Accomplishment Thread

[jcuber]

Whew, finished just in time. I'm trying to do an average of 100 per day...

Are you serious? Or crazy?

That is alot of solves!

 

[mrbiggs]

Maximum number of moves needed to solve a 2x2 is 11.

But like we told you, WCA uses random state, which is different from random moves.

Is this true for 2x2? Last I checked it was not.


If it is true, then there are going to be 2x2 scrambles like "L U" or "B U2 R" or something like that.

 

[DavidWoner]

If it is true, then there are going to be 2x2 scrambles like "L U" or "B U2 R" or something like that.

Yep, but the chances of that happening are small.

 

[qqwref]

Yes, there ARE going to be scrambles like that.

I proposed that we discard all positions that are too close to solved (on all puzzles that can be optimally solved, anyway), but nobody listened.

 

[jcuber]

Yes, there ARE going to be scrambles like that.

I proposed that we discard all positions that are too close to solved (on all puzzles that can be optimally solved, anyway), but nobody listened.

Doesn't that mean that realistically speaking, both WR singles and averages should be considered null and void since those scrambles were implemented?

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

No there aren't, because they only use F R and U moves.

As for the UWR discussion, I guess I was wrong, maybe I interpreted it incorrectly because I really wanted the UWR.

Ah well, I'll just change the accomplishment to: New PB Mirror Blocks: 33.75

 

[qqwref]

Yes, there ARE going to be scrambles like that.

I proposed that we discard all positions that are too close to solved (on all puzzles that can be optimally solved, anyway), but nobody listened.

Doesn't that mean that realistically speaking, both WR singles and averages should be considered null and void since those scrambles were implemented?

Uh, no. The distribution of scrambles is almost exactly the same now as before; it's just that before we got to the random position with 25 moves, whereas now we got to the random position with as few moves as needed. The important difference is that now it is easy to tell when solves are ridiculously easy, whereas before you wouldn't know until you did the scramble. Since we're using optimal scrambles already (or should be) it would not be at all difficult to simply remove the really short ones.

Incidentally, I DO think that many of the fastest 2x2 single times should be removed, as they were achieved on 4-move scrambles and are thus representative of the competitor's luck rather than their skill/speed. I really don't like the concept that the 2x2 WR is so low that it is literally impossible to get it on any scramble that isn't extremely lucky. Of course, we could just eliminate the 2x2 single category, but I think that would be even less likely to be accepted.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

16.82 with ZZ!

Scramble: F' U F' U2 B F2 D L B D U R D2 L R2 B2 F2 D2 B' L D F D' L2 U2

I like ZZ. I have been practising it for an hour now, and already sub-17

 

[Faz]

6:54.19 - 7x7 average of 12

 

[mrbiggs]

If it is true, then there are going to be 2x2 scrambles like "L U" or "B U2 R" or something like that.

Yep, but the chances of that happening are small.

Not too small. Odds of a scramble of 4 moves or less are 1/1646. There were 93 competitions with 2x2 last year, each of which must have had at least 5 scrambles.

It's not something that will happen every day, but it's something that will happen every year or two (especially if the number of competitions continues to increase). The problem is that when it does, having some knowledge of the scramble changes from being irrelevant to a huge advantage.

 

[Yes We Can!]

Yes!
First 5 solves of today:

Average: 18.34
Standard Deviation: 0.79
Best Time: 17.22
Worst Time: 21.70
Individual Times:
1. 17.92 B' D2 U' L D2 R D2 L2 B2 L' F R B2 U' F2 R2 B2 F2 D' R'
2. 19.44 U' B' L F2 D2 L' D' L R2 U2 L2 R B' F U2 L2 R' B' R2 D'
3. (21.70) D2 U' B' F' L' F2 L2 F2 D2 U B' R' D2 U2 F U' B2 D2 U2 R
4. 17.66 U2 L' D L B2 F' L D F2 L R' U2 B2 F L' R' U' R' D L'
5. (17.22) L R U' F' U' B' F D U B2 F L2 U2 L' B2 F D' U B2 F

