Accomplishment Thread

[Derrick Eide17]

Woo-hoo!! Finally sub 30 average of 12 for Square-1!!

Statistics for 12-15-2008 21:46:41

Average: 29.85
Standard Deviation: 4.26
Best Time: 21.11
Worst Time: 43.27
Individual Times:
1. 28.69 (-5,5) / (3,0) / (-4,3) / (0,1) / (-5,2) / (-4,0) / (0,3) / (0,5) / (0,1) / (6,2) / (0,4) / (-4,2) / (0,4) / (-2,5) / (0,1) / (-1,0) / (0,4) /
2. 29.72 (0,6) / (0,-3) / (-2,5) / (-4,0) / (6,4) / (0,2) / (2,3) / (3,4) / (0,1) / (5,3) / (3,0) / (2,3) / (-1,0) / (-4,0) / (0,3) / (6,0) / (1,5)
3. 37.01 (0,5) / (1,-5) / (-1,5) / (1,4) / (-4,3) / (6,3) / (-1,3) / (0,1) / (0,3) / (6,0) / (-3,4) / (0,2) / (0,4) / (-3,0) / (2,0) / (-2,2) /
4. 27.26 (0,6) / (0,3) / (-3,2) / (3,1) / (0,3) / (-3,2) / (6,0) / (-5,1) / (5,0) / (-3,0) / (0,5) / (2,1) / (2,0) / (-2,5) / (4,0) / (4,4) / (-4,0)
5. 33.39 (1,0) / (0,-4) / (-3,3) / (-3,3) / (-3,0) / (6,0) / (-3,3) / (6,4) / (6,0) / (5,0) / (0,5) / (6,1) / (0,1) / (-5,2) / (6,4) / (4,0) / (6,0)
6. (21.11) (6,3) / (-3,6) / (6,3) / (2,3) / (1,1) / (-3,2) / (-3,2) / (1,4) / (6,0) / (0,5) / (3,3) / (0,3) / (3,3) / (6,3) / (0,3)
7. 26.16 (6,3) / (0,3) / (0,3) / (0,3) / (0,3) / (-3,3) / (0,5) / (0,1) / (6,1) / (5,2) / (0,3) / (0,1) / (6,0) / (-5,3) / (0,2) / (0,1) / (-1,3) /
8. 34.51 (-3,6) / (-3,6) / (-3,3) / (-3,3) / (3,3) / (3,1) / (-4,5) / (0,4) / (-2,5) / (3,0) / (-4,1) / (-4,1) / (-3,4) / (2,1) /
9. 31.25 (0,0) / (-3,6) / (-3,0) / (5,0) / (-5,1) / (-1,0) / (1,0) / (6,2) / (3,4) / (0,4) / (0,3) / (-1,2) / (2,1) / (6,0) / (2,2) / (0,4) / (0,5) /
10. 21.36 (0,-3) / (0,3) / (3,0) / (6,0) / (-4,3) / (6,4) / (3,0) / (6,3) / (6,3) / (3,0) / (2,3) / (1,0) / (4,2) / (4,0) / (2,0) / (0,3) / (6,3)
11. 29.13 (4,-3) / (-3,-3) / (3,0) / (-4,3) / (3,0) / (1,3) / (0,3) / (5,5) / (4,1) / (6,0) / (0,3) / (2,3) / (-4,0) / (-5,0) / (6,0) / (2,3) /
12. (37.08) (-5,0) / (-3,5) / (6,0) / (6,3) / (-4,1) / (2,4) / (2,0) / (6,0) / (4,0) / (0,3) / (4,2) / (4,1) / (0,2) / (-2,1) / (4,2) / (6,4)

 

[qqwref]

I think it was the looking into the Human Thistlethwaite method that took me under.

... please learn a real method? Like Heise? Or at least Roux or Petrus?

 

[Scigatt]

I think it was the looking into the Human Thistlethwaite method that took me under.

... please learn a real method? Like Heise? Or at least Roux or Petrus?

It was just curiosity...I mean, it's completely different than Petrus or Fridrich(and I suspect Roux and Heise), and if I can get good at it, who knows?

 

[qqwref]

Yes, it's completely different... but it's also very slow and not especially efficient. I doubt you'll be able to get under about 30 seconds with it.

