Accomplishment Thread

[DistinctThought]

Welcome!

I imagine that if I did an average of 1000 right now, it would look strikingly similar to yours. Although, if you used a bit of inspection time, I would expect that your average would shift down by a couple of seconds. I'll have to practice to keep up with you!

I think most people report their latest Ao100 (average of 100) as their average. I can't comment too much on algorithms since I don't use them, but if you post a video to the solve critique thread, someone will probably be able to introduce you to some cool new finger tricks or something.

Good luck! Enjoy the forums.

 

[XTowncuber]

pyraminx with feet PB 59.87, this puzzle sucks

48.63 first try. I like to be able to say I hold all the pyra UWRs, so I had to try.

 

[uberCuber]

1:03.83 5x5 single

 

[qqwref]

No inspection time.

You should try inspection time - it's kind of a standard in the community. No inspection is considered a separate event from the normal 3x3x3 speedsolve, and few people practice it. So almost all of the times you see posted are done in a way that has an advantage over your way.

I can't do the PLL and OLL algorithms fast. It takes me about 5 seconds and it seems impossible to get near the 1-1.5 seconds it takes for most people.

I don't think "most people" take 1-1.5 seconds. Your typical sub-15 solver probably takes about 2 seconds for most PLLs during a solve, maybe a bit less for the super easy ones such as U/A/J/T. If you want to go faster, though, I recommend checking on youtube for videos of really fast people explaining their fingertricks, and then trying to copy their fingering and practicing the PLL by itself until you can do it consistently and quickly.

Also, I have a question: when you guys tell your average, how many solves do you consider to calculate it?

Most people keep track of averages of 5 (5 consecutive solves, drop the best and worst, mean of the remaining 3) and 12 (12 consecutive solves, drop the best and worst, mean of the remaining 10). Some people also do averages of 100 (100 consecutive solves, drop the best and worst (or best 5 and worst 5), mean of the remaining 98 or 90), but keep in mind that not everyone has the time to do 100 solves in a row.

 

[immortalchaos29]

Some issues I'm having: I can't do the PLL and OLL algorithms fast. It takes me about 5 seconds and it seems impossible to get near the 1-1.5 seconds it takes for most people. And it's a pain for me to learn new algorithms. I'm only learning 1 a week.
Also, I have a question: when you guys tell your average, how many solves do you consider to calculate it?

It took me a long time to average about 1.5 seconds on PLL. It will come with practice. You could drill them, but it won't be as beneficial to you right now. Full OLL doesn't help much. When you take an average, you remove the best and the worst time and use the rest. When you do large averages, you remove several of the best and worst, depending on how many.

e.g)
5.55, (5.00), 5.55, 5.55, (13.13) = 5.55

 

[woodcroft]

You should try inspection time - it's kind of a standard in the community.

I feel like inspection time is kind of cheating. When you say to a layman person that you can solve the Rubik's Cube in 30 seconds, that person will probably think of you solving it in 30 seconds without the extra inspection time.

Most people keep track of averages of 5 (5 consecutive solves, drop the best and worst, mean of the remaining 3) and 12 (12 consecutive solves, drop the best and worst, mean of the remaining 10). Some people also do averages of 100 (100 consecutive solves, drop the best and worst (or best 5 and worst 5), mean of the remaining 98 or 90), but keep in mind that not everyone has the time to do 100 solves in a row.

When you take an average, you remove the best and the worst time and use the rest. When you do large averages, you remove several of the best and worst, depending on how many.

e.g)
5.55, (5.00), 5.55, 5.55, (13.13) = 5.55

I know that. But a lot of people say, for example: "my average is 15.63" without clarifying how many solves this average is referring to.

 

[qqwref]

I feel like inspection time is kind of cheating. When you say to a layman person that you can solve the Rubik's Cube in 30 seconds, that person will probably think of you solving it in 30 seconds without the extra inspection time.

Well, it's not cheating since everyone in the community knows inspection's part of it. Anyone outside of the community can be quickly brought up to speed, and anyone who's watched even a few cube videos on youtube will know about it already. In fact, in my experience, as long as you just say you're going to take a quick look at the cube before you start, people will happily start the timer when you start turning.

I know that. But a lot of people say, for example: "my average is 15.63" without clarifying how many solves this average is referring to.

They shouldn't do that - it's confusing to us too. I guess average of 12 is the most common, but it's still unclear.

 

[uberCuber]

I know that. But a lot of people say, for example: "my average is 15.63" without clarifying how many solves this average is referring to.

If someone is going to say a blanket statement "My average is xx," it should be rounded to the nearest second (or even nearest 5 seconds or something for longer events), based on the general trend they notice over more than one practice session. I could say "my PB average of 12 on 5x5 is 1:11.24", or I could say "I average 1:15 on 5x5". Anybody saying "my average is ___" or "I average ___" where the ___ is that specific of a number is just trying to be confusing.

