Weekly competition 2008-05

[AvGalen]

2x2x2
1. D2 R F' D2 L2 D2 F R' D F2 U R2 U2 R' D' R' B2 L' F U F' R' B2 R B2
2. F' L D2 R' U L U B D' B D2 L2 B D R2 F2 R U2 B' D2 L2 U F2 R' B'
3. R' F' L F D2 F D R' U2 B R2 D L2 B U2 F2 U2 L' F' D' R B U' F R'
4. F2 R2 D' L D R2 D F2 D2 B' R2 F D F' D2 B D R2 D2 R U' L2 U B' R'
5. L2 D' B' R' B D F' R' F2 L' F2 U' F2 L' U R' D B2 U' R' B U R2 B' R'

3x3x3
1. D' U' L R' B F2 D U' R D2 B2 L2 R F' L2 D2 U2 B F U2 L U' B2 F U2
2. R U' B' F D2 L2 B' R2 D B2 L' R' D B' F2 U' F2 L' B2 F2 L R' D' B R2
3. F2 D2 R2 B F L2 F' D2 B' F' D U B' R B2 F2 U' B2 L2 R B L' F R U2
4. L B2 R2 D U B2 F2 D L B2 F L B' F2 U B2 D2 B2 F2 D2 U2 L' D R2 F
5. B2 R B2 F U' F L' B U' L R2 D2 U L2 R' D2 F D' F2 U2 B2 F U R' F2

4x4x4
1. r' R F2 r2 U f r U' r R' D2 U2 r2 F r2 R2 f' U2 f2 u2 L r B2 F D2 u' f' D2 u U f2 L r R2 F' r2 R B' F2 D'
2. u2 F2 r B f' L2 F D' F2 L r B' f' F' L2 R2 F2 L r2 U2 r' R u U' F2 R' u2 B' F' U R2 u2 L' D2 r R' B f' F2 D
3. f u' B f2 F U2 r' u2 r R u r2 R D B f L R2 B' D' f u' U f L u r u' U2 L' r u B2 u F2 R2 U2 B f' F2
4. D2 U' r2 R' B f D2 L' r D2 u' B2 r u U f L' r R D2 f2 L2 u' r2 B2 D2 L D' r' f F D' U' B f' D2 u L' r B2
5. D r2 u2 F R' f D2 u' f U F' L2 r2 R' B D R2 F2 U' L r2 R' u' r2 f2 U L' r2 R' D U2 B u2 r' B F' L2 F' L f'

5x5x5
1. u2 U' R' B' L' l r2 R B D d' U l' d' b' R' d2 U' R' b' D l' d b' F r' R U2 R D2 B' f U L2 u b' D L2 d' U R D2 d U2 r2 b2 f l' r' D B' L U b2 f R' f U' r R'
2. B2 b F' d' f l' u' r2 b' u U B' b2 f2 F2 D r2 B2 L u2 f R u R2 f2 F2 u' B2 r' D2 b' L r' f d' r R2 F2 r f' r2 u2 U2 l' u2 F' d U' r F2 R' d2 L2 l d b' f' U' b D
3. U' F2 D u2 R2 D u2 f2 D2 U R' B2 D2 u U2 F' l b' F2 D U b2 l R U l R2 B2 U' r2 f l r' R2 d2 l R' d2 L' R2 D' R B' d' U f' U b2 f2 D r' b2 l2 f2 L' B' l' u' R2 B2
4. R' b F' D' d2 u2 f2 F' D' d2 U2 R u L2 f' L' F D u2 f' l' b2 u' b' f l r u F' d2 r' D U f' D2 d2 u2 U R' u R' D' d2 u2 R B f2 r R' b2 D l' d2 L2 r R2 f' F r2 F
5. b' L B' f d2 b2 D' u' U l b F D' d u2 B2 f2 u2 R B' l' B' F' D' F2 u' B' f L' b2 U' F' d2 u' L' d2 u r2 u2 U2 B f2 U' f u2 U' f2 d l R' d2 B' F2 U B2 u U2 B d b'

