5x5x5 PB single: 4:52.39. My first sub-5, which seems lame, but I never practice 5x5.
 
Average of 50 = 24.64 WOOT
1. 24.96 R2 F' R' D F' R' L B2 F' L2 D' B' U' L2 U2 F2 D L2 F' R L' F2 B2 U' B
2. 25.79 D L2 R U L U B U' R L2 U' L U' D L' F' R F2 U2 F U' R F' B R2
3. 29.36 B' F U' R L2 D2 L2 R2 F' L2 U2 R2 D2 L2 R F R' L F' B2 R' F2 B D' L
4. 28.76 F D2 L F' R' U2 R' F2 D2 R' B D2 B2 L U2 B D' L2 U D' L2 U2 L2 F' R
5. 20.48 L' F2 B D' U L' D L B F L U B U2 R L F' D B2 R' U B' L' B' L2
6. 20.65 D2 L2 R U2 F2 B2 R F D' L' R2 B' L R' U' D R2 B R U2 B2 F2 U D' R'
7. 25.81 R' B2 R2 B F2 R U2 F B2 L B2 L F D2 R2 U2 D L' F' U' D2 L D2 F2 L2
8. 21.72 B2 F' D' B' L2 B R' F' R2 B L D R2 F D L2 R F B' L' B U2 F B2 U2
9. 23.10 F' L2 B U2 L' B' D2 L F' L2 R2 B2 F2 U2 F D' F2 U' R U D' F2 U2 L2 R'
10. 26.23 L R' F2 R2 U' L' F U' L2 D2 L2 U F2 B U R' L' D' U' F B L U' L2 D2
11. 26.39 L' U' D2 B2 L' D B D L2 B L' R F' B L2 F' B R2 F2 D' L D2 F2 L2 B2
12. 27.82 U R D' F' D2 F' B D2 U' L' B' F' R D R U2 B R2 D2 R D F2 L2 D' F'
13. 26.50 U D2 L U2 D2 B' D' U2 R B2 D' F L' F2 U L' B D2 B2 U' D' R' U D2 L
14. 25.78 U2 D' L D B R' F' R' U2 L2 U' F2 B2 U' F2 R B2 L2 U' F B' U2 R' D' R'
15. 30.03 R' F2 D2 U2 L2 F R2 F' B' U B2 R U' L D2 L2 B' R2 F2 B' U' R' F' R' B'
16. 22.03 U2 B2 D' F' B2 L2 D F D F2 U2 F L' R B' L U' B' D' U2 R2 F2 L2 B R2
17. (18.23) F' B U' R' U B2 U B' U L2 F U2 L' U' R' L2 U2 L' B2 U2 D' L2 U D2 B2
18. 22.00 U B R' F' B2 D' F' L D F2 R' U2 D L R B' F R2 B2 R2 F2 R L' F2 B
19. 25.77+ L F B L2 R' F D' R L2 D' L D' L' U' D L U D2 L' R2 B2 U' F U' B'
20. 25.95 D' R' B' U B' L' R B' L F D2 F2 L2 R' B2 F R' L D F' R D' U R' L
21. 26.92 L' R U2 L' D L2 D U R' L2 B2 F L' D2 L' R B' L2 F2 U2 L' F B2 U' L'
22. 25.88 L2 U' D2 R2 D2 B U R' L2 D U' B' F' L D F' L R F' D' R F L2 F' U'
23. 21.86 B' D' F D2 F D' L' U B2 R' L' B2 D F' D' L B R2 B' F' R U2 B2 R2 U2
24. 29.21 B R2 D2 U F' R U' R' F2 B' R2 L D F U B' F U D' L B2 U' R' D R2
25. (30.79) R2 D L R2 D2 F' L B' U F L' U D' B U2 B' F2 L' F U F2 L2 U' D B'
26. 24.63 U D2 F2 D' U' R2 F R L' B' F' R U D2 R' B' F2 L' B' U L2 D2 L2 F' D'
27. 23.53 B' F' L2 D U2 R F' L U' L' F L B L2 B D R D' R F' L B2 F' L B2
28. 23.89 D' R2 D F B' U' L D' B R2 F2 L2 F' D2 B' F D B F' R D' R' B R2 B
29. 23.62+ R' D L2 U2 F B' L' U' L2 F' D R2 D' L' D U R' L U2 R D' R2 U D F
30. 21.88 L' D2 L' D2 L' B2 U' R' D L' U2 L D2 B2 U2 B U L' F B2 D' B R2 B' R
31. 21.81 B' D2 U' B' U B' R U R' U2 D' R2 B U D R' U' R2 D B' R' L D L D'
32. 26.26 R' L2 B2 D2 L U' F2 U R2 B' F D F D L' D B R L2 B' U' R D' L2 D'
33. 24.69 R' L2 F' R2 B D B2 U' L2 B U' D' L' U R' D2 F U2 F L2 R2 B R' B U
34. 25.73 L2 R U' D F2 L2 D2 F' U R' D L B2 D' B' R B2 D R F' U' R B' R2 L'
35. 26.59 R2 F2 U R' B' F U' F U' D2 L' R' U2 B D U2 R2 L' F R' U F' D' L2 U'
36. 22.99 R F2 L F B' R L D R' B R' U R2 F R2 U L2 R D L R2 U R' U' F2
37. 20.99 D L D R' B2 D L B2 R' F2 D' R2 D2 B D U' L' D2 U B2 F2 R2 U L U2
38. 19.34 F2 U L2 U2 L U2 R U D' B2 R' F' D' U2 R B2 D' L U D' L' D L F R
39. 20.91 D2 F D2 U2 R2 L' B D' L' R U2 F2 B2 L2 D' U' R' B2 R2 F' B L D R F2
40. 28.76 B2 U2 L2 U2 D2 R2 D2 F2 U2 L R F D' F L2 U' D' F2 B2 D' F U2 D' B' F
41. 22.08 B2 R2 D' U2 B2 R L' D2 U' B' U D R' F' B2 D' L2 F' U D2 R2 D' F2 U2 B'
42. 21.28 B' L F' R2 U F L' R B2 F2 U R' D F2 B2 D2 B' D L2 R F2 R D R' F'
43. 23.40 L D' L F2 R' F U2 D L B' R2 F U' F R U F U B D L2 B R B' U2
44. 21.09 D2 F R2 F' D L D2 U R' U L U' F' D2 L2 D2 F2 D F' D R D2 L2 R D'
45. 26.70 D2 F B2 U' L F U2 L2 F2 U2 F' L' F2 R2 L D R' B' D F' D R2 D B' F'
46. 24.05 D' U' F2 D' U2 B2 L' R2 B2 L U2 F D' B2 D R L2 B' U2 R2 U2 F' B2 L F'
47. 24.35 D R' L' F2 U F2 B' D2 L' R D' U' B2 R L U D L R D L' D' F' U B
48. 28.41 L D R L U' F L D' L2 D' R U' R B U2 D B' D L' U2 R D' L' B' R2
49. 25.07 D B L B R' L U R2 B L B R2 D F R2 F2 L' F2 D B2 U B R D2 R2
50. 27.79 U F2 B2 U2 B' F L B2 R F' B D F' B2 R' L2 F D2 F' U2 B U2 D2 R D
SD needs some serious work though.
 
