Hello everyone, today we will talk about how to choose the appropriate Rubik's Cube?
With the increase of Rubik's Cube competitions, the promotion and dissemination of Rubik's Cube knowledge, and the addition of many Rubik's Cube institutions, Rubik's Cube can gain more people's understanding and recognition, continuously expanding the scope of the Rubik's Cube circle, and allowing more and more people to meet and learn from each other, and grow from each other.
Many beginners or those who want to learn Rubik's Cube may struggle with the question of which Rubik's Cube to choose at the beginning, thinking about which type of Rubik's Cube to purchase? Is it a black or white background? Is it a patch or solid color? Do you need fault tolerance? A series of questions have emerged about whether to add magnetism or not. What are the differences or differences between these types?
Before starting to understand, we need to know what a good Rubik's Cube should have, so as to have a standard to compare the Rubik's Cube we want to purchase. A good Rubik's Cube depends on whether its color meets the standard; Whether the fault tolerance and anti flying edge effect of its structure are consistent; The effect of magnetic positioning is presented.
Below, we will introduce these major aspects:
1、 Color
1. 1 Standard color scheme
There are six international standard colors for Rubik's Cube, namely red, orange, yellow, white, blue, and green. Red and orange are opposite, blue and green are opposite, and yellow and white are opposite. Of course, in order to cater to the preferences of consumers, many different colored Rubik's Cubes have also been launched on the market. If they are used for entertainment, you can choose them yourself. However, if you want to participate in professional competitions like playing Rubik's Cubes, it is still recommended to use standard colored Rubik's Cubes.
1.2 Is the patch color solid color
There are generally two types of Rubik's Cubes commonly seen nowadays, one is a surface mounted Rubik's Cube, and the other is a solid colored Rubik's Cube.
In the early days, due to limited costs and industrial and technological levels, the Rubik's Cubes on the market were basically only SMT Rubik's Cubes. Using a single color substrate made it easier to achieve mass production of Rubik's Cubes. After the production of the monochrome Rubik's Cube, corresponding colored patches are pasted on each side, and the finished product of a patch Rubik's Cube is completed.
The early SMT Rubik's Cube was the most suitable mature mass production process at that time, but the disadvantage was also obvious. If the quality of the SMT was not good, it could easily cause the sticker to wear out or fall off, which required a new SMT process. However, with the advancement of technology, there are few such problems with SMT Rubik's Cube nowadays.
The solid colored Rubik's Cube has actually become increasingly popular in recent years, due to continuous technological updates and breakthroughs. The original Rubik's Cube corner blocks are divided into three small pieces for production, and each edge block is divided into two small pieces for production. Then, through mature assembly technology, the solid colored Rubik's Cube is assembled and completed. So if you choose from the perspective of wear resistance and practicality, solid colored Rubik's Cube is more recommended.
2、 Structure
2.1 Fault tolerance
The reason why the early Rubik's Cube did not rotate as smoothly as it does now is because the early Rubik's Cube did not have fault-tolerant processing, which means that the blocks of the Rubik's Cube were not chamfered. This will result in the Rubik's Cube not rotating properly if the layers are not aligned properly.
The Rubik's Cube has developed to this day, and now it basically has capacity