I have a center piece that popped out. How do I get it back in without damaging the piece?

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Hello fellow cubers. I want to become the greatest cuber of them all. How do I do this?

I just finished my first 100 solves (excluding ~30 solves using just a stopwatch before tracking with an app). I'm a beginner, so I'm still using the basic algorithms a million times (ok maybe hundreds but it feels like millions) per solve (lol). I think I've gotten as fast as possible with just the basics, so I'm off to start learning F2L and CFOP (much further down the road). Wish me luck! 🤗

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This is half self promotion and half just asking for general advice on how to improve. But I already see that I have a huge issue of pausing while looking for pairs :(

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Do you guys think qiyi will make a tornado v4 but black if so I would really want it

I just learned to solve the cube a few days ago and have done around 15 solves or so. I am down to around 2 - 2.5 minutes per solve and I just started learning the basics of cfop (Just the cross part so far).

I noticed that when I get to inserting the bottom corners, having to rotate the cube multiple times just to face the side I do the "Sexy move" on is a big waste of time especially if the corner is already above the right spot.

Is there a way to get around this before learning f2l? Like an algorithm to do a "Sexy move" on the back side?

Also is there another name for this move or is that its actual name?

I've had my Gan 14 since they came out. This wasn't a problem before.

In the last couple of weeks, since I learned full OLL, i've suddenly been catching a LOT more than normal. The only other real difference is that i switched from Martian to Gravitas and Dignitas for my lubes. I also more recently got some DNM-37 to add on top of those. I LOVE the feel and control of those lubes, but i'm wondering if something to do with them is maybe what's causing the issue? I"ve even had a few pops in the last few weeks (two of which were doing the weird-but-fast S slice U perm) and I NEVER get pops. My speed/TPS hasn't increased enough for it to be a pure speed thing.

I'm just curious if anyone has insights? Maybe I should tighten my center travel a notch for stability? more/less gravitas and/or dignitas? re-lube with the DNM more/less frequently? (usually gotta hit it with a couple drops of DNM like every day or two)

I was looking to buy some cubes from China, and I stumbled upon this website.

http://www.china-magic-cube.com/

Has anyone bought from here before? Can they be trusted?

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So I took my MagLev Megaminx apart, and even some of the magnets. After the extremely irritating process of putting it back together, I can feel little to no magnet strength. Is this permanent, or will I just have to play around with it until they gain strength again?

for me it's this Rubiks Cube Fail Complimation by some guy called Artyom Romasov, i recently found it on my pc and rewatched it. good times. It has alot of unknown fails so watch it if you want.

So i was planning on getting a gan 12 but was wondering if UV is worth the extra money. Im not sure what UV does fully. Is it decorative purpose or a competitive advantage?

Hey cubers!

I'm trying to find a video in which JPerm had a slide along the lines of "there are three types of cubers"

1. Those who want to learn to solve to impress others

2. Those who solve for fun

3. Those who want to be pros

The point was that you should know what you want to be and train accordingly. If you only care about impressing your normie friends, then practice the beginner method till you get sub 60' with it and move on with your life. But if you want to be a pro, be ready to put in many ours of deliberate practice.

Does anyone remember which video it was?

Aside: Maybe there are more types of cubers... I'm not interested in how many cubers there are, I just want to find the video. Besides, the idea to "know what you want to become and act accordingly" applies regardless.

Thanks!

Is there any way to simultaneously log timed solves on two different sessions using cstimer? first one being a "global" session containing solves from different time periods, and the second one being my current session. I like the idea of knowing the total amount of my timed solves since I started doing them, but I also like having a way to break them down to monitor my progress. only way I know of is by duplicating my current sessions then merging them with a "global" session.

side question: how long do ur sessions last? recently, I took a liking to making week-long sessions, I find it easier to monitor my progress

I have the Aosu V7 double track and I really like how smooth it turns and the balanced magnet strength it has in the 3x3 stage. Are there any 3x3s out there with similar feeling as the Aosu V7 double track in 3x3 stage?

Hi! Which cubes have soft plastic?

I only have the Gan 356 air SM and I can tell it’s soft when I compare it to my Moyu Weilong GTS3M. I wanted to see other cubes with soft plastic, do you know any? Especially ones with new features such as ball-core, core magnets, and maglev. Thanks in advance!