[WR] Lucas Etter - 4.90 3x3 single!

[joshsailscga]

I believe it was a Meiying.

I thought his main was a Tanglong, or was that just for OH?

 

[mafergut]

I believe it was a Meiying.

I think it was an Aolong v2 and a Tanglong, not sure which is which. The Meying was the one that Collin used for the 5.21 that was invalidated later on.

 

[Christopher Mowla]

Excellent work, Lucas. You've certainly have accomplished something historical. Keep up the good work!

 

[Jbacboy]

I think it was an Aolong v2 and a Tanglong, not sure which is which. The Meying was the one that Collin used for the 5.21 that was invalidated later on.

Oh. I probably just got them confused :/

 

[joshsailscga]

So this is kind of funny...
I was just thinking about the similarity between the 3x3 and clock record history:
Clock: 5.xx for a long time, 5.25, 4.80, 3.73
3x3: 5.xx for a long time, 5.25, 4.90

inb4 Faz gets a 3.83 next month

 

[mafergut]

So this is kind of funny...
I was just thinking about the similarity between the 3x3 and clock record history:
Clock: 5.xx for a long time, 5.25, 4.80, 3.73
3x3: 5.xx for a long time, 5.25, 4.90

inb4 Faz gets a 3.83 next month

One day Faz or other fast cuber is gonna get a low 3 with a LL skip at a comp and then WR single history will be over. Of course, we will always have the average

 

[Goosly]

One day Faz or other fast cuber is gonna get a low 3 with a LL skip at a comp and then WR single history will be over. Of course, we will always have the average

So Faz averages low 3's on F2L? And that's even excluding the recognition of the LL-skip...

 

[mafergut]

So Faz averages low 3's on F2L? And that's even excluding the recognition of the LL-skip...

I have said nothing about average, I'm talking about one lucky solve. And I specifically remember a 6.09 of him were he finished F2L at 2.7 mark so, plenty of time to recog the LL skip, drop the cube and stop the timer with a low 3, yes. And I don't think he's the only one capable of that. That's why I said "or other fast cuber". Drew has a 3.72 on cam and I'm sure that at least a handful of fast cubers have gotten similar times at home at least once. Not very likely that this would happen at a comp but, again, equally unlikely is that the WR gets broken 2 (or 3) times in the same comp, or is it?

 

[G2013]

One day Faz or other fast cuber is gonna get a low 3 with a LL skip at a comp and then WR single history will be over. Of course, we will always have the average

Just imagine it... It would be insane, half an Erik!

 

[Ninja Storm]

True. Did Keaton use an aolong? I havent looked at that solve.

Is it me or does Lucas sound like he is eating bread when he screams?

I used a Tanglong!

I use a YueYing for OH.

 

[Goosly]

I have said nothing about average, I'm talking about one lucky solve. (...) Not very likely that this would happen at a comp but, again, equally unlikely is that the WR gets broken 2 (or 3) times in the same comp, or is it?

If you want someone to get a low 3 on his first LL-skip, he'll need to average low 3's on F2L (well, faster actually).

LL-skip is 1/15552. Getting a low-3 F2L + a LL-skip in one solve is even more unlikely. And of course I do not know what the probability of 2 WR's at one comp is, so that's hard to compare.

 

[supercavitation]

I think it was an Aolong v2 and a Tanglong, not sure which is which. The Meying was the one that Collin used for the 5.21 that was invalidated later on.

Wait did he switch? He was using a Tanglong last week.

 

[Sajwo]

If you want someone to get a low 3 on his first LL-skip, he'll need to average low 3's on F2L (well, faster actually).

LL-skip is 1/15552. Getting a low-3 F2L + a LL-skip in one solve is even more unlikely. And of course I do not know what the probability of 2 WR's at one comp is, so that's hard to compare.

Last year I got 31 move solution on official solve with LL skip. Don't tell me that low 3 isn't possible You can also get like 25 move F2L and sune, that's for sure more likely and seems quite possible

 

[Praetorian]

Last year I got 31 move solution on official solve with LL skip. Don't tell me that low 3 isn't possible You can also get like 25 move F2L and sune, that's for sure more likely and seems quite possible

at least something like sub 1 is impossible, that should be a safe barrier to keep in mind

 

[Goosly]

Don't tell me that low 3 isn't possible

I didn't say that. I said it's very unlikely that the first official LL-skip from a somewhat fast cuber will also have a low 3 F2L.

 

[AustinReed]

Congrats Lucas on the WR. Perhaps this one will stay for awhile.


I remember years ago when that Pursuit of Happiness movie came out people were searching for "rubiks cube" on Google like crazy.

It's funny you mention that, because that's how I got into cubing. Hard to believe that was 2007. God I feel old.

 

[mafergut]

Just imagine it... It would be insane, half an Erik!

I had to go back and watch again the video of Erik's 7.08
By the way, I was saying above that we will always have the WR Average and I just was counting the number of sub-Etter Ao5s that Felix has gotten and it's an impressive 13!!! So, the top 10 Averages ever achieved, and then some more, are all from Feliks.

 

[rj]

next: sub 3?

 

[Sajwo]

Just imagine it... It would be insane, half an Erik!

Well, we have already passed half of a first ever sub10 single (Thibaut's 9.86)

 

[Berd]

next: sub 3?

What happened to sub 4?!