Easy / Lucky / Hard / Weird scrambles Thread

[jrb]

L U2 B R' U' D2 R2 D' R R' D R2 D2 U R B' U2 L R

Now everyone can say that they beat the world record!

 

[Julian]

L U2 B R' U' D2 R2 D' R R' D R2 D2 U R B' U2 L R

Now everyone can say that they beat the world record!

I like how that cancels to L2 R.

 

[EricReese]

I like how that cancels to L2 R.

I also love how in the middle of that scramble there is R R' next to each other

lold

 

[Mike Hughey]

L U2 B R' U' D2 R2 D' R R' D R2 D2 U R B' U2 L R

Now everyone can say that they beat the world record!

Urdoinitrong. It should be more like this:

L U2 B R' U' D2 R2 D' R2 U2 D2 L2 D L2 U' R B' U2 L R

 

[whauk]

U' F' B2 D' B' D2 F L D' L' U2 R' F L2 R U' B' D U L R2 B' D' B2 F

x2 U R' F' R2 L2 u' R L U L (cool stuff)
U2 L' U' L
y2 M' U M U' M' U2 M
U2 L U2 L' U' L U L'
R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R (ZBLL)

time was 8.86

 

[ilikecubing]

U' F' B2 D' B' D2 F L D' L' U2 R' F L2 R U' B' D U L R2 B' D' B2 F

x2 U R' F' R2 L2 u' R L U L (cool stuff)
U2 L' U' L
y2 M' U M U' M' U2 M
U2 L U2 L' U' L U L'
R2 D R U2 R' D R U2 R (ZBLL)

time was 8.86

ZBLL not working

 

[EricReese]

I think just lookin at the alg the first D move in that alg is supposed to be D'. Though I haven't looked at the solution yet, but Im guessing its like a headlights ZBLL. Dunno though if thats not the fix

 

[irontwig]

Pretty silly imo to call a corner cycle a ZBLL, sure technically it is one, but so is all PLLs.

 

[qqwref]

Because 25 move scrambles kill my fluency,rythm etc,i hate to wait too long between solves.

Maybe you should scramble faster then, or give up physical cubes entirely.

Seriously: using 17 moves is a problem because 70% of positions require at least 18 moves to solve, meaning that you're only getting positions in the easiest 30%. Fewer moves means that easy cases are more likely. More importantly, 25 random moves (or: random position) is a standard which lets us meaningfully compare times between two people. If you're not going to follow the rules everyone else is, you might as well just stop the timer before PLL.

 

[irontwig]

L2L4 friendly: R2 B2 F U2 L2 B' L' U F B2 U D' F' L2 R2 U' R2 U B2 U2 F U2 R D' B'

Solution for first layer:

Spoiler

x2 D L2 R U2 R2 U R2 U' R2 D2

lolno

Spoiler

U M2 U R2 F R F'

 

[ilikecubing]

Maybe you should scramble faster then, or give up physical cubes entirely.

Seriously: using 17 moves is a problem because 70% of positions require at least 18 moves to solve, meaning that you're only getting positions in the easiest 30%. Fewer moves means that easy cases are more likely. More importantly, 25 random moves (or: random position) is a standard which lets us meaningfully compare times between two people. If you're not going to follow the rules everyone else is, you might as well just stop the timer before PLL.

Another reason I use 17 move scrambles is to save time,i have a really busy schedule,so I hardly get time to do an ao12.
Well yeah,I may be harming myself by solving on seventeen move scrambles by getting too many easy crosses,maybe? But No,I get bad crosses,most of them are 5 moves+
And I'm not comparing my times with anyone or racing someone.
I just practice at home for fun whenever I get time,
But yeah,if I race someone or compare my times with him/her,i will obviously use 25 move scrambles.

 

[whauk]

Pretty silly imo to call a corner cycle a ZBLL, sure technically it is one, but so is all PLLs.

i recognized it as exactly this case. i wasnt doing OLL, i wasnt doing COLL, i was doing ZBLL.
it is also my COLL alg but since i prerecognized the PLL "skip" i will call it ZBLL.

maybe silly but correct.

 

[Julian]

R B2 F' L U2 B D2 R B L' B2 D' B2 F2 U B2 U D2 B L' B2 R2 F U2 F
Really interesting.

 

[Andrew Ricci]

F2 L U2 D2 L2 F' D L2 B F L2 R' U L' D F2 D2 F' R2 B2 U' F U R' U2

LOL Cross skip.

I failed and got 11, even though my LL was FRUR'U'F' and U Perm. :fp

 

[JyH]

F2 L U2 D2 L2 F' D L2 B F L2 R' U L' D F2 D2 F' R2 B2 U' F U R' U2

LOL Cross skip.

I failed and got 11, even though my LL was FRUR'U'F' and U Perm. :fp

IT'S ACTUALLY NOT A CROSS SKIP, YOU HAVE TO DO A D'

 

[Andrew Ricci]

IT'S ACTUALLY NOT A CROSS SKIP, YOU HAVE TO DO A D'

The cross is finished, it simply has to be aligned. That's like saying a 1x2x3 block isn't finished because it isn't lined up with its corresponding centers.

 

[qqwref]

Got this from qqtimer. Interesting beginning.
B2 F2 D2 U2 L2 R2 D' R2 L2 B2 F2 D U R' D' B' L' D' B2 F2 U F2 B2 L' D2

 

[Julian]

U L U L U' L U' B R L R' b u'
Technically full step

 

[JyH]

U' F2 D' B' D U R B D L2 B F' R2 F2 U D2 L2 B U B F' R' B F' D'

Cross on U

 

[RubiksNub]

U F U' R2 F U' F2 U' R'
2x2