Nebraskan Speedsolver's Progression Thread | Small Update Since I've Been Away

What should I learn/practice next?


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how's the valk2
I actually like my weipo wrs better. seems like top solvers are using the gan 251
I'm really liking it after I did the spring swap. I though about buying the RS2 Evo or the WRS, but I then decided to talk to a friend of mine (thanks @White KB) and now the Valk is mine haha. I just have to make sure to lube it every like 500 solves and it's fine.
 
uh... I'm sorry what???

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OMG WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!
I JUST TIED MY PB SINGLE AGAIN, BUT GOT A 3:52 MEAN??? ON CAM?!?!?!

2 SECONDS OFF SR!!!!!!!!!

Generated By csTimer on 2024-06-04
mean of 3: 3:52.417

Time List:
1. 3:52.760 3Uw' 3Bw2 U' F 3Bw' 3Fw2 Uw Lw' Dw2 B' Bw2 F2 3Uw2 B' Bw D Rw2 Lw 3Uw' Dw2 Rw' Bw' Lw2 3Uw' Lw' B2 Bw' D F' B' U B' Uw' Rw' 3Dw Bw 3Uw' 3Dw' Dw2 F Fw U2 Lw 3Uw' U Lw R Uw2 D F2 Lw' B2 Rw2 Lw 3Fw Bw B' 3Lw2 L 3Rw2 Dw' U2 F2 3Uw' 3Dw Dw 3Fw2 B2 Uw2 F' Fw2 Rw 3Dw' 3Fw' Fw D' R' B' F 3Rw Lw2 3Uw2 3Dw2 F' Bw' U' Dw' 3Uw2 3Dw' Bw D' F R' L2 F L2 F' Bw 3Lw Fw
2. 4:03.420 B2 3Fw2 Fw2 U2 Bw' Uw2 R Bw B Lw 3Rw F2 U2 L' F' 3Uw 3Bw2 Lw' B2 3Uw' 3Lw2 Bw' B L' U F' Dw R' Dw B2 3Dw' L R2 3Dw' 3Fw Dw' 3Dw U' 3Rw 3Bw' Lw' F2 L 3Fw' 3Lw' 3Fw Bw' 3Bw U Uw' R2 3Uw Bw' 3Uw2 3Rw Dw' Fw2 B' Bw 3Bw' 3Rw2 L2 Fw 3Uw2 3Rw2 Rw D' Lw2 L D' 3Bw' 3Dw2 3Rw' L 3Dw Bw' F 3Lw2 Lw' Fw' 3Bw' Rw' 3Rw' 3Lw Fw2 3Rw 3Lw2 Rw' 3Dw2 3Rw2 3Uw' L2 Dw' 3Fw2 Lw2 D2 3Dw2 U' Uw' Dw'
3. 3:41.070 Lw2 Dw Uw 3Fw' Lw' B2 3Dw2 3Bw' 3Fw' Bw 3Rw2 F Fw Bw' 3Dw' R2 Uw2 3Fw Lw2 R' Dw 3Rw 3Lw' 3Uw2 3Fw2 3Lw' L2 Rw2 3Dw Bw D' 3Uw2 Bw' 3Bw' Uw 3Uw Fw 3Lw Rw2 B2 Uw2 L' F D' Dw' Lw' F' 3Rw2 Bw2 L' F2 3Bw2 3Lw2 3Bw2 R' 3Rw Rw 3Uw Bw 3Fw' Rw F Bw B' U2 3Lw D2 F' 3Lw U2 Dw2 Fw Rw' Fw 3Bw2 3Uw' Lw' U 3Uw' 3Lw B2 3Bw 3Dw Fw2 3Uw2 U' 3Dw2 3Lw2 D' Rw 3Uw2 3Lw2 3Bw2 Dw2 3Lw Rw2 3Fw2 Rw R' 3Rw
 
OMG WHAT JUST HAPPENED?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!
I JUST TIED MY PB SINGLE AGAIN, BUT GOT A 3:52 MEAN??? ON CAM?!?!?!

