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Guinness World Record! 8 Cubes solved underwater

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Kevin Hays - 8 Rubik's Cubes Solved Underwater - Guinness World Record

U2 L2 R B2 D2 B' D R2 F L2 B2 D2 L' R U' L2 U2 L'

x2 // inspection
R' D y' F' r U' r' D2 F D2 R' // cross
y' U' R' U R U' R' U R // 1st pair
y' R' U' R y' R' U R // 2nd pair
U R U R' U2 L U' L' // 3rd pair
U2 R U R' U R U R' // 4th pair
r' U' r R' U' R U r' U r // OLL
z U' R D' R2 U R' (D U') R D' R2 U R' D // PLL
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	18.18	62	3.41	80	4.40	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	12.28	40	3.26	55	4.48		F2L/Total	67.5%	64.5%	68.8%
LL	5.90	22	3.73	25	4.24		LL/Total	32.5%	35.5%	31.3%

Cross+1	8.30	18	2.17	28	3.37		Cross+1/F2L	67.6%	45.0%	50.9%
OLS	3.24	17	5.25	18	5.56		OLS/Total	17.8%	27.4%	22.5%
PLL	2.30	13	5.65	15	6.52		PLL/LL		39.0%	59.1%	60.0%
U2 L2 R B2 D2 B' D R2 F L2 B2 D2 L' R U' L2 U2 L'

y x2 // inspection
y y y' R' D (y' x) U' x' r U' r' y' y D D F D D R' // cross
U' y' R' U R U' R' U R // 1st pair
y' R' U' R y' R' U R // 2nd pair
U' U' U' R U R' U U L U' L' // 3rd pair
U2 R U R' U R U R' // 4th pair
r' U' r R' U' R U r' U r // OLL
z U' R D' R2 U R' (D U') R D' R R U R' D // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
B R2 B' U2 B' R2 F' R2 U L2 B L' U' L2 R' B L D U

y x2 // inspection
F R' B D R D R // cross
U2 R U' R' // 1st pair
y' U2 R U R' L' U L // 2nd pair
y2' R2 U2' R' U' R U' R2' // 3rd pair
y U R' U' R U' R' U' R // 4th pair
l' U' L' U R U' L U x' // OLL
y U2 x' R2 u' R' u x' R2 y' R' U R' U' R2 D2 // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	14.58	53	3.64	64	4.39	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	9.08	33	3.63	40	4.41		F2L/Total	62.3%	62.3%	62.5%
LL	5.50	20	3.64	24	4.36		LL/Total	37.7%	37.7%	37.5%

Cross+1	4.87	11	2.26	14	2.87		Cross+1/F2L	53.6%	33.3%	35.0%
OLS	2.60	16	6.15	18	6.92		OLS/Total	17.8%	30.2%	28.1%
PLL	1.50	10	6.67	13	8.67		PLL/LL		27.3%	50.0%	54.2%
B R2 B' U2 B' R2 F' R2 U L2 B L' U' L2 R' B L D U

y x2 // inspection
F R' y2' F y' y' D R D R // cross
U2 R U' R' // 1st pair
y' U2 R U R' L' U L // 2nd pair
y' y' R2 U' U' R' U' R U' R2' // 3rd pair
y U R' U' R U' R' U' R // 4th pair
l' U' L' U R U' L U (x' y) // OLL
U U (l R) u' R' u (l R) y' R' U R' U' R2 D D // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
F' U2 D2 B L2 B F2 L D F L' B L2 B L' F D B2 F'

x y2 // inspection
R' L' U2 R' U' x' // cross
U' R U R' // 1st pair
U' R' U' R U' L' U' L // 2nd pair
y U' R U' R' U R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' U2 R' U' R // 4th pair
U' f R U R' U' f' // OLL
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U' // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	13.55	57	4.21	69	5.09	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	9.24	31	3.35	43	4.65		F2L/Total	68.2%	54.4%	62.3%
LL	4.31	26	6.03	26	6.03		LL/Total	31.8%	45.6%	37.7%

Cross+1	5.07	11	2.17	18	3.55		Cross+1/F2L	54.9%	35.5%	41.9%
OLS	2.17	11	5.07	13	5.99		OLS/Total	16.0%	19.3%	18.8%
PLL	1.53	17	11.11	17	11.11		PLL/LL		35.5%	65.4%	65.4%
F' U2 D2 B L2 B F2 L D F L' B L2 B L' F D B2 F'

x' y' // inspection
z (y' x) R' z F' x U x' U' z' U2 R' U' x' // cross
U' R U R' // 1st pair
y U' y' R' U' R U' L' U' L // 2nd pair
y U' R U' R' U R' U' R // 3rd pair
U y' U R' U' R // 4th pair
U' f R U R' U' f' // OLL
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U' // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
B2 L2 B2 U R' F U' F U B' F2 R' B2 R' U' B' R2 D'

x2 // inspection
B R' F y' D R L D' // cross
y' R U' R' U2 R' U' R U y' L' U L // 1st pair
R U' R' U' L U L' // 2nd pair
U' R U R' U2' R U R' // 3rd pair
y U' R U R' y' U R' U' R // 4th pair
U F (U R U' R')2 F' // OLL(CP)
R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' U2 // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	14.51	70	4.82	79	5.44	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	9.48	41	4.32	50	5.27		F2L/Total	65.3%	58.6%	63.3%
LL	5.03	29	5.77	29	5.77		LL/Total	34.7%	41.4%	36.7%

