(Mostly transcript from video) I remember when I started cubing I was very confused at how a 2x2 actually worked. I understood that on a 3x3 you had a bunch of pieces that moved around each other, but I felt like there were not enough pieces. Well, how does it work? ...pretty much a 2x2, is a 3x3. If we take apart the DaYan Zhanchi and the DaYan 2x2 you can see what I mean. They are almost exactly alike. The edges of a 3x3 looks almost exactly like the internal pieces of a 2x2, and the 3x3 corner looks just like the 2x2 corner. Basically the 2x2 is a 3x3 but with enlarged corners that overlap over the edges. Most of the 2x2s that exist today are built using this formula. If you have any thoughts on new "common cube questions" for either beginners or more advanced cubers please leave them in the comments below.
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(mostly transcript from video) What is a Supercube? When I started cubing I heard this term a lot but had no idea what people were talking about. I assumed they were talking about some giant cube. What a supercube is is a cube where you have to orient the centers (or any other piece on larger cubes that do not normally have restrictions). On a normal cube the centers can be turned any which way and still be considered solved. Many supercubes are just "sticker mods" like the one shown below. It is a regular Rubik's cube with Cubesmith stickers added. If you solve it like a normal cube the centers might be turned 90° or 180° with the arrows pointing in different directions that the ones around it. Many people will solve the cube by orienting the centers as they go, but many PLL cases end up turning the centers in the end and you have to do one or two algorithms to fix it.
To turn a center 180° you just do (R U R' U) five times To turn the center in front of you clockwise and one to the left counter clockwise you do (M' U M) E (M' U' M) E' You just do variations on that one depending on what faces need to turn what directions. You will never just have one face that needs to turn 90°. Shape mods and picture cubes are also considered supercubes since the centers need to be correct to either make the cube be "cubic' (for shape mods) or for the image on the cube to make sense. What 2x2 is best for you? (Transcript from video) Before we get started I want to thank Cubes4Speed for helping me do this video. Now, you can get great times with any of these cubes and if you are new to 2x2s any of these would be a good choice. There are six cubes we are going to look at today.
![]() The DaYan has been dominating the 2x2 market for quite some time. It is arguably the most popular 2x2 currently on the market. I have replaced the stickers on my cube so it may look a bit different than the regular shades. The DaYan is quite smooth and fairly quite. The cube has the largest florian cuts in the pieces out of all of the cubes we are looking at today. Because of this it has great reverse corner-cutting, and can forward corner cut over 45°. The torpedoes are similar to the zhanchi and although work well do allow for some popping on looser tensions. ![]() The Fangshi ShiShuang is the older model of Fangshi 2x2s and is available in 55mm. Compared to my mini ShuangRen it looks almost identical in size. The added size is from very thick caps added to the corner pieces. The pieces move fairly fast, and have decent corner-cutting in both directions. Where this cube shines is the obvious size difference compared to the standard 50mm. It doesn’t seem like much when looking at it but in your hands it feels huge. My hands are fairly large and although the standard size works, I often find myself moving back to this one just because it is a bit more comfortable to use. ![]() The XingYu is the newest 2x2 by Fangshi. The stickers are a bit different with a brighter and more florescent shades. This cube uses caps as well but they rest embedded inside of the corner pieces. The box indicates there will be a larger size, but it says it will be 52.5mm and not 55mm. These pieces are very rounded which make them feel a bit smaller than other cubes. It is very light, airy, and crispy when turning. Corner-cutting seems a bit less than other cubes. It seems to top out just under 45° but reverse corner cuts as well as many others on this list. Where this cube shines is its super fast and sandy feel. If you have felt other Fangshi cubes, it is like that, but even more so. ![]() Next we have the MoYu LingPo. Like other MoYu cubes that have internal pieces they are white while the outside of the cube is black. It doesn’t effect my solves though. This cube is quite fast, almost on par with the FangShi XingYu. What sets this apart is that is seems much more stable as if the springs are a bit heavier. It too feels a bit smaller than the Zhanchi although both are said to be 50mm. Corner-cutting is just over 45° and over half a piece reverse. ![]() ShengShou released this 2x2 last year. It was released under the name Aurora and has the same qualities that it’s 3x3 version has. It is extremely smooth and quiet. The smooth and slightly gummy feeling beats out every other cube on this list. Other than that the Aurora falls behind in almost every other category. It is not a super fast cube, but can be made a but faster with lube. Corner-cutting is sub-par and on looser tensions it pops quite easily. The reason for putting this on the the list is the price. It is about half the price of other cubes and if you are an accurate turner could be a good fit. ![]() Lastly we have the Type C WitTwo. This cube has a similar feel to the Zhanchi in the hand, but feels completely different when turning. While the Zhanchi is smooth out of the box, this one is very crunchy and loud. Corner-cutting is above par being way over 45° although reverse isn’t particularly amazing. There is barely a spot where it will lock up though and will either reverse or forward cut from any spot. Also, this cube is next to impossible to pop. I had to completely take a screw out just to get a piece out. These are all great cubes and can fit a specific style. To boil it down to a single point for each cube.
