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porkynator

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Not bad
Mean of 3: 23.93
1. 22.80 F U2 B R2 U2 F D2 F2 R2 U2 F R' D2 B' U R U R2 D B2 R2 Fw' Uw2
2. 24.90 L D2 R2 B' F' U2 B' L2 F2 D2 L2 U' B2 R U B2 F' L' B' R' D Rw Uw'
3. 24.06 F2 D B2 L2 D U B2 D' F2 R2 F2 R B U L2 F D R2 F' L D2 Rw' Uw'
 

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For single letters I often just imagine the letter on the last object that I put in my image. For example if I had pictured one of those one ton weight things, I would have pictured a Q on the weight. Do you have any suggestions on what would be better than this?
There are a few options but they are only better if they work for you.
  • You could choose a certain subject that you use only for single letters. I use superheroes so in that case it would be Quicksilver, I've known someone use Pokémon.
  • You could have an unused letter as an imaginary 2nd letter to make a pair so if your system doesn't use Z you could have Quiz.
  • You might want to use a letter on the buffer piece as the imaginary 2nd letter. If the Q was in my edge memo I have D/F as my buffer so U and K are available giving Quick or Queue. I'd like to change to this method as there are lots of options and then I get to use more superheroes in my memo.
 

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There are a few options but they are only better if they work for you.
  • You could choose a certain subject that you use only for single letters. I use superheroes so in that case it would be Quicksilver, I've known someone use Pokémon.
  • You could have an unused letter as an imaginary 2nd letter to make a pair so if your system doesn't use Z you could have Quiz.
  • You might want to use a letter on the buffer piece as the imaginary 2nd letter. If the Q was in my edge memo I have D/F as my buffer so U and K are available giving Quick or Queue. I'd like to change to this method as there are lots of options and then I get to use more superheroes in my memo.

I just don't include them in my memo at all. For edges, I note which it is in my mind, often tapping it (I don't touch pieces for the rest of my memo), and for corners I do the same, and sometimes make a twisting motion over it in the direction it needs to flip. This sometimes leads to me flipping a corner the wrong direction if I forget, and I'll definitely have to do something better if I ever start BigBLD or MBLD, but it works for now :p
 

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5BLD PB by 12 seconds...

11:38.11 [5:02.80]

Bw Fw' F2 Rw2 L' D F2 Uw Rw' Fw2 Rw2 B' Bw' F' L2 Dw2 Bw2 U2 Lw Dw' Bw B' Uw' U B F2 Lw2 B' Rw2 F2 B2 Bw2 Lw D R Rw' Uw2 L' R2 F Uw Bw U' B2 R U Dw2 Bw2 R' F2 R Rw' Dw' Fw2 D2 B2 Lw' Rw U' Fw

pretty good, but still seems beatable. My success rate seems to be improving too.
 

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corners only:

Generated By csTimer on 2017-3-1
solves/total: 20/25

single
best: 13.07
worst: 25.93

mean of 3
current: DNF (σ = 11.10)
best: 15.20 (σ = 1.73)

avg of 5
current: 18.07 (σ = 2.88)
best: 15.20 (σ = 1.73)

avg of 12
current: DNF (σ = 7.87)
best: DNF (σ = 7.87)

