Any Australian's here?

[ccchips296]

josh is here now in australia but only for a holiday........next year in february, he'll come back permanently (well, not permanently necessarily but for a long time)...

 

[popstar_dave]

The juggling convention sounds like a great idea, perhaps you could ask about it dave?

If we don't have an official comp, i would definitely be coming to your unofficial one dave!

But there is still the problem of displays for the timers........

I'll have a chat to the organiser about the possibility of setting up a couple of tables in the hall and having a bit of an unofficial comp on Saturday arvo at this years convention. It might be a bit too early to start asking him questions about the 2009 one.

Can't help with timer displays, but for an unofficial comp, we could probably get away without them.

The only issue with having an event at the Juggling Convention is that all members have to be insured for public liability, and that means that there's an entry cost. For this year's convention a one-day pass costs $30. Not sure how many people that'll turn off attending. Hopefully none, and as it's a juggling convention, remember that while you're not cubing there'll be plenty of people there that can teach you how to juggle, do diabolo, spin poi, twirl staff, or ride a unicycle.

Cheers,
Dave

 

[Faz]

i don't really care about the money, i just want to meet another cuber. (no-one i know cubes)

I don't have a stackmat, so we will try and get everyone to bring their own and have them set up.

I will provide scrambles, blindfolds, results sheets, etc.

Events?

I'll bring some scrambles for each event and if possible, we will do the event, as there is no point in having an event with one person.

I expect about 10 people to show up. I will try and email everyone i know in melbourne who cubes.

Prizes?

I reckon certificates will do just fine, however if anyone has cubes that they dont use anymore, of spare stickers, then donate them and they can be given out.

Sounds cool!


EDIT: MY MUM JUST TOLD ME THAT WE ARE GOING ON HOLIDAYS ON THE 27TH OF SEPTEMBER, HOWEVER, FEEL FREE TO GO AHEAD WITH THE UNNOFICIAL COMPETITION.

 

[TimMc]

Any weekend should suffice to hold a competition. I might inquire about setting up a small club at my university and see what their thoughts are on public access for competitions. Most students aren't there on weekends so there's a lot more rooms available. Security might be a problem if it's public, but it's worth asking

I'm Melbourne based, going to RMIT City Campus. So it's easily accessible once you're in the CBD. Just walk across the road once you get to Melbourne Central

I've some some common puzzles that I could part with for prizes, but I'm assuming most of the competitors would also have them (tempted to put the V-CUBE 6 on offer).

A friend in Sydney could seek sponsorship from Speedstacks Australia, but their profit margin wouldn't be that big... They might be up for it though

An Australian based delegate would probably be appropriate to overlook competitions throughout the year here. I can't see it being financially feasible for delegates to fly here from overseas on a regular basis. It'd make cubing a little more grounded here. Then again, you can't build up a community around a delegate. We need to get together first

ttyl,
Tim.

 

[*LukeMayn*]

just so I can be on topic and not make a new thread, are there any cubers in caines (spelling?) (pronounce "Kens") around cos I am going on a school trip there though I might finally see a cuber (real life) that is better than me . lol I even dreamed about going to a comp, can't wait till the end of the year! (first ever comp in NZ)

 

[TimMc]

are there any cubers in caines (spelling?) (pronounce "Kens") around cos I am going on a school trip there

You never know

Wear a t-shirt like "Are you a speed cuber?" and walk around with a cube, while subconsciously executing PLL algorithms OH. I only do the later from time to time and a few people have been able to solve it. Only one irl that I've seen that's faster than me

Tim.

 

[envy253]

adelaide here

theres literally 30+ cubers at my school lol

 

[Faz]

envy, send them over.

 

[AvGalen]

are there any cubers in caines (spelling?) (pronounce "Kens") around cos I am going on a school trip there

You never know

Wear a t-shirt like "Are you a speed cuber?" and walk around with a cube, while subconsciously executing PLL algorithms OH. I only do the later from time to time and a few people have been able to solve it. Only one irl that I've seen that's faster than me

Tim.

Great idea. I am going to find myself a T-shirt that says "Talk to me if you can solve this" and a picture of a scrambled cube.

And on the back I will put "Talk to me if you cannot solve it yet. My name is Arnaud, what's yours?"

 

[Dene]

Wow, that's really asking for a conversation! I need a T-shirt that says "stay away from me if you know what's good for you"

 

[richardzhang]

anyone live near blacktown

 

[nathan3089]

I live in sydney
Average: 31 seconds
Single: 15 seconds

 

[hic0057]

Have a look at this thread Nathan
http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?13196-Speedcubing-in-Sydney/page55

 

[ottozing]

i live in canberra and i average 25 seconds now on 3x3. i know full fridrich and am starting to learn coll. my best time is 17.xx seconds for 3x3 and i dont really solve big cubes so i i havent bothered timing myself.

 

[Moops]

I live in Katoomba. I'm the only cuber I know up here