Easy / Lucky / Hard / Weird scrambles Thread

[TDM]

not using optimal is better because with optimal, you dont need to practise or anything to realise that there is a 4 move solution, but if you get an 11 move scramble with a 4 move solution then you are less likely to notice it (like you were in a competition or something).

I don't use knowing that the scrambles are short to help me find a solution. Even when I see it can have a short solution, I still solve as normal. Here's how I solved those two scrambles:
U R2 F2:
I can see R2 would solve the yellow side and give me an OLL skip. Looking at the left face, there are opposite colours on U and D. Same on the right side. So I know the PBL is R2 F2 R2 (diag-diag). So I cancel out the two R2s, do an x rotation, and I start the timer and do U2 [L R] (I hate doing F turns). I then AUF.
U2 R U' F' R:
There are three white pieces solved, so I do z' y. I do U' R U R' to insert the final piece. I then nearly dropped the cube after seeing OLL and PBL skip (which is why I didn't get a PB with this scramble), and did U2.
So I didn't use the short scrambles to help me find a short solution. I could see the first one in inspection, and the second one I started normally and got two skips. The second one was a 2-gen solution to a 3-gen scramble.

 

[CyanSandwich]

B2 D2 R2 F2 L2 F2 U2 L F2 U2 R2 F D R' B2 F R' F D' F
After at least 20,000 solves - my first LL skip!

But my f2l solution was terrible.

x2 y
L R' B' D2 U L2
y2 U R U R'
y U2 R U' R' U R U R'
y U R U2 R' y U2 R U2 R' U R U' R'
y' U R U2 R' U2 F' U' F U2 F' U' F

 

[Julian]

LS+LL: B2 L2 F2 D2 L' D2 R F2 R' F2 L2 B' L B' F U' F

 

[Schmidt]

LS+LL: B2 L2 F2 D2 L' D2 R F2 R' F2 L2 B' L B' F U' F

LS+U`+OLL+PLLskip+U

EDIT: My solution [13]is shorter than the scramble[17]

 

[Michael Womack]

LS+LL: B2 L2 F2 D2 L' D2 R F2 R' F2 L2 B' L B' F U' F

I think that scramble is an F2l trainer scramble.

 

[Username]

I think that scramble is an F2l trainer scramble.

No, it's an LS+LL scramble

 

[Michael Womack]

No, it's an LS+LL scramble

oh ok thanks

 

[DuffyEdge]

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

 

[TDM]

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

y'
D R U R' D2 y L' U' L D
U R' U' R
Really easy start. Ending is good, but not great.
U2 y' R U2 R' U2 R U' R'
r U R' U R U' R' U R U2 r'
l U' R D2 R' U R D2 R2

 

[DuffyEdge]

y'
D R U R' D2 y L' U' L D
U R' U' R
Really easy start. Ending is good, but not great.
U2 y' R U2 R' U2 R U' R'
r U R' U R U' R' U R U2 r'
l U' R D2 R' U R D2 R2

My thoughts as well, my last layer was so bad that I ended up with a pretty normal time anyway

 

[danfresh666]

R2 B' U' B' L2 F D R U' R2 F2 U2 D2 B' R2 F2 L2 F' D2
LL skip on that scramble with nice F2L, 17.74 on that scramble and i average 29 seconds .

x2 y
Cross: R D' U2 L' B L y D' L D (lots of moves i know)
F2L 1: U' R U' R' y' U L' U' L U' L' U L
F2L 2: R' U R y U' L' U2 L U' L' U L
F2L 3: R' U R U2 R' U R
F2L 4: R U' R' U2 R U' R'¸
LL: U'

47 Moves

 

[Brest]

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

y' D R U R' L U2 L' D'
U L U' L' U' R U' R'
d' R' U2 R U R' U' R
U' r2' D' r U r' D r2 U' r' U' r
U M2' U M2' U2 M2' U M2

 

[CubezUBR]

U' F2 U' L2 R2 F2 D F2 R2 D2 B D U B' R F U2 B R' B' 2x2x1 block
gt m new pb on it

 

[Youcuber2]

9.71 R2 F2 R2 U2 F2 D R2 U R2 F2 L' D' U2 L F' U' R B2 D' L2

The easiest x cross I have ever seen

 

[antoineccantin]

 UU u4'   dU u6    dd       Ud       dU u3    Ud       UU u4'   UU u2    UU u2'   dd       dd
 dd d'    dU d2'   UU d5    Ud d2'   UU       UU       Ud       dU       UU       dd d'    Ud

Easiest clock scramble ever.

 

[googlebleh]

9.71 R2 F2 R2 U2 F2 D R2 U R2 F2 L' D' U2 L F' U' R B2 D' L2

The easiest x cross I have ever seen

lol 6.64 thanks to H perm

Spoiler: 43 HTM

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

R' F
U' L U L' R U' R'
L U L'
U L' U L U' F U' F'
U2 F (R U R' U')2 F'
M2' U' M2' U2' M2' U' M2' U
View at alg.garron.us

 

[DuffyEdge]

Pyraminx - U R' L' R B' U' R L

 

[whauk]

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

really awkward double xcross which surprisingly turned out to be fast...
z2 y'
L' F R D R' F R y R U' R' D L D'
U' R' U R
L' U' L F' L F L'
Lw' U' L U R U' L' U
32 HTM solution

 

[SittingDeath]

2x2 scramble

U R F U` F U` F` R

Hmm green and yellow

Prisma.

 

[mycube]

for bld D L2 D' F2 R2 L2 U2 L2 U' F2 L U R U F U F2 D B U2 L2 U
wtf corners O_o
2''''/10'