Let me know in the comments what you like in a 2x2, or if you have any questions on a specific cube. (Transcript from video)
Today we are going to look at the Cong’s Design MeiYing. First we will start with a review while comparing it to its predecessor the YueYing, and finish with a little mod that I did to the YueYing. This cube is around $16 which is an average price for speedcubes today. The designer noted that “It was designed with Yueying at the same time, but for different ideas. For Yueying, it's a stable cube with great performance. The corner cutting is just enough for speedsolving and stability is more concerned. For Meiying, I push corner cutting to the limited and cause a quite different style between Meiying and Yueying.” This is exactly what it feels like. The corner pieces go together in three pieces but have a very hollow shape to them. There are holes in the pieces to allow for greater corner cutting and it is even more extreme than the YueYing. From the outside it resembles a Gans puzzle, and in hand feels almost identical to the 356. The difference is how it feels when turning. The 356 feels very solid and smooth, while the MeiYing feels very light and airy. The feeling of the plastic is reminiscent of many other MoYu puzzles. It has a slight scratchy feel that will most likely go away with time. This cube is very fast. It is almost uncontrollably fast. I put a good amount of my weight 25 silicone lube in the cube which slowed it down a bit making it much more controllable as well as giving it a bit more of a gummy feel. Corner cutting is fantastic as is most cubes available today. Where this really shines is it’s ability to not lock up. On the Gans I would get some catches between the corner and center pieces, and on the YueYing occasionally it would feel a bit too blocky and have to make sure the cube is a bit more aligned to move. If you like lighter cubes this should definitely be in the running. It has a slightly smaller feel, and incorporates the corner cutting of the Gans with the airy-ness that is only possible with the hollow pieces. This might possibly be my new main if I ever figure out how to control it. I had one concern when ordering it. I loved the YueYing, but hated how loud it was. With the MeiYing having bigger holes in the pieces I was worried that it would be even louder. That is not the case. It seems that since there are more pieces put together as opposed to the YueYing having one giant cap for the corner there is less ability for the pieces to resonate. The MeiYing is not a quiet cube but it is no where near the volume that the YueYing had. I recently went to try and fix this in my YueYing. I decided to fill each of the pieces. I bought some standard window caulk and went on filling each piece. When it was partially dry I put the cube back together.... I immediately regretted my decision. This cube was now a brick, although a very quiet one. I couldn’t imagine doing more than one solve on this thing without my hands getting tired. I took the caulk out of the edges but left it in the corner pieces. This was a nice in-between. There was a little weight added, but the sound was reduced. It is still not a quiet cube, but much better than before. A couple months ago MoYu released a puzzle called the Crazy HotWheel. It is obviously a shape mod puzzle, but how is it different from the Crazy Fisher cube. Let’s take a look. Both cubes look very similar from the outside. When scrambled they both look equally as mixed up, and both of them need to have the centers oriented to be solved. The main difference is the the Crazy Fisher cube is well, a Fisher cube. What are normally edges are now centers and the centers are now the edges. The Crazy Hotwheel is just a regular 3x3 with the cuts set at an angle. They solve relatively the same way. The only issue can be if you have never solved a fisher cube before in which wrapping your head around the concept of edges and centers being switched around can be more difficult. Both cubes feel very similar and turn very well.
