Accomplishment Thread

[JustinJ]

I still predict a sub17 at C3, or sub16

I'd be satisfied with sub 17, but I wouldn't complain with sub 16

I just noticed the last 5 solves are a 14.84 average o_0 PB as well.

 

[Feanaro]

I just made a new PB on 4x4, 1:36.22!

Edit: I atually just broke it and made a new new PB. 1:34.18. I just got a mefferts. so I'm going a lot faster.

Edit 2: New new new PB is 1:28.22

 

[PeterV]

Another 2x2 PB average of 12 (sub-9 & sub 1 S.D.):

Statistics for 07-16-2009 20:36:25

Average: 8.86
Standard Deviation: 0.97
Best Time: 7.09
Worst Time: 11.19
Individual Times:
1. 8.50 U2 R F2 U2 F2 U R F' R' U F U' F' U F2 R2 F U R' U' F2 U2 F' R' U2
2. 9.03 U2 F' U R2 U2 F2 R F R2 F' R U2 R' U' F' R2 F R U F R' F2 U' R2 U2
3. 8.86 F' U2 F' R U F U F' U R2 F2 R U F2 R' F R2 U2 R2 U2 F2 R' F2 U' R'
4. (7.09) R F U2 F2 U' F R' F2 U' R U2 R U' R2 U' R2 F2 R F R2 F2 R' F U2 F2
5. 8.55 U2 R' F' R2 U F' U R2 U R2 U2 R' F U' R F2 U F2 U F' U' F2 U' R' U'
6. 7.30 R F2 R' F2 R F R F' U R' F' R' U' F2 U R' F U R2 U2 R F U F U'
7. 10.61 F' R' F2 U F' U2 F' R2 F2 U2 R' F U2 F2 R' F2 R F R' U' R2 U' R' U' F'
8. 9.22 U2 R' U' R U2 R' F2 R U2 R2 F' U2 R2 U' R' U2 F' U R F2 R2 F R' U F
9. (11.19) U R' U' F' R F U2 F' U' F' R2 F' U' F U F U2 R2 U' R2 F U' R2 U R'
10. 8.47 U' F' U F U' R U2 F' R2 U2 R U' R2 U F2 R2 U' R F U2 R2 U2 F' U2 F'
11. 7.73 F2 R U R F R' U' R' F' R F' R' F2 R2 F' R2 U' R F U F2 R2 U' F2 U2
12. 10.30 F U' R2 F' R' U R2 F2 U' F2 U' F' U2 F2 U' F' U F2 R2 U2 R' F2 R F U'

Thinking of learning ortega soon...

Edit: PB best 3x3 average of 12 (finally, sub-30!):

Statistics for 07-16-2009 20:57:10

Average: 29.50
Standard Deviation: 1.23
Best Time: 26.17
Worst Time: 34.61
Individual Times:
1. 30.41 D B2 L' F' R D' F R' B' F R F D2 U B D2 U2 B' L' B2 R2 B2 F2 L' R
2. 29.36 B2 F D2 U2 R B' D2 F2 L R2 B L' B2 F2 R U2 L2 B' F' D2 B F2 R D' F
3. 27.91 B F' D' U B2 D U' B F L' B U' L2 R2 B' D2 U B D2 U B2 F' L2 B' R2
4. 29.61 D2 R' F D' L2 F' U2 L R B' L2 D2 U2 R U' L D' U2 R2 D' U2 L R U B
5. 30.62 F' L2 B R D2 U' F L2 R2 D2 U2 L2 R F2 D2 L' R F' R' U2 F2 L' B' F' U
6. 28.34 U2 F L B F2 D R F2 L2 R' F L B R B U2 L' F L' B F' R2 D' U R2
7. (26.17) B' U L2 B2 R2 B D' B F' U' L2 R2 F' L B' F' U' L' R B2 F L' B F' U'
8. 28.52 B' F' R D L' B' U2 F' D L2 F D U F' L2 B F' D' F L U L R' U B'
9. 30.22 L' R' F' U B2 D U B2 R' B F2 R2 D' U2 L2 R2 U' B2 U' L2 R' U B D U'
10. 31.91 B F2 D R B2 D2 U2 B' L' R U2 F' R U' R' B2 F2 D' L' B R' D2 B F' L
11. 28.14 B U F2 D2 L2 R2 B L' D R' B2 F D' U' F U2 B F L U' F' D U2 R F'
12. (34.61) B' D' L R F D2 U L F2 U L' R B2 F2 D B2 D2 U' B' F2 U L2 D' U L'

 

[PandaBoi]

Got my 1st under 1 min today ^^ i got a 54.82 using Rubiks Cube Timer ^^

 

[Escher]

Umm... Wow.

