Accomplishment Thread

[Mike Hughey]

My 8-year-old daughter Rebecca just solved a 5x5x5 today!

Well, actually, it doesn't count as a full solve, because I showed her a trick for the last 2 centers, and I was trying to teach her beginner AVG for the edges at first (but she still just isn't ready for it - after I showed her one, she just gave up and wanted to work on it herself). But after that, I walked away thinking she would work on the edges (matching one piece at a time) until they got harder towards the end and then give up, like she's done in the past. I came back about 15 minutes later, and she told me she had solved it. I was amazed - I really didn't expect it!

She still needs to learn a good algorithm to handle what bigcubes.com calls the "single edge flip". I did show her how she can use her OLL parity algorithm plus her PLL parity algorithm from the 4x4x4 to do it, though, so I'm pretty sure she can now truly solve a 5x5x5 in all cases.

I really don't think she's that far from being able to do two at a time edges. She's become interested in cubing again; if she stays interested, she might just get it sometime over the next few weeks.

 

[cookingfat]

My 8-year-old daughter Rebecca just solved a 5x5x5 today!

Well, actually, it doesn't count as a full solve, because I showed her a trick for the last 2 centers, and I was trying to teach her beginner AVG for the edges at first (but she still just isn't ready for it - after I showed her one, she just gave up and wanted to work on it herself). But after that, I walked away thinking she would work on the edges (matching one piece at a time) until they got harder towards the end and then give up, like she's done in the past. I came back about 15 minutes later, and she told me she had solved it. I was amazed - I really didn't expect it!

She still needs to learn a good algorithm to handle what bigcubes.com calls the "single edge flip". I did show her how she can use her OLL parity algorithm plus her PLL parity algorithm from the 4x4x4 to do it, though, so I'm pretty sure she can now truly solve a 5x5x5 in all cases.

I really don't think she's that far from being able to do two at a time edges. She's become interested in cubing again; if she stays interested, she might just get it sometime over the next few weeks.

that's just great Mike, she worked it out herself, that's very intuitive of her. She must really enjoy cubing otherwise she wouldn't do it right?

You must be proud.

 

[Derrick Eide17]

My 8-year-old daughter Rebecca just solved a 5x5x5 today!

Well, actually, it doesn't count as a full solve, because I showed her a trick for the last 2 centers, and I was trying to teach her beginner AVG for the edges at first (but she still just isn't ready for it - after I showed her one, she just gave up and wanted to work on it herself). But after that, I walked away thinking she would work on the edges (matching one piece at a time) until they got harder towards the end and then give up, like she's done in the past. I came back about 15 minutes later, and she told me she had solved it. I was amazed - I really didn't expect it!

She still needs to learn a good algorithm to handle what bigcubes.com calls the "single edge flip". I did show her how she can use her OLL parity algorithm plus her PLL parity algorithm from the 4x4x4 to do it, though, so I'm pretty sure she can now truly solve a 5x5x5 in all cases.

I really don't think she's that far from being able to do two at a time edges. She's become interested in cubing again; if she stays interested, she might just get it sometime over the next few weeks.

Hehe

Great though Mike! Better tell Erik to WATCH OUT

 

[Mike Hughey]

that's just great Mike, she worked it out herself, that's very intuitive of her.

I've always been impressed with her cubing intuition. She mostly figured out 4x4x4 centers on her own, without my help. And now when I watch her do 4x4x4 centers, I'm amazed - she solves it almost exactly the same way I do, and I barely even taught her how.

You must be proud.

Totally!

 

[ooveehoo]

I wasn't late from todays English class! (this time I decided not to play chess during a 15 minute brake)

 

[Garmon]

Got my PB average of 12 This is my best accomplishment in a while.
Average: 26.79 seconds
Individual Times: (18.66), 25.48, 29.78, (35.91), 25.79, 28.16, 23.24, 29.25, 23.94, 29.27, 33.09, 19.88
Contains half of my sub 20's ever.

 

[Escher]

I am now officially decent. i was just warming up for the 3x3 weekly comp, and i thought i'd take an average of 5 on rubiksjtimer...
it was a beautiful 16.39...
(19.85), (14.07), 15.41, 16.66 (666 aah!), 17.12.
i know avgs of 5 dont really count, but this was just amazing. i continued it to get an avg of 12 and got 18.9, which isnt amazing, as i got overexcited and locked up a lot. my worst solve of the whole sesh was only 21.04.
my recogition and lookahead has just gone up massively. im making a lot fewer mistakes than i used to, and knowing a supermajority of the OLLs is definitely very useful.
so i have accomplished something in cubing

 

[cookingfat]

nice one Escher, getting faster.

I just got my first sub40 average of 12

46.62 (46.88) 28.88 42.14 30.55 34.94 45.41 (28.88) 42.92 32.19 38.11 41.86 = 38.36

quite happy with that. Something's happened.

edit - tried again and got 40.21, still happy.

 

[qqwref]

I am now officially decent

Heh, it's funny how people say this about practice solves. For me you're officially decent when you get a decent official average/time

 

[Escher]

okay, if we're going to be as exact as that
...my self image as a cuber has now risen to the level of decent. before it was 'not very good, i really need to practice', and now it is 'yes, well done, now learn your OLLs you lazy ****'.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I tried again memorizing a deck of cards, this time without the silly data compression. It works much better that way.

Memorization time: 10:20
Recall time: 5:40

This time, I got them all right!

Still twice as slow as I would need to be for Memory Sports Speed Cards. Obviously I should stick to cubing.

Those memory experts are amazing.

