How I Reluctantly Learned The SQUARE-1 1️⃣ Cubing Stories

[@Tingman]

Hey everyone! I'm going to be hanging out in the live chat during this premiere. The video is on the longer side (19 minutes) so hopefully that means I'll get to answer some questions etc. Hope to see you there!

[@scrambled_yt]

Tingman Awesome!

[@barco714]

Hi

[@mtbmikey553]

Hi tingman your the best

[@bennettedmund6294]

Horrayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JJCuber27]

I’m not sure if you’ve heard of the tragic news, but on the Eastern Freeway in Victoria, 4 policeman have died in a truck accident. My condolences go out to their family and friends.

[@flowkap6911]

Hey, someone from your video selfs Future. I totally get your frustrations with learning it. Fortunately I had a better start, cause apparently, someone called Tingman, made a great square one beginner tutorial! Very much appreciated!

[@Tingman]

A time traveller!! I never thought it was possible! :D Glad it helped :)

[@aparnavinodh123]

you should make a PDF that translates all the numbers into cube notation

[@boltscrew]

With that book I learned 4x4 pyraminx and skewb

[@Varod737]

9:14 tom nook is that you

[@RaviRoyale]

Everyone: this puzzle is so difficult Me: wtf do you mean it's ez (Btw I learned it in 3 days)

[@slap_thu5289]

I’m in the middle of trying to solve a square one cause I accidentally scrambled it

[@ifrog751]

Honestly clock is really easy

[@MinecraftCentury100]

Is there a similar u perm alg for if they don't match?

[@ball0n134]

I am scrolling through my homepage. I sees Tingman learned to solve sq 1. I go crazy

[@KardTrickKid]

Tingman: I've just ordered a square 2! Me: *what*

[@shpratbananas7897]

Like a square one but all the corners are split in half

[@Canwegetsubscriberswithn-ns8je]

@@shpratbananas7897 That sounds cool

[@thecarrotmaster7073]

hi ktk

There is such thing as a square 2

[@khm3292]

Tingman: square-1 notation is so weird and it’s only numbers Karnaukh notation: hold my letters

[@moritzqber6418]

I have a fun little story: 1 year ago I assigned to my first comp. I signed for 7 events including square-1. Thing is: I didn't even HAD a square-1. So i bought it. It was still a month till the comp so i bought one. I waited and waited, but the cube didn't arrive. So there was I at the comp, signed in for square-1 and don't even owning one. But the worst part: I didn't even know how to saolve it. I was really lucky and there was a table where people could sell their old cubes. So then I had the cube and still didn't even know how to solve it. So i sat down and watched some tutorials. I was really confused sometimes but finally made it! If there were no parity... That's the story of how I learned square-1 on the competition a day before competing in it. (Maybe thats why I dislike sq1)

[@_pranavgoyal]

Moritz I Cubing that’s extremely interesting...btw, what’s your pb on square 1?😄

[@moritzqber6418]

@@_pranavgoyal Thanks! I haven't practiced sq1 for half a year since my last comp. In the last few weeks though with the extra time I did some solves again and had to relearn parity. Somehow I got PB single of 22.55...

[@Hexagy]

"A few competition this year" Corona: "I'm about to ruin this man's whole career"

[@LKCubing]

Gets parity Guess Im back to square-1

[@Musicube.]

LK Cubing nice, a heart before the video starts

[@bennettedmund6294]

Definetiley

[@LKCubing]

@The Cubing Guy no I saw a similar joke on Jperms video

[@singingalbert3623]

The parity alg is actually not that bad, in terms of muscle memory

[@alexanderk.8036]

I like the sad music, it perfectly represents trying to solve the square 1.

[@GUSTAVO_06]

The square one is actually pretty easy once you wrap your head around it

[@bencenagy5459]

@@GUSTAVO_06 and fun

[@GUSTAVO_06]

@@bencenagy5459 yessir

[@atom1kcreeper605]

Square 1 u mean aneurysm cube

[@evander29]

square one?more like square with rectangle and triangle in a cube get it? it's a terribly joke I'm sorry

[@evander29]

omg thanks tingman :)

[@bennettedmund6294]

Hahaha its actualy not terrible

[@evander29]

@@bennettedmund6294 is it? thx!

