Rubiks 4x4

Have I told you that I finally got my own (Eastsheen) 4x4??!!!!!hhhm... guess nOt... I just got it last Sept. 22 for my birthdaY.. Surprisingly, one of my classmates got it for me.. (aaaawwww... so sweet ^_^) I really can't thank him enough.. :)

ThAnk you!!!!!(again.. LOL)

Ok, so anyways, I don't get to play with it that much cOz I don't have much time to memorize another set of algOs---especially those for the PARITY CASES (yikes!! o_0) wELL basically, it's not that hard to solve. The only thing that's been holding me back are those long algos for the PARITY CASES. ! I guess I'll take care of that when I have plenty of time--- maybe this coming semestral break....

what are Parity cases????

Well... these are the cases that can never happen when solving a 3x3.. Because you see, in solving a 4x4, you would first collect and solve the center peices, pair up the edges ,and then you would solve it like a normal 3x3 cube. But since it has inner wedges unlike the 3x3, there are cases that prevent the cube form being solved---and this is where we apply those long ,,,dreadful AlgoS!!!!! waAAAh!!!!! (Ok, maybe I'm exagerating just a little bit,,.. LOL) BUt seriousLy, it's not as hard as I thought it would be :)

MEanwhile, I've been practicing with my 3x3... I just can't seem to get hands off of it... ! haha As of now my fastest time is 1:05.48 ,i think.. hmmm.....

I'm still using the layer by layer method but the keyhole method helps a lot.. Maybe I'll post some of the shortcuts I use including the Keyhole MEthod some time (NOTE: I learned all of those courtesy of YOUTUBE.. lol)

Oh well, I have to go.. I have to start reviewing for the exams tomorrow.. 'Till here