Average: DNF (σ = 7.65)
Mean: 18.62

Time List:
1. 18.33 L D' R2 D L2 U' B2 U2 R2 B2 R2 B2 L D' L' U' L D
2. 25.93 U L F2 U R' F2 R2 U' F2 R' F2 R2 F2 L' U2 R
3. 14.33 R' U R U D' L' B2 L U L2 U' L2 B2 U2 D' B2 D2
4. DNF(16.71) L B R B' L' B' D2 B2 U2 D2 R' D2 B2 D2 L F2 L' B
5. 19.68 B2 R F2 R D2 B2 U2 F2 L D2 B2 U L' D2 L U R'
6. 13.26 B D F L2 U B U' F U2 L2 F2 B' D2 B' R2 B2 D
7. 23.36 L2 B2 U2 B' U2 B' U2 B' U2 F D F' D' L2 F U' F2 U
8. 21.77 L2 F' R2 D2 F' L2 B U2 R2 B U2 R' F2 U2 F2 U2 R' B2
9. DNF(28.10) F2 R D2 L R2 D2 R D2 U2 B2 U2 D' L' U L D' L' U'
10. 20.83 L2 U2 F2 L2 U2 B' L2 D2 F2 U2 F U L2 U B' D' U2 B' D'
11. 22.43 R' F2 U R D F2 D R U F2 B2 U2 F2 R2 U' F2 D' L2 D'
12. 22.49 U' R2 F2 U2 B2 D' L2 F2 B' D2 F' D' B R2 D B2 F
13. 17.90 D' R2 F2 D F2 L2 D2 R2 D' B' U2 B2 R2 F' D2 R2 B'
14. DNF(18.75) F D2 L' F' L B2 U2 F R D2 F2 R' U2 R' U2 L U2 R
15. 14.13 B D F D F D B R2 U' B2 D L2 B2 L2 U2 L2 U' B2
16. 20.21 D B R2 D R2 D2 B' D' F2 L2 B D2 F' B2 U2 B D2 L2
17. 21.68 F' U2 F D R2 B' L2 F2 U2 F R2 L2 B' U2 B' D
18. 13.07 F' L' D2 F2 L2 F2 U2 R D2 L2 U2 R F U2 L' U2 R' F2 R
19. DNF(34.04) U R2 B U2 L2 B2 F' U2 L2 F U2 F' D' L2 R2 B U2 B F2 U2
20. 15.22 U2 F' R' B2 R F' R2 D2 R' F2 L' B2 L' F2 R' F2
21. 16.91 D2 L2 U' B2 D2 L2 U' R2 D' L' D2 F2 U2 B2 R' B2 R2 D'
22. 13.44 B2 D2 F U2 R2 B2 F U2 F D2 L F R' F' L F R
23. 21.34 R' B2 U2 F2 D2 L F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 U R2 B2 R2 B2 U
24. DNF(19.26) B2 L2 F' L2 F U2 R2 F2 U2 F' U2 R F2 D2 F2 D2 R B' U2
25. 15.94 D F2 U R2 F2 D2 R2 F2 U' L2 U L' U' B2 R2 U L2 F2 L

pretty good I guess (for me)
 

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corners only:

Generated By csTimer on 2017-3-1
solves/total: 20/25

single
best: 13.07
worst: 25.93

mean of 3
current: DNF (σ = 11.10)
best: 15.20 (σ = 1.73)

avg of 5
current: 18.07 (σ = 2.88)
best: 15.20 (σ = 1.73)

avg of 12
current: DNF (σ = 7.87)
best: DNF (σ = 7.87)

Average: DNF (σ = 7.65)
Mean: 18.62

Time List:
1. 18.33 L D' R2 D L2 U' B2 U2 R2 B2 R2 B2 L D' L' U' L D
2. 25.93 U L F2 U R' F2 R2 U' F2 R' F2 R2 F2 L' U2 R
3. 14.33 R' U R U D' L' B2 L U L2 U' L2 B2 U2 D' B2 D2
4. DNF(16.71) L B R B' L' B' D2 B2 U2 D2 R' D2 B2 D2 L F2 L' B
5. 19.68 B2 R F2 R D2 B2 U2 F2 L D2 B2 U L' D2 L U R'
6. 13.26 B D F L2 U B U' F U2 L2 F2 B' D2 B' R2 B2 D
7. 23.36 L2 B2 U2 B' U2 B' U2 B' U2 F D F' D' L2 F U' F2 U
8. 21.77 L2 F' R2 D2 F' L2 B U2 R2 B U2 R' F2 U2 F2 U2 R' B2
9. DNF(28.10) F2 R D2 L R2 D2 R D2 U2 B2 U2 D' L' U L D' L' U'
10. 20.83 L2 U2 F2 L2 U2 B' L2 D2 F2 U2 F U L2 U B' D' U2 B' D'
11. 22.43 R' F2 U R D F2 D R U F2 B2 U2 F2 R2 U' F2 D' L2 D'
12. 22.49 U' R2 F2 U2 B2 D' L2 F2 B' D2 F' D' B R2 D B2 F
13. 17.90 D' R2 F2 D F2 L2 D2 R2 D' B' U2 B2 R2 F' D2 R2 B'
14. DNF(18.75) F D2 L' F' L B2 U2 F R D2 F2 R' U2 R' U2 L U2 R
15. 14.13 B D F D F D B R2 U' B2 D L2 B2 L2 U2 L2 U' B2
16. 20.21 D B R2 D R2 D2 B' D' F2 L2 B D2 F' B2 U2 B D2 L2
17. 21.68 F' U2 F D R2 B' L2 F2 U2 F R2 L2 B' U2 B' D
18. 13.07 F' L' D2 F2 L2 F2 U2 R D2 L2 U2 R F U2 L' U2 R' F2 R
19. DNF(34.04) U R2 B U2 L2 B2 F' U2 L2 F U2 F' D' L2 R2 B U2 B F2 U2
20. 15.22 U2 F' R' B2 R F' R2 D2 R' F2 L' B2 L' F2 R' F2
21. 16.91 D2 L2 U' B2 D2 L2 U' R2 D' L' D2 F2 U2 B2 R' B2 R2 D'
22. 13.44 B2 D2 F U2 R2 B2 F U2 F D2 L F R' F' L F R
23. 21.34 R' B2 U2 F2 D2 L F2 D2 L2 D2 L2 U R2 B2 R2 B2 U
24. DNF(19.26) B2 L2 F' L2 F U2 R2 F2 U2 F' U2 R F2 D2 F2 D2 R B' U2
25. 15.94 D F2 U R2 F2 D2 R2 F2 U' L2 U L' U' B2 R2 U L2 F2 L

