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cross-posted from: https://lemmings.world/post/21828340

Bunnies work together to solve a giant rubik's cube, so big that it takes multiple bunnies to turn it. They are trying their best, but it looks hopeless. Several of them are arguing about which way to turn the cube

Source: Bluesky

A little girl beat its own female world records (single and Ao5) and nobody is happy?!!

4.09 Single, 5.36 Avg 3x3 Double FWR Qixian Cao

I bought this cube from a shop in Spain and the description of how to identify a side are just ass. I'm hoping they're actually explaining how it works in this vid but who knows lol. Please help

My wife found and snagged this at 7/11 today. Never seen one before

Hello all! New to the platform. Reddit mods are out of control. 😝

Ive been cubing for years (LBL) but only recently decided to dive into CFOP. I deal with frustrating situations, like learning/recognizing/executing algorithms, better with support. Is there a local community around VA Beach?

Also I'm 40 and a strong 2A supporter so please don't warn me about the dangers of the internet 😝

[WR] 3x3x3 OH 7.95 avg by Nicholas Archer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDR92EFoBUw

Previous avg by Nicholas Archer: 8.03s last month

#rubikscube #speedcubing #Rouxvolution #3x3x3oh

@cubers

The WCA should announce the new event at the end of the month. As a reminder, the current unofficial records are

• single:
  2 days 23 hours 34 min. 06.89 s.
• Ao5:
  3 days 02 hours 47 min. 19.65 s.

[WR] 3x3x3 3.08 single by Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BKV7mYhgpI

Previous single by Max Park : 3.13s Jun 11, 2023.

Yiheng was so close to sub-3. A little lock on the pll. I guess that’s why he was both exciting (first time I’ve seen him so happy) and a little bit frustrated.

Yiheng finally has both single and average.

From cuberoot description:
- This is the first time in nearly 7 years that same person has held WR for both 3x3 single and avg. The last person who held this titile was Feliks Zemdegs.
- He is the first person since Feliks Zemdegs to hold the current 3x3 and 2x2 WRs.

So impressive…

#rubikscube #speedcubing #333

@cubers

I was searching some informations about OLL probabilities and found that on SpeedSolving forum from a British guy (Mark Rivers):

Here is a list of all the OLL shapes, ordered by the average number of moves they save compared to solving the same cases with 2-look OLL. Learning full OLL in this order is a good idea because the ones nearer the top will cut more time off your solves, on average.

10.00   Stealth
 8.50    Squares
 8.13    Dots (1/54)
 7.50    T shapes
 7.31    Small lightning bolts
 6.67    P shapes
 6.00    Kites
 5.88    C shapes
 5.58    L shapes
 5.56    Knight moves
 5.38    Fishes (excluding kites)
 5.25    Big lightning bolts
 4.25    H
 4.13    I shapes
 3.81    Dots (rare)
 3.44    Awkward
 2.63    W shapes

In fact, learning just the top 15 OLL algs delivers 42% of the total move savings of learning full OLL, so if you only want to learn some of it, those are the ones to go for.

If I learn OLL one day, I think I'll memorize cases in this order, it's smart.
The original post is here.

[WR] 2x2x2 0.86 avg by Yiheng Wang (王艺衡)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJos815ph-o

Previous record: 0.88 by Yiheng Wang (王艺衡), 2024-12-15

#speedcubing #rubikscube #222 #2x2x2
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[WR] 4x4x4 19.17 average by Tymon Kolasiński

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D14TJtEVctU

Previous avg 19.38 by Max Park, Mar 19, 2023

That’s a good start of the year for Tymon.

#rubikscube #speedcubing #444 #4x4x4

@cubers

[WR] megaminx 25.36 average by Timofei Tarasenko

Previous avg 26.60 by Leandro Martín López, last month. A HUGE drop!

Also, 23.39 single, WR-2.
#rubikscube #speedcubing #megaminx

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[WR] square-1 4.69 average by Sameer Aggarwal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASeYygaknSA

Previous avg 4.63 by Sameer Aggarwal

(8.08), 6.20, (3.42), 3.81, 3.88

That’s 2 counting sub-4, and WR-2 single, 0.01 from WR. I’m hoping we will hear from Sameer again this year !

#rubikscube #speedcubing #square1

@cubers

Hi,

I share these two Scott Hunter's videos who are very instructives for cubers like me (Ao5 30 s.):

• Sub 12 example Solves
• Sub 15 example Solves

[WR] 3x3x3 OH 8.03 avg by Nicholas Archer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZQ-u-YRM98

Previous avg by Sean Patrick Villanueva: 8.09.

First time Roux beating Roux ?

#rubikscube #speedcubing #Rouxvolution #333oh

@cubers

For cubers like me (30 s. Ao5), this solve of Shawn Boucké from SpeedCubeReview channel is a brilliant demonstration of how efficiency is important and as speed should not be confused with haste.

Don't stress about trying to become sub-30 on the Rubik's cube. Just be efficient and Turn slowly

Another insane video of him:

The Slowest 8 Second Solve Ever

I discovered Shawn Boucké few days ago in his Roux method tutorial and he is a very good pedagogue.
Also, he has a very nice turning style.

As any cuber knows, a typical 3x3x3 shouldn't be able to turn corners in place, but now mine is loose enough to do so almost easily.

Yes I twisted it back properly, and yes the cube still works as intended, but it's starting to fall apart. Guess I'm due for a new cube soon...

I've just discovered WCA statistics. There's a lot of information and it's very interesting.

But I understand what "Smallest difference between a single and an average" means.
Xuanyi Geng has the first place with 5.28 single and 5.29 Ao5 at the Kunshan Open 2024.

How can it be interpreted?
It means the cuber was very very constant/regular?

(see here)