Floppy Cube turning - i.e. an edge piece may only twist if there is at least one corner piece adjacent to it. The mass-produced version does not feature this mechanism, which allows edge pieces to twist "on their own" - causing the puzzle to be considerably easier. The four edge pieces now have 4 orientations each on the Super Floppy Cube (compared to the Floppy Cube's 2); therefore, the edges can now be orientated in 4 different ways. However, the edges still cannot be permutated. There are now 12 different locations that the four corner pieces could be located in (up from
Gear Cube between. - Place those two edges on the top side and complete the following algorithm: (U2 R4) 2. Step 2: Repeat the previous step until all edge pieces are in the correct position (edge colors match the colors of the sides it is between). Phase 3: Orient the edges: (second algorithm used) Step 1: Rotate all sides until the cube is back in a cubic state using the following algorithm: R4 (repeat as necessary). There are multiple variations of the Gear Cube, ranging from the most simple, a 2x2 Gear Shift, to the most complicated, the 3x3 Even Less Gears