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What is your favorite non-wca puzzle?


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Fixed your post
Bro, I get it wrong every time! Lol!

Great! Those are pretty expensive so you might want to lube. them for longer lifespan and faster times! (Also, I recommend having som slow lube like weight 5 or weight for for a little control, It doesn't make it like really slow, but it gives you control so you don't overshoot)
Yeah, my next paycheck I'll try to buy some slower lube. But I might not be able to because I graduate in June and I need to save up for college.
 
I finally got sub-1:30 single on 5x5!!!!
(And during weekly comp!)
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Also, weekly comp pb average is sub-1:50
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Gear Cube PB average of 5:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-06-10
avg of 5: 16.84

Time List:
1. (1.48) U4' F U4 R'
2. 20.94 U4' R' U' F'
3. 6.40 U2' R2' U3' F5'
4. (55.78) U' R6 F U6
5. 23.17 U R3' F3' R5

and pb single:
Generated By csTimer on 2024-06-10
single: 1.48

Time List:
1. 1.48 U4' F U4 R'
Gear Cube in a nutshell. You get a 55 and 1in the same average.
 
6x6 pb average of 5:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-07-14
avg of 5: 4:17.82

Time List:
1. 4:13.29 L2 3Rw' Rw B Uw2 Rw B 3Uw Uw L2 R2 Lw Bw Uw F Rw2 3Uw Fw' 3Uw2 Dw Lw Fw' Dw2 Bw Fw' 3Fw2 Dw' B2 Dw' L Lw Bw' U 3Uw R' Uw' D2 Rw2 B L' Rw2 Fw' 3Uw' R2 B2 F L2 Uw L2 Rw 3Uw' 3Fw2 Lw' L' 3Uw' Bw R' Uw F' 3Fw' R' F' Uw2 Dw D2 Lw 3Uw 3Rw' L D2 3Fw 3Uw Bw2 R' B2 F' Bw' Dw' Bw2 F
2. (4:00.21) 3Uw2 B Lw 3Rw D' Lw Rw' R2 Bw2 R U' B Rw F Lw2 3Uw R' Dw' U' F' Bw' 3Fw U 3Uw2 B' Lw Rw2 3Uw' U F' B' Rw U' Dw Uw R Lw B Bw' Uw R2 Lw' Bw' 3Rw2 U 3Uw2 L R2 Bw' 3Uw' Dw 3Rw U2 Lw' 3Fw2 B' 3Uw R2 Lw 3Fw2 U2 Dw2 R F2 Fw2 D 3Fw Lw' D' Bw Fw' R' U Lw' Bw' B2 U2 D2 Rw2 3Fw
3. (4:46.97) Dw2 3Uw' F2 Rw' U Dw R 3Uw2 B' D' Uw' 3Fw R' Dw U' Uw Lw' R' B' Fw2 3Uw' Lw2 Fw B' Bw' Rw Fw2 Rw2 3Fw' 3Rw2 R' Rw2 F2 U2 L' U2 Rw2 Bw' Uw' Dw2 F R2 Lw2 F' Lw2 R B Rw' L2 B2 Dw R2 3Rw2 Dw2 Lw2 R' 3Uw2 Rw2 D2 U' 3Uw R2 F2 Bw' U' Bw Lw' F2 Uw Fw2 Bw' R L B2 Lw Dw Uw2 3Rw 3Fw' F'
4. 4:23.51 Fw' Uw2 3Rw' Uw2 3Uw 3Fw' Uw Lw' Rw2 3Rw2 L' D Dw' 3Rw Fw 3Fw2 Bw' 3Rw' 3Fw' F2 Bw D' Bw' 3Fw' Uw2 R2 U' D' 3Uw2 Dw2 Lw' B' Lw B D' Bw R 3Fw' Uw B' F' Uw2 Bw 3Rw Fw2 Dw2 3Fw B' Bw2 Dw2 L2 F L2 3Rw' Uw Dw B' U' L' Uw' Lw B' Uw' R2 3Rw' Bw2 F' Lw' R' L' B' Bw2 Rw2 L' U' Fw' B 3Fw2 D' Dw2
5. 4:16.67 Fw 3Uw Dw2 Fw B 3Fw L' D' 3Fw' L Fw2 3Fw Dw2 3Rw' D2 Uw2 3Rw2 3Uw' 3Fw2 Dw2 D2 L F2 Uw2 Fw Rw' 3Rw' F Lw2 3Uw2 3Rw F 3Fw Rw2 L' Lw Fw' Lw' U' Uw Lw' Rw2 F2 3Rw' R L' Uw2 U L Fw2 B Uw B 3Uw Uw 3Fw' Dw Lw R2 3Fw2 F' B' L D' F2 3Rw' Lw' Uw Lw Dw2 D' 3Rw' Lw' Dw R2 Fw' L2 Bw' 3Uw2 Bw'
 
