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I just got my second ever sub 10 average of 5! I am quite surprised that I was able to get four 9 second solves in one average too!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-27
avg of 5: 9.792

Time List:
5900. 9.749 B' U' R' L' B' D' B2 L F2 L2 U L2 U2 L2 U2 F2 U B2 D2
5901. (9.047) R' D U F2 L2 U F2 R2 D' B2 F2 D B' U2 B R2 F2 R B' D
5902. (10.049) R' B2 D' R2 U B2 U L2 R2 B2 U F2 D' L D F2 U' F' U' F2
5903. 9.782 D2 R2 U R2 F2 L2 U L2 D' R' D' L B' D' R' F2 U' R2 U2
5904. 9.846 F2 R' D2 L2 F' L2 B2 U2 B' F2 U2 F R F2 D' U2 L U2 B
 
Generated By csTimer on 2023-07-29
avg of 5: 8.96

Time List:
1. 8.55 F2 D2 L B2 L B2 F2 L2 U2 L' U2 B' D' R' F U2 L' R' D' U
2. 8.96 D' L2 B2 R B2 L' F2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L U L F' R2 F2 U R' B
3. (8.11) L' B' D F' D F2 B' R U2 B' U2 B U2 F2 D2 F U2 D2 R2 F' L
4. (12.69) U2 F2 U R2 U' R2 D2 L2 D L2 U R D B L' D R F' R' F' U'
5. 9.36 F' U2 F L2 R2 D2 R2 B' F U2 F2 R' D F2 L' R' D' U' L2 B'

Sub 9 very nice
 
New 3x5x7 sorta kinda PB today. Wasn't really timing precisely but I did keep an eye on the clock. Took me about 3 hours, but it's the most I've done on my own. I mostly consider it a PB because of how much of the solve I was able to do on my own. I only had to check out twistypuzzling's YouTube channel at the beginning to remember where to begin and for a couple of parity fixes, just to remember which layer to turn, not what to do afterwards. I made it back to cuboid shape on my own, reduced both (sorta all 3) steps of the edges on my own and, finished the corners at the end on my own. Saving up for the Traphum 3x5x7, holy crap I wish somebody would mass produce this damn thing lol.

Edit: 34 year old collector/solver not the usual post you see in the achievement thread, but I had to brag somewhere lol.
 
Finally a sub-20 3x3 solve after almost 2 years. This is my second ever sub-20 3x3 solve and I'm very happy about it.

Time: 19.688
Scramble: U2 F D' F' U B R' F2 U' R F2 R D2 L2 D2 L' D2 L' D2 F2 R
 
Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-08
single: 5.67

Time List:
1. 5.67 F2 D2 B' D2 B D2 B2 U2 L2 F' U' L' R U' F L B2 D R2

z2 // inspection
R' U F L // x-cross
U' R' U2 R U2 R U R' // F2L-2
y' L' U L // F2L-3
U' R U' R' // F2L-4
U R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // OLL
U2 // AUF

Slight lockup on the OLL, plus I didn't recognize the skip (though I did recognize corners would be solved.) Still PB single though, so you can never be too upset about that
 
Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-10
single: 6.31

Time List:
1. 6.31 B L B2 D2 B D2 R2 B U2 F' D2 L2 F' D2 U' L D2 L' U2 F' D'

Fullstep PB!
z2 // inspection
R' L F' L' U2 L' U L D // x-cross with first pair setup (while destroying another three mover, apparently)
U' L' U L // F2L-2
R U' R2 U R // F2L-3
U' R U' R' U' R U R' U R U' R' // F2L-4
R U R' U R U2 R' // OLL
U' R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R // PLL

49 moves / 6.31 seconds = 7.76 TPS

Could've cancelled last pair into OLL but I haven't really learned that stuff yet for the most part so I'm not really upset about that.
 
I got my first LL skip in like 5 years and it was on OH of all things
Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-21
single: 21.67

Time List:
1. 21.67 L2 B' L' F2 L' F2 R2 U' R' B' D2 B2 L2 D F2 L2 U R2 B2 L2

I started on yellow cross, don't know what i did after though.