[@libpog8816]

Jossedric Evander Kuanando I like

[@LukiTruki]

Bennett Edmund ye

[@M3ko2]

Yaaay congratss on venturing into one of the best WCA side puzzles (imo, along with Megaminx), and sooner or later, after getting back to squan, learning scallop-kite for cubeshape, learning the EOs and CPs, and some good EPs (M2 helps so much here), and even practicing parity even more, you'll become much better at it, just as it used to be when I almost podiumed at a comp! I don't squan that much nowadays and have gotten slower at it, but still quite enjoy doing it too, it's just really nice of a puzzle, and really satisfying to learn to solve with the hard work! Congratss again, and much love! ❤️

[@Tingman]

Thanks so much, I agree it's actually such a fascinating puzzle. The idea of learning so many new things is both scary but exciting I must say. I'll keep your advice in mind!

[@hunterkarr]

Great vid. I think square-1 will be my new side puzzle

[@Square-one123]

Wow. I almost podiumed at my comp but all the sponsored cubers like Brian Johnson and Elijah came to the comp and I ended up getting 5th place with an 11 average.

[@Person47]

I don't usually stay up until 11:00pm to watch youtube videos. But when it is Tingman, it's worth it. :)

[@Tingman]

You can always watch it tomorrow!

[@lumina_]

Weak, it's currently 4:18 AM for me

[@bennettedmund6294]

Its 3 30 pm for me

[@dabigfish]

It is 4 am where I am

[@lionellthesman3060]

I wish covid 19 can go away so in summer i can probably attend my first comp

[@tyeedwards1610]

Great vid ting. Keep up the good work, oh wait it premieres in 105 minutes

[@scrambled_yt]

I bought a Square 1 a year ago and still haven’t solved it since!

[@scrambled_yt]

Alvin YAU Oh I don’t really care about square 1 lol but will learn eventually. Thanks anyway!

[@parabolaaaaa4919]

use cubemasters tutorial

[@goldenwarrior1186]

^

[@kiwicuber]

Hi tingman! Question: I’m a Christian like you and most cubing comps are on the weekends (colliding with church). My parents wont let me go the a comp if i would be able to make finals since I would have to stay there the whole of Sunday. This didn’t matter when I was a beginner since I could just go some of the day then go to church (my church is at 1:00 - 3:00 nz time) . What should I do? And also what do you do??? Also tip for squan (or any cube): remember to auf the correct way

[@deekay1306]

Kiwi Cuber tell them you will go to early morning mass

[@kiwicuber]

Dominik Salceda maybe...

[@Tingman]

That’s a really good question. I have some flexibility with church times because there are multiple services and also all the sermons are recorded. But it definitely is not ideal to skip church for a competition. I think you’ll just to make the best out of this tricky situation and ultimately it’s most important to obey your parents.

[@furwulfgay]

Tingman: i can sovle any event but clock and square1 All blind : am i a joke to u

[@kaiwall7074]

Congrats, this has inspired me to have a go again myself, i used to be able to solve and then stopped. It has been a year or so and so now I am going to try and solve it again.

[@laka182]

5:47 I INSTANTLY THOUGHT "THE MILLENIUM FALCON" MYSELF

[@coastercraziness]

I’m not good at it, but Square-1 is so much fun. Mine is broken rn, but I love solving it. Very addicting puzzle. Also does anyone know if I can return it for a new one? I bought it off of The Cubicle

[@28degreeprivacyangle8]

can u go to new zealand pls, after covid 19? I know there is no competition's, but can u make a vlog????