L2 D' U2 L2 R' F2 L' B' F' R' D' U' B2 F U2 L R2 F2 R' U L2 D2 U B F

cross + 1 pair = z2 y R2 F' D' R2 U' R'
2nd pair = U' y' R U' R' y R' U' R
3rd pair = L' U' L U2 L' U L
final = y2 (I know, bad) U2 R U R' U' R U R'

LL = (U) R U R' U R U2 R'

35 moves.
7.09 seconds.
4.94 tps.


I don't know whether this really counts as an easy scramble - yeah, I know it's an easy cross with a pair preserved, but unless you do the pairs the same way I did (i.e badly) you don't get a sune LL...

 

[Cride5]

I think there's something wrong with the 2nd pair alg. Nice solve tho, no y2 and that could have been a WR beater

 

[Lord Voldemort]

I don't know whether this really counts as an easy scramble - yeah, I know it's an easy cross with a pair preserved, but unless you do the pairs the same way I did (i.e badly) you don't get a sune LL...

Well, there's nothing wrong with forcing EO

I think there's something wrong with the 2nd pair alg. Nice solve tho, no y2 and that could have been a WR beater

The third alg is mirrored or something, or he forgot a cube rotation somewhere.

 

[Escher]

I think there's something wrong with the 2nd pair alg. Nice solve tho, no y2 and that could have been a WR beater

Fixed, in the second alg I put Y/Y' rotations the wrong way round
(I really think we should change to the Japanese (r) and (u) system...)

 

[blah]

Third shortest FMC solution ever (first sub-35 in a looong time)

Scramble 2 from this week's forum competition 3x3x3 speedsolve: U2 R2 F2 D2 F2 R2 U R2 U' F2 D R' B2 D F' R' B' D U F2 D2

Solution: F D' L' U' B U F U D2 L' F' D' F D2 B D B' F U' F' R' U2 R D R' U2 R F U F' (30)

1x2x3: F *D' L' U' B (5/5) (*D' was inserted to simplify the 2x2x3 expansion)
2x2x3: U F U (3/8)
Triple x-cross: D2 L' F' D' F (5/13)
Remaining edges: D2 B D B' D (4/17)
Corner 3-cycle: D' F U' F' D . F U F' (6/23)
Corner 3-cycle insertion at .: D' R' U2 R D R' U2 R (7/30)

2x2x3 took 5 minutes. The rest of the skeleton took another 5. Insertions took 40 minutes I'm really bad at insertions.

Another good start:
1x2x3: F *D' L' U' B (5/5)
2x2x3: U F U (3/8)
Triple x-cross: D F L F' (4/12)
Random solving: L2 D L2 D' L' (5/17)
So close, yet so far...

 

[Feanaro]

New PB on 4x4, 1:27.67!

 

[Berry]

I just read through every page of this thread.

Ok so I didn't, but I did get a new PB my first sub 30 solve.

My avg was about 36 seconds, but I could not get a sub 30 solve to save my life. I decided it was time to break the sub 30 barrier. In preperation I used the facilities, ran my hands under warm water, stretched my fingers out, got a snack, drink, and sat down with the timer handy, I was ready!

After 44 solves with a few 33 and even a 30.87 seconds solve I had done it. I broke the sub 30 barrier. I started whoopin and hollerin got up and was about to run and tell someone about my accomplishment when I realized I was the only one home. I sat down still excited but a little disapointed that there was no one there to share it with, when all of a sudden out of no where here comes our dog roxy leaping into my lap licking my face.

So I showed her the cube, and the timer that read 27.70 seconds, and then celebrated with her. I think she was more excited that I was playing with her since I rarely play with her, so I gave her a few treats, rubbed her belly, and here I am.

 

[Siraj A.]

1:51.93 minx single. Woot!

 

[rahulkadukar]

Approaching Sub 10 on a 7x7x7

1. 12:23.45
2. 10:22.10
3. 9:45.45
4. 10:11.18
5. 10:06.47

 

[blah]

Consistently sub-1.1 for both <M, U> U-perms. Should I switch?