2x2x2 Blindfolded
1. L U' L2 D R' U L F2 U R' U2 R D' B2 U B2 L2 U2 F D' L B R2 F2 R'
2. B' U2 F2 U L' D2 L' B2 L2 F' U' B U B2 L' D' R2 U' R' F' U2 R' B2 L2 D2
3. U' F D B' R2 B' U F L2 F D R2 F' R' F R F R' U' F' D2 F U R2 U'

3x3x3 Blindfolded
1. D B F' L' B2 F' L R2 B2 D' U2 F2 D B' F' U' B' F2 U2 L D2 L2 R D' L2
2. L2 R' D' R B2 F R U B' U' F2 D2 B F2 L B' F2 D2 F' L' R2 F' D2 R D'
3. U B F2 D' U' L R F D2 L2 D' U2 L F' R2 U' B' R D2 U' L D B F2 U'

4x4x4 Blindfolded
1. f2 F2 U F L' f F' r u' R' D' u U2 B R' F2 R2 B F' U' R2 D' B' F' D u U' F2 L' U2 B2 f' u' L' r' R' D U' r' D2
2. L U B R' F r2 B2 D2 f2 F' U' B' f' F' L R' D2 B' f' L' r u2 r2 f' L2 r' R2 B' L r' u2 L2 U R U L2 D2 u2 U f2
3. L r B' f2 F2 u B F L r2 B D2 r R u' R F L R' f' F' r2 R2 B f F2 r f' D2 u2 r2 U2 f R f D U2 f' F' u2

5x5x5 Blindfolded
1. R2 D' d2 f2 D u' U' B' f U' R B' R' U' b' U2 r f' F r' b2 f F2 r2 B U L' l' r2 R2 F d2 L l r U' b F2 L2 b' D2 L2 r' d2 l2 D' u U F r2 d B' L' F' l U' l r' d L2
2. B' R D2 u2 b' d2 l' r2 R u2 B f2 d l R' B F d2 B' D2 B' b' f F D' R D2 d' u U2 B' b' d' u L' b' U L' r' B2 b2 L2 r2 D' L' l' r2 R' d l2 r2 d' B U' r b' u L' F2 U
3. u B' r R' f' D L2 r' d' f2 L' l' r u F2 r B f L d R' d' b' f' F2 L F2 U2 B l r D2 d2 U' b' L b D' u' l2 B2 U2 B' b2 U' b2 F u2 R2 u l D2 d' u2 U L2 l R2 B2 u2