So today in Engineering I got jsclock to work. So I was doing some solves and I was doing really really good. I got down to a 6.0153 average of 12 and was still rolling it out. When the bell rang. :(

Still a new pb. Now I need sub-6 :D
 
I did five 4x4s in a row in 4:42.61 :) That's 56.52 mean of 5, not bad at all. They are five different brands too: white mefferts, black c4u "new 4x4", black mini QJ, black ES, white knockoff 4x4 with weird tiles (this is ES mechanism, medium thickness square tiles).

I decided to try doing three different sizes of 3x3 (45mm 50mm 57mm) in a relay, and after a few tries got 44.75 :D Nothing lucky, but two J perms. I also did a 43.71 that had a PLL skip.
Also 47.19 avg12: 46.20, 45.31, (53.01), 46.08, 47.73, (43.71), 49.37, 49.50, 44.75, 49.71, 47.85, 45.39
 
5x5 PB - 2:41.95

5x5 avg of 5 - 2:58.66
2:48.84 2:54.39 3:12.74 (3:29.66) (2:41.95)

5x5 avg of 12 - 3:01.43
2:48.84 2:54.39 3:12.74 (3:29.66) (2:41.95) 3:01.71 3:08.44 3:20.22 3:04.23 3:00.06 2:53.72 2:49.91

5x5 avg of 30 solves (30/30)
3:18.43

ALL OF THOSE ARE PB'S!!!


ya know what's funny?
before today, my 5x5 pb was 2:53 and avg12 was 3:29
 
My YJ 6x6 cube arrived today. New 6x6 PB of 23:30 on 6th solve of a real 6x6 cube.