 

[MTGjumper]

Yes!
First 5 solves of today:

Average: 18.07
Standard Deviation: 0.83
Best Time: 14.34
Worst Time: 20.28
Individual Times:
1. (14.34) (0,-1) / (0,3) / (3,3) / (0,4) / (6,0) / (3,0) / (0,5) / (6,1) / (-3,3) / (-3,5) / (0,4) / (3,0) / (0,3) / (6,3) / (6,0) / (6,0) / (-1,3) /
2. 18.18 (0,3) / (-3,-3) / (4,5) / (2,4) / (2,2) / (0,2) / (0,4) / (-4,4) / (4,4) / (-4,0) / (2,0) / (0,4) / (-2,2) / (2,0) / (2,4) / (-5,2)
3. 19.03 (-2,-1) / (0,3) / (-3,1) / (0,5) / (-1,3) / (-4,0) / (4,0) / (-2,0) / (6,0) / (0,3) / (-4,2) / (2,1) / (6,2) / (0,4) / (0,4) / (0,5) / (3,4)
4. 17.00 (0,-4) / (0,-2) / (3,3) / (1,3) / (5,5) / (4,0) / (-3,0) / (0,1) / (5,2) / (4,0) / (-2,2) / (-2,0) / (2,1) / (2,3) / (4,3) / (5,0) /
5. (19.75) (0,2) / (0,-2) / (-3,3) / (-3,0) / (5,0) / (4,3) / (3,3) / (0,5) / (0,4) / (3,0) / (0,2) / (3,1) / (0,3) / (-3,3) / (0,4) / (3,2) / (-3,3)

 

[Escher]

Yes!
First 5 solves of today:

Average: 18.07
Standard Deviation: 0.83
Best Time: 14.34
Worst Time: 20.28
Individual Times:
1. (14.34) (0,-1) / (0,3) / (3,3) / (0,4) / (6,0) / (3,0) / (0,5) / (6,1) / (-3,3) / (-3,5) / (0,4) / (3,0) / (0,3) / (6,3) / (6,0) / (6,0) / (-1,3) /
2. 18.18 (0,3) / (-3,-3) / (4,5) / (2,4) / (2,2) / (0,2) / (0,4) / (-4,4) / (4,4) / (-4,0) / (2,0) / (0,4) / (-2,2) / (2,0) / (2,4) / (-5,2)
3. 19.03 (-2,-1) / (0,3) / (-3,1) / (0,5) / (-1,3) / (-4,0) / (4,0) / (-2,0) / (6,0) / (0,3) / (-4,2) / (2,1) / (6,2) / (0,4) / (0,4) / (0,5) / (3,4)
4. 17.00 (0,-4) / (0,-2) / (3,3) / (1,3) / (5,5) / (4,0) / (-3,0) / (0,1) / (5,2) / (4,0) / (-2,2) / (-2,0) / (2,1) / (2,3) / (4,3) / (5,0) /
5. (19.75) (0,2) / (0,-2) / (-3,3) / (-3,0) / (5,0) / (4,3) / (3,3) / (0,5) / (0,4) / (3,0) / (0,2) / (3,1) / (0,3) / (-3,3) / (0,4) / (3,2) / (-3,3)

You beast...

 

[Yes We Can!]

Yes!
First 5 solves of today:

Average: 18.07
Standard Deviation: 0.83
Best Time: 14.34
Worst Time: 20.28
Individual Times:
1. (14.34) (0,-1) / (0,3) / (3,3) / (0,4) / (6,0) / (3,0) / (0,5) / (6,1) / (-3,3) / (-3,5) / (0,4) / (3,0) / (0,3) / (6,3) / (6,0) / (6,0) / (-1,3) /
2. 18.18 (0,3) / (-3,-3) / (4,5) / (2,4) / (2,2) / (0,2) / (0,4) / (-4,4) / (4,4) / (-4,0) / (2,0) / (0,4) / (-2,2) / (2,0) / (2,4) / (-5,2)
3. 19.03 (-2,-1) / (0,3) / (-3,1) / (0,5) / (-1,3) / (-4,0) / (4,0) / (-2,0) / (6,0) / (0,3) / (-4,2) / (2,1) / (6,2) / (0,4) / (0,4) / (0,5) / (3,4)
4. 17.00 (0,-4) / (0,-2) / (3,3) / (1,3) / (5,5) / (4,0) / (-3,0) / (0,1) / (5,2) / (4,0) / (-2,2) / (-2,0) / (2,1) / (2,3) / (4,3) / (5,0) /
5. (19.75) (0,2) / (0,-2) / (-3,3) / (-3,0) / (5,0) / (4,3) / (3,3) / (0,5) / (0,4) / (3,0) / (0,2) / (3,1) / (0,3) / (-3,3) / (0,4) / (3,2) / (-3,3)

lol, we should race next time ^^

 

[Escher]

Umm. Wow.

Average: 10.24
Standard Deviation: 0.46
Best Time: 9.48
Worst Time: 14.00
Individual Times:
1. 10.76 D L U L2 D2 U2 F L' F' R U' B' L R B F' L' D L2 R' B2 F R' D2 L'
2. 9.65 D2 U2 F' D2 R2 D' U' F' L R2 U2 L R2 B' F D U2 B F' D2 F L' R D' B
3. (14.00) B' L R B' L F2 D' U2 B D B2 D' L' F' U' L2 R U' R D2 U' B' F' U R2
4. 10.30 L2 B' F R2 B' R' B F2 U2 L' F D' B D2 L' U2 B2 L' U' F D2 L' R2 B' U'
5. (9.48) R' F' U B' D' U' L2 F' D' U2 R2 U2 B2 F' D L2 F2 L R' F2 L' U F D2 U


Whole average was:
Average: 12.19
Standard Deviation: 1.66
Best Time: 9.48
Worst Time: 15.95
Individual Times:
1. 10.92 D R2 B2 F2 U' L' R' D U L R2 D' U L' R' B2 F D' B' D2 U2 R' U2 B' D
2. 10.76 D L U L2 D2 U2 F L' F' R U' B' L R B F' L' D L2 R' B2 F R' D2 L'
3. 9.65 D2 U2 F' D2 R2 D' U' F' L R2 U2 L R2 B' F D U2 B F' D2 F L' R D' B
4. 14.00 B' L R B' L F2 D' U2 B D B2 D' L' F' U' L2 R U' R D2 U' B' F' U R2
5. 10.30 L2 B' F R2 B' R' B F2 U2 L' F D' B D2 L' U2 B2 L' U' F D2 L' R2 B' U'
6. (9.48) R' F' U B' D' U' L2 F' D' U2 R2 U2 B2 F' D L2 F2 L R' F2 L' U F D2 U
7. (15.95) F2 L R2 D2 U2 B2 D U B' U2 R D L2 R' D' L2 U2 R B' R F L' R' B D2
8. 12.04 D' F2 R U2 L F2 U2 B R U' B' F D2 U R' B' F D' U' R' F2 L' B F L
9. 13.58 U2 B' F R' B F L R' B D2 U R B2 D2 U2 L' R2 U L2 R2 F' L' R2 D2 R'
10. 14.65 B' D U' B2 U' F2 L2 U B F' U B2 L' B2 F L2 F2 R D2 U' R' B2 L R2 D
11. 13.83 L D2 U2 B' D' U' F2 L2 D2 U2 L2 D' U' L2 R2 U L R2 U' R2 B F2 D' L' R'
12. 12.16 F D' R2 D' U2 B' L' F2 D' U F2 R2 B' F L' R B' U B F2 L B' F D U2

I got so nervous after the second sub 10, I just messed up everything after it...
All of these are non-lucky
I'm still in shock. Wow.

EDIT: Dealextreme Type C FTW.
After the first 5 solves, it was 10.66, and i was spazzing out like no other. Then I got that second sub 10, and i went a bit crazy

 

[keith_emerson]

First sub-45 for average of 10!