Now is it worth it to buy it. If you like to collect different puzzles than of course having both makes sense, but if you already have one that getting another might feel repetitive. If you do not have any I would suggest getting the fisher cube instead because of it’s slightly higher difficulty. If you already have one but want something a bit more difficult I would suggest the MoYu 4x4 Fisher Cube. The Crazy Hotwheel is a great puzzle and if you have never used a shape mod puzzle before this is a ton of fun to solve. (Mainly transcript from video) In the past year the amount of Speed Cubes on the market has exploded. There are a lot of new cubes on the market, so let’s compare them and see what is best for you. Now this comparison is being done in the spring of 2015. Within a few months there will most likely be another great cube on the market, and by next year we will most likely have to do a whole new video and comparison. Before we go through these cubes I want to note that you can be a sub-10 second solver with any of these cubes. None of them will give you a huge jump in times unless you are using anything that would not be considered a “speed cube.” Most of the cubes have had their stickers replaced with my own shades from TheCubicle (Link down in the description) so I can properly test the cubes. I want to give a big thank you to TheCubicle for donating some of these cubes and allowing me to do this. Stop by their store and use discount code: SpeedCubeReview for 5% off your order. We are going to go over 1. Some cubes that are still relevant will not be in my final comparison 2. Quick comparison cubes by the same company 3. Overall comparison of all top cubes on the market today The first cube will be the DaYan Zhanchi. The Zhanchi revolutionized the way cubes are made and is partially responsible for many of the great cubes that are available today. It was the cube that held the previous world record of 5.55 seconds by Mats Valk. It is a great cube but compared to the newer ones on the market it is a bit catchy. Another cube that is relatively good, but most likely wont be seen as a main for most speedcubers is the Shengshou Aurora. It is incredibly smooth and quite. This is a great cube for those getting into speedcubing because of how controllable it is. For faster solvers it has a tendency to lock up with inaccurate turning. It does boast a low price tag which a slight bonus. Rubik’s came out with a speedcube and has some very nice tiles. This cube is very fast and corner-cutting is just below 45°. Reverse corner-cutting is where this cube faulters. Again you will most likely not see many speedcubers using this as their main, but if you would like a speedcube and want to support the Rubik’s brand this is not a bad cube to get. We are not going to include the AoLong Version 1 in this comparison. it is an amazing cube, but it is no longer produced. We will be including the Version 2 though. Now, lets look at some cubes my MoYu. MoYu has really paved the way for the cubing industry in 2014. The three big cubes available today are the WeiLong, the AoLong, and the recently released HuaLong. The WeiLong came first and has a quite block-y feeling to it. It is very smooth but can catch a bit. Tho AoLong is a bit more bubbly, and can flex a bit more. It has a similar feel as far as speed goes. It is less catchy than then WeiLong, but has a much higher tendency to corner twist at similar tensions. The new HuaLong is said to be an enhanced version of the WeiLong. It is very fast and flexes a ton. It corner cuts as well as the AoLong but without the corner twisting. The WeiLong and AoLong feel a bit similar in terms of weight and speed, while the HauLong cranks it up feeling very airy, light and fast. Another cube made by the same company but under the YJ name is the GuanLong. The GuanLong’s claim to fame is its low price tag. You can pick it up for under $5 and is extremely cheap if bought in bulk. It is light and airy, almost like the HuaLong but more so and also without being as fast or flexible. Corner cutting is not as good as other cubes on this list but will still work well for most cubers. Earlier this year MoYu released a new company for one of it’s designers. The Cong’s Design YueYing is a very interesting cube. It is a tad smaller than the standard 57mm size. The corners have holes in them allowing for amazing corner cutting in both directions. It is not a super speedy cube, but not sluggish my any means. and holds a cubic shape very well, not able to flex very much. This is a very flat feeling 3x3 and if you like that cubic shape this is perfect. Because of the holes in the corner pieces this cube is very loud. Now, lets take a look at Gans cubes. The two main ones out today are the 357 and newly released 356. The 357 is light, airy, and fast. It also can flex a lot. It is quite similar to the HuaLong. The difference would be in the feeling of the pieces. The Gans 357 has much sharper edges and corners while the HuaLong feel more rounded. The shape of the pieces allows for incredible corner cutting in both direction. As far as the 356 goes, it is quickly becoming many people’s mains. It has a similar shape to the 357 but is heavier, more stable, and not as fast. The internal structure is a bit different with most notably a metal core and pieces that can have weights added to them. I made a video testing that which you should check out if you are interested. A major issue with the 356 is catching on the corner pieces. Normally they slide off the center pieces fine, but if the center pieces twist at all they tend to lock up very easily. This was a major problem on mine and I had to do a lot of sanding to the underside of the corner pieces to resolve the issue. It still can catch, but most of the time pushes through it. Now although some have said they get the catches as well others have said they do not get any. Yuxin released a new 3x3 and 4x4 in the past year. It’s shape of the 3x3 resembles a Gans but internals are more similar to an AoLong. It is not too fast of a cube, but corner cuts very well. Although can flex in place, it is not as much as the Gans 357 or HuaLong. This is a great feeling cube and most notably has a price tag below $10. Fangshi released the GuangYing. It’s former flagship cube was the Shuangren. The Shrengren was fast for it’s time, but the Guangying pumps that up a bit more. The Shrengren was known for being very scratchy. The Guangying has a bit of that, but it is not as prominent. Although the cube is very fast it can not corner cut as well as some of the other on this list. Lastely we have the QiYi Bullfight, also known as the New Island Phoenix. It has an AoLong shape to it, but is a bit lighter and scratchier. This cube boasts a low price tag through QiYi at under $10. Corner cutting is on par with many cubes on this list. Nothing extraordinary, but more than most people will need. Once again, you can be sub-10 seconds with any of these cubes. Any of these cubes would be a good purchase. What matters is what feeling you like. For example, there is no cube that a majority of people all use for their main.
