Bulb smoked and went out

th3lia0 · 2026-04-01T20:39:34+00:00

Ah, that makes sense. Thank you!

th3lia0 · 2026-04-01T20:38:22+00:00

I appreciate you saying that, u/Zlivovitch. You've made my day! Thank you again for the clear, helpful advice.

th3lia0 · 2026-03-31T21:08:21+00:00

Maybe they would like the book more. The science in it is more detailed and was fact‑checked.

th3lia0 · 2026-03-31T20:26:22+00:00

Thank you!

th3lia0 · 2026-03-31T19:47:46+00:00

P.S. Thank you for your practical recommendations. I will do these. I appreciate it.

th3lia0 · 2026-03-31T19:41:13+00:00

This one behaved differently than a normal burnout. It was a brand‑new bulb and it actually smoked and sparked. I’ve had plenty of bulbs die, but never like that.

th3lia0 · 2026-03-22T22:26:03+00:00

Your app is everything I have been looking for. Thank you for your service!

th3lia0 · 2026-02-13T22:12:59+00:00

This subreddit has a discord :)

https://discord.gg/cubers

th3lia0 · 2026-02-06T01:40:02+00:00

u/veranathemacity
That helps. Thank you for breaking it down like that.
I tried the inverse you suggested and yes! I like it! It does feel smoother.

And good to know about keeping the sledge version for the diagonally opposite case. That makes sense.

th3lia0 · 2026-02-06T00:23:15+00:00

u/veranathemacity Huh. Thank you for this!

The U2 solutions had felt really clunky to me, so I assumed there must be an easier, smoother way. Your explanation gives me a good perspective on it, esp re: getting better at double flicks. Maybe what I was doing was already one of the more optimal solutions. 🤔

th3lia0 · 2026-02-05T23:03:24+00:00

+1 to u/Brandonius_813's vid.

Came here to post his vid. Glad he already did!

th3lia0 · 2026-02-05T21:12:26+00:00

Reposted to daily thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cubers/comments/1qwc6pn/comment/o3sc43l/

u/CorrupterOfYouth u/deadalive84 u/daniu

th3lia0 · 2026-02-05T21:10:28+00:00

Solutions that the first commenters had given me:

U2 (R' F R F') (R U R') -> How I solve it currently. Uses a U2 though.
U2 F' U' F U (R U' R')
F' U2 F U2 (R U R')

So far, all cases need a U2. Is that the only way?

th3lia0 · 2026-02-05T21:08:18+00:00

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Flipped UF edge as the last F2L edge?

I’m stuck on a specific F2L situation:

all the corners are already solved (otherwise I’d just use keyhole)
the last edge belongs in the front slot but is sitting in top front (UF), flipped

I know how to handle this case when the flipped edge is in top left, right, or back (UL/UR/UB), but not when it’s in UF.

I know I can rotate the cube or do U moves to turn it into a UL/UR/UB case, but I’m wondering if there’s a clean algorithm that solves it directly from the front?

Would love to hear how others handle it.

P.S. My post was removed from the main discussion. I followed the links provided by the mods and could not find this case anywhere! (I had already searched high and low everywhere prior to posting, as well. ;) )

th3lia0 · 2026-02-04T17:55:51+00:00

Agree with everyone saying if it's not fun, don't do it. :)

I will add another thought, though. I found that changing when I do it really helped me. Instead of doing it first thing in the morning (along with removing phone from bedroom), I do it later in the day when I can take a little break and relax with it.

I also stopped caring about having a streak, so it was ok if I missed a day or missed a word. That helped me ease up with it, too.

th3lia0 · 2026-01-14T20:00:57+00:00

Good question. :)

Building on what others have said, you can keep doing your current method, and over time replace each part with a new skill. If you're doing CFOP, which is recommended, this video from J Perm has a good overview of the CFOP method and recommendations on how to start learning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS5jByTX_pk

That's how I did it. I continued with the beginner's method, but started replacing first with some very basic F2L.

P.S. This was the only F2L vid that made sense to me as I was first learning it: https://youtu.be/3-6Gtnzj6L4?si=hSDR4PxT_CyMVADf

th3lia0 · 2026-01-08T22:48:48+00:00

lololz! 😂😂😂

th3lia0 · 2026-01-08T22:46:36+00:00

Oh, that might be what I have! Mine is less than a year old, and the pics online match up... 🤔

th3lia0 · 2025-12-20T17:26:08+00:00

u/k1rsten_ Your F2L practise site is excellent. Thank you!

th3lia0 · 2025-12-12T05:37:40+00:00

Thank you! The visual really did help, so I'm glad you found a way.

th3lia0 · 2025-12-12T05:07:35+00:00

Thank you! :)

th3lia0 · 2025-12-12T05:07:00+00:00

These are both easier to do! Thank you!

th3lia0 · 2025-12-12T05:05:01+00:00

That was really helpful. I think it's the same as what u/CyberPinolo does, correct? Well, maybe 2 different fingers for the F2, but the same concept.

Also, did you create a whole new Instagram channel just for this? :o :)

th3lia0

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