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Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5770 Posts
June 15 2009 17:53 GMT
#41
Hey this is really cool! I was really into solving the cube in high school, it got to the point where instead of reading a book before sleeping I'd spend an hour trying to solve the cube.

Holy shit when I finally solved it I was so happy though...

I'm loving the advanced method though, I'll have to try it out when I get back home (why oh why don't I have my cube with me here!)
'life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery'
how sad that sc2 has no shield battery :(
Impervious
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Canada4215 Posts
June 15 2009 19:01 GMT
#42
On June 16 2009 02:20 Flicky wrote:
[spoiler]
Show nested quote +
On June 16 2009 01:33 lMPERVlOUS wrote:
Personally, I'm a fan of the V-Cubes. They're all very smooth, as soon as you get them.

[/spoiler
That's just a lie. The 6x6x6 is HORRIBLE when you get it.


I loved mine when I got it. I don't know what you're talking about.
~ \(ˌ)im-ˈpər-vē-əs\ : not capable of being damaged or harmed.
Beardfish
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
United States525 Posts
June 15 2009 19:57 GMT
#43
Cool guide, I actually just learned a similar beginner's method recently and it takes me ~ 2 minutes to solve the cube now. About 4 minutes to solve "cube-in-a-cube-in-a-cube" and other cool patterns. I'm gonna have a look at the more advanced methods you provided. Thanks!
Adeny
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Norway1233 Posts
June 15 2009 20:05 GMT
#44
Remove petrus part, replace it with freidrich, then we're talking. Other than that, great guide.
Leeto
Profile Joined August 2007
United States1320 Posts
June 15 2009 20:16 GMT
#45
Very good guide. It explains the Petrus method better than Petrus' own site imo. However the Fridrich method is way more popular among faster cubers (<30 seconds) and is used by pretty much 100% of the sub-15 guys, so it deserves more attention that what you gave it..
Still an awesome guide though!
Cube
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Canada777 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-15 22:05:15
June 15 2009 22:02 GMT
#46
On June 16 2009 01:12 laikomg wrote:
great guide, but can you help me solve my square one? ;o

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nope, i have nightmares about twisty puzzles like that one.

the reason the fredrich method gets so little attention is that i dont know it.

corners first methods are hardly used and the ZZ method is not even worth mentioning imo

also i would be very grateful if you could point out a few of the spelling errors you found, i fixed the ones i saw
funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9376 Posts
June 15 2009 22:04 GMT
#47
I like the pretty pictures .
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IceCube
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Croatia1403 Posts
June 15 2009 22:08 GMT
#48
Lol looks like sombody got too many free time on its hands, but good guide hehe
Forever Vulture.. :(
404.Nintu
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada1723 Posts
June 15 2009 22:11 GMT
#49
This is a really well done guide. As Mani said, now everyone can go to parties, pickup a cube and impress some people.

Love you QTQB.

you said you were making a guide and I was like "pff." but man, I'm impressed.
"So, then did the American yum-yum clown monkey also represent the FCC?"
HiOT
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Sweden1000 Posts
June 15 2009 22:12 GMT
#50
Thank you!

This should win!
Officially the founder of Team Property (:
TheFoReveRwaR
Profile Blog Joined May 2006
United States10657 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-15 22:43:26
June 15 2009 22:42 GMT
#51
On June 15 2009 16:04 Manifesto7 wrote:
Very nice guide. Two things that are important to be able to pick up nonchalantly at a house party and do well are play the guitar and solve a rubiks cube.

Haha true ,but unfortunately 99% of the time said guitar is hopelessly out of tune because the real owners never ever actually play it.

At least with the cube nothing can stop you, except way too much alcohol.
Being healthy, it has been said, really consists of having the same disease as everybody else.
Verden
Profile Joined May 2009
Poland1 Post
June 20 2009 16:47 GMT
#52
I'm a speedcuber (I can solve 3x3x3 in 15s or less) ... playing Starcraft too... I'm really surprised that Beta Key is awarded for cube guide... But I'm surely positively surprised It looks like really detailed and easy guide. Good work

I wonder how many other speedcubers play SC :D
Cube
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Canada777 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-20 16:52:43
June 20 2009 16:52 GMT
#53
and here comes traffic.... if the image limit is reached ill get another photobucket account and reupload all the pictures i guess.

also thanks verden!
Pakje
Profile Joined March 2009
Belgium288 Posts
June 20 2009 16:55 GMT
#54
try tinypic
JeeJee
Profile Blog Joined July 2003
Canada5652 Posts
June 20 2009 18:12 GMT
#55
congrats on the keys!

also,
nope, i have nightmares about twisty puzzles like that one.


this is one of my problems with following guides like these :p not only are they highly susceptible to forgetting the algorithms thus rendering you basically useless, but also are completely not scalable to higher cubes like 4x4x4 or other twisty puzzles like megaminx or sq-1

should write an intuitive tutorial imo (commutators, conjugates, basics of the cube etc). not only does it fix the above flaws but it's like one of the fastest/best "methods" to follow for both blindfold and fewest moves solving! downside is that it requires thinking, of course, and thus not really good for sighted speedsolving which really relies on muscle memory and memorization instead
(\o/)  If you want it, you find a way. Otherwise you find excuses. No exceptions.
 /_\   aka Shinbi (requesting a name change since 27/05/09 ☺)
dm47
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
82 Posts
June 20 2009 18:16 GMT
#56
On June 16 2009 05:16 1337o wrote:
Very good guide. It explains the Petrus method better than Petrus' own site imo. However the Fridrich method is way more popular among faster cubers (<30 seconds) and is used by pretty much 100% of the sub-15 guys, so it deserves more attention that what you gave it..
Still an awesome guide though!


yea, the fridrich method is by far the most common among the world's best, but I enjoyed reading about the petrus method because my knowledge was previously very limited. maybe you didn't include fridrich on purpose because of the sheer amount of algorithms required to master it, hehe
I hate optimists.
csfield
Profile Joined October 2008
United States206 Posts
June 20 2009 21:43 GMT
#57
Nice guide.

I use the Fridrich method and average a little under 30 seconds. I'd like to get under 20 but I haven't practiced in a while.

I use cube4you DIY and cubesmith tiles.

I agree with Shinygerbil that the 2-gen algs are better.

I know that I have never once considered how my TV viewing habits impact the progression of civilization. --Bibbit
csfield
Profile Joined October 2008
United States206 Posts
June 20 2009 21:49 GMT
#58
I don't know about the v-cube 6x6x6 (I don't really like even cubes), but I love my 5x5x5 and 7x7x7.
I know that I have never once considered how my TV viewing habits impact the progression of civilization. --Bibbit
hurka
Profile Joined June 2009
Hungary8 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-06-20 22:01:36
June 20 2009 22:00 GMT
#59
I know some sort of corner's first method. I like it because I only have to remember 2 algorythms one is 7 rotates, and the other is 12 rotates (theres also one with 3 rotates repeated 5 times... ). I've learnt it on a site some years ago but I can't find it anymore. It's 8 steps. It's not so fast, but it relies on repeating things to get most steps completed, so it's lovely! Also with my own simplfications it relies on the solver's brains at some part. I can complete the cube in 1-2 minutes. I've also wrote it down, but first I send it to Cube what is he thinking.
ThePhan2m
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
Norway2750 Posts
June 20 2009 22:03 GMT
#60
how long does it take aproximetly to be a decent cube solver? like within 30min - 1 hour
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