The Race to Sub-2

[Mike Hughey]

we should continue this till like 10th, its a really good motivation. well it was for me

I agree. I could see myself winding up 10th, so continuing that long would be really nice!

I think I'm getting worse >_<
(DNF), 2:37.66, (2:06.57), 2:06.98, 2:21.88 = 2:22.17

Me too, even more so.
2:43.32, 2:37.13, (DNF), 2:46.04, (2:23.71) = 2:42.16

I just had a successful 7x7x7 BLD today, though (1:00:23.14). I'm always really awful at 3x3x3 BLD on days when I'm good at big cubes BLD (and vice-versa).

For this set of 5, I really struggled with memory recall - I think I went too fast memorizing.

 

[SimonWestlund]

Can I join?

I'm not close to sub 2.. I average around 4 minutes ATM.. but it will probably make me practise more.

I'm learning M2 Old Pochmann now.. so my times will get a little faster when I've learnt that I think.

 

[Sa967St]

sarah, you still use old pochmann?

CO: freestlye
CP: classic pochmann + 3cycle
EP: classic pochmann + TuRBo

I likes

 

[Gparker]

sarah, you still use old pochmann?

CO: freestlye
CP: classic pochmann + 3cycle
EP: classic pochmann + TuRBo

I likes

haha, its like your own version of freestyle

 

[byu]

I just won second. I don't have scrambles, I used cubetimer. Times were

1:36.29, 1:12.19, DNF(1:33.84), 1:04.03, 1:52.16

All memo was sub-45. DNF off by two misoriented edges. I used freestyle edges, old pochmann corners. I would have used R2 corners, but I don't know how to do a parity fix for that with freestyle edges

 

[SimonWestlund]

I just won second. I don't have scrambles, I used cubetimer. Times were

1:36.29, 1:12.19, DNF(1:33.84), 1:04.03, 1:52.16

All memo was sub-45. DNF off by two misoriented edges. I used freestyle edges, old pochmann corners. I would have used R2 corners, but I don't know how to do a parity fix for that with freestyle edges

Congratz!

Did you play a little safe on the last one?

You are way past 2 minutes!

I can join right? Even though I'm averaging around 4 minutes.

 

[Faz]

The two people who started the challenge came 1st and second...

I gotta come 3rd, but i have to beat sarah and mike...

 

[Mike Hughey]

I just won second. I don't have scrambles, I used cubetimer. Times were

1:36.29, 1:12.19, DNF(1:33.84), 1:04.03, 1:52.16

All memo was sub-45. DNF off by two misoriented edges. I used freestyle edges, old pochmann corners. I would have used R2 corners, but I don't know how to do a parity fix for that with freestyle edges

Wow - awesome! I knew you were close - I was surprised it took you this long. Congratulations!

 

[byu]

I just won second. I don't have scrambles, I used cubetimer. Times were

1:36.29, 1:12.19, DNF(1:33.84), 1:04.03, 1:52.16

All memo was sub-45. DNF off by two misoriented edges. I used freestyle edges, old pochmann corners. I would have used R2 corners, but I don't know how to do a parity fix for that with freestyle edges

Wow - awesome! I knew you were close - I was surprised it took you this long. Congratulations!

Thanks. my new goal is to learn 4x4 BLD

 

[Faz]

Post 1000! I don't really care that this post isnt very important.

I learnt 3op for corners, as I feel old pochman is slow

I have had a few successful solves, but I am a bit slower as my cp sucks. I expect to be sub 2 in the next month.

PS: this post doesn't count - off topic

 

[SimonWestlund]

it still says 999...

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Posts in the off-topic discussion aren't counted...

 

[Faz]

lol yeah.

 

[Faz]

Cubes Solved: 4/10
Average: 2:33.85
Standard Deviation: 29.40
Best Time: 1:55.00
Worst Time: 3:13.80
Individual Times:
1. DNF L' R D' B2 F D2 B' U2 L R' F D L2 B2 F L2 R2 F' D2 U2 B F L2 R2 U 3 edges 3 corners
2. DNF D2 U' F2 D' U2 L R2 D B' F2 D L R' D F D F L' R' B' F' D B2 R B' Did parity on the wrong 2 corners!!!!!
3. 2:46.58 D U L R' D U' R' D U' L' R2 U L' F2 D U L' R B' F L2 R' F2 U' R' Yippee
4. 3:13.80 B' F2 D U B' F D F' R B L2 R D B L2 R2 B R' F' U' B2 F' D U2 R' weird scramble
5. DNF D' U' L B' L2 R' B F2 L2 R' D L2 F' D U B' F' D2 B R2 B2 U2 R2 B2 F screwed up CO
6. DNF B2 D R2 D' F2 U B2 F' D U' L D' U2 L2 R B F R' U2 R' B' R' D2 U F didnt see 2 edges during memo
7. 1:55.00 D U' B' D2 U L' B' F' R F R' D2 U L' D2 B2 R' D2 F' L B D' U' L' F2 Pb's ftw
8. 2:20.03 R2 D2 B L R D' F D2 B F2 L2 B D U2 B2 F' D2 U B' F2 U B' F' D' U 2 fast ones in a row!
9. DNF D L' R B F2 L2 B U2 L' U' L' B2 F2 L2 U2 B F2 L2 F U' R' B F2 D U2 2 flipped edges
10. DNF F2 L D' F2 D2 B' F2 D F2 L D' F2 D U2 B2 D' U' F2 L' U2 L U' L' R' D2 got mixed up on the edges

 

[fanwuq]

I'm in. I average just maybe 3:30. I don't have much time to practice, but hopefully I'll reach this goal before the end of this year.

