Accomplishment Thread

[qqwref]

Professor Pyraminx.

1:27.99 single O)

2:07.11, (1:27.99), 1:56.73, (2:29.96), 1:40.12 => 1:54.65 avg5

2:11.72, 2:07.11, (1:27.99), 1:56.73, 2:29.96, 1:40.12, 2:18.72, 1:54.09, 2:07.96, 1:56.13, 2:04.49, (2:34.82) => 2:04.70 avg12

 

[Julian]

4x4 PBs

53.50 Ao5
55.59 Ao12
59.48 Ao100

Yay, sub-1

 

[TiLiMayor]

Yesterday I went to a comp, and broke 6x6x6 single and mo3 south american records with 3:12.96 (prev. 3:12.97, lol) and 3:19.xx (prev. 3:29.14) respectively.. I was so nervous at my solves, and performed pretty bad, I normally avg sub-3:10 but when theyre official solves its just a whole other deal..

I didn't expected it, but I broke the 5x5x5 south american single record too, with 1:25.90 (prev. 1:27.25), almost broke the avg too.. I did and 1:35.xx avg and the record was 1:34.19..

Im very happy with my first continental records..

 

[iEnjoyCubing]

PB Ao5

15.70, (14.29), (17.25), 15.47, 15.46 = 15.54

 

[Florian]

1. 3:16.89 u b' F' l2 u D2 r2 L F2 r 3f2 B2 r2 3u f' d' u L2 f2 d' r2 D 3u d U2 u' R F' U2 u' 3f2 r L2 R b R' f 3u l' d 3r2 U' D' 3u u' 3f' f' d' 3u R2 F' R2 d' U' L' r' l D' r2 L' D' d2 b f' F 3u2 F b2 D' F2 r' 3u2 r2 D' 3u' d 3f b2 d' l2

 

[Shortey]

41.08 4x4 sim right after a 42.xx

 

[jeff081692]

Finished learning OLL and now know full Fridrich after 5 or so years of cubing lol, to think I use to want to learn ZB.

 

[Divineskulls]

Just got back from soccer, and my hands are really cold, so I decided to do some slow turning practice solves to "warm-up."

12.22: D2 R2 D R2 U L2 U B2 F2 R2 B2 L D B' U B2 R U B L2 D

x2 y
L F' L' U' R2 D2
y' R' U R (U2 y) R U R'
y U2 R U' R U' y' U R' U' R
y2 U' R' U R U' R' U' R
U (R U R' U')*2 (y U') L' U L
U2 S' R U R' U' R' F R F'
U2

Still so many y's.

 

[Julian]

Ao100 improved to 58.81.

 

[Sebastien]

FMC (all with time limit, starting with 2nd attempt at Twente Open until this week's german forum competition):

30, 30, (26), 28, 32, (33), 26, 28, 28, 27, 27, 29 = 28.5 of 12

(26), (28), 28, 27, 27 = 27.33 of 5

Without time limit:

30, 30, 26, 28, (32), 27, 26, 28, 28, (25), 27, 29 = 27.9 of 12

 

[RCTACameron]

2.41 2x2 average of 100. Lolfail.
I haven't cubed for a while, so I expected to be slower than before. But still, lolfail.

 

[Robert-Y]

Best average of 12: 2.62
2-13 - 1.61 (3.66) 2.23 (1.59) 2.94 2.28 3.21 3.64 3.14 3.02 2.32 1.82

2. 1.61 F' U F' R' U2 R F' U
3. 3.66 F R2 F' U' F2 R2 U'
4. 2.23 U F' R2 F R' U2 F
5. 1.59 R F2 U F U2 F' R' U'
6. 2.94 U' F R U2 F' R' F2 R
7. 2.28 F U2 F U' F' R2 F2 R'
8. 3.21 U R2 F U R F' R U2 F' U2
9. 3.64 U2 F R U2 R' F R' U' R' U'
10. 3.14 F' U2 R U F2 R' U F2 U
11. 3.02 R2 F2 R F2 R' F U' F' U
12. 2.32 F' R2 U' R F U' R U'
13. 1.82 U' R F2 R F2 U' R' F U2

Yes, very easy scrambles. Try them, Cameron, CYO, anyone who cares...

