Accomplishment Thread

[rachmaninovian]

Petrus - I need to get better with it for OH so I decided to take an avg with 2H

number of times: 5/5
best time: 17.08
worst time: 22.30

current avg5: 17.73 (σ = 0.74)

use roux >_> xD

 

[fanwuq]

Computer pyraminx! I did like 200 solves.

Best average of 5: 3.75
6.02, (8.39), 3.25, 1.97, (1.36)
Best average of 12: 4.88
1.33, 6.36, 4.12, 5.30, 6.12, 5.84, (6.78), 4.42, 3.36, 5.92, 6.05, (1.09)
Best average of 100: 5.51

Computer 4x4:
Best average of 5: 39.96 (σ = 2.35)
36.70, (33.25), 42.17, (47.16), 41.02
Best average of 12: 42.26 (σ = 2.44)
(53.44), 47.70, 41.41, 41.59, 40.28, 39.36, 44.49, 42.09, (37.56), 43.20, 43.30, 39.22

Wow.
How is that possible?!

 

[Anthony]

Decent Average but ridiculously inconsistent.

21.14, 27.15, 26.35, 22.29, 24.73, 31.48, 24.41, (34.82+), 22.99, 24.31, 32.20, (20.63)

= 25.70

 

[mmMarco17]

I managed to eat 5 chicken bakes today within a 2 hour time frame.

 

[qqwref]

Computer pyraminx! I did like 200 solves.

Best average of 5: 3.75
6.02, (8.39), 3.25, 1.97, (1.36)
Best average of 12: 4.88
1.33, 6.36, 4.12, 5.30, 6.12, 5.84, (6.78), 4.42, 3.36, 5.92, 6.05, (1.09)
Best average of 100: 5.51

Computer 4x4:
Best average of 5: 39.96 (σ = 2.35)
36.70, (33.25), 42.17, (47.16), 41.02
Best average of 12: 42.26 (σ = 2.44)
(53.44), 47.70, 41.41, 41.59, 40.28, 39.36, 44.49, 42.09, (37.56), 43.20, 43.30, 39.22

Wow.
How is that possible?!

Turning fast... and LOTS of practice

I actuall changed around the way I "hold" the pyraminx recently - I used to pretty much view F and R with L and D only visible through the other faces, but I changed to a view where F, R, and L are equally visible. Recognition is a lot easier that way (especially for the last layer).

 

[peterbat]

I'm sub-20! Somehow, this is less exciting than my first sub-20 average of 5.

number of times: 100/100
best time: 15.11
worst time: 28.45

current avg5: 18.65 (σ = 0.61)
best avg5: 17.29 (σ = 0.47)

current avg12: 19.30 (σ = 1.99)
best avg12: 18.58 (σ = 0.70)

current avg100: 19.63 (σ = 2.03)
best avg100: 19.63 (σ = 2.03)

session avg: 19.63 (σ = 2.03)
session mean: 19.68

 

[Rubixcubematt]

Decent Average but ridiculously inconsistent.

21.14, 27.15, 26.35, 22.29, 24.73, 31.48, 24.41, (34.82+), 22.99, 24.31, 32.20, (20.63)

= 25.70

Is that OH?

 

[Yes We Can!]

@ Yes We Can You are progressing like lightning!

Thanks I practice alot because I have two competitions in October and one of them is a small, unimportant one called WC

EDIT:

Average: 16.09
Standard Deviation: 1.06
Best Time: 13.74
Worst Time: 22.84
Individual Times:
1. 15.39 R2 D' U' R2 F U2 B' U2 L R' B2 L' R' D' U F' D2 U' B2 R2 D2 U R2 B' D
2. 15.77 B' F D2 U2 R' B2 F' L B2 F R2 B2 U2 R' B2 R' B' F' R F D' U' B2 L U2
3. (22.84) L' R' D' U' F2 U2 L R2 D2 U' L' R' D' B D2 L2 R' D' U2 B2 F2 R B2 F2 U
4. 14.59 B' U' L B' F U' L' R' U B2 F L' D2 R F2 L R U' L B R D' B2 L B2
5. 16.45 B2 L' R2 D2 F2 D B L' R' B2 L' R D' U2 R B2 F' L2 R' U' B' R2 U' B F'
6. 14.48 L' R' F2 D U F2 U2 L' R2 D2 L D' F2 R2 B2 F D L' D2 U' F L B' U F'
7. 16.61 D2 B' F' L2 U L R' D' U L2 B' F' R' B2 F' L R' F L' B' F2 L' R' U' R2
8. 17.86 D B2 U F' L D2 L' R2 U F L R2 B F' D' U' B2 R D L2 F' U2 R2 D' U'
9. (13.74) B F L R2 D' B' F' L2 D' U2 B F' L B2 F D U2 B' L2 R' F2 L R' B R2
10. 16.00 R' B' F L' R' B' U2 B' F2 D2 L' R2 F' D L' R U B L B2 D' U F2 U R
11. 17.61 U' B L2 U' R' F2 D' F L' R2 D2 U2 L2 R B' L2 R D U' R2 D U L' R' U'
12. 16.09 B2 F L2 F L' F' D2 U' F' R' D2 L2 R B F L D2 L F' D' B' U' F2 D2 B2

