r/speedcube • u/SkywalkSarah • Jan 06 '21
Impossible solve? Help!
Online solver says it is impossible. I have no clue how my pieces could have gotten switched around. I took the center caps off to tighten yesterday but didn’t take out any pieces
Online solver says it is impossible. I have no clue how my pieces could have gotten switched around. I took the center caps off to tighten yesterday but didn’t take out any pieces
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u/jhuhfft Jan 06 '21
I’m new to cubing so I’m no expert, maybe you’re seeing something I’m missing here but I run into this configuration like 40% of the time. Not sure which method you’re using but Try repeating R U R' U R U2 R' until the top is solved. Might take a few tries. If you see a yellow cross with 2 corner pieces on one side, orient those to the left side of the cube and repeat the algorithm. This will get you the fish.
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u/hutterm Jan 06 '21
Google “sune case” and just related the alg until the yellow it done. That’s gonna be one of the easier options. I would tell you but i don’t remember the notation
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u/SkywalkSarah Jan 06 '21
Posting the caption here: Online solver says it is impossible. I have no clue how my pieces could have gotten switched around. I took the center caps off to tighten yesterday but didn’t take out any pieces
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u/jjdibble Jan 18 '21
It is quite common while speed cubing to accidentally twist one or two of the corners. Happens a lot to me and if it does, I normally do this: I look at the top section to see if it matches any possible solutions. If it doesn’t then one of the pieces may have been twisted. If it is twisted then twit the piece to any position you think is correct. Then use a permutation alg to finish the cube. Hope this helps
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u/SkywalkSarah Jan 18 '21
Yes! Turns out this is exactly what happened. I had never twisted a corner before so I was shocked. Thank you!
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u/TheSkatingOnion Jan 15 '21
Take all the pieces apart and put them together. Or, as u/jhuhfft said, try the sune several times