Cubing FML

[Rocky0701]

I really need to break this down because it sounds like the ramblings of someone having a stroke or something...



40-50 seconds is the point where most Mr. Wizard experiments with a speedcube begin. Did you follow the steps of the scientific method?



You gotta keep going until you hear the satisfying "loud pop", am I right???



Apparently you've never put anything metal into a microwave before this experiment.




Seems like a natural thing to do to a smoking cube. My parents always taught me, if you don't have a fire extinguisher handy, use the nearest aerosol spray available.



Another obvious follow up.



I'm not exactly sure how intentionally subjecting your cube to the most bizarre and convoluted torture ever thought of, and the cube still functioning counts as "irony."

Even they know it's a bad idea. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlD8UhT9xAM

 

[IRNjuggle28]

I was just doing F2L practice, and stopping the timer after F2L without LL. But on one of my fastest F2Ls in this session, it turned out to be a 6 move OLL to a J perm, and it would've been close to PB if I'd done the whole solve.

 

[antoineccantin]

>My 7x7 PB is currently 4:05
> Gets to Edge parity at 3:40
> Ton of lock-ups
> Ends up 4:27

 

[TDM]

220. 11.31 U B2 U B2 R2 U' R2 D2 L2 B2 D B' U2 R2 B' F2 L' U2 R' D' U'
Sub-5 F2L... fail LL.

Spoiler

x2 // Inspection
F' U' R' F // Cross (4/4)
U' y R U R' // F2L-1 (4/8)
u' U y' R U' R' D // idk (6/14)
U R U R' U' y L U L' // F2L-3 (8/22)
U' L' U L U' L' U' L // F2L-4 (8/30)
F R U R' U' F' / U R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // 2lOLL (6+10=16/46)
U2 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U // PLL (15/51)

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Seriously... why...

83. 15.69 L2 D2 F2 R2 B2 U F2 D2 U' R2 B2 R U B' R2 L' F D2 R B2 L2
84. 12.84 U2 R2 F2 R2 F2 U F2 U B2 F2 D' F U' B R2 L' B U R U R
85. 10.72 D2 R2 B2 D' F2 U F2 R2 U' F2 R2 B' U B' F U' R L' B2
86. 11.42 L2 U' F2 L2 U B2 L2 D2 B2 D2 B2 R' B' L2 F2 U R B' U2 B F R2
87. 11.81 D' F2 R2 L2 D2 U2 F2 L2 U' L2 F' U B' L' B2 R B U' F' R' U'
88. 16.99 L2 U2 L2 F2 U R2 D' B2 D2 F2 U2 L' F' U2 L2 F D2 F2 R2 B2 R' U'

Could've been PB Ao5, and of course I failed rolling out the worse time and got one that was even worse.

 

[Lazy Einstein]

Dat consistency.

Spoiler

Srsly WTF!

solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 19.543
worst: 37.158

mean of 3
current: 27.497 (σ = 8.93)
best: 21.185 (σ = 1.81)

avg of 5
current: 24.991 (σ = 3.47)
best: 21.501 (σ = 1.54)

avg of 12
current: 24.463 (σ = 4.92)
best: 24.463 (σ = 4.92)

Average: 24.463 (σ = 4.92)
Mean: 25.111

Time List:
1. 36.247 D L2 B L' F D' R2 B' R' U' F2 L U2 R2 L B2 U2 R U2 F2
2. 23.561 F' U2 F U2 F U2 B2 R2 U2 B' L2 U' R' U' B' L' F2 R B' L F'
3. 20.403 F' R L F' U' D2 R2 D' F B2 R2 D' B2 R2 U2 F2 B2 U2 B2 U
4. 23.259 F D2 F R2 B' U2 R2 F2 L2 B' R B' U2 L' U R' F' L D' R2 B
5. 19.894 L2 B2 L2 B2 U R2 U2 R2 D' L2 U' L' D2 F L' R2 B D R B U2
6. 25.457 F2 L' B2 D2 L D' B' L F L' B2 U2 L2 U2 R' F2 R' U2 L' B2
7. 20.840 D F2 R2 B2 D2 L2 U L2 U L2 U2 L' U' R D2 B' U' L U2 L2 D'
8. 27.993 R' U2 L' R2 F2 L F2 D2 F2 R2 B R2 D B2 R2 F2 L' F' D' F2
9. 21.189 U2 F' R2 D2 B' D2 U2 L2 U2 B2 R D L U F' R2 U L' R'
10. 25.791 U2 F2 U' B2 U' F2 D' L2 F2 U2 F U R' B R' D L' D2 B R2
11. 19.543 D2 B' D2 F R2 F D2 R2 U2 B' D' F' D F' L' B' D2 L2 F' L
12. 37.158 F2 U' F2 D B2 U R2 D' B2 F2 D2 R U2 B' L' F D U2 R' F' L'

 

[cuber8208]

The "Destined to never..." thread

In this thread: post what things you think you'll get super close to but never make (also post amusing pictures of close to subX solves and averages )



I am destined to never sub1 4x4 Ao12

 

[CHJ]

Destined to never be top 3 for 4-5BLD

 

[TDM]

I'm destined to never be consistent. I have somehow managed to get a 13.70 Ao100 despite averaging more than a second slower than that on most days, and over one and a half seconds slower on others... but being sub-14 sometimes too.

 

[Rocky0701]

I am destined to never get an LL skip.

 

[guysensei1]

I'm destined to never be consistent. I have somehow managed to get a 13.70 Ao100 despite averaging more than a second slower than that on most days, and over one and a half seconds slower on others... but being sub-14 sometimes too.

That's me for OH...

I've gotten 21.xx a05s as well as 30.xx a05s in a single ao50.

I am destined to never get an LL skip.

Haha, my second LL skip ever (I've been cubing for 3.5 years) was on a 6x6. Both of these LL skips happened on the same week 3 years ago and I haven't gotten one since.

 

[ottozing]

I'm destined to never get a crazy 3x3 single (My PB is 5.8x and I'm nearly sub 9, and have been for a fairly long time).

 

[10461394944000]

destined to never go very long without an infraction

 

[TDM]

Haha, my second LL skip ever (I've been cubing for 3.5 years) was on a 6x6. Both of these LL skips happened on the same week 3 years ago and I haven't gotten one since.

I had none for well over a year, then three within a month, and none since then. None were very good times though...

 

[Nilsibert]

Keeping my lookahead skill. My pb ao100 is insane for me. That day, it just worked. Now I'm back to 16-17 averages again. It's quite depressing..

 

[Lazy Einstein]

..never be able to keep a good grip on my cube. So many good solves turn bad because I lock up from awkward fingers and bad gripping. Feels like it isn't getting any better no matter how much I solve.

 

[uberCuber]

Destined to never get feet WR

 

[guysensei1]

Destined to never get sub 4 on 2x2 because I lockup too much. (If the solve has a T perm, automatic sup 4 due to lockups)
Destined to never get sub 15 on 3x3 consistently because I lockup too much.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

Destined to never get sub 4 on 2x2 because I lockup too much. (If the solve has a T perm, automatic sup 4 due to lockups)

I do jperm and its pretty fast.
R' F R F' R U2' R' U R U2' R'

I do double flicks with my left hand.

 

[CriticalCubing]

Destined to never get a WR or NAR!
Failure as a cuber!

 

[TDM]

R' F R F' R U2' R' U R U2' R'

I use this and L F' R U2' R' U R U2' R2' (or R' L' at the end if you need to AUF at the end) depending on the AUF I get the case; both are great algs. Mine is shorter, but needs a regrip at the start; you won't usually have your left thumb on U and your right thumb on D