2 SECONDS OFF SR!!!!!!!!!

Generated By csTimer on 2024-06-04
mean of 3: 3:52.417

Time List:
1. 3:52.760 3Uw' 3Bw2 U' F 3Bw' 3Fw2 Uw Lw' Dw2 B' Bw2 F2 3Uw2 B' Bw D Rw2 Lw 3Uw' Dw2 Rw' Bw' Lw2 3Uw' Lw' B2 Bw' D F' B' U B' Uw' Rw' 3Dw Bw 3Uw' 3Dw' Dw2 F Fw U2 Lw 3Uw' U Lw R Uw2 D F2 Lw' B2 Rw2 Lw 3Fw Bw B' 3Lw2 L 3Rw2 Dw' U2 F2 3Uw' 3Dw Dw 3Fw2 B2 Uw2 F' Fw2 Rw 3Dw' 3Fw' Fw D' R' B' F 3Rw Lw2 3Uw2 3Dw2 F' Bw' U' Dw' 3Uw2 3Dw' Bw D' F R' L2 F L2 F' Bw 3Lw Fw
2. 4:03.420 B2 3Fw2 Fw2 U2 Bw' Uw2 R Bw B Lw 3Rw F2 U2 L' F' 3Uw 3Bw2 Lw' B2 3Uw' 3Lw2 Bw' B L' U F' Dw R' Dw B2 3Dw' L R2 3Dw' 3Fw Dw' 3Dw U' 3Rw 3Bw' Lw' F2 L 3Fw' 3Lw' 3Fw Bw' 3Bw U Uw' R2 3Uw Bw' 3Uw2 3Rw Dw' Fw2 B' Bw 3Bw' 3Rw2 L2 Fw 3Uw2 3Rw2 Rw D' Lw2 L D' 3Bw' 3Dw2 3Rw' L 3Dw Bw' F 3Lw2 Lw' Fw' 3Bw' Rw' 3Rw' 3Lw Fw2 3Rw 3Lw2 Rw' 3Dw2 3Rw2 3Uw' L2 Dw' 3Fw2 Lw2 D2 3Dw2 U' Uw' Dw'
3. 3:41.070 Lw2 Dw Uw 3Fw' Lw' B2 3Dw2 3Bw' 3Fw' Bw 3Rw2 F Fw Bw' 3Dw' R2 Uw2 3Fw Lw2 R' Dw 3Rw 3Lw' 3Uw2 3Fw2 3Lw' L2 Rw2 3Dw Bw D' 3Uw2 Bw' 3Bw' Uw 3Uw Fw 3Lw Rw2 B2 Uw2 L' F D' Dw' Lw' F' 3Rw2 Bw2 L' F2 3Bw2 3Lw2 3Bw2 R' 3Rw Rw 3Uw Bw 3Fw' Rw F Bw B' U2 3Lw D2 F' 3Lw U2 Dw2 Fw Rw' Fw 3Bw2 3Uw' Lw' U 3Uw' 3Lw B2 3Bw 3Dw Fw2 3Uw2 U' 3Dw2 3Lw2 D' Rw 3Uw2 3Lw2 3Bw2 Dw2 3Lw Rw2 3Fw2 Rw R' 3Rw
Lets go! Good luck at your comp man your gonna do amazing!!!
 
OOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I FINALLY BEAT IT

Generated By csTimer on 2024-06-05
mean of 3: 3:50.040

Time List:
1. 3:58.818 3Uw2 3Dw R' 3Bw Lw 3Fw 3Dw2 3Uw R F D Rw' Fw Uw' 3Fw2 Lw2 R' U' Fw' 3Rw' B2 3Dw' Uw2 Rw2 B' Bw U' D2 3Bw D' Lw 3Rw 3Bw2 Lw' 3Uw Rw2 Lw F B' Lw2 Dw B2 R 3Fw Uw2 U' Rw' 3Rw2 3Dw Dw2 L' R2 B Dw2 F Bw 3Lw Bw Lw2 R2 3Fw' Uw2 3Fw' Fw 3Dw Bw Dw2 Rw Bw L2 3Uw2 U' Uw' Lw2 Fw Bw' D 3Rw2 3Dw2 Bw Fw 3Uw' 3Lw' R2 Lw2 3Bw' D' 3Uw Fw2 3Fw 3Bw2 Dw 3Bw 3Fw' D' 3Fw' R' L B2 3Fw'
2. 3:40.045 Dw R' 3Uw2 Dw L 3Bw2 F2 Uw' D' Bw 3Lw' F Uw2 D 3Rw R' D 3Dw2 3Fw 3Bw2 F L2 3Bw 3Uw' Dw2 Rw' 3Dw' L Lw F2 3Lw2 3Fw2 3Bw 3Dw' 3Fw2 3Uw B2 Uw Fw' B' Rw B 3Fw F' L B 3Fw' Uw' R' Uw U2 L' 3Bw 3Rw F' D' Lw Uw2 F' Bw' L2 R' Fw D' Bw' R2 Bw' U' R Lw2 D' U2 Rw' 3Bw2 U2 3Fw' 3Dw2 3Rw2 Uw L2 R2 Dw' Lw2 B2 L 3Rw B2 R L' Lw B Lw 3Dw2 3Bw2 3Dw' Bw' Rw' R' D' Bw
3. 3:51.257 3Fw2 R 3Fw' 3Rw 3Bw Uw' 3Bw R' 3Bw' 3Lw' 3Dw 3Rw L2 F 3Uw2 U' 3Rw' Bw' Rw' F Bw 3Bw' 3Fw 3Uw2 3Dw' Uw2 Dw2 3Bw2 Lw 3Rw' Rw Uw' Dw 3Dw B2 3Bw' 3Fw 3Uw2 3Bw Fw2 Dw' 3Bw' Rw2 R2 F2 3Fw2 3Bw2 B2 L Dw2 Fw 3Uw D2 Rw' L2 Bw' Fw Dw' 3Uw2 Fw Rw' Uw' 3Bw2 Rw2 3Bw' F' Lw' U Rw' 3Bw' L2 3Lw' B' 3Lw' 3Rw2 F' Dw' U F2 3Uw2 R2 F2 D Lw2 R 3Lw Dw' 3Lw2 F2 3Bw2 Bw' 3Fw2 Rw R' Fw Rw' 3Rw 3Uw' 3Rw2 L2
 
