What... I was just doing some 4x4, my record was 46. I got a solve with really nice edges, then an OLL skip and a J perm. I knew it was really fast, and I looked at the time during PLL, got a huge lockup on the last move and ended up getting 40.83. Still a huge improvement though!
Just got a 12.11 average of 5 and 13.29 average of 12. There were a few bad solves to roll off the end of the average of 12 too, but I popped after that. Also had a 8.75 non lucky on the cube simulator: http://hi-games.net/cube-3x3x3/watch?u=135
So I want to get back into 3x3 again, and I need a new cube. I think that I'm going to get an AV and an FII, as those seem to be the most popular. I just wanted to know, where is the best place to buy them, for reliability and price? My brother and I have had problems with sites not sending us...
Haha thanks Jai. Anyway, I'm surprised I even still have the average NR, I thought someone would break it at NOS. It will definitely be you or Derrick, I don't usually get better than 10 or 11.
Magic with feet: 29.16 (after several tries)
Master magic with feet: 1:12.88 (first try)
Seeing everyone else doing interesting puzzles with feet, I decided to find something to do with feet. The first thing I saw was a megaminx, but I'm not that crazy ;)
40.30 computer 4x4. Could have been sub 40 but I messed up PLL a bit. I also had a solve where I was on PLL at 33 seconds, but got parity and messed up the PLL and ended up with 42.
Yes!! I did it! 4x4 BLD in 26:41.28! My memo was just under 16 minutes, which is a minute slower than my last attempt, which means my solving was about 3 minutes faster. The scramble was quite easy.
Yes! I just got my first sub 15 average at 14.98. I then kept getting better solves, until I got it all the way down to 14.31! I also got a 15.46 average of 100.
After trying only edges and then only centers on 4x4 (both successful), I decided to go for a 4x4 blindfold for the first time in several months. I was really happy with the time (just under 15:00 for memo, 28:46 total) which was amazing considering my other two attempts from several months ago...
I think I actually came third for 4x4, with a 1:03 average, but somehow my 58.94 was entered as a 1:14.16 dropping my average 5 seconds. I've emailed Tyson about it. I was kind of disappointed that only Americans got trophys, because I was looking forward to being first at fewest moves. Now I am...
My record is 3:49, and I know there are others who have done it. Dan has a video of a 3:28 somewhere in the video gallery. The cubes will get a lot better with some breaking in.
FMC: L2 B D R B' R U B2 L' D' F2 L' F2 B R F2 D' B' D' F' D' F D2 B' D F' D' B D (29 moves)
2 2x1x1s and a 2x2x1: L2 B D R
a 1x2x3 and a 2x2x1: B' R U B2 L' D'
F2L minus 1 slot: F2 L' F2 B R F B'
Last pair: x2 y' L R U' R' U L'
PLL: L U2 L' U' L U2 R' U L' U' R U
6 moves cancel between...
I have to say that the cube is pretty amazing. My first timed solve was 9:02, and my record now is 7:06. It doesn't pop very much at all, but I think that the ones that usually pop for me are the centers next to the outer x ones (are those the oblique ones?)