Apparently this is PB, though I swear i have better solves.
 
Got two big PBs this past week! 3x3 single and Ao12.

Single: 6.74 → 6.39
Scramble is L D2 R' F B' L D2 R' F' R2 U B2 D B2 L2 B2 L2 U R2 U' B', sadly I wasn't able to reconstruct the solve
This 0.35 second improvement is also my biggest improvement since 2020, when I PB'd by 0.38 seconds. It's also my 3rd PB of the year, after being stuck at 6.92 since 2020!

Ao12: 10.00 → 9.97
10.44, 10.10, 10.66, (12.20), 9.53, 10.01, 9.56, (8.23), 9.97, 10.12, 10.93, 8.42
The PB is small, but I'm just happy to get the sub-10!
Especially after failing on the 10.00, and failing a couple more times since then.
 
9.666 B D F2 L2 D2 F2 R' B2 D2 L B2 D2 L' F L' U' R F2 D U' Rw2

 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
B D F2 L2 D2 F2 R' B2 D2 L B2 D2 L' F L' U' R F2 D U' Rw2
 Moves 
z' y2
U R' F' D2 // 222
x' U' F R' F2 U // xxxcross (???)
x' U' R' U R' U' R U // last slot
z' r U R' U R U2 r' // OLL (predicted CP skip)
R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 U // U perm


What in the world is this solution. OH PB single by ~1.5 seconds.
 
For clock, I got best single, best ao5, and best ao12 at the same time. The only reason I also didn't get the best mo3 is because I messed up and got a 30 lol

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Well, over the past two days, it's only taken me about 4 hours of hands on time + reassembling the second one solved to use as an alg tester + developing a new set of commutators + a lot of cussing, but I've finally solved my Sam Gear Orbit Cube for the second time in it's life lol. Holy crap what a long winded puzzle!

*edit- The one in the back is the one I rebuilt. The one closest to the camera is the one I actually solved lol*\

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Big skewb progress today!