ROLLED IT TO SUB-3:50

Generated By csTimer on 2024-06-05
mean of 3: 3:49.539

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1. 3:40.045 Dw R' 3Uw2 Dw L 3Bw2 F2 Uw' D' Bw 3Lw' F Uw2 D 3Rw R' D 3Dw2 3Fw 3Bw2 F L2 3Bw 3Uw' Dw2 Rw' 3Dw' L Lw F2 3Lw2 3Fw2 3Bw 3Dw' 3Fw2 3Uw B2 Uw Fw' B' Rw B 3Fw F' L B 3Fw' Uw' R' Uw U2 L' 3Bw 3Rw F' D' Lw Uw2 F' Bw' L2 R' Fw D' Bw' R2 Bw' U' R Lw2 D' U2 Rw' 3Bw2 U2 3Fw' 3Dw2 3Rw2 Uw L2 R2 Dw' Lw2 B2 L 3Rw B2 R L' Lw B Lw 3Dw2 3Bw2 3Dw' Bw' Rw' R' D' Bw
2. 3:51.257 3Fw2 R 3Fw' 3Rw 3Bw Uw' 3Bw R' 3Bw' 3Lw' 3Dw 3Rw L2 F 3Uw2 U' 3Rw' Bw' Rw' F Bw 3Bw' 3Fw 3Uw2 3Dw' Uw2 Dw2 3Bw2 Lw 3Rw' Rw Uw' Dw 3Dw B2 3Bw' 3Fw 3Uw2 3Bw Fw2 Dw' 3Bw' Rw2 R2 F2 3Fw2 3Bw2 B2 L Dw2 Fw 3Uw D2 Rw' L2 Bw' Fw Dw' 3Uw2 Fw Rw' Uw' 3Bw2 Rw2 3Bw' F' Lw' U Rw' 3Bw' L2 3Lw' B' 3Lw' 3Rw2 F' Dw' U F2 3Uw2 R2 F2 D Lw2 R 3Lw Dw' 3Lw2 F2 3Bw2 Bw' 3Fw2 Rw R' Fw Rw' 3Rw 3Uw' 3Rw2 L2
3. 3:57.316 Fw' F2 3Bw2 U' D' R2 Rw 3Fw2 3Rw2 Lw' 3Dw2 L Dw Uw' B2 L2 3Dw' U Fw' 3Rw2 Dw 3Bw2 R2 3Rw' 3Lw' Lw2 F Fw' 3Rw 3Lw' Fw2 D2 Fw2 3Dw' 3Rw' 3Uw 3Bw D' 3Uw 3Lw Dw2 3Bw' D' B 3Fw Uw Fw' Rw2 3Rw' Bw' F2 D' 3Bw2 B R2 3Uw R' U Lw2 3Rw' R2 Dw R2 Lw2 F2 Lw' Dw 3Uw 3Fw' Dw2 R' B' Bw2 Rw2 Lw' 3Bw 3Dw2 Fw2 3Fw2 Bw' R' Fw 3Lw Uw2 Fw Lw F R Fw' 3Dw2 L' Bw' U' 3Bw' R2 L 3Dw2 Fw2 Bw' 3Lw'
 
yes, you read the title right. Starting tomorrow (I need something to do other than speedcubing per se) I will be learning square one with my new, slice magnetic/maglev, QiYi Squan.

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That is an... interesting magnet setup, to say the least. Although, I apologize for being blunt, have you actually tried it yet? I would think the corners would repel each other if you put them next to each other.
 
That is an... interesting magnet setup, to say the least. Although, I apologize for being blunt, have you actually tried it yet? I would think the corners would repel each other if you put them next to each other.
They don't. They only repel the other pieces if they are in a position that isn't a full turn, such as half a slice.
 
