Garf's Progression Thread - Beating Hard Levels in GD (Hardest is Bloodbath)

[GloopyGum]

If my solve is really bad I will just DNF it lol

 

[Bingus Ringus McDingus]

Well regardless, good on Garf for being back! Megaminx times are unreal.

 

[Garf]

Well regardless, good on Garf for being back! Megaminx times are unreal.

IKR. Literally the day after I started my mega again, I get a 45.

 

[Garf]

Team time trial today. Ran 2 miles in 12:04. Not my fastest, but I feel like that is still good for my first this this season. After the run, I still felt like I had a bit more in me. Hopefully as the season goes on, I can work on using up almost 95 percent of that energy for the run, and still have 5 percent to do a cooldown and stretch.

 

[Plutark]

Team time trial today. Ran 2 miles in 12:04. Not my fastest, but I feel like that is still good for my first this this season. After the run, I still felt like I had a bit more in me. Hopefully as the season goes on, I can work on using up almost 95 percent of that energy for the run, and still have 5 percent to do a cooldown and stretch.

Good job on your run! I ran a 2 mile time trial yesterday as well. Good luck on the rest of your season!

 

[Garf]

Good job on your run! I ran a 2 mile time trial yesterday as well. Good luck on the rest of your season!

What time?

 

[Plutark]

What time?

I ran 11:38

 

[Garf]

I ran 11:38

Okay, so you’re a little faster than me. What’s your PR 5K?

 

[Garf]

@qq280833822, why did you make this a thing?
Okay, so I was just practicing some Megaminx PLL algs on CSTimer, and this case popped up. I was dying for 5 minutes from laughter before I did the case and got a .10 on it.

This was from last night. I never knew that I could get this case. Super unreal.

 

[helloimcubedup]

@qq280833822, why did you make this a thing?
Okay, so I was just practicing some Megaminx PLL algs on CSTimer, and this case popped up. I was dying for 5 minutes from laughter before I did the case and got a .10 on it.
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This was from last night. I never knew that I could get this case. Super unreal.

The heck?

 

[Garf]

Posting solves, as I'm trying to attempt the 1000 solve challenge for 7x7. Here are my times so far:

Spoiler: 7x7

Generated By csTimer on 2023-09-06
solves/total: 20/20

single
best: 3:18.81
worst: 4:30.70

mean of 3
current: 3:31.12 (σ = 4.41)
best: 3:27.63 (σ = 3.26)

avg of 5
current: 3:31.43 (σ = 4.13)
best: 3:29.36 (σ = 0.28)

avg of 12
current: 3:34.88 (σ = 9.59)
best: 3:34.88 (σ = 9.59)

