Happy and sad cubing moments of the week.

[MistArts]

I was holding off on saying this so you wouldn't feel bad about it, but I simply can't resist.

Exactly how do you smash a pyraminx?

Take hammer, smash, BAM! Broken pieces everywhere.

Can I have it now?

There's no way to fix it. The core is twisted and pieces broke into fragments.

There's actually a way. Melt the plastic and then re-form it.

 

[Jai]

Tell Frank Morris, he'll smash your dad into pieces.

 

[AvGalen]

Tell Frank Morris, he'll smash your dad into pieces.

and he will use those pieces and the pieces from your original pyraminx to build a 7-layered pyramid

 

[MTGjumper]

For someone who has heard of the American testing system of SATs but not fully understood it, can someone explain how the questions work? From what I'm hearing, it seems an 800 score is both the highest score, but one that many people are close to.

I've looked at Wikipedia, and it mentions three 800 point tests, but not much about the actual questions.

The British educations system seems much simpler - SATs, SATs (again...), GCSEs, As Levels, A Levels. Meh, it's only because I'm used to such a system.

Edit: I like how in the first post, you refer to doing a test blindfolded as BLD. Cubing acronyms are falling into your everyday language

 

[Crzyazn]

770......you missed 2 questions....

I've heard about asian parents being strict, but your case is a little extreme. I applaud you for not becoming an angry introvert. Your parents are walking down the dark path of emotional abuse

 

[fanwuq]

LOL. Thanks everyone. Really? 770 means missing 2? Not too bad, my accuracy is always horrible. I had a really long DNF streak at the beginning. Hopefully multiBLD will improve my accuracy on tests! Anyone experimented on that?

There's actually a way. Melt the plastic and then re-form it.

There's also a twisted piece of metal.

Edit: I like how in the first post, you refer to doing a test blindfolded as BLD. Cubing acronyms are falling into your everyday language

Yeah, I DNFed a few of the problem.

and he will use those pieces and the pieces from your original pyraminx to build a 7-layered pyramid

Why would it be 7 layered? (Arnaud and Jai: what kind of drugs are you guys on? Are you smoking cubes?)

 

[pcharles93]

LOL. Thanks everyone. Really? 770 means missing 2? Not too bad, my accuracy is always horrible. I had a really long DNF streak at the beginning. Hopefully multiBLD will improve my accuracy on tests! Anyone experimented on that?

There's actually a way. Melt the plastic and then re-form it.

There's also a twisted piece of metal.

Also known as a screw?

 

[fanwuq]

Also known as a screw?

It