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[mafergut]

In the end I could not record any good averages today, nothing below mid 17s (Ao5) anyway. I had what would have probably been CN full step PB on orange cross but botched a fat sune OLL and ended up with a high 15.xx. Got a bit mad about it.

 

[SenorJuan]

If it's OK to tell about how hitting thumbs with hammers is bad for solving, it's going to be OK to recount this mishap.
I've just got out of hospital after a car smashed into me while I was cycling. My multiple skull fractures have given me a sore head, vision problems, plus the general lack of any sleep while in hospital, combined with a beat-up body from head to azz have sure messed up my solves. At least the stopwatch might give a guide to my recovery process.

But prior to becoming a news article on the local paper's online edition (I'll spare the link) I had been enjoying my new mirrorblocks. Of interest to Mark Newt On Base, my best sighted solve has been 1m13s, and I've had two decent unsighted solves of 3m47 and 4m00 which I'm pleased with.
The down side of m-b occurs when you go back to a regular cube, and it looks loud, gaudy and confusing.

 

[newtonbase]

If it's OK to tell about how hitting thumbs with hammers is bad for solving, it's going to be OK to recount this mishap.
I've just got out of hospital after a car smashed into me while I was cycling. My multiple skull fractures have given me a sore head, vision problems, plus the general lack of any sleep while in hospital, combined with a beat-up body from head to azz have sure messed up my solves. At least the stopwatch might give a guide to my recovery process.

But prior to becoming a news article on the local paper's online edition (I'll spare the link) I had been enjoying my new mirrorblocks. Of interest to Mark Newt On Base, my best sighted solve has been 1m13s, and I've had two decent unsighted solves of 3m47 and 4m00 which I'm pleased with.
The down side of m-b occurs when you go back to a regular cube, and it looks loud, gaudy and confusing.

That's not how you want to get your 15 minutes of fame. I hope you are on the road to recovery. Will we be seeing you at a competition soon?

 

[MarcelP]

I broke ao100 sub19 with 18.97.

We are in the same leaque now! You go past me on your next competition Good stuff man! That 13.88 single on camera was awesome too! Where is the reconstruction?

 

[h2f]

We are in the same leaque now! You go past me on your next competition Good stuff man! That 13.88 single on camera was awesome too! Where is the reconstruction?

Thanks. I hope sub20 next comp but we will see. I'm far behind you.

Reconstruction in line but I put in here:

Scramble: D' L B2 R2 B2 F2 R B2 R' D2 R2 B2 F L2 D R D U2 L D
x2 y'
U' F' R' F' //cross
U' R U' R' U y' R' U' R
y' U R' U' R
U' R U R' U' y L U L'
y' R U R'
U' L U F' U' L' U L F L' //OLL 32
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' //Jb

alg.cubing.net

TPS 51/13.88 = 3,67.

 

[muchacho]

If it's OK to tell about how hitting thumbs with hammers is bad for solving, it's going to be OK to recount this mishap.
I've just got out of hospital after a car smashed into me while I was cycling. My multiple skull fractures have given me a sore head, vision problems, plus the general lack of any sleep while in hospital, combined with a beat-up body from head to azz have sure messed up my solves. At least the stopwatch might give a guide to my recovery process.

But prior to becoming a news article on the local paper's online edition (I'll spare the link) I had been enjoying my new mirrorblocks. Of interest to Mark Newt On Base, my best sighted solve has been 1m13s, and I've had two decent unsighted solves of 3m47 and 4m00 which I'm pleased with.
The down side of m-b occurs when you go back to a regular cube, and it looks loud, gaudy and confusing.

Wow, get well soon!

 

[mafergut]

@SenorJuan I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you are soon back in good shape. I've become so scared of bicycles that mine has not left the garage in months. I just do spinning now.

 

[h2f]

If it's OK to tell about how hitting thumbs with hammers is bad for solving, it's going to be OK to recount this mishap.
I've just got out of hospital after a car smashed into me while I was cycling. My multiple skull fractures have given me a sore head, vision problems, plus the general lack of any sleep while in hospital, combined with a beat-up body from head to azz have sure messed up my solves. At least the stopwatch might give a guide to my recovery process.