Felik’s Zemdeg’s current main cube is the Gans 357 and was using the MoYu AoLong for quite some time. Collin Burns who recently broke the world record with a 5.25 second solve did it with the Yuxin 3x3, but says his regular main is the MoYu HuaLong. The Former World Record by Mats Valk was with the DaYan Zhanchi. As far as other YouTube channels, both CrazyBadCuber and the Cubeologist recently switched to the Gans 356, and JR Cuber recently mentioned that the QiYi Bullfight was his main. To help organize them all of the cubes I’ve mentioned today I have put them in to speed groups. Right now the GuangYing, Gans 357, and HuaLong are all 5-star rated for speed on SpeedCubeReview.com. The Guangying is the most stable in my opinion followed by the HuaLong and the Gans 357 being the most flexible. Feliks has said that he likes the Gans 357 because it fits his rough turning style and I’m sure the flexibility has to do with that. In the Medium speed column we have the MoYu AoLong, Cong’s Design YueYing, Gans 356, Yuxin 3x3, and the QiYi Bullfight. The MoYu AoLong is a very good middle of the road cube that would fit many people’s turning style. The YueYing has amazing corning cutting and is nearly impossible to corner twist. The Gans 356 is also nearly impossible to corner twist and is the quietest cube I have used, but it can have some catching issues. The Yuxin corner cuts very well and feels like an AoLong clone but with a low price tag. The Bullfight is a bit scratchier than some of the other ones out of the box and also boasts a low price point. Here are some of my final thoughts to keep in mind if you are looking for something to fit your style: Loudest cube: Cong’s Design YueYing Quietest cube: Gans 356 Least Corner twists: Gans 356, 357 and Cong’s Design YueYing Fastest out of the box: Gans 357, MoYu HuaLong, Fangshi GuangYing Least Catchy out of the box: Gans 357, MoYu HuaLong Most Cubic: Cong’s Design YueYing Most flexible: Gans 357, MoYu HuaLong Cheapest Cube: YJ GuanLong Of course any of these you can also alter with different lubes. The three I have in front of me do a pretty good job of slowing cubes down, speeding them up, or just making a nice gummy feeling to the pieces. If you are looking for the best cheap cube on the market I would go for the YJ GuanLong. at around $4 it is a steal. If you have no idea what to get the MoYu AoLong would be a good middle of the road cube that currently has the most posted reviews on the site. Now,I apologize if this comparison seems very vague. It is currently impossible to say that one cube is definitively better than another. On every cube shown in this video my averages are within one second of each other. So, if you are using one of these and feel like you are stuck, a new cube will not make a sudden drop in your times. If you would like to let me know what your favorite speedcube is or have any questions please feel free to leave them in the comment section below and I will try to answer as many as possible. (Transcript from video) This is the first in a series I’m calling Common Cube Questions. These will be short videos explaining some simple questions that come up within the cubing community, and will be geared towards those that are getting into cubing although I hope they will be helpful no matter what your experience is. This first video is on square corner pieces on cube. Most cubes that are coming out now have what are called florian cuts in the pieces of the cube to help them perform better, but there are some out there like the Gans 357, and the Cong’s Design YueYing that have more squared corners. When I first saw this I was first confused as to why we were taking a step back in design until I found that they didn’t lock up like expected. So how does it work. First lets take a look at an original Rubik’s cube which I restickered. I will explain these stickers in a later video. The pieces are very square and although it can corner cut a bit, reverse corner-cutting is non existent. You can see that even the smallest amount wont move. Here I have a DaYan Zhanchi and a MoYu AoLong V1. Both have the curved pieces that allow it to still corner cut but makes reverse corner-cutting a breeze. The pieces just slide off of each other without any major locking happening. Now moving onto the Gans 357 we have these square corners. Again it can corner cut well, but it still reverse corner cuts amazingly well, I would say more than the Zhanchi or AoLong. Now I just assumed the insane curve of the center pieces allowed this to happen, but lets take a look at the Cong’s YueYing. The square corner pieces might be a bit harder to see because it is a black cube, and the stickers are curved. This does not have an extremely rounded center pieces and still reverse corner cuts at least have a piece. So what is going on to allow this? Lets take a look at the corner pieces of the Gans and the YueYing. Although they look square from the outside, behind the sticker they are shaped a bit differently. The Gans puzzle has more of a cone, or umbrella shape, and the YueYing has holes in the sides of the pieces. When we see it in action you will notice that the corner pieces actually comes over top off the center pieces when reverse corner-cutting. The space cut out of the corner pieces makes a perfect area for the center to slide into allowing the cube to flex a bit more and making it possible to reverse corner cut.
