MIT Fall competition 2009

3x3 OH: Rowe Hessler (19.4x), Dan Cohen (23.xx?), Erik Johnson (24.xx)
Did I get a medal I didn't deserve? :( I'll give it back next weekend if there was a mistake with the results :(

No, John's wrong...you came in second.

There was a mistake in the results though...Dan actually came in 4th in 3x3 with 13.00. Everything will be corrected when it's uploaded to the WCA site.
 
wow i really wish i didnt mess up everyone of my crosses cus apparently your times go way up when you have all 10 second crosses..... who knew
 
Awesome competition! I finally got to meet so many people I've wanted to meet :D

Did you know...
  • that this was my first competition in America?
  • and it was awesome?
  • that I had so many +2s I don't even remember how many I had?
  • that Ian Winokur only uses the two front slots for team BLD?
  • and doesn't know the difference between Sune and Antisune?
  • and just calls them lefty Sune and righty Sune?
  • that we're telepathic because I immediately knew he meant R perm when he said "7"?
  • and was my judge for about half my solves?
  • and actually noticed that I use COLL when he saw my long pause at the bowtie OLL? (good judges pay attention :D)
  • that Bob recognized me as "the team BLD guy"?
  • but I didn't recognize him? :fp
  • that Sarah was my awesomest partner for team BLD today?
  • that we had an antisune + PLL skip?
  • like Nakajima's OH ex-WR?
  • but I don't remember what the time was?
  • but it beat her previous personal best?
  • that she has an awesome blindfold with glitter beads on it?
  • and is really comfortable to put on because it's really cushiony and stuff?
  • that the bowtie OLL is also called "the finger" OLL?
  • that "the finger" OLL is also called retarded fishy by people who think purple is the best color?
  • that chameleons are actually hammerhead sharks in disguise?
  • that there are dead guys on cubes?
  • and frying pans?
  • and broken frying pans?
  • that angelfishes actually look like "R"s?
  • that when Ian says spin right he means a y' rotation and when Sarah says spin right he means a y rotation?
  • that it's really hard to go back and forth between them for team BLD?
  • that I still haven't figured out who the random guy who kept trying to distract me during team BLD was?
  • that Forte can pronounce my last name right but doesn't want to?
  • that Sarah thought it was pronounced lion, like ROAR lion?
  • that Forte is a really good singer?
  • and dances randomly to entertain himself when everyone's just hanging around wondering what to do next?
  • and turns his square-1 real smooth?
  • that I heard some random kid say pie-raminx instead of pyraminx?
  • that Stachu didn't buy any stickers from me after all because none of us could remember what he ordered?
  • and he judged me for 4x4x4 BLD at which I FAILED miserably today?
  • and he's really awesome to hang out with?
  • because statues don't talk? :D
  • that I sucked hard at all speed events today? (which is actually only two events for me :p)
  • that Josh the Panda is my lucky judge?
  • because he volunteered to be judge at his first competition?
  • which is pretty awesome?
  • that Kirby beat me at my first BLD attempt by 0.06 seconds?
  • and completely destroyed me at my second attempt because I was stupid enough to triple check my edges when I had them memorized in about 7 seconds?
  • because I thought there was going to be a third attempt?
  • and there actually wasn't?
  • and everyone else, too, thought there was a third attempt?
  • that Michael Jackson had a girlfriend in my story for my second BLD attempt?
  • but I can't really say what happened between them in my story in a public forum like this one? ;)
  • that I lost my timer twice and found it three times? :cool:
  • that I went to the bathroom 17 times today to run my hands in warm water and to wash them with soap to get the sweat off? (yeah I counted)
  • that I carry my towel with me everywhere I go?
  • because sweaty palms suck?
  • that I stood for my first 9 OH solves and had a couple of +2s and lots of crappy solves?
  • and I got a sub-20 single when I randomly decided to sit for my last solve?
  • that Sarah has perfect pitch?
  • or at least makes random guesses at random notes Forte randomly sings?
  • that Jules and I had Jules for breakfast this morning?
  • that Jules actually has Jules for breakfast every morning?
  • because he's racist?
  • and I'm racist too?
  • that Jules DNFed his first 4x4x4 attempt so he couldn't get a second attempt?
  • and he DNFed his 5x5x5 too?
  • but he pwns at Roux OH solves just 'cause he can sub-60?
  • and he can't slice for OH?
  • that Jules and Sarah managed to do two team solves with Roux AND Fridrich?
  • and the Roux one kinda took forever?
  • and it was really funny?
  • that I had 2 DPs for 4x4x4 but they're actually single parities for me because I use a DP alg to fix OP?
  • that Tyson yelled at me when I tried to pick up someone's corner when his cube exploded?
  • but he's actually really nice to talk to when he judged me for my second BLD attempt?
  • and he has a BLD book written by Chuck that's in Indonesian?
  • and I'm hoping I can understand it?
  • that I really want to thank Tim Reynolds for organizing this amazing competition?
  • and everyone who turned up to make it such an awesome one?
  • and everyone else who helped out to keep it running smoothly?
  • that I'll be adding more stuff to this list even though I know no one really bothers to read the whole thing?
 
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I lost my package of stickers.

It's a bubble envelope just like cubesmith sends and there's a bunch of complete fluorescent white replacements sets inside for several cubes. On the envelope, I wrote, STICKERS in black marker

I also lost a small yellow towel.

Please PM me if they were found
 
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Except for me failing quite hard in just about everything, losing my stackmat and mini QJ 4x4, and breaking my meffert's 4x4 minutes before I had to compete, it was quite a fun competition :).

Does anyone happen to have a stackmat and/or a mini QJ 4x4 that isn't their's?
 
Except for me failing quite hard in just about everything, losing my stackmat and mini QJ 4x4, and breaking my meffert's 4x4 minutes before I had to compete, it was quite a fun competition :).

Does anyone happen to have a stackmat and/or a mini QJ 4x4 that isn't their's?
So uh, what about that WR you got? ;)
 
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