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For people who love any sort of twisty puzzles, including but not limited to: Rubik's Cubes (and any size/design variants), the Square 1, the Pyraminx and more.
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For people who love any sort of twisty puzzles, including but not limited to: Rubik's Cubes (and any size/design variants), the Square 1, the Pyraminx and more.
Want to ask a question? Please check our wiki to see if your question already has an answer.
Think your cube is unsolvable? Want to know which cube is right for you? Want to brag about an accomplishment? Any other sort of posts like these? Post them in the Daily Discussion Thread!
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SUBREDDIT RULES:
Use the Daily Discussion Thread for "repetitive content". A detailed list of what is restricted to the Daily Discussion Thread can be found here.
Flaming and hateful comments will be removed. Ad hominem criticism, such as “You’re only sub30, what do you know about x?” will not be tolerated either. Answering a question with "just google it" is also not an acceptable response.
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No biased promotion of one cube shop over another. This includes "X store is now selling this cube!" posts, sales and deals, and self-promotion from stores. Our full guidelines regarding what cube stores can and cannot post can be found here.
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Private cube sales and trades aren't allowed, go to /r/cubetrades for that. Commissions for work are also not allowed.
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Memes are only allowed on Mondays (as indicated by the Daily Discussion Thread) and posts must be flaired as Meme within 15 minutes of being posted. On other days use r/CubersMemes instead. Be mindful of others when posting memes on meme monday - just like other posts on other days, make sure not to post to excess.
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FAQ and other useful links:
Which lube should I buy and how do I clean and lube a puzzle?
This puzzle is unsolvable, isn't it?! How do I solve this? aka Parity!!! Or is it?
Related subs:
Also check out the Speedsolving Forum for more cubing discussion!
A huge thank you to /u/Laziness9999 for the awesome header image.
Another huge thank you to /u/Cubing_in_the_dark for the subreddit logo.
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Cubes morning!
06:38 UTC
Daily Discussion Thread - Dec 05, 2024
Hello, and welcome to the discussion thread! This thread is for accomplishments, simple questions, and informal discussion about cubing!
Not sure if you should comment here or make your own post? We have a full list of what does and doesn't belong in this thread on our wiki.
No question is stupid here. If you have a question, ask it!
Check our wiki for tips on how to get faster, puzzle recommendations and more!
Join the r/cubers Discord server here!
05:00 UTC
Yiheng going full MoYu!!
02:59 UTC
Mildly interesting…Gan 11 M Pro corner piece
I have a blue light in my room and noticed one corner piece was different than the others. It looks completely normal in regular lighting. I am assuming the corner was maybe damaged and replaced at some point and didn’t get coated. I’m not good enough of a cuber (still 1’20” avg) to feel the difference of coatings. I bought a $25 open mystery box from the speed cube shop Black Friday sale and this is what I got.
23:44 UTC
Lou resources/videos? (clock)
I main 7 simul flip currently, and i globally average around 4.6. I am doing a challenge in my gc where we all learn a new method and practise with it, so i chose lou. While researching, i found it odd how little videos there were on lou (as compared to sheerin, perhaps). Do people consider it suboptimal or something such as that? In my opinion i find it better than sheerin so i was quite suprised.
19:59 UTC
Daily Discussion Thread - Dec 04, 2024
Hello, and welcome to the discussion thread! This thread is for accomplishments, simple questions, and informal discussion about cubing!
Not sure if you should comment here or make your own post? We have a full list of what does and doesn't belong in this thread on our wiki.
No question is stupid here. If you have a question, ask it!
Check our wiki for tips on how to get faster, puzzle recommendations and more!
Join the r/cubers Discord server here!
05:00 UTC
Beginners guide to learning algorithms faster!
03:00 UTC
22:00 UTC
Does this helps for training?
Maybe your hand gets stronger for cubing
19:18 UTC
(Advice) Glue in the Maglev magnets to your Weilong v10
Got my second 20 magnet V10 today since 3 of my maglev magnets cracked overtime when cleaning my cube. Got the idea to glue the magnets in place to avoid them flying out and snapping together. Really bad design flaw with this version but otherwise it is my most favorite cube I have owned and now I have 2 lol.
