Don't you think maybe you need a new cube if you cannot avoid popping? Tyson Mao MSC #631 California Institute of Technology
On Dec 25, 2005, at 10:06 PM, Mike Bennett wrote: > --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> >> Why? That's why I bring more than one cube, because I'm prepared for >> the competition, and I know the rules, and I'm ready to take out my >> number 2 cube if my best cube dies. >> >> In badminton, if you have to borrow someone else's racket, you don't >> get a couple points to make up for that difference. That's why you >> carry three of the same type of racket if you're really hardcore, >> which >> I'm not. It depends how much you want to invest in cubing. If being >> amazing if your goal, then you probably should have more than one >> cube, >> because cubes die, just like everything else. Wow, so morbid. >> >> Fuzzy bunnies! > > I completely agree. I have popped only a handful of times in my whole > cubing career because I work hard not to. It really doesn't take that > much effort. > > However, I've noticed that often, on larger cubes, it's impossible not > to pop. My 4x4 routinely pops minorly for no reason at all during > inner slice turns. This happens to me on various cubes, all different > degrees of looseness. I have one 4x4 that I can't pop on purpose, but > only because it's stiff enough I can only do inner slice turns as > wrist turns, which is pretty impossible for speedcubing with my method. > > My 5x5 experiences are similar. I've never popped a piece, but I've > broken and turned center corners, even while solving slowly, on > opposite sides of the cube that it was impossible to see until I > turned the cube completely around. > > I'm not asking for pops to be allowed, I'm just curious if there is > any possible compromise in the rules to allow more effective cubing, > taking into account twisted or broken pieces that are not done > knowingly, or with any possible helpful effects. > > -Mike > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