3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded
1. D2 B2 F' L2 B' U B2 L2 R F2 R F U2 F2 L' R' B2 F D' U2 L2 D' U' B2 D'
2. B F D L F L2 F2 L2 D2 F' R B' L F R' D' U' B2 F' R' F' U2 B' F2 L2
3. D2 L F' R B' F' D' U' B2 F' D2 U' R2 B' F2 L2 R B' U L' F U F R2 B
4. L' D' F' D2 L2 D2 U B U2 B' F R B F2 L' B2 F2 L' R2 D' L' R2 D2 L U
5. D' U2 B2 F2 D2 U' L R B F' L' B2 F D2 B2 D L R2 D2 L R' U' L R U2
6. F' D' L2 F' U L' D' R F R2 F2 U L2 F L2 R D2 R2 B2 L' R' B' F D2 U2
7. R' U L R D' F' D2 R' F' L R D2 L R' U' B' F' U2 L2 R2 B2 D U L R2
8. D' U2 B' L2 R' B F2 D' B L2 D2 L D' U' F' D U' L' B2 R' B2 L R' D' U'
9. B F2 U2 B' U2 L2 B L2 R' D U' L R U' R2 U L2 B' F D U F' D2 B2 R'
10. B' R F2 D2 L2 B2 F' U2 L' D U' R D L F U L2 B2 F2 L R2 B' F L D
11. B2 F' U' L' D' U2 F' R D' L2 D' U L D' L B' F' D2 U2 R2 D2 U F' D U2
12. F2 L2 R' B F D2 U R' D' L' B' F D2 U L2 R2 D U2 F R' B F' L2 R2 U2
13. B F' D R U2 B' R D2 B F' D2 U R' B D' U2 L R' B2 R' D U F' L' B
14. L' D2 U R2 D' L' R D2 R2 B F D B' U2 B2 F2 D' U B F L2 F' L2 B' F'
15. U B F' L U2 L' B F U2 L' R2 F2 U' L R' D2 L D U2 R2 D2 B' L' R' D'
16. U' B2 F' D' U' B' D' U' B2 F D2 R' D' U F R2 F U' B2 F' D U' F' D' U2
17. D' U2 B' L' B2 F' R B' F2 U F L B' F L' F' L2 B D B L2 F' U' L2 R'
18. D2 U B2 L' D L2 B' L' D2 U' B' F D2 U' L2 R2 B2 D' U L' B D2 F D U2
19. L' R' D' L D F' U' B D' F2 L R' D2 R2 D L F2 L' R B2 U2 B' D2 R' F2
20. U2 L R' U2 B' F2 D L2 U L R D U' B' D' B' L' R' D' U L2 R' B2 L2 B
21. F D2 L D' U B' U F' L' R F' U L2 B2 R' B F' D' F2 U' F U2 F U' B2
22. B D R' U B' F' R2 D L2 R2 F U R U L R2 F' R F' D B' L2 B2 L U
23. F' U L' R' B2 F D2 B2 R' D B2 U B' F' R2 B2 L R D R2 F R F2 R' D2
24. L R U R2 U' B F2 U R2 D2 B2 U R B2 F' D' U2 B' F L2 R B F2 D2 U
25. D' B2 R2 D2 R B2 L' R' B' D' F L2 F2 L D2 U' L' D' U' F D' U' L U' R2

3x3x3 One Handed
1. U2 L' D' U' L2 D' L B2 L R' F U B2 F L2 R' D' R B D U B L2 F L
2. U2 B F' U L2 B2 L' D2 U R D U2 L' R D2 L' R D U' L2 U L R B F'
3. D' R B F2 L' U2 B U R2 D' L2 U L' D U' B F R' B2 D' U L R2 F' R2
4. F U' F2 D2 L2 B' F R2 F U F2 L' R2 B F U B' D2 L2 D2 U2 R' B U2 F'
5. R' D R' F' D' B' F' L R2 U' B R' F' L2 B2 U B D2 L2 U2 B' F2 D U2 L2

3x3x3 With Feet
1. L R U L R' U' B' F R' D2 U L' U2 F' U2 R D2 U' L2 R' D2 F2 L' B2 D
2. D2 U2 F L' B D B R2 F L R2 B' F' D2 U2 R B F' D2 L R D R2 D U
3. L2 R' F2 U' F D2 U2 L2 R F' L' D' B2 D' U' F' D' U B2 D' U' L R F' U'
4. F2 L R F2 R' D' B2 R' D' F L2 R' U' R B' R' F L R F' L' R D' U B2
5. B D' U R2 B2 F2 L U2 B' F' D R' B2 F' D2 U L' R' B2 F2 R2 F R' F2 U'

3x3x3 Fewest Moves
1. B F2 D F2 L' R' B F' R2 F' U' B' D' U L R2 B F' D2 L' D2 U R B' L2 R D' R2 D' U2 B2 L2 R' U' F2 L' R F L R2 F L2 D' U2 L2 (45 moves original)
R2 D2 R2 B' D L' R U' L B2 R2 B' D F R' B D F (18 moves optimal solution, easier to apply multiple times)

