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Racing to sub-20

jms_gears1

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3.)Cross is extremely easy to improve on, Just start scrambling and solving crosses. NEVER take more than 8 moves, and try to do them all in 7. Keep the scrambles you use so you can do them over again and find the best solution.

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lolwut?
what if you get one of those few 8 move solutions and its something like
B2 L2 D F' D' B' R' B
why would you not waste a few moves and do it faster?
if your just doing cross i dont think it should be more than 8 moves. However if i were attempting to preserve a pair that wouldnt take much more than 8 moves, or an x-cross of course it can be more.
 

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3.)Cross is extremely easy to improve on, Just start scrambling and solving crosses. NEVER take more than 8 moves, and try to do them all in 7. Keep the scrambles you use so you can do them over again and find the best solution.

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lolwut?
what if you get one of those few 8 move solutions and its something like
B2 L2 D F' D' B' R' B
why would you not waste a few moves and do it faster?

I can get a fingertrick-friendly solution in 4 moves using that as the scramble, and 7 moves using the inverse as a scramble. So I don't think that's an optimal cross.

Ninja'd by jms gears
 

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3.)Cross is extremely easy to improve on, Just start scrambling and solving crosses. NEVER take more than 8 moves, and try to do them all in 7. Keep the scrambles you use so you can do them over again and find the best solution.

.
lolwut?
what if you get one of those few 8 move solutions and its something like
B2 L2 D F' D' B' R' B
why would you not waste a few moves and do it faster?

I can get a fingertrick-friendly solution in 4 moves using that as the scramble, and 7 moves using the inverse as a scramble. So I don't think that's an optimal cross.

Ninja'd by jms gears


He just did an exemple of a non fingertricky 8 move solution to the cross, defending his argument of you can do more moves to find a fingertrick friendly solution...

But anyway i always find a fingertrick friendly sub8 moves cross =P..

Ohh and jms_gears1, i cant really sub3:
F RUR'U' F' f RUR'U' f' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R... =/
 

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Results are up!
I will rank only the top ten: (for many reasons)
1. robindeun: AO12 of 19.97! (first week! lol, congrats)
2. vcuber13: AO12 of 20.30! (almost there!)
3. dannyz0r: AO12 of 20.64! (almost there!)
4. DavidSanders: AO12 of 21.15!
5. Aksel B: AO12 of 22.13!
6. jms gears1: AO12 of 22.23!
7. koreancuber (me): AO12 of 22.32!
8. a small kitten (OH): AO12 of 22.52! (amazing onehand)
9. dillonbladez: AO12 of 22.52!
10. Innocence: AO12 of 23.37! (congrats on the Alpha contest :))
Here's the raw file.
One thing I would like to say is, if you are submitting videos, please submit your times as well, in the format iSpinz preferred. Thanks. I'll be posting more scrambles tomorrow! PRACTICE PRACTICE AND PRACTICE! Good luck.
 
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Results are up!
I will rank only the top ten: (for many reasons)
1. robindeun: AO12 of 19.97! (first week! lol, congrats)
2. vcuber13: AO12 of 20.30! (almost there!)
3. dannyz0r: AO12 of 20.64! (almost there!)
4. DavidSanders: AO12 of 21.15!
5. Aksel B: AO12 of 22.13!
6. jms gears1: AO12 of 22.23!
7. koreancuber (me): AO12 of 22.32!
8. a small kitten (OH): AO12 of 22.52! (amazing onehand)
9. dillonbladez: AO12 of 22.52!
10. Innocence: AO12 of 23.37! (congrats on the Alpha contest :)
Here's the raw file.
One thing I would like to say is, if you are submitting videos, please submit your times as well, in the format iSpinz preferred. Thanks. I'll be posting more scrambles tomorrow! PRACTICE PRACTICE AND PRACTICE! Good luck.

Yay, I still made top ten, though I sucked. Thanks for the congratulations on the contest, I kind of didn't work too hard for it though. :p
 

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3.)Cross is extremely easy to improve on, Just start scrambling and solving crosses. NEVER take more than 8 moves, and try to do them all in 7. Keep the scrambles you use so you can do them over again and find the best solution.

.
lolwut?
what if you get one of those few 8 move solutions and its something like
B2 L2 D F' D' B' R' B
why would you not waste a few moves and do it faster?

I can get a fingertrick-friendly solution in 4 moves using that as the scramble, and 7 moves using the inverse as a scramble. So I don't think that's an optimal cross.

Ninja'd by jms gears


He just did an exemple of a non fingertricky 8 move solution to the cross, defending his argument of you can do more moves to find a fingertrick friendly solution...

But anyway i always find a fingertrick friendly sub8 moves cross =P..

Ohh and jms_gears1, i cant really sub3:
F RUR'U' F' f RUR'U' f' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R... =/

hmm do you use one look OLL or two look?
 

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Here they are! I will update them on the main post.

