• Welcome to SpeedSolving.com — the world’s largest puzzle community!

    You’re currently browsing as a guest, which means you have limited access to discussions, resources, member profiles, and community features.

    Join 50,000+ cubers and puzzle enthusiasts from around the world to ask questions, share solves, improve faster, and be part of the community.

    Registration is free, fast, and easy — create your account today.

    Already a member? Log in here to hide this message and start participating.
James Ludlow said:
James Ludlow : Round 5

5.23.44 6.03.04 5.56.71 = 5.47.73

Comment - WTF 1st solve. I kept getting pairs of edges, over and over again. It felt like 6x6 edges on this one. Combine that with a 2.20centres, and I pulled this beast out of the bag. This is probably my best ever solve on any cube. I really don't think I could have gone any quicker, and think it will be a long time before I even come close to this.

WTF
 
2x2:
Average of 5: 2.14
1. (1.11) U' R U2 F' U R' U R U R' U'
2. (3.25+) R2 F R' F2 U' R U R F' R' U'
3. 2.05 U2 R F2 R' F2 R' U R' U2 R' U'
4. 2.00 R2 F2 R' U F U' F2 R' U F' U'
5. 2.38 R' F' U R2 F2 R' U' R2 U2 F' U'

This stinks.
 
Average of 12: 17.32
Average of 5: 15.89
1. 18.85 L F2 R D U' L2 B' U2 B' R' F2 R L F2 B R' F U B U' B U' L2 F2 B
2. 15.94 R U L' D2 L2 R2 D2 B' L2 F' R' B' U2 B' D2 F2 B L' D2 L' B2 R F B' L'
3. 17.09 R2 B' U L B L' R' U' L R' D' B' R2 D' R' L' B2 D' U F' B D2 F2 D F
4. (14.59) D' L2 F2 D' U' R' D2 B U F R D2 U R F R D' F U2 D2 F2 D' L U2 L'
5. 17.07 U L2 D' U' F' R' F' D' R2 U R2 U2 D F2 D R F' R2 F2 U B2 R B R2 L
6. 17.96 F2 R D2 R F2 R2 B F' R D U' F U' R' F' R D2 L U D L R F R2 B
7. 16.00 U B L2 B R U R B2 D2 U2 B D' L' F' R' U' R L' U L D2 F' L D' R'
8. 14.61 U' F U' R2 L B2 R' L2 F' B U D' F2 R' L F L F L2 U' F2 D' B' D' F2

9. (25.60) F2 B' D' U2 L' R D F2 L' R' F' L F' R' L2 F L2 U2 F' D' U F R L' D
10. 17.64 B' R2 L2 U2 R2 U' D' F2 L' U F' D' F2 R2 U F R B2 U' B2 F2 U2 D B F
11. 22.02 D U2 F B2 L U L' B F U2 R B2 F2 L2 U2 R2 D' B2 R2 L D2 R2 U' R U
12. 15.98 R2 U F' B2 D2 U R B F' R' F U D F2 U' D L2 U F D2 R2 F2 L2 F' L2

Both PBs :)

15.94:
x2 R' y' L R' U' F R2 D
U L' U L U2 L' U L
R' U R U2 L' U' L
U' R U' R'
R' U2 R U' R' U R
r U R' U' r' F R F'
r U' L D2 L' U L D2 L2

14.59:
x2 y R F L F2 d' R2 D
L' U2 L U' L' U L
U L U' L' U' L U' L' U L U' L'
U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R'
U R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U2 R
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U
 
pb average of 12
Rubik's cube
May 9, 2011 6:57:00 PM - 7:07:53 PM

Mean: 16.72
Standard deviation: 0.96
Best Time: 15.28
Worst Time: 18.50

Best average of 5: 15.92
3-7 - (15.28) 16.14 (16.16) 15.83 15.78

Best average of 12: 16.68
1-12 - 16.02 17.34 (15.28) 16.14 16.16 15.83 15.78 (18.50) 16.69 17.41 17.61 17.86