Sub-40 4x4 pb average:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-07-21
avg of 5: 39.43

Time List:
1. (37.23) R2 U2 R2 U L2 U' R2 U' R2 F2 U B2 L U' F' L B2 L U' F R' Fw2 U B2 Uw2 R2 D2 F D Fw2 U' Fw2 D' Rw' U2 R' F' Fw2 Rw' Fw D' L2 F Fw2 Rw Uw2
2. 38.54 F R2 F2 L F R B U L U2 L2 U' B2 R2 D2 B2 L2 U' F2 D Uw2 B' D' Rw2 D Rw2 F2 B2 Uw2 F' U B' L Rw' U' F D B' Fw Uw2 B' Fw2 L'
3. 38.55 R2 F R2 B U2 B' D2 B' L2 D2 R2 D2 R U2 L F2 U' R' F U2 L Fw2 U B2 Rw2 B U2 D' B2 D' F' Rw2 U' F Rw' B' U2 D R2 Fw2 R2 Uw' B2 R Uw R' Rw
4. (57.66) U F2 U' F2 B2 R2 D' B2 L2 B2 R2 U2 R' D2 B' L U' D R L2 U' Fw2 D' L2 D Rw2 U' Uw2 R Rw2 U' Fw2 U2 L' Fw' R Fw' R' F' Rw' Fw Uw L Fw D2 Uw2
5. 41.21 B2 D' B2 L2 D F2 D' B2 D' R2 L2 B2 R' F' L' F R B L D Fw2 D' F' Uw2 Rw2 D' Rw2 B2 D2 F Uw2 B' D2 Rw U2 R' B2 Fw2 U' Uw' B' L Fw' Rw Fw' R
 
Mega pb average of 5:


Generated By csTimer on 2024-07-21
avg of 5: 1:54.13

Time List:
1. 1:57.52 R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D++ R++ D++ U

2. (2:02.01) R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'

3. 1:47.25 R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D-- R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'

4. (1:37.45) R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- U'

5. 1:57.62 R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D++ R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D-- R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R++ D-- R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ R-- D++ U
R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ U
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ U

And Mega pb single:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-07-21
single: 1:37.45

Time List:
1. 1:37.45 R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D++ R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R-- D-- U'
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R++ D-- R-- D++ U
R-- D-- R++ D-- R++ D-- R++ D++ R-- D-- U'
R++ D++ R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D++ R++ D-- U'
R-- D-- R-- D-- R++ D++ R-- D++ R++ D-- U'
 
Dian Sheng FTO is amazing. dropped my average by a whole minute!!!
New FTO pb average and single:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-07-23
avg of 5: 2:37.66

Time List:
1. (2:13.97) B R L' B' L' R' U L' B L U L U' L' B' U' L B L B U F D U B' BL' B'
2. 2:48.45 D' B' D L' D' R L' D' BL' B' D' BL' B BL D' BL B' BL B' D B R BL F' BR' U' B
3. (2:55.86) R' L' R' L D B' R' U' R U' L' R' L' R L R L' U L R' U L' R' F' BR D' L U' B BR
4. 2:34.64 R' L R D L R D R' L U' R U B' R U R B' U B' U' R' U R B U BL' BR D L F BL BR'
5. 2:29.90 L R B' L R' D' L F' L' R L' F' R F' R L' F R L F L F' B D BR' BL' B BR'

Generated By csTimer on 2024-07-23
single: 2:13.97

Time List:
1. 2:13.97 B R L' B' L' R' U L' B L U L U' L' B' U' L B L B U F D U B' BL' B'
 
New 3x3 Average of 5 pb:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-08
avg of 5: 10.19