Generated By csTimer on 2023-11-04
avg of 100: 4.46


Time List:
1. 4.55 U R' B R L' B R' B'
2. 4.28 L R' U R B R B' L
3. 3.36 L R B R' U' R B U L'
4. (2.78) L B R' B U L' B' R' U'
5. 3.47 U' B' U' B' L R B' L'
6. 3.95 R' U L' B' U R' U' L'
7. 4.68 U' R U' L' R U R L
8. 3.41 B R' U R' U B' L' U' L'
9. 5.67 U L U' L B U' L' U L
10. 5.57 U' L' R U' B L B' U'
11. 6.34 R U B' U' L U' B' U'
12. 5.23 U R B L' B' U' L U'
13. 4.12 L' U' R' U B L B U'
14. 5.10 R L' B' L B' R B' R
15. 4.96 L' U' L' R' B' R' B U
16. 4.90 B U' R' B' U' R B R L
17. 3.73 L U L' R B L U' R' L'
18. 3.72 U L' B' L' U' B R U B'
19. 3.14 U' L U' B L U' R' L' U'
20. (7.40) B U R' U L B L U'
21. 6.32 R B' L B U L' B' L' U'
22. 2.81 B U' L R' B' R' L U L'
23. 5.08 R B' R B U L' U B
24. 3.96 U' R' L' B' R' L R' L
25. 4.01 R L' U' R' L R' L B L
26. 5.20 U R L' U' R' B' R' B U
27. 4.35 U B L U R' U' R L'
28. 5.76 B U' B' U' L U' R B
29. 4.36 U' B' L' U' B R U R B'
30. 4.33 L' R L' U' L' B U R' U'
31. 4.60 U' B U R B' R' B' L' B'
32. (6.50) L' U B' R' U R' U L
33. 3.23 B R' U' L B L R U
34. 4.58 R' B L R' B R L' B U' B'
35. 6.16 R L U' L R B' L B'
36. 4.07 B U' L' B L' U L B U'
37. 6.02 R L' R L' B' L' R' U
38. 3.77 L' U R L R L' U' B' L'
39. 4.68 U B L' U R' B L R'
40. 3.25 R' U R U B' U' B' R' U'
41. (8.80) B L R' U L R' B L' U'
42. 5.00 B U B' U' R B' R' U
43. 4.90 L' B R L' R U L' U'
44. 3.48 U' R L B U' L' R' U'
45. 4.94 R B' U B' R B R' U' L'
46. 5.02 B L B U' L U' L' R
47. 3.84 L U' B L R B' L' U R
48. 4.11 L R' U' B U' L' U R' U'
49. 4.94 B L' B' L U' B L U' B
50. (2.70) R U' L B' R L U' B' U'
51. 4.11 U' B U B U' L' U' R' B'
52. 4.67 R' U L' U' L' R U' L R'
53. 6.19 L' R' L B' R' U L U
54. (1.54) B' U' B' L' B' U R' B'
55. 4.80 B U B' U R U B' L' R'
56. 3.68 L R L' U R L U L
57. 5.24 R U' L R' U' R U L'
58. 4.43 U R B L B' R B L' U
59. 3.93 R L R' U' R' U R' B'
60. 5.61 L R' B' L' B' R' U' L'
61. (2.38) R' B L R' U L R' B L
62. (2.67) U R' U B' L U' B L'
63. 5.85+ R' B L R U L' B' R U'
64. 4.71 R' L' U' B' L' R L R'
65. 4.09 R' B L' R' L' B L U'
66. 3.62 L' R' L R' L' U' B' R'
67. 5.32 U R' B' U' R U L B'
68. 4.31 R' B R' L' B U' L B R'
69. 5.18 U L R' L' U' R L' U
70. 3.29 R' U' R U B' U R B U'
71. 3.93 L' R L' R' U' B' L R' U'
72. 3.79 U' B' R' L B' L B' R
73. 4.42 B U L' U' B U' R L R'
74. 2.95 B U' L R' B' R B R' L'
75. 5.18 R L B U L B L' R'
76. 5.08 B' U' R L B' U L' U' R'
77. 4.03 R L' B R' B' R U L'
78. 4.31 R B L B' U B' U' B'
79. 3.56 B R' B U' B' R' U L' R'
80. 5.52 R' L U' L U' B L' U
81. 4.82 L R U' B' U L' B L
82. 3.98 L R' L' R B L U R
83. 4.94 U' L B R U L B R U'
84. 3.63 B U' R B' L' R' L' U'
85. 5.18 R U B R L' R B U'
86. 5.18 B' L U' B L' R' U B U'
87. 3.78 R' L' R L B' U L' B L
88. 4.17 L' R U' L U R' U' B'
89. 3.60 B' U' B R' L R B R L'
90. 3.89 U R' U' B R B' R L R
91. 3.17 B R' L' B U L B' U'
92. 4.90 L' B' U B R' B' U' R' U'
93. 4.63 U L' R L' B R' B' R'
94. (6.38) R B' L R B U L B'
95. 3.83 L' R' U B L U' R B R'
96. 3.16 U L R B R' B' U R' B'
97. 4.84 B L R B L U B' R
98. 5.15 R L U' L' B' U R L'
99. (7.13+) U' L' U' R U' L' R' L'
100. 4.03 U B' R U' R' L' R' L'

The 1.54 is PB single but it wasn't even one looked so I know I can do better.

Method wise it's kind of hard to describe where I'm at because I haven't looked at a tutorial for skewb past intermediate (except two NS algs) but I've figured out most of advanced just by toying around with it. Really the only thing I'm missing is some of the three sledge peanut cases and the pi + horizontal U perm cases, plus maybe NS algs for the rest of the five sledge cases before I need to heavily focus on execution. I feel like I've got a decent amount of potential in this event and am going to try and podium in it at a comp by the end of next year.
 
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