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EngiNerdBrian
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Solved my Troy 3D star and lan lan mosaic cube for the first time today!
I'm really feeling like my fundamental puzzle knowledge is increasing and the dots are starting to connect; I've been able to solve many new types of puzzles lately.
I've realizethe key to all these non-WCA puzzles is recognizing exactly how the puzzle moves and then finding parallels to another similar puzzle/shape mod. Is it a corner turner? Are super cube mechanics at play? Are there duplicate pieces that cause false equivalencies? Is parity possible? Finally you can translate basic commutators, 3 cycles, and classic swapping techniques to the new puzzle. Fun stuff!
2 more puzzles solved without a tutorial!
I'm really feeling like my fundamental puzzle knowledge is increasing and the dots are starting to connect; I've been able to solve many new types of puzzles lately.
I've realizethe key to all these non-WCA puzzles is recognizing exactly how the puzzle moves and then finding parallels to another similar puzzle/shape mod. Is it a corner turner? Are super cube mechanics at play? Are there duplicate pieces that cause false equivalencies? Is parity possible? Finally you can translate basic commutators, 3 cycles, and classic swapping techniques to the new puzzle. Fun stuff!
2 more puzzles solved without a tutorial!
porkynator
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SH03L4C3
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squan pb!
47 secs
super easy cubeshape
EO skip
no parity
47 secs
super easy cubeshape
EO skip
no parity
carcass
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Half way done with the U ZBLL set!
Should I learn U4 or Diag Pi next?
idk heard diag pi is good
Should I learn U4 or Diag Pi next?
idk heard diag pi is good
J
J41
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New 3x3 single PB.
20.02.
Ooooooft.
20.02.
Ooooooft.
Absolutely nailed a 10x10 solve today!
First sub 45m : 44m11s, a crazy 2m45 off the above mark!
Scollier
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Got a new 3x3 PB last night while racing on cubingtime! My first sub-20!! I was really excited!!
DNF_Cuber
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I got an MGC 7x7 and my first solve was a 22:52. I screwed up the centers and had to resort to commutators. The only nice things I have to say about the solve are that the cube was nice, and my RUD gperm was surprisingly smooth.
EDIT: Also got a bell pyra, first sub 10 ao5 (oka)
9.87
Time List:
1. (8.83) B' R L U' L B L R' l u'
2. (13.08) B R' U B R B' R' L' l' u'
3. 9.52 L R' L' B' U R U' R' l' r' b u
4. 9.43 U B U R' L' B U' L l' b
5. 10.65 U L R U' R' B U R' r b'
EDIT: Also got a bell pyra, first sub 10 ao5 (oka)
9.87
Time List:
1. (8.83) B' R L U' L B L R' l u'
2. (13.08) B R' U B R B' R' L' l' u'
3. 9.52 L R' L' B' U R U' R' l' r' b u
4. 9.43 U B U R' L' B U' L l' b
5. 10.65 U L R U' R' B U R' r b'
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Eli Apperson
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I'm just learned full CLL
DNF_Cuber
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I got a 7 move 3.13 on skewb, is this scramble legal:
R' B L B U' R L' R'
R' B L B U' R L' R'
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4b3c) Skewb: The (random) state must require at least 7 moves to solve.
DNF_Cuber
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okay, so it does count. I was thinking it had to be 9 moves.
YouCubing
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Generated By csTimer on 2021-03-15
single: 7:10.57
Time List:
1. 7:10.57 3d2 3f d2 L' 3r 3u2 3l D' B' L2 4f2 U' 3r 3d2 f' d2 3b 4u' 4r' U2 f D' 4u' 4f2 f' d' 3d' 3r' l r' R' 3f 3d 3u' 3l 3r2 R' L l2 F2 l2 3d r2 F' 3u b' d 3f2 3l2 d2 u' 4r' l2 U' 3f' d2 4f2 l2 u 4r F2 b' f R2 d 3d2 f' 3d 3u' U2 4r B' d2 r b L' 3b' 3l' R2 d' 4r 4f2 3l 4r2 d b' F2 3f' L F' 3l2 3u2 4u' 3d' 4f' U2 3f' L 3u' b2 u' F' 4r2 b2 R2 4f 3u2 3l2 r d2 u2 R u' 4f2 4u R2 3d' U2 F B2
8x8, PB dropped by 40 seconds
single: 7:10.57
Time List:
1. 7:10.57 3d2 3f d2 L' 3r 3u2 3l D' B' L2 4f2 U' 3r 3d2 f' d2 3b 4u' 4r' U2 f D' 4u' 4f2 f' d' 3d' 3r' l r' R' 3f 3d 3u' 3l 3r2 R' L l2 F2 l2 3d r2 F' 3u b' d 3f2 3l2 d2 u' 4r' l2 U' 3f' d2 4f2 l2 u 4r F2 b' f R2 d 3d2 f' 3d 3u' U2 4r B' d2 r b L' 3b' 3l' R2 d' 4r 4f2 3l 4r2 d b' F2 3f' L F' 3l2 3u2 4u' 3d' 4f' U2 3f' L 3u' b2 u' F' 4r2 b2 R2 4f 3u2 3l2 r d2 u2 R u' 4f2 4u R2 3d' U2 F B2
8x8, PB dropped by 40 seconds
DNF_Cuber
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I got an MGC 6x6 and my only solve so far is an 8:16.
plus I got a 6.84 mo3 on my new wingy and a 7.20 ao5, down like 3 seconds because my cube isn't a stupid jelly anymore
plus I got a 6.84 mo3 on my new wingy and a 7.20 ao5, down like 3 seconds because my cube isn't a stupid jelly anymore
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Just broke the sub-11 barrier and got a PB ao5 which barely was sub-10.
