Cubing / Speed Cubing

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I was wondering how many people cubed? Is that the correct term? I’m learning to solve a regular one since there’s a really cool gent teaching me if I show him to yoyo so I figured why not! So who here cubes? One handed? 4x4? Etc?

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I can, but i suck.

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Hardly, I can’t even solve a regular 3x3 yet. Still haven’t memorized all the moves.

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I can solve a 3x3 in about 55 seconds, 2x2 in 15, and a 5x5 in like 35 minutes lol.

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I’m a speed cuber. My best average of 5 is 33.something, my best single is 26.something. I also do 4x4 and 2x2, but I want to go to bigger ones. I use Fridrich method rather than beginner’s.
By the way, I think yoyoing and speed solving go together very well.

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http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009HODA02

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Any link to a video of the fridrich method? I’m stuck on the regular method with a lack of tutors for the weekend.

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Great place to learn. Also visit his website, by the same name.
To speed solve you will need a proper speed cube. I suggest a Dayan Guhong v2. Find them at speedcubeshop.com or Amazon.
Finally, you will need lube. They all work, as long as you can find it on a cube shop website.

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I can solve a 3x3 in about 56 seconds

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I can be jealous that you can solve one in about 2 seconds…
I’m trying to learn the before mentioned process.

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I can solve one :slight_smile:
My friend gave me a zan chi its very nice I can solve in a little over a minute!

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I have a ZhanChi, it is an awesome cube! Soo smooth. What kind of lubrication are you using?

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My friend is insane.

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One of my friends from my school is amazing at it. One time he solved the 3x3 cube 100 times on a car trip. Normally he can solve them super quick.

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I use a V-cube 3b. I can solve it in about 55 seconds.

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Hey cuber’s,

Reading this made me bust out the Rubix 4x4 I got for christmas last year and try to solve it for the first time ever. I got it after a couple of hours. Since it is still new it is not broken in yet.

Question: I have seen people lubing their cubes for better play and it seems that the CRC silicone stuff is recommended. I’m just looking around at what I have and was checking to see if anyone has tried Thin Lube on it. I am assuming that WD-40 would not be idea as it might leave it greasy.

Ideas on yoyo Thin/Thick lube?

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Do not use bearing lubes on plastic. Period.

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Learned this the hard way. Plays smooth for a while then locks up really badly.