Arcanist's Progression Thread // Sub 10 3x3 ao100 before anything else

[Jorian Meeuse]

QOTD: Did any specific person get you into cubing? Are they still cubing?

Yes. No.

 

[AJT17]

QOTD: Did any specific person get you into cubing? Are they still cubing?

In 8th grade one of my teachers had a bunch of non magnetic speed cubes, and I had only learned how to solve the cube a couple years before, but didn't speed cube, so seeing those speed cubes got me back into cubing, as I took a break for a little while, and I learned more from there. Shortly after I got my own RS3M 2020, and kept improving. I am not sure if he knew how to solve cubes, or if he still has them, but without him I wouldn't be a speed cuber.

 

[ProStar]

QOTD: Did any specific person get you into cubing? Are they still cubing?

I think I just found an old 80s cube lying around at my grandparents and wanted to solve it. I've never really had any cuber friends until very recently

 

[Arcanist]

got a pb mo3. im way more consistent on 4 by 4 than 3 by 3

Spoiler: 4 by 4 mo3 pb

Generated By csTimer on 2022-12-30
mean of 3: 1:32.75

Time List:
1. 1:36.85 L U2 L2 U' B2 R2 U2 R2 D R2 U2 B2 R' F' U' B2 F2 L' F' R F' Fw2 Rw2 B' L D2 B Uw2 B L' B' R Uw' D U' R Fw2 L F Rw D' Rw' Fw' Rw R
2. 1:23.12 D U F2 R2 U B2 R2 D' L' U2 B2 F U2 B L' B2 D' U' Uw2 Rw2 B' D2 B Uw2 L U2 F D2 B2 R' Uw F2 R' U2 L Uw' L2 Fw' Uw R2 F' U2 Rw
3. 1:38.29 U D' R2 B R2 L' B' U F' R' D2 R D2 F2 R' D2 L D2 B2 L Uw2 Rw2 B R' Fw2 R D2 B Rw2 R B' F U' Fw2 F2 R' Uw R' Rw' Fw D Rw F' Uw L2

 

[ProStar]

got a pb mo3. im way more consistent on 4 by 4 than 3 by 3

Spoiler: 4 by 4 mo3 pb

Generated By csTimer on 2022-12-30
mean of 3: 1:32.75

Time List:
1. 1:36.85 L U2 L2 U' B2 R2 U2 R2 D R2 U2 B2 R' F' U' B2 F2 L' F' R F' Fw2 Rw2 B' L D2 B Uw2 B L' B' R Uw' D U' R Fw2 L F Rw D' Rw' Fw' Rw R
2. 1:23.12 D U F2 R2 U B2 R2 D' L' U2 B2 F U2 B L' B2 D' U' Uw2 Rw2 B' D2 B Uw2 L U2 F D2 B2 R' Uw F2 R' U2 L Uw' L2 Fw' Uw R2 F' U2 Rw
3. 1:38.29 U D' R2 B R2 L' B' U F' R' D2 R D2 F2 R' D2 L D2 B2 L Uw2 Rw2 B R' Fw2 R D2 B Rw2 R B' F U' Fw2 F2 R' Uw R' Rw' Fw D Rw F' Uw L2

Do you use Yau or Redux?

 

[Arcanist]

Do you use Yau or Redux?

yau, i just never practice 4 by 4. also wondering for 5 by 5 yao or redux better

 

[NmeCuber]

yau, i just never practice 4 by 4. also wondering for 5 by 5 yao or redux better

I use redux for 5x5 and I haven't got a sub-3 minute solve yet. But prob cause I'm bad.

 

[ProStar]

yau, i just never practice 4 by 4. also wondering for 5 by 5 yao or redux better

Both are good, although redux is far more popular

 

[Arcanist]

been doing a lot more 4 by 4. want to work on improving 3-2-3, any tips?