 

[Kxg]

Successfully completed my first Roux solve. Well... It's not entirely roux.. But come on, it took me 15 mins to learn

My so called roux solve:
Building 1x2x3 on left
Building 1x2x3 on right
Intuitively finishing bottom (matching center with 2 edges)
Orienting LL corners
Permuting LL corners
Orienting LL edges (using two algorithms - OLL28 or OLL57)
Permuting LL edges

 

[Truncator]

Statistics for 09-24-2009 18:04:57

Average: 30.66
Standard Deviation: 1.47
Best Time: 28.73
Worst Time: 33.75
Individual Times:
1. 29.26 B2 F' R2 U B2 L' B2 F U2 L2 R B D' U' B2 F' D' B' D F R F D2 U2 B
2. 32.70 F2 U R' F D2 U' B F' D2 L D U' R B2 F' L R B2 D' B2 L' R U2 R F'
3. (33.75) F R B' F2 R2 U' F2 L' R2 D2 U B2 F R' B F L' D' F' U2 B D' U2 L' R
4. (28.73) R' D' U2 L' R' D2 R' B' L R F U2 L' D F2 L R2 B2 U' B R D B L2 R
5. 30.03 L' B' F' U' B2 F L2 D' U2 R' B D' U2 B' L U' B D2 B' D2 R D' B' D' B


How close can you get? D:<

 

[waffle=ijm]

My so called roux solve:
Building 1x2x3 on left
Building 1x2x3 on right
Intuitively finishing bottom (matching center with 2 edges)
Orienting LL corners
Permuting LL corners
Orienting LL edges (using two algorithms - OLL28 or OLL57)
Permuting LL edges

It's those step that make this a fridrich solve and not Roux. So you can't really say that it's a roux solve at all.

So let me fix that post

failed my first Roux solve. Well... It's not roux.. But come on, i didn't really take the time to learn it properly

Learn some real Roux please
So many people sway away from bad edges!!!

That is what Roux is about. Reducing to [M,U]. Pfft, OLL and PLL completely make it NOT roux.

Now on topic

9.98 Pyra avg of 5

 

[Tannorn]

Did my first ever OH average today

times :
1:06.19, 1:07.84, 1:31.49, 1:14.57, 1:07.99

stats:
number of times: 5/5
best time: 1:06.19
worst time: 1:31.49

current avg5: 1:10.13 (σ = 3.14)
best avg5: 1:10.13 (σ = 3.14)

session avg: 1:10.13 (σ = 3.14)
session mean: 1:13.62

 

[Truncator]

Statistics for 09-24-2009 18:31:56

Average: 29.48
Standard Deviation: 1.26
Best Time: 26.94
Worst Time: 35.44+
Individual Times:
1. (26.94) F2 D' U F2 L B F' D' B2 F' D U' F2 L2 D' B' F' D' U B' F' L R' B2 F2
2. 31.02 B L2 D' B U' B' F2 R' D' F2 D' F2 D' R D' R' D2 L' B' F' L U' L' B F
3. 27.94 B D2 U' B2 L' R B' D U' B' L2 D2 U2 L' B F2 D' U' F2 D2 U2 B2 F R2 F'
4. 29.48 R2 D U L' R B2 F' L U' F2 L U B F' D' B2 F' D2 U2 B F U2 F D' R2
5. (35.44+) B' D R' D2 B' F' D2 B' F L' R2 D2 R' F D U L2 R' U L' R D B' D' R'

 

[Cride5]

Hellllo sub 10!!!

PB single: 6.43 (non-lucky)
PB Avg5: 8.47 - 7.38, (13.34), (6.86), 7.03, 11.00
PB Avg12: 9.53 - 9.54, (11.42), 11.07, (6.43), 10.02, 8.54, 9.14, 11.45, 10.26, 8.47, 8.84, 8.00

.. did I mention it was 2x2?