1. 3:47.63 D2 U' B2 F D2 U' F' D2 F2 R' U F2 L2 R' B' L2 R' B L' R D R' U B' D'
2. POP U L U L R2 F' L' D2 U2 B D' B2 F' L R' F' D R' B' F' L2 R2 D' U' L
3. 2:43.63 U R U' B F' D U F2 L F D F' L2 F' L2 R2 F' U L2 R2 U' L' B D U2
4. POP U2 R' U' R' F' U R D U2 L R' B' F' D L2 R2 D' U L' U2 L' D' R B2 R
5. DNF F2 R' B' F L' R2 F' D2 B' D B2 D' U L' D2 B2 F D L R' U2 F L F2 L'
6. DNF L R2 D U B2 F' R2 F2 R2 B' D' U2 R' B2 R2 D L' R' U2 F2 D L' R2 B F2
7. DNF L' R U' L' F2 R B2 F L' B2 D' U2 R2 U2 B2 F D U L2 D2 F L2 U2 F U
8. DNF F D' U B R' U' L' F R D' U B2 D U B2 R U' B F2 D B F2 U L B

The pops were around 2:40 and I was almost finished. The DNF's were way over 4 minutes. I think the 5th scramble's corners were really tough. It had really weird orientations.

 

[Mike Hughey]

By far my closest try yet:

1:57.25, (2:12.58), 2:08.94, 2:08.94, (1:48.65+) = 2:05.04

Wow! I was off by a quarter turn on the last one. It was really easy:
F2 U' F2 D F' R' D' L' R2 F B' U B2 D U2 L F D' F' U' L2 R' F R' D'

After each solve, I immediately applied the next scramble, and I took no more than a ten second rest after applying each scramble before starting the next solve.

Edit: I decided to continue the average (after a few minutes break), and I got a legitimate 10/12 average.
1:57.25, 2:12.58, 2:08.94, 2:08.94, (1:48.65+), 2:56.12, 1:55.81, 2:14.68, 2:34.84, (DNF), 2:39.86, 2:36.09 = 2:20.51

New personal best, although not by much. Every solve over 2:15 included a really BAD memory pause. The 2:56.12 felt like a 1:30 solve until I got stuck trying to remember some of the edges.

 

[byu]

Nice Mike! That's two sub-minutes in 1 average of 5. You just need two more in an average of 5 to get 3rd place.

I am attempting to work on 4x4 BLD, but centers mess me up. Plus I haven't learned all of the r2 algs yet.

 

[snckdude]

I want to join i just pick up M2 and want to try it out!

 

[Faz]

Cubes Solved: 5/10
Average: 2:26.77
Standard Deviation: 27.66
Best Time: 1:35.36
Worst Time: 2:53.06
Individual Times:
1. DNF B2 F' U B' F D' L R' D U2 B' F2 L D L' B' L' R D L R' F' U R2 D' messed up corners.
2. 2:29.64 L D' U B' L2 D2 F' D2 U2 B' L D U F U' L2 R2 U B2 F2 L B F' R2 D hmm..
3. 2:48.75 D2 U B' F' D2 U B' F2 U L' R2 F2 R U' B D L2 R' D L' D2 U2 F' D B slow, but accurate
4. 2:53.06 F L D2 B2 U L' F2 R B F2 U' B' F2 R U2 R2 U' R' D U R' F2 D' B F same again
5. DNF L2 U' B' L2 R U2 B' F D U F2 D R B' R2 B2 F L2 F' R B2 U2 B' F' D2 Off by a h perm on f face
6. 2:27.02 F U L' R B' F2 D2 U2 R' B2 U L' R D' U' L D2 U' B2 U' L' F' D L2 R yay
7. 1:35.36 B2 F2 R' D2 L2 R' F' D2 F U2 F' L2 R D2 U' L R2 B2 F' R U' L R D' F wow.... easy corners.
8. DNF L' R' B' F2 D' U2 F D2 B' D' U2 B U' L R2 D2 B2 L2 R2 D2 U' B2 L' B2 R 3 edges
9. DNF R2 B2 F D' B2 L' R' B' F D' U L2 D L2 R U2 B' F2 D' B2 F' U B2 R' U 4 edges 6 corners
10. DNF U R D F' D' L' B U L' U2 L R2 F' D2 L2 F' R F L2 D U' F' D2 B2 F' got confused about parity

 

[Faz]

1:45.25, 1:42.38, (2:01.28), 1:57.20, 1:50.80

Oh snap!