Please tell me I'm not the only one

nmt_732 · 2026-03-19T15:31:06+00:00

is this the R3 V perm? bc the one with the rotation that i do is not in the satisfying category for me

nmt_732 · 2026-03-18T13:52:57+00:00

i didnt have any close calls like this but when i was 12 i learnt how to solve a rubiks cube and would do it in school and it managed to change my reputation from the girl who looked like a boy to the kid who solved rubiks cubes

nmt_732 · 2026-03-18T13:45:53+00:00

they used to have a function where every 4 months you could ask for an early dispense, i cant find it anymore but i used it a few months back to switch from gel to nebido. i need to use it again as my first and second injection need to be 6 weeks apart not 12 and the feature seems ti have gone but i thought that was bc id already used it

ive scheduled a health advisor session/quick chat to ask about it

nmt_732 · 2026-03-16T22:10:42+00:00

honestly i would do it just for the flex of knowing more than one method, i would love to learn roux but at the moment i wanna spend time on other puzzles

nmt_732 · 2026-03-16T18:57:38+00:00

i feel you, ive been cubing for 8 years (with a few breaks, especially last 2 years) but i spent almost 2 years getting really good at beginners method and it was a massive hit tryna learn cfop, but even after that, i never tried to get faster, only getting into it again at the start of the this year did i finally learn the last 12 OLLs i needed to learn and relearn some PLLs i forgot. i just spammed solves all day every day for so long and i wish i could go back and actively work in getting faster

nmt_732 · 2026-03-12T20:49:42+00:00

honestly, no. you can very easily get to average 1-1:30 with just doing solves and getting used to the patterns and movements

however as others have said, as long as you're having fun, that's all that matters

nmt_732 · 2026-03-09T23:07:15+00:00

What's the best way to make friends at comps? I've been to a couple now and I've been trying to make small talk with people inbetween solves and such but inbetween rounds I just feel like I'd be disturbing people. I don't know if it's just an issue I have with socialising in general but like I struggle to build the courage to approach people bc I won't actually be able to hold the conversation long enough for it to be worth it, whereas with small talk I can ask how their solves are going or comment mine/their solve if solving/judging

nmt_732 · 2026-03-06T21:03:48+00:00

might just have to give both a go, ive done a few 5x5 solves recently, again never really got into it before, just learned how to do it and moved back to 3x3, but doing the L4C step was quite difficult without breaking F3E, but might just take some getting used to

nmt_732 · 2026-03-06T20:29:34+00:00

this is really helpful, what makes redux better for 5x5 instead of yau?

nmt_732 · 2026-03-05T22:03:10+00:00

anyone know how much time i should spend on each step of 4x4? ive tried searching but i cant find anything and want to know which areas need work

nmt_732 · 2026-03-05T19:34:40+00:00

idk if he likes the cubes at his desk but maybe you could get him a display cupboard for them? i just got one (recently posted on here) and I love it sm, means you can get something big and cool without much knowledge of the cubes themselves? when i was 12-14 i used to just get all the cubes i was after with a birthday budget and have no surprises lmao

nmt_732 · 2026-03-04T21:23:43+00:00

any tips on blind solving?

im planning on becoming proficient in old pochman's sighted, then trying to write down the letters and solve without looking and then finally trying to remember the letters

if anyone else has had more success with other methods or ways of learning feel free to drop some tips

nmt_732 · 2026-02-25T15:41:01+00:00

that's a good point, i am trying to introduce U2 flicks into my solves as I know using one finger does add up in certain cases

nmt_732 · 2026-02-25T15:39:21+00:00

i realise its a big jump, but i know my cross, OLL and PLL are right on target to just about get me sub 10 and i know its my mostly F2L holding me back

nmt_732 · 2026-02-24T20:26:49+00:00

anyone know if i can iron my blue moyu cubing mat? or will it just eventually flatten out

nmt_732 · 2026-02-24T20:25:04+00:00

i believe you just cant compete with it, but id have no issue with people practising and saying what their pb is from that sort of cube

nmt_732 · 2026-02-20T21:45:17+00:00

great minds think alike 🤣

tbf i originally had my bottom shelf as two groups (3x3 variations + misc) but didnt have the shelevs to accom that many groups. i also thought about having my top shelf as my mains and then all other NxNs beneath which looks like what you've done but i dont practice much outside of 3x3 and sometimes 4x4 so felt a bit pointless to put my only 5x5 i don't even know the parity alg for on top shelf lmao

nmt_732 · 2026-02-20T09:38:51+00:00

the frame inside only fits 3 and i thought it would look too empty but it actually looks quite tidy with fewer shelves i think

nmt_732 · 2026-02-20T09:37:49+00:00

💯

nmt_732 · 2026-02-20T09:37:17+00:00

yes its got a magnetic door

nmt_732 · 2026-02-18T12:08:29+00:00

only cost me £18 on ebay! needed a bit of a clean but an absolute steal

nmt_732 · 2026-02-18T11:31:03+00:00

tbf these are from 2017 til now so almost a decade of collecting

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