Ok, so we see how it works, but what is the point of it? If we take a look at the AoLong which has very large Florian cuts in the pieces the pieces itself can very easily twist in its place. This was my main for a long time, but I became so frustrated with corners twisting during a solve that I finally had to put it down. The sharper edges on the Gans and YueYing greatly prevent a corner from twisting. You might be able to do it on purpose, but it is next to impossible to twist a corner during a solve. There are some cubes like the new MoYu HuaLong that has corner pieces in between the two styles. The corners are not completely squared off, but have less of a curve than the other pieces. It also incorporates the umbrella like design of the Gans as well as the holes of the YueYing. Thank you for watching. If you have any suggestions for other Common Cube Question videos please leave them in the comments below. Transcript from Video
what I have seen it looks like the 356 was going to come with weights but Gans decided to scrap that to make things simpler. The possibility of adding the weights is still there so we are going to do that today. First lets take a quick look at the cube. It is a 56mm puzzle and looks just like a smaller version of the Gans 357 from the outside. There are some big differences when looking at the inside. The biggest difference besides the ability to add weights is the much sturdier core. Out of the box this cube feels different form the 357. It is quieter and feels much more solid. There is a little bit of flexing, but nothing compared to that of the 357, or the MoYu HuaLong. My cube did not come with the weights, so I stopped by my local hardware store and picked up some hex nuts. I believe they were 1/4 size. I just brought a corner pieces and tested it out to see what fit. The weights go in the pieces of the cube, and originally would be held in place by springs. I have extra springs from other cubes, but instead of taking those cubes apart I decided to just use tape. It might fall off at some point but for the moment it works really well. As far as taking the cube apart I saw in a video by The Cubeologist that all you have to do is push up on the screw. That worked about 75% of the time for me. some of the pieces when pushing up on the screw just made the base pop out. I spent much of my time with a razor blade trying to pry it open. This was probably the most frustrating cube I have ever taken apart. I first just want to test the weights in the corner pieces only. Once they are in, the cube oddly enough does not feel that much heavier. There is some difference, but surprisingly it is barely noticeable. The other things that is barely changed is the turning quality. I don’t feel that much of a difference in the movement of the cube. It feels sturdier, but not any faster or slower. Now I went to add the weights to the edge pieces but ran into an issue. The plastic pieces that hold the two sides of the edge together block the weight from fitting. It looks like that will not be possible unless you have a different size weight. Now, I was about to end my video there, but realize I completely forgot what I initially wanted to test. It seems that with the added weight there would be more centrifugal force allowing the cube to possibly spin for longer. So just flicking one face of the cube and seeing how far it spins I get almost exactly 180° turns. Now because I need to test it without weights I need to take it apart again. Again I had issues with the pieces and spent more time than I wanted to with a razor blade prying it open hoping to not damage the plastic too much. Now that the weights are out I tested spinning one side trying to use the exact same amount of force that I did before. The pieces only wanted to move about a side and a half, or around 135°. I am glad I did this test because there does seem to be a difference in the movement of the cube. Going from no weights to added weights didn’t feel like much of a difference, but going from added weights to no weights makes the cube feel light and airy. I do like the feeling of the weights, and even though I didn’t notice an immediate difference in the solving it obviously does effect the movement of the cube and especially changes the all around feeling of the cube Now all I have to do to put the weights back in is take the cube apart... again... I want to thank TheCubicle.us for allowing me to test this cube. Check them out through the link in the description and save 5% on your order with discount code SpeedCubeReview. (transcript from video) MoYu noted on its initial Facebook past about the cube that : 1.HuaLong adopts curve surface into its inner structure, which makes it feel better than WeiLong, when you solve fast. I have the HuaLong on the bottom with the Weilong on the top left which MoYu claims the cube was modeled after, the AoLong in the middle, and the GuanLong on the top right. I have included the AoLong since it is arguably the most popular MoYu cube a the moment, and I will explain why I have included the GuanLong in a bit.
