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I was checking my cube count (I added 3 new ones this week) and thought.. I wish I was that age again!

@everyone
If you're age was the amount of cubes that you own. How old are you? I'm back to being a hormone raging 18 year old who thinks of nothing but satisfying his next impulse.

Feel free to make fun of me if you consider my little game retarded lol
I just happened to count mine the other day, not that I have a ton. 10 3*3, 1 each 2*2, 4*4, 5*5, so 13.
 
I'm going to become 46 as soon as my new Aofu GT arrives!!! It's funny because I bought it as a birthday present... for my 46th birthday, which happens to be... soon. Then I'll become 49 all of a sudden as soon as my next order arrives :)
 
I placed my order for the school. 2 SS Skewbs, 3 YJ GuanPo, 3 Yuxin Fire Kylin, and 2 CB Pyraminx. I saved about $13 using Cubezz instead of TheCubicle this time. Every puzzle was cheaper except the 3x3 which I could have gotten the QiYi Sail cheaper, but I preferred to have a single order to worry about getting in time.

I hope the turnout is so good that we do not have nearly enough puzzles, we will see. :)
 
@Jason

It's not hard to learn roux. I didn't learn any algs for it. I use my oll algs. Last six edges (L6E) can be done intuitively. The only part I struggle with is EO of L6E Now I'm sure it's not efficient for people who would use roux as their main strategy but you could easily introduce the basics and if someone liked roux enough they would eventually learn more advanced tricks on their own.

I did watch a tutorial on Roux, yeah it's a simple enough concept. I would have to hack at my L6E for sure, it would probably take me 2 minutes to do a solve. :rolleyes:
 
So I'm 24 years old (I thought I was younger), and will be almost 30 in a few weeks, I ordered a Dayan megaminx in black and stickerless apart from the Shengshou one, a Guansu 4x4, and an elephant shaped 2x2 for a present.
 
I dont agree. You do other events than me. And you them much better than me.

But those events I do are easy enough to learn if you so decide. Not sure which ones you're referring, though. Meanwhile your prowess with BLD events is something that takes years to achieve. By the way, today I used my commute to do a couple untimed 3BLD. One off by 3 edges, the second a success :) And regarding Chris, his speeds at 3x3 up to 6x6 are something that will also take me years to get close to.

yeah it takes me well over a minute to use roux. I rarely use it. It's fun to use different techniques once in a while.

I learned Roux a while ago but did not practice for too long. I managed to get barely sub 1 minute with some 4x times or so and it was a lot of fun. Might practise again... some day.

So I'm 24 years old (I thought I was younger), and will be almost 30 in a few weeks, I ordered a Dayan megaminx in black and stickerless apart from the Shengshou one, a Guansu 4x4, and an elephant shaped 2x2 for a present.

It happened to me when I counted them yesterday. I was like... 46?????? I didn't think I had that many already. Have I understood you well? Have you ordered a dayan mega in black and ANOTHER in stickerless? Yesterday I tried again my Yuhu and, with the cube in hand it's so unstable and I generate misalignments without wanting with the holding hand that cause lockups but for LL with the cube on the table it is so much more forgiving than the SS that the corner orientation is a breeze. If I had a puzzle that was as forgiving as the Yuhu and as stable as the SS my times would surely improve. I'm hoping the Dayan is that puzzle :)
 
It happened to me when I counted them yesterday. I was like... 46?????? I didn't think I had that many already. Have I understood you well? Have you ordered a dayan mega in black and ANOTHER in stickerless? Yesterday I tried again my Yuhu and, with the cube in hand it's so unstable and I generate misalignments without wanting with the holding hand that cause lockups but for LL with the cube on the table it is so much more forgiving than the SS that the corner orientation is a breeze. If I had a puzzle that was as forgiving as the Yuhu and as stable as the SS my times would surely improve. I'm hoping the Dayan is that puzzle :)

Yeah, the Yuhu once it's on the table is not bad.

I'm expecting the Shengshou, after being modded and broke in, will be the better one, but I want to try the Dayan also and probably will mod it too.