Cross+1	5.47	18	3.29	24	4.39		Cross+1/F2L	57.7%	43.9%	48.0%
OLS	3.40	19	5.59	21	6.18		OLS/Total	23.4%	27.1%	26.6%
PLL	1.60	18	11.25	18	11.25		PLL/LL		31.8%	62.1%	62.1%
B2 L2 B2 U R' F U' F U B' F2 R' B2 R' U' B' R2 D'

y x2 // inspection
y' z y' x' R y' R' F y' D R L D' // cross
y' R U' R' U2 R' U' R U y' L' U L // 1st pair
R U' R' U' L U L' // 2nd pair
U' R U R' U' U' R U R' // 3rd pair
y U' R U R' y' U R' U' R // 4th pair
U F (U R U' R')2 F' // OLL(CP)
U' U R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' U2 // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
B D2 B' L2 F2 L U2 L2 D2 F' R U B2 U2 F2 L U B F

y x2 // inspection
L F2 R' U' R' F R y2' R2' F R2 // cross
y R U' R' U R' U' R U L' U L // 1st pair
U2' R U R' U' R' U R F R' F' R // 2nd pair
U' R' U2 R U' y R U R' // 3rd pair
R' U R U' R' U R // 4th pair
U2' R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // COLL
U2' R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' U' // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	17.22	78	4.53	92	5.34	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	10.81	50	4.63	61	5.64		F2L/Total	62.8%	64.1%	66.3%
LL	6.41	28	4.37	31	4.84		LL/Total	37.2%	35.9%	33.7%

Cross+1	5.61	21	3.74	26	4.63		Cross+1/F2L	51.9%	42.0%	42.6%
OLS	3.51	19	5.41	24	6.84		OLS/Total	20.4%	24.4%	26.1%
PLL	1.87	18	9.63	20	10.70		PLL/LL		29.2%	64.3%	64.5%
B D2 B' L2 F2 L U2 L2 D2 F' R U B2 U2 F2 L U B F

z2 // inspection
F y F F R' U' R' F R y' y' R2' F R2 // cross
y R U' R' U R' U' R U L' U L // 1st pair
U' U' R U R' U' R' U R F R' F' R // 2nd pair
U' R' U2 R U' y R U R' // 3rd pair
y U' U y' R' U R U' R' U R // 4th pair
U' U' R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // COLL
U' U' U' U R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' U' // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
F2 R2 U2 B2 U F L' B2 D2 U F2 D2 R' B' L' D' F2 D

x2 // inspection
D2' R' D F R' F' y2' U' F R' F' // cross
y' U' R' U R U' R' U R // 1st pair
U R U R' U' F U' F' // 2nd pair
U R2 U2' R' U' R U' R2' // 3rd pair
y' U L' U' L y' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U R U R' U' x D' R' U R (U' D) x' // OLL
U' x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 x' U // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	15.92	65	4.08	73	4.59	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	10.34	42	4.06	49	4.74		F2L/Total	64.9%	64.6%	67.1%
LL	5.58	23	4.12	24	4.30		LL/Total	35.1%	35.4%	32.9%

Cross+1	5.67	18	3.17	22	3.88		Cross+1/F2L	54.8%	42.9%	44.9%
OLS	3.60	20	5.56	23	6.39		OLS/Total	22.6%	30.8%	31.5%
PLL	1.00	11	11.00	11	11.00		PLL/LL		17.9%	47.8%	45.8%
F2 R2 U2 B2 U F L' B2 D2 U F2 D2 R' B' L' D' F2 D

x2 y // inspection
y' D' D' R' D x U R' U' (x' y2') U' F R' F' // cross
U' y' R' U R U' R' U R // 1st pair
U R U R' U' F U' F' // 2nd pair
U R2 U' U' R' U' R U' R2' // 3rd pair
y' U L' U' L y' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U R U R' U' x D' R' R R' U l (F' B) // OLL
U' l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 (R l) U // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
L' D2 F2 R2 U' B R' B2 L R' B R B' F D2 U' F

x2 y // inspection
R' F' D R' D2 y F' R' F' // cross
y' R U' R' U' R U R' U' F U' F' // 1st pair
U2' R U R' U R' U R // 2nd pair
U' R U2' R' U y' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' U R U' R' y' U2 R' U' R // 4th pair
U2' R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' // OLL(CP)
U' R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	14.44	66	4.57	76	5.26	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	10.04	43	4.28	52	5.18		F2L/Total	69.5%	65.2%	68.4%
LL	4.40	23	5.23	24	5.45		LL/Total	30.5%	34.8%	31.6%

