Can you do (M´U)*4 faster than(UM´)? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gilles van den Peereboom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 11:01 PM Subject: Re: [Speed cubing group] Need help (basic)
> Very nice commutator Per :-) > > Also, to flip edges on the LL, I recommend this : > (M'U) * 4 > It will flip the UB and the UL edge + the DB and DF edge. > Just do U moves to choose which edge you want to flip and then do it > again. (the down side will be solved) > > Gilles. > > 2006/1/4, Per Kristen Fredlund <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi :-) > > > > Ah ok then i know what u mean :-) It's a 2-flip :-) > > > > My easy cure for that is this one (assumimg u know what the E move > > is): > > > > R' E' R2 E2 R' (flips first edge) > > U'............ (positions next edge) > > R E2 R2 E R... (flips second edge) > > U............. (restores U layer) > > > > To know what the E move is check here : > > > > http://www.speedcubing.com/moves.html > > > > Good luck! > > > > -Per > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], David Pritts > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hey. A few things. > > > > > > What I was talking about is > > http://www.geocities.com/ladartfrog/untitled.jpg > > > > > > Also -- I encountered another pattern (top layer looks like an > > H) which took me a while to solve.. anyone know an easier method to > > solve that? > > > > > > In case it helps, I use the following algorithms for the last > > layer: > > > F U R U' R' F' (to solve the cross) > > > F R U R' U' F' (to solve the cross) > > > L' U' L U' L' U2 L U2 ( rotate 3 corners) > > > F2 U R' L F2 R L' U F2 (edge switch) > > > F2 U' R' L F2 R L' U' F2 (edge switch) > > > > > > Maybe there is a site with a big list of solutions for this? I've > > looked but can't find anything good. > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > David > > > > > > David Barr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What puzzle are you tring to solve? 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5? > > > What method are you using to solve? When you are trying to solve > > > these middle pieces, are all the other pieces on the cube solved? > > > > > > If you are trying to swap center pieces of two adjacent faces on a > > > 4x4x4 or 5x5x5 without messing up anything else, you can use this > > > sequence: > > > > > > r' D l D' r D l' D' > > > > > > In this case, lower case letters means to turn the inner slice > > that is > > > adjacent to the named face. > > > > > > On 1/4/06, David wrote: > > > > I'm having trouble solving the last two pieces whenever I end up > > with > > > > two adjacent middle-pieces that are switched. Sometimes I have 2 > > > > pieces which need to be switched, and sometiems I have two pieces > > > > which need to be switched and rotated. I only have 6 sequences > > that I > > > > use for the last layer, and I can usually solve this situation > > in 5-10 > > > > minutes of randomly trying different combinations of sequences. > > > > > > > > How do I solve this? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > 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/
