Accomplishment Thread

[Kenneth]

46.47 .... 3x3x3 OH single, no luck. My first sub 50!!!

Had a nice 5 turn cross, normal but (for me) wery fluid F2L, VH was a RUR'U'F' and COLL a Sune and in the end U EPLL so it was a easy LL.

 

[Erik]

Passed my driving exam!!

 

[AvGalen]

Congratulations Erik!

I guess that is some extra motivation for you to come to Danish Open

 

[Henrik]

Congrates Erik
Now I hope that you are the one driving to Denmark Open

Henrik

 

[Karthik]

It seems like I need about 300 solves on average to drop one second off my time, and my averages of 100 are around 33 seconds right now.

Actually you are doing very well Mike.
Assuming you do 100 solves a day, and take a break on Sunday. On a linear scale you would improve 2 second every week!:rolleyes:

 

[AvGalen]

If I was sure that doing 300 solves would take 1 second of my time, I would start doing 3000 solves right now. I think most people need much more than that.

You are probably not improving as fast as some people because:
a) You are older
b) You don't focus on just 3x3x3

And John Louis is one of those people that are "bad" at speedcubing but can do big cubes blind

Actually, I don't know anyone that is really good at big cubes blind that is really good at speedcubing (except maybe Mátyás). Chris, Daniel and Tim are all sub 20, but not really fast. The same seems to be true for FMC by the way (except Gilles Roux).

Getting really fast at 3x3x3 (sub 15) just requires dedication and focus. (there are always exceptions like Erik, Mátyás, Milan, Ron)

 

[Johannes91]

Getting really fast at 3x3x3 (sub 15) just requires dedication and focus. (there are always exceptions like Erik, Mátyás, Milan, Ron)

What do you mean by "exceptions"?

 

[tim]

Actually, I don't know anyone that is really good at big cubes blind that is really good at speedcubing (except maybe Mátyás). Chris, Daniel and Tim are all sub 20, but not really fast. The same seems to be true for FMC by the way (except Gilles Roux).

The reason why i'm so slow is, that big cubes bld is much more addictive for me than "simple" speedsolves. I usually don't solve more than 100 3x3 per week.

 

[cmhardw]

Chris, Daniel and Tim are all sub 20, but not really fast.

The reason why i'm so slow is, that big cubes bld is much more addictive for me than "simple" speedsolves. I usually don't solve more than 100 3x3 per week.

Arnaud I resent that ;-) No not really, but it is my goal to achieve a sub-15 average in competition, despite the fact that I consider myself as specializing in blindfolded cubing. So far I am down to 15.20 officially, so I am at least close to your "fast" mark of sub-15 ;-)

And Tim I agree, the reason I don't focus on speedsolving hardly anymore (I used to focus on 4x4x4 speedsolve in 2005 almost exclusively) is that big cubes blind is just so addicting.

Although I focus on blindfolded almost exclusively now, I do still practice 3x3x3 speed. But I agree it's a secondary focus for me.

Chris

 

[Mike Hughey]

Thanks, Arnaud. Actually, to my knowledge, John Louis is the ONLY one who can solve big cubes BLD and is actually slower than me at the 3x3x3.

I know Chris, Daniel, and Tim are not considered by most to be very fast, but they're blindingly fast from my perspective. And even you are pretty amazing at the 3x3x3 from my point of view. (Especially when you consider you use a "beginner" method.) (And honestly, calling your version of the method a "beginner" method definitely deserves quotes, as optimized as you've gotten it.)

I guess I'm improving 1 second per 300 solves because I'm still a beginner by speedcubing standards. I'll probably see it taking many more solves per second of improvement as I get better (as Karthik suggests).

I guess I was wrong - it really does take that much practice. I'm just not sure I can see working that hard on the 3x3x3 - it's just not as much fun for me as most of the other events. But I really get hurt by my "lack of fundamentals", I think, which is why I started working on it at all lately.

Oh, and up until very recently (the past few weeks), most weeks I probably didn't do more than 20 regular 3x3x3 solves per week. I usually did more 3x3x3 BLD solves per week than I did 3x3x3 sighted solves. I guess that explains why I'm so bad at it.

Oh, and I just want to say thank you to everyone for your responses. They give me reason to believe I might be able to get reasonably passable at 3x3x3 someday. Thank you!

 

[Speedy McFastfast]

I got a sub 18 solve this morning. So much for me being tired... If only I could do that well at school

 

[Dene]

Passed my driving exam!!

Wow, how old do you have to be to get your license over there?

 

[Erik]

That would be 18 years, 16 for moped, (and for those interested: 16 for beer/smokes, 18 for strong alcohol/strong smokes )
Too bad it still will take about a week untill I can collect my license...
Now I can maybe be a plus instead of a burden when going for long trips by car xD

 

[masterofthebass]

lol, strong smokes. If only in the US...

 

[Dene]

Lol, New Zealand is so lenient with driving it's crazy. and exactly 16 and a half years old you can be fully legal to drive on the road. As for buying cigarettes/alcohol, 18. But they want to change those, and I agree.

 

[Lofty]

So where I live in the US (I think it varies by state) you can drive with a license driver of 21 in he passenger seat at 15 and drive fully on your own at 16. Cigarettes 18, alcohol 21.
Looks like we are more lenient than you with driving.

 

[Dene]

Wrong.
You can first get your learners license at the age of fifteen by passing a multi-choice test, where you can drive with a passenger who has owned their full license for at least 2 years (18.5 years old minimum, then). After 6 months, you can get your restricted license by passing a short 15 minute driving test. On your restricted you can drive by yourself between the hours of 5am and 10pm. You may only have passengers if you have a person in the front seat who has had their full license for at least 2 years, yet again. After 6 months on your restricted you can complete a "Defensive Driving course", which then cuts 6 months off the time before you can go for your full license. Without the course you have to wait 18 months to go for your full license, with the course, one year. The full license test involves a 45-60 minute driving test. So at 15 and a half you can be driving on your own in New Zealand.

 

[Lofty]

ok maybe you are right... well at least about getting it sooner.
here for testing all you have to take is 4 hour online test about drugs and alcohol (nothing at all about driving) and a 20 minute multi-choice test for the learners license (No actual test on the road or in a car).
5am to 11pm for a year when you turn 16 and take like a 15 minute driving course... basically you drive down a small back road, park, and do a 3-point turn. then when 17 you can drive whenever time of day.
anyway both our countries are quite relaxed compared to most places where you must be 18 and have more extensive testing.
Personally I have had to take a 4 hour defensive driving course and a 12 hour advanced driving improvement course but thats only because I have a few Unlawful speed violations lol.

 

[Lofty]

ok an actual accomplishment this time.
I got another new OH pb single!!
12.75!
nice cross nice f2l then a zbll case that happens to be a COLL I know. (I did recognize the case tho)
f2l = 9 LL= 3.75 approximately.
Solves like these really motivate me to learn all ZBLL (I only know most COLL but can recognize when they are the ZBLL case) but it will take so long to do and I will have to work on a new way to do f2l unless ZBf2l is more OH friendly then is Vhf2l

 

[Dene]

You speed? Lofty, that's terrible! For us the Defensive Driving Course is really easy. Sit in a room with about 15 people for 3 one hour sessions, fill out the book (lady/teacher or whatever) gives the answers. In fact, just after I completed mine they added in a compulsory driving test with it as well, but I didn't have to . The only tickets I've ever had a re parking tickets, but I mean, parking here is insane.