2x2x2+3x3x3+4x4x4+5x5x5 Relay
1. (2x2x2) L F U F R D' F2 D2 R' B' R2 F R2 F' R B' L' D2 F2 D' L D L' U F2
1. (3x3x3) B2 F2 D2 R B F2 D2 U' B' U' L' R2 D R2 F2 D' U2 R2 D' U2 L R' B' F2 R
1. (4x4x4) D L' R2 D2 U2 B' F2 u F U f2 F' D f2 L2 R' B' F U2 L2 r2 u2 U2 R2 f2 F2 r' B f2 F2 r u L2 D u2 B2 L B' R D
1. (5x5x5) R u r f2 l2 u' R2 b' f l r D2 U b f D d u' U F L R B2 R D' f' r2 B2 r b2 d2 F U l' r d B d l2 D d' u F' D' L' l' d L' U2 l f' U2 R U' f2 D U b' L2 R2

Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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Master Magic (Just do 5 solves)
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Clock (UddU u=-1,d=5 would mean Up-Left-pin is Up, Up-Right-pin is Down, Down-Left-pin is Down, Down-Right-pin is Up and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin up rotated counterclockwise by 1 hour and that you need to turn a corner that has its pin down rotated clockwise by 5 hours)
1. UUdd u=-4,d=5 / dUdU u=6,d=2 / ddUU u=6,d=-4 / UdUd u=-3,d=3 / dUUU u=-3 / UdUU u=4 / UUUd u=-1 / UUdU u=0 / UUUU u=3 / dddd d=1 / UUdU
2. UUdd u=2,d=-1 / dUdU u=2,d=6 / ddUU u=5,d=2 / UdUd u=-4,d=0 / dUUU u=-5 / UdUU u=-3 / UUUd u=6 / UUdU u=3 / UUUU u=5 / dddd d=0 / dUdU
3. UUdd u=4,d=-2 / dUdU u=5,d=-1 / ddUU u=0,d=0 / UdUd u=-5,d=-2 / dUUU u=-1 / UdUU u=-5 / UUUd u=-1 / UUdU u=-3 / UUUU u=-3 / dddd d=1 / dUUd
4. UUdd u=4,d=3 / dUdU u=2,d=1 / ddUU u=-1,d=5 / UdUd u=3,d=-1 / dUUU u=6 / UdUU u=5 / UUUd u=-2 / UUdU u=6 / UUUU u=-3 / dddd d=2 / dUdd
5. UUdd u=6,d=3 / dUdU u=3,d=-2 / ddUU u=-1,d=-4 / UdUd u=-5,d=4 / dUUU u=1 / UdUU u=4 / UUUd u=4 / UUdU u=-1 / UUUU u=-1 / dddd d=-4 / UdUd

