Reddit reviews Shengshou 3x3x3 Puzzle Cube, Black
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Smooth turning and cornering for speed cubingSolve it by making each side one solid color3X3 Speed CubeExtremely fast with good cornering
Probably lame, but when I get bored with everything I always fall back on doing rubik's cubes. They're super cheap on amazon. And they have 4x4s, 5x5s, and so on. But the algorithms get weird.
Here's a great tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=609nhVzg-5Q
Learnt from that exact video 3 years ago. Today I average around around 20 - 25 seconds, around 15 if I really focused on practising. This tutorial in particular really helps if down the line you wanted to learn more advanced methods. It's really fun, once you know how the cube works. Only thing that is quite daunting is remembering the set of moves (algorithms). But honestly once you keep doing those same moves over and over you'll end up building muscle memory. Have fun!
EDIT: Try to stay away from the Rubik's Cube brand. It's designed poorly and will tend to lock up quite easily, difficult to turn, and the stickers wear down quite a bit. Here's a link to a cube that is much easier to handle and also way cheaper (which surprised me, it's usually the opposite): https://www.amazon.com/ShengShou-3x3x3-Puzzle-Cube-Black/dp/B004UTTXJG/ref=sr_1_8?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1500431094&sr=1-8&keywords=rubik%27s+cube
I lost a green sticker, too!
But my fix is a tad better. A tad.
*Edit: I just wanted to point you to this cube as an eventual replacement. They are less than $5 and spin SOOO much better. I haven't had mine long enough to see how the stickers hold up to frequent use, but so far I'm loving it, and for less than half the price of a Rubik's.
I'm still an absolute beginner (Still one algorithm away from learning the beginner method). I kinda did it backwards. I bought this ShengShou on amazon because it was crazy cheap. I bought a Rubik's brand cube last night because I wanted to feel the difference... The difference is HUGE. The ShengShou is leaps and bounds better, and is currently $2.55 on Amazon, whereas it was like $10 for the Rubik's cube.
I bought it here
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004UTTXJG/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1405384247&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40
Dunno, ordered it off Amazon and it just said "Shengshou 3x3"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004UTTXJG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1