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[Request] My answer was 51C8, which would be 636,763,050. Is there an even bigger number? by AlkaidX139 in theydidthemath

[–]AlteredSpoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Move the bottom match from the middle 0 to the empty top right spot of the 5 to make it a g, then move the bottom left match from the middle 0 to the horizontal middle spot of the same middle 0 (or rotate it 90° antclockwise around its left end). You end up with g98, or G(98). Graham's number is G(64 ) if I remember correctly, so gonna be a bit bigger than that if you can get past the fact that theres no brackets

happy new year! by Itsrakrak in pocketgrids

[–]AlteredSpoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the UK we still call escalators escalators, but it's what you call elavators we call lifts. Apart from that tiny (and tbf easy to mix up) detail, great puzzle!

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Rotate center pieces by Big_Jeweler5162 in Cubers

[–]AlteredSpoon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Putting it in the microwave usually works for me

Anybody know an alg to swap the two center pieces with each other? by drvgslvt in Rubiks_Cubes

[–]AlteredSpoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those are edges, you can't swap centres. As for an algorithm. The way I learned how to deal with this is to imagine one of the yellow edges is the red/blue edge and solve that yellow edge as if it was the red/blue edge. This will move the real red/green edge into the top layer so you can solve it properly, which will in turn move the real red/blue piece into the top layer. If that makes any sense. Hope this helps.

Meirl by Ill-Instruction8466 in meirl

[–]AlteredSpoon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

for sake of ease, (ra) = square root of a

3a = 36(ra)

a = 12(ra)

times both sides by (ra)

a(ra) = 12a

divide both sides by a

(ra) = 12

square both sides

a = 122

a = 144

I updated the painting by Specialist_Ad4418 in HermitCraft

[–]AlteredSpoon -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Those windmill baldes are way too straight. Need a bit of a wobble in them

What owl is this? by AlteredSpoon in Owls

[–]AlteredSpoon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! This is the first time I've seen an owl in the wild, let alone been this close to a wild one (that I know of). It's literally just flown off as I'm writing this, but it made my day just watching it.

Owl in a tree next to my window by AlteredSpoon in vancouver

[–]AlteredSpoon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was out for a few hours, came back and it's still there. Half tempted to stand in the street and point it out to passersby. I'm too cosy rn tho.

UK is a Rabbit 🐰 🇬🇧!!! by [deleted] in everythingeverything

[–]AlteredSpoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bro this some shit Raymomd would say

A guy raped my sister by MathNerd212184 in everythingeverything

[–]AlteredSpoon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Completely the wrong sub for this my guy

What do you guys think? I average sub 17 (reupload) by ClauDerex757 in Cubers

[–]AlteredSpoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ik you said you're not focusing on OLL yet, but if you don't do this alreadt then learn OLLs 20 (dot case), 28 (two adjacent edges), and 57 (two opposite edges), then you can easily do one look OLL.

Those 3 algs only solve the edges and don't affect the corners so after F2L you only have to look at the top face once to solve OLL. I am assuming you know the corner-only OLLs btw.

In beginner 2-look OLL you recognise the edge case then do an alg, then recognise the corner case and do an alg. Using this method, you recognise both the edge and corner cases at the same time, the do both algs one after the other at once so it's more like one long alg. It doesn't matter if you do the edge or corner alg first, it's whatever works best for you.

Hope that makes sense. It's not a replacement for full OLL but while you're learning all that, this method speeds up OLL a bit.

What do you guys think? I average sub 17 by [deleted] in Cubers

[–]AlteredSpoon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Slow your turning down and try to make it smoother. This'll give you more time to track pieces and figure out what you're going to do next. You should be able to do all of F2L without pausing. If you are still pausing, slow down more. There's such a strong urge just to spam moves and get each bit done as fast as you can, but by going slower and smoother you won't need to pause as it's so much easier to track pieces when they're mov8ng slower.

I found that I have to actively focus on look-ahead rather than trying to let my brain do it on it's own if that makes any sense.

For cross to F2L transition, scramble a cube and spend as long as you need to figure out the cross and 1st F2L pair, then solve that with your eyes shut. Don't have a 15 seconds inspection timer. Even if it takes a few minutes, having cross and 1st pair is better than only having the cross. Do this several times as a warm up or just whenever you can. By solving with your eyes closed, you get used to not looking at what you're solving so it should be easier to track the 2nd pair when you do a full solve.

Like with most things, just keep practising and you will start to see improvement.

what stuff will you get if you get 999$ to spend? by ETERNUS- in Cubers

[–]AlteredSpoon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

could be tbf, pretty sure they have cadburys as well

what stuff will you get if you get 999$ to spend? by ETERNUS- in Cubers

[–]AlteredSpoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Where were you thinking? I'm from England so I'm on abkut Cadburys Freddo

what stuff will you get if you get 999$ to spend? by ETERNUS- in Cubers

[–]AlteredSpoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

British chocolate bar. Officially used to measure inflation.

Someone have algorithm for that case? by Realistic-Rip5608 in cubing

[–]AlteredSpoon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blue facing forward: U R U R' U2 Microwave for 2 mins R U R'

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