 

[antoineccantin]

1:03.58 4x4 OH UWR on video

lots of pair skip + no parity.

 

[FinnGamer]

Generated By csTimer(www.cstimer.net) on 2013-8-9
avg of 5: 1:50.50

Time List:
1. 1:50.67 D' l r d l2 U2 d2 b2 F U B' R2 L2 F L2 R U' r' d' U2 B L' B2 U u f' B L' U r' R f2 L' B' r2 b d F' b R L' d2 f' b' D l' d L' R' F b' f u F' f d' R' b R2 d2
2. 1:49.82 F2 d2 D2 R2 F' l F2 L2 l f2 u2 r' B' r L2 R2 B' L' f D' d2 f2 r' d F2 U2 b2 f' D2 f2 B2 r D B' D' b U2 l2 D' B2 r' B2 u' d' f2 u F2 b2 f2 D' u2 d2 r' f' u B F2 f' L l
3. (1:49.75) L2 F2 l' B' U u' L' l' r2 b2 L' l' U r b B' d2 U R' L l' D' U' d l' L2 u2 R2 d2 l f L l' r' F2 r D2 F U' D R2 B d2 f l f2 l2 D2 f2 u2 D' f2 d l' b' B D' d f u
4. (1:57.63) f2 b r f' r B F' U2 r d D2 u f d2 F' L b' l R' D' r D2 r F' f r L R' u R2 B2 l2 B' R' f L2 d U B2 f2 L' B R L D F2 r U' L2 r2 u2 R B2 U R2 F2 L' u r' D2
5. 1:51.02 u2 R f F2 r2 f2 b2 l' R u R d L' R B2 L' u2 b' f l r f' B' l2 f2 B u R2 u d2 F2 f2 L2 d2 F2 l2 U F' r f L' B R b2 L2 F2 U' F' b' B' R' F u' R2 U' f' B l U2 B'
Generated By csTimer(www.cstimer.net) on 2013-8-9
avg of 12: 1:54.25

Time List:
1. 2:02.15 U' d' b' D B' l d u' b2 R2 r' b' r2 B2 f2 u' U' r2 f' F r f2 L' F' d2 l2 B f2 b' F' d U' B b2 F' D' r f R U d' D' R d' r2 F' b B2 D U b2 U l R' D L2 b2 U d' F'
2. 1:57.19 F f' L2 D l u2 F b' U' r D l' r d2 u' B2 f' l2 F d b' L r d' l2 B' d b d2 F r2 U2 f' d2 F' b L' f2 F2 B' r2 U d r D' L2 F f2 u2 U' B' l2 U l2 f2 l2 F' R2 L' r'
3. 1:48.46 b2 F2 u L r U d2 l2 R' L2 r b2 u U' D f' r' d2 L2 b f' F2 L b' U' d' D2 u2 L U' d2 l' R' r' b R2 u B R' L f' D2 f2 u2 F U' F2 u2 D L' d' F2 d B2 r' b2 d' l2 r' R2
4. 1:58.46 u2 R d2 D' L2 b' U2 L2 d' l2 U' d B' l r f' b' d2 b2 D2 d F' D2 b F2 R2 f F' d D2 U F2 L2 D2 f2 R U' L' l2 D' B b' U L d b' D r B2 F f' u R F B' l2 r' D' r d
5. (1:41.96) U2 B2 r' R D' u2 r B' D R U' u' B r' b' U' F' r' B' f' R2 f u2 R2 D' u d B' F2 u d' f2 R' F2 U2 d L' d' R2 u' f2 u' D' d' L2 u d D2 b2 U' b' L' D l L2 d2 L2 l' b' r
6. 1:57.33 R2 B2 r L2 U2 d2 D' u b2 l2 F u R f' L2 f l u r2 b' d2 U L U L D' U2 u' B D b' B' L' r u' U R F' l F' L' u b' D2 L R' d' D2 F2 r' d' F' B2 R2 r2 D d2 r R f'
7. (2:02.17) l' u f2 L2 B d2 L2 b l2 u2 d' U2 D2 R2 U2 r2 f2 r' b' u2 f' u' R2 U D2 b2 R U b L2 d B U' L' l U2 L' R F' f' b' r' B f2 R D' L2 f2 F' U' L2 R' U F' B2 U' B u2 f2 l'
8. 1:50.67 D' l r d l2 U2 d2 b2 F U B' R2 L2 F L2 R U' r' d' U2 B L' B2 U u f' B L' U r' R f2 L' B' r2 b d F' b R L' d2 f' b' D l' d L' R' F b' f u F' f d' R' b R2 d2
9. 1:49.82 F2 d2 D2 R2 F' l F2 L2 l f2 u2 r' B' r L2 R2 B' L' f D' d2 f2 r' d F2 U2 b2 f' D2 f2 B2 r D B' D' b U2 l2 D' B2 r' B2 u' d' f2 u F2 b2 f2 D' u2 d2 r' f' u B F2 f' L l
10. 1:49.75 L2 F2 l' B' U u' L' l' r2 b2 L' l' U r b B' d2 U R' L l' D' U' d l' L2 u2 R2 d2 l f L l' r' F2 r D2 F U' D R2 B d2 f l f2 l2 D2 f2 u2 D' f2 d l' b' B D' d f u
11. 1:57.63 f2 b r f' r B F' U2 r d D2 u f d2 F' L b' l R' D' r D2 r F' f r L R' u R2 B2 l2 B' R' f L2 d U B2 f2 L' B R L D F2 r U' L2 r2 u2 R B2 U R2 F2 L' u r' D2
12. 1:51.02 u2 R f F2 r2 f2 b2 l' R u R d L' R B2 L' u2 b' f l r f' B' l2 f2 B u R2 u d2 F2 f2 L2 d2 F2 l2 U F' r f L' B R b2 L2 F2 U' F' b' B' R' F u' R2 U' f' B l U2 B'