Generated By csTimer on 2021-03-15
avg of 5: 9.99
Time List:
1. (10.16) U D2 B' U2 F' R2 B U2 F U2 L2 F U' F' D' L D2 L' U' L'
2. 9.96 R2 B' F2 L2 F2 R' D2 R' U2 L' R2 F2 R' F R D' B2 L' D B
3. 9.97 U2 F2 R' F2 U2 F2 L' F2 L' F2 L2 D2 U' F' D2 R D2 B2 L2 F L2
4. (8.83) D' F D R2 F L B' U F' R2 F' R2 B' D2 B L2 B' R2 D2 B2 L'
5. 10.05 F' U2 L2 D B2 U' B2 U L2 R2 U2 F U2 L' D' U' R F U' L
Generated By csTimer on 2021-03-15
avg of 5: 9.99
Time List:
1. (10.16) U D2 B' U2 F' R2 B U2 F U2 L2 F U' F' D' L D2 L' U' L'
2. 9.96 R2 B' F2 L2 F2 R' D2 R' U2 L' R2 F2 R' F R D' B2 L' D B
3. 9.97 U2 F2 R' F2 U2 F2 L' F2 L' F2 L2 D2 U' F' D2 R D2 B2 L2 F L2
4. (8.83) D' F D R2 F L B' U F' R2 F' R2 B' D2 B L2 B' R2 D2 B2 L'
5. 10.05 F' U2 L2 D B2 U' B2 U L2 R2 U2 F U2 L' D' U' R F U' L
DNF_Cuber
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Did my first ao5 on 6x6 this morning, got a 5:32.80 single and a 7:19.80 average
7:59.56, 8:26.17, 7:08.71, 6:51.12, 5:32.85
7:59.56, 8:26.17, 7:08.71, 6:51.12, 5:32.85
My recent accomplishments:
Coming from cfop I learned the most basic form of roux. A fun method, definitely a change from cfop; I could possibly get my speeds up with my main method with enough practice.
Next I learned basic zz, which getting used to EO presented me with a bit of a challenge, but an interesting method, I doubt it would ever be more than just one to play around with for fun.
Then I went ahead and learned basic petrus. Another fun one similar to me in some ways to zz.
I like the block building of these last 3 method though I'm not wild about edge orientation on any of them.
Currently I'm relearning BLD... I've refreshed my memory of the old pochmann method which came right back to me. A few years ago I learned this well enough to do a few successful solves, one I managed to record.
I gave up because for me it was a long process to find, write down and memorize all the pieces, only to fail several times...but that's no excuse to quit anything.
This time I'm going to work on memorizing it all without writing it down. Last night I did all of the edges successfully that way(just with eyes closed), now I'll do the edges plus corners and see how well I do.
My next thing will be to get my OH back up and running. It was pretty lousy being that I basically did f2l like cfop but then was just using some beginner algs to finish LL. This was do to just being lazy and wanting to only do a few algorithms for OH(I'm obviously not much of a commitment maker when it comes to other methods)
Although I know full oll/pll, it's pretty much muscle memory at this point and I'd have to teach my left hand all of that, with some possible variations on some to make them OH friendly.
I still go back n forth with color neutrality in cfop. Just when I'm in the mood I'll switch and do some other colors.
I don't have a lot of confidence that the other colors will ever be up with white, but just doing it like this is less frustrating to me than really working at becoming CN. I have gotten much better, but will probably will always be a white cross, sometimes yellow, solver.
Coming from cfop I learned the most basic form of roux. A fun method, definitely a change from cfop; I could possibly get my speeds up with my main method with enough practice.
Next I learned basic zz, which getting used to EO presented me with a bit of a challenge, but an interesting method, I doubt it would ever be more than just one to play around with for fun.
Then I went ahead and learned basic petrus. Another fun one similar to me in some ways to zz.
I like the block building of these last 3 method though I'm not wild about edge orientation on any of them.
Currently I'm relearning BLD... I've refreshed my memory of the old pochmann method which came right back to me. A few years ago I learned this well enough to do a few successful solves, one I managed to record.
I gave up because for me it was a long process to find, write down and memorize all the pieces, only to fail several times...but that's no excuse to quit anything.
This time I'm going to work on memorizing it all without writing it down. Last night I did all of the edges successfully that way(just with eyes closed), now I'll do the edges plus corners and see how well I do.
My next thing will be to get my OH back up and running. It was pretty lousy being that I basically did f2l like cfop but then was just using some beginner algs to finish LL. This was do to just being lazy and wanting to only do a few algorithms for OH(I'm obviously not much of a commitment maker when it comes to other methods)
Although I know full oll/pll, it's pretty much muscle memory at this point and I'd have to teach my left hand all of that, with some possible variations on some to make them OH friendly.
I still go back n forth with color neutrality in cfop. Just when I'm in the mood I'll switch and do some other colors.
I don't have a lot of confidence that the other colors will ever be up with white, but just doing it like this is less frustrating to me than really working at becoming CN. I have gotten much better, but will probably will always be a white cross, sometimes yellow, solver.
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