Average: 3:44.60 (σ = 16.05)
Mean: 3:45.62

Time List:
1. 4:30.70 D 3Bw Uw' D' Lw2 U 3Fw 3Lw2 3Bw' 3Dw B L' F2 3Uw Bw Lw' F' 3Rw' Fw 3Rw' D2 Dw U' Bw' 3Bw' Fw 3Dw 3Uw' F U' F2 R' Uw F' R' L 3Uw 3Rw' Bw' 3Uw' D2 F2 Dw 3Lw' Fw' Lw 3Uw 3Fw L2 3Fw2 F Fw2 3Rw' B2 Uw' Rw' B Fw2 D2 F' D2 Fw' D F' L' Uw' F2 Rw 3Fw U2 Lw2 Bw' B' 3Uw2 3Dw' Dw R 3Rw Bw Uw L' Fw' 3Uw2 Lw2 Fw2 Bw F' 3Fw' R2 U' 3Uw Rw R2 Dw2 3Lw Bw F2 3Rw Bw' Dw
2. 4:00.32 Lw L2 3Bw' 3Rw Bw' 3Uw2 Bw Uw' Lw2 Fw' Rw 3Bw2 U2 B' Rw 3Rw Fw' Bw2 U 3Uw' F' Lw2 F' Bw2 Rw Bw U2 F 3Fw B 3Lw' L 3Uw' 3Rw2 L Bw Dw2 R B2 R' 3Uw2 Fw' R' 3Uw2 3Bw2 3Fw' Uw D2 3Rw Rw L2 F2 3Fw2 Bw Fw' Rw2 L 3Bw' 3Dw2 3Lw' Fw Dw2 U2 Lw2 Rw2 F2 Dw' R' F Dw 3Rw' D2 F' Lw2 D' 3Bw2 3Fw2 Dw 3Fw' Fw' D' Bw Dw L2 U 3Bw' 3Fw2 Dw B' 3Lw2 F2 Dw Rw 3Bw 3Lw' Fw' 3Fw' D2 R 3Rw'
3. 3:54.20 L' R' 3Lw' 3Dw R' 3Rw2 Rw L2 3Dw2 Lw 3Lw' D 3Bw' U2 3Dw Rw2 B' 3Uw' D' Dw2 Uw' F2 3Lw2 Dw L Bw Uw L' 3Rw2 3Dw' R2 3Lw Bw U' 3Dw' Fw B Dw Lw2 F Lw2 3Rw 3Fw' L' Dw' R D' 3Uw' U2 B2 L' B' Rw2 L 3Rw Fw Lw' 3Lw 3Dw D F' R' 3Uw R 3Fw' Bw' Rw' B 3Dw Fw' Uw 3Lw Fw 3Lw2 Fw' Dw D 3Uw' 3Bw2 B' 3Uw U 3Dw2 3Fw D' F2 U' Fw' 3Fw2 Rw' 3Lw 3Bw Dw2 R' 3Dw Dw Uw 3Bw2 D F
4. 4:02.24 3Uw2 3Fw' 3Dw' Lw' Fw' B2 3Bw2 3Dw' 3Rw' 3Uw2 Bw2 F U2 3Bw B Dw2 3Lw' F' L 3Bw' F' R' Uw2 F 3Uw D Rw Dw' Uw Fw' 3Fw2 D2 3Lw Uw2 3Dw2 U B U2 Rw2 F2 Rw2 Fw 3Lw2 B Bw' 3Fw 3Uw2 L' R Bw2 3Lw Rw' F2 Fw' 3Bw Uw' B2 Dw 3Lw2 3Dw' 3Lw2 Bw' 3Rw2 3Uw' 3Bw2 F' Lw' F' Fw2 3Rw2 Fw2 L' Bw2 Rw 3Lw 3Fw' 3Dw' Rw' Fw' 3Lw2 R2 3Rw F 3Rw' Bw2 Dw2 3Lw 3Rw B 3Dw2 3Bw2 Lw Rw2 L D2 3Lw2 Uw' Bw B' U2
5. 4:20.41 D' L' 3Fw2 Dw 3Lw2 D2 Lw2 3Dw2 3Fw2 R' Bw' Fw' Dw B Dw 3Bw2 F2 3Lw' Bw Lw' B' Dw' U2 F2 D' 3Bw2 L' 3Lw2 Lw 3Uw' Bw2 Fw 3Rw2 Lw U2 Lw2 Uw2 3Dw2 Bw 3Uw Fw' D Bw' U Rw' Uw' Bw' U' Lw2 3Bw U L D B' Lw B' Uw2 F' 3Lw' Fw2 R L2 Bw2 3Uw' U L D' 3Dw' 3Rw 3Fw' 3Uw2 R' L 3Fw2 Bw2 D' 3Lw 3Dw2 Rw Bw Rw Dw Lw' B' D F2 3Rw2 3Fw 3Dw Bw' D 3Dw' B 3Uw Uw2 R 3Fw2 3Bw 3Lw' Fw2