3x3 (2H or OH)
1. D U F2 U2 B2 U L2 F2 R2 B U' L D' F' R D' U L2 U B R'
2. U2 R2 U' L2 U L2 R2 F2 D' L2 U L' B R B' U2 R' B2 F' U' B
3. D F2 D2 B2 L2 D U2 F2 D' R2 U2 B D' U2 B' D2 L2 F U R' D'
4. F2 U F2 D' F2 U2 B2 R2 D L2 F2 L2 F L R' U2 F L2 D' L' D'
5. U2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2 R2 U' R F2 L' F' L' B' R' U2 F2 L2 F' R2 U'
6. U B2 D' R2 U2 B2 U' L2 R2 U' R' U B' F' R D U R' B2 F D2
7. B2 L2 B2 U' B2 L2 U' F2 L2 D R2 U' B' L' F' D B R B' R' F
8. R2 B2 F2 D' F2 D2 B2 L2 F2 R2 F2 U' B' L' R' F' L2 D' F R2 F'
9. F2 U' L2 D F2 U' L2 U2 L2 F' D L B R' U L' F' R U2 F U'
10. B2 R2 U L2 D2 L2 B2 U2 B2 R U L' F' R D B R' F D U2 R
11. D R2 B2 D2 R2 D B2 D R2 D B2 D F2 R F U' R2 F2 L2 F U
12. B2 F2 D' B2 R2 U2 L2 D2 U2 R' U2 L' B2 F2 U B2 F' D B D U
Good luck!
 

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17.55, 16.17, 20.06, 17.33, 17.34, 19.83, 14.81, 19.34, 18.07, 20.12, 22.51, 21.01=18.68
Spring break practice ftw

You REALLY need to work on your endurance. The A5's in order go like this,

17.41
+0.76
18.17
=0.00
18.17
-0.17
18.00
+0.25
18.25
+0.83
19.08
+0.10
19.18
+0.98
20.16

K4-errr, Red = BAD!!!
 

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Here they are! I will update them on the main post.

3x3 (2H or OH)
1. D U F2 U2 B2 U L2 F2 R2 B U' L D' F' R D' U L2 U B R'
2. U2 R2 U' L2 U L2 R2 F2 D' L2 U L' B R B' U2 R' B2 F' U' B
3. D F2 D2 B2 L2 D U2 F2 D' R2 U2 B D' U2 B' D2 L2 F U R' D'
4. F2 U F2 D' F2 U2 B2 R2 D L2 F2 L2 F L R' U2 F L2 D' L' D'
5. U2 L2 D2 U2 F2 U2 R2 U' R F2 L' F' L' B' R' U2 F2 L2 F' R2 U'
6. U B2 D' R2 U2 B2 U' L2 R2 U' R' U B' F' R D U R' B2 F D2
7. B2 L2 B2 U' B2 L2 U' F2 L2 D R2 U' B' L' F' D B R B' R' F
8. R2 B2 F2 D' F2 D2 B2 L2 F2 R2 F2 U' B' L' R' F' L2 D' F R2 F'
9. F2 U' L2 D F2 U' L2 U2 L2 F' D L B R' U L' F' R U2 F U'
10. B2 R2 U L2 D2 L2 B2 U2 B2 R U L' F' R D B R' F D U2 R
11. D R2 B2 D2 R2 D B2 D R2 D B2 D F2 R F U' R2 F2 L2 F U
12. B2 F2 D' B2 R2 U2 L2 D2 U2 R' U2 L' B2 F2 U B2 F' D B D U
Good luck!

Lol that's a bit early, considering it's only wednesday morning in a GMT +10 zone. Not complaining though.

Would you mind posting the top ten on the main page? I like to check to see where people are.

I really hope I don't suck as much this average. Last night I was averaging 26 seconds. :O
 
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meh...
Statistics for 03-30-2010 17:53:18

Cubes Solved: 12/12
Number of Pops: 0
Average: 24.10
Standard Deviation: 1.48
Best Time: 21.16
Worst Time: 26.39
Individual Times:
1. 23.11 D R2 D2 L2 R2 F L R B2 F2 L B' F' U' B' R2 B R' B' F R' B' L R B
2. 26.39 D2 R' B2 L R' B' R2 U' B' F U2 R F2 R2 B L R' D2 R' D' L2 R' U' B' F2
3. 23.02 D L' B D U B2 D2 L' R2 B' R' B F R' D2 U2 L2 U' L2 D U' L R' F2 R
4. 25.28 B2 D2 F D F2 R F R D U B2 F2 U F D U2 L R U' B F U L' R' B2
5. 24.61 L2 F2 L2 R D' F D U2 L' D2 U B' F D B L B2 F' L' U F' U' L2 F D'
6. 24.44 B F' D' L' R2 F2 U R' D2 U B' F' D2 U2 B2 F R2 D' U' B F R2 U' B' F
7. 23.72 L B' D' B F2 L F' L' R' B2 L2 R' U' F' U' F D2 U L' B R2 U2 L2 R U
8. 23.47 F2 D2 F2 R2 B2 F' L' F D R D2 U2 B' D2 U2 F U' L D' L D' U' L' B' L2
9. 26.27 L2 B2 F2 L2 R' D2 U2 B2 D U B' D2 U B D' B2 F R F' D' U' R2 D R' B2
10. 25.12 L2 U' L' D' U2 B F R' B F' L' R D U2 F2 U2 R F2 L' D2 L2 D' B2 F2 L
11. 21.16 B2 F L' D R' U' L2 R U2 R2 U B2 L R' D B2 D' U' L2 D' U B' L' D2 F2
12. 22.62 L D L2 D2 F' D' U2 L F2 R2 F' U2 L R B' F L2 R' F L' D' U B' R' U2

EDIT: just ignore those scrambles, there not the real ones. I used yours.

EDIT: 23.11,(26.39),23.02,25.28,24.61,24.44,23.72,23.47,26.27,25.12,(21.16),22.62
 
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22.84, 33.4, 23.09, 26.34, 22.28, 28.93, 37.00, 23.78, 23.16, 29.68, 35.71, 27.77 = 27.4
I had a few great solves there, but most of them were awkward, though..
 
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