your posting obsolete while you're writing it? I hate it. Don't you hate it,...
16819
Jason Baum
speedrunning...
Jun 1, 2005 6:13 pm
Thanks Gilles and Stefan. Those algorithms were very helpful! -Jason...
16820
d_j_salvia
Jun 1, 2005 8:03 pm
... Hi Jason, I've an alg for you. For me it's the simplest and quickest. To watch it work put the First Level on the left and the Last Level on the right (or...
16821
Gilles Roux
gogozergus
Jun 1, 2005 8:56 pm
... Nice David, that's really the simplest. This reminds me an idea I had a few years ago (and I'm certainly not the only one), you could solve the F2L...
16822
Gaétan Guimond
rubiks99ca
Jun 2, 2005 2:29 am
... what I'm ... M U M ... Level on ... I use the same algorythm a long time ago :)) My notation Turn r (M) is the same direction that Kik methode (french...
16823
jwillywonkas
Jun 2, 2005 2:42 am
For those of you who haven't done so already, check out quinn's newspaper article. www.lewislink.com/cuberecord Click on the view newspaper clipping. If you...
16824
lwin kyawkyaw
lkyawkyaw
Jun 2, 2005 3:18 am
Im left handed. so i find it more comfortable to cube with my right. pretty neat :) ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find...
16825
jwillywonkas
Jun 2, 2005 5:03 am
Generally, i think that the hand that does the holding, for righties, your left hand, tends to be stronger, because it is the anchor which you use all of your...
16826
Bryan Mytko
bryanosaurus
Jun 2, 2005 8:28 am
I'm a righty but do one handed solving with my left. It might be because I play guitar and have more dexterity in my left hand... everyone else i know that...
16827
Tyson Mao
psycho_tycho
Jun 2, 2005 8:30 am
Haha, same here. I play violin so my left hand fingers are more flexible. Though... I play piano as well... Tyson Mao MSC #631 California Institute of...
16828
Joël van Noort
joel_vn
Jun 2, 2005 10:25 am
Wow..! Very nice video! Congratulations with the very nice record Quinn! :)....
16829
mike_go_uk
Jun 2, 2005 10:56 am
... I'm yet another one who uses the left (non-dominant) hand. Can do the Cube with it (rather slowly), and also Square-1 (painfully slow). In normal,...
16830
Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Jun 2, 2005 11:04 am
... Cheater, cheater! I can do it even shorter. Hold the two edges at FL and FR and do: L R U D F' Cheers! Stefan...
16831
Gilles Roux
gogozergus
Jun 2, 2005 12:51 pm
... Another very fast one that does the job (I hope): (r'Ur)u(R'U'R)y(Ru'R') (r=R+inner slice) Gilles....
16832
Stefan Pochmann
stefan_pochmann
Jun 2, 2005 4:41 pm
... Looks good, but is 90% mystery to me ;-) Can you explain how/why it works? It reminds me of another special F2L alg I recently found on SCC: R U2 R2 u' R'...
16833
Wayne
mylib_2000
Jun 2, 2005 5:20 pm
Does anyone here know how to lube a 5x5. I was able to pop a piece out for my 4x4 but the 5x5 is really tight and I'm afraid of breaking it. Wayne...
16834
d_j_salvia
Jun 2, 2005 7:04 pm
... You are right. I moved *fewer* pieces (other than the pair specified) than in his example. Cheers, DJ...
16835
GameOfDeath2
Jun 2, 2005 7:21 pm
... My cube isn't particularly loose but it is much better than it once was. I suggest you turn a slice through 45 degrees and spray the exposed innards....
16836
Gilles Roux
gogozergus
Jun 2, 2005 10:05 pm
... Think with blocks instead of sides. It looked like a case where you have to break things already built to create a free space, and reinsert them the same...
16837
mackymakisumi
Jun 3, 2005 12:57 am
solving a cube one-handed while solving two other cubes in the other hand and cycling them through until having all three solved: 3:09.00 I'm done with finals...
