Accomplishment Thread

[Novriil]

made two records today..
in snake both average and single.. single was 4.18 and don't remember the average.. sub-5 anyway and 3x3BLD had a 4:42.45 (H) Like 2 minutes better than my last PB! I wish I would had success on that 5:xx solve on a comp In two months I have a second try.. then this my official record will be broken for sure. by me or by someone else.. I don't know yet.

stackmat is cool

 

[LNZ]

I obtained 1:20 on my 3x3 Void cube. The void cube cannot cut corners at all and does lock up a fair bit. This is my best time for the Void cube. And I got 28:30 for the 7x7 too.

 

[Ewks]

A really good cubing day today

Average: 15.94 sec.

Fastest Time: 13.85
Slowest Time: 18.54
Standard Deviation: 01.12

Individual Times:
36) 16.74 U B2 D B D F2 U2 R D' F D R2 F B' L R B2 U' F2 R L D' L B' R
37) 14.19 U' D' L' F2 L' D' F' R2 L2 B2 R' B' L2 R2 D2 L R2 D U' L B2 D B2 L2 D2
38) (13.85) U2 B' D F2 R' L2 F2 B' D2 B' U2 F2 B D2 U' F2 L R F L2 R' F2 B' R U
39) 17.60 F2 U' R' B2 F2 U2 B' R' L2 U2 F R D' R' U2 R2 U' B' F2 U' R' L B D R'
40) 16.04 R2 L' B U L U2 L' D' U' F' D2 L2 D' B2 U' D2 L B2 L2 D' B' L2 B' R' F2
41) (18.54) F' U F U' L2 B2 F D2 L F B U2 D F2 L' U R B' R' B2 F L2 U R B
42) 15.90 D' R2 U L' U L2 D' R2 L' B' F2 R L U2 D2 L D' L' B2 F' L2 F2 B' U' B'
43) 15.12 R' D2 L2 R2 U2 F' D2 B F R B R2 D' F2 D2 L' B' F2 L' F' B L' R D' U2
44) 15.69 D R L2 F R B' L' R2 F L D2 L R B R' L B' F L2 D R B' F D2 F2
45) 17.67 B2 R' D2 R' B' L B2 U2 F' U R' L2 F2 D R2 U2 L2 F U L R2 B D U' R
46) 15.38 B L R2 U B' F2 R' D' U2 R2 L' F' D' F' B2 R' L' F D2 U' L' F2 L' R F2
47) 15.07 L F L2 D R2 F B' L R2 D' F2 B L U2 R2 U2 B' D2 B U2 R' L2 U' D R2

My first sub-16 average of 12

 

[Jake Gouldon]

5x5 PB single: 1:40.43

edit:
5x5 avg5: 1:49.72
(1:40.43), 1:42.66, (2:02.50), 1:54.22, 1:52.28

WTF?? my previous PB average of 5 was 1:58.00

EDIT: 5:10.01 7x7 single
EDIT2: AARRRRGGGHHHH!!1!!!!!eleven!!!!!!!!!! 5:00.97

EDIT3: 5:10.01, 5:21.35, 5:00.97, 5:16.89, 5:18.09 = 5:14.99

Ah, I see I have 5x5 and 7x7 competition, I will work on my 3x3 skillz to keep up...

 

[(X)]

10.17 LL skip My previous PB was 12.54

 

[Ethan Rosen]

I can now solve a Face Turning Octahedron. This puzzle took me a loooong time and a ton of work, and I received not an ounce of outside help. I consider this my biggest cubing accomplishment to date.

I don't know what that is, but congrats!

http://users.skynet.be/gelatinbrain/Applets/Magic Polyhedra/octa_f1.htm

You can now find these on ebay, C4Y, dealextreme/dealperfect, and probably more places.

Be warned, it's the hardest easy puzzle ever (in my opinion at least )

 

[Robert-Y]

4x4x4 single: 40.90 with double parity (4 alg LL)

 

[StachuK1992]

first virtual (higames) 4x4 solve
6:17.93

 

[rachmaninovian]

4x4:

1:08.70, 1:18.36, (57.28), 1:19.82, (2:05.51)==>1:15.63

methods used: k4, reduction, sandwich, cage (pkf), LBL

sandwich was fail

 

[soccerking813]

I've been messing around with 2x2 fmc for a for days, and got a pb of 8 moves. Before that it was 13.

 

[qqwref]

4x4:

1:08.70, 1:18.36, (57.28), 1:19.82, (2:05.51)==>1:15.63

methods used: k4, reduction, sandwich, cage (pkf), LBL

Gave this a try too.