You can see by the edge pieces that the HuaLong does resemble a WeiLong most. The wings actually seem a bit less curved and is missing the tracks that you find in the WeiLong. On the Corner pieces the stock resembles the WeiLong almost exactly but has a more cut out structure with holes at the ends of the corners. As far as the speed of the cube, this cube is fast. Without a doubt faster than the WeiLong, and might be the fastest cube MoYu has ever made. It is on par with the Gans 357 and Fangshi cubes. So if you are looking for a fast cube this could be for you, but for me it is a bit uncontrollable, especially on M slices. Corner cutting is good, but not anything to brag about. It can do a bit over 45° on my medium tensions. I would still say that My AoLong can cut a bit more. This cube seems to fix some of the internal locking problems that the WeiLong had, but seems to add some locking issues on the outside. The cube tends to flex a lot and although has the ability to corner cut well it does still catch. Corner twisting is not a problem, and it is next to impossible to pop this cube. I had to loosen the tensions quite a lot to take an edge piece out. This is a very fast cube, but it feels nothing like a WeiLong to me. It is very light and airy feeling and does not hold a cubic structure well. Honestly, it feels like GuanLong with better corner cutting and with the ability to flex like an AoLong V1. Just like practically every cube coming out these days it is a great cube and could easily be someone’s main. I find myself going to the AoLong, WeiLong, and GuanLong more than this one. My times are within a second of each other on all four cubes. I personally like heavier and more stable feeling cubes. and the HuaLong does not fit my style If you are newer into cubing I would not recommend this cube, but if you are solving sub-10 seconds and like super fast and light cubes this might work for you. (text is a transcript from video) There are a ton of different speedcubes out there and knowing which one to get can be a daunting task. If you put 5 different speed cubers in a room and asked what is the best cube is you will probably get 6 different answers. If you are looking for a very durable cube that is not meant specifically for speed cubing you would want one that is controllable and does not have stickers that could fall off and deteriorate. The new Rubik’s brand cube fits this description. It has embedded tiles and is next to impossible to take apart. It is a bit better than the older stickered version by allowing more movement and less catching between the pieces.. If you wanted a cube that you could speed solve with, most speedcubes on the market have a stickerless version. The pieces themselves are made with colored plastic. These are often going to be much faster and smoother, and might be a better choice in the long run if the goal is to learn to solve the cube fast. The one thing I should note is that currently it is not legal to use a stickerless cube at competitions. Lets say you are looking for a fun looking cube that is a little bit different. more of a show piece as well as a puzzle. You could get a Fangshi mini Shuangren with different colored caps over the pieces. It gives it a cool look as well as being a fantastic speed cube. Another option would be getting a V-cube brand cube. They come in cubic versions as well as pillowed. The pillowed ones look really nice and V-Cubes have a nice solid feel to them. They might be a bit harder to speed cube fast because of the pillowed feel and also pillowed 3x3 cubes are not allowed at competitions either. Another option for cubes would be one for when you are on the go. My recommendation would be the 42mm mini DaYan Zhanchi. It is the perfect size between being too small to use and too large to easily put in your pocket. The Zhanchi is known as one of the best speedcubes out there and the mini makes it easily portable and surprisingly quiet. If you can already solve a cube and want something a bit different you can always get what are called shape mods. Some popular ones are the Shengshou mirror blocks and the MoYu crazy fisher cube. It adds a little bit of difficulty to the mix and looks really cool when mixed up. If you are looking into speed cubing almost any cube will do. If you get one that is extremely fast like puzzles by Fangshi or Gans it may be hard to control the cube at first, but it will become easier with time. Most speed cubers like a specific cube because they prefer the shape, and feel of the puzzle. They found what works best for them by testing different ones out themselves. Feel free to head over to the review section to help you get an idea of what you might like. I have switched between the Fangshi Shuangren, Gans 357, MoYu Aolong, and DaYan Zhanchi and get very similar times on all four. I do not think any of them are immensely better than any other.
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