Accomplishment Thread

[Siraj A.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvzcrmKTIp4

I'm getting better!

 

[Lofty]

Cubes Solved: 100
Number of Pops: 0
Average: 21.54
Standard Deviation: 2.27
Best Time: 16.19
Worst Time: 26.54
Best average for the 100:
Average: 20.00
Standard Deviation: 1.20
Best Time: 18.27
Worst Time: 21.67

 

[Lucas Garron]

4.5 more NRs.

 

[Mike Hughey]

4.5 more NRs.

Ugh - at least you could tell us what they are! (I hate the suspense! Results don't seem to be up yet.)

 

[Lucas Garron]

4.5 more NRs.

Ugh - at least you could tell us what they are! (I hate the suspense! Results don't seem to be up yet.)

4x4x4 single & average (56 , 1:09 )
3x3x3 OH single & average (20.55 :rolleyes: , 23.xx )

1st round was 14 (E at 10), 18 (some bad stuff), 14, 13, 18+ (V-perm )
I tied the NR 3x3x3 average in the finals. The last solve was a 14.94 with POP.

 

[Dene]

What's wrong with V???

 

[Pedro]

3x3x3 OH single & average (20.55 :rolleyes: , 23.xx )

what?! how come you get that fast?

 

[SkateTracker]

Sub-6 2x2 3x3 4x4 and 5x5 relay. (5:58.34)

Wasn't but a couple days ago I couldn't get sub-7.

 

[Mike Hughey]

3x3x3 OH single & average (20.55 :rolleyes: , 23.xx )

what?! how come you get that fast?

I agree, Lucas - the big strides you've made in some of these events are really amazing! Not just the 3x3x3 OH - the 4x4x4 too. But what happened on 5x5x5? (Especially the last solve!?) And I'm sure BLD was a disappointment too.

 

[Lucas Garron]

3x3x3 OH single & average (20.55 :rolleyes: , 23.xx )

what?! how come you get that fast?

I agree, Lucas - the big strides you've made in some of these events are really amazing! Not just the 3x3x3 OH - the 4x4x4 too. But what happened on 5x5x5? (Especially the last solve!?) And I'm sure BLD was a disappointment too.

Well, OH was interesting I finally had decent F2L, and my PLL was slightly less than normally bad (I think I had a J at 17 [first solve], and U-perm at 18 [22]). MGLS helps.

Anyhow, 4x4x4 had nice scrambles. Also, I used a new Eastsheen that I had tiled while Leyan drove us to the comp.
Te first solve had both parities, and though the parities got less, it was discouraging. The 1:00.xx was a bad G with a few seconds (say, 3-4) wasted dropping the cube and frantically trying to perform the last turn. The 1:18 had two bad center fixes...
Nevertheless, I lost my 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 improvement streaks now.
5x5x5 was bad because my Eastsheen is becoming bad: I switched cubes before solves 2, 3, and 4. On the last one, I had a weird lockup that took 30 seconds to resolve and broke an x-center. And I wanted to get to 4BLD (DNF, DNF, DNF, so it's not on the results page...), so I couldn't wait for some other person's (and possibly a VC).

And yes, BLD was bad. Especially since Shelley's 1:23 suggested a really easy first scramble.

3x3x3 is still sad. I just did a very apathetic average that looked like this:
17.20, 15.23, 13.24, 18.22, 12.76, 17.61+, 14.30, 14.98, (23.26), 14.48, (10.85), 14.11

Take out the 4 worst times, and you get a mean of 13.69.


Also, I started doing something new since the finals of DSC: I've been sitting down for most of my solves. As long as it doesn't make me sedate, it helps in a few ways:
-Chambon and Harris and Yu and Erik do it. And I got an 11.74 the first round I tried it.
-No trembling legs (like, say, in BLD)
-Lower distance to table, means:
-Less reaching (I'm tall) to pick up, stop timer, etc.
-Less dropping distance
-Cube doesn't come down as hard/far (pops, +2, etc.).
-Easier to catch pops

 

[Leviticus]

I made one of my best sppedcubes, it a hybrid between a type D core/screws and centers with rubiks DIY cubies, it has smooth CS tiles and for some reason its really lose and doesnt pop, weird but good

 

[noobcuber]

In A week I have got from a 2 minute 20 average to a 45 second average : )

BUT NOW IM STUCK : (

 

[martijn_cube]

finally sub 1 min OH

_____RubiksDJ Best average statistics for 28-4-2008, 21:15:54_____


Average : 1:25.65

Best time : 57.49
Worst time : 1:40.42
Standard deviation : 11.77

Times
1) 1:14.38 L2 R2 F' D' B2 D L R2 F2 U L' D2 L2 B' F2 U2 L' B2 R D2 L2 B' R' F U2
2) 1:28.94 R' U B2 R F' D B F2 D' L' R2 D2 L2 B F2 U2 L B' R D2 L' B R' F D'
3) (1:40.42) R' F D' F U2 L' B2 R D2 L2 B' R' F U2 B2 R F' D L2 R' F D' B2 R2 F'
4) 1:12.21 F2 D' L' R2 D2 L2 B F2 U2 L' B' R D2 L2 B R' F U2 B' F' D L' B2 R' L
5) 1:38.02 L' B F2 U' L B' R U2 L' F U' L2 B' R F' U2 B2 R' F2 D L2 R2 D' B2 F2
6) (57.49) R' F U' L2 B' R F' U2 L' B2 R' F D L2 B' R2 F' U2 B2 R' F2 D L2 R2 F'
7) 1:34.72 U' L B' R F' U2 L' B2 R' F D L2 R2 F' U2 R' F2 D L2 R2 F' D' L R2 F2

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

What's wrong with V???

V's are pretty ugly to do one-handed.

 

[Pedro]

13.42 avg of 12
14.33, 12.64, (11.30), 12.33, 11.69, 13.09, 14.36, 13.69, 14.69, (17.03), 13.39, 13.99

the 5 best give a 12.22 avg of 5

 

[joey]

I'm posting this on behalf of Rowe Hessler.

10.90 11.35 12.45 12.38 (9.81) 13.36 (13.52) 11.11 12.43 12.58 10.77 9.89 => 11.72

Only one lucky solve, was the 11.11, which was Sune for the LL.

 

[SkateTracker]

YEEAHH, Sub-3 on my 5x5!!!! WOO, haha.

I'm stoked.

 

[malcolm]

41.23 Avg Oh =)

 

[joey]

8.61 PLL skip

6 move cross.
F2L just came together awesomely.
Two multislotted pairs, 2 easy inserts. Double layered sune for OLL.

 

[*LukeMayn*]

YAY FIRST EVER SUB 30 AVERAGE!!! I'M NOT A N00B ANYMORE!!!!!
there was one PLL skip but that was th only lucky solve. I also got 2 double X-crosses! o.O I'm getting good at blockbuilding after playing around with petrus for a day!
My average was 28.21 with a best of 24.36. worst was 31.95.