[@RyanPilat]

5:17 that cubeshape is literally two slices

[@goldenwarrior1186]

Yeah . A / 0,-3 / to be exact

[@sqrt2167]

I became sub-1 minute using the following method: Get the 6 point star. If you have the Millenium Falcon then do the same thing that Tingman did. If you have the Millenium Falcon but with one edge between the 2 corners, do the alg that comes with the Qiyi solving sheet - /(2,2)/(1,0)/(2,2)/(1,0)/(-1,0)/(0,-3)/ Then intuitively orient the corners. Next, do the edges using the two algs on the Qiyi sheet. Then permute the corners using the following four algs (also on the Qiyi sheet): 1. /(-3,3)/(3,-3)/ 2. /(0,3)/(0,-3)/(0,3)/(-3,0)/(3,-3)/ 3. /(-3,0)/(3,0)/(-3,0)/(0,3)/(3,-3)/ 4. /(-3,0)/(3,3)/(0,-3)/ Finally, permute the edges with the following two algs (once again, on the Qiyi sheet): 1. (-1,0)/(5,-1)/(-5,1)/(1,0) 2. (1,0)/(0,3)/(-1,-1)/(1,-2)/(-1,0) I use the following parity algorithm (I only use one please don't criticise me): /(-3,0)/(0,3)/(0,-3)/(0,3)/(2,0)/(0,2)/(-2,0)/(4,0)/(0,-2)/(0,2)/(-1,4)/(0,-3)/(0,3)

[@mkay2970]

I’d actually say that there are some triggers with square 1 such as M2 (1,0)/(-1,-1)/(0,1) and once you’re more advanced you memorize the cube shape cases by name like scallop-kite is commonly used as a trigger for plenty of different cubeshape algs.

[@alexhaley21]

I used the same sheet, and I’m averaging about a minute now (I still have more algs to learn) but I will get there. I also learnt Parity as one of the first algs ( it is one you can just slam from cube shape so it is easy to remember)

[@Sula_Mareska]

Huh, that sheet is how I learned square-1 as well. I lost it at a comp though, so thank you for linking it so I can print it out again. Also, I greatly appreciate the spacemen from the “Benny’s Space Squad” LEGO set on your desk

[@SuperDuperCuber]

Ting, mind joining my comp? Please! If you say yes, it would mean everything to me! Also, squans pretty fun. Comps called quarantcube (on WCA)

[@obokraken8707]

Is it online?

[@dpage446]

@@obokraken8707 obviously

[@ideally07]

Tingman im not bored or Am I DunDunDunnnnnn!

[@why-him982]

The premieres are so torturing. Why do you make is wait for your incredible videos.

[@melissamailhot4695]

At the time I’m writing this, there’s a première going on, and I have two hours to wait.

[@shaynem5580]

I legit just learned how to do it the same time you did

[@TWCubed]

same

[@HopperYTRealChannel]

took me 4 hours for my second squan solve because of parity that was invisible and kept eluding me

[@CubingTube]

I would do a lot of solve to help you memorize algs also dgcubes has a good tutorial (also Z3cubing)

[@Dawby]

I just learnt to solve a 3x3

[@caldi9]

Ting could you do a thorough tutorial. I can't find any good tutorials.

[@sk8er2420]

Why are you torturing us and making us wait. I live in the US 😩. I’m a simple guy, I see a tingman video and I click it. This time I click it and I’m told no... 😭😭

[@bencenagy5459]

Finally, i can use my very, very weird memory. By weird, i mean i can abuse my ability to learn things incredibly well if i want to (perfect for square 1 parity and it's notations, because WHY IS IT MIRRORED ON THE BOTTOM LAYER?!), but if i don't want to learn stuff, i can unintentionally forget it in like 2 seconds.

[@goldenwarrior1186]

I wish I had a Squan that doesn’t pop a lot. Update: Yay I have a Squan that never pops!

[@swiftcubing]

Well done! - I have just learnt how to do it as well and can't wait to try it in a comp once COVID-THE-CUBE-COMP-DESTROYER settles down. EDIT - 10/2/22 Finally learnt squan for the 2nd time lol

[@ghyllezymethtagulalap9867]

Let's just say I like watching tutorials even though i dont have any other cubes

[@goldenwarrior1186]

Orienting corners is literally the same as solving the last 2 (opposite) centers on a 4x4

[@rblxcuber8398]

Tingman complaines about square 1 shape shifting me just causally solving it in 40 seconds

[@st9459]

Scrapp ed what’s your pb?

