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Holiday Season Shopping

rossrubiknickname — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:55:03 +0000

With the holiday season around, I’ve seen an increase of traffic to my blog. Therefore, I write more articles to help you guys out! I have preset some nice tips and tricks articles for you guys to learn over the next few days. So hold on, get ready, and cube, cube, cube! My goal is to, again, get out the guide ASAP to you guys in time for the holiday season.

Now some tips:

Exercise your Fingers

Sounds silly? It’s not. Your fingers will be loser and more willing to move faster for you if you stretch them out beforehand. Whether that be cracking your fingers, doing excersises, or anything else, I gurantee it will help your time out by a second or two.

Plan your moves ahead

Depending on your formula or type of solving system you use, its always important to plan all of your moves ahead of time. Know what your going to do next. Which move to make, which piece to move. It will keep you a few steps ahead for easily solving the Rubik’s Cube.

Here are a whole slew of things for your loved one:

Rubik’s Cube Solution Book

rossrubiknickname — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:39:35 +0000

Unfortunately I only have time for a short article today. I just wanted everyone to know that I hope to get the solution manual out to you guys before the holidays approach. Hopefully. It will be a simple online form to fill out, so now worries about any security or whatnot. The price will be around $10.

Quick-Tip:

Never jump right into solving the cube. Start with a nice slow solve. Do it again. Then start to speed up.

Rekindling the Rubik’s Cube Tips

rossrubiknickname — Tue, 13 May 2008 03:30:39 +0000

Yesterday’s article talked about what happens when you forget how to do a Rubik’s Cube. Well, today’s article is about preventing this and how to treat this when and if it happens. So, always always always solve the cube.

At least once every month pick up a cube and solve it. Done. Easy. This will keep you from forgetting the ways of the cube.

If you forgot how to solve a cube already. Suck it up. Learn it again.

If you are slow and was fast before, here are some tips:

Slowly solve the cube.
Time yourself adequately. No second-guessing.
Like number 2, give yourself 15 seconds like in a real tournament.
First time, slowly solve the cube. Second time actual go for it.
Seek out regular, not short cut ways to solve the cube.
After two or three tries, go for the short-cuts and look at your time.

Ignoring these key rules will prevent you from being a better cubist or at least where you were before you forgot how to solve the cube. You WILL get discourage jumping right into it. Follow these directions.

Rekindling The Rubik’s Cube

rossrubiknickname — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:17:08 +0000

Is solving a Rubik’s Cube like riding a bike? You always remember it? I would say not because I have met so many people that used to know how to solve one and don’t know how to. In “Flowers for Algernon,” a mentally retarded person undergoes an operation that makes him smarter. Later, after climbing to an I.Q. of 204, his I.Q. drops to lower than it was before, leaving him with little knowledge of his past life.

How does this relate to cubing? I can solve a cube in almost 40 seconds, but I haven’t done it in a long time. So, just yesterday I picked up my cube and whittled away with a timer going as fast as I could. My time:

2 Minutes.

3 times that of my average best. I went again this time:

1 Minute

Back to normal. Still very slow for my taste, but the most important thing is that I almost forgot how to solve the cube. That is why it took so long. In another upcoming article, I will give you tips to rekindling your Rubik’s Cube abilities. Beside the obvious relearning the cube, there are ways to get faster to where you were.

Rubik’s Cube Historical or New (Rules)

rossrubiknickname — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:11:25 +0000

Well, we all should know that their are two types of new Rubik’s Cubes. There is the original historical cube and the new cube that we use today. The new ones have white across from yellow, and green against blue and the last few against the last few. (Red against the orange.) Legally, by the Rubik’s Cube rules, we need a new regular cube. Not an original one. I will check it for you guys, but that is pretty sure.Also, a Rubik’s Cube needs the official Rubik’s Cube sticker logo on a side, or a distinguishing sticker on the white center side. Just some more rules for you professionals back at home looking out!

New Tools For The Rubik’s Cube (Site)

rossrubiknickname — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:51:23 +0000

You heard me right, I have added in new tools to the website that will make solving the Rubik’s Cube and learning about it more fun, enjoyable and relaxable. The first new tool is a Google Search feature. This feature will help you search throughout my site for the articles that you want to learn! With four months of content, sometimes finding the right article may be hard. The search box is shown below:

Just choose the dot for www.Rubiks-Cube-Solutions.com and search away! All the results will be articles that are in my blog! Have Fun.

The next tool is still under construction, but come back soon to find it!

Step 2

rossrubiknickname — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 16:50:10 +0000

Ok guys and gals. After being a little sick, here comes step two. Again, I will be having a picture for this lovely step. But read this first to learn what the step is!

The next step is to get T’s with the Rubik’s Cube. ???? What is probably what your thinking. Here’s a picture to clear it up:

I know, it looks bad. But do you get the picture? You need to get the corners and place them in the white side. You will be filling in the white corners to complete the white side, AND get thse cool little T’s!

The next step is easier because it is just a formula step. So learn this one, and then the next one is on the way!

Getting The Cross

rossrubiknickname — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:43:16 +0000

The next step is to get the cross. A cross is the four white edges. Edges have to stickers. So, you want to get a white cross on the top side. But there is a catch. Each edge has to line up with the side is corresponds to. Let me explain with a picture: (Note: This is a first for Rubik’s Cube Solutions.Com so give me credit and hope the next picture is better.)

Everything in grey is stuff you don’t need to know about. But see how the green matches up with the green and the the red with the red. That is the first and hardest step.

Got the Notation?

rossrubiknickname — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:31:17 +0000

Got the notation of the cube down? Remember, this is one of the most important steps to solving the 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube. Really, I consider this of the first few. During the learning of how to solve the cube, you will need to memorize formula’s using this notation. Make sure you know the notation of the 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube Original. This also helps with speedcubing.

The more formula’s you memorize, the faster you solve the cube.

Notation Of The Cube

rossrubiknickname — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 23:54:27 +0000

The notation of the cube is key when trying to solve the Rubik’s Cube. Why? Because solving the cube is mostly algorithms and combinations. These combinations and algorithms are made up of numbers, letters, and apostrophes. So, here is a quick guide. (This is assuming white is facing you, and blue is facing up.)

F-Front. Front of the Cube. (White in this position.)

U-Upper. Top of the Cube. (Blue in this position.)

L-Left. Left of the Cube. (Orange in this position.)

R-Right. Right of the Cube. (Red in this position.)

D-Down. Bottom of the Cube. (Green in this position.)

B-Back. Back of the Cube. (Yellow in this position.)

Now, if I said B, you look at the B side, bottom, and turn it clockwise. LOOK AT THE SIDE. So, turn the cube to that side, turn it clockwise 90 degrees, then turn it back to your original side.

Got it? Good!

Now, if I said B’, apostrophe, turn to the bottom, and turn it counter-clockwise, or 90 degrees the other way. Simple.

Got it? Great!

Now, if I said B2, you turn to the side, the bottom, and turn it 180 degrees, or twice. It doesn’t matter which way.

After you get all of this, you can move on to step one. (Under Construction. Check back tomorrow!)