 

[Edam]

I learnt Roux today. My blockbuilding is awful.
my first ever roux average:

cubes Solved: 5/5
Number of Pops: 0
Average: 1:36.65
Standard Deviation: 12.29
Best Time: 1:24.27
Worst Time: 1:56.19
Individual Times:
1. 1:29.11 L' U L2 F' D' U' R B2 F U2 B' U B' F2 L2 R D' U F D B F U2 B L'
2. 1:45.86 L R' B' U F D2 F L R' U2 L2 B F U R F U' B F L R B F U' F'
3. (1:56.19) L D' U B' R D U F R2 B2 F L F' L R' F2 D' L2 B2 R D U2 L' R F2
4. (1:24.27) D2 U2 L' R' U' L R2 D' U' L2 D2 U2 L' R2 B' U2 F' U' L R' B L D2 R2 B
5. 1:27.81 L' R' F2 U' L U B' D2 B R2 U L B2 L' R D B' F' D' B2 F' D U2 F2 U

same scrambles with fridrich
(21.83), 17.43, 21.21, 17.93, (14.21) = 18.86

--
New Pb Single. 14.21!

 

[qqwref]

Intuitively finishing bottom (matching center with 2 edges)
Orienting LL corners
Permuting LL corners
Orienting LL edges (using two algorithms - OLL28 or OLL57)
Permuting LL edges

It's those step that make this a fridrich solve and not Roux. So you can't really say that it's a roux solve at all.

That is what Roux is about. Reducing to [M,U]. Pfft, OLL and PLL completely make it NOT roux.

I hate it when people say others are not using a certain method method just because it is not exactly the same way they do it. Just because someone is not doing pure Roux does not mean they are doing "a fridrich solve". Would a Fridrich user say that "you can't really say that it's a fridrich solve at all" if another cuber used an xcross, or COLL, or keyhole? Definitely not. Somehow every method that is not 100% pure gets called Fridrich and this is absolutely ridiculous (not to mention totally false). Fridrich is as specific a method as Roux is.

The fact is, what he's using is very similar to Roux, enough so that I'd call it a beginner version. (It's essentially the version I used before I learned the proper way to do L6E, which is harder but more efficient than the <M,U> method of inserting the bottom two edges and then doing ELL.) Look closer - he's not doing "OLL and PLL completely", he's essentially doing DB/DF, CLL, ELL, which is essentially the same as C(M)LL and then the simplified L6E I mentioned. This method still has the two 1x2x3 blocks. You act as if Roux is all about reducing to <M,U> - then my CF method would be Roux, wouldn't it? I place corners, 3 L edges, and 3 R edges, and then do L6E.

If you want to spread Roux and make more people use it, you have to start by being friendly to non-Roux users. If someone is clearly making an effort towards using (or at least learning) Roux you're not going to make them more likely to use the method by chastising him about how he's not using full Roux on his first solve ever. Honey catches more flies than vinegar.

 

[Tim Major]

My so called roux solve:
Building 1x2x3 on left
Building 1x2x3 on right
Intuitively finishing bottom (matching center with 2 edges)
Orienting LL corners
Permuting LL corners
Orienting LL edges (using two algorithms - OLL28 or OLL57)
Permuting LL edges

It's those step that make this a fridrich solve and not Roux. So you can't really say that it's a roux solve at all.

So let me fix that post

failed my first Roux solve. Well... It's not roux.. But come on, i didn't really take the time to learn it properly

Learn some real Roux please
So many people sway away from bad edges!!!

That is what Roux is about. Reducing to [M,U]. Pfft, OLL and PLL completely make it NOT roux.

Now on topic

9.98 Pyra avg of 5

Are fixing bad edges on roux completely different or the same as petrus. I now know Pogobat beginners (blah), fridrich, key hole, 4 look ll, petrus, zbf2l and i'm wondering if I should learn roux. I want to be able to solve 3x3 using all different methods, and then make a combination of all that works best for me.

 

[mande]

First sub 18 average of 5 and PB single 12.70 (PLL skip)

 

[MTGjumper]

PB lucky single, 7.22:

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

y L D' F' D' R2
y' L' U2 L U' R' U' R
y' R U R'
R' U' R' F R F' U R
U R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R

Intentional x-cross that became an unintentional 2x-cross.

 

[Novriil]

Hellllo sub 10!!!

PB single: 6.43 (non-lucky)
PB Avg5: 8.47 - 7.38, (13.34), (6.86), 7.03, 11.00
PB Avg12: 9.53 - 9.54, (11.42), 11.07, (6.43), 10.02, 8.54, 9.14, 11.45, 10.26, 8.47, 8.84, 8.00

.. did I mention it was 2x2?

Haha Nice...