[@eacubing5180]

Once this is over can you go to lots of comps with olar I LOVE watching them!

[@proccyboi]

I love the Bennys space squad in the back

[@VUKE_fn]

You reached 50k subs time to by stuff from SCS

[@1actose]

I learned the parity alg in 5 minutes, but it took me FOREVER to learn full cll

[@TaiyoN]

I just learned Square-1 yesterday. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@randomcuber2821]

Unfortunately I can't. ....have something else to do.😢😢

[@ROEVOSS]

congrats on learning the best wca event

[@veebhushah9667]

Man you did this wrong You should have just tried it intuitively and then watch a video on how to solve it I only know 4 algs for square 1 and the rest intuitively I average 15 seconds and do pretty well and enjoy it quit a bit

[@thisisaspa]

2:00 kinda sounds like an auction 2! 2! 1! 0! 2!

[@franklinpham6600]

My square 1 has two red-yellow-blue corners and two red-green-white corners. Is my square 1 solveable?

[@drax5up425]

I just Learned to solve it yesterday and I watched dgcubes and I can solve with memory expect parity in 5 migues

[@oliverstivers5967]

I learned how to solve it like 1.5 months ago, now I am around 50 seconds, so happy.

[@RUBIKSCOOBS]

😂 we learned at about the exact same time

[@judfps]

learned square 1 during all the extra time from quarantine, now it’s my favourite event

[@thaiisfood]

Squans are so fun to solve Edit: The easiest way to remember algo is to develop good finger tricks and get the algs into your muscle memory; It is very hard to remember the algs by trying to remember the numbers

[@andrewtan881]

I learned from Brandon Lin’s tutorial and it’s really good, I know there may be other good tutorials but I definitely recommend his tutorial. He’s also made videos on some intermediate techniques and algs as well if you want to continue after mastering the beginner method.

[@lukebayci8437]

You should do these types of videos more often. I really enjoyed this one and it's actually my second time watching it. Great video!

[@nerd-o-ramafilms974]

5:47 Yes! Someone else calls it the millennium falcon shape.

[@logansutherland4623]

Square 1 more like 1 Square Haha 😢

[@joosh.e]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIDLdYyIesR_fs0 there's a link to the video that helped me learn the parity alg. the video itself is a bit dated, and im not sure if it's the best parity alg, but for my casual, beginner's method self, it was an amazing find. it helped me so much EDIT, after watching further into the video: I realize this is the alg used in the video, and I see that you have it down! hope this can help anyone else who's trying to learn it though! EDIT 2, after watching the rest of the video: I saw you have forgotten the alg again, maybe this could help you after all!

[@lumina_]

Hello again ;)

[@kscuber5865]

I am ready tingman

[@Balzico569]

Tingman: [whispers] I’m starting to like it *Ad shows up*

[@yashagrawal1256]

I also do the same three years back when I was in 9th standard and I still have the square 1 in its box,just like anabell

[@theglassygaming6086]

Me : *Search On KZbin* Also me : "How to be sub 20 on square one"

[@bluevia2011]

No one: KZbin: Hey let’s put a car ad on this video

[@DjCreepyCreeper]

I learned how to solve the square 1 in less than one because of Cube Masters video

[@shortyallegro]

I used your tutorial and in 3 days i could solve it in 45 seconds consistently. I know its not a great time but im very proud

[@Tingman]

That is a good time!

[@Messi_2.0]

I learnt Square 1 like 3 weeks ago lol

[@scrambled_yt]

Messi_2.0 Is IT r3ally u. LoVe YOuR ViDeoooos! Jk lol

[@Messi_2.0]

Scrambled Hahaha!

[@leviadams3080]

Learn Clock It took me 5 or 10 minutes my first time.

[@coromoto2k799]

Just in time for the premiére

[@Tkd_KentonShoup]

I recommend z3 cubing that’s how I learned how to solve it

[@gamingcuber2266]

When you cant do anything in quarantine

[@CaptivatingShorts542]

Name urself Oling because ur daughter starts with an ol and u end with an ing :--)

[@shaynem5580]

You should start to turn western style I noticed that you only turn upwards, but with western you turn up and down it’s so much faster

[@Tingman]

I don’t even know what western style is! Thanks for the tip I’ll find out.