 

[Winston]

I attained my personal best single and average solve for the 5x5x5 today. Just started casual V-5 solving 3 weeks ago

Average: 3:19.31 min
Best time: 3:09.52 min
Worst time: 3:46.05 min
Individual times: 3:15.11, (3:46.05), 3:14.72, 3:28.09, (3:09.52)

Previous BA was around 3:30 min, but decided to have another go at taking an average. Still nowhere near many of you guys out there, but I'll try to sub 3 soon enough

 

[rachmaninovian]

I attained my personal best single and average solve for the 5x5x5 today. Just started casual V-5 solving 3 weeks ago

Average: 3:19.31 min
Best time: 3:09.52 min
Worst time: 3:46.05 min
Individual times: 3:15.11, (3:46.05), 3:14.72, 3:28.09, (3:09.52)

Previous BA was around 3:30 min, but decided to have another go at taking an average. Still nowhere near many of you guys out there, but I'll try to sub 3 soon enough

nice job
you inspired me to do another average of 5 on CM.
Average: 2:06.02
Best time: 2:01.88
Worst time: 2:24.59
Individual times: 2:05.38, 2:07.41, 2:24.59, 2:05.28, 2:01.88

2:05.38 had really bad centres, 2:24.59 I lost concentration , and I missed sub 2 on the last one because of a stupid set up move which i undid wrongly at first.

 

[Zava]

whoah, what happened?
2x2:
Average: 3,14
Standard Deviation: 0,63
Best Time: 1,56
Worst Time: 4,19

2.41 2.66 4.19 4.09 3.09 1.56 3.56 4.15 3.55 2.46 2.91 2.50
RA of 15 solves, the next was a dnf, did wrong xll. only 1.56 and 2.50 were lucky

also, last 5 solves:
Average: 2,99
Standard Deviation: 0,43
Best Time: 2,46
Worst Time: 4,15

 

[coinman]

Pyraminx Crystal 6:57.68. Getting better every day!
This is a fun puzzel i would recommend!

 

[fanwuq]

RUR'F'RU2R'U2R'FRURU2R'U'
or inverse
RU2R'U'R'F'RU2RU2R'FRU'R'U

I'm switching.
One single regrip for (U'RUR'F'RU2R'U2)(R'FRURU2R')...
Can't quite decide what hand to use to trigger the underlined U2....
(It's also better for OH.)

This is a fantastic URF alg, fanwuq; I wonder why I haven't seen/found it before.
It'll make this R-perm much more enjoyable (and closer to the speed of the other one).

After finding and using many original PLLs that I consider to be fast, I finally have a supporter that is one of the fastest cubists I know!
Now I'm more determined to learn MGLS!
Should I just start now? (one case a day? or should I finish my OLLs first?)

 

[Winston]

nice job
you inspired me to do another average of 5 on CM.
Average: 2:06.02
Best time: 2:01.88
Worst time: 2:24.59
Individual times: 2:05.38, 2:07.41, 2:24.59, 2:05.28, 2:01.88

2:05.38 had really bad centres, 2:24.59 I lost concentration , and I missed sub 2 on the last one because of a stupid set up move which i undid wrongly at first.

You inspired me to take a 10 of 12 average for 5x5 with your sub-2 solve, and I got 3:22.03 min, still need to work on consistency P.B. of 3:04.30 min, freaky half-completed tredges waiting right there after centers

 

[Hadley4000]

118 cubes in 1 hour.,

PLLs(Yes, I keep track of them)
F, T, U, F, V, J, T, V, F, A, E, G, J, U, U, J, R, Z, G, U, A, Y, Skip, R, U, Z, E, A, J, A, V, V, G, A, U, N, G, G, Y, R, U, A, R, A, N, E, G, A, A, R, G, J, J, R, E, ?, G, G, F,, A, J, V, Z, G, H, G, V, Y, G, A, J, R, A, V, G, Z, R, Y, R, Z, A, A, R, A, G, V, G, R, R, G, V, H, F, R, F, R, A, G, U, U, U, Z, G, Skip, U. T, F, ?, H,F, U, A, Z,


Two of them got lost in translation between me and the scrambler.

I hope to get to 150 by the end of winter break.

 

[McWizzle94]

RUR'F'RU2R'U2R'FRURU2R'U'
or inverse
RU2R'U'R'F'RU2RU2R'FRU'R'U

I'm switching.
One single regrip for (U'RUR'F'RU2R'U2)(R'FRURU2R')...
Can't quite decide what hand to use to trigger the underlined U2....
(It's also better for OH.)

This is a fantastic URF alg, fanwuq; I wonder why I haven't seen/found it before.
It'll make this R-perm much more enjoyable (and closer to the speed of the other one).