MegaMinx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! Scrambling MegaMinx is a pain in the ....That is why I now give you the choice between two types of scrambles. The second scrambling method was proposed by Stefan Pochmann at the WCA-site and he explains it here. Currently I will give scrambles by his scrambler, but in the future I might provide scrambles with less moves. Let me (and him) know what you think!)
1. F2 a4 b2 c e2 f2 e3 C2 c2 b4 f C3 E4 F4 f3 b E2 d3 B2 D4 C c E4 D4 E4 F2 A3 C F e4 a2 d3 c2 d3 F4 e2 d F4 B3 D3 b3 f3 b2 c3 F B3 a c2 b3 D4 F3 A c b4 f4 b4 D4 C4 B F3
2. f2 D2 a e3 d B e4 C3 d e3 C E a4 c4 e C3 b4 E3 F2 a4 e3 f2 C a c4 e f2 C4 D3 F4 A4 E2 e2 f4 D2 f4 b3 a3 f b e4 B4 F3 c b E4 b3 E4 b D3 c4 d F4 c d3 a3 c d2 e2 f2
3. D b f4 b3 d4 c4 e4 C3 f D E4 a3 b D2 f2 b4 f4 a2 c2 f4 C2 B3 f3 b3 d2 f e3 C4 a2 f b4 e3 B3 A2 e f3 a f C2 d a4 b e3 a b3 c3 b3 D3 c E4 b D E3 e2 f C4 D3 F b f
4. c3 e B4 b3 e3 a4 b3 E2 b e4 C2 A4 b3 d3 c F4 E4 f b f3 b4 f2 e4 B d2 F3 A2 D4 a f e2 a3 b2 e B3 c3 F2 d2 B3 F2 d f4 e a2 f4 D F4 f4 C3 f2 b3 e3 a3 c4 E2 F3 B4 D3 d a
5. c3 E3 f4 a2 d B2 F B4 E4 d3 e4 a2 d4 a e2 d e4 d4 f4 e4 d4 c a d3 e4 C f a4 e2 d2 F2 B3 C A4 b4 E3 F2 b3 c e a4 f2 D3 c4 e3 B2 d3 F2 d a4 d a4 d2 c2 f4 D2 d4 f4 a2 f
1. R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- Y--
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- Y++
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ Y++
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ Y++
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ Y++
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- Y++
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- Y++
2. R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- Y--
R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ Y++
R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- Y++
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ Y++
R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ Y++
R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ Y++
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ Y++
3. R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- Y++
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ Y--
R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ Y++
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ Y--
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ Y--
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- Y--
4. R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- Y--
R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ Y++
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ Y++
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- Y++
R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ Y--
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- Y--
5. R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ Y--
R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- Y++
R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- Y--
R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ Y++
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ Y--
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- Y++
R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ Y--

Pyraminx (If you don't know notation, learn it from the WCA! It's really easy. The first (small) letters are for the tips, then come the normal moves)
1. l r' b' u L' U' L R' U' B' R U' B R L B U B U L'
2. l' b' u U L R L' U' B L' U' R B U R B U' L U B'
3. r' u R B' L' U B R' U R' B L B U R' B U' R U' B'
4. r b u' R L' U' R' B' R' U L B' R U' R' U' B U R' B'
5. r b L B L' B L' B' U' L' B R L R' B R B' U L' U'

Square-1
1. 0,2 / 4,1 / 0,5 / -3,0 / -3,3 / 4,5 / 2,0 / 6,4 / -1,4 / 0,3 / -5,2 / 0,2 / -2,0 / 0,2 / 0,4 / 6,0 / -4,1
2. 0,6 / 6,3 / 6,3 / 3,0 / -4,3 / 4,1 / -3,5 / -3,4 / 0,2 / 0,3 / -1,1 / 1,4 / 2,5 / 3,0 / 0,1 / -1,0
3. 0,2 / 6,4 / 0,3 / 3,0 / 0,3 / 0,3 / 3,3 / 0,3 / -3,0 / 0,4 / 2,2 / -5,0 / 6,3 / 6,3 / 2,1 / -3,4 / 0,3
4. 0,6 / 0,6 / -3,3 / 4,0 / -1,0 / -1,0 / -4,0 / 5,5 / 0,1 / 4,4 / 0,2 / 0,4 / 0,2 / -4,0 / -2,0 / 0,5 / -3,0 / 2,1 /
5. 0,-4 / -3,0 / -3,0 / 0,4 / 6,0 / 6,0 / 1,5 / 0,3 / 3,3 / 3,3 / 2,0 / 0,4 / -4,3 / -1,4 / 6,0 / 6,2 / 0,5 /

Just to make sure everyone understands: We follow the official WCA rules for all events. The only exception for this is the experimental scrambling method for MegaMinx. For relay you have 15 seconds of inspection in total, you can use any order to solve the cubes and the rest of the relay-rules should be obvious. Here are some other things that people often don't know:

• For big-cubes a small letter in the scramble means double layer turn, not slice turn
• For multiple blind you can choose how many cubes you are going to do (let me know if 25 scrambles is not enough). If you choose 5 cubes you have to use the first 5 scrambles.
• For one-handed you can only use one hand during inspection
• For with feet you can only use feet during inspection
• For Fewest Moves there is a 1 hour time limit

For every event you participate in you will be rewarded points. You will also be rewarded points according to your ranking. Because this is quite a complicated system you can read about it in this thread. The results of the competition will be available as soon as possible after the competition closes in this thread.

