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Not the fastest solve, but it was cool. any tips on how this could have been a better solution would be helpful.
Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-10
single: 12.76

Time List:
1. 12.76 U' D2 F2 U2 B' L2 F U2 B' D2 L2 F' R' B2 L2 D' R' U' F2 D @2023-08-10 17:50:16


Recon:
y' | hold orange in front and white on top
R' D F D F' R U' R' D2 / xx-cross
U L U' L' U L U' L' U2 y R U' R' / THIRD PAIR
U R' U2 R U R' U' R / FOURTH PAIR
r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' / OLL
U (R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R' D) U2 / PLL
 
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Abram Grimsley said:
Not the fastest solve, but it was cool. any tips on how this could have been a better solution would be helpful.
Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-10
single: 12.76

Time List:
1. 12.76 U' D2 F2 U2 B' L2 F U2 B' D2 L2 F' R' B2 L2 D' R' U' F2 D @2023-08-10 17:50:16


Recon:
y' | hold orange in front and white on top
R' D F D F' R U R' D2 / xx-cross
U L U' L' U L U' L' U2 y R U' R' / THIRD PAIR
U R' U2 R U R' U' R / FOURTH PAIR
r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' / OLL
U (R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R' D) U2 / PLL
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Nice!
If you did R' U' R L U' L' for the third pair (which solves the other pair but is a lot more efficient), that would have probably made the solve a bit faster.
It might be hard to see, but a nice triple xcross is R' B2 D F D F' D R U' R' D
(Also you mistyped the xxcross, the U should be U')
 
Jorian Meeuse said:
Nice!
If you did R' U' R L U' L' for the third pair (which solves the other pair but is a lot more efficient), that would have probably made the solve a bit faster.
It might be hard to see, but a nice triple xcross is R' B2 D F D F' D R U' R' D
(Also you mistyped the xxcross, the U should be U')
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Woops! Sorry about the mistyped! I'll fix it.
Also, thanks for the f2l and cross tips!
 
Yo, I just saw that I podiumed in 3rd place for mirror blocks in the speedsolving competition week 32! (Last week)
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The average could have been better, but it has motivated me to practice mirror cube again!
 
It's a sad day, today. A center piece from my 6x6 snapped in half after a lockup. I've used my YLM 6x6 for 4 years. It wasn't a very fast, or very good cube at all, but it became very sentimental for me, as 6x6 is one of my favorite events next to 4x4, and it was the only 6x6 I've ever owned. I'm going to retire what remains of it, and buy a new 6x6.
 
Abram Grimsley said:
It's a sad day, today. A center piece from my 6x6 snapped in half after a lockup. I've used my YLM 6x6 for 4 years. It wasn't a very fast, or very good cube at all, but it became very sentimental for me, as 6x6 is one of my favorite events next to 4x4, and it was the only 6x6 I've ever owned. I'm going to retire what remains of it, and buy a new 6x6.
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Just from what little experience I've had, the MGC is great
heard the AoShi is good, but its small
 
NebraskanSpeedsolver said:
Just from what little experience I've had, the MGC is great
heard the AoShi is good, but its small
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The MGC is amazing for its price. The AoShi is much better but it more expensive the small size makes turning much easier/more accurate. The only downside to the AoShi is its price.
 
I got a 10 flat solve that was so, so SO smooth.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-08-31
single: 10.00

Time List:
1. 10.00 R' L D2 F' R D2 F R2 U F' R2 L2 F' R2 L2 F R2 B D2 F B2 @2023-08-31 19:16:53

Recon:
inspection: x2
cross: D' U' L F U F R'
first pair: U2 R U' R' U2
second pair: L' U L U2 F' r U r'
third pair: U L U' L' U y R' U R
fourth pair: y' R' U2 R U R' U2 R U2
oll: f R U R' U' f' U F R U R' U' F'
pll: U' ( R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R' D') U2

now that I'm happy, any critiques or tips would be nice. thanks!
 
4x4 pb average of 5!
Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-15 (solving from 2023-09-15 21:52:55 to 2023-09-15 22:00:20)
avg of 5: 46.80