Time List:
1. 9.13 R F2 U B' U' L U' D2 R L F2 R' U2 D2 R B2 R' U2 B2 U' L2
2. (9.02) R2 B2 U2 R2 D' R2 D' F2 U2 R2 B D' L U R' U' B' D' L2 U2
3. (12.05) D B' L2 B' U2 F R2 U2 F2 R2 D2 L B' F R D' R B L' U'
4. 11.24 D R2 U F2 R2 B2 L2 D U R2 B' D' B' R' F2 R F R' U
5. 10.21 R' L2 F2 D' R' B U' D' B' R' F2 D2 R' U2 R U2 R' B2 L U2
 
10x10 pb single by 7 minutes:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-20
single: 43:15.57

Time List:
1. 43:15.57 4l2 4u2 4b' R2 4f L 4b2 3l' 5u2 u' d' 5r2 4r R 3u 4l' F2 l2 3d' B 5r' U2 B l 4d2 4b' 4f 5r2 3r2 3l' B 3l2 4d' 3b2 R' 4d2 B2 4f2 d 3l' b 3f2 U' l2 B2 4b' D L u' 5u2 f2 4l 4u' b' d 4l 3u' u B 5r' F2 u2 R 4l2 f2 3d D2 3l' 3b' 5f 3l' 4r2 b2 u f' L' 5r' 3u' 4b2 4f 4r2 r d' 3b 4r r' 4l 5f 5u2 4r' f2 b' 4f 5u2 d 3u 3r f 3l 3r' 4r2 B' 5r' 4d' B2 4r' 3u2 3l2 F2 5f' 4r' u 4f B 4r2 3u' 5r b2 4b2 3r2
 
Also, 10x10 pb mean of 3:

Generated By csTimer on 2024-08-20
mean of 3: 48:09.54

Time List:
1. 54:26.26 3l' F r' 5f' 3r' d2 4l2 3u d R2 5f' R 4l2 3l 5f2 D 3l' b d2 3r2 d' R 3r' 5r 3d' 3l2 b 5u 3d' 5f2 U 3u d2 3f' 4l' d' 3u2 3f2 R 4u 3l 4d2 l2 3l' 5r2 4d R' D2 5r 4u' 3l 4d' r2 B b U2 R 3l2 3u2 4l2 4r2 l' L R2 4f2 5r' 4u2 4r' B2 d2 R 4l' L2 5r2 B' 4d 3r 4f' 5f2 L 4u2 3f' F' 4d 4l2 5f' 4u2 B2 U' r' R2 3d' b' u' 5f' 3u f' 3d 3u' D' f2 R' f 4u' 3d 5u' 4l' 4f' 3f2 3d 4u' U 4b B 3r' U' D' 3r2 F' 3f'
2. 43:15.57 4l2 4u2 4b' R2 4f L 4b2 3l' 5u2 u' d' 5r2 4r R 3u 4l' F2 l2 3d' B 5r' U2 B l 4d2 4b' 4f 5r2 3r2 3l' B 3l2 4d' 3b2 R' 4d2 B2 4f2 d 3l' b 3f2 U' l2 B2 4b' D L u' 5u2 f2 4l 4u' b' d 4l 3u' u B 5r' F2 u2 R 4l2 f2 3d D2 3l' 3b' 5f 3l' 4r2 b2 u f' L' 5r' 3u' 4b2 4f 4r2 r d' 3b 4r r' 4l 5f 5u2 4r' f2 b' 4f 5u2 d 3u 3r f 3l 3r' 4r2 B' 5r' 4d' B2 4r' 3u2 3l2 F2 5f' 4r' u 4f B 4r2 3u' 5r b2 4b2 3r2
3. 46:46.79 U2 4l2 3f2 l 3f 3b 4u 4b' 4f2 5r2 4f' d 4d 3r D2 4b2 f U R 5u' 5r' b' 3d2 B2 4b' 3u 4u2 3f 5u' 4f' f 3d' l' 4u' l2 D2 d' u' b 3r2 4l2 4f L2 F 4d 4u' f' 3d 4u' 3r2 5f' u2 D l' 5u u' 3b2 R' L 3b2 4r' 4f2 4r' d b' L2 3d2 F' b' 3b2 R' f2 l 3d2 F2 D 5u2 4r2 4f u B' r B' 3u2 3d2 4u' 3r B' L2 F' 5u2 u l' 3b' b' 5u' 3f2 4d 3u' 5r l 3d2 B f' l2 5r' 3l' 3f' u' 5f 4d2 4r' 5u2 B2 f2 4d' 3r L' 4f' 5r
 
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