6. 3:51.41 3Lw' 3Dw D2 3Fw2 D 3Fw' Fw2 Rw2 3Fw 3Bw2 Bw2 R Bw Fw2 F2 3Dw Lw' Rw2 3Uw2 Rw' B D 3Fw2 3Dw Fw' B2 D' L 3Fw' 3Lw' Dw2 Uw' 3Uw' 3Dw Lw' 3Uw2 3Rw' B2 L 3Lw2 Dw Rw' Dw2 3Uw' Lw2 Bw Dw' F' Uw2 Lw 3Uw' U' F' U2 3Uw2 Uw2 B D 3Uw' L2 3Bw2 3Uw' 3Lw2 D2 3Dw Bw2 U' Dw Uw' 3Dw D' B' 3Bw2 L Lw' Fw' 3Fw' Bw2 3Dw2 3Bw Dw' Fw' 3Bw2 Lw' Uw2 U' D2 B R' Rw 3Rw2 D' B F' U 3Uw' 3Lw2 3Dw2 Uw2 3Fw'
7. 3:58.28 3Rw2 Bw2 3Bw2 3Fw2 3Rw' 3Lw' Dw2 3Lw Rw U Bw2 3Lw 3Uw' 3Fw' F' D' 3Bw2 3Fw2 Lw2 F' D' Fw' B2 3Dw2 Rw Bw2 3Lw 3Rw' F' Lw' 3Bw Fw' F 3Dw' 3Uw' Rw2 Dw B2 Bw R2 B' 3Dw' 3Uw' 3Rw 3Fw2 D' B2 D 3Rw Dw 3Fw' 3Dw Fw 3Fw' 3Lw 3Fw' Rw 3Lw' 3Dw2 3Lw' U' 3Bw D2 3Dw2 Rw' R2 Fw2 3Bw' 3Fw 3Uw2 3Rw' Dw' 3Lw' U2 Lw2 3Bw 3Dw2 Rw 3Rw Fw2 F R' 3Uw' Dw 3Lw' L' U2 Fw2 Uw' Rw D' 3Uw 3Lw2 F' B2 3Lw' L Fw2 F2 3Lw'
8. 3:28.80 3Bw R' 3Bw2 Bw Uw 3Dw 3Bw' B2 3Dw Uw' Fw' B R 3Uw' L' Dw' Bw' D' R2 3Dw2 Fw' 3Uw' Uw' Fw Bw2 3Dw2 U' Bw 3Bw' Lw 3Rw2 Uw' R2 3Lw2 B2 U 3Rw F2 Rw' B Uw' 3Uw2 D' 3Lw' R 3Dw' 3Lw2 F 3Lw2 D' 3Rw R' 3Fw2 R2 Bw2 3Fw Dw' Rw Lw' 3Rw' 3Bw D' L' D' 3Fw 3Dw2 Dw2 3Fw' B F2 3Lw' 3Bw2 Bw' 3Dw2 3Lw2 3Rw2 L Lw U 3Dw' Lw B2 R2 U 3Rw 3Bw 3Rw' 3Lw2 3Fw B2 Dw2 L' 3Dw2 Uw2 F' 3Rw' 3Dw' 3Rw' D' Lw'
9. 3:49.52 D Bw2 U 3Fw' Dw2 Uw' 3Fw2 F' L' Fw 3Uw2 Bw' D' 3Lw2 D 3Rw2 Lw2 3Lw' F2 D' Uw2 F' B 3Fw2 Fw' Bw' 3Uw 3Rw' Lw Rw2 Fw2 3Bw Bw L2 Dw2 3Uw2 3Lw2 3Uw' F Rw2 B L2 3Bw' Fw Dw 3Dw' Fw 3Rw2 3Fw B2 L' 3Rw' 3Dw F2 3Lw' 3Fw' 3Dw' 3Rw 3Uw' 3Bw Bw' 3Rw' Uw' 3Fw2 R' Uw2 Lw2 3Uw U2 B 3Rw R 3Lw' Lw2 3Fw' 3Rw' Uw Dw2 3Bw' 3Fw2 3Rw2 Rw Bw2 Lw2 3Dw2 Uw F2 Fw 3Dw 3Uw' 3Fw' L Bw' 3Fw2 Fw' 3Bw' R' F 3Lw Rw
10. 3:18.81 3Fw2 3Rw 3Dw2 3Lw U Dw' Lw' Bw2 Lw2 Dw B' Rw 3Rw' R Dw' D' L 3Dw' Fw' 3Rw2 Bw2 3Fw 3Bw' U 3Uw2 Uw2 R Lw2 B' L2 Rw' 3Rw' D2 3Rw D 3Fw' Uw2 B' F2 Dw2 Uw2 Fw 3Lw' Bw2 Dw2 3Uw Lw 3Lw D' Rw' Bw2 3Dw 3Lw' Bw 3Dw 3Bw' Dw F' 3Uw2 Bw2 B' 3Rw2 D' Uw U' B' Uw' 3Fw U' Rw' Dw' Fw' 3Bw' L2 B Dw' 3Uw R L' 3Rw2 Uw2 Fw Dw 3Lw2 F2 3Bw D2 Dw' R2 U 3Dw2 R' F D2 B' Rw' F' 3Rw' 3Lw2 Fw'