Time List:
1. 46.33 F2 L2 B2 L2 F2 R2 D B2 U' R2 U F L D R B U' L2 R2 B2 R2 Rw2 U' Uw2 F' L2 B2 Uw2 F' R2 U B2 U2 Uw2 R' Rw' Uw2 Rw' D' Fw' Uw' R2 U2 L2 U B' @2023-09-15 21:52:55
2. (52.50) L2 D' L2 F2 D' B2 D L2 D2 L2 U' R B' L' F' D B L2 B R2 B2 Fw2 L Fw2 D2 Rw2 B' U2 F B' L2 Uw2 B Rw2 U Uw B' R D B2 Fw Uw2 R Uw' Fw' R' Rw' @2023-09-15 21:55:26
3. 47.68 R' U' F D' R B L' D F2 L F2 D2 R' F2 L D2 F2 B2 D' Rw2 U' R F2 Fw2 U' L2 Fw2 L' U' D2 F2 Fw' R2 D2 Fw' Rw2 F Uw' Rw2 Fw R2 F' U2 Rw @2023-09-15 21:57:20
4. (43.97) F2 R2 U2 L2 D B2 U B2 U' F2 U2 R2 L D B2 D' F' U2 L2 F2 L' Fw2 Uw2 R U' Fw2 L2 U Fw2 L2 D L2 Fw2 D' Fw' Uw2 Fw U2 B2 Fw L F R' Uw Fw' Rw2 U' @2023-09-15 21:58:41
5. 46.38 L F2 U' R' D' R2 F' R2 B D' B2 D R2 B2 R2 U R2 U2 R2 Fw2 R' Uw2 Rw2 U2 R B R D2 L' B' L2 Uw Fw2 R F' Uw Fw2 Uw' B' Rw U D2 L2 @2023-09-15 22:00:20
 
2x2 pb average of 5:
Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-16 (solving from 2023-09-16 14:30:40 to 2023-09-16 14:31:38)
avg of 5: 3.39

Time List:
1. 3.95 R2 U F U' R F' R2 F' U2 @2023-09-16 14:30:40
2. 3.12 U R U' R U' F' R2 U2 F' @2023-09-16 14:30:54
3. 3.11 F' R' U F' R U R F' R F' @2023-09-16 14:31:08
4. (3.06) R2 U' R U' F2 U' R2 U F @2023-09-16 14:31:23
5. (4.73) U R2 U R' U2 F' U' R' F' @2023-09-16 14:31:38
 
4x4 PB average of 5:

Generated By csTimer on 2023-10-03 (solving from 2023-10-03 19:28:29 to 2023-10-03 19:34:18)
avg of 5: 45.53

Time List:
1. (42.04) D F2 L' F D' R B' L' F' R2 L2 D2 F D2 B' R2 U2 B R2 B' R Fw2 U' B2 Rw2 Uw2 L' U2 Fw2 U' R2 L Fw R D2 L D' R' Uw R2 Uw B2 L Fw Uw @2023-10-03 19:28:29
2. 46.53 D' U' B2 L2 F2 R2 U' L2 R2 B2 U' L B2 U' B R' B2 D' R2 B Uw2 F Fw2 D Fw2 L2 F2 Fw2 U Uw2 F2 B2 R Rw' B L' F2 L2 Uw' B Fw Uw R2 Fw' Rw @2023-10-03 19:29:42
3. (50.08) D2 B2 R2 D2 U R2 U L2 B2 R2 U B R D' B2 U L F' R2 D' L2 Uw2 Fw2 L2 F' Uw2 R2 Rw2 B R2 Rw2 D B Rw' D F2 B2 U' Uw R' F2 Uw R' Uw2 Rw' D' @2023-10-03 19:31:34
4. 42.68 R U L B2 L' D2 L U2 F2 L U2 R2 D2 B L' R2 B2 D2 F D' Fw2 L' Rw2 U R' Rw2 Fw2 L U2 Uw2 R2 F Fw L' F D2 L2 Uw F Rw' B' U2 Rw' D2 @2023-10-03 19:33:01
5. 47.39 U B L R2 U' L2 D' U2 F2 L2 U' L2 U' B' U2 R2 F2 D' L' B' Uw2 B' U2 D2 R2 B' Rw2 B Uw2 L F Fw2 D' F' B2 Uw' B' Uw2 F Fw Rw Fw2 L2 Rw' Uw2 @2023-10-03 19:34:18
 
If I haven't gotten the 12, I would have gotten my first ten average.

Generated By csTimer on 2023-10-04 (solving from 2023-10-04 21:30:53 to 2023-10-04 21:32:56)
avg of 5: 11.57

Time List:
1. (9.66) L' U2 F2 L F2 L2 B2 R U2 B2 R2 D' F D' U' R' D L U' R' U' @2023-10-04 21:30:53
2. 10.93 R U2 F U2 L2 B' U2 B' L2 U2 F L2 D L' F D' B F2 R2 D2 @2023-10-04 21:31:21
3. (14.98) B2 F2 U' L2 D2 F2 U' L2 D' R2 U B2 L' B2 R B' D' F' L' U2 R @2023-10-04 21:31:50
4. 10.84 L B R U' L B D F2 U2 F' L2 F' D2 F' R2 F2 U2 B2 R' U @2023-10-04 21:32:25
5. 12.93 R' U F U' F2 L2 D2 B2 R2 U F2 D' B2 D' R' B F' R2 B L' U' @2023-10-04 21:32:56
 
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