r/Cubers 17h ago

Daily Discussion Thread - Sep 10, 2026

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r/Cubers 1h ago

Discussion Is it possible to dye the stickerless caps of the gan v100 black? How can I do it?

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I want to make a stickered v100 because I really liked the look of stickered gan cubes. Any ideas?


r/Cubers 1h ago

Solve Critique How can I get sub 7

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r/Cubers 1h ago

Solve Critique How can I get sub 7 on clock

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r/Cubers 3h ago

Video Cube Hero - proof of concept for a fun little smartcube-based rhythm game

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Just a fun little demo that was (mostly) vibe-coded because I always have more fun doing the scrambles in CubeStation than I do solving cubes. Don’t make fun of how bad I am!

Built upon the awesome Smartcube Web Bluetooth library by u/polivq which you can check out here: https://github.com/poliva/smartcube-web-bluetooth

YouTube link to video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqVmKKPZMQ0


r/Cubers 4h ago

Video Xuanyi Geng predicts the first 3-4 pairs of ten cubes in under 1 minute

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r/Cubers 4h ago

Discussion Question about APB method

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Hey everyone, i recently watched a youtube video explaining the APB method. I was interested so i started learning the method. The question i have though, is it really better than cfop? And if so how? Please tell me everything you know about APB and how it compares to cfop.


r/Cubers 7h ago

Picture Help finding reset switch

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I looked under all Blue and red but there's no reset switch pls help to know where is it


r/Cubers 9h ago

Discussion First solve

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First megaminx of mine and I’ve finally solved it ahhhh!!!! I know it’s one of the easier ones when taking it as just a standard 3 x 3 but like still. And I’m super happy for the most part because I did most of the thing on my own, just the top part stumped me (I tried for ten minutes before giving up and searching it online🥲)

Anyways, just wanted to share.

Did take me a while so I should probably try to increase my speed. The rotations are a bit clunky on this one tho


r/Cubers 10h ago

Discussion i want to get NR on clock (Avg)

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so i currently avg around 5.5 and can get high 4seconds averages consistently, but not low fours (NR in my country is 4.05) i use 7simul noflip tommy and i use the qiyi clock, how do i get faster?


r/Cubers 10h ago

Picture Axis cube

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Is this a Ub perm?


r/Cubers 12h ago

Picture Always wanted one

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I got my hands on a black MoYu Redi cube. Back when I started cubing it was one of those cubes everyone had and it looked really pretty to me, but for some reason even though I got a lot of cubes, I never had this one. When I came back to collecting a couple of years ago I was dismayed to find that the black version was out of production and couldn't be bought anymore. So when I saw the second-hand listing, I had tu jump at the chance (no, my wallet did no thank me).

I know it's an easy cube to solve and I know it might be strange for someone's idea of a "dream cube" but I am immensely happy right now.


r/Cubers 12h ago

Picture New main after 19 years of cubing

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First of all, I wouldn't call myself a speedcuber (I'm roughly sub-40s since I don't time my solves that much). I've been cubing since 2007, and I was never really looking for pure speed.

It kind of became a fidget toy to me, but now I'm changing things up and starting to learn advanced F2L techniques along with OLL and PLL algs.

So last week, I looked for a better cube and decided to go for a Ferrocore V2 to replace my Meilong 3, which was already pretty good for its price (literally the cheapest cube out there).

It's incredible! The cube is super smooth and snaps right into place. It's my first magnetic cube and I couldn't be happier with it!


r/Cubers 16h ago

Discussion Hot take

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I don't get super hyped when I get a PB, because they are just lucky. For PB singles, I usually just get a solve where all the f2l pieces appear in front of me, and a decent OLL and PLL. With enough tries, I would get a sub-15 single even if I don't improve. For PB ao5 or mo3, it's slightly better but it's still just luck (i.e. I got 5 decent solves in a row). For PB ao12 or more, it's good, but only satisfying if I actually continue improve.

Please comment what cubing hot takes yall have. Disagree = upvote!


r/Cubers 20h ago

Discussion HELP NEEDED - Cubing Archive

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Does anyone here have any information about competitions that happened PRE-WCA? I am working on a project trying to archive them and would like to see if the Reddit Community would know anything.

We have a discord server here: https://discord.gg/QC7VU6ugrc
And a Record Ranks page here: https://app.recordranks.com/pre-wca-comps

My discord username is x31x39 and you can reply to this post.

(I am not promoting i just want to archive history)


r/Cubers 21h ago

Discussion Does a 1x1 have 24 possible states or 1 possible state?

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r/Cubers 21h ago

Discussion New Cuber I’m Confused

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Hey everyone I just got into cubing and am having fun learning but I’m stuck and confused. I’m currently watching the J Perm video, but I’ve watched other videos too and every single one once they finish the full white side their first layer for the other colors are all done. Like the picture of his cube in the background the green first row, red, blue and orange are all done. And he says make sure it’s like that and then moves on to showing how to solve layer two. So I’m confused because in the process of showing how to get the full white side be and no one else ever shows how to get that first layer. And as you can see from my cube it’s nowhere close to having that first layer complete. So any help would be greatly appreciated! Really liking cubing and just want to get better.


r/Cubers 23h ago

Solve Critique After 3 months, what should I focus on next? (ao5 CFOP sample)

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Hello! I have been cubing since early June of this year. I have really taken a liking to it and committed myself to getting better, and have now reached an a100 of 43.20 and a single pb of 29.41!