11. 3:50.63 F2 3Uw2 3Bw' Uw 3Fw2 Rw' Bw2 Lw2 Dw' 3Dw2 3Fw' 3Bw' F L 3Uw U2 B 3Dw F' D 3Uw 3Fw2 B' 3Uw2 F2 3Bw B2 3Rw2 Rw Bw' 3Bw R' F' Bw' L' Fw R' U2 3Rw' Dw2 D2 3Fw2 Lw2 L2 3Uw2 Fw' D' 3Rw Lw L 3Bw Dw' Bw' 3Lw2 U L Bw2 U2 3Rw' L2 Uw2 3Dw' 3Bw2 B' Uw L 3Rw2 3Uw2 3Rw Fw 3Bw' B2 3Fw2 D F' D2 Rw L2 Dw2 B2 3Uw Rw' U 3Rw Fw' Dw2 R 3Fw2 Dw2 Uw Lw2 Fw' 3Dw2 D2 L2 Uw U' D 3Uw' B2
12. 3:43.33 Bw' 3Uw Uw' Fw Uw2 R2 Fw' 3Lw F Bw2 3Dw' 3Bw' 3Dw 3Bw' Lw Fw R U2 Lw2 B2 3Bw' Rw' Dw' 3Dw 3Fw' B' U L Bw 3Lw Bw2 3Uw2 F' D' 3Rw R 3Uw2 Lw D 3Lw' 3Rw2 Bw D Uw' 3Uw' Dw' 3Rw' Dw Lw Bw' 3Bw U2 Uw2 3Uw Fw2 Lw2 3Lw Rw2 Uw2 3Rw 3Lw2 Bw' Lw' B' 3Fw' F2 Uw' 3Lw2 Rw 3Fw2 R U2 B2 L 3Rw' 3Dw' F' U2 3Bw' 3Fw2 3Dw' D' Uw' Rw' Uw' Lw2 L 3Rw' Uw' 3Rw2 Uw 3Lw U2 Dw' R 3Rw2 3Lw2 Dw2 3Rw2 3Lw2
13. 3:23.87 Fw' F2 Rw' Lw D2 Uw2 U' R 3Lw' Lw Dw' Uw' Rw D2 F2 3Lw' 3Fw Fw Lw2 3Uw' Bw2 3Fw B 3Bw U' 3Lw Lw D' F2 L' Dw Rw' Dw2 Uw2 3Uw2 U 3Lw F Lw2 Rw 3Uw2 U 3Dw' Lw U' Rw' R2 3Rw2 3Uw 3Dw' F 3Fw2 3Uw Uw2 Dw L2 3Uw' Fw' 3Uw' F' 3Dw' U' F2 3Lw' D2 Rw U' R F D Lw2 R Fw' R2 F2 Lw' 3Fw 3Lw 3Fw' 3Dw' 3Lw' Lw Uw' 3Bw' Uw' U 3Dw' Dw 3Lw' 3Uw' 3Dw2 D' Bw' L2 3Rw Uw B2 Rw D L
14. 3:29.48 3Dw' R' F2 Fw B L2 Bw2 F2 B2 D2 3Dw F Bw 3Rw Uw' D2 3Uw2 Lw2 F' Uw' F2 3Uw2 F' U2 Lw2 Fw 3Dw Fw2 3Rw' B2 3Lw2 3Dw2 B2 R Bw 3Fw Uw 3Rw 3Dw' 3Lw' Fw 3Bw' F 3Lw' 3Fw2 Rw Fw2 Uw Fw U' Lw' F 3Uw 3Dw' B2 3Dw2 3Rw' 3Uw2 D Bw' L' Bw2 3Dw2 3Rw Bw2 L' B2 Dw2 3Bw' 3Dw' 3Bw 3Uw' Uw' Bw2 Fw L2 3Dw 3Lw Fw 3Lw B' R F2 3Bw2 Bw2 3Rw' L 3Bw2 Dw2 Lw2 3Lw' 3Bw' 3Fw B2 Dw 3Bw2 Dw Uw Bw' Dw'
15. 3:29.55 Lw' 3Bw R L' Bw2 Uw' U2 3Lw2 L' Dw' 3Lw' B' U' 3Bw' Lw' 3Uw2 L U' Rw 3Fw2 L U2 Fw2 Rw B2 D' L' R' Fw' B 3Uw F 3Lw2 Fw' Dw' 3Lw' 3Uw' 3Bw' Dw 3Bw D Bw' U 3Lw2 3Fw2 F2 R 3Bw' D' 3Lw' 3Fw' B' D2 Uw R Bw2 3Dw D Dw R2 D2 L U2 D2 3Fw' D' Lw' U' B Fw R2 3Rw' F2 Dw2 B 3Bw' Lw R2 Rw2 D2 U' 3Fw2 Bw2 U' 3Lw' Bw B' L' 3Lw' B2 R' 3Dw2 D R' 3Rw' 3Fw2 3Uw' 3Rw' Fw' Bw'