pretty good I guess (for me)

Have you been using more corner comms yet? I feel like you could get sub-30 pretty quickly if you dedicated yourself to 3-style for a few months
 

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Can you turn them off and use them as regular headphones?

I actually learned about a minute before my first multi attempt at my last comp that my noise cancelling headphones were not comp legal. However I asked if I could just use them and keep the noise cancelling button switched off and the delegate okay'ed it. Not sure if that implies that it is always legal, but it might be up to the delegate.
 

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I actually learned about a minute before my first multi attempt at my last comp that my noise cancelling headphones were not comp legal. However I asked if I could just use them and keep the noise cancelling button switched off and the delegate okay'ed it. Not sure if that implies that it is always legal, but it might be up to the delegate.

That'd but up to the delegate yeah. Must would be okay with it would be my guess. If you can remove batteries, then I doubt there's a delegate that'd disallow it.
 

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4BLD avg of 5: 2:45.80

Time List:
1. 2:47.48 Fw2 F Rw2 D2 R Uw' R B2 Uw U Rw2 U2 Fw' Rw Fw R L Rw Uw' Rw2 Uw' Fw B2 L2 F2 R Uw' R' F' R U2 Fw Uw U2 Rw' U2 L' B2 Fw2 Uw
2. (2:37.80) Fw D' Uw B2 Rw2 D B' Rw R B2 R2 Rw2 Fw2 L Rw2 B F Rw2 Uw' R' Uw' R' D F Fw2 R U' B2 F2 U F' B Uw' B2 U' F L B R B2
3. 2:48.79 Uw B' R2 L B2 Rw' B2 D2 Rw' U L F B' D2 U2 R2 Uw' L R F2 R2 U Fw2 L U D2 L2 Rw' F R2 U Rw F' Uw B D' U Rw2 Uw Rw'
4. (3:35.94) B' D2 Uw' R2 B' L' Uw' B' Fw' D' Uw2 U2 L B' L2 U' F' Uw R' B' R' Fw' R' L2 U2 F' D' Rw2 Uw D' U Fw' F2 Uw2 U R2 F' U Rw B
5. 2:41.12 U2 Uw' Rw Uw' R U F' B' Rw Fw2 F2 U' Rw R2 Uw2 R' B' F' Uw2 U R' Rw' Fw' Rw2 B R' F' Rw F D Fw Uw R2 L' Rw B L Fw' B U'

within a second of pb, tried rolling but got a 2:50
 

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4BLD PBs
4min 50.726s PB single
6min 5.800s PB avg5

Number of Solves: 8
Mean: DNF
Best: 4:50.726
Worst: DNF
Average: DNF
Current Ao5: 6:05.800
Best Ao5: 6:05.800

1. 5:24.127
03/03/2017 12:09:28
B' U2 L2 B' U2 R2 B2 R2 F L2 U' F' D F R' D' L U2 B' L2 Fw2 R F Uw2 F' D2 Rw2 R' L' F' R Uw R2 Uw' L' B' D B' Rw' Fw' U Rw' D Fw z' y'

2. DNF (0.609)
03/03/2017 12:22:36
L B' U L' B' U' B2 R D2 F' D2 L U2 F2 R' U2 R F2 R' Uw2 L2 Fw2 F' D' L2 B2 Rw2 B D2 R2 Rw' D R B L D' Uw L' B2 Uw' U2 Fw' Rw2 F' y'

3. DNF (0.412)
03/03/2017 12:30:48
D2 F2 L U R2 B' U F2 R F' U2 F2 L2 B2 L F2 U2 B2 Fw2 Uw2 F R2 D2 L' Uw2 Fw2 R2 U2 F2 B' U' L F2 Uw U R Rw' B Rw2 Uw' Fw2 Rw R' x2 y'