 

[Ian]

Yay. another sub 16

Statistics for 07-18-2009 16:10:11

Average: 15.66
Standard Deviation: 0.88
Best Time: 14.55
Worst Time: 19.47
Individual Times:
1. 15.02 D B L B' F' L2 U B2 U L' R' F' L D2 U' B2 D2 R D2 U' B F' L2 R B
2. (14.55) R2 F D2 R2 B D' U' L' R2 B F' D2 B' F L' R D2 U R D' U' R' U2 L2 R2
3. 15.06 D B R' B2 L2 R' D' U L2 B' F' D2 B F' R D2 U' B D2 U' B F' R2 D2 U
4. 16.91 D2 U' B2 F2 L B L' R' B L R U' F2 D' U B' D R2 D2 U' B' U2 L' U' L'
5. (19.47) F' U' F2 U R B' F R U' R2 U' R U L' D2 B D2 R2 B2 F' R2 D U2 B' R'

 

[Faz]

26(?) Records at my first competition. Yay for easy aussie records!

 

[Cride5]

Cride5 sub 30 =D

Finally broke the sub 30 barrier!!! Yaaaaas!!

Times: 29.65, 29.22, 31.74, 31.27, (35.21), 32.89, 34.56, 24.55, 28.11, (24.32), 27.30, 25.74
Avg 10 of 12: 29.50
Avg 3 of 5: 25.86

Scrambles:
B2 F2 R2 D U2 L2 F2 D2 U' R2 B' D' L F U F D B2 R U B2
U F2 R2 B2 D' B2 U L2 B2 R2 F D R B F R2 U2 L' B2 F2
R2 B2 D' B2 U' L2 F2 U' L2 F2 R' D' U' L R B' D2 B L B2 U'
U B2 L2 D R2 D2 U F2 R2 U2 F L B2 R F2 D L2 U' F2 U B'
U R2 U2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D L2 U' L' D' R2 B' U' L2 D' F D B U'
D' R2 D' R2 U2 R2 D2 F2 U F2 R U B D B2 L' D2 B' L U F
F2 D' U' R2 F2 D L2 B2 L2 F R B2 R B2 F' D2 B2 D' L U'
F2 R2 B2 F2 U L2 D2 L2 D' F2 L D B D' B2 R B2 L R D' U2
U' R2 B2 D R2 F2 D' U2 L2 U2 R' U L' D2 F2 L F2 L' B' D2 F2
D U L2 D F2 D R2 B2 U' L2 B F' U' B R F D2 R2 F R2 U
D L2 R2 U L2 D' R2 U' B2 D2 L U' F' D' B2 D2 U2 L' B D' U
R2 U2 L2 U' L2 U2 B2 U' F2 D F' D' R2 B' U' R B L' R D2 U2
Generated with a random-state scrambler.

 

[Escher]

Finally broke the sub 30 barrier!!! Yaaaaas!!

Times: 29.65, 29.22, 31.74, 31.27, (35.21), 32.89, 34.56, 24.55, 28.11, (24.32), 27.30, 25.74
Avg 10 of 12: 29.50
Avg 3 of 5: 25.86

Scrambles:
B2 F2 R2 D U2 L2 F2 D2 U' R2 B' D' L F U F D B2 R U B2
U F2 R2 B2 D' B2 U L2 B2 R2 F D R B F R2 U2 L' B2 F2
R2 B2 D' B2 U' L2 F2 U' L2 F2 R' D' U' L R B' D2 B L B2 U'
U B2 L2 D R2 D2 U F2 R2 U2 F L B2 R F2 D L2 U' F2 U B'
U R2 U2 L2 D2 R2 F2 D L2 U' L' D' R2 B' U' L2 D' F D B U'
D' R2 D' R2 U2 R2 D2 F2 U F2 R U B D B2 L' D2 B' L U F
F2 D' U' R2 F2 D L2 B2 L2 F R B2 R B2 F' D2 B2 D' L U'
F2 R2 B2 F2 U L2 D2 L2 D' F2 L D B D' B2 R B2 L R D' U2
U' R2 B2 D R2 F2 D' U2 L2 U2 R' U L' D2 F2 L F2 L' B' D2 F2
D U L2 D F2 D R2 B2 U' L2 B F' U' B R F D2 R2 F R2 U
D L2 R2 U L2 D' R2 U' B2 D2 L U' F' D' B2 D2 U2 L' B D' U
R2 U2 L2 U' L2 U2 B2 U' F2 D F' D' R2 B' U' R B L' R D2 U2
Generated with a random-state scrambler.

go you nice average of 5 too...

 

[TMOY]

First sub-7 on 7^3: 6:55.24. 1 minute less than my previous PB

 

[John Lee]

new 5x5 PB
single: 1:51.82
average: 2:08.02