16. 3:58.39 Bw' 3Rw' Uw' Lw' D2 3Fw' Fw U' 3Rw' 3Bw' Lw' 3Lw2 D2 3Rw2 R2 3Lw Fw' D2 Bw' 3Lw' 3Rw2 Bw Rw Bw' Uw' 3Dw2 Rw 3Lw2 B 3Bw2 L 3Dw 3Rw' Uw2 B' 3Lw2 Fw2 Bw F U' Uw Fw' Bw D2 3Fw' 3Lw' 3Uw' B2 Lw2 3Bw2 3Rw2 Dw2 3Rw D L 3Lw2 3Uw2 Bw' R2 B Lw' 3Bw' R' 3Fw' R Uw' Rw' Dw 3Fw' U' F2 Uw' B F' Dw2 D Rw D2 3Uw L D2 Bw2 3Uw 3Rw F' 3Fw' Rw U' 3Uw Dw2 3Dw Rw Dw' 3Dw2 Lw' 3Lw2 F' R Uw' Fw2
17. 3:29.04 D 3Rw2 B F2 Bw Rw' 3Bw2 3Fw' D2 3Fw2 Uw 3Lw 3Bw B Bw2 Dw U2 3Dw L' 3Uw' 3Bw' R 3Lw' Lw2 Bw Dw2 3Uw 3Rw' 3Dw' 3Uw 3Rw2 Dw' 3Lw' R 3Rw2 L' 3Fw' Rw2 Fw' Rw2 Bw' Lw Fw 3Dw 3Lw L U2 L Rw2 R U2 D2 3Uw2 3Fw' Dw2 3Uw2 Rw' Fw2 U Dw Rw D2 3Uw' Uw 3Bw2 R2 U2 Bw2 Dw2 L B' Uw2 R' D' Lw B Rw2 3Lw2 B' Bw 3Dw Rw Fw' 3Uw' R' Lw2 U R' 3Dw2 B Dw Bw2 3Uw2 3Rw Bw L Rw2 B' 3Uw' L2
18. 3:29.05 Fw2 Dw' L Uw L' 3Uw2 Uw 3Bw' Fw2 D U Uw2 Fw Dw2 3Bw' 3Fw2 Dw' 3Bw2 L' F' R' 3Uw2 Bw2 3Lw' U2 3Dw2 3Uw' B Dw2 3Dw 3Fw' F L' B Bw 3Uw2 Fw 3Fw' 3Rw2 F 3Fw R 3Bw B' 3Rw2 Rw' F2 Lw Rw' 3Rw 3Lw' D 3Fw' Fw F' R' 3Fw2 3Lw' U L Fw' Bw Lw' 3Fw2 Lw Rw2 R' 3Fw' Bw R L' Lw' Dw' B' Rw D 3Dw Bw2 Fw2 L 3Uw2 3Lw' D2 B' 3Uw2 3Bw' D2 B' L Dw2 3Dw Bw Uw2 3Rw2 3Fw' Fw 3Bw 3Dw' Fw' F
19. 3:36.19 D' R U 3Rw D' Fw2 Dw L 3Rw Lw2 R Fw2 Uw2 3Uw' Rw' R' 3Lw 3Fw2 U Fw2 B' F 3Uw' Fw L' 3Uw2 Dw' 3Fw' F 3Uw' 3Lw' Dw U2 3Fw U 3Lw2 U2 3Fw2 F' 3Bw2 3Rw Rw2 U Dw2 R U2 3Rw2 D Dw Fw2 Lw2 3Bw2 L Lw' 3Bw' U' Dw' Rw2 U 3Fw Uw' Fw' 3Bw' Bw2 3Dw2 3Bw U2 L 3Dw2 F2 3Bw Dw 3Fw2 F2 3Lw' D' Bw' U Rw2 L2 U' D' B' Lw' F' L 3Fw' Bw' 3Bw2 U2 Uw' L2 3Rw2 R2 3Bw 3Dw2 Fw2 Uw Lw' 3Rw
20. 3:28.13 3Bw' L2 Lw2 Bw' 3Dw' 3Rw' B' 3Fw Uw2 3Rw U Uw2 3Rw2 F2 L' B2 Lw' F' Lw2 3Bw Bw' 3Fw Dw2 L' Lw F2 Rw2 L2 3Fw' 3Dw2 3Bw 3Dw' Uw B2 Bw 3Bw' 3Dw 3Fw Uw2 Fw2 F2 U' Lw2 3Lw2 Bw U' F' Fw Bw Dw' Rw 3Lw' L Uw R2 U2 3Fw2 B Lw2 Uw2 3Bw' Uw Lw Dw L' U Rw2 3Uw 3Lw2 3Dw2 3Rw 3Bw2 L Rw2 Uw2 R Bw' 3Dw2 3Uw2 Dw 3Bw2 B' 3Fw2 R2 Fw 3Lw2 U' D' Bw' F D' 3Uw Rw2 F2 3Bw' 3Uw Rw' 3Dw' 3Lw' Lw'

