DaKrazedKyubizt
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With this race, I hope to inspire cubers to aim for improving their ambidexterity!
Learning to use both hands can help foster new neural connections (or refurbish some old ones) in your brain!
Anyone eligible may join at any time (please see "Eligibility/General Rules" section below). WCA one-handed competition rules still apply, as well as the same additional rules as all the other races. We will be using Aof12. It would be preferred if you would use a Speedstacks Timer (and, of course, you can connect it to your computer, if you wish).
Eligibility/General Rules: The one awesome extra rule is that YOU MUST USE THE HAND THAT YOU DO NOT NORMALLY USE FOR ONE-HANDED SOLVES, OR WHICHEVER HAND IS WORSE AT ONE-HANDED CUBING. So, by default, if you don’t have a specific hand that you use for one-handed cubing (or, in other words, if you are unable to solve the cube one-handed with either hand), then you are advised NOT to join this thread competition. (For example, Johnny uses his RIGHT hand for one-handed cubing. He averages around 2 minutes because he just started one-handed cubing a few days ago. Regardless, Johnny should use his LEFT hand for this competition because he's never used his left-hand, so naturally, it should be worse. If his right hand turns out to be worse than his left hand anyway, he should then use his RIGHT hand instead. Now, Maxwell, he doesn't know how to solve the cube one-handed at all because he's never done it before. Therefore, he shouldn't enter this competition.)
Yes. I did say Ao12. I know, that would hurt some of you guys for OH due to weak/untrained fingers, but try your best. If you can’t get through the whole thing, just stop for the day, take the next day off to stretch out your fingers and let them rest, and then finish the average on another day during the week.
Graduation/Results: If you do 5-12 solves, then your entry will be posted as "DNF (?/12, Mean)", for example, "DNF (6/12, 1:23.48)". Any posts containing less than 5 solves will be ignored and will not be posted in the results section. You must post three consecutive sub-40 RAs of 12 before you can graduate! When you get a sub-40 RA of 12, it will be posted in the graduation section to make it easier to track your graduation, and you will be counted as having received a "Graduation Ticket". So, basically, your third ticket is your "Diploma". Once somebody (besides myself) graduates from this thread, I will make a new thread for “Race to sub-30”, and I’ll make a third thread for “Race to sub-20” when someone graduates from that one.
Be honest, speedcubing community! And keep stretching out your fingers. If you’re good with one hand, but you don’t use the other, you might probably find that your other hand isn’t NEARLY as flexible. (My right hand isn’t very flexible, so I have to stretch my fingers at least every other day.) Just don't overdo it. The health of your hands matters more than your competition!
Please feel free to post videos of your averages!!
It would be highly appreciated to have your input (i.e suggestions on rules, comments on the usefulness of this thread, etc.)!
Round Times:
All odd rounds following Round Zero will begin at 12:01 AM CDT on Sundays and end at 11:59 PM CDT on Tuesdays.
All even rounds following Round Zero will begin at 12:01 AM CDT on Wednesdays and end at 4:00 PM CDT on Fridays.
Ready, Set, BEGIN!
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Round Zero will begin NOW and end at 11:59pm CDT on Saturday, July 16, 2011. This will be called “Round Zero” because it’s just for some people to get an average out there so they know what their times are like.
***ROUND ZERO WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS GRADUATION.***
Learning to use both hands can help foster new neural connections (or refurbish some old ones) in your brain!
Anyone eligible may join at any time (please see "Eligibility/General Rules" section below). WCA one-handed competition rules still apply, as well as the same additional rules as all the other races. We will be using Aof12. It would be preferred if you would use a Speedstacks Timer (and, of course, you can connect it to your computer, if you wish).
Eligibility/General Rules: The one awesome extra rule is that YOU MUST USE THE HAND THAT YOU DO NOT NORMALLY USE FOR ONE-HANDED SOLVES, OR WHICHEVER HAND IS WORSE AT ONE-HANDED CUBING. So, by default, if you don’t have a specific hand that you use for one-handed cubing (or, in other words, if you are unable to solve the cube one-handed with either hand), then you are advised NOT to join this thread competition. (For example, Johnny uses his RIGHT hand for one-handed cubing. He averages around 2 minutes because he just started one-handed cubing a few days ago. Regardless, Johnny should use his LEFT hand for this competition because he's never used his left-hand, so naturally, it should be worse. If his right hand turns out to be worse than his left hand anyway, he should then use his RIGHT hand instead. Now, Maxwell, he doesn't know how to solve the cube one-handed at all because he's never done it before. Therefore, he shouldn't enter this competition.)
Yes. I did say Ao12. I know, that would hurt some of you guys for OH due to weak/untrained fingers, but try your best. If you can’t get through the whole thing, just stop for the day, take the next day off to stretch out your fingers and let them rest, and then finish the average on another day during the week.
Graduation/Results: If you do 5-12 solves, then your entry will be posted as "DNF (?/12, Mean)", for example, "DNF (6/12, 1:23.48)". Any posts containing less than 5 solves will be ignored and will not be posted in the results section. You must post three consecutive sub-40 RAs of 12 before you can graduate! When you get a sub-40 RA of 12, it will be posted in the graduation section to make it easier to track your graduation, and you will be counted as having received a "Graduation Ticket". So, basically, your third ticket is your "Diploma". Once somebody (besides myself) graduates from this thread, I will make a new thread for “Race to sub-30”, and I’ll make a third thread for “Race to sub-20” when someone graduates from that one.
Be honest, speedcubing community! And keep stretching out your fingers. If you’re good with one hand, but you don’t use the other, you might probably find that your other hand isn’t NEARLY as flexible. (My right hand isn’t very flexible, so I have to stretch my fingers at least every other day.) Just don't overdo it. The health of your hands matters more than your competition!
Please feel free to post videos of your averages!!
It would be highly appreciated to have your input (i.e suggestions on rules, comments on the usefulness of this thread, etc.)!
Round Times:
All odd rounds following Round Zero will begin at 12:01 AM CDT on Sundays and end at 11:59 PM CDT on Tuesdays.
All even rounds following Round Zero will begin at 12:01 AM CDT on Wednesdays and end at 4:00 PM CDT on Fridays.
Ready, Set, BEGIN!
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Round Zero will begin NOW and end at 11:59pm CDT on Saturday, July 16, 2011. This will be called “Round Zero” because it’s just for some people to get an average out there so they know what their times are like.
***ROUND ZERO WILL NOT COUNT TOWARDS GRADUATION.***
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