They don't. They only repel the other pieces if they are in a position that isn't a full turn, such as half a slice.
Okay, I see it now. I'm a little confused as to what the purpose is of the repelling at half a slice, as you're always having a grip on the slice.

Summer break starts in 9 days, wanna have a big summer Squan squabble with me and @1x1 wr holder! for the funsies?
 
Okay, I see it now. I'm a little confused as to what the purpose is of the repelling at half a slice, as you're always having a grip on the slice.

Summer break starts in 9 days, wanna have a big summer Squan squabble with me and @1x1 wr holder! for the funsies?
summer break started like 3 weeks ago for me, but I could do that.
I'm just trying to learn right now, I'm gonna learn the most basic method and stick with it because I just wanna be able to solve the dang thing (unless I sell it at my comp this weekend, but idk)

Also, it only repels because of the magnet polarity. I didn't do it on purpose lol.
 
summer break started like 3 weeks ago for me, but I could do that.
I'm just trying to learn right now, I'm gonna learn the most basic method and stick with it because I just wanna be able to solve the dang thing (unless I sell it at my comp this weekend, but idk)
Damn, your summer break starts early as hell. Our school does get a lot of breaks during the year, so it makes sense.

I'm sure that if you had dyed the yellow side black, you'd get a lot more traction with trying to sell it.
 
Damn, your summer break starts early as hell. Our school does get a lot of breaks during the year, so it makes sense.

I'm sure that if you had dyed the yellow side black, you'd get a lot more traction with trying to sell it.
true, but I paid 3 bucks for it and I don't have time to dye it (I leave tomorrow morning for Heartland Champs yay)
 
Woah

Generated By csTimer on 2024-06-06
mean of 3: 3:48.685

Time List:
1. 3:57.286 Fw Bw2 U2 3Rw L2 3Lw 3Fw2 Bw' F 3Uw L' R2 3Dw L B2 Dw Uw 3Fw' Fw 3Rw2 R F U 3Dw2 3Rw2 B2 F 3Fw L' 3Uw2 D Uw' Dw' Lw B2 3Lw2 Fw' Lw2 D' L' 3Dw 3Lw' F 3Bw2 U2 3Lw' Lw U2 3Bw' 3Dw' U2 3Rw2 Lw' 3Lw2 U2 D' 3Bw' U2 R2 U' 3Dw' B 3Lw R D B 3Lw' U2 D2 Rw Fw2 3Uw' B' 3Uw2 3Bw D' L' Bw 3Uw2 3Rw D' Dw' R2 Rw Dw D L' D' L2 3Uw2 Rw' F Bw' B2 3Bw 3Uw U F U 3Fw2
2. 3:39.743 3Lw L2 Fw2 3Fw Uw U 3Fw Dw2 U2 3Rw2 Dw 3Lw' F 3Bw' Uw2 3Bw2 B Uw' 3Fw2 F 3Dw F R 3Bw2 3Uw 3Dw Lw2 B' 3Uw' Bw2 Dw 3Fw2 Dw2 B' L2 U' L2 R' Lw' 3Uw2 L 3Uw 3Rw2 3Bw 3Rw F2 Uw2 U' B2 3Rw' F' 3Fw2 Lw 3Uw2 L' Fw 3Fw' 3Bw2 3Rw' Uw 3Uw Dw 3Fw Lw 3Lw' 3Rw' Fw Bw2 Rw' 3Bw2 3Lw' Lw2 3Fw' 3Bw 3Dw2 F' 3Lw B2 3Rw2 R' Rw2 F Lw2 Dw2 Rw' 3Bw' 3Lw' Uw' 3Dw2 Rw' Lw Fw' U' Lw2 F' D' Dw' F 3Uw2 3Dw2
3. 3:49.026 Bw' F' Dw2 Fw2 3Lw2 R' 3Dw Bw2 R' Bw Uw R2 3Lw2 3Dw' Rw2 L' B2 3Lw' 3Bw' Dw' Uw2 Fw2 3Dw Dw L2 3Dw R2 3Dw2 Uw2 3Uw2 R' D2 3Fw2 R2 3Lw' 3Rw' 3Fw Rw2 Uw' L' Dw2 Rw Fw' 3Dw2 F2 L' D2 B2 Fw 3Rw' 3Dw Dw2 Lw' 3Uw2 F' B' Dw Bw' 3Fw' 3Rw2 R2 F2 Uw2 L2 U Fw2 R2 3Uw2 Fw R2 Rw D F2 Bw' 3Dw Uw' U Lw' R' Bw2 3Lw Rw' Lw2 D' Dw2 Rw2 Uw2 Fw U' 3Uw2 3Dw 3Lw' Lw2 Dw B 3Bw' Lw' 3Uw' Uw 3Fw'


PB MEAN AND SINGLE
 
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