[Official] Erik 8.90 3x3x3 single at Brussels

[Erik]

Nice solve, approximate 5 move X-cross

 

[Rama]

Hoppa!!

 

[Sa967St]

5 move x-cross? oh wow

 

[Harris Chan]

Zomg Erik o.O

 

[Derrick Eide17]

I didn't see a Z perm Harris

more like Aomg
anyway yeah yeah sub 9 by Erik, im not surprised
he just IS that good

 

[Lucas Garron]

http://archive.garron.us/solves/2008/erik_8_90.htm

Scramble (white on top, green in front, cross on D):
D B2 R2 U R2 L2 B2 D2 L2 D' R2 L2 F' L B U' F2 R2 U' F2 L'

Solve:
y U R2 x' L' U R' x' (5)
(U U') l' U R U' r' U' L (7+2)
U R' U' R U' R' U R (8)
U R U2' R' U2 R U' R' (8)
(U' U) r U R' U' M U R U' R' (9+2)
x R2' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R (9)

Nice solve. Erik is amazing at getting solves with easy crosses and really obvious F2Ls.

This one had no rotations between x-cross and PLL. And a nice trick for the FL slot.

 

[AvGalen]

Erik is amazing at getting solves with easy crosses and really obvious F2Ls

What do you mean by that Lucas?
a) Erik is amazing at solving scrambles with.... or
b) Erik gets handed an amazing amound of scrambles with...

After seeing some of his solves on 3x3x3 AND on bigcubes I think a big part of Eriks speed is due to him being very ambidextrous and his skill for avoiding cube rotations. (him starting on white or yellow also helps)

 

[Vulosity]

I can't resist rotations. I always have 5-7 rotations per solve, espacially on F2L.

 

[MistArts]

I can't resist rotations. I always have 5-7 rotations per solve, espacially on F2L.

Use better techniques like edge control to kept the F2L in LRU or double layer turns.

 

[KJiptner]

Why does Erik have to cheer for himself? Lame crowd.

 

[Zava]

Hoppa!!

lol, that sounds veeery hungarian
Erik, kiraktad 9 alatt! congrats

 

[Erik]

Hehe, it is Dutch but I don't know how I would have to translate it.
Btw, indeed: kiraktam kilenc allat (no cheating to type this)

 

[nitrocan]

Hoppa, is also used in Turkish

 

[Kenny]

In hungarian, we say "hoppá" when we get surprised at something, or when wanting to emphasize a statement like "Hoppá, de jó vagyok." - "Aren't I good?". I guess it has the same meaning in the other 2 languages mentioned.

Brilliant solve, anyway .