After finding and using many original PLLs that I consider to be fast, I finally have a supporter that is one of the fastest cubists I know!
Now I'm more determined to learn MGLS!
Should I just start now? (one case a day? or should I finish my OLLs first?)

I would think that it's better to start MGLS now because if you know that then the OLL's won't be very useful.

 

[DavidWoner]

RUR'F'RU2R'U2R'FRURU2R'U'
or inverse
RU2R'U'R'F'RU2RU2R'FRU'R'U

I'm switching.
One single regrip for (U'RUR'F'RU2R'U2)(R'FRURU2R')...
Can't quite decide what hand to use to trigger the underlined U2....
(It's also better for OH.)

This is a fantastic URF alg, fanwuq; I wonder why I haven't seen/found it before.
It'll make this R-perm much more enjoyable (and closer to the speed of the other one).

After finding and using many original PLLs that I consider to be fast, I finally have a supporter that is one of the fastest cubists I know!
Now I'm more determined to learn MGLS!
Should I just start now? (one case a day? or should I finish my OLLs first?)

If I liked MU algs I would use your Z perm, its the best MU I've seen yet. I will also be switching to this R-perm, its great.

 

[abr71310]

Broke sub-45 average - December 17, 2008 (progress chart!)
5: 00:38.78 x
4: 00:47.74 x
3: 00:46.75 x
2: 00:48.60 x
1: 00:36.84 x
Average: 00:43.74 Best: 00:36.84
Avg. 5: 00:43.74 3 of 5: 00:44.42
Avg. 10: 00:43.74 10 of 12: --:--.--

Next goal: Sub-40, 10 of 12. (this was only 3 of 5, yes, but I'm pretty sure I'll keep it up! )

 

[abr71310]

12: 00:41.88 x
11: 00:44.08 x
10: 00:44.07 x
9: 00:48.77 x
8: 00:37.37 x
7: 00:47.67 x
6: 00:51.62 x
5: 00:38.78 x
4: 00:47.74 x
3: 00:46.75 x
2: 00:48.60 x
1: 00:36.84 x
Average: 00:44.51 Best: 00:36.84
Avg. 5: 00:43.23 3 of 5: 00:43.34
Avg. 10: 00:44.87 10 of 12: 00:44.97

Whew, in 12 i got 44.97...

Yay I'm improving!

 

[ryannn]

Just got my first cube 4 days ago and finally got below 2 minutes using F2L method

 

[mpohl100]

Hi everyone,

Yesterday I got a time of 9.44 seconds at the 3x3

Scramble: B2 R2 B' F L2 U L2 B F L R D2 U2 L2 R' D2 U R2 U2 L2 R2 B' U R U
scrambled with white on top and green on the front, cross on the blue side

Cross: x D' R' F (3)
F2L-1: U2 L' U L (4)
F2L-2: U R U R' U R U R' (8)
F2L-3: y2 U' R U' R' (4)
F2L-4: U L' U L U' L' U L (8)
OLL: y' F R U R' U' F' f R U R' U' f' (12)
PLL: (U) l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 (10)

That makes a total of 49 moves.

Now my question:

Would you guys consider this solve lucky or non-lucky?
I know that many of you say that full step=non-lucky, but if you look at this scramble you can see a already solved C/E pair which is obviously not affected during the 3 MOVE cross. IMO this is very rare and lucky.

I'm not sure what to think about it
SO please guys HELP ME OUT!!

Thanks in advance
Michael

 

[Lucas Garron]

Would you guys consider this solve lucky or non-lucky?
I know that many of you say that full step=non-lucky, but if you look at this scramble you can see a already solved C/E pair which is obviously not affected during the 3 MOVE cross. IMO this is very rare and lucky.

It's non-lucky, but there's no reason to consider that anything important. I had a 9.24 on Saturday that was essentially like yours: 2-move cross, easy first-pair lookahead, and normal/long ending.

 

[mpohl100]

Would you guys consider this solve lucky or non-lucky?
I know that many of you say that full step=non-lucky, but if you look at this scramble you can see a already solved C/E pair which is obviously not affected during the 3 MOVE cross. IMO this is very rare and lucky.

It's non-lucky, but there's no reason to consider that anything important. I had a 9.24 on Saturday that was essentially like yours: 2-move cross, easy first-pair lookahead, and normal/long ending.

thanks Lucas for your response and congrats on your non-lucky 9.24

BTW Are you planning to come to the German Nationals 2009?
I'd really appreciate it if you'd come

 

[qqwref]

I passed a difficult song on Stepmania. (You probably don't know the song, here's someone else's video showing it off. As he says "The end is MASHMASHMASH".)