Cross+1	5.87	19	3.24	22	3.75		Cross+1/F2L	58.5%	44.2%	42.3%
OLS	3.40	19	5.59	23	6.76		OLS/Total	23.5%	28.8%	30.3%
PLL	0.90	12	13.33	12	13.33		PLL/LL		20.5%	52.2%	50.0%
L' D2 F2 R2 U' B R' B2 L R' B R B' F D2 U' F

x2 y // inspection
R' F' D R' D D y F' R' F' // cross
y' R U' R' U' R U R' U' F U' F' // 1st pair
U' U' R U R' U R' U R // 2nd pair
U' R U' U' R' U y' R' U' R // 3rd pair
U y' R U' R' U y' U R' U' R // 4th pair
U' U' R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' // OLL(CP)
U' R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
B D2 F R D2 F U2 R' B' F2 L' F2 L2 F D' L'

y x2 // inspection
U F2 // cross
y2' U' R U R' L' U L // 1st pair
U R U' R' U' L U' L' // 2nd pair
R' U' R2 U R' // 3rd pair
y U2' R U R' U2 R U' R' // 4th pair
U' R d L' d' x' l' U l U l' // OLL
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2' // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	16.32	64	3.92	76	4.66	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	9.88	33	3.34	44	4.45		F2L/Total	60.5%	51.6%	57.9%
LL	6.44	31	4.81	32	4.97		LL/Total	39.5%	48.4%	42.1%

Cross+1	4.78	9	1.88	16	3.35		Cross+1/F2L	48.4%	27.3%	36.4%
OLS	4.01	19	4.74	22	5.49		OLS/Total	24.6%	29.7%	28.9%
PLL	2.00	20	10.00	21	10.50		PLL/LL		31.1%	64.5%	65.6%
B D2 F R D2 F U2 R' B' F2 L' F2 L2 F D' L'

z2 // inspection
x z (x' y') y' U F F // cross
y' y' U' R U R' L' U L // 1st pair
U U' U R U' R' U' L U' L' // 2nd pair
R' U U' U' R2 U R' // 3rd pair
y U' U' R U R' U U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' R d r' b' l l2' U l U l' // OLL
U' F R' R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U' U' // PLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Total time submerged: 2:04.72

Code:
Average (removing fastest and slowest solve)

[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	15.50	66	4.26	77	4.95	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	9.94	40	4.06	49	4.96		F2L/Total	64.1%	61.1%	64.3%
LL	5.56	26	4.62	27	4.92		LL/Total	35.9%	38.9%	35.7%

Cross+1	5.38	16	2.97	21	3.84		Cross+1/F2L	54.1%	39.7%	41.9%
OLS	3.42	19	5.46	22	6.38		OLS/Total	22.1%	28.3%	28.5%
PLL	1.48	15	10.03	16	10.71		PLL/LL		26.6%	57.8%	57.9%

Code:
Mean (8/8)											
											
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	15.59	64	4.13	76	4.88	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
F2L	10.14	39	3.86	49	4.86		F2L/Total	65.1%	60.8%	64.7%
LL	5.45	25	4.64	27	4.93		LL/Total	34.9%	39.2%	35.3%

Cross+1	5.71	16	2.74	21	3.72		Cross+1/F2L	56.2%	39.9%	43.1%
OLS	3.24	18	5.40	20	6.25		OLS/Total	20.8%	27.2%	26.6%
PLL	1.59	15	9.37	16	10.00		PLL/LL		29.1%	58.9%	59.1%

Code:
Best from each field

[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	13.55	53	4.82	64	5.44[/COLOR]

F2L	9.08	31	4.63	40	5.64
LL	4.31	20	6.03	24	6.03

Cross+1	4.78	9	3.74	14	4.63
OLS	2.17	11	6.15	13	6.92
PLL	0.90	10	13.33	11	13.33
Statistics
Timing for each solve ends when the next cube is grabbed, which is when the next solve starts
1st solve starts on submersion, last solve ends on emersion

Total is the total solve - timed from timer start to timer stop

F2L is the first two layers - timed from timer start to end of 4th pair
LL is the last layer - timed from end of 4th pair to timer stop

Cross+1 is the cross and first pair (or Xcross) - timed from timer start to end of 1st pair
OLS is the last slot (4th pair) and orientation of the last layer (OLL) - timed from end of 3rd pair to end of OLL
PLL is the permutation of last layer - timed from the frame before the first move to the frame after the last move (does not include any pre- or post-AUF/rotations)
 
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