So, it’s a new year and now I can do whatever events I feel like doing again. This week I felt like doing just about everything. I wanted to do 7x7x7 BLD, but I just didn't have the time.
Speedsolving was very pathetic for me this week, I’m afraid. I’m just too out of practice, and doing most things with no warmup makes it worse.
Mike Hughey:
2x2x2: 8.80, 8.02, 9.22, 11.15, 6.06 = 8.68 3x3x3:25.25, 24.84, 18.97, 23.40, 25.19 = 24.48 4x4x4: 1:34.71 [O], 1:57.05 [OP], 1:41.63 [OP], 1:35.78 [OP], 1:30.05 = 1:37.37 5x5x5:2:51.16, 2:40.58, 2:34.36, 2:46.05, 2:31.55 = 2:40.33 6x6x6:5:42.68 [P], 5:05.46 [O], 5:37.78 [OP], 4:57.53 [O], 5:07.36 [OP] = 5:16.87
Comment: I really like not having to sacrifice one of the speedsolves so I can do BLD! 7x7x7:8:07.18, 7:07.68, 7:29.16, 7:37.65, 7:47.46 = 7:38.09 2x2x2 BLD: 32.25, 27.00, 27.71 = 27.00 3x3x3 BLD: DNF [1:42.55], 1:50.02, 1:39.81 = 1:39.81
Comment: First one had 2 edges flipped. Third one was really easy, but I messed up on 2 commutators and had to undo and redo them. 4x4x4 BLD: 6:38.73 [3:14], DNF [8:44.24, 4:00], 8:17.03 [3:50] = 6:38.73
Comment: Second one off by 3 wings (recalled 2 images out of order) and 2 centers (memorized one piece incorrectly). First one was a very nice scramble! 5x5x5 BLD: DNF [15:38.04, 7:40], 14:56.23 [7:57], 17:01.40 [9:14] = 14:56.23
Comment: First one off by 3 wings; I executed DX as TX. 6x6x6 BLD:DNF [31:14.17, 14:05]
Comment: 7 inner X centers and 8 obliques wrong. I couldn’t remember one location of the obliques, so I went back to them later, and when I did them, I accidentally applied them to the inner X centers instead of the obliques. Stupid! 3x3x3 multiBLD:8/9 = 7 points, 46:12.56 [29:04]
Comment: A decent attempt, I guess. The second one was off by a T perm. I applied the second solve to the fourth cube in its entirety, then realized I had used the wrong memo on that cube. So I skipped on and picked up the second cube and did it again (it always goes faster the second time, especially in a row, so I’ve started doing that when I make this mistake, which happens far too often). Apparently I forgot to do the T perm then. Then I went back to the fourth cube, undid the whole thing (including the T perm – I remember doing it), and applied the proper solve to it. So I actually successfully solved all 9 cubes’ memorizations; it’s just that I only got the second cube’s solve right once, and that was on the fourth cube. 3x3x3 OH:38.41, 45.65, 40.21, 44.94, 48.69 = 43.60 3x3x3 WF:1:42.41, 1:53.71, 1:50.27, 1:52.11, 2:06.46 = 1:52.03 3x3x3 Match the scramble:1:24.35, 1:45.17, 1:28.80, 1:25.80, 1:48.56 = 1:33.26 3x3x3 Fewest Moves:35 moves
U2 B’ U’ B U2 B’ U B U B2 U D’ F D B D’ F’ D U B’ U B2 R2 B2 R2 B R2 B2 L’ D U’ L2 D2 R F
inverse scramble:
2x2x2: F’ R’ D2 L2 U D’ L
2x2x3: B2 R2 B’ R2 B2 R2
3x cross: B2 U’ B U’ B’ . U’ B2
4th pair + OLL: U’ B’ U’ B U2 B’ U B
AUF: U2
insert at .: B D’ F D B’ D’ F’ D
B’ B cancel before insertion.