But prior to becoming a news article on the local paper's online edition (I'll spare the link) I had been enjoying my new mirrorblocks. Of interest to Mark Newt On Base, my best sighted solve has been 1m13s, and I've had two decent unsighted solves of 3m47 and 4m00 which I'm pleased with.
The down side of m-b occurs when you go back to a regular cube, and it looks loud, gaudy and confusing.

I hope you will be fine very soon.

 

[Logiqx]

If it's OK to tell about how hitting thumbs with hammers is bad for solving, it's going to be OK to recount this mishap.
I've just got out of hospital after a car smashed into me while I was cycling. My multiple skull fractures have given me a sore head, vision problems, plus the general lack of any sleep while in hospital, combined with a beat-up body from head to azz have sure messed up my solves. At least the stopwatch might give a guide to my recovery process.

But prior to becoming a news article on the local paper's online edition (I'll spare the link) I had been enjoying my new mirrorblocks. Of interest to Mark Newt On Base, my best sighted solve has been 1m13s, and I've had two decent unsighted solves of 3m47 and 4m00 which I'm pleased with.
The down side of m-b occurs when you go back to a regular cube, and it looks loud, gaudy and confusing.

Get well Sune.

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[Logiqx]

I have fnally caught up after the best part of a week off from this thread.

Not a lot of dedicated practice over the past week due to holiday and QT with the missus but an OK session on the train this morning. A mid-17's average of 20 with a couple of full step 13s when I was focused. Timing in full view of other passenger seems like a decent way of replicating comp nerves, lol.

Looking forward to seeing you guys in Guildford.

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[SenorJuan]

Many thanks for all the good wishes, folks. Until 5 minutes ago I was dozing contentedly, but now some workman with an "Irishman's motorbike" ( pneumatic road-pick / Kango Hammer ) is digging up the pavement just 20 metres from my house and the noise is pretty awful when you have a sore head. Grrrr..

And Mark: I ought to make the effort to go to another competition soon, but I've not really done a lot of practice; personal problems, family tragedy, are all taking up my time. I've barely touched the 4x4 since Christmas, I've not found the urge to get good at 2-handed 3x3, the Sq-1 was fun when I got it 15 yrs ago and worked out a solution, but I've never tried proper speedsolving on it. I own a skewb (and skewb ultimate) but dislike them, so chances of me competing are zero.

 

[muchacho]

Unofficial comp done, (there may be a video of the solves) I think it was a 26.16 average, not good, but enough for second place, apparently there is a 12 seconds solver but he didn't come. Since there were not many people (19) we did 5 solves instead of the planned 3, and also 2x2 as an even less official event (I did around 8.5, not with my cube, on first solve colors confused me, on the second one it popped). Comp slightly better organized than last year.

 

[Logiqx]

Since there is a competition coming up, I decided to do a timed session this lunchtime.

I'm kind of inconsistent but there was a nice Ao12 (16.227) and Ao25 (16.727).

I need to figure out how to generate the same level of focus on demand!

Title: 3x3x3 Cube
Scrambler: 3x3x3 Simple
Session: 36
# of solving: 40
# of penalty: 0
# of DNF: 0
Std Dev: 1.507
Best of all: 14.130
Worst of all: 22.720
Average of all: 17.355
Best Avg of 5: 15.796
Best Avg of 12: 16.229
Best Avg of 25: 16.727

Spoiler

---- Generated by KingEn Timer v3.3

Solving times: 17.221 17.416 22.160 22.720 18.966 17.427 17.416 15.964 17.858 17.277 16.450 15.530 14.130 21.004 17.886 17.476 15.235 16.768 18.369 16.190 14.134 16.245 18.369 17.354 14.745 15.756 15.721 15.912 17.683 20.080 20.624 17.950 16.682 15.357 16.742 17.653 17.142 20.635 18.496 17.203

Times and Scrambles:
1. 17.221 (Inspection: 48.538) Date: 2016-09-19 13:25:05
B' U2 R U' B2 U D' R F' L' R' F' D' B' D' F L R B2 F D2 L' D' U2 B

2. 17.416 (Inspection: 1:00.132) Date: 2016-09-19 13:24:16
L B L B2 R2 D' F D2 R F U' F2 D B2 R L2 U' R B2 F' D R F2 B L'