[@reddotlocked5412]

I’m about to order a square 1 wish me luck

[@moksh_sharma.0729]

👍👍👍

[@kyconfii]

For a tip Tingman, if you find this comment, if the middle layer is not a square then you can just flip the cube over and move the middle layer a little bit. :)

[@jaeeunrho]

the most used word: and this and this and this and this

[@lewisgarthwaite7517]

You should use the DGcubes tutorial. I learned in a half hour and was able to be sub one from the get go. Also, learn the adjacent-adjacent alg ( it’s very short and basically intuitive) because what you are currently doing is slowing you down by like 20 seconds.That’s just my tips for sub 1

[@elliottperkins-speedcuber6727]

To get faster, you might want to learn scallop kite and scallop scallop cube shape. This is a pretty good tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJbZkJZthdemjKM Also, shameless self promotion, but I have a video on how to speed up your parity execution, which won’t be too hard to do. Good luck with getting faster!

[@az_knitefall6672]

I have learned 2 look I’ll and 2 look pll and trying to learn full f2l it is so fun I love learning new methods!

[@efcubing6423]

nice job! Also, can you make a video on the sq2?

[@noeldillabough]

I have an X-Man Square=1 but I want to get a magnetic one. I notice they have a slice magnetic version and a full magnetic version. Have you tried these? Any recommendations? How is the size of the Yuxin Little Magic? Like you I shy away from Square-1 but with this stay at home thing I've got time! :)

[@scorpiog9467]

Hi god bless have a good day and night.

[@afk_kimiyogaming2695]

My friend : I have order once at daily puzzle Me : What ??? How do you get it ... Can i borrow??? My friend : yep . 15 days later. . . My friend : it time to give back my cube Me: what cube??? i didn't borrow your :D

[@draakisback]

I'm a newb to cubing and over the past few months, got myself a gan 2x2, gan 3x3, moyu skewb, a yj megaminx and a volt v2 squan (also just ordered a little magic 4x4). I expected to really enjoy squewb and megaminx the most but my favorites are square 1 and 2x2. I'm dyslexic so I find the cube notation hard to remember and really unintuitive. Couldn't for the life of me tell you what a down prime or back prime move was right now. But with the squan, the notation just makes sense and I've already memorized like 10 algorithms in past 2 weeks, including the main adj edge parity alg. It also helps that the slice is direction agnostic and that there are only really two layers that you have to move. Square 1 just is so satisfying to practice too and I feel like every time I pick it up, I improve in a realistic manner (my pb right now is a sub 30 with the average being about 1:10). Really wish there was more hardware the volt is great but I can tell that it has nothing on my gan cubes in terms of quality. I hope that square 1 gains more popularity in the near future and as a result gets some strong releases. Would love to see a gan square 1 with core facing magnets.

[@spacevspitch4028]

I was inspired by J-perm to try solving it first time with no help. No idea how the notation works or algs or anything. Took me a few days of random 10-20 min sessions to get it to nearly solved except I had adjacent corner parity. I spent days after that screwing around and eventually ended up turning the adjacent corner parity to adjacent edge parity. I was SO determined to solve it entirely without help of any kind but I knew going into it that parity was a possibilty and that supposedly it's a really long alg. So, my mindset is, is it even possible to figure out parity "intuitively"? I mean, somebody had to figure it out at some point with no help, right?

[@saucy8850]

It’s funny because when I first got one as the mystery cube with an order I gave myself a week to learn how to solve it My first solve without help was Almost exactly week to the hour

[@michelleburnside775]

😄 Tingman turns the screen Black and white to talk about Daily Puzzles. I prefer the thecubicle.com but that's probably just because their in the USA

[@jonahC239]

Buy your cubes from the Cubicle.us trust me

[@CubingDictator]

This is literaly the same for me

[@Lintios1]

Hey Tingman, I have a problem My english is not very good snd so is my accent . But i have been asked to do 4x4 tutorial. should i talk?