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I'm starting out with a cheap Mo Fang Ge brand cube but it's pretty stiff for my taste. I saw some videos about speedcubes and how you can adjust them and all that, thought it was neat. What are some good cubes out there? I would want to avoid any Chinese brand cubes if possible because cheap and Chinese probably means their workers aren't fairly compensated.

Edit: after much research, I don't think a non-chinese brand cube will be possible. So I guess recommend me whatever the best options are. From the $10-20 range would be a good price for me.

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Solved My First Cube w/o Video Today! (lemm.ee)

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Fastest was 4:17. I'm trying to match it

Learned how to do it w/ video yesterday using jperm's 10 min tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ron6MN45LY

Edit: I'll post my cube tmr if someone reminds me.

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[WR] 3x3x3 OH 8.09 avg by Sean Patrick Villanueva (piaille.fr)

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[WR] 3x3x3 OH 8.09 avg by Sean Patrick Villanueva

https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=ihV-FH0Bfcw

Previous avg by Max : 8.62.

#rubikscube #speedcubing #Rouxvolution #333oh

@cubers

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[WR] clock 2.31 single by Eryk Kasperek (piaille.fr)

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[WR] clock 2.31 single by Eryk Kasperek

http://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=KzqJv2VaQDE

#speedcubing

@cubers

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[Mailday] QiYi M Pro, Sengso Master Pyraminx, Lanlan Rua (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/cubers

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I wanted to try a stronger magnetic cube (main is currently Tengyun v1). QiYi M Pro has a ~10$ ballcore UV, so it went onto the cart. The turning feeling is really close to my tengyun, so I like it.

Master pyraminx isn’t too much of a hassle, pretty straightforward with pyraminx algs.

I haven’t scrambled the rua yet, but it’s very stiff.

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34x34 Rubik's Cube [Matt Bahner] (www.youtube.com)

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Matt Bahner has (cheekily but impressively) beaten Grégoire Pfennig's 33x33 record by just one layer.

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Giant 11x11 Ball [Matt Bahner] (www.youtube.com)

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The puzzle itself is cool, but I actually found the explanations of the mechanism design and 3D printing techniques more interesting.

He seems to have used a linear mechanism, similar to Oskar's floating anchors approach, but without the floating anchors. My guess is that the ball shape eliminated most of the twisting forces on the pieces which necessitated the floating anchors in Oskar's design.

Flattening off small areas of the pieces to allow them to be printed in an orientation which doesn't require support bothered me a bit, but I can understand why he did it. Support material can be a pain in the ass.

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Learning F2L with my 3x3 (lemm.ee)

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I've had a 3x3x3 for a few years and so far, I solve it with the beginner method. I watched a J Perm video on the F2L approach and now I'm trying to learn to do that faster. At the moment, I'm still faster going one layer at a time.

If you also started with the beginner method and then learned to use F2L, how long did it take for you to get faster with F2L?

Like I said in another recent post, I'm not looking for a WR. I just want to be as fast as my kid at this point. She learned F2L from the start. :)

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Monthly discussion thread (May 2024) (self.cubers)

submitted 1 month ago by thisisdee to c/cubers

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Welcome to our monthly discussion thread!

Anything cubing related is welcome.

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My new cubes (i.imgflip.com)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/cubers

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Hey y'all - anyone still here? :)

I do cubing just for fun - no world records here, eh? These are my three newest cubes:

4x4x4 - I can't remember which one exactly, but it's a lot of fun to solve. Not magnetic
Megaminx - YJ YuHu V2 Megaminx Magnetic
1x1x1 - 1x1 Speed Cube - Black

The megaminx is messing with my head but I will keep at it. Any tips would be appreciated.

That 1x1 man, I'm leaving saving that for last, eh. :)

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Monthly Discussion Thread (April 2024) (self.cubers)

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[WR] 5x5x5 32.52 single by Max Park (piaille.fr)

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[WR] 5x5x5 32.52 single by Max Park

https://invidious.fdn.fr/watch?v=7YUlPB8FKi4

If he keeps this up, he'll be faster than me with the 3x3x3

#speedcubing #rubikscube
@cubers

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[WR] Square-1 3.41 single by Ryan Pilat (invidious.fdn.fr)

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"I always knew this was possible, but never expected it to actually happen..." again...

This one was even more absurd than my last world record 9 months ago. 2 slices to U perm - 10 slice solution. Probably one of the most ridiculous scrambles to have ever been generated (thanks Dan).

This scramble had the potential to destroy this event, potential to stand for at least a decade, perhaps longer...

But no, I choked, and that's okay. I tried to 1look it but I wasn't mentally focused enough to do so. I knew the bottom layer would be solved after OBL but that's about it. My execution wasn't good, but I'm so relieved to have at least broken WR given the immense pressure of such an easy scramble.

Eventually someone will break the sub-3 barrier and beyond, given the right circumstances. This just leaves the door open for more people to have a shot at WR.