Total Solves: 10
Total DNFs: 0
Average: 44.05 sec.

Fastest Time: 39.19
Slowest Time: 49.27
Standard Deviation: 03.70

Individual Times:
1) 48.58 B2 L2 R' F U2 L2 D2 B2 D2 R L U' L2 D L2 R' D2 R' L2 U' D F U B2 F'
2) 49.09 L R' F' R F2 D B2 L' R2 D' B U' B' U2 R' F' B' R2 D' L B2 U' D2 R' D'
3) 39.19 D2 U' R2 D2 B R' L' F B R2 B R' U B' U' D L' D R2 U F' D' L2 U F'
4) 42.52 B2 F' L' U' R B2 F' L2 F' D2 F2 U' L R' B F L D B' L F' B2 R' F' L2
5) 43.62 U' B2 R2 L' B L' R F' L U' L D B2 R' U D2 R' L' D2 B U F B2 D U'
6) 42.63 R U2 D' F' R2 U2 F2 B L' D' B' U2 R B2 R' U D2 B2 U D2 R2 U' R' D2 B2
7) 40.72 R' D F2 R B D B2 L' F' U B2 D F L2 R B' U2 F B R B' D F2 R' F2
8) 49.27 D L' B' R D' R L D2 F D B' F2 U' R' L F' B2 L2 B L2 R B' L' B2 R
9) 40.77 L2 F B' U' R2 B D2 L R B' U2 B2 U F' D2 B F U2 L R' F B' D' F2 R'
10) 44.09 D' F' R' L' D' R B L2 F' L2 U' D2 B2 L' F U L' F L' B L2 D' F B L

 

[jacob15728]

I just solved my first Gelatinbrain puzzle!

Puzzle: 1.2.1 (Megaminx with vertex turns)
Time: 1:24.04 (as in 84.04 minutes, not seconds)
Moves: 731

 

[Faz]

New pb average of 12 - Rolling average of 19 solves

[12:04] <Faz> .stats Faz
[12:04] <micro501> Faz's 12 Individual Times: 9.97, (9.06), 10.31, 11.52, 11.5, 11.91, 9.3, (15.8), 9.72, 10.06, 12.15, 12.02
[12:04] <micro501> Faz's Average: 10.84, Best Time: 9.06 Worst Time: 15.80
[12:04] <Faz> yes!!!!!!!!!!
[12:04] <Faz> cmon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bolded are 10.53 avg of 5

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Average: 4.14
Standard Deviation: 0.12
Best Time: 2.80
Worst Time: 6.48
Individual Times:
1. (4.48) F2 U' R2 U' F U2 R2 F R2 U' F R
2. 4.11 R U F' U F2 U F' U R U' F' U2
3. 4.30 U2 F' U' R' F2 U' F' U F2 R2 F' R
4. (2.80) U F' R2 U2 R2 F' U2 F R' U2 F' R2
5. 4.00 U' R2 F' U' R U R F R' F R U'
Hehe

Edit:

Average: 13.97
Standard Deviation: 0.18
Best Time: 13.30
Worst Time: 16.48
Individual Times:
1. 13.95 U B' U' L2 B R2 F' L D R2 B' L B R' D' B' L' R2 D U B' D U L D'
2. 13.75 U' L' R' D' U2 F2 R D B2 L2 B' L' D2 F L2 R' D' U' B D U' F2 D R B
3. (16.48) B' D U2 L B D U2 L2 R U2 L' F' U F' L R' D' L2 F2 L2 R' F' D' U F
4. 14.20 B2 F D B' F R F D2 B L' R2 U2 B2 F D2 U L2 R' B' F D F D U' L
5. (13.30) U L2 B2 L' R' D2 L' U L2 D U B F2 L' D' F2 L2 R' D' B2 F' U B D' F

 

[TMOY]

5. 4.00 U' R2 F' U' R U R F R' F R U'

2.31 for me on this one,
Spoiler:
y' L' U L' U L2 U'