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Statistics for 08-06-2009 00:21:20

Average: 3.43
Standard Deviation: 0.51
Best Time: 1.13
Worst Time: 4.90
Individual Times:
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who says ortega is bad? :)
New PB 2x2 avg of 12 oh yeah! :D

WHAT!? ORTEGA?
Yup. Me and Derrick know bits of CLL and Guimond as well, so it's not entirely Ortega. And by the way, my PB average is 3.37.

Ortega is dandy but SS is quicker ;)

Same scrambles:

3.25, 3.16, 3.27, 2.24, 1.21, 2.69, 4.41, 2.77, 4.38, 3.46, 3.90, 2.52 = 3.16

But yeah ortega is good, just turn fast and look way ahead during inspection.
 
11.63 average of 5, and 12.9 average of 12. I'm stoked. Edison cubies and old type A core, because the Edison core popped too much, but the Edison cubies are so smooth, and the type A core hardly pops. I think it's a great combo, but probably not the best, heh. Well, I'm pretty happy to have broken the 13 barrier. If only I could do this at Nationals, that would be awesome. Now to practice everything else...
 
3x3 average 10/12, 15.76 seconds (pb by 0.01 seconds lol)

Gahh!!!!! Last solve KILLED it. Would've been really good but last solve cross was pretty hard.
Seventh solve I messed up the cross.

Statistics for 08-06-2009 19:23:03

Average: 15.76
Standard Deviation: 1.41
Best Time: 14.16
Worst Time: 23.00
Individual Times:
1. 14.82 U2 B F' D' L2 D' L R U2 B' R B' F2 R2 B' D2 U L' B F' L2 R B' F2 L'
2. 16.82 D' U B' R2 D L R' B L U R2 D2 U B' R2 D' L2 R' F' D' U L' R' U' R'
3. 15.61 B2 F' L' U L2 F' D' U2 B2 F' R B' D2 U2 B' F2 U L2 R' D' U' L2 B D U2
4. 14.56 U2 F2 L' D' U2 B D' U B2 L' R2 B2 L R' B F' L R2 B' F D2 U B' F' R2
5. 15.70 D' L2 R' D B2 L' R2 D L B2 F' R U' L2 F2 D2 L' D2 B' F D2 U' R' U' F2
6. 15.37 L' R B2 F D2 U F2 U2 L R' B2 F' R2 D' U R2 B' D F2 R D' U2 L2 R F
7. (23.00) D2 L' R2 U L' D' L2 R2 D U2 B F2 R D2 U B' R2 B2 F L' R U' L R2 F2
8. (14.16) F U2 L' B F2 R D' F2 D2 F' L' R' U R2 D' U B' F' L2 R2 D2 U2 L' D2 U'
9. 15.62 D' L2 B' F L R2 D2 L2 R' D U2 L R2 B2 U B2 F' U2 B' F' L2 R2 B R' D2
10. 15.46 B F D R2 D L D2 U2 F R' B' D U B2 R' B' L2 D B' R2 B2 F' D' B F
11. 14.18 B D2 F L2 R2 U B2 D2 B U2 L D2 U2 B2 F D F D U' B2 D B2 F2 U2 B2
12. 19.47 L' R2 B' R' D U' B2 L D' U' L2 R B2 R B L2 U2 L' R2 B L' R' B D' R'
 
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Getting better at OH:

Average: 36.80
Standard Deviation: 3.80
Best Time: 28.63
Worst Time: 42.88
Individual Times:
1. 36.04 R F2 L R D' U' L2 R B' F U' F2 L2 R F2 L D L2 R F2 D' R2 U' L2 B'
2. 38.53 U R2 D R' D' F L B' F D L' R B' F R' D2 U L2 F2 R' B L' D U F
3. (42.88) U2 L D2 L R U F D2 U' B D2 F U L D2 B F' D' U B' L' R' B2 D2 F2
4. (28.63) U2 L' B' D' L' B L R F2 L' B2 F' U L R' B2 F L D L D' R' F' D2 B2
5. 42.20 U2 L2 R D2 U F' D' U B L' B R2 B' F U L2 R2 F U' F' D U2 B' F D2
6. 29.62 R2 B2 F D2 U L2 B' D' U2 B F L F' L2 R B2 R2 D' F2 L B' D B' F2 D'
7. 42.64 D B' F U B' D L2 R' B' L R B' D U' B D2 U R' U2 R2 U R B D' U
8. 39.24 F L' B L R B F D2 U B F' L B' U2 L R' F D2 U2 R' F2 D F' L B
9. 35.14 R B' R2 F D U' B L R' F D' L F' L R' B F2 D L' D2 R' B F D2 R
10. 34.13 R' B U R D2 R' U L' R2 U R' D' B F' D B F2 R2 D2 B2 F2 D' U2 R2 F'
11. 36.87 R2 F' L2 F' R' D U' L R' D F2 L R D R2 B' F R' U' L D2 U R' F D
12. 33.60 D2 L2 R D L2 R' B2 F' L R U' F2 R2 B' F U L2 U2 L R' U2 F D2 L' F
 
That's INCREDIBLY consistent. I will have a session average of like 3.9 with a 3.4 ra12 and 2.7 ra5. Worst time of 5.00 is ridiculous too.

Thanks :)
Previous to that average, I'd done an avg of 50 with just CLL, then an avg of 50 with pretty much just Ortega. It annoyed me that they were relatively close (I don't remember the numbers), but it dawned on me that if I just used Ortega more I'd probably improve somewhat. Hence the lack of bad times ;)
EDIT: I forgot to mention, this was done with a stackmat, meaning that the best average of 12 and the average of 50 should be considered PBs (2x2 with a spacebar is too easy).
 
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(2x2 with a spacebar is too easy).

That's because you start with the cube in your hand :fp

Well sir, two can play this game:

Statistics for 08-07-2009 20:11:54

Cubes Solved: 100/100
Number of Pops: 0
Average: 3.83
Standard Deviation: 0.86
Best Time: 1.53
Worst Time: 6.19

Average: 3.34
Standard Deviation: 0.79
Best Time: 1.75
Worst Time: 5.59
Individual Times:
1. 2.11 R U R' F R' F2 U2 F' R2 U' F R U' R' F
2. 3.98 R' F' U2 R' F U' F R U' F2 U F2 R' U' R
3. 4.03 R2 U F2 R2 F2 R U2 F2 U2 R2 F2 U R' F U'
4. 3.69 U F R2 U' R2 U' F U' R F2 R2 F2 U2 F U'
5. 4.64 R2 U2 R2 F' U' F2 U' R2 F' R2 U2 R F' R2 U'
6. (5.59) U R' U' F2 U F' U2 R' U F' U2 R2 U F' R
7. 2.36 U' R2 F2 R2 F2 R2 U' R F2 R2 F' R U2 F' U'
8. 2.70 R2 F' U F' U' F R' U2 F U2 R' U' R U' R
9. (1.75) U' F' U' F U2 R2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U R2 U F R'
10. 3.97 R2 U R2 F2 R' F' U R U' F2 R2 F U F' U'
11. 3.12 F U' R2 F2 U F2 U2 R F' U' F R' F' R' U'
12. 2.83 F' U' R U2 R2 U2 R' F R' U' F R2 F2 R F'

7 through 11 are a 2.73 avg5, the fastest of the session.

Some sub-2 scrambles and solutions:

16. 1.75 U' F' U' F U2 R2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U R2 U F R'
y' x (U R2 / R2 U') R U2 R' U2 R U' R2
Moves in parentheses were not performed, I saw the cancellation from inspection.

53. 1.77 F2 U' R' U' F2 U' F R F U R U' F' U R
y (U L / L' U') L U R U' R' F U
Same thing again, saw the cancellation from inspection

57. 1.53 R' F2 R' U R' U' F' U R' U F U2 R' F' U
x2 R2 U' R U2 R U2
This one caught me off guard.

97. 1.86 R U2 F2 U' R2 F2 U' F2 R2 U2 R' U R2 U' F
z2 R' U' R / F R U R' U' F' U2
Nothing special here, just saw the CLL from inspection.
 
