Accomplishment Thread

[Dene]

Well My general range is 31-38, but that is easily +/- 8 seconds (maybe not so much -8, lol).

 

[popstar_dave]

First sub 30s single solve... It was lucky, though.

A 27.61s OLL skip on:
U2 D F L' D2 L2 D' B' F' R' L2 B D' U2 L2 U' F2 D2 U2 L' U D2 R2 B' F2

I'm just stoked, coz I've been aiming for a sub 30 for a couple of months now. Now for a sub-30s non-lucky. Oh, and it'd be nice to hit a sub 40s average.

 

[Mike Hughey]

First sub 30s single solve... It was lucky, though.

A 27.61s OLL skip on:
U2 D F L' D2 L2 D' B' F' R' L2 B D' U2 L2 U' F2 D2 U2 L' U D2 R2 B' F2

I'm just stoked, coz I've been aiming for a sub 30 for a couple of months now. Now for a sub-30s non-lucky. Oh, and it'd be nice to hit a sub 40s average.

Congratulations! Are you the same popstar_dave from rec.juggling? (Considering you're from Australia, I'm guessing you are.) If so, welcome to your new addiction. I came from over there and now I'm hopelessly addicted to BLD solving - especially big cubes BLD. It's funny how jugglers are so easily addicted to the cube. The biggest problem is that I don't juggle as much any more.

 

[popstar_dave]

First sub 30s single solve... It was lucky, though.

A 27.61s OLL skip on:
U2 D F L' D2 L2 D' B' F' R' L2 B D' U2 L2 U' F2 D2 U2 L' U D2 R2 B' F2

I'm just stoked, coz I've been aiming for a sub 30 for a couple of months now. Now for a sub-30s non-lucky. Oh, and it'd be nice to hit a sub 40s average.

Congratulations! Are you the same popstar_dave from rec.juggling? (Considering you're from Australia, I'm guessing you are.) If so, welcome to your new addiction. I came from over there and now I'm hopelessly addicted to BLD solving - especially big cubes BLD. It's funny how jugglers are so easily addicted to the cube. The biggest problem is that I don't juggle as much any more.

Hehehe... Yup, that's me. And really enjoying my cubing over my juggling at the moment. (Possibly due to the fact that I've moving into a tiny apartment, with little more than 7' ceilings.) But yeah, lots of juggling cubers out there. In fact, there's a "Jugglers who also Cube" facebook group, too. And I wouldn't mind trying out a bit of BLD at some stage. It seems like the kind of thing that I'd be into. Maybe not big cubes to start with, I'll just start slow!

obAccomplishment: I actually hit that sub-30s non-lucky today. 29.35s using CFOP with 4LLL. I only hit a time that low, because I got three nice easy CE pairs in my F2L. It was still part of a pretty dud average, so the sub-40s average goal is still out there.

 

[ExoCorsair]

More like a disappointment, but I keep +2'ing my fastest 5x5 solves in competition. *rolls eyes*

But it was a 1:40 (before the +2).

 

[Leviticus]

I beat my 5x5 PB with AvG edges, ive been practicing for about 3 days with these edges but when i did the solve there were about 2-3 semi pairs after centers, is this classified as lucky? But anyway the time was 2.51.02

 

[Hadley4000]

SUB 20 SUB 20 SUB 20!!!!!!!

I have been trying so hard for so long! 19.72 non-lucky!

Sune + U perm makes my life. I wish every solve could be like that.

 

[Kenneth]

1:00.28 single, I.Q.Ball/Equator.

 

[Johannes91]

18:28:00 <+micro500> 3x3x3 scramble #37289: B2 R' B D' R2 B' D' R F' U L2 R2 U D' L2 D B2 U B2 R2 U' D2 B' D2 L
18:28:29 <+funktio> 8.39

The solution was:

Step 1: D2 F2 D
Step 2: U2 L2 B U
Step 3: L' U' L' B R' U R
Step 4: U2 B
LL: B U2 B' U' B U' B'

Depending on how you count the cancellation, 22 or 23 moves. Didn't skip anything, though, so I guess it shouldn't be considered "lucky".