3. 22.160 (Inspection: 46.747) Date: 2016-09-19 13:23:21
B2 F2 L D' R2 U R2 D B F2 L' U F' R L2 D F2 R' L' B' D' B' F' L2 F2

4. 22.720 (Inspection: 56.381) Date: 2016-09-19 13:22:35
F2 U B2 D' B U' B D' L' R F L2 R U F B2 U' L2 D2 L B R' B2 U2 B'

5. 18.966 (Inspection: 51.816) Date: 2016-09-19 13:21:35
B2 U2 B2 U' L' U D R U D' L R2 F U B L' F2 U R' U2 L U L' U2 L2

6. 17.427 (Inspection: 40.839) Date: 2016-09-19 13:20:41
B F D2 B2 R' F B2 R2 F U' D L B' R' U' L D2 U B2 D B2 D2 U B D'

7. 17.416 (Inspection: 39.797) Date: 2016-09-19 13:20:00
F' L U F' B2 U2 F' D' R2 F U L2 F R U D F L D' B' L F2 R2 U B2

8. 15.964 (Inspection: 48.480) Date: 2016-09-19 13:19:19
R2 B2 R' U F' R' U2 L2 F R' D B' D U2 B' D' R' L' U2 D' F2 L2 R B' L

9. 17.858 (Inspection: 33.484) Date: 2016-09-19 13:18:33
B' D B' R F' B' L' R2 U2 B R U' R' D U B2 R L' D2 R2 U2 R2 U D2 R'

10. 17.277 (Inspection: 47.646) Date: 2016-09-19 13:17:59
B' D' R' F' R' L' U' L' R' F2 B L B L2 D' B' U F R' F' R2 B' R2 U' R'

11. 16.450 (Inspection: 41.950) Date: 2016-09-19 13:17:10
D R2 D U' B R L U F' U' R' F2 R' F' R2 B' U L2 U' R' B2 U' L2 U' L

12. 15.530 (Inspection: 41.788) Date: 2016-09-19 13:16:27
R2 B D' B F' R D R2 L B' D2 R U2 L' R2 B D' B2 R D' F' D' F2 B2 U'

13. 14.130 (Inspection: 38.407) Date: 2016-09-19 13:15:44
L2 U' L' R F2 L B R B F2 U2 B U2 D F' B D B2 D' U' R2 D2 R' F2 D2

14. 21.004 (Inspection: 40.835) Date: 2016-09-19 13:15:13
D L' D U' R2 U R U' L B F2 U2 L D2 R U D B' L2 D F2 L' U' D2 R2

15. 17.886 (Inspection: 43.160) Date: 2016-09-19 13:14:29
U2 D2 L B R' U' B R2 L2 F2 R2 L' F' R U L' U2 L D2 F2 B2 U R L' D'

16. 17.476 (Inspection: 59.118) Date: 2016-09-19 13:13:45
U2 D R L2 D U F' B' D L2 R2 F2 R' B2 D F2 U2 B U B2 U B' L2 R2 U

17. 15.235 (Inspection: 52.146) Date: 2016-09-19 13:12:44
L2 U B' R2 B' D L U D2 B' D' F' R D B U' D2 L2 B D' L2 F L2 F D'

18. 16.768 (Inspection: 39.548) Date: 2016-09-19 13:11:53
D F' U2 D' R' F U' D R' B R' F D' F2 D L2 F' B L2 D B L2 D2 F' L'

19. 18.369 (Inspection: 35.266) Date: 2016-09-19 13:11:15
F2 B L F2 B' L' U L2 B R F B D2 L R U D2 B2 L2 D R2 B2 R' L B2

20. 16.190 (Inspection: 44.553) Date: 2016-09-19 13:10:38
D2 B2 F2 L R2 U' F2 B' R2 D2 U2 R' B F2 L2 B U B' D R' D F2 B' R' U

21. 14.134 (Inspection: 39.990) Date: 2016-09-19 13:09:51
U' R' B' L F B' R2 F B R2 L B' F' D' B' L' D' L' R2 D' L2 D B2 R F2

