Stanford Fall 2009

[ChrisBird]

6x6x6
Thanks to the help of competitor Chris Bird, we are adding 6x6x6 as an event. Tell us at registration if you'd like to register for it.

YAY! =D

 

[Ranzha]

I'll see all of you tomorrow.

Also, I'm trying to gather some people to be interviewed live for the podcast "Cubing Weekly." If you're interested, talk to the guy with the blue "Back to the Eighties" shirt, a pencil in his ear, and a jar of jelly beans (me) tomorrow.

Thanks!
--R

EDIT: If you're interested, the recording starts at 1:00 PM PST.

 

[Cyrus C.]

A pencil in his ear

That sounds like it hurts.

Is it too late for someone to found a Stanford, Iowa, and have the competition moved there?

 

[MrData]

7 people got sub-2 on the last 2x2 solve, 5 of which are sub-1.39, the current 2nd place for WR.
I demand the scramble.

 

[Anthony]

7 people got sub-2 on the last 2x2 solve, 5 of which are sub-1.39, the current 2nd place for WR.
I demand the scramble.

LOLOLOLOL. Wow.
One competitor's times:
8.40 10.94 DNF 7.69 1.47

2x2 single is soooooo meaningless. I'm sure it's a silly a 2-4 move solution. Whatever, nobody's average was spectacular anyway.

Edit: Edward's average wasn't posted yet. His average was pretty good. He beat me by .01 lol. But his single solve wasn't great.

 

[PatrickJameson]

7 people got sub-2 on the last 2x2 solve, 5 of which are sub-1.39, the current 2nd place for WR.
I demand the scramble.

Um, wow. I've had the 2x2 single NR for ~1 year 7 months, and in one competition I go from 1st to 7th. That's kind of..silly.

Edit: I'm not being a sore loser, I am glad I lost that NR, it's about time. But it's insane for it to be possible to drop 6 places in one competition after such a long time.

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

They use the same scramble? @_@

 

[vrumanuk]

They use the same scramble? @_@

Yes.

 

[moogra]

The 2x2x2 solve was like 5 moves (sune without first 2 turns) including double turns.

btw I shouldn't have gotten 3rd master magic. It doesn't really matter though since the time on the official site shows the correct time. I just shouldn't have won that award.

@anthony
Those were my times

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

Do they also use the same scrambles on 3x3 etc?

 

[PatrickJameson]

Do they also use the same scrambles on 3x3 etc?

4e) Competitors must solve the same scramble sequences or scrambled positions per group of competitors.

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

How did I miss that @_@

 

[qqwref]

If anyone disagrees with me now that we need to limit how short scrambles can be... you are dumb ^_^

 

[Anthony]

@anthony
Those were my times

Well hopefully the time will motivate you to get better at 2x2 average. That's what happened to me. After I got a 1.55 in comp I started practicing 2x2 and now am a lot faster.

 

[PatrickJameson]

If anyone disagrees with me now that we need to limit how short scrambles can be... you are dumb ^_^

How would we account for the scrambles that have been under the proposed limit and already used in competition?

 

[Lucas Garron]

Scrambles are available at http://caltech.cubingusa.com/stanfordfall2009/files/StanfordFall2009_scrambles.pdf
People got a lot of +2's on Magic scramble #4.

My 1.06.

We had 3 NARs and 2 world ranks #2.

Also, most of the top 2x2x2 singles will non be from this competition.
Just to prevent rumors, I had the same situation as Erik. It was obvious that there was a nice scramble somewhere, but I maintain that I would have been able to recognize the same solve, and my time wasn't really influenced.

 

[toast]

My name is labeled as Kevin Bellville on the live rankings when I'm actually Kevin Belleville. Just wanted to clarify that.

 

[Lofty]

No one even mentions when the OH NaR is set anymore! Congrats to Chris Dzoan for bringing the NaR much closer to the WR!

 

[JTW2007]

Since no one else has gone for it yet, I'll do the honors.

Did you know:

-The floor tiles in the Denver airport mimic the cuts in a super-x?
-I didn't see the awesome 2x2 solution?
-I did preposterously well my first round of 3x3?
-I did pretty well in pyraminx?
-The rest of my times were horrible?
-My best event, 5x5, was cut due to time in the last two competitions I've been to?
-Robert's 4x4 method is amazing?
-The unfathomable turning quality of Adam's pyraminx is beyond words?
-Adam has no standard sized Master Magics?
-He has two small Master Magics?
-He won Master Magic, without even wearing a helmet?
-CCT works on Mac now!?
-It's amazing?
-Jeremy is totally awesome?
-He helped me get CCT working?
-Adam's self-copying scorecards are the most wonderful creation in existence?
-That competition was AWESOME!?!?!?

Many thanks to everyone who helped to organize!

 

[ianini]

How did you get CCT working on your mac?