Also sub 1:50 Mo3

 

[acohen527]

First sub-30 OH single... 25.91

37.8x avg 5 too

 

[yoshinator]

1:24.77 5x5 avg5

Practicing 2x2-6x6 all equally right now, and it's awesome!

 

[Julian]

Suddenly became more consistent at 4x4.
45.84 ao12, 48.99 ao100

Did 55 solves:

Spoiler

39 were sub-50
21 were sub-46
14 were sub-44
7 were sub-42
4 were sub-41
1 was sub-40

There was a 43 with DP, OLL at 31.

Also, a 7.44 3x3 solve, the scramble of which I lost when I started to do 4x4

 

[scottishcuber]

First timed 7x7 solve (2nd ever solve): 8:14.40
messed up parity so would have been sub-7:50...

 

[yoshinator]

1:03.58 4x4 OH UWR on video

lots of pair skip + no parity.

How's the cube?

 

[stevecho816]

WUTWUTWUTWUT

7.97 average of 5
8.94 F L' U B' L D' B F2 L' R' F' L2 D F R2 F2 L' D' U L' U' L R F2 L2
7.31 R2 B D2 R2 U2 L2 D' B2 L B' R2 B2 U' R' F' D F R' B F' R D' L2 R2 B
8.12 D' L' D' B D' F R2 U2 F' U R' F B2 D' L2 D' B' F R F' D' L' D' B R2
6.97 R' F' D' F' R' B L B U F2 D L' F' L' B' U' R' B D2 B2 L' R B2 R' B
8.48 L F2 U' D L2 D F' R F' B2 L2 F B D2 R' D' R' B2 D2 B' L D' B' F D2

8.43 average of 12
8.94 F L' U B' L D' B F2 L' R' F' L2 D F R2 F2 L' D' U L' U' L R F2 L2
7.31 R2 B D2 R2 U2 L2 D' B2 L B' R2 B2 U' R' F' D F R' B F' R D' L2 R2 B
8.12 D' L' D' B D' F R2 U2 F' U R' F B2 D' L2 D' B' F R F' D' L' D' B R2
6.97 R' F' D' F' R' B L B U F2 D L' F' L' B' U' R' B D2 B2 L' R B2 R' B
8.48 L F2 U' D L2 D F' R F' B2 L2 F B D2 R' D' R' B2 D2 B' L D' B' F D2
9.59 D2 L F D' L2 B2 D' F B U D R F U2 B' D2 F' D' R2 U' R U' B2 L2 F2
8.58 L F2 L2 U2 R D2 F2 R2 D2 F2 L2 U' L' B2 L U D' F' L' B2 L F2 L' R2 U
8.81 F B2 D2 B D' F R' D2 R D2 F' L2 B' L2 F R2 F2 R2 F2 B' U F' L' B' D
9.45 L R' D' U R2 F' L B U' L U R2 B2 R L' F2 R' U2 L B D B2 R D2 F'
9.25 F' R' D' B U2 D2 F2 B2 R L B' R2 F2 R' B D2 U' L2 U R' F D' B' F' U'
8.11 U L D B L' U2 R D2 B U2 L' U' L2 U2 B' D' B F' R D2 R B F2 U' B'
7.24 U B F U D L' R' F2 U R F R' B F2 L U R2 B D L2 F B' R' L' B

I have no idea how I did this...

 

[LouisCormier]

6x6 with feet UWR: 12:40.20

[video=youtube_share;xs3Ho6W-U28]http://youtu.be/xs3Ho6W-U28[/video]

 

[Wassili]

Do you own all the feet UWR's of 4x4+ and megaminx?

 

[Antonie faz fan]

Do you own all the feet UWR's of 4x4+ and megaminx?

I quess he does!
BTW I thought u lived in France didn't u

 

[Wassili]

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