The stickerless Dayan does not have a black side, there will probably be some colours that are too similar for me and I can replace one of them with black. If even after that I have problems with colours and the Dayan is better than the Shengshou (for which I will probably use stickers although I ordered some tiles) I'll use the black Dayan, BTW I think the Shengshou I ordered was white, maybe I should have bought a white Dayan also :p
 
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2x2, 3x3, OH, MTS, Mega... This week you were better from me in skewb and FMC... :)

Okay, okay, I get the point but at most of those I have just a slight advantage, meanwhile you have a massive experience with BLD events which require many abilities to be very well coordinated, as I'm just starting to discover. The skewb and FMC were just lucky and you'll beat me next time, I'm sure. ;)

Yeah, the Yuhu once it's on the table is not bad.

I'm expecting the Shengshou, after being modded and broke in, will be the better one, but I want to try the Dayan also and probably will mod it too.

The stickerless Dayan does not have a black side [...] maybe I should have bought a white Dayan also :p

I'm sure the SS, once modded, will be the best of the three but the Dayan will have to make do, at least for me. Hope you can find a good configuration with your Dayans :)
 
3x3 mo100 PB: 23.959 (old PB was 24.917 from 16 days ago)

It was a very nice 105 solves session that ended with an almost PB single (15.744) :D

I love the Weilong!