22. 16.245 (Inspection: 39.252) Date: 2016-09-19 13:09:13
R' D' L2 D' B' L2 B' R D R' B' D' R2 F2 U' F' U2 F2 U2 L' D' B2 L R2 U

23. 18.369 (Inspection: 43.380) Date: 2016-09-19 13:08:36
F' L' R U F L' F' D2 B2 F' U2 R L' B2 R' L2 B U' B R' F' B' D F' L

24. 17.354 (Inspection: 47.912) Date: 2016-09-19 13:07:52
R F' B2 U L F2 R' U' L' B2 F2 R' U B' D L2 B L' R2 F B U2 B2 U' B'

25. 14.745 (Inspection: 44.734) Date: 2016-09-19 13:06:02
L' R2 F' B D' B R' D U F B2 L' U2 L R2 B' F2 L' U' D' L' U2 F L U

26. 15.756 (Inspection: 51.408) Date: 2016-09-19 13:04:35
B' U B2 R2 F2 B U' F' U2 D' R' L U L' D' L' U2 R U' D2 R' U' B L2 F'

27. 15.721 (Inspection: 56.018) Date: 2016-09-19 13:02:38
B2 U2 L D' U R2 B2 D' L2 D L' F R' F2 B R' L' F R L' B D2 R F2 R'

28. 15.912 (Inspection: 1:01.116) Date: 2016-09-19 13:01:42
B D F L2 R2 F2 L' U' L D2 R B' L' B2 F R2 F2 R L B' U L' R2 F U'

29. 17.683 (Inspection: 44.671) Date: 2016-09-19 13:00:43
B' F D U2 R2 F2 L' B' F L D2 L2 D L B' R L2 F U B L' F2 B2 L' R

30. 20.080 (Inspection: 41.727) Date: 2016-09-19 12:58:11
D' B' L' R2 F' R D F2 L' B D2 F2 U2 D' R U' D2 L' R2 F D B' U2 F2 D

31. 20.624 (Inspection: 47.605) Date: 2016-09-19 12:57:30
F2 R2 L2 D2 U R' F' U2 R B U D2 R2 L F' R2 L2 U' L D' R2 U' L F B

32. 17.950 (Inspection: 36.281) Date: 2016-09-19 12:54:57
B' F' R2 U' L' B F D' R' D' B2 R L B' R2 U2 B2 D2 L B L' U2 L2 R' D

33. 16.682 (Inspection: 1:00.314) Date: 2016-09-19 12:54:20
F2 B2 U R' L F2 B' L F R2 F L2 U' D' B' D2 L2 U B R' B' U F2 L B2

34. 15.357 (Inspection: 34.546) Date: 2016-09-19 12:52:33
F U2 L U2 F' U' L' R' F2 U' L2 D U' F' U' F U2 B2 L R' U L2 F2 B2 D'

35. 16.742 (Inspection: 42.256) Date: 2016-09-19 12:52:00
U2 L U2 F' B D2 B2 U' B2 L2 B' R' B2 R D U2 L U2 F' U B' D' R' F2 B2

36. 17.653 (Inspection: 49.621) Date: 2016-09-19 12:51:19
B' U2 B2 U2 F' B L' D' F2 D' U2 F' D' R2 U D2 B2 D2 U' R U F2 R' L2 B

37. 17.142 (Inspection: 47.551) Date: 2016-09-19 12:49:56
F D' L' D U2 B' L2 F D' L2 F2 B2 L R' F L B R D2 B U2 R U D R'

38. 20.635 (Inspection: 38.471) Date: 2016-09-19 12:49:12
L F2 R U2 F' D2 R' D F L2 R' D2 B L2 B' U' L B L2 D2 R B2 L2 D F

39. 18.496 (Inspection: 36.277) Date: 2016-09-19 12:48:32
B F R' F R2 F2 L' U B2 R' B' L' F2 D' L' B2 U L' U2 D' L' B' R F D'

40. 17.203 (Inspection: 49.587) Date: 2016-09-19 12:47:54
F U' D B F' L R2 D' B2 R D' F' U' F L U' D B' R2 L' B' L R U2 D

Edit: No video so it may not have happened.

