I just finished eating so I wasn't really warmed up, and I just started cubing.
Low/mid 14 average of 12 (not good), and along comes a...

LL SKIP!!?


[8:28:59 PM] W.E.B. IV: I thought 'PLL Skip!', followed by 'Wait, I didn't even do OLL!' and it happened while realizing that I was near the end of 8 seconds when it happened... my hand FLEW to the spacebar. XD 9.16 =D.

If I was actually doing great at the time I would have had an 8, but nevertheless it's fast. Not close to my PB, but still one of my fastest solves ever.

I'M HAPPY I'M HAPPY THIS MIGHT BE MY 4TH LL SKIP EVER AND IT'S BEEN SO LONG SINCE THE 3RD.

LL SKIPS.

Yeah.

EDIT: Completely forgot: B F' D2 L' R2 D2 L B2 F' U' B2 L2 B' D' U' L' R2 D B U' B D' U' L R cross on top.

I've tried several times to find the LL skip, but I haven't. Anyone want to try?
 
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Sure

I haven't practiced OH in a while, because my cube is gone. So today I decided to attempt to find another cube that could be decent. Didn't find anything. Decided to try out old 2h main guhong. It locks up way too much during OH and feels gummy(?) at times. anyway, extremely lucky solves got me a PB average of 5. I don't even want to think of what this could be with my regular OH cube :( ... (2 PLL skips)

25.41 avg5
29.65 F2 L' B' R U B U2 F2 R U L R2 B' D' L' D2 U' L' R' B D L' R' D' R2
22.80 U2 B2 F2 R2 D' L' B2 L2 U L2 B' R D2 U L2 R F2 D' L2 R2 D R' D R B'
(22.35) B L' R' B' F2 U' B2 F' D2 B D' F2 L2 B L U2 L2 B2 L' R F2 D F2 L F
23.78 F2 D U2 L2 R2 D2 L2 F L' B2 R B F' L2 R2 U' L' D2 U L' R' D B L U'
(31.45) L U B F L' R' B L' B2 F2 D' B2 F2 L' B' D' U2 B2 F2 L2 U2 R2 B F' D2

Two solves later I had a 25.18. If that replaced 31.45, it'd be a 23.92 avg5
 
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OH avg 12:
Statistics for 11-18-2010 15:20:53

Average: 15.90
Standard Deviation: 1.19
Best Time: 12.87
Worst Time: DNF
Individual Times:
1. 14.93 B' D2 B L2 R2 U2 B' U' F2 U' B2 L2 U2 B' U' B' F D' U F U L' R' D' U'
2. (12.87) F D2 U' B2 F D L' U2 L' R2 D2 B' L' R2 D2 B L2 R B2 F' R U2 L B2 F'
3. 14.99 L2 R2 D' B2 L2 D U R2 D2 L R2 F2 R B' F D B2 F R U2 B' L' U F' L
4. 16.93 D U2 L2 R' D U B' U' F U' F U' L R F2 R' B D' L U2 B L2 D L2 R2
5. 14.38 D R2 B L2 F2 D2 U2 F' U R' B2 F2 D' U2 R F D2 B2 D2 B2 F R' D2 F' U'
6. (DNF) R' B2 R2 B2 L2 R D2 U' L2 D U R' B L D F D2 U B2 F L' U B F2 L2
7. 18.32 L R' D2 U2 B F2 L B L2 R B F U' F2 R D2 B2 L D B L2 R' B2 L' U2
8. 14.56 B' U2 R D U B D' B U B2 F' D' U' L' D' U2 L' R' D' U L R' D' U2 R'
9. 15.14 D' U' L B F' L2 F2 L B2 D U2 L' R F L' R' B F2 R' U B' F' L' B' U2
10. 17.11 U B D U2 L' R U B' F2 U2 F2 R' F L B F' L B D2 R B D' R2 U' B'
11. 17.26 B F D' R2 B2 R2 F R' D U B L' R' B F' L2 D2 U F' D L' U R' B' F'
12. 15.36 L2 B2 F R2 F2 L2 D2 L2 B' R' D2 U' L2 R' B2 F2 U2 B2 L R2 F2 U' R' U' R'
best avg5:14.77...0.01sec to WR
 