 

[dChan]

Well, last year I had a goal of getting 40 second OH average in competition by Caltech Fall but I never made it to that competition. I made up for it at DSC 2008 and actually I did an unbelievable 36 second solve(which would have been sub-35 if I didn't look at the time and theerefore fumbled) in competition with two 38 second solves in the same set. I end up with a 40.33 second average though despite the three sub-40s. I had been getting tons of sub-40s at home but I never believed I would get them in competition so I was really happy especially ont the 36. In contrast I di dhorrible on the regular 3x3x3 solves. Maybe I'll end up like Lofty with amazing OH times and average two-hand times.

 

[MiloD]

wow, very nice solution Johannes.

I have a few new PB's as a result of getting a few new cubes

FMC: 35HTM nothing skipped
4x4: single and average went down like 9 seconds each since I got an eastsheen yesterday
2x2:4.45 single 8.67 avg of 10 ...also went down like 5 seconds each. I use to use an "Ice cube".

I'm still faster on my rubik's 5x5. My best on the new east sheen is around 2:40. New stickers might help that...I really hate the pink color.

edit: just got 2:28 on ES 5x5, I'm learning how to handle it.

3.58 on 2x2

 

[qqwref]

So Lucas has let me have his 5x5 supercube for a while, and it's pretty decent. So I've been practicing it a bit, and it's great fun.

My best times so far are
Single: 2:30.86
Average-12: 2:55.04
I wonder what the limit is? Maybe 2:0x single and 2:30 average. I dunno...

EDIT: Today I got a 2:48.16 average. Yay improvement!

 

[MiloD]

4x4: 1:27.44

My best single went down by over 10 seconds since Sunday.

this one had orientation parity too...

 

[DAE_JA_VOO]

I've got a bit of an accomplishment. I'm still a total n00b, but i'm learning. Anyway, my PB has been 56:58 for about 10 days now. I just couldn't beat it.

Then, about 5 days ago i started learning the PLLs, so i haven't really tried again to beat my PB because i've just been doing PLLs all day. Then last night i decided to try and beat my PB and i did a 50:31 solve, first try. And it wasn't even a lucky solve

 

[MiloD]

Sorry guys, but this really needs its own post.

3x3: 15.94

LL was just an "Air Jeff".

Sub-20 is right around the corner.

edit: 4x4: 1:25.36 wow...Ive shaved almost 15 seconds off best single in 2 days.

2nd edit: 4x4: ok...this is just getting insane 1:21.50 single, and just did 1:29.24 avg of 10. on sunday my best single was 1:38.xx and my avg was like 1:46-ish.

all from finally getting an eastsheen.

 

[Lofty]

I finally assembled my ES 4x4! Those things are such a pain to put together i put it off for months! but i assembled it and have gotten by best times ever. Not quite sub-2 average but a 1:27 with double parity! I was slowing down after the first like 6... I need 4x4 endurance it hurts my head.

 

[pcwiz]

I just finished learning al the PLLs today!

I learned 4 Look PLL (without the E permutation) about a month ago, and then I learned the V and T permutation algorithms for solving the 2x2. So then I slacked off and didn't learn any new PLLs.

So starting from like last week, I learned 2-3 PLLs a day, and now I have all 21! Now I have trouble remembering the Gs >.<. And those N permutations are also weird.

 

[ThePizzaGuy92]

New PB single 3x3x3 solve today!!!
[scrambled and witnessed by my mom]
10.84!!
It was not lucky [I did cross, 4 f2l slots, Oll [rUR'URU2r'], and clockwise edge cycle]
very exciting! first sub-11, more to come ;-)

 

[MiloD]

ok ok ok, last one I swear.... for tonight. :rolleyes:

1:17.xx on 4x4.

I was spazzing so much that I reset the timer but it was definitely below 1:18.

I have some tests to deal with this week, then I will get back on the 5x5.

 

[Leviticus]

2.37.38 for the 5x5, i changed to AvG edges 5 days ago then changed back to my method and got this, i dont know what to do edges with, franks or AvG's?