I'd do better at hour cards - I might be able to manage 3 or 4 decks; maybe 5 or 6 with a little practice. Enough to come in somewhere in the middle of the bottom half of a competition.

 

[Unknown.soul]

I got eyeglasses and now I can see better (I'm farsighted)

 

[qqwref]

Still twice as slow as I would need to be for Memory Sports Speed Cards. Obviously I should stick to cubing.

Those memory experts are amazing.

What's the fun of only doing stuff you're good at? If you're enjoying doing pure memory events like Speed Cards, don't stop yourself from spending time on it... it might end up improving your BLD times a bit, or even give you some new ideas! (Oh, and I know you look up to all the people who are experts at pure memory, but you're pretty amazing yourself. See how many top memory experts can consistently do a 7x7 BLD.)

 

[Faz]

Testing out the ROUX method - its really fun

Average: 25.68 sec.
Individual Times: 25.41, (21.39), 25.17, (41.94), 26.92, 21.59, 22.89, 26.95, 27.81, 26.50, 26.59, 26.99

 

[DavidWoner]

Testing out the ROUX method - its really fun

Average: 25.68 sec.
Individual Times: 25.41, (21.39), 25.17, (41.94), 26.92, 21.59, 22.89, 26.95, 27.81, 26.50, 26.59, 26.99

I played with roux for ~2 days a while back, but I can't slice for crap so I got around 40 sec averages. I agree that its really fun, but its not for me.

I do have an accomplishment to post as well, all though it does not belong to me.

Evan M:
Solved his first 5x5x5 today. about 15 minutes later he solved his first 3x3x3.

he refused to learn EPLL until he could solve a 5x5. I taught him intuitive F2L, he never learned beginners LBL, and the case where the corner is in place actually gives him a bit of trouble.

I am actually running a little experiment with two of the people in my hall. I taught them two different methods for 3x3, and I want to track their progress. Evan does Cross, intuitive F2L, EO, CO with sune/antisune, CP with A perm, EP with Allan. Brian does Cross, FL corners, ML edges, EO, CP with Niklas, CO with R'D'RD(although I tell him not to), and EP with Allan. mostly this is a comparison of F2L methods, I'll get videos of them up soon.

Right now Brian is averaging about 1:30, and I have not timed Evan, I will remember to do so tommorow. I tried to get them to come to Drexel, but it is on Evan's birthday and Brian is busy all day with stuff for is management class. They might stop by for 3x3 finals/awards though.

 

[Ville Seppänen]

Scramble: R U2 F' L' B2 D F L R2 D' U2 B R D2 B2 L U' F D F2 R' B' D L2 U
Solution: D' F2 L U' B D' F' R' F2 U' B' R' B U R2 L U' R' U R L' U R2 U R (25)
2x2x2: D' F2 L U' B D'
2x2x3: F' R' F2
EO: U' B' R' B
solve the not-paired pair first: U R2 L U' R' U R L' U R'
Last pair: R' U R

W00T! I did spend almost 2 hours in total on this though.

EDIT: 5x5x5 OH: 8:00.31 it was kewl.

 

[fanwuq]

Ville, you are too crazy! You are beating me badly in speedcubing, now you are getting ahead in slowcubing!

4x4
I haven't solved one in such a long time! And as soon as I try it, new pb!
2:28.38, 3:01.29, 2:28.78, 2:42.57, 1:52.87 = 2:33.22

 

[Derrick Eide17]

Ville, you are too crazy! You are beating me badly in speedcubing, now you are getting ahead in slowcubing!

4x4
I haven't solved one in such a long time! And as soon as I try it, new pb!
2:28.38, 3:01.29, 2:28.78, 2:42.57, 1:52.87 = 2:33.22

Great job man
keep practicing and get awesome at big cubes now too
i think you have to get rid of the problem when you said. " i haven't solved one in such a long time"

PRACTICE LONG AND HARD!

 

[*LukeMayn*]

7.64 average of 12 on Pyraminx.
Times: 7.55, 7.64, 8.04, 6.95, (5.61), 7.47, 8.16, 8.32, 7.08, 8.89, (10.50), 6.38

It's mine Dan

6.87 average of 12 of Pyraminx.

6.53, 6.46, 7.71, 8.05, 5.56, 6.02, 7.25, (8.16), 8.11, (4.28), 7.93, 5.16


no... it's MINE

6.72 average of 12 on Pyraminx

6.28, 7.30, 8.21, (10.40), 6.38, 6.28, (5.22), 6.00, 8.50, 6.85, 5.84, 5.65

Sorry guys, its MINE

HAHA how long can this go on for???


EDIT:
Finally got a sub 19 avg of 12

----- JNetCube Best Average for Sat Nov 15 12:07:53 NZDT 2008 -----

Average: 18.46

Fastest Time: 16.75
Slowest Time: 21.55
Standard Deviation: 01.06

Individual Times:
1) 18.80
2) (16.75)
3) 18.78
4) 17.84
5) 17.75
6) 20.94
7) 17.25
8) 18.22
9) 17.61
10) (21.55)
11) 19.22
12) 18.16

The Day was going well so I though I'd try an avg. of 12 and I got this!
Slowly working my way up to the top >.>
Better watch out Harris, Erik, Yu and all the rest once I'm done learning OLL's... (got like 25+ left >.<)

This was done with my new hybrid!

 

[Lofty]

7:02.78
Done on a 5 year old needs to be lubed but not mine so I won't mefferts megaminx. My first real timed solve. My method is (anti)Sune for CO, J's to cycle corners ignoring edges then combining 2 J's into a edge 3-cycle. Its a lot of moves for the LL...