1. 16.02 R2 U2 B2 U' F2 U' F2 D B2 F2 D' F' U' R' B' U' R F R2 L2 U2
2. 17.34 D' L2 F2 D2 B2 D' B2 L2 D' U B' L' B2 R' F' D' R2 L F2 U2
3. 15.28 B2 R2 U' R2 D' B2 D U B2 L' B R F D F D' B' U B2
4. 16.14 B2 R2 D2 U R2 B2 D' L2 B2 D2 U' R' U' F L F2 R2 U' B F2 D2
5. 16.16 U' R2 U' L2 U F2 U' F2 R2 B2 U2 F D R F2 U' L D' U2 F U2
6. 15.83 U' B2 L2 B2 R2 D' B2 L2 U2 B2 U' L B2 U' F L' D B' R' D' U'
7. 15.78 R2 L2 U2 B2 D' B2 U' B2 U2 F2 L B2 D' U' B L' F L F D' U
8. 18.50 D' R2 U' L2 D R2 D' R2 F2 U B2 L D R' B' D2 F' D' F2 R' B U'
9. 16.69 D2 B2 F2 R2 D B2 D R2 U' F2 U' R F L2 D R L' U B' R L D'
10. 17.41 F2 R2 B2 R2 D2 R2 U' R2 L2 F2 D R D' U L U' B R B' F D2 U'
11. 17.61 R2 U R2 D B2 U L2 B2 R2 B2 D' R' D2 F' D2 U B' D' R B2 U2 L
12. 17.86 D F2 R2 D F2 D' B2 U' L2 D R2 B R' D F' L B2 R B2 R2
awesome average, none of these were lucky
 
Rubik's cube
May 9, 2011 7:22:19 PM - 7:30:59 PM

Mean: 15.63
Standard deviation: 2.08
Best Time: 13.13
Worst Time: 18.78

Best average of 5: 14.32
8-12 - 15.00 13.41 14.56 (18.53) (13.13)

Best average of 12: 15.57
1-12 - 14.86 16.66 13.75 17.41 13.25 (18.78) 18.27 15.00 13.41 14.56 18.53 (13.13)

1. 14.86 U' B2 R2 F2 D L2 D U F2 R2 U2 L' F' D R' U' R' B2 D2 U F2 D'
2. 16.66 D' F2 U B2 D2 L2 D' F2 U' F2 U2 F' L' B2 R2 U' B2 D R2 L' F U2
3. 13.75 R2 U F2 D R2 F2 U2 B2 D' L2 B' R' L D R2 U' B R' L2
4. 17.41 B2 U2 F2 R2 U' R2 U' L2 F2 R2 L2 F' U2 B D' L' D' F' L U2
5. 13.25 R2 L2 F2 U' F2 D' B2 L2 D' R2 U' B' F U' F' L' D' B R' L' U2
6. 18.78 U L2 D' B2 U' R2 U' F2 U B2 F2 R' D2 U2 R2 F D R U2 B' U
7. 18.27 F2 L2 D F2 L2 U2 B2 F2 D' R2 U2 R F2 L' B' D' U' B U2 R' L
8. 15.00 R2 U' L2 B2 L2 F2 D' U' R2 D U' B' L' U L2 D B' U2 R' D2 F' U2
9. 13.41 F2 D2 F2 D' R2 F2 D F2 D U' L' B U2 L U B2 R B2 F D U'
10. 14.56 F2 D2 L2 U R2 L2 D L2 B2 D' U' B L' U' B' D U L F U' R U
11. 18.53 D R2 D2 L2 D U2 F2 D' B2 L2 U2 B L D B2 R L' B' R2 D B' U2
12. 13.13 F2 L2 U' B2 R2 F2 D2 U' L2 B2 U B' R L2 B F' L U2 F2 D B

0_0 Guhong so fast. Rofl SD.
 