(49.66), 1:15.32, 1:07.89, 1:19.06, (1:38.58) => 1:14.09

reduction, K4, eido style roux-by-four, columns, sandwich.

sandwich was fail for me too

 

[masterofthebass]

4x4:

1:08.70, 1:18.36, (57.28), 1:19.82, (2:05.51)==>1:15.63

methods used: k4, reduction, sandwich, cage (pkf), LBL

Gave this a try too.

(49.66), 1:15.32, 1:07.89, 1:19.06, (1:38.58) => 1:14.09

reduction, K4, eido style roux-by-four, columns, sandwich.

sandwich was fail for me too

54.21, 54.86, 1:18.45, 1:06.78, DNF(2:14.35) => 1:06.70

reduction, K4, eido style roux-by-four, columns, fail (some cage crap).

I forgot how sandwich goes...

 

[miniGOINGS]

Solver: mini (who sttill happens to have a fractured finger)

Average: 19.49

Times:
21.20 (nothing new, just an OK solve)
22.95 (another OK)
17.17 (EO skip, but very good otherwise)
16.50 (partial 2nd block skip and really fast LSE)
19.50 (really good full step!)
24.06 (decent, not as bad as it could be)
23.41 (it was a little slow, but about my usual)
16.43 (EO and M-slice edges skip)
22.65 (another standard time)
18.46 (wow, my fastest non lucky yet!)
16.63 (what is up with all of these EO skips?)
15.59 (haha CMLL skip, tied my fastest solve ever)

Comment: Let's see:
-5 lucky solves, all of them sub-18
-1 non lucky sub-19
-7 sub-20 solves in total
-first sub-20 average of 12 (or 5 for that matter)
-rolling average of 17.17
-my first CMLL skip during a timed solve (I think)

EDIT: This took about an hour of warm up to get my left hand fully warmed up because I'm only using 3 fingers on my left hand instead of 5.

 

[Jake Gouldon]

Placing a BIG C4Y order, have a holey megaminx, got a stackmat, ordering cubesmith... YAY BIRTHDAYS!

 

[Ranzha]

Finally got a sub-20 3x3 solve =D. 19.6!
My average is 43s :fp.
So happy and so lucky!

 

[SuperNerd]

I finally got all sub 20 averages one day. I was so happy. It was a huge milestone for me .

 

[Daniel Wu]

Statistics for 09-07-2009 17:07:50

Average: 7.48
Standard Deviation: 1.35
Best Time: 5.30
Worst Time: 11.28
Individual Times:
1. 6.23 l r L B' U' L' U B L U' R U R B' R L U' L U' B U' R' B L B
2. (11.28) l b' U' L R U L B' L B' R' U' R U B U B U B' U B L' B' L U'
3. 9.36 U R' U L B L R B R' U' B R' B' R B U' L U L' U' L' R L B' L
4. 6.86 u' l r U' L' R B' U B U' L' R' U' B L U' R' U' L R' B' R B' L' U'
5. (5.30) u l b U R L B' U' B' R U B' U L' U B R U R' B' R' B' L' U' B'



PYRAMINX FTW!!!

 

[DavidWoner]

Average of 12: 3.22
1. (2.23) U' F R2 F' U2 F' R' F2 U'
2. 3.26 U R U F' R F2 U' R F'
3. 2.89 U' R F R' U F R' F U2
4. 2.97 U' R' U2 F' U' R2 U' F'
5. 4.10 R2 U' F' U2 R2 F R' F U
6. 3.51 F' U2 R2 U' R F' U' R2 U2 R'
7. 2.81 F2 U' R2 F U' R F2 R'
8. 3.30 R' F2 R' F2 U2 R F' R'
9. (4.18) F2 R F2 R F2 R2 U2 R' U
10. 3.42 U' R2 U R2 U' R U2 F2 R2
11. 2.57 U' R' U F U2 R U2 R U
12. 3.36 F R F R2 U R' F' U R2

2 PBL skips (2.23 and 2.89)
they were:

y U' R' U R U2 R2 U' R2' U
and
z' y U R U' R' U y R2 U' R2' U2


I used mainly SS and Guimond, with a few CLLs thrown in there. This was part of a 3.63 avg of 25. I will hopefully have more time to continue it into an avg100 tomorrow.

 

[rachmaninovian]

bought a type D for for about 2USD...is that an accomplishment?

 

[zaub3rfr4g]

first LL SKIP of all my life 12.73