2-4 relay:2:07.25 2-5 relay:4:53.20 [O] Magic: 10.46, 11.83, 10.59, 8.63, 10.11 = 10.39
Comment: OHITABLD, of course. It’s just more fun that way. Master Magic: 3.96, 3.63, 3.90, 5.50, 3.75 = 3.87 Clock:2:53.84 [0:50], 20.44, 17.08, 16.93, 16.46 = 18.15
Comment: Figured I’d do the first one BLD; it doesn’t mess up my average much that way. Memorized it wrong at first and had to rememorize the whole thing before solving. MegaMinx: 3:06.38, 2:33.97, 3:13.11, 2:54.71, 3:09.53 = 3:03.54 Pyraminx:DNF [52.06], 11.34, 16.13, 14.63, 13.11 = 14.62
Comment: First one had 2 edges flipped; it was done BLD, of course. Square-1:8:00.14 [4:45], 39.29 [P], 30.13, 38.02, 34.37 = 37.23
Comment: First one (BLD) was case MA; I realized while memorizing that my matrix for this case was slightly wrong, but in a way I could figure it out. It’s the first time I ever got this case. Skewb: 20.03, 20.69, 15.25, 9.03, 21.72 = 18.66
L2 U’ R’ B D’ B2 R 2x2x3 - one corner 7 R’ U R’ L’ B L B L’ B’ L bit of EO + insert 3rd pair 10 – 17
U’ R’ U’ R U2 R’ U2 R tinkering last pair 24 8 - 25
F U # R U’ R’ F’ OLL 6 - 31
U’ leaves 3 corners 1 – 32
At # insert U2 L D L’ U2 L D’ L’ to cancel 1 move 7 – 39
cancelled 2 moves between step 1 and 2: total 37 moves
L2 U’ R’ B D’ B2 U R’ L’ B L B L’ B’ L U’ R’ U’ R U2 R’ U2 R F U’ L D L’ U2 L D’ L’ R U’ R’ F’ U’
3x3x3
1. U L' F' D2 B2 R B F L U' L2 D' U2 F L' F D' U
2. B U F' D2 U F2 L2 D2 U' L2 R D2 L F' D2 U' L' R
3. B D R' U2 L U L D2 B2 R2 B2 R U' L2 R D R
4. B2 R' U B L R2 F' U2 F' L2 B' L F' U R U R2 U'
5. L' B' R' B' D' B L2 F L D L' B' R2 B D' L R2
I'm new to Clock so i red the notation instructions on the forum wikipedia, i'm not sure if i got i right. So i wonder why there is steps like this one from the first scramble this week "UUUd u=0". Dos this mean that i should have the pegs up, up, up, down and the do nothing at all and then mow on the the next step of the scramble? If so, why is there a zero move step in the scramble?
This is also in the third "UUUU u=0" this is from scramble four "dUdU u=4,d=0" and this is from scramble five "UUUd u=0"
I'm new to Clock so i red the notation instructions on the forum wikipedia, i'm not sure if i got i right. So i wonder why there is steps like this one from the first scramble this week "UUUd u=0". Dos this mean that i should have the pegs up, up, up, down and the do nothing at all and then mow on the the next step of the scramble? If so, why is there a zero move step in the scramble?
This is also in the third "UUUU u=0" this is from scramble four "dUdU u=4,d=0" and this is from scramble five "UUUd u=0"
Yes, if there is a 0 that means "don't turn the wheel" for that peg. The pegs Up/down are always the same order for scrambling, that is why a 0 is mentioned and not removed entirely.
Also, my results will be posted in another 18 hours. Hopefully that is on time
blindfolded: 2x2BLD: dnf 39.54 dnf = 39.54 3x3BLD: 1:49.97 2:51.30 1:43.01 = 1:43.01 not so bad
I just could not get the memo to stick on the second (apart from the many cycles) 4x4BLD: dnf 9:09.46 dnf = 9:09.46 rather bad
But rather fun is that i had two centers off on the first and the third, and it was the same two centers
(they were back and down, the last in line for memo.
On the last I "forgot" to memo them, on the first I don't remember now if I forgot to memo them or
forgot to solve them ) 5x5BLD: dnf dnf 16:49.77 = 16:49.77 Good one for me, still a little of safe in it. 6x6BLD: dnf = dnf 7 obliques off, got to practice those. 7x7BLD: dnf = dnf Not too good, 2 corners & 2 edges and 2 x-centers and a lot of obliques. Multi: 8/10 = 6 in 57:18, memo 40-41
Inverse Scramble: B' R F2 R F2 L F2 U' B R2 U' L' F' B D2 B2 U R
F2L minus 1 pair and 1 corner: D U B2 . U' R' : U R2 L' B L U L2
5-cycle: F' L F L' U
. = B' U' F U B U' F' U (3 moves cancelling)
: = B2 U F U' B2 U F' U' (2 moves cancelling)
Inverse Solution: D U B U' F U B U' F' R' B2 U F U' B2 U F' R2 L' B L U L2 F' L F L' U
Solution: U' L F' L' F L2 U' L' B' L R2 F U' B2 U F' U' B2 R F U B' U' F' U B' U' D'
