How do you challenge your solving ability, other than with time?

[unirox13]

I don't know about you, but I can only time myself solving the cube and be entertained by that for so long. I've started messing around with multitasking while cubing, I'll show you what I mean;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asvRMwu-mNk

Sorry, I don't know how to imbed the video.
Not only can I solve the 3x3 up there, but I can do 4x4-7x7 and Megaminx (with 5x5 being my favorite to balance and solve). I'm hoping one day to manage a dab free Gigaminx solve. I've also started unicycling while solving, tightrope walking or balancing on handrails while solving, and I'm working on solving a 3x3 with my feet while juggling 3 balls.

I figured there was no way I could be the only person that tried random things like this while solving the cube, so now it's your turn to share. Vid's preferred, but stories are just as good.

[Jorghi]

Fewest Move Count
Blindfold Solving
One Hand
Underwater
Solving cube with each face making a photo instead of stickers.

[Edward]

Solving with limitations, like restricting cube movement. And experiment with other methods.
You can also relay

[Carson]

Without turning a specific face...
Try a different method, I like to mess around with the "belt method" just for fun.

[StachuK1992]

Linear FMC.

Alg generation.

[Cubenovice]

For me it's multi-methoding (everything from LBL to Human Thistletwaite and back) and FMC.

Oh and practicing BLD while driving to work :-)

[Cool Frog]

Recently, Making up random F2L tricks.
Learning algs.

4x4.

...Oh and practicing BLD while driving to work :-)

WHAT?

[CubeLTD]

That Rola-Bola balance look really fun.

[Erzz]

Oh and practicing BLD while driving to work :-)

I hope you mean memo only. Or onehanded execution while watching the road.


For me, I solve starting with different colours. Almost colour neutral now. Solving with other methods is fun too.

[Cubenovice]

I hope you mean memo only. Or onehanded execution while watching the road.

Offcourse...
Execution during the 15 minutes or so of trafic.

Although driving blindfolded does seem like a nice challenge ;-)