Really tough challenge for 3x3x3

[Stefan]

YES!

Single: 59.31

Average: 1:15.58
1:17.78, 1:18.16, 1:05.25, 1:09.56, 1:18.50, 1:16.47, (59.31), (1:31.55), 1:27.02, 1:26.66, 1:04.28, 1:12.09

 

[Hadley4000]

After about 30 minutes, I managed to get a 2x2x2 block. I'm proud.

 

[Ville Seppänen]

C'mon Stefan! Give me some cool algs! I'm using [r2 f2 r2 (u/u'/u2)]*2 and (r2u2)*6 for edges. And I'll do some solves tomorrow.

 

[Stefan]

After about 30 minutes, I managed to get a 2x2x2 block. I'm proud.

You really can be, already for sticking to it (few people even really try it at all), but also for that block. I just did that myself and it took me around four minutes, despite all my experience with this (the next time it took me only one minute, though).

C'mon Stefan! Give me some cool algs! I'm using [r2 f2 r2 (u/u'/u2)]*2 and (r2u2)*6.

So you got everything you need. For edges I only use variations of your [r2 f2 r2 (u/u'/u2)]*2, plus setup moves. How did you find that alg?

 

[Ville Seppänen]

For edges I only use variations of your [r2 f2 r2 (u/u'/u2)]*2, plus setup moves. How did you find that alg?

Dang, I guess I need skill then.

Arnaud showed me this cycle: R2 F2 L2 D L2 F2 R2 U. I just tried it in <ruf> and it worked.

 

[EmersonHerrmann]

Ville, you are not allowed to do this while looking, you must do BLD

 

[deco122392]

Ville, you are not allowed to do this while looking, you must do BLD

ah haha yes i think this should be the new chalange lol

 

[Stefan]

Arnaud showed me this cycle: R2 F2 L2 D L2 F2 R2 U. I just tried it in <ruf> and it worked.

Ah, yes, that's his FMC trick cycle, right? I had thought about asking him for it because I thought it might work here as well. Oh well, later KSolve helped me.

Looking forward to your progress. I'm very happy with the method I made, but there could very well be something still better, and you're my #1 guess for who might beat me (and not just because you're close already).

Btw, I've done around 100 solves with my current method now, so it's not just skill but also practice.

 

[Stefan]

Single: 51.75
Lucky corners/centers (didn't need to permute U corners, didn't need to permute centers). When I saw the time, I was shocked, my second best time is 58.94. Here's the scramble:
f2 r' f' u2 r' u2 f' r f' u2 r' u2 r2 u2 r u r' f2 u' r2 u2 f' r2 f r' u2 r' f2 r f r2 u f2 r f2 u2 r' u2 f r'

Average: 1:11.88
1:13.53, 1:04.17, 1:11.41, (1:27.44), 1:25.70, 1:24.69, 1:10.69, 59.58, 1:15.30, 1:04.86, (51.75), 1:08.84
Still making mistakes too often.

 

[SRV]

After a long time I managed to get a 2x2 block + a solved cross piece and the pair that was to be placed between them, but didnt manage to insert it...

Still happy though, it took some effort...

 

[Ville Seppänen]

Ugh, I will beat your average tomorrow. Atleast I beat your single.

Single: 50.33
Scramble: F2 U R' F2 U F2 R U R2 U2 F2 U' R2 F' R U R2 F2 U R' F' U' R2 F' U2 F U2 F R U F2 U2 F2 R F' U' R' U' F R2

Average: 1:15.52
(50.33), 1:10.42, 1:24.75, 1:26.09, 1:07.08, 1:03.73, 1:29.20, 1:01.55, 1:32.09, (1:55.28), 59.77, 1:20.56

 

[Stefan]

Whoa, that came earlier that I thought. How many solves so far?

 

[Gparker]

haha i feel so left out, ive been trying to get it for a couple of days

 

[Ville Seppänen]

Whoa, that came earlier that I thought. How many solves so far?

I've done about 50 solves now. Still some nasty cases that I can't handle too well.

 

[Stefan]

Average: 1:07.21
1:05.78, 1:08.95, 1:16.14, 58.58, (1:19.70), 1:09.92, 1:04.05, 1:06.44, 1:06.36, 1:08.52, 1:07.36, (52.48)

Just trying to make it a little bit harder for you. I suspect you're more efficient, solving two edges at a time, is that right? I solve one at a time (as if I'd ever do something else). I feel I've hit a plateau and would need to change my method to improve significantly...

 

[Stefan]

Oh well...

Single: 47.83

Average: 1:02.39
55.75, (47.83), 53.14, 1:16.08, 1:03.83, 1:16.14, 56.12, 1:02.36, 1:08.92, 48.05, (1:20.55), 1:03.47

Enough for today...

 

[MistArts]

ARGH! This is too hard! I had only 4 edges left and mistaked undoing the setup.

 

[Stefan]

Alright... new records:

Single: 39.77

Average: 49.13
48.65 43.58 48.86 49.47 50.13 50.88 (40.22) 48.41 48.09 47.63 (57.46) 55.61

The 40.22 was my record, but yesterday I did some more solves just to make a video and I managed to get a 39.77. Here's that video:
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10777

 

[Ville Seppänen]

So I finally remembered I was supposed to beat you so I practiced a bit.

Average: 58.33
52,95, (48,48), (1:25,50), 1:02,92, 1:00,34, 58,08, 55,22, 57,95, 52,08, 57,34, 1:09,30, 57,11

These were my first solves in over a week. Only rolled out a 1:54. My hand doesn't seem to like this sort of turning though. :/ I will aim for sub50 average.

EDIT: oh btw, are you still solving 1 edge at a time or 2(like me)?

 

[Stefan]

Average: 58.33

Phoo... relief. When I saw you had posted here again, I was afraid to look.

are you still solving 1 edge at a time or 2(like me)?

Two at a time? That's crazy talk! No, I haven't even *tried* that. The thought makes me shudder.

What are your times for the piece groups? I believe mine are roughly like this:
corners: 9-10 seconds
centers: 2-3 seconds
edges: 40 seconds

Alright, I did try two edges at a time solving now and succeeded. Wasn't so bad, but I didn't take the time. I think I'd have to practice a lot to reach my one-at-a-time speed.