WOW. I'm speechless... 48.37 4x4 single (X-Cube) with OLL Parity :eek:
Just an amazing solve with amazing lookahead... :D
Basically PB; I think I have 2-3 solves better than this, but all with no parity.

Scramble:
R' Uw2 Rw' L U F B L' F2 Uw Rw2 R2 B D2 Uw B' Rw2 Uw2 D U2 R' U Fw F B2 R B2 Rw' Fw' U2 B2 L' B2 D Uw' U' R' F B' Rw
 
Soooooo close to sub 2 (5x5):

2:00.77, (2:06.38), 2:00.15, (1:57.16), 1:59.91 = 2:00.28

5x5x5 cube
May 9, 2011 8:41:10 PM - 9:01:42 PM

Mean: 120.87
Standard deviation: 3.02
Best Time: 117.16
Worst Time: 126.38

Best average of 5: 120.28
1-5 - 120.77 (126.38) 120.15 (117.16) 119.91

1. 120.77 Lw F B2 D F' Lw2 U' Bw Lw2 Dw B Uw2 Lw' R2 Uw2 Dw' Lw B Rw' D' B' L F2 Fw Bw' Lw2 B2 Lw2 R' Uw' L F2 Fw' Rw2 D2 B' U2 Bw D2 Lw Uw F2 B2 Lw Uw2 Bw' Dw' F' B D' Lw D2 F Fw' Bw Lw2 B U' Dw2 Lw'
2. 126.38 F2 B R2 Bw' L' R F Dw2 Rw U L Rw' Fw2 Bw2 Lw' R' Uw' Dw2 D' R2 F Bw D' Bw2 R' Bw' Dw Rw' F Bw' Uw' Fw2 Uw2 F Bw B2 L Fw' Lw Uw D2 Fw2 Lw B L' Fw' L' Fw Lw' B Rw2 U D2 F Fw' U F' Lw' Rw2 D'
3. 120.15 D2 Rw' D' B' Uw2 Fw B R' Fw2 Uw' D2 F2 Uw F2 Rw2 B2 Uw2 Bw2 Rw' R' U' Uw2 D R2 Uw' Dw D' B' R' Uw L2 F' Lw2 Rw2 D2 L' Lw' U2 D2 F2 Rw' B' Lw' U' Dw' D' B2 L Rw' Fw' Bw2 B' L' U2 Dw Bw L' Rw' Bw B2
4. 117.16 R2 Uw Rw Fw2 Rw2 B' Uw' Dw' F D2 Rw2 Dw2 Rw U' D2 Fw Dw2 F2 Fw' Bw' Dw2 D' Bw' R D2 Lw Bw Lw' U2 Fw U2 F' Fw' B Lw' U' Uw D' R2 Dw B Lw F Fw L Lw' Rw' Fw' L R2 F B Rw' U Lw' U2 Uw D' Lw' Bw'
5. 119.91 B' D2 F' Dw2 Lw R B' Lw' Uw Rw2 R U B2 Lw U Dw L' Lw2 R Fw' U' F D2 Lw2 Dw F2 Fw U Fw2 B' L' Rw B' Rw' Uw' B2 Lw R' D' L2 F Lw2 D L D' Lw' Dw2 Rw Fw' Bw B2 L2 Rw Uw D' L2 Lw' Rw2 U D2
 
1:13.96, 1:20.25, 1:11.76, 1:10.91, 54.95, 1:13.52, 1:14.57, 1:25.52, 58.17, 1:08.94, 1:04.51, 59.56, 1:08.44, 1:07.33, 1:00.49, 59.12, 1:01.83[zbll], 57.01, 1:16.55, 1:04.76, 1:05.55, 1:05.96, 1:18.35, 1:01.50, 1:07.38, 1:00.88, 1:04.58, 1:07.97, 56.22, 1:07.74, 1:11.89, 1:01.72, 1:14.19, 1:05.03, 59.62, 1:00.84, 1:01.69, 1:01.97, 57.02, 1:05.24, 1:04.27, 1:05.86, 1:07.50, 1:02.41, 56.48, (1:07.80), 1:06.93, 1:03.30, 1:05.46, (52.39)