Cubes Solved: 100/100
Number of Pops: 0
Average: 3.83
Standard Deviation: 0.86
Best Time: 1.53
Worst Time: 6.19
Whoa that's really fast! :eek:

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3x3 10/12 solve average 15.74 seconds... lol

Statistics for 08-07-2009 22:17:30

Average: 15.74
Standard Deviation: 1.18
Best Time: 13.87
Worst Time: 20.61
Individual Times:
1. 15.48 B2 U L2 F' U' B2 D' U2 L' B U' R2 U' B F' D2 U' L' R2 B U2 R' D U2 L2
2. 14.49 D' F L' U R' B2 F2 L R B2 R' B' U2 B2 F2 D L2 B2 F L2 R' B F2 U' L
3. 16.83 L2 R B F D B L' U2 B2 F R2 D' B L' B D U B R B' L' B R' F2 U2
4. 15.88 B F' D' U' F2 L R2 D2 U2 B' F U' R' F' L2 R' U R2 B' D' R2 D' U L B'
5. 15.01 L2 B' R2 F2 L D2 R2 B' F' D' L2 D2 U B' F U2 L' F D' B R' B F U B'
6. 18.48+ F' R2 U2 L2 R2 F L' R' D U' L' U2 L R' B2 F' D' L2 B F' R B2 F' L2 R
7. 15.62 D2 U2 B' L U R B' F U' L' F' U B F' D' F2 U2 L' R F D L R2 D2 U2
8. 15.50 D2 U F R2 F L2 B' R2 U' B' F' L R B' D2 U L2 U' L R' B' L F' D2 F'
9. 14.04 B R2 F2 L' B D' L2 B' D B2 D2 U R D B R2 U2 B' R2 F2 D F U' L' R2
10. 16.07 U R D2 U' L' R2 D' F2 D B' D' R2 B F' L' R B' U2 B R U R B' F U2
11. (20.61) D U2 L R2 B F U' B2 F L2 R2 B' F2 D2 U F U2 B D U2 B U R' F2 D
12. (13.87) L2 D F' R' D B' F R' D' R' B2 D' U' F' D U F2 D' U' L2 R2 F U' B2 D2
 
4x4 PB avg. of 5, I'm finally sub-1.

Statistics for 08-07-2009 23:55:58

Average: 59.33
Standard Deviation: 4.45
Best Time: 52.53
Worst Time: 1:08.17
Individual Times:
1. 57.39 U B Fw' F U' Fw' L Rw D' R2 B Fw F D U B Fw' F2 D2 Rw' D Uw2 L2 U B' F' Rw2 R D' Uw U Rw D2 Uw2 U' Rw B' F R' Uw2
2. 1:05.48 L' U' L' B2 Fw2 R2 B2 F' L' Rw Fw' U2 L2 Fw D' F' Rw2 B2 D' Uw L' Rw2 R2 Uw L' R Fw F2 U L R' D U2 L' Uw2 Rw' U' B' L F2
3. (52.53) B D' Uw2 U2 B' Fw2 F2 Uw2 B Rw' D' L R Uw2 U R D U' B R2 Fw D' Uw R' D Uw U' Fw D' U2 L' D F2 L' R B' F2 U B' Uw
4. (1:08.17) Rw R U Rw' Fw F2 L' Rw R2 Uw2 R' D2 Uw' U2 R2 F2 Uw2 Fw' R2 F2 D R2 D Uw2 U R2 Fw D' R2 Uw2 L2 Rw F' Rw2 R2 Uw L' R' B D'
5. 55.12 Uw' L Rw' R2 B2 U2 B' Fw' F U' L Rw Uw U' L2 R' D2 U2 R' B Fw2 F Rw2 Uw' B2 Fw F2 R2 B' Rw2 R D2 Uw' Rw2 Uw L B' Fw' L2 R
 
Jcuber's post just reminded me, I did this yesterday or the day before:

(5:45:35 PM) micro501: (notice) DavidWoner's 12 Individual Times: 57.86, 61.27, 53.22, 54.72, 55.86, (62.08), 56.69, 53.56, 58.43, 55.91, (51.53), 58.96
(5:45:35 PM) micro501: (notice) DavidWoner's Average: 56.64, Best Time: 51.53 Worst Time: 1:02.08

4x4, in case you didn't figure that much out.
 