100. 15.744 U2 L2 D' B2 F2 D B2 R2 U L2 D R' D2 L2 U B2 U2 L F' L D
24.599 R2 U' L2 D B2 F2 D' L2 U' B2 U' L R2 U2 F R2 U' L B D U'
26.607 D2 R2 F2 U' F2 R2 U' L2 U R2 D' F D B' R' B' D F U' F2 D'
19.895 F2 D2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L2 U2 L2 F2 D' L' B D R' B' L B2 F2 L' F2
21.906 D2 L2 U' R2 B2 F2 D B2 D' R2 U L B' F2 U B F2 R2 D U F' U
21.055 R2 D' L2 D' F2 D' L2 U2 R2 F2 U' L' B' U' L2 U' F R' D' L2
21.623 B2 R2 U B2 R2 U F2 R2 D L2 D' L' U2 R F2 D' B' D2 F U2 L U2
22.207 B2 R2 L2 U2 B2 D R2 D L2 D R2 B' D' B2 L2 U F2 D' R' L'
25.703 U2 R2 U R2 F2 L2 U F2 U F2 R D B L2 F L' F2 L2 D' R2 D'
27.968 R2 U' F2 R2 D' F2 D' B2 F2 U' B2 R' D U' F' D' B U2 R' F L U2
21.158 B2 F2 U F2 D' B2 D U B2 U' R2 F' L' B' F R2 F2 D' U2 L2 B2
22.664 L2 D' R2 B2 D' R2 B2 L2 U L2 F2 L' D2 U R B' U L2 D' U' F2 U2
18.542 R2 D' R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 D' F2 D' L' F2 D2 B2 D' B' D' R2 U' L' U2
22.063 B2 R2 U L2 D' L2 B2 D B2 R2 U' B D' U B' F' U2 B' U' L D U'
28.949 L2 D U2 L2 D' R2 U' R2 B2 U' R' U B R2 L U' B2 R B L D'
22.983 R2 L2 B2 U' L2 D B2 U' F2 L2 U2 R' D' L' D F' U2 R2 B' U' L' U'
23.814 R2 L2 D2 F2 D' L2 D' L2 U2 L2 U' B U' F2 R2 D B R2 B2 L' U2 L2
26.055 D' B2 U' F2 R2 U2 L2 D' B2 U' R' U2 B' D2 F2 L2 D' R B F2 U'
27.718 U' B2 D R2 U B2 D' L2 B2 L2 U B L' D F' U' B R' L2 F' U
21.382 D2 U B2 U' R2 B2 F2 U' F2 D2 U2 F' D' U R F' L F' D R
23.670 D' F2 L2 U F2 L2 F2 L2 F2 R2 L2 B' L' U B2 D2 L' D2 B' R' L U
24.647 L2 D2 L2 F2 R2 D' U' R2 D F2 U F U' L' F' R U' L' U' L D' F'
20.422 D2 R2 F2 D' B2 D U R2 B2 D2 U' B' U' L' B2 F' D L F2 L' U'
25.414 R2 D R2 L2 F2 D L2 D' B2 L2 D2 F' R D B F' R2 D U2 L B U'
24.910 +2 U F2 U' R2 U2 F2 R2 U R2 D R2 F U R L' D L2 U' F' D2 R2 L2
25.630 D' R2 F2 U2 F2 U2 L2 F2 D L2 U R' F2 R2 L D L' B' U B R
23.366 U' F2 L2 B2 D F2 D2 U' L2 F2 U2 B U' F' D R' U' L2 B2 R2 U'
21.734 F2 U R2 L2 D2 L2 U' L2 D F2 L' R2 F2 R U L' F R2 F2
25.702 L2 D' L2 U' R2 D' F2 L2 B2 R2 D' B D' U' B F R2 B' R B' R D'
24.750 U2 F2 L2 U R2 U2 F2 U B2 U2 F2 R' B' R2 U R L' B U' B F D'
25.549 U2 B2 F2 R2 D B2 D' R2 B2 D2 L2 F' U2 L' U2 F' R2 D U' R L'
22.775 R2 U B2 U2 R2 D B2 R2 B2 R2 D' B' U2 B' L U B D' R2 D2 R
23.022 F2 U' F2 U' L2 U L2 U R2 D U L F2 L2 B' L' B' U2 R2 F U'
26.646 B2 U2 L2 D' L2 D R2 L2 U F2 L' D2 L2 B' R' F2 L2 U' F D2 U2
19.824 B2 R2 F2 D L2 D L2 B2 D2 B2 U2 L' B U2 L D2 R B2 D' B D2
19.543 L2 D' B2 U L2 F2 L2 U B2 F2 U' F' L' D' F U' B F2 U R2 U' L'
22.095 D2 U' R2 D B2 U2 B2 F2 U' F2 R2 F U R L2 B2 L B2 D' B D2
34.717 L2 U R2 L2 B2 U R2 L2 B2 L2 D B L F' D B' D2 U R' U F' D2
21.159 U' L2 D' B2 U' F2 U R2 D2 F2 U' F' L' F2 L2 U' B U' B D2 F U2
18.752 L2 D' L2 D B2 D2 F2 L2 U R2 U2 B R U2 F U' B R2 U2 R L' D2
24.527 L2 B2 U2 R2 B2 D' F2 D' L2 U' L2 B U R F U' B F2 D R D2 B2
28.958 D L2 D R2 D L2 F2 U2 R2 B2 D2 B' D L2 B R' L' D2 B R D'
26.590 R2 D B2 D F2 D' F2 L2 D' L2 F2 L' F2 U F R2 F U B2 D L U'
24.438 D' R2 U' L2 B2 L2 F2 U2 R2 U' F R' U' B D2 B D2 R F L'
24.982 B2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 L2 D L2 U F' U' F2 R L2 D2 B' F U L'
26.102 D' R2 B2 D2 U' F2 L2 U' L2 B2 F2 R U' F' R2 D R2 B2 L D2 R2
24.231 U2 F2 L2 B2 L2 D2 U' R2 L2 B2 U' L B D2 R2 U' F2 R' B2 L' F'
18.520 D B2 D' B2 R2 U2 R2 D R2 B2 R2 B' D' B' D2 R' B' F' R' D2 F'
23.047 U' F2 U F2 R2 U R2 B2 R2 D U' L' F U R' U' B2 L2 D L B' U2