 

[Selkie]

@Jason Green - I look forward to watching the unboxing.

@Shaky Hands - I guess successful BLDs with distraction noise are really great. Beer fueled too sir cannot be bad

@muchacho - Half a second improvement in a month when you are sub 20 is epic. Well done

@h2f - Nice single Grzegorz. So much potential to be fast with your turning style too

@SenorJuan - Ouch that sounds very nasty. Hope you are on the mend soon

@Logiqx - "Get well sune" haha, love it. See you in Guildford on the Sunday. Also real consistence on that session

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In practice for Guildford now and because I am only attending on the Sunday its mainly down to Megaminx, 3x3 and 5x5. Managed to get my first sub 2 minute average of 5 on 5x5 and on film which I am happy about...

Average of 5: 1:58.27

Spoiler

1. (2:06.45) b2 r' D' d' b2 r' D' l' d2 r' B2 b' F' f r2 F L B F' U2 L' F u2 D2 l2 d r U' D R r2 B u' f2 l' r' U R' b L2 f l b2 F2 L r' F f2 D2 L R d2 l2 b2 d b D' F' L f
2. (1:49.49) r2 B' d2 B2 R B2 u r' U' r' D' R b L2 F' u2 b2 u2 B' F' b d2 U2 R F2 L f' b l' f b' F2 u' r2 f U d' u2 D2 r' f' r b f2 B2 l2 f2 r' u B' f' F b d' D' l2 L' b2 r2 F
3. 2:05.06 d2 u R' f' U' b F2 r' f U R2 d' R u r' D' B' u' L' u' F' D2 b' R f' F' L' r2 B d U R' D' B r f2 B2 l L2 r' U2 r F2 d F B U B2 u' F' f' r' f' L' D R U D d f
4. 1:54.89 B' r' U2 d' u2 l2 F2 u2 B b' L2 r2 R2 D2 L' D' b' R2 L b2 f' R2 F' U' l2 F B' r' d R L' B2 r2 f2 r F2 l r R f B L' u' F' d u2 F' l2 U l D' d u2 L' b' l2 d2 U' l2 b2
5. 1:54.85 r' d r2 F' d' f U' B2 l2 b' d2 U' L2 r b R2 r' d2 f2 D2 f2 U' r l2 R' b' F d' l2 F' u' r d u R2 U2 R r' f' b U' D2 r' B' l b2 f2 d' l B b l R2 B2 L2 b f' R r' L

 

[MarcelP]

Edit: No video so it may not have happened.

LOL! I am nowhere near these 16 averages btw

 

[Selkie]

Sorry, double post but the last one was getting a bit busy. Anyone seen the solves by Felik's and Kevin Hayes on the prototype MoYu Weishi 6x6. The main thing for me is they have both said how stable it it. Cannot wait to get my hands on one!

 

[Logiqx]

Get well Sune.

Edit: Get well R U R' U R U2 R'

Sorry, double post but the last one was getting a bit busy. Anyone seen the solves by Felik's and Kevin Hayes on the prototype MoYu Weishi 6x6. The main thing for me is they have both said how stable it it. Cannot wait to get my hands on one!

Yes. I want one as well!

 

[muchacho]

In the first solve the timer didn't cooperate, in the 3rd one I messed up the CMLL alg and in the 4th I did not the appropiate alg. Cold hands because cold, and no lookahead because it was a comp.

1. 28.77
2. 25.31
3. 38.12
4. 24.21
5. 24.48

Ao5: 26.19

 

[Jason Green]

Hope you're better soon @SenorJuan, sounds scary!

 

[Shaky Hands]

@Shaky Hands - I guess successful BLDs with distraction noise are really great. Beer fueled too sir cannot be bad

I felt I had to give it a go as I didn't want visitors thinking that me having a blindfold in my living room was for anything kinky! Like when Mark did his solve in front of guests, I spent a long time on memo.

Nice 5x5 average Chris. I got 5x5 PB's earlier of Ao5: 3:05.33, Ao12: 3:08.70 and Ao25: 3:15.61, so am slowly burning some seconds away on my solve times. That's about 2 minutes less than when you last saw me solve a 5x5 at Exeter. It's definitely my favourite puzzle right now.