YAY! Sub-2 on 5x5! I've probably been this fast for a week now, I just haven't had time to do an average.
The last solve I looked up at the timer, which always screws me up.

Statistics for 08-08-2009 00:15:59

Average: 1:55.25
Standard Deviation: 3.13
Best Time: 1:49.19
Worst Time: 2:03.77
Individual Times:
1. 1:51.14 Bw F2 Lw Rw B2 L2 Lw' U2 Bw2 F Lw Dw' B F2 Dw2 Bw' L Bw L' Lw' Rw R2 Bw2 R' U' F' L2 R2 Bw2 Fw2 Uw2 U2 B2 Bw2 Fw2 F' D Uw' Fw Lw2 Rw2 R' B' D' Rw R Uw' R Fw2 Uw U2 Rw B Fw' D' Dw2 Uw2 U2 Fw' Dw2
2. 1:55.89 Uw' B2 Rw Uw2 L D R' F2 R Dw' Uw U' R' Dw2 U' F2 L' Rw' Dw F' R2 Dw2 Uw U2 Lw Fw' L2 Lw' Rw' R F' Lw2 Rw Bw2 Fw' F Dw' Uw F' Dw' L' Uw' B2 Uw2 L' D Lw R2 Dw' Uw2 U' B Bw Fw2 D2 Bw2 Uw Fw' Dw2 R'
3. 1:58.73 B' Bw Fw Lw2 B' L Rw' Dw' B R' B2 Bw2 F2 U L2 Dw B D Dw' U2 F Dw2 Uw Bw' D2 Uw U2 Bw' Fw F L Uw' U' L R D Bw' R2 F Dw' B Bw' F' Lw' R' D2 Bw Lw Fw R D Dw' Uw B L2 Bw Fw2 Dw2 L2 Rw'
4. (1:49.19) Rw' Bw' L' R' B' Dw' B2 Fw Lw' R' F D2 Rw' D2 Dw2 U L' Lw2 Rw B Fw' F' Uw' B2 L' F L R D' L' R Fw2 Lw2 Bw2 Fw R2 Bw' L' Lw' B L Rw B L Lw Rw B' Bw Fw F2 Uw Bw' F' U2 R F2 Dw Uw2 L2 Lw
5. (2:03.77) B' Rw B2 U' Fw' R' D2 Dw L Lw' Bw' Fw2 Rw R2 Dw' B L R' Uw L Lw2 Rw' R Dw L' Rw' Bw' L Rw' D Bw2 Fw Dw' Rw Bw2 Dw Fw' D Dw2 B Bw2 Fw2 F D2 R Fw' Uw Lw B2 Bw' Fw' F2 Lw' Rw' D' Dw' Uw' U' Rw' Uw2
 
At the meetup/unofficial competition today I got a 10.64 average on 3x3!!!!!

Times were approx: (9), 10, 11, 10, (12)

I used Ninja's awesome type a II.

:eek: That's awesome!

Does getting a YouTube account and uploading two generic videos count as an accomplishment?
 
Statistics for 08-08-2009 10:53:20

Average: 29.03
Standard Deviation: 0.64
Best Time: 28.49
Worst Time: 34.79
Individual Times:
1. (28.49) B F D U2 B D2 U R D' U' B R B2 U B L U2 L' U' R F L' D2 L2 F2
2. 29.93 D F L' B F D2 U' L' B U2 B2 F2 L D2 U' F' U' L B' F' D U' L' R F
3. 28.58 B D2 F' D2 U2 B2 F' D2 L' R2 D F' L R' F2 D' L2 D L' R' D2 U' L2 D U'
4. (34.79) B' F' L R2 D2 U2 F R' D B2 F2 U' R' D2 B F2 D R2 F2 D U2 R B F D'
5. 28.58 U2 B' F' L R D B' L2 R' B2 F L U2 R' D2 U L B' F' D' B2 L D U' B

My first sub 30 average and that too on LBL
 
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