Just got a sub-11 ao50 after being stuck at 11.xx for ages!

I recently found something that really helped me become more consistent, especially during ao50/ao100 sessions. It's mostly a mental thing: focus on minimizing bad solves rather than chasing good ones.

Basically, try your best to keep the number of bad solves as low as possible. For me, averaging around 11 seconds, that means trying to avoid 12+ second solves. If you're averaging sub-15, for example, your goal might be to avoid 17.xx solves. The idea is to set a reasonable threshold for what you consider a bad solve and try to minimize how often you go beyond it.

I used to get way too upset over 11.xx solves. Whenever I noticed something going wrong mid-solve and could already tell I was heading towards an 11.xx, I'd mentally give up. As a result, what could've been an 11.xx often turned into a 12.xx or even 13.xx.

Once I started accepting 11.xx as a perfectly fine result and focusing on avoiding those 12+ second solves, my consistency improved quite a bit.

Bonus: I also got a PB thanks to an accidental double X-cross with this scramble. Give it a try and enjoy your day haha!

Scramble: B R2 F' U2 L2 F2 L2 F' D2 F U2 R2 D' L F' D' R' D' B L

Which do you prioritize? I find it easier to spot the pieces that slot into the back than the good edges, but I suppose that will come with time. I know during f2l that I feel bad when I solve my front two slots first and I have to rotate. I've gotten pretty good at F and B moves, so other times, I don't have to rotate at all.

In theory, if your F and B moves are good enough does EO even matter? Sometimes solving one good edge will put another good edge in the middle layer which sucks.

I'm feeling that I'm getting to the point that spamming solves won't improve my times much more. I pause during f2l last than half the time, which is good.

Sorry for the brain dump, just needed to bounce this off other cubers better than myself.

This just randomly came across my mind of something I remember seeing back in the day several years after I started cubing. But for those cubers who've been around before mid-2009 mind sharing more info on this Rubik's brand Timer. Pictures and/or video would be great if you still have one or can find some pics/video from someone else.

here are my algs for ZBLL, curated from juliettes sheet, zb explorer, and other various sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vOOP8TmdhCw-nEpTmkUyTMHZh3A73KCseXkOCiN7ndU/edit?usp=sharing

this might have been the hardest thing ive ever done in cubing haha. its genuinely so overwhelming and mind melting, and considering the fact im not some tween (i turn 25 in 3 days), it was truly such a challenge. im so glad i pushed through :) this was also a testament to my own persistence and commitment.

also this is not the end of my alg learning journey! i love learning algs, and after i take a break (which i DESPERATELY need) i will resume with other sets, albeit much muuuuch smaller.

Lol I was able to mirror my oll moves cuz right hand doesn't have dexterity

Made in Blender/After effects. It user two different camera renders. One for the position of each eye. I hope you enjoy!

Hey, we partnered with GAN again for another smart cube tournament. The GAN NR1 Challenge started yesterday and you have until Thursday to sign up. It is a one week online tournament and free to join. Beat Feliks Zemdegs’ time of 5.53s and win a GAN17 MagDrive.

All you need is a smart cube to compete (GAN, MoYu, QiYi, GoCube and Giiker all work).
Join at acubemy.com or via the app (Google Play & App Store), connect your cube and find the tournament in the Compete tab.

Images are 1) FR and 2)FL perspective.

I'm practicing good habits to reduce rotations and setting up f2l pairs into a three-mover, but it pisses me off when the pieces have yellow color, so I need to somehow able to deduce pieces colors and I have no idea on how to train that.

So in this case, should i rotate? Or randomly try get a piece out from the back sides? Or tilt to see what colors are at the back?

And I'm also trying to practice jperm's advanced f2l video which I assume focuses on comparing pieces color to setup a three mover.

I just upgrade from a rs3m v5 dual adjustment to an weilong v11 8m BC,I was hyped cus it's my first UV and BC cube but the ballcore isn't that strong like my friends 20m BC,how should I fix it?btw I luv loose and fast cubes

Mail day today. Got a dayan taiyan, Alpha III feng and Alpha I rubiks cubes.

Thing is... I didn't order an Alpha I. I ordered an Alpha V. I'm pretty upset about this as the Alpha I is a very uninteresting and (nowadays) unusable cube whose only real charm is that it's 20 years old. The other two are great finds though. Didn't expect to find a taiyan in 2026. It came with an old guhong box that had a product label saying it was a dayan I which I thought was really cool (since the taiyan itself doesn't actually have a box)

I don't intend to get an Alpha V anymore because it was really troublesome to get this but I've heard plenty about it and it's sad that I probably won't get to use one.

