Recent content by CraigBouchard

I would be willing to rule out San Fran and Orlando, simply because they have hosted a major competition in the past, but what do I know.

Think it would be possible to memorize every position? Also...does this include mirrors/inverses etc.?

My only criticism about your post: A judge or scrambler should not be judging or scrambling before competing unless the scrambles are going to be changed before they compete. In Canada for the early rounds we generally run 2 sets of scrambles for this exact reason.

Yah, the link worked. Awesome solves btw. Only thing I'd mention is your start/stop. These times would have probably half a second or so added to them if you were starting/ending with hands flat and not holding/set up around the cube.

Wait...people actually learned full ZB?! I remember when it first came out it was a neat idea but no one was up to the challenge...

Do you know much about empty slotting for F2L? I find those very helpful...they cut a lot of moves out of some of the more complex cases. Other than that, I'd say practice turning slower but consistent. Practice look ahead so you aren't stopping in between pairs.

Can you estimate how much it would be to ship based on weight/size?

Definitely not willing to send to Canada?

I just want to add two questions to the discussion, because I think we have to look at the situation objectively, not subjectively, which a lot of people seem to be. "It was Rami, Feliks..." etc. 1) If this was not Rami (or someone else in the same ballpark for skill level) would you be...

Rami did not discuss the scramble though. The other competitor came to him and showed him. Rami told the other competitor to go away and that he can't see that along with the rest of the people at the table.

Awesome, glad we found common ground.

If you want to take the side that the regulations should be enforced on someone whether or not the person broke them deliberately then ok, I'll go with that. That is why Rami was not given the world record. He had seen the puzzle and "broke" the rule you stated above. Beyond that there is...

Yes, I agree with this. We have the same issue at the Canadian competitions. We use 2 groups of scrambles for that to minimize the changes and to keep the "fairness" I was talking about. If you need more than 2 groups to swap out the scramblers/judges you should be talking to your competitors...

What do the regulations say about using scrambles for different heats? In theory we should all be following that. In terms of "fairness" I believe everyone should have the same scrambles, with some way of ensuring that no one discuss scrambles. As far as I am aware with how the regulations are...

But why is that my fault?