I have been praticing the exact top layer method for solving a megaminx as well on all solves of the 6x6. Previous best PB for the 6x6 was 40:00 which was done on Gabbasoft.

Actually after 6 solves, I like this 6x6. It is way better than the V6 out of the box and locks up only 1/3 of the time and the outer two slices turn very smoothly. It is ovbious that the makers of this cube did a partial "pi" mod while in the factory. (ie glue two pieces to the core and sand down all the pieces until they're really smooth).

Having said that, I'll will for sure buy a clickless and perfect real V6 if it ever comes out.
 
sub-7 sec 2x2

I did not know i would get sub-7 sec for 2x2 Avg. of 5...

Times:

4.11
8.47
8.63
6.34
4.56

Scramble:

1.F R' U F R2 U2
2.U2 F' R2 F2 U' R' F' R' F2
3.R2 U F R2 U2 R' U R2 U
4.R F2 R' U R2 U' R2 U
5.R2 F2 U R U2 F' R2 F' U'

Avg. 6.42 sec

YAY, sub-7
 
Average: 12.30
Standard Deviation: 1.21
Best Time: 9.73
Worst Time: 17.29
Individual Times:
1. 10.68 D U' R' B' R F' L2 B D2 U' B F2 L2 D2 R2 D' U L' R' D2 L B R' D' F'
2. 12.52 U F R2 F' D2 U2 B F2 U' R2 F R D U2 L' R B' L2 B' U' B F2 R' F' L'
3. (9.73) U' F' R' D' F' L D U B2 L2 F' R' U L B L B L2 R2 D' U R B2 F2 L2
4. 12.96 D2 F L R' D U' L B2 D2 L' D2 L2 D' U' R D R U R D2 B2 F2 L D2 U
5. 11.35 B D' U2 B2 F D' L R F' R' D2 F L R2 U B2 L2 R2 D R2 D' U2 B F U'

6. 14.27 B' F' R B' F2 R D' U L B' F L D' B2 F2 L D' U' L B2 D' U' B2 D2 L2
7. (17.29) U' L D' U' F' L B F' L2 R' F' L' R' D U' L R' F L' U' B D U' R2 D'
8. 14.12 R2 B' D R2 B R B' U' R' B' F2 D2 U F' U' B F2 D U2 B' F2 D U L' F
9. 12.19 B' R D U2 L B' F2 D U B F L F U F' R' B L B D' B' R' D2 L2 B2
10. 12.20 L2 F R' F D' B2 F D' B2 F' R' U2 B' D U' B D' U F2 R B D2 U F2 D
11. 10.48 B L2 U B2 L' R' D L R2 B' D U' L R B2 D U' B2 F L R2 D B2 F2 D'
12. 12.22 L D' U' B2 F D F' D B2 F2 L' D U2 F2 U R2 D2 F2 L' D2 R2 B2 U2 B2 U

11.52 avg of 5 is in italics.

9.73 non-lucky, no PLL skips in the average.

ZZ-EOCross/COLL/ZB/Winter Variation ftw ;) I wonder if that counts as the UWR for ZZ... :D

EDIT: That was part of a 13.78 average of 25!
 
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Average: 12.30
Standard Deviation: 1.21
Best Time: 9.73
Worst Time: 17.29

Wow... just wow! Your ZZ learning curve is impressive ;)

I recently started to actually do real ZZ, as in make the left 1x2x2 block rather than EO+Cross and F2L slots.
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Good to hear Mustard ;)

Congrats on the 24.07 too, sub 30 can't be far away :)

I'm watching your times Cride. I'm very interested in seeing how far you can go.