17.702 F2 D2 R2 U L2 U R2 B2 L2 B2 U2 L B' R F2 L' D2 U' F2 D U2
26.782 D' L2 U' F2 L2 U' F2 D F2 L2 U' R D2 U2 R' L2 B' R' U' R2 F
26.734 B2 F2 D' U' F2 R2 U' B2 L2 D U2 R' U' L' U' F D2 F' R2 U2 F2
23.151 D' R2 D' R2 L2 F2 R2 U R2 L2 D' B' U L F' U2 B U' R' D' L
27.750 D B2 U B2 R2 U2 B2 R2 D U' F' R D2 F2 U2 F' L' U' R D U'
21.560 D R2 U' B2 F2 R2 U F2 U B2 D R' F' R2 U B' R' L' U' B U
23.422 D L2 D' L2 D F2 U' L2 U B2 F2 R' B2 F' D2 L' D R' D' B L
26.014 U' R2 D F2 U2 B2 U' B2 R2 U2 B' R' F D' B2 U F' R2 B' L'
32.465 R2 D2 L2 F2 D U F2 U' L2 F2 U2 F R' L2 U B2 R' F R L2 F U
23.967 R2 F2 D2 F2 D L2 U' L2 F2 D' B2 L' U2 B L F' R' D B' L' D L2
19.246 D2 F2 U' L2 D R2 F2 L2 F2 D2 L2 F' U B2 L2 F U F U' L' F U2
24.608 R2 F2 R2 D2 U R2 U' F2 U B2 F2 R B' U' L2 F D' U2 R' F' R
27.527 U2 B2 D' F2 U B2 U' B2 R2 U R2 F U2 R2 L U' B' D2 U2 R' D' B'
28.325 L2 D2 L2 U B2 L2 B2 L2 F2 U' R2 B L D' B D' B' U R U' L2
23.943 B2 D' B2 U2 B2 U R2 L2 B2 D' L2 B' R2 F R' L' U F R' B L' U'
27.239 F2 L2 U2 L2 U2 F2 D L2 B2 D L2 B L2 B2 D2 L F R' D' F2 L D
24.943 D' B2 U2 R2 F2 U2 R' B' D' U B' L U2 L2 F' D'
18.520 B2 D2 B2 L2 U' B2 F2 D' L2 F2 U2 L U2 F D' U' L2 F' R2 B' L'
24.791 R2 D2 F2 D B2 L2 D B2 U L2 U L' U F2 L2 U' R F' R2 U' L'
24.207 B2 D B2 R2 L2 D R2 U' B2 U2 B2 L B' F2 R' U L' B F2 R U' L'
30.894 B2 R2 D2 F2 U R2 D' R2 L2 U' R2 B' L D' R B2 F D' R D U' R'
20.072 U L2 U L2 B2 D' F2 D' B2 U2 L' D' B2 L F' R U2 F U' B U'
24.205 R2 U' L2 D2 R2 U' B2 F2 L2 B2 L' U' B L' U2 F R' B' U F D'
23.199 F2 D2 F2 D F2 U B2 L2 D' L2 U B' L' F2 R' U' R2 L' B2 D F'
25.334 D2 B2 D B2 F2 D' B2 L2 U' R2 U R' U L' B' F2 L U2 F U L' D'
24.606 D2 B2 U L2 D L2 U R2 D B2 D' R' D F' R2 B' D' R' U2 B' D'
24.527 U B2 F2 U2 R2 D2 U R2 L2 F2 U L F2 R D B F U F' D2 U' L2
22.054 D2 R2 F2 D B2 D B2 L2 U2 L2 D2 L' U2 B R F' D2 L' B' D2 F2
30.006 U' R2 B2 F2 D' R2 D2 B2 D' U' B' R D2 F2 U R' B R2 L
30.559 D B2 F2 D U2 B2 L2 B2 L2 U2 F R2 L2 U' L F2 U' L'
25.407 D' R2 F2 L2 U' R2 D2 F2 U F B2 L' U' B' U B R' B F2
20.831 U F2 R2 L2 D' F2 U' B2 L2 F2 U' B L B R2 U B2 D2 L' F D2
22.894 B2 F2 U' B2 D' F2 U' R2 F2 D U B' R U R L' D R' B2 U2 R2
21.536 U' F2 D U2 F2 L2 B2 L2 D2 B2 R' U2 B' D F L B' D2 B' R2
19.128 D' L2 B2 F2 D' L2 U' B2 D' F2 U R F' R' L' U2 F2 R2 D B' F2 U'
26.815 D B2 R2 U F2 U' R2 U R2 F2 U' B' L B U2 B' D2 L F D' F' D2
24.159 F2 L2 F2 U R2 D' B2 U2 R2 D' U' R' D' U' B' R' B L' D' F' L' U
22.137 L2 U' B2 R2 D L2 U' R2 L2 U R2 F' U L D' B' R U L U B' D2
22.877 D' L2 U2 F2 D' L2 D2 B2 D' F2 U2 B D R' D B2 R' D B F'
23.606 B2 U R2 U2 B2 U R2 D B2 D R2 B L' D B2 F' U' B R D' F
27.526 L2 D U R2 F2 U' B2 D' B2 U2 R2 B U2 B' L' B U' B2 R2 F2 L D'
26.031 D' R2 D' R2 U R2 F2 U2 B2 D B' R D2 R' D U B2 L' U' F' D'
22.382 D L2 D' R2 F2 D2 U2 F2 L2 U' F' D R L D F' L2 B R2 F2 D'
19.720 D' U F2 D B2 F2 R2 B2 F2 U' R2 F D R U B' F2 L2 U' R F2 D
21.485 R2 D2 F2 L2 F2 L2 F2 L2 D R2 D' F' L2 B U B' U B' U2 R' U'
23.943 U R2 F2 U F2 L2 D U2 R2 U2 F2 R B' U' L2 B U L' D2 U' L2 U'
24.799 R2 L2 D2 L2 D B2 D B2 U' B2 U L B R' U' B' D' R2 B' U2 R
24.583 L2 U R2 L2 F2 U' R2 B2 U' B2 L2 F' U2 L2 U L B' U2 F' R2 F'
24.582 D' F2 L2 F2 U B2 D' B2 L2 U' R2 B F' R F U2 R' L2 F' L' F U'
21.384 U' B2 L2 U R2 F2 D B2 D2 R2 U' F D2 R2 L' D' B' D2 R2 D' R' U'
1. 21.390 B2 L2 U2 F2 U' F2 L2 U2 B2 U F2 L' F2 D' B' D L2 U2 F L D
 