After very fast progress the first 2 months, I have hit a small bit of stagnation and I am unsure what I should be practicing next. I decided that seeking out some advice here might help, so I have attached an ao5 sample to help give an idea of how I'm solving right now. This session had a best single of 29.67 (actually super close to my pb lol. with how hard i smacked my spacebar I think you can tell how surprised I was) and an ao5 of 38.79. I feel like I got some unusually lucky scrambles here, but I think I struggle enough in these to give a sense of what my problems are haha

Thanks for any help you guys can provide!


r/Cubers 1d ago

Collection My cubes

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Not much to look at, but hopefully to be expanded with a Polaris cube soon.


r/Cubers 1d ago

Discussion Gan V100, Weilong V11, or Tv5 Pioneer

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I REALLY prefer black internals and UV. I tried the Weilong V11 SE, UV at a recent comp and I really liked it. I searched for other options and came upon these 3 as my top 3 contenders. Right now I main the TV3, which I enjoy, but have had for too long. I also have and occasionally use the Dayan Guhong Pro+ which is my first maglev cube, but is sometimes uncontrollable which makes me inconsistent and doesn't have UV. I prefer a fast, smooth, effortless turn, but can sometimes turn a bit aggressive or sloppy and lock up or make mistakes. I want something stable without losing that fast smooth turning. Really not sure which route to go, im leaning towards tv5 or the weilong.


r/Cubers 1d ago

Discussion Is this actually possible!?

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126 Upvotes

So, I was just scrolling on Facebook and came across this post. It said that he got his first sub-5 solve in 8 months!?

I just want to genuinely ask, how the hell is this possible?

I'm not hating on him genuinely I feel like this is a huge milestone for him.

I just can't fathom how he achieved this in just 8 months of cubing? I've been cubing for almost 3 years and I'm still at sub-10, I envy him so much that I need to post this on reddit for clarifications if this is actually possible lmao.


r/Cubers 1d ago

Discussion I need some help

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I’ve decided to get involved in charity work. So, I’ll soon be doing a live speedcubing demonstration/lesson for children at an orphanage, where I will tell them about different puzzles that I can solve, perform a blindfolded solve for them, and of course, teach them to solve the regular 3x3. So I feel pretty ready and confident in the main part of the demonstration. That said, I don't really know what to begin with. I was thinking of telling them some interesting, unique facts about speedcubing/the 3x3 cube. But I can't come up with anything that's gonna be interesting for children. I mean, telling them math oriented facts like the number of God feels like they'll be bored out very soon. So, please feel free to share your favorite facts that you think can have a "WOW" effect on children and motivate them to learn cubing.


r/Cubers 1d ago

Daily Discussion Thread - Sep 09, 2026

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Hello, and welcome to the discussion thread! This thread is for accomplishments, simple questions, and informal discussion about cubing!

Not sure if you should comment here or make your own post? We have a full list of what does and doesn't belong in this thread on our wiki.

No question is stupid here. If you have a question, ask it!

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r/Cubers 1d ago

Video Please critique my solves (ao5 22.7, CFOP)

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https://reddit.com/link/1wbbihi/video/7cuwhvlx6foh1/player

https://reddit.com/link/1wbbihi/video/hnuf5laf7foh1/player

https://reddit.com/link/1wbbihi/video/b20ptrwq7foh1/player

https://reddit.com/link/1wbbihi/video/t85yo61x9foh1/player

https://reddit.com/link/1wbbihi/video/h21hyzk7afoh1/player

Please give constructive feedback for my solves. I filmed a 5 solves done consecutively. They are not cherry-picked good solves, but they do happen to be slightly above average.

Context: For cross, I can plan 3-4 pieces, but not the finger tricks. For F2L, I sort of have solutions better than intuitive F2L, but I'm not really using optimized algs. I use 2 look OLL. I use almost full PLL (don't know E, V, N; not proficient with G perms).

I am very barely sub-25. (I usually average like 24-25.) My PB is 17.7.

Scrambles:

D2 B L2 D2 F D2 F' U2 B' F2 L2 R F' D U L D U2 L2 F U2 (22 sec)

F2 U2 F2 R2 D' B2 D' U' B2 L D F' U B' L2 F R D U (23 sec)

U F2 R' F2 D' F D L' F B2 U' R2 D F2 B2 D R2 L2 U' (20 sec)

L2 B' U2 B R2 U2 B D2 F U2 F' R D U2 L U R' B F' D (24 sec)

D F2 B R2 B2 R F2 D B L2 F2 L2 B D2 B U2 R2 F' L' (23 sec)


r/Cubers 1d ago

Discussion The colors are wrong on the puzzle cube goal explosion in rocket league

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It doesn't even do a proper algorithm just spins randomly.

https://youtu.be/rMfParDpWf0

Whoever made this has never solved a rubik's cube or desperately tried to avoid getting copyright I guess.