Questions for Tim, Mitch, and other skeptics: What does someone who is a NR holder officially have to gain by faking an unofficial single?
The people who get flamed for fake solves usually turn out to be decent officially also. The first example that comes to mind is Ben Whitmore getting mocked for an easy unofficial solve that people thought was fake, and now he has a sub 8 official solve. And I don't think he's the only one this has happened to. I don't know that Ben hasn't faked solves, but... if he (and other people) have the ability to get the times that are being accused of being fake officially... Maybe people should be slower to point the finger?
Questions for Jacob: Why are you not defending yourself, either on this thread or on youtube? If it's a legit solve, why just silently take the criticism? People have valid objections. Undoing the first two moves of a different scramble, and using a different scramble than qqtimer gave, looked pretty weird.
Also, if it really is just that you "suck in competition," how about you post an unedited video of you doing 25-30 solves in a row at home when you're at your best? A number of solves that is too high for you to fake? This is your chance to quiet the people doubting you: average 30 or less, with some singles in the mid 20s, over more solves than can be faked. Just like your signature claims you can do.
The only reason I still think this might not be fake is my disbelief that anybody could be enough of an attention whore to fake a sub WR solve when they already hold the single and average NRs. It seems more likely that someone with an official 33 average fluked a 23 than it is that Jacob could really be that much of a moron. EDIT: I guess I was wrong.
