Accomplishment Thread

Freaking out!

I just got a 2x2x2 LL skip!
1.88
U2 B2 D' R2 D2 R' U R2 F2 L B U L2 U' R' D2 L U B' U F2 R' B R' D2
I'm not good with x's and y's but solution is: (x', y, x' while inspection) U, F, R, U, R', U2
What the hell? That was the most lucky solve ever!!
I can't stop laughing now.
 
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B D L B F L F' B2 U' R F2 U F R' U2 R' D U2 L U' B F' U R D

L' F' R2 L2 U' D L' F U2 F' . D' U F' U' : L' U L F D2
[F D F', U] (four moves)
[U B U', F] (two moves)

L' F' R2 L2 U' D L' F U2 D F' U F D' F' D' F' B U' F U B' U' F' L' U L F D2 (29HTM, 26STM, 54min)

By far the most complex FMC solve I've ever done. Let's dissect it:

L' F' R2, pseudo 2x2x3 (fix with D2)
L2 U' D L' (D' D) F U2 F', pseudo F2L minus a corner.
U F' U' L' U L F D2, solve remaining edges + fix pseudo.

The cancellation gods smiled upon me today.
 
Pulled off my first ever triple X cross during an actual speedsolve today. I was taking averages on JNetcube and saw the direct solve for a 2x2x3 during inspection. I saw that this solution wouldn't flip the 4th edge, so I planned to just do the 2x2x3 and then fill in the cross edge later (kind of like how Doug Li does). At the end of the 2x2x3 solution though the cross edge paired with an adjacent corner, and I changed the last part of my solution to insert it with the F2L/edge that went with that corner - making a triple Xcross! The time was only 12.23 which is not very fast for you superfast guys, but I am certainly happy with a time like that!

I tried to go into the saved scramble list but the scramble for that solve didn't match the one I had done. I don't know if I accidently executed it wrong the first time, or if the program changed the scramble.

Either way I'm totally stoked! My first ever triple Xcross on an actual speedsolve!

Chris
 
cmhardw said:
Pulled off my first ever triple X cross during an actual speedsolve today. I was taking averages on JNetcube and saw the direct solve for a 2x2x3 during inspection. I saw that this solution wouldn't flip the 4th edge, so I planned to just do the 2x2x3 and then fill in the cross edge later (kind of like how Doug Li does). At the end of the 2x2x3 solution though the cross edge paired with an adjacent corner, and I changed the last part of my solution to insert it with the F2L/edge that went with that corner - making a triple Xcross! The time was only 12.23 which is not very fast for you superfast guys, but I am certainly happy with a time like that!

I tried to go into the saved scramble list but the scramble for that solve didn't match the one I had done. I don't know if I accidently executed it wrong the first time, or if the program changed the scramble.

Either way I'm totally stoked! My first ever triple Xcross on an actual speedsolve!

Chris
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What is an "X Cross?" I think I know what it is, I'm just not familiar with the term.
 
I think I'm finally starting to understand the Central Limit theorem in probability theory, and how and when to apply it. I'm studying for the SOA exams, and this was a hurdle for me for some of the trick question problems in my practice test booklet for some time. It turns out these kinds of questions can easily be solved if you just have a decent understanding of the CLT.

Yay! I hope to be an actuary within the next year!

Chris
 
blah said:
2180 SAT :D Not really good, kinda below expectations, but I'm fine with it because I got 1870 the last time :p (And my Math score went from 780 to 800 :eek: According to the stupid prediction they gave me the last time, they said something like "99% of candidates who got a 780 would get something lower the next time", utter bs :p)
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Crap. I got a 2120. I got a 800 in Writing :eek: and ONLY an 780 in Math. :eek: The thing that really slowed me down was the 540 in Critical Reading. :(:(:(

anyway, I got ranked #1 in my senior class so far. =D
 
jazzthief81 said:
cmhardw said:
ajmorgan25 said:
What is an "X Cross?" I think I know what it is, I'm just not familiar with the term.
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http://www.speedcubing.com/chris/ec-examples.html

A triple Xcross is the same as the picture on that site, only with three 2x2x2 blocks made. It's basically the F2L minus 1 corner/edge pair.

Chris
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Just a quick Google search would have found him this:

http://www.007.info/ImagesFull/SPYAgentTripleX.html


Sorry, couldn't resist it. :D
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haha :D :) ;)
 
Not that much of an accomplishment.. but I, uh, had a little free time today, and I found a fun game.

twinoo.png

Play the game here: http://www.tetris1d.org/zigah/twinoo/index.php
(it doesn't update your score if you use a name you already used before, hence the zillion different spellings of shelley)
 
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