• Welcome to the Speedsolving.com, home of the web's largest puzzle community!
    You are currently viewing our forum as a guest which gives you limited access to join discussions and access our other features.

    Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community of 40,000+ people from around the world today!

    If you are already a member, simply login to hide this message and begin participating in the community!

T1_M0

Member
Joined
Feb 13, 2017
Messages
578
Location
Finland
WCA
2017NORR01
YouTube
Visit Channel
Today, I was on a comp doing fmc mo3. I got a pretty good 35 with the first one and 42 with the second one (not so good). Third one: I couldn't find anything good, and pretty much gave up towards the end. I started finding different f2l options and then I found an awesome one, with a premove (U). What I did, was writing it down to the end of my solution as U'. So, I somehow wrote an INVERSE PREMOVE even though the whole solution was in normal. What I found then, was a 6 move oll, with 2 moves canceling! I was at 27 moves now. Luckily enough I had an A-perm as result (only about 3 minutes left). I wrote it down, and started checking my solution. I somehow messed the execution up, 10 seconds left, but, however, I trusted that my solution was right. Time ran out, I started checking the solution again. Last move, and it's the WRONG WAY! Worst moment ever, that left me in a bad mood about the whole day.

If I hadn't been this stupid
- I would've won fmc as the only one with a mean
- I would've beat my previous comp mean by 5 moves
And
- It was so simple solution, almost linear, with just 1 pseudo block
- By inserting the corner cycle, the solution would've been even a lot better

fml.

I'm trying not to get very depressed, as I had an amazing competition when it comes to blindsolving! Also, I'm improving all the time so I'll probably smash these fmc results again by the autumn and my next comp.
 
Last edited:

DGCubes

Member
Joined
Feb 14, 2014
Messages
1,823
Location
Over there
WCA
2013GOOD01
YouTube
Visit Channel
Got a 38.67 FMC mean at a comp yesterday, tying my PB. The third solve was 23 moves to 2 edges and 2 corners unsolved, so I had to do an insertion. No problem there, except that I've never actually done any insertions besides 3-cycles of corners. I ended up making what I knew was a terrible decision by setting them up like an Old Pochmann blind target and solving them like that in 16 moves. I got a 39, which is an okay solution for me, but this morning I realized I could've just as easily done a 12-move J-perm (including set-up moves) that would've canceled a move and given me a 34. If I had done that in comp, the mean would've been a 37. :(

Out of curiosity, does anyone know a better way to do 2 corners and 2 edges than inserting a PLL?
 

asacuber

Member
Joined
Nov 4, 2015
Messages
1,444
Location
India
WCA
2015SANT44
YouTube
Visit Channel
Got a 38.67 FMC mean at a comp yesterday, tying my PB. The third solve was 23 moves to 2 edges and 2 corners unsolved, so I had to do an insertion. No problem there, except that I've never actually done any insertions besides 3-cycles of corners. I ended up making what I knew was a terrible decision by setting them up like an Old Pochmann blind target and solving them like that in 16 moves. I got a 39, which is an okay solution for me, but this morning I realized I could've just as easily done a 12-move J-perm (including set-up moves) that would've canceled a move and given me a 34. If I had done that in comp, the mean would've been a 37. :(

Out of curiosity, does anyone know a better way to do 2 corners and 2 edges than inserting a PLL?

Heh, you tied me
 

vm70

Member
Joined
Oct 29, 2016
Messages
61
Location
Either coast of the US
I screwed up my G-perm recognitions for G and G[d] for some reason and lost a 1v1 single solve match with a friend. I average sub-19 and got a 34 second solve. He averages ~30 seconds. Over the next week, he bragged about how he beat me once.

G-Perms: ruining your solve time since 1981.

Edit: post glitch
 

asacuber

Member
Joined
Nov 4, 2015
Messages
1,444
Location
India
WCA
2015SANT44
YouTube
Visit Channel
potential pb fail(counting 2.4)

Generated By csTimer on 2017-7-21
avg of 5: 1.77

Time List:
1. 1.22 R' U2 R' F' U F' R F U2
2. 2.43 R F' U R2 F' R F' R2 U'
3. 1.67 R2 U' F' U2 R2 F' U' F U'
4. (2.80) U2 R2 F2 R F U2 F2 R U2
5. (0.81) R' U2 F2 U R' U F R2 U
 

applezfall

Member
Joined
May 6, 2017
Messages
643
Location
Malldova
WCA
2016NAGR01
got a 8 moves skewb solution ,started the timer did 5 moves and then dropped the skewb on the floor got a 20 secs solve
FML\


another one:I avg 30 on squan
I get a lucky solve and I am at 12 seconds and I realized I have parity on the bottom
FML
 
D

Daniel Lin

Guest
why

Average of 12: 12.13
1. 11.48 D F2 R2 U2 L2 F2 U L2 U L2 U2 F L2 D U2 L' B' U F L' U
2. 11.55 D2 R2 B2 F2 D B2 L2 U F2 R' D B U' R' B' F2 D2 L2 R
3. 12.47 D' F2 L2 D' R2 B2 D' R2 B2 F2 U R' D B' U' F2 U2 R F D R
4. (18.21) R2 B2 D R2 B2 U' L2 U R2 U2 B2 L B' L F D U2 F' L' B' L
5. 11.78 B' U2 B D2 F' L2 U2 F' L2 R2 D2 U R' B' U' R B2 F2 U2 L2 U'
6. 11.96 L B2 L' B2 U2 R' B2 D2 L F2 R2 B' L' U' F L' B L' R F
7. 12.77 R' D2 L' B2 D2 L' B2 L2 D2 L' F2 D R' B' D R F D' L B
8. 11.87 R' L F2 D L' U2 R' D' B L2 U2 B2 L' U2 D2 R D2 L D2 L
9. 11.61 L2 D2 B' D2 F2 U2 L2 F L2 U2 F' L U' F' D' F R2 D2 R' F
10. (11.42) U2 R B2 D2 R2 F2 U2 R D2 L2 R2 U' F L2 D' L' R' F2 U2 F2 D2
11. 11.64 L2 U R2 F2 D F2 D U B2 U2 R' F U' L2 F2 L F R2 F2
12. 14.12 F2 L2 B2 F2 U R2 D2 B2 U R2 D2 R' B R' F' L D L B F2 R
 
M

Malkom

Guest
F2 L B2 F2 R' B2 R' B2 R2 F2 L2 B' R' B' F' D L D2 B2 D2 11.49
silliest scramble I've seen
 

WACWCA

Member
Joined
Jun 2, 2015
Messages
728
Location
Maryland
WCA
2012CALL01
YouTube
Visit Channel
Drew brads counting 5.54 in 7.00 average rip. More importantly he had a 5.42 where he could have done U2 lefty sexy sledge and gotten a pll skip, instead he did a right sexy sledge and got a y perm, idk how much that cost him but he would possibly have gotten wr
 
Top