Spoiler: PB Average of 12 for 4 by 4

Generated By csTimer on 2022-12-30
avg of 12: 1:35.41

Time List:
1. 1:41.52 L2 D B2 D L2 U' B2 D2 F2 B' D F' L B2 D' U2 L' F R Uw2 F L Fw2 R' D2 Rw2 Uw2 B' L2 D2 R' U2 Uw' R D2 L' U' Fw' Uw Rw2 Fw Rw' D' L'
2. 1:35.57 D U' L2 R2 D' B2 U2 B2 U L' D2 U B F2 R2 B' D B2 Uw2 L' B' D2 F R' Uw2 U2 B' Uw2 Fw2 F' D' R B Uw' D R' Fw Rw2 Uw' B U Fw' F' U2
3. 1:39.20 R U L2 B R' L' U' B2 D2 L2 U2 R' F2 L2 D2 F2 R2 B2 D F U Fw2 Uw2 R2 D Rw2 B' R2 U' L2 B' U2 L' Uw2 B' Rw F2 B' Rw' Fw L2 Uw Rw2 R2
4. 1:36.85 L U2 L2 U' B2 R2 U2 R2 D R2 U2 B2 R' F' U' B2 F2 L' F' R F' Fw2 Rw2 B' L D2 B Uw2 B L' B' R Uw' D U' R Fw2 L F Rw D' Rw' Fw' Rw R
5. (1:23.12) D U F2 R2 U B2 R2 D' L' U2 B2 F U2 B L' B2 D' U' Uw2 Rw2 B' D2 B Uw2 L U2 F D2 B2 R' Uw F2 R' U2 L Uw' L2 Fw' Uw R2 F' U2 Rw
6. 1:38.29 U D' R2 B R2 L' B' U F' R' D2 R D2 F2 R' D2 L D2 B2 L Uw2 Rw2 B R' Fw2 R D2 B Rw2 R B' F U' Fw2 F2 R' Uw R' Rw' Fw D Rw F' Uw L2
7. (1:43.77) B2 L D2 F2 L2 D2 B2 R D2 R2 F2 U2 F' U L2 B' F U' R D' R2 Fw2 Uw2 U Rw2 B' U B2 Rw2 F' Rw2 D B' Rw' F' D2 Rw' R2 F2 Uw R2 Fw' B' F Rw
8. 1:36.22 B R D' B' L D2 F' U L2 D2 L2 D' L2 U' R2 F2 U D R2 B L Rw2 F2 Uw2 R' Fw2 F B2 L' R' Uw2 Rw2 R Uw F' Uw2 R2 B L D2 Rw' F' Uw D2 B
9. 1:32.68 D2 L2 B2 U' L2 U' B2 L2 U2 R2 U2 R2 B D L' B' R2 F2 R2 U' R Uw2 L D2 Rw2 B Rw2 B F' L' R2 Uw2 Rw2 B' Uw D2 L2 D2 R Uw U2 Rw D2 F' Rw2
10. 1:29.94 B' R F U' R L2 U' F' L' U F2 L2 U2 D' L2 D' F2 R2 L2 F2 Rw2 Fw2 D' R' U' L2 Uw2 R' B2 D' R' F2 Fw R2 Fw B F Uw' Rw Uw F Uw2 R2 D2
11. 1:27.10 D' L2 U2 F2 D' F2 L2 R2 D' R2 F L2 F L' U' R' U2 B' D' U' Fw2 Rw2 B Uw2 B U' F Uw2 U L2 U2 B2 Rw R' F Uw2 Rw' F Uw2 Fw' L2 R B2 Uw R'
12. 1:36.72 L' F' R' F2 L2 U2 B2 U2 B U2 B' R2 B D F U L' R' B2 F2 Rw2 Fw2 F' R D2 Rw2 L' R B' Rw2 F2 D2 B' Uw' F2 D' R2 U' F Fw' L2 Uw' Fw' L2 F2 Uw

 

[EthanMCuber]

Do you do half-centers on 4x4? If not, that’s something you could check out if you want to improve L4C.

 

[Arcanist]

Did about 100 solves today for 3 by 3 in the car. got a pb ao12 - 16.858. 6 sub 15s
QOTD: What is the funniest thing a non-cuber said to you?

 

[NmeCuber]

Tis is

Did about 100 solves today for 3 by 3 in the car. got a pb ao12 - 16.858. 6 sub 15s
QOTD: What is the funniest thing a non-cuber said to you?

This is not very funny, but first thing I could think of was, "Is that a monster cube?" (Talking about megaminx). I'm pretty sure that's what they said.

 

[Arcanist]

QOTD: What new year's resolutions for cubing?
Happy new year everyone!

 

[Arcanist]

QOTD: What is the hardest cube you have to solve? (no bld or fmc)

 

[NmeCuber]

QOTD: What is the hardest cube you have to solve? (no bld or fmc)

Definitely square-1 by far. For some reason almost every time I tried to do certain algs I messed up and had to restart. I have only solved square-1 2 times

 

[AJT17]

QOTD: What is the hardest cube you have to solve? (no bld or fmc)

The hardest cube I have solved would be the ghost cube, but the hardest cube I have is the puppet cubes.

 

[Arcanist]

Unfortunately hurt my finger so I won't be cubing for now.
QOTD: How many solves do you think you have done in total across all events?

 

[NmeCuber]

If we're not counting hand scrambles ~9.5k

 

[Garf]

Unfortunately hurt my finger so I won't be cubing for now.
QOTD: How many solves do you think you have done in total across all events?

Over 20K definitely.

 

[CatSharked]

QOTD: How many solves do you think you have done in total across all events?

exactly 231 on csTimer.