Indiana Winter 2010

[Mike Hughey]

That is really cool you held a class--I'm not so sure how well that would go over in my town, Plainfield. Did you have other people helping you teach? I'm really impressed!

My daughters helped a lot. Marie and Rebecca can both solve a cube in about a minute, so they were able to help me show the algorithms and also help solve cubes to the step we were on, so they could quickly try things out.

Most of the students still need notes now to do the permutation of the last layer, but the majority can get to that point without notes. And if all goes well, by the end of this week most of them will be able to solve it entirely without notes.

We're going to have an unofficial competition among the class members the week before the official one. Then I'll get to see how well they've really learned it. (It will also be a good opportunity for them to practice judging. )

I set up the class by putting out a message to other members in some of the homeschool groups we're part of. We had 8 or 9 families with members who were interested, which made for what was really a perfect-sized class. There were something like 14 kids total, and also 6 or 7 parents. A couple of the younger kids had trouble, and I'm not sure they will come away from the class able to solve the cube on their own, but the majority learned it. And everyone seemed to have fun.

 

[FatBoyXPC]

Mike, you are the man! There's a workshop called Hoosier Recreation, and I've really thought about teaching the Cube there, but it's just over a weekend so I'm not sure if I'd be able to do that well, especially with such a mixed age group.

cincyaviation - I'd have love to carpooled w/some fellow nerds/cubers, but I'll probably already be up around the Indy Int'l Airport area (my girlfriend's house) if I don't end up taking anybody else with me. So I'm sure unless you leave quite early I'll beat you there

Hatter - this is also my first competition, my PB is 20.92 and I don't think I've broken 21.xx since, so my PB is quite a wall to reach (but would be awesome if I broke it here!). My average probably isn't 36, but I'm guessing low 30s, I bounce between 22s-35. Some days I don't touch a 30s solve, some days I rarely break it. I think it's how tired I am when I solve Such as I just did about 8, only 4 of which were sub30.

 

[CubesOfTheWorld]

It is confirmed. I will be there. Any guesses for the winner? Dan Cohen... No brainer

 

[Mike Hughey]

It is confirmed. I will be there. Any guesses for the winner? Dan Cohen... No brainer

Chester's faster at 3x3x3. But I do suspect Dan will walk away with first place in more events than any other person there.

 

[Cyrus C.]

I might actually be going now. Still not confirmed, but Chicago helped.

 

[masterofthebass]

It is confirmed. I will be there. Any guesses for the winner? Dan Cohen... No brainer

Chester's faster at 3x3x3. But I do suspect Dan will walk away with first place in more events than any other person there.

I wouldn't say chester is faster. More like I decide to stink horribly in competition. At Indiana I think I will go for better averages, rather then a good single.

 

[isaacthecuber]

Any guesses for the winner? Dan Cohen... No brainer

I don't know, with my new Haiyan cube I feel like I can do some pretty good averages. Hopefully sub-13! But Chester and Dan are obviously very good too! And who knows what WR's Dan might walk away with! =]

 

[blah]

Chester needs more cinnamon rolls.

 

[Kian]

Chester needs more cinnamon rolls.

It is a well established fact that eating 3 things from Cinnabon in a month will result in your heart exploding.

 

[cincyaviation]

Chester needs more cinnamon rolls.

It is a well established fact that eating 3 things from Cinnabon in a month will result in your heart exploding.

it is also known that eating more healthy things than things from cinnabon and/or bacon related products, will make your tastebuds hate you...

 

[ShadenSmith]

Chester needs more cinnamon rolls.

It is a well established fact that eating 3 things from Cinnabon in a month will result in your heart exploding.

Pork > Air.

 

[Kian]

Chester needs more cinnamon rolls.

It is a well established fact that eating 3 things from Cinnabon in a month will result in your heart exploding.

it is also known that eating more healthy things than things from cinnabon and/or bacon related products, will make your tastebuds hate you...

I'm certainly not trying to argue for healthy eating. Obviously bacon products aren't even a discussion, they should be consumed as much as possible. I just don't think Cinnabon is worth your imminent death. Bacon is another story entirely, though.

Chester needs more cinnamon rolls.

It is a well established fact that eating 3 things from Cinnabon in a month will result in your heart exploding.

Pork > Air.

As we discussed last night when I made my ham and bacon sandwich, I completely agree, Shaden.

 

[anythingtwisty]

Unfortunately, due to a Jazz Festival in Muncie that is compulsory for all members of the North Central Jazz Bands, I cannot attend. However, this does mean that no one has to scramble my Type C!
Can Jim/Carson/Shaden please remove me from the competitor list?

 

[jms_gears1]

Unfortunately, due to a Jazz Festival in Muncie that is compulsory for all members of the North Central Jazz Bands, I cannot attend. However, this does mean that no one has to scramble my Type C!
Can Jim/Carson/Shaden please remove me from the competitor list?

but but but what ab out c4y core, D:

 

[Mike Hughey]

Unfortunately, due to a Jazz Festival in Muncie that is compulsory for all members of the North Central Jazz Bands, I cannot attend. However, this does mean that no one has to scramble my Type C!
Can Jim/Carson/Shaden please remove me from the competitor list?

I'm sorry to hear that. I removed you. If something comes up and you can make it, please do sign up again - we'll miss having you there.

 

[cincyaviation]

Unfortunately, due to a Jazz Festival in Muncie that is compulsory for all members of the North Central Jazz Bands, I cannot attend. However, this does mean that no one has to scramble my Type C!
Can Jim/Carson/Shaden please remove me from the competitor list?

I'm sorry to hear that. I removed you. If something comes up and you can make it, please do sign up again - we'll miss having you there.

or mike could do it...

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

Unfortunately, due to a Jazz Festival in Muncie that is compulsory for all members of the North Central Jazz Bands, I cannot attend. However, this does mean that no one has to scramble my Type C!
Can Jim/Carson/Shaden please remove me from the competitor list?

I'm sorry to hear that. I removed you. If something comes up and you can make it, please do sign up again - we'll miss having you there.

or mike could do it...

He already did...

 

[cincyaviation]

Unfortunately, due to a Jazz Festival in Muncie that is compulsory for all members of the North Central Jazz Bands, I cannot attend. However, this does mean that no one has to scramble my Type C!
Can Jim/Carson/Shaden please remove me from the competitor list?

I'm sorry to hear that. I removed you. If something comes up and you can make it, please do sign up again - we'll miss having you there.

or mike could do it...

He already did...

thats why i said that, why do i find it odd that Bob Saget is signed up for the comp?

 

[JBCM627]

thats why i said that, why do i find it odd that Bob Saget is signed up for the comp?

I'll be banning the IP that sent that registration soon.

 

[Anthony]

thats why i said that, why do i find it odd that Bob Saget is signed up for the comp?

I'll be banning the IP that sent that registration soon.

lol. "Bob Saget" signed up for our Texas competition this past weekend as well. We didn't add him to the registration, but we were never really sure whether or not it was a coincidence or a joke. Now we know for sure.