Accomplishment Thread

[GenTheSnail]

I got a gigaminx about a month ago, and I did one untimed solve. I should try doing a couple timed solves if I ever have any free time. How many solves have you done?

3 solves as of then. I've a fourth solve this afternoon but it was a little slower (18:20).

I'm impressed! I'm not sure that I've ever done a gigaminx solve in one sitting, let alone timed. Usually it's one of my super casual puzzles. I'll do a few sections in between other puzzles or during commercials on TV lol. You might have just motivated me to time a full solve later today just for my own curiosity.

I did my first solve the week I got it (several months ago); it was somewhere around 30-32 minutes. I did another one recently, but that was only about 25 minutes as well.

I looked up a tutorial the other day, just to see what sort of order fast people were doing. I wasn't sure if I should build all the centers and then all the edges, build the F2L centers and the F2L edges, or 3 centers and the three edges onward. Once I had an idea on how to approach the reduction, the time just dropped.
I did both of these solves as breaks in between studying. It's a bit more satisfying than cranking out 50 3x3 solves, and there's less pressure since I'm not trying to be competitive with big cubes (I've also been doing a little bit of 8x8 - PB so far is 14:48). I don't have to maintain that razor sharp focus needed for 3x3 improvement-- I can just take it nice an easy, getting more familiar with the puzzle.

 

[unirox13]

18:02.88 gigaminx solve, first sub20

I'd like to get to a point where sub10 is comfortable. Breaking in the cube will definitely help... Shengshou makes a lot of puzzles, whether or not they're that good is certainly debatable.

I'm impressed! I'm not sure that I've ever done a gigaminx solve in one sitting, let alone timed. Usually it's one of my super casual puzzles. I'll do a few sections in between other puzzles or during commercials on TV lol. You might have just motivated me to time a full solve later today just for my own curiosity.

Just managed to get a gigaminx solve of 26:42.088, not bad for a first timed/first one sitting solve. Probably won't become a normal thing for me, but it was fun.

Also, I figured out a really fun layer-by-layer type solve on my master kilominx. I'm looking forward to fiddling with that some more.

 

[vidcapper]

Another 60s improvement on 10x10, to 37:57.41.

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2021-10-10
avg of 5: 22.95

Time List:
1. 21.40 R2 B2 R2 F' U2 B2 F U2 L2 R2 B2 L2 R' U B R2 F U L D' U
2. (16.13) R B2 U' L' F B R B' D2 F2 D R2 F2 R2 D' R2 D' R2 D2 L D
3. (28.97) B2 L2 F2 R2 D R2 U B2 U2 F2 R2 F' L U L2 F' L' B L F
4. 25.51 B2 F2 D' F2 U' F2 U R2 D U2 B' D' F2 L D L' U R' F' U2
5. 21.94 L2 F2 D2 B2 L' F2 D2 L' D2 U2 F2 L' B R' B L F2 D' R' F

Sub 20 x2y and PB ao5 at the same time!

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Reconstruction for the 16.

 

[Rubuscu]

Just missed out on my PB!

 

[CubeRed]

This has to be the biggest thread in the forums.

Finally a session average of sub 18!

 

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Generated By csTimer on 2021-10-11
single: 15.31

Time List:
1. 15.31 U F' B R' F D' L B' U2 R' B2 U2 R2 F2 R' D2 L2 U2 R

Oh man I got a PB single but I missed sub 15 two times
recon on the way

 

[John_NOTgood]

Very nice PB single (No parity FullStep)
Generado por csTimer+ el 2021-10-11
Single: 33.60

Lista de tiempos:
1. 33.60 U L2 B' R2 B U2 R2 D2 F2 D2 F L U L D R2 D' B L Uw2 L B Uw2 R Fw2 L2 B F' Rw2 L Fw2 Uw L U2 Rw2 Uw2 U R Fw R' Uw R2 Uw' D

 

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13.29 B' R2 U D2 R L B D' B2 R B2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L B2 U2 D' @2021-10-12
Smashing my PBs this week
I guess trying x2y from the beginning when I got back from cubing was very worth it
Reconstruction:

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[cuberbutnotacuber]

First sub 20 average (in any type of comp)! Feel really good about this one!

 

[CubeRed]

First sub 20 average (in any type of comp)! Feel really good about this one!

Wait, what was this comp? Is it the one @Ultimatecuber0814 is hosting? Or is it the weekly comp?

 

[cuberbutnotacuber]

Wait, what was this comp? Is it the one @Ultimatecuber0814 is hosting?

Oh no it's the weekly comp. I didn't register for his comp.

 

[Deleted member 36445]

I solved the cube without using my left index finger (I cut it on the door ouch)

 

[vidcapper]

Just solved the 15x15 in 2h50m21s, an astonishing reduction of 25m50s from my previous mark!

Just my 4th solve, cube seems to be loosening up a bit now...

On a side note, recently reduced my 5x5 PB again, by 6.37s to 4m45.98

 

[Flowkap]

Today did solid 20 solves in Roux. I tend to still mess up LSE 4a but I just loose a bit of time. Getting better ever solve.

Meaning it took me 3 days to learn Roux.

 

[GenTheSnail]

17:02.50 gigaminx solve
slowly approaching that sub12 mark :/

12:52.87 8x8 solve as well, 3s pb

 

[vidcapper]

Here's an accomplishment... I *finally* solved the Master Kilominx!!

I actually bought it (and a Gigaminx) in May last year, but was too intimidated to even scramble it up for months. When I eventually did, I was able to do the centres fairly comfortably, and some of the edge pairing, but then I got stuck and gave up. I picked it up every couple of months since then, but only recently realised what I was doing wrong on edge pairing, so decided to give it another go. At long last I got all of the edges complete, and knew I was on the home stretch, as I can comfortably solve a Megaminx! Fortunately I had no parity, so was able to complete it with only a little trouble.

 

[Eli Apperson]

Finished organizing and labeling all my square 1 algs. That took a while...

 

[Flowkap]

Did my first timed Roux solves. ao5 1:41.73
I usually am sub 50. It's kinda frustrating as I loose most of the time whilst block building. And that's pretty similar to f2l which I'm a lot faster. But ok I just learned Roux.

 

[Julio974]

Hell yeah, I just got a 6.67 PB Single!

Lol at that 5-moves double pair insertion, 3 free pairs, and accidental 1LLL. Managed to push down to 4.52 in stack in just a few minutes.
This wasn't on cam sadly (the curse continues, I only ever had 1 PB on cam), though it was very close (I was debating whether to start filming *right after scrambling it*, then thought "it's just a morning session with no big tps, no need for that" and boom 6.67 pb single).
This beats my 6.86 from late june (which was my PB for 116 days), though I've been getting weekly sub-8s recently so I may beat it again soon!

Time: 6.67
Scramble: U' F2 U R2 B2 F2 D' R2 D' F2 L R2 D' B F' R' U B D2 U
z2 y2 // inspection
U2 R' F B' L' U' L' // cross
y' R U' R2' U R // 1st + 2nd pair
y' U2 R U2' R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
U L' U L // 4th pair
U F' r U R' U' r' F R // ZBLL
U // AUF