Statistics for 11-18-2010 13:02:36

Average: 8.93
Standard Deviation: 0.69
Best Time: 7.53
Worst Time: 10.39
Individual Times:
1. 10.34 R2 U2 R' D2 L2 F2 D' F B L D F' D2 R2 F2 R2 L2 U D B2 D'
2. (7.53) U R2 D L' B2 L U2 L2 U F' L F2 B2 U L2 U R2 D' R2 U2 R2
3. 8.42 L U D' R F2 R2 F' L D' L2 F D2 B2 R2 U F2 D R2 D L2 U'
4. (10.39) U2 L' D2 F U2 D F R2 B' U R' B D L2 B2 U2 R2 U' B2 D B2
5. 9.07 F U D2 B2 L F2 B D2 F U' L U R2 B2 U2 B2 D' F2 R2 D2 L2
6. 9.79 U2 R L' B L2 F2 L2 B2 U F' L B2 U D2 L2 U F2 L2 F2 R2 U2
7. 9.30 R2 B' L' B L2 D B2 L2 F' R F2 L2 U D2 R2 D R2 F2 L2
8. 8.36 U B' R B D2 R' U' L U' D' L' D' F2 U' B2 L2 F2 R2 D' L2 U'
9. 8.75 U R' B L B R' D' R' F D L' B R2 F2 D' F2 L2 U D R2 U
10. 7.58 F U2 D' R D2 R B2 R D B' R' D' L2 B2 D2 R2 U F2 D2 R2 L2
11. 8.40 F2 R D2 F U2 L D2 L2 F R L2 U' R2 U' R2 F2 U2 F2 U2
12. 9.27 R D' B' D2 F U' L' D' F R' D' L U R2 D F2 U' L2 F2 D2 L2

CN O.o

EDIT: i just rolled the 10

Statistics for 11-18-2010 13:04:29

Average: 8.86
Standard Deviation: 0.60
Best Time: 7.53
Worst Time: 10.39
Individual Times:
1. (7.53) U R2 D L' B2 L U2 L2 U F' L F2 B2 U L2 U R2 D' R2 U2 R2
2. 8.42 L U D' R F2 R2 F' L D' L2 F D2 B2 R2 U F2 D R2 D L2 U'
3. (10.39) U2 L' D2 F U2 D F R2 B' U R' B D L2 B2 U2 R2 U' B2 D B2
4. 9.07 F U D2 B2 L F2 B D2 F U' L U R2 B2 U2 B2 D' F2 R2 D2 L2
5. 9.79 U2 R L' B L2 F2 L2 B2 U F' L B2 U D2 L2 U F2 L2 F2 R2 U2
6. 9.30 R2 B' L' B L2 D B2 L2 F' R F2 L2 U D2 R2 D R2 F2 L2
7. 8.36 U B' R B D2 R' U' L U' D' L' D' F2 U' B2 L2 F2 R2 D' L2 U'
8. 8.75 U R' B L B R' D' R' F D L' B R2 F2 D' F2 L2 U D R2 U
9. 7.58 F U2 D' R D2 R B2 R D B' R' D' L2 B2 D2 R2 U F2 D2 R2 L2
10. 8.40 F2 R D2 F U2 L D2 L2 F R L2 U' R2 U' R2 F2 U2 F2 U2
11. 9.27 R D' B' D2 F U' L' D' F R' D' L U R2 D F2 U' L2 F2 D2 L2
12. 9.70 U2 D2 L2 D L2 B R2 B2 U2 R D' L' U2 L2 B2 L2 U L2 U' F2

sry corny :P
 
2H 3x3x3: Sub 19 avg100.

I really messed up the last third of the average but I'm happy. :cool:

number of times: 100/100
best time: 14.05
worst time: 36.39

best avg5: 16.16 (σ = 1.14)

best avg12: 17.55 (σ = 1.20)

best avg100: 18.95 (σ = 1.92)
 
Today I got 27.44s using the Roux Method + 2LCOLL (If that's what it's supposed to be called-- Orient corners, then permute). I learned the Roux about 6-7 days ago. So I'm quite enlightened :D.
 
Finally got my first sub 30 avg.