I must say, doing the solves are torture.

 

[Garf]

Welp, I had my solves deleted in CSTimer due a reset. Time for me to redo all of my solves...
It was because a certain website wasn't working for me, and teacher tried to reset my data to make it work. (It didn't...)

 

[Garf]

I think I'm going to stop using COLL algs during my solve. The standard algs are just so much faster and easier to execute.

 

[Garf]

First cross country race today. 1.5 miles, and my relay team took 4th. Don’t know what the splits are though lol.

 

[Cubinginatree]

First cross country race today. 1.5 miles, and my relay team took 4th. Don’t know what the splits are though lol.

Only 1.5 miles? That’s what my team does for the first half of the modified season. ( Before moving up to 2 miles.) I assume it moves up to 3 miles/5K?

 

[Garf]

Only 1.5 miles? That’s what my team does for the first half of the modified season. ( Before moving up to 2 miles.) I assume it moves up to 3 miles/5K?

Yep. 3 mile/ 5K race next week.

 

[PiKeeper]

I think I'm going to stop using COLL algs during my solve. The standard algs are just so much faster and easier to execute.

You should definitely still use some of the best colls in your solves, like the commutators or the 2 gen algs

 

[Garf]

You should definitely still use some of the best colls in your solves, like the commutators or the 2 gen algs

True. I knew someone would say that.

 

[SpeedCubeLegend17]

What's your method for looking for a job? I just had an interview for one yesterday and I used job sites like Indeed to find a job and apply online. Also Washington has such a high minimum wage ($15.74), Idaho's is $7.25 (which I know is also the federal minimum wage)

 

[Garf]

What's your method for looking for a job? I just had an interview for one yesterday and I used job sites like Indeed to find a job and apply online. Also Washington has such a high minimum wage ($15.74), Idaho's is $7.25 (which I know is also the federal minimum wage)

Indeed, Mom supplying job applications. All I know is that they can be kind of unreliable.
Also, 9-11 memorial project on scratch that I made (made a year ago, but I updated it): https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/730060262/editor/