Wow so many posts, can't keep up but that is not a bad thing. What an active bunch of oldies we are :cool:

@Age By Puzzle Count

I'd need carbon dating to be fair or have a name ending in saurus :D Hehe

Have best part of 200 puzzles in the loft and perhaps 100 in my study. Waiting on about 12 on order too!

@WC

Thanks. It took a lot to break into top 10. I completely messed up match the scramble so had to force myself to do some 2BLD. Should have also put down the FMC DNF. Had 21 move L5C skeleton at about 40 minutes and messed up bad with my insertions and ran out of time.

@Megaminx Race

Someone posted a good intermediate LL order in this thread recently. cannot remember who it was but was in last couple of weeks. Cannot find it. Time to improve upon my LL, especially CO as that can take too much time with comms.

PB single, ao5 and single in a session just now...

Single: 3:15.76
Ao5: 3:53.20
Ao12: 3:59.65


number of times: 12/12
best time: 3:15.76
worst time: 4:18.87

current avg5: 3:59.34 (σ = 10.64)
best avg5: 3:53.20 (σ = 25.23)

current avg12: 3:59.65 (σ = 15.20)
best avg12: 3:59.65 (σ = 15.20)

session avg: 3:59.65 (σ = 15.20)
session mean: 3:57.59

4:03.27, 4:05.26, 4:18.87, 3:51.03, 3:15.76, 4:16.21, 4:07.36, 4:08.17, 3:24.07, 3:47.52, 4:11.25, 4:02.32
 
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@size of everyone's collections per age -- this makes me feel a lot better since even including my non-WCA puzzles I'm probably still in college or even high school. :)

As for my eight (gasp!) 3x3s, the YueXiao has indeed leapfrogged over my TangLong and will be the 3x3 that sits right by my computer monitor in easy reach. Besides those two I have a Cyclone Boys (currently my "work 3x3"), a GuHong v1, a LunHui, a ZhanChi, a GuanLong, and a JieYun. The JieYun especially intrigues me because of its appearance and construction, but has pretty bad spring noise. I suppose I'll have to get it apart somehow and set it up better. That will leave me with a whopping six 3x3s that I suppose I could sell or trade. But really, how hard could it be to come up with six sticker mods? (Not to mention more involved mods as I am no good with tools.)

- Rubenking cube <-- probably the TangLong as I have an extra set of stickers for it anyway
- "3x3 For Dummies" with only three sticker colors (I want to do the same with one of my 4x4s)
- "3x3 On Hard Mode" with twelve sticker colors (I'm guessing there are multiple ways to do this)
- one restickered using my six other Megaminx colors that I haven't used on a 3x3 yet
- one with those tiles from Cubesmith that I hear so much about
- Oliver has intriguing picture cube stickers from what I've heard

That's six right there, and I haven't even given the rest of you a chance to suggest others, which I'm sure I've left out a bunch (not including the one-color joke cube).

There are still certain trades I'd consider, especially with you guys since I feel like I know you somewhat. But even if not, it looks like I can find a use for all of these cubes.
 
Spoke to my nephew on Skype this afternoon. After 5 days of 3x3 and 1 day of 2x2 he has PBs of 36s and 15s respectively. 3x3 global is 1:01. He was saying he can't find enough practice time due to swimming, football, cubs and karate!
 
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