Session average: 29.78
1. (23.62) F' D2 R2 L2 U2 B2 D R2 F' B' D2 U B2 F' L' R F R2 B R L B F2 R' F'
2. 28.50 R2 L' B U2 L' R U' L R' F' U2 L2 F2 R F2 R' F2 B' R U D2 R F D B2
3. 31.59 B2 F L2 D B2 L' B2 L F R2 U B U L2 U2 F2 L2 U D R2 U R' D2 F' D
4. 28.36 R' B' D R U2 R' D L' U F U F' B L D R2 F2 R B2 R2 U' F2 D2 B' F'
5. (36.45) B F' L D' L2 D2 U L' F R2 U' L2 R2 U' B2 U' F R B2 U' F L D R' F2
6. 24.60 D2 U' B U B2 F2 L2 D' U' B2 U2 F B U L2 B' R L' F U' D2 B' L U' B
7. 28.02 U B2 D' B2 R' L' D R' F' R' F2 L2 R U' B' D U2 L' R2 D' U' F2 B' U L'
8. 31.92 R2 B2 D' L D' F D B2 U2 D B R' D2 B' L' D' U F2 B2 D B' U2 F2 D' F'
9. 31.15 L2 D' R B L F' L' B' F' D2 F2 B U L B R L F B L2 F' L U F2 B2
10. 29.61 B U L2 U2 L' D' L F2 D R2 U' R D' L2 F2 D' L D2 U' F2 R2 D' F' L U'
11. 31.16 U2 D' F2 B' L2 U2 B' L D R U' D' B L2 B2 L F2 D2 F B L' D' B2 U2 F
12. 32.86 R B2 R' L U L' U D' R2 B' F2 U F2 L2 D' F2 R F' U B' R U R2 B2 R2
 
Average of 12: 2.09
1. 1.90 R2 U' R U' R2 U R2 U2 F2
2. (1.24) F' R' F2 U R2 F' U' R2
3. 1.93 U' R2 U F' R F R U'
4. 2.05 U R2 U F R U2 F' R F' U'
5. (2.80) R2 U R U F2 R F2 U'
6. 2.70 F' R2 F' R' F2 U2 F' U2 F U'
7. 2.31 U2 F R F' R2 F2 R' F2 U'
8. 2.38 F' R F' U R2 F' R F U'
9. 1.39 U F' R F2 U2 R2 F' U'
10. 2.76 U2 F' R U' R' U2 R' U2 F R'
11. 1.93 R U2 R2 F U' R2 F U
12. 1.54 F U2 R' F2 R' U2 R U2

Practising one-look 2x2. Going for WR.
See if you can find the better solution for no.2, I was pleased when I realised what it would be without needing to actually inspect it.
 
Average of 12: 8.91
1. 9.35 R F R' B L' R2 D U L U F' B U2 R' F' B' D2 L' U2 D' B D' R' D F'
2. 9.26 F D U' F' R' B D U2 R2 B2 F D2 R' B' D F' U2 R U2 L R2 U2 L2 U' L2
3. 9.30 R2 F' U2 B F' L' D L' R U' R' U' R2 B' D' R D' U2 R F U2 D F' D' F
4. 9.54 D U' F' R' D R F' L2 F D' R' L2 U R B' F' L' F U2 F L' D F' D' F
5. (7.82) B2 D L2 U R2 D2 B2 F' R2 F' R U' B L F' B U R' B F D L' B D F2
6. 9.31 F2 U F U' B R2 B' U' B' U' B D' F' B2 L2 D' U L2 D2 R2 L U B2 D' B2
7. 8.78 F' U B' L2 U' D' R' D2 R U' D F B D2 U R B U2 F2 L2 D' U' F2 U' D'
8. 7.83 R2 F' L2 F D R2 B' U D R' D' L2 R D2 L' B2 D2 B' L F2 L2 F' R2 U2 F
9. 7.87 D R L2 U D F2 L2 R' B' F R' L2 D B' L R F' B2 D' L2 U' R2 D F2 D'
10. (11.62) D' U B' F2 R' L2 F D L2 D' L2 D' F R' F R F2 R' U2 B D U2 L' B' D2
11. 7.97 B' R2 D2 F D L2 B L2 U2 F' B2 L2 F R B' F2 U2 D2 F2 D2 F' R' L F2 L2
12. 9.86 F2 L' F R U' D R B D' U B F D B' R2 F B' R L2 F2 L R B L R2

2 PLL skips in there ^^

COMING FOR YOU CONNY!
 
You should do "long" non-optimal scrambles for 2x2.

Plus make a video at some point :P

Or do a long write up like you have been for F2L.

Or come to Manchester.

a) Yeah you're right, it's definitely affecting my judgement before inspection, even if I don't want it to.
b) When I'm back in Sheffield I'll have a good cam, I'll upload at least sub 2.5 if not sub 2.
c) I'm still improving my prediction method and learning a few things... I'll write it up (maybe make a vid too) when I can.
d) Ya i'll do that for Joey Gouly Open ;)
 
Pyraminx:

1. 8.42 U L U R' B U' R B r u'
2. (10.67) R L' R U L U R' U' l b'
3. (7.26) L R' B' R' L R B r
4. 8.44 U B L' B' U B R' U B r' b'
5. 9.30 B' R' B R' U' R l' r b u'

Also got a 5.07 single earlier.
 
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