4x4x4. First practice session in quite a while. Got my new cube in today. Pretty nice...breaking it in will make it better :)..
stats: (hide)
number of times: 50/50
best time: 52.39
worst time: 1:25.52

current avg5: 1:05.23 (σ = 1.83)
best avg5: 1:00.48 (σ = 1.36)

current avg12: 1:03.45 (σ = 3.85)
best avg12: 1:02.40 (σ = 2.79)

current avg50: 1:05.28 (σ = 5.10)
best avg50: 1:05.28 (σ = 5.10)

The ao12 best (bolded in spoiler) could have been PB if I didn't roll out the 1:14 with a 1:07 (needed to be sub1)

Meh, happy. Could have faster ao50 if I had motivation to roll out the crap beginning.
 
8.41 PLL Skip - Should have been faster, I wasn't at all warmed up D:.

Cross on top: B' D R' L D2 L2 B2 U' D B2 L2 R' D' B' U L' B R' F' B U F' R D B2

LOOK!
z2 y'
L2 F' D' U' R2'
U L' U2 L2' U L'
R U' R' U' R U' R' U L' U L
y L' U L
U' y' R' U' R
OLL: (U) r U r' R U R' U' r U' r'
PLL: U'

lol!
 
Average of 5: 1.92
1. 1.84 R F2 U2 F' R U2 F2 R' U2 R' U'
2. (4.66) F2 R F' R F' U2 F R2 U' F' U'
3. 1.76 U2 F R' U' F' R U' R' F2 R' U'
4. 2.17 R F U2 R' U2 F' U' R2 U2 R' U'
5. (1.62) F U2 F' U R F2 U2 R' F' R' U'

1. z' y' U2 R' F R2 U' R2 F R U' <- face skip, EG1 case that I know. Less moves than the scramble.
2. w/e this wasn't a good scramble. <- can't find what I did here but judging by the time it was bad.
3. x' y' R2 U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L U' <- 1 move layer, Jperm :P
4. z' y R U2 R' U R U' R' D L F' L' F U2 <- forced LL skip, that's like 5.5 TPS :D
5. z x U' L U R U' L' U R' U' L <- CLL, less moves that the scramble.


Not PB, but less ridiculous than my PB. My session average was crap (3.73), but I had extremely cold hands, so whatever :P

Edit: got another lol scramble: U R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 F2 R' U'
U L U2 (R' L') U2 L U L' U L U'.
 
Last edited:
Average of 5: 1.92
1. 1.84 R F2 U2 F' R U2 F2 R' U2 R' U'
2. (4.66) F2 R F' R F' U2 F R2 U' F' U'
3. 1.76 U2 F R' U' F' R U' R' F2 R' U'
4. 2.17 R F U2 R' U2 F' U' R2 U2 R' U'
5. (1.62) F U2 F' U R F2 U2 R' F' R' U'

1. z' y' U2 R' F R2 U' R2 F R U' <- face skip, EG1 case that I know. Less moves than the scramble.
2. w/e this wasn't a good scramble. <- can't find what I did here but judging by the time it was bad.
3. x' y' R2 U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L U' <- 1 move layer, Jperm :P
4. z' y R U2 R' U R U' R' D L F' L' F U2 <- forced LL skip, that's like 5.5 TPS :D
5. z x U' L U R U' L' U R' U' L <- CLL, less moves that the scramble.


Not PB, but less ridiculous than my PB. My session average was crap (3.73), but I had extremely cold hands, so whatever :P

Edit: got another lol scramble: U R' U' R U' R' U2 R2 F2 R' U'
U L U2 (R' L') U2 L U L' U L U'.

:( You keep getting such good scrambles. :p
 
Back
Top