If you think other events should be added to this competition you can influence that in the 2008: Other events for Weekly competition thread

This competition starts now and ends tuesday/wednesday nightchange (officialy), but I will only close a competition after the new one is on-line.

 

[AvGalen]

Fewest Moves Analysis

Reserved for Fewest Moves Analysis

 

[masterofthebass]

Dan Cohen

2x2x2: 7.56 5.30 4.27 6.96 7.11 = 6.45
3x3x3: 17.30 17.11 16.38 15.28 16.94 = 16.81
pretty good.
4x4x4: 1:12.75 1:11.75 1:17.31 1:15.66 1:31.33 = 1:15.24
1:31 was a mess-up on the 3x3.
5x5x5: 1:57.55 1:50.83 1:54.71 3:38.88 2:05.34 = 1:59.20
I had the weirdest puzzle defect ever. The puzzle locked up, and a x center actually went on the inside of a + center. Surprisingly nothing broke and I was able to fix it. It happened on the last edge at 1:25 too... A really good average though.
3x3x3 OH: 33.83 26.71 30.91 29.71 28.56 = 29.72
3x3x3 WF:
Relay: 3:41.66
did it from big -> small this week. breakdowns were like 2:05, 1:10, and a bad 3x3.
Magic:
Master Magic: 2.80 3.36 2.65 3.06 3.27 = 3.04
Pyraminx: 8.93 10.33 12.71 10.30 13.30 = 11.11
Square-1: 48.44 43.58 56.28 51.65 45.15 = 48.41

---BLD---
2x2x2: 50.77 45.46 DNF = 45.46
3x3x3: 1:34.86 1:21.88 1:38.36 = 1:21.88
ridiculous results. I was just able to do memo insanely fast.
4x4x4:

 

[Dene]

I'm getting in early this week!

3x3x3: 25.36 25.43 23.43 23.43 22.27 => 24.07
I blame this on lack of sleep.

3x3x3_OH: 42.90 47.40 51.36 39.59 34.15 => 43.30
Pretty good!

3x3x3_feet: 2:36.53 1:59.63 2:27.18 2:56.15 2:05.25 => 2:22.99
WOOOOO SUB2!!! And that was after a 30 second F perm (last one was too )

3x3x3_BLD: 5:53.71 DNF (5:38.34) DNF => 5:53.71
Second had 2 edges flipped, darn.

4x4x4: 2:29.02 2:22.05 2:54.65 3:24.63 3:35.91 => 2:56.10
It's a shame, I got off to such a good start, and a new Personal Best!!

 

[Erik]

Erik
2: (4.45), 4.01, 3.33, (2.94), 3.83=>3.72 good, raced on cam with Derrick
3: 13.08, (14.73), (9.11), 14.14, 11.63=>12.95 weird avg, a skip and a plus 2 (14) raced with Derrick
4: 57.77, 1:01.55, (1:04.55), 59.41, (57.16)=>59.58 bad, raced with Derrick
5: 1:40.11, 1:38.23, (1:36.02), 1:38.97, (1:43.55)=>1:39.10 horrible!
----BLD-----
2x2: 38.31, DNF, 34.30=>34.30

 

[tim]

lol, 5 views, 4 posts

 

[Jason Baum]