 

[AndersB]

I just did my first sub -2 solve on 5x5: 1:57.78! It's a great accomplishment to me . It was done with scramble 4 of the weekly comp.

 

[Rubiks560]

Best average of 12: 2.62
2-13 - 1.61 (3.66) 2.23 (1.59) 2.94 2.28 3.21 3.64 3.14 3.02 2.32 1.82

2. 1.61 F' U F' R' U2 R F' U
3. 3.66 F R2 F' U' F2 R2 U'
4. 2.23 U F' R2 F R' U2 F
5. 1.59 R F2 U F U2 F' R' U'
6. 2.94 U' F R U2 F' R' F2 R
7. 2.28 F U2 F U' F' R2 F2 R'
8. 3.21 U R2 F U R F' R U2 F' U2
9. 3.64 U2 F R U2 R' F R' U' R' U'
10. 3.14 F' U2 R U F2 R' U F2 U
11. 3.02 R2 F2 R F2 R' F U' F' U
12. 2.32 F' R2 U' R F U' R U'
13. 1.82 U' R F2 R F2 U' R' F U2

Yes, very easy scrambles. Try them, Cameron, CYO, anyone who cares...

I only got 2.04 A012 :/ super easy though.
My accomplishment: I am like rock solid 2.30 2x2 average. It's not really fast, but I can't seem to get anything faster than 2.26 or anything slower than 2.33. Not sure what to improve on anymore.

 

[JianhanC]

12.99 avg5. 12.36, 12.14, 18.02, 14.49, 11.31

Finally sub 13 PB. I had a video but I can't edit that damn thing after 2 hours of trying. Whatever. I meant to upload an avg12 but I ran out of memory

 

[Escher]

I only got 2.04 A012 :/ super easy though.
My accomplishment: I am like rock solid 2.30 2x2 average. It's not really fast, but I can't seem to get anything faster than 2.26 or anything slower than 2.33. Not sure what to improve on anymore.

Learn some orientation -> PBL methods? Most of them are based on a few short sequences that effect CO in a certain way, and then include some setup cancellations before and after or something like that. I don't think it would be too hard to learn SS, Sortega, or SOAP quite quickly.

It would probably reduce bad variance when you have scrambles with lots of long/awkward FLs/***.

 

[Rubiks560]

Learn some orientation -> PBL methods? Most of them are based on a few short sequences that effect CO in a certain way, and then include some setup cancellations before and after or something like that. I don't think it would be too hard to learn SS, Sortega, or SOAP quite quickly.

It would probably reduce bad variance when you have scrambles with lots of long/awkward FLs/***.

I've considered doing it so many times, but every time I start I'm like "This isn't worth it" and then quit.

 

[Escher]

I've considered doing it so many times, but every time I start I'm like "This isn't worth it" and then quit.

Haha. Go to Woner's page and take a look at the non-OFOTA SS cases - a lot of them are so similar.

Obviously I'm not like you and Cameron and I've never really used EG to the max, but I think being familiar with those routes is really important... If you check a lot of optimal solutions for 2x2 scrambles, a lot of them basically involve setting up to one of these cases and then cancelling a PBL (not-withstanding a bunch of cancellations between these steps). Of course this isn't always the case and it's probably a feature of the solving algorithm overall but it suggests that you should be able to abuse this feature of solving scrambles efficiently if you know a bunch of orientation-first tricks.

As far as I'm concerned, getting to the best one can be at 2x2 overall basically involves always being able to find a solution with 2-3 moves of optimal, and I don't think EG is conducive to that - not to say it's not ridiculously fast anyway.

Don't lose heart

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[samkli]

I just did my first sub -2 solve on 5x5: 1:57.78! It's a great accomplishment to me . It was done with scramble 4 of the weekly comp.

Congratulations!

 

[Divineskulls]

54.86 4x4 single. :3 first sub-55