I'm sure if Escher has a good bash at ZZ we'll possibly see some sub-12 averages. It's going to be aaages before I get there (if at all), but thanks anyway.
 
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Wow... just wow! Your ZZ learning curve is impressive ;)

Thanks very much :) I still have loads of very bad habits, particularly EOCross. I'm getting better at planning the line though, so maybe once I'm more comfortable with doing EOLine in one (or pretty much one) step I'll be able to concentrate more on doing it properly. I find not being able to yet look-ahead to the blocks quite difficult.

I'm sure if Escher has a good bash at ZZ we'll possibly see some sub-12 averages. It's going to be aaages before I get there (if at all), but thanks anyway.

You will get there :)
I will certainly get a sub12 a12 with EOCross relatively soon, but I don't want that, I'd much rather get one with EOLine, and that'll probably take quite a bit longer.
The LL is amazingly fast for me, definitely sub 4, often sub 3, so it's just a case of improving EOLine, improving pre-inspection ability and practicing blockbuilding...
 
Rubik's 360 average of 12:

43.67,
41.15,
41.44,
43.64,
38.18,
32.88,
43.29,
47.48,
45.27,
39.44,
40.63,
32.92.

session avg: 40.96 (σ = 3.37) PB!!

So very close to a sub-40 average! Prep for the UK open :D
 
<R, U, L> blockbuilding f2l average of 75 (qqtimer)

best time: 3.40
worst time: 13.00
best avg5: 5.25 (σ = 0.50)
best avg12: 6.30 (σ = 1.23)
session avg: 7.03 (σ = 1.63)
session mean: 7.06

Hmm, I need to get this sub 6, so that an =/<2s EOLine gives me a sub 8 f2l.

EDIT: I did an average <R, U, L> f2l move count avg of 50:
best time: 19.00
worst time: 34.00
best avg5: 23.33 (σ = 2.62)
best avg12: 24.40 (σ = 2.91)
session avg: 26.63 (σ = 3.48)
session mean: 26.62

The scramble for the 19 is stupid, I looked at it again to see what other people got on strangepuzzle and got 9 :/
U R' U' L' U R U' L R' U2 R2 U2 R' L' U' L2 U L' U' R U L U' R' L'
I was wondering, if anybody knows where to find stats on how many moves <R, U, L> f2l should take, or could show me how to work that out, I'd be very grateful. I'm guessing it should be about 24-25.
Given this kind of move count was all linear stuff, I think that sub 5 for these blocks is quite possible.

I did an EOLine avg of 50 too:

best time: 1.64
worst time: 7.44

best avg5: 2.01 (σ = 0.39)
best avg12: 2.44 (σ = 0.55)

session avg: 3.38 (σ = 1.13)
session mean: 3.43

Although it was let down a lot by the first 25. The latter were much faster as I warmed up so I think I can easily beat this and my actual average is more like 2.5. That gives me a current breakdown of: 2.5, 7, 3-4 = 12.5-13.5, which is pretty accurate for my better times, though my global average seems to be around 15. A clear improvement path for now would be to get my EOLine sub 2, and my blocks sub 6. After that I can start on ZBLL ;)
 
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Yay for 2x2.

I haven't really practiced 2x2. Since I wrecked my first one 2 months ago and got a new one yesterday. Well. A sick accomplishment for me. I only used Fridrich:


a5 4.07
a12: 5.22


EDIT: New Accomplishments:

a5: Statistics for 10-07-2009 18:14:12

Average: 3.68
Standard Deviation: 0.86
Best Time: 1.66
Worst Time: 5.18
Individual Times: (5.18), 4.80, 3.55, (1.66), 2.70
1. (5.18) F' U2 R F' R' U2 F' R
2. 4.80 R U' R2 U2 R' U' R2 F2
3. 3.55 R' U' R2 F' U' R U2 R
4. (1.66) R2 F U2 F2 U2 F2 U R
5. 2.70 R F R' F' R' U' R F

a12:

Average: 4.43
Standard Deviation: 1.40
Best Time: 0.49
Worst Time: 7.33
Individual Times: 5.18, 4.80, 3.55, 1.66, 2.70, 5.18, 6.78, 5.10, 3.99, (7.33), (0.49), 5.34


0.49 had an easy face and LL Skip.
 
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