MIT Fall competition 2009

HumungousLake said:
do most parents just drop their kids off? My mom doesn't really want to stay
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Some people do that, but a lot of parents stay there the entire time because it took them like 3 hours to get there and they don't want to go back home and then back to the competition. Others thought hangout throughout the town going to restaurants, shops, libraries, etc.
 
blah said:
You pwn.

We're 30.xx-ish average. Don't think we've ever subbed-30. I think our problem is we don't have any codes for F2L :p

It's actually pretty funny because I didn't get to meet my partner much either. But that's not the point anymore, I need a new partner right now :p
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I'm assuming you mean you haven't sub 20'd. :P

Anyway, maybe someday we can try it together? xD
Oh, btw, we haven't tried very many times but we've got around 40 seconds doing OH TeamBLD, you should try it, you'd totally destroy us. ;)

Edit: Oh, and we do have F2L codes. But sometimes we mess up a lot. Check this out..

 
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Let's put it this way: I don't believe in singles ;)

We've never had a sub-30 average, that was what I said, and that was what I meant :o
 
Hey, I thought it might be nice to let the organizers knows that I won't be attending the entire competition, and I may not even do 2/3 of my events. My parents don't want to stay, and according to them "We'll try to stay until at least 12". I'm signed up for 3 speed, OH, and 5x5. They won't give me any definitive answers as to how long we'll stay, but I'd guess sometime late afternoon. What if I don't do some events?
 
Sn3kyPandaMan said:
Hey, I thought it might be nice to let the organizers knows that I won't be attending the entire competition, and I may not even do 2/3 of my events. My parents don't want to stay, and according to them "We'll try to stay until at least 12". I'm signed up for 3 speed, OH, and 5x5. They won't give me any definitive answers as to how long we'll stay, but I'd guess sometime late afternoon. What if I don't do some events?
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Lay down the law. Tell your parents they are staying all day.
 
Dave Campbell said:
ExoCorsair said:
I was considering attending this but then I saw the huge competitor list and changed my mind
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It is true, you should definitely try to only go to competitions where no one else is there. I mean, who wants other cubers there to muck up a competition?
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Ha ha. Maybe ExoCorsair just does not like waiting around due to all the competitors. My reasons for attending are (1) to get my name into the WCA database; (2) meet and watch some great cubers; and (3) maybe get recorded as the 3rd oldest BLD solver.

Should some of us bring our own Stackmat timers and pads to help keep things moving?
 
rjohnson_8ball said:
Should some of us bring our own Stackmat timers and pads to help keep things moving?
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The best way to keep things moving will be to offer yourself as a judge whenever possible. There will be enough timing stations for it to move smoothly enough, I believe, so long as there are judges and competitors constantly using them all.
 
rjohnson_8ball said:
My reasons for attending are ... (3) maybe get recorded as the 3rd oldest BLD solver.
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Wow, pressure is going to be on the following weekend for me to get a successful BLD solve - you might knock me off the oldest BLD solvers list this weekend, but a solve next weekend will get me back on. :)

But seriously, good luck to you - I hope you do great! You've been working on it long enough that I really hope you get a successful solve - I'll be rooting for you!

(And sorry I can't come - it's just too far for us - it's amazing all the awesome people who are going to be there!)
 
Mike Hughey said:
rjohnson_8ball said:
My reasons for attending are ... (3) maybe get recorded as the 3rd oldest BLD solver.
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Wow, pressure is going to be on the following weekend for me to get a successful BLD solve - you might knock me off the oldest BLD solvers list this weekend, but a solve next weekend will get me back on. :)

But seriously, good luck to you - I hope you do great! You've been working on it long enough that I really hope you get a successful solve - I'll be rooting for you!

(And sorry I can't come - it's just too far for us - it's amazing all the awesome people who are going to be there!)
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Thanks for the support. I've done over a thousand successful bld solves, but I still have trouble doing them under 10 minutes. Most of my solves are without time pressure or distractions so it will be a challenge at MIT.

Even if you drop off the [silly] list, you will still be famous for all your BLD skills -- such as the "behind the back OH, while juggling with the other hand" youtube video. Didn't you also do two 7x7 BLD ?
 
Dave Campbell said:
ExoCorsair said:
I was considering attending this but then I saw the huge competitor list and changed my mind
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It is true, you should definitely try to only go to competitions where no one else is there. I mean, who wants other cubers there to muck up a competition?
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Indeed. There's also no fun in meeting new people.

In all seriousness, I think that 80 people is way too much for a one-day competition. I'm reminded of Princeton Open 2008, specifically...
 
Kian said:
rjohnson_8ball said:
Should some of us bring our own Stackmat timers and pads to help keep things moving?
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The best way to keep things moving will be to offer yourself as a judge whenever possible. There will be enough timing stations for it to move smoothly enough, I believe, so long as there are judges and competitors constantly using them all.
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We will have an excess of timers actually--we're probably going to set up 12 stations. We'll have about 10 people (either from MIT or who are staying with me) judging at any time, so we'll only call for more judges if we are falling behind. I really don't want to rely on random competitors as judges, only MIT students and people who I'm giving a place to sleep.

That said, if I do start shouting that we need more judges, that means we're completely hosed and you should come help out.

ExoCorsair said:
In all seriousness, I think that 80 people is way too much for a one-day competition. I'm reminded of Princeton Open 2008, specifically...
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We have the competition in a lecture hall that holds 566. We'll have 10 timers going on at once, and about 25 people who will be judging or scrambling pretty much all day. I don't think that this will be like Princeton; I think we will have plenty of people and equipment to run the competition smoothly.

Josh: Sorry to hear you won't be here all day. Just tell me when you're leaving so I can get rid of your extra scorecards.
 
ExoCorsair said:
In all seriousness, I think that 80 people is way too much for a one-day competition. I'm reminded of Princeton Open 2008, specifically...
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I wouldn't concern yourself with that. Princeton Open was unexpected, as far as i understand the case. MIT has a lot of well trained, very experienced people at running competitions on site. I mean, a lot. For that many stations, the numbers are not a big deal at all. When it is done right, 80 people is easily manageable.

In conclusion, you should go.
 
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