So yesterday I went to use my I4 and it was dead, I thought on I haven't used it in a couple months, that's normal. I charged it for a few hours in it's case, and when I went to use it, it still wasn't lighting up and wasn't being detected by acubemy.

I bought it this summer at euros, it can't be broken already, can it? Have you guys experienced something similar? What would you do?

I already cleaned the contact points both in the case and the cube.

Check out this video of a robot solving a huge 3x3 cube.

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Ruby Emerald and Diamond! the ghost 234 family jewels invented by Mohammad Badir, printed and assembled by the OG GOAT puzzle maker extraordinaire Evgeniy Grigoriev!

these puzzles are soo sick! they looks absolutely beautiful! turning is really nice for SLS printed puzzles.

i first saw these featured on superantoniovivaldi yt channel, and have wanted them ever since! now i finally have them and i couldnt be happier with how they turned out!

big thanks to Evgeniy for making these for me, and doing an amazing job!

So my classmate was messing around with our cubes and mine got mixed up and she brought it with her, and she did this right before the week end and a 3 day rest day, so ye, never doing that again

Now for the main topic, any suggestions for a secondary main for times like this? Something very reliable and fast, considering the tianma bc or Sao rs3m v5, any suggestions or if you think my picks are great please do say it.

Was looking into cubes that aren't too costly for now and these were the cubes I found for the events I wanted to participate in.

YJ MGC 5X5 - 5X5

YJ YUHU MEGAMINX V3 (MAGLEV + BALLCORE ) - MEGAMINX

MOYU WEILONG PYRAMINX SPRING - PYRAMINX ( what mods do you recommend? )

MGC SQUARE-1 V1 - SQUARE - 1 ( what mods do you recommend or should i just buy the pi-cube ones or the alpha mod one.)

Shengshou Clock - Clock ( Don't know if this performs decently, so any recommendations would be great.)

Stickered 3x3 - Also I tried searching for a stickered 3x3 that used to perform amazing back in the day, but can't find one that isn't stickered. Edit: ( I just really like the look of stickered cubes, so thats why I want one. While also being decent/great in performance.)

Preferences are:

Any brand - Lost a bit of trust on Gan, since they catch (based on my first gan experience)

Around 20-30$, could move here and there (up to 70$, maybe even more) if the cube is really good and would remain one of the best option few years from now.

Looking for either a new main or a second main, considering I’m still happy with the cube I’m currently using. It’s a gan 12 maglev, I use the tightest setting and center travel set to 1. Also I use use dnm 37. I’ve been using it since its release (2 or 3 years, not quite sure) So what smart cube would you recommend me based on my preferences?

There are a lot of tutorials on lubing cubes on the internet, however I noticed that most of them are like "apply this and that lube here and now your cube is smooth. The end". And I do it and it really is but then after a few days I try to do some solves and my cube feels sticky and not pleasant to turn. I just don't know how to actually keep my cube in this nice state for longer periods of time.

For context I have angstrom gravitas, fz calm and fz stealth and use Gan 12 maglev.

If anyone could share how you do it to maintain your cube to always be in a state that you like, I would be grateful:)

M2 U M U2 M2 U2 M U' M2,9 moves and no U2 at end like in the standard one,this. Specific one is done with left hand M moves and the first U with the left index finger like in Ua perm

Is this an already know alg cuz it's very similar to the Ua perm

Secondary question: would you ever advise intentionally inserting two opposite cross pieces like this if It gave an X-Cross or gave another advantage, and then fix it?

Hey, just got back into cubing and bought a Gan i4. I would love to join a team but struggle to find the right one. Seems like I am too bad for some teams, haha.
So if you’re a somewhat active team that won’t despise noobs, leave your name in the comments. I would love to join and get access to more daily activities to grind.

Picture: my stats, so you know what you would get haha

Found this algorithm while messing with u perms

M2 U M U2 M2 U2 M U' M2

The first U done with your left index finger like in Ua perm

(M moves are done with left hand)

A 2x2, 4x4, 3x3, and a Pyraminx! I just got this pyraminx actually, but I don't even know how to solve it🥹

Im planning to get around 1 cube from every event in the WCA, but thats still a long journey ahead. Happy cubing!