Jason Baum

2x2x2: (3.98) (7.05) 5.76 6.30 5.16 = 5.74
3x3x3: (13.88) 13.11 13.50 11.95 (11.50) = 12.85 Not that good... Too many 13s
4x4x4: (1:17.67) 1:05.75 1:07.26 1:07.83 (1:01.05) = 1:06.95
5x5x5: 3:27.75 3:33.55 (3:05.99) 3:30.25 (4:15.03) = 3:30.52 Meh, no improvement, and my 5x5x5 is starting to feel much worse
3x3x3 OH: (27.19) 26.81 23.81 (23.22) 25.77 = 25.46 TERRIBLE, haven't practiced this all week
Relay: 5:31.76 2x2x2- 6.xx, 3x3x3- 12.xx, 4x4x4- 1:10.xx, 5x5x5- 4:13.xx Jeez, why am I so bad on the 5x5x5?
2x2x2 BLD: 54.58 1:16.42 48.31 = 48.31
3x3x3 BLD: 2:29.41 2:30.53 DNF = 2:29.41 I actually popped on my second solve but I was able to find the piece, put it back in and keep going. The orientation was good too!
4x4x4 BLD: DNF (14:43.16) Off by two dang centers
5x5x5 BLD:

 

[tim]

Tim

multi bld
8/8 in 21:33.53 minutes (memo 11:50).

4x4x4 bld
Best: 8:01.72
8:12.16, 9:22.99, 8:01.72
Memo: 2:50, 3:40, 2:54

argh, so close to a sub-8.

 

[ExoCorsair]

2x2x2: 6.27 6.64 4.00 8.76 6.62 = 6.51
3x3x3: 22.26 22.16 20.40 20.57 17.87 = 21.04
4x4x4: 1:28.94 1:35.13 1:38.14 1:31.73 1:35.33 = 1:34.06
5x5x5: 2:17.17 2:26.90 2:12.55 1:59.43 2:29.00 = 2:18.87
2x2x2_bf: DNF DNF 25.67 = 25.67
3x3x3_oh: 46.69 1:04.27 1:00.83 1:00.15 49.31 = 56.76
Magic: 2.13 5.41 1.40 1.34 DNF = 2.98
Master Magic: 4.19 2.83 3.76 4.57 3.63 = 3.86

Very, very, very out of practice...

 

[Lt-UnReaL]

3x3x3
Average: 20.66
Times: 20.28, 19.56, 22.15, (18.18), (22.40)

 

[Jacco]

3x3 (37.16), 34.00, 33.22, 33.34, (31.13) = 33.52
Quite ok.

3x3 oh 1:36.28, 1:32.81, (1:43.00), (1:08.96), 1:38.13 = 1:35.74
I don't really practise OH.

3x3 bld: 4:46.72 (5:32.97), (5:32.13) = 4:46.72
Also quite ok, getting a little better at it.

mbld (0/2): 18:24.69
First try on multiblind, I'm gonna practice this. First cube had two edges flipped, second one 3 switched edges.

5x5: (4:56.96), 5:15.00, 5:00.91, (5:43.93), 5:12.22 = 5:09.38

 

[Mike Hughey]

Okay, I couldn't resist giving my fewest moves solution now instead of waiting for everything else, since it's just too funny (sad) that I used a 14-move PLL to solve it, after my earlier discussion with Arnaud. I'm truly sorry, Arnaud - I tried not to, but I just couldn't help it - it was that or DNF. (Honest - I didn't do it intentionally! Do you believe me?)

Mike Hughey:
Fewest Moves: 40 moves
2x2x3: F2 B D2 L R U' B U' (8/8)
fix some edges - solves all but 2 corners twisted and 3 edges: B D' B' D' B' L' B (7/15)
pseudo OLL: L2 B2 F' U R U' R' B' R F B' (11/26)
pseudo PLL: F L D' L' F U L' B' L' B L2 U' F2 L2 (14/40)

I found this in just 20 minutes, writing down the entire solution in that time and double-checking it. Then I spent most of the rest of the time trying to figure out how to alter the beginning or apply a different OLL that would get the corners in better shape for a corner commutator, with absolutely no luck.