17:25 UTC
Did I make a mistake ordering the YS3M?
So I was looking to get a new speed cube recently since my RS3M V5 broke. I wanted to try something new and ended up ordering the YS3M because I really like the stable, heavy feel of the RS3M 2020 and figured it would be similar.
When I was deciding which version to go for, I picked the 20-Magnet Ball-Core version without much thought since I usually go for the “best” version when ordering flagship cubes. But after ordering, I realized there isn’t much info about it online. It seems like the release of the WRM V9 that year completely overshadowed this cube.
I did check reviews on TheCubicle, but most of them were negative. People were saying the core breaks easily and that the cube’s performance isn’t great. Now I’m wondering—did I make a mistake? Should I have gone for the standard 8-magnet ball-core version instead?
If anyone here owns this cube, have you run into any issues with it? Any thoughts about the 20-magnet ball-core in general? Thanks
15:23 UTC
10.86 3x3 pr average in finals
I’ve been trying to get a sub 11 avg for a very long time and I am very happy with this, I can definitely do a lot better tho
11:30 UTC
has this ever happened to you? same time as the previous one
09:53 UTC
09:06 UTC
Can you assemble big NxNxN cubes in a scrambled state?
I was looking up tutorials for the fastest way to assemble big cubes on YT and everyone seems to be assembling them solved.
Theoretically, couldn't you assemble even layered cubes in a scrambled state since there are gonna be parities anyway?
I am not sure about odd layered cubes though since they don't have the parities of even cubes, certain pieces might need to be placed correctly just to avoid unsolvable even cube parities?
08:53 UTC
Somebody is trying to copy dailypuzzles (speedcubestore.com.au)
05:28 UTC
Daily Discussion Thread - Dec 03, 2024
Hello, and welcome to the discussion thread! This thread is for accomplishments, simple questions, and informal discussion about cubing!
Not sure if you should comment here or make your own post? We have a full list of what does and doesn't belong in this thread on our wiki.
No question is stupid here. If you have a question, ask it!
Check our wiki for tips on how to get faster, puzzle recommendations and more!
Join the r/cubers Discord server here!
05:00 UTC
Beginner To Sub 10 On 3x3: Neurodivergent Guide
01:16 UTC
Polydactyly cubers
Just learnt about the condition Polydactyly. It’s a condition where people are born with extra fingers or toes. Roughly 1/1000 people have it so we should have a couple of cubers who have it. For the people here with extra fingers how does that affect cubing? What new finger tricks can you do? Are different methods better? Is it an advantage or a disadvantage?
00:10 UTC
Are the magnets on a meilong m easy to remove? If not what about the ssift block?
I wanna magnetize an RS but don't know if I can find them irl so if anyone knows that would be appreciated.
19:27 UTC
Help With Gan 12 Edge Caps
Does anyone know how to remove the Gan 12 Edge Caps without damaging it? It is a lot harder to remove in comparison to the corner caps.
16:27 UTC
Please help
Please help! I really want to 3d print this model of 3x3 speedcube but I want it to split it in identical thirds so I can print it without infill and it will print without trouble. Then I will glue the parts together. So anyone with 3d modelling knowledge, please help me.
The file is on this page: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4626936/files
The name of the file: New_Corner.stl
15:49 UTC
Cube feels slow one day then fast the next day
I don't know if it's just me but sometimes my cube is slow and catchy and sometimes it's really fast without changing settings or setup. For example, at night my gan 12 be really fast and smooth, then the next morning it feels like it catches more and is just slow, and then during the afternoon/night it's really fast again. Am I the only one experiencing this?
07:57 UTC
Daily Discussion Thread - Dec 02, 2024
Hello, and welcome to the discussion thread! This thread is for accomplishments, simple questions, and informal discussion about cubing!
Not sure if you should comment here or make your own post? We have a full list of what does and doesn't belong in this thread on our wiki.
No question is stupid here. If you have a question, ask it!
Check our wiki for tips on how to get faster, puzzle recommendations and more!
Join the r/cubers Discord server here!
05:00 UTC