4. 5:40.061
03/03/2017 12:40:19
D F' D' F2 D' L F2 L2 U R' F' D2 B L2 F2 L2 D2 R2 L2 Rw2 B' Rw2 U' Fw2 U L2 U2 F R2 F Uw2 Fw2 Rw' F L R B Fw R Uw' Rw' U2 D' B' x2 y

5. 6:29.798
03/03/2017 12:52:20
D' F2 U2 R2 B2 R2 B2 U' R2 F' R F2 D F2 L' F B2 R' B R2 Fw2 Uw2 L D Rw2 Fw2 U2 L B2 U' Fw2 D2 U2 Fw L2 Fw2 F' L B2 Uw L2 B Rw Fw R U' x y2

6. (DNF (0.417))
03/03/2017 13:09:08
R2 B2 D B2 R2 B2 D2 B2 D R2 B L2 F L2 U' B' D' L' B L2 Rw2 Uw2 R' D2 L2 F L' Uw2 L2 F B Uw' U F' D Fw2 Uw' Fw' Uw2 Fw' R2 D L2 Uw x2 y'

7. 6:07.541
03/03/2017 13:41:54
B2 R2 L B2 D2 B2 D2 F2 L F2 R B D2 F D' R2 L' U F' D B' Fw2 Uw2 D' Fw2 D B2 L' F2 U R D Rw2 Fw' Rw2 Fw U' Fw L Uw' L' B' L2 Uw B x2 y

8. (4:50.726)
03/03/2017 13:53:45
D2 R2 F D2 L2 F2 R2 B2 D2 F R B' R2 D2 R2 U R' F U2 R Fw2 D Rw2 F Rw2 B U F U D' Rw2 U L2 Rw U' Fw2 F2 Uw2 B' D' F' Fw' D2 Fw' Uw' F z' y
 

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Not sure if this is really an accomplishment, but more of just a really bizarre thing. Tied my 3BLD PB ao12 that I got last week exactly.

avg of 12: 56.77

Time List:
1. (41.63) R2 F' B' U' R2 F D2 L' B2 U L2 D' B2 U' F2 U2 F2 U' B2 F Fw' Uw2
2. 1:10.78 F2 D2 B2 L2 U' R2 D F2 D F2 U2 F R D2 R2 U' B2 R2 F R' D' Uw2
3. 52.05 U L2 U R' F' U2 D' L' D' L2 U R2 L2 U' D2 R2 B2 U F2 Rw
4. 54.82 D2 F' R2 B' U2 B' U2 R2 U2 B U' B U2 B2 R D' L D L2 F Rw2 Uw
5. 58.59 R2 F D2 R2 D2 F' R2 B R2 L' D2 L' D L D F' U R2 F' Rw
6. 1:00.40 B U2 B D2 L2 D2 F' U2 B D2 U2 L' U' B' L F2 U2 L' R' D' B Rw' Uw'
7. 56.46 F2 R' F2 D2 L' R2 F2 L' F2 U2 R2 U' F D2 R D U2 L D2 L2 U' Fw
8. 53.51 B F' D2 R2 B' R2 F U2 F' U' B' F' R2 D R' U' L F' D' F2 Fw Uw2
9. (DNF(57.91)) R2 U L2 U2 R2 B2 D' L2 D R2 F2 R' D2 L2 B' L' U R' B2 L2 R2 Rw2 Uw
10. 52.42 U L2 F2 D2 R2 B' R2 B2 U2 R2 B L2 R' F U B R2 B' D U2 Rw' Uw'
11. 49.33 R' L' D F U2 F' R U' L D2 F' D2 B D2 R2 F R2 L2 F2 L2 Fw
12. 59.35 B L U2 F2 L' D2 U2 R F2 R B2 L2 B D F' U2 L2 B L D' R2 Rw' Uw'
 

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There are a few options but they are only better if they work for you.
  • You could choose a certain subject that you use only for single letters. I use superheroes so in that case it would be Quicksilver, I've known someone use Pokémon.
  • You could have an unused letter as an imaginary 2nd letter to make a pair so if your system doesn't use Z you could have Quiz.
  • You might want to use a letter on the buffer piece as the imaginary 2nd letter. If the Q was in my edge memo I have D/F as my buffer so U and K are available giving Quick or Queue. I'd like to change to this method as there are lots of options and then I get to use more superheroes in my memo.

These are some good ideas, I'll keep them in mind. I don't think I know enough superheros for that so I'd need to choose a different topic though :p. Thanks!
 
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