After the hour was up (so this one doesn't count), I spent just 20 more minutes trying insertions and searching the Internet for an algorithm to twist 2 corners (which I will now memorize, since it's really easy to memorize), and I came up with this solution that was 5 moves better (35 moves):
2x2x3: . F2 B D2 L R U' B U' (8/8)
solve most of it: B D' B' D' B' L' . B (7/15)
insert at first . to solve edges: R F2 D U' R2 D' U R' (8/23)
insert at second . to twist corners: R F' D2 F R' U2 R F' D2 F R' U2 (12/35)
No cancellations, but at least the algorithms worked in those places without much setup.

Any answers as to how I could have done better? The start seems so nice.

Edit: I guess the PLL itself was really just 13 moves, not 14 (the 14th move was just fixing the "pseudo" state), but I still think it's funny that this happened this week.

 

[joey]

3x3: (15.88) 18.63 17.40 16.59 (18.84) Average: 17.54
No warm up.

 

[Henrik]

Henrik
Magic: 1.04, (1.01), 1.01, (1.40), 1.01 => 1.02 sec

 

[sam]

2x2x2: 6.80 (6.19) 8.27 (8.77) 6.27 = 7.11 avg. I'm going to learn guimond/ortega one of these days...
3x3x3:21.80 22.02 (26.65) 21.30 (16.66)= 21.71 avg. Gah.
3x3x3OH: (51.09) (34.18) 48.33 34.63 39.63 = 40.86 If i didn't have that 51 it would've been sub 40
Magic: 1.19 (1.15) (1.22) 1.15 1.15 = 1.16 avg. Did it without warming up. will practise more.
Master Magic: (2.38) 2.53 2.50 2.55 (2.78) = 2.53 avg. HORRIBLE. Need to practise this as well...

 

[Karthik]

Karthik Puthraya
3x3x3: 20.39, (18.60), 19.75, 20.84, (22.24) = 20.32
Comment: Now I am sure that I am cursed.
4x4x4: 100.42, 113.89, (131.24), 128.80, (98.14) = 114.37
Comment: Decent
3x3x3 BLD: DNF, 1:52.76, 2:17.02 = 1:52.76
Comment: I am very happy with the second solve.
3x3x3 Multi Bld: 3/4 Time:22:53.56
Was off by one edge cycle in the 3rd cube.Grrr.

 

[Sin-H]

2x2x2:
Average: 6.02
Times: (5.25), (7.59), 5.89, 6.86, 5.30

3x3x3:
Average: 14.17
Times: 14.11, (13.88), 14.11, (20.45), 14.29

 

[Dene]

FMC: This is my first ever attempt so please be lenient. I have never tried a solution like this before, so it was all new, but unfortunately I had to stick to OLL+PLL because I couldn't figure out how to orient+permute the corners by themselves .
I think a reasonable start, but using a G-perm screwed it over, and I couldn't find a shorter alternative in the hour. So here is the solution:

1st Block: R' F2 R2 F2 U2 F2
Setup: L2 D' B'
Extend: U' F' D F' U'
2x2x3 Block: B R B'
3rd Pair: L D2 L2 F2 L
4th pair: D' F D2 F' R' D2 R
Sune: L D L' D L D2 L'
Setup: D
G-perm: F2 d' F D' F D F' d F2 L D' L'

49 moves. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm sure with another half hour I could have this down to 44ish.

 

[Pedro]

Fewest moves

(2x2x2)
F B R' B2 F U2 R' (7)

(2x2x3, completing cross)
U L U' D2 F2 L' D B' L B L' (11)

(3rd pair, preparing 4th one)
x2 L U L2 B L B' (6)

(4th pair, manipulating edges)
U' B U2 B' R' U R (7)

(fixing corners)
y' (F' R D2 R' F U2) (F' R D2 R' F U2) (12)

Total: 43 moves

Yeah, I suck...

 

[FU]

3x3x3:
1. 20.00
2. 24.14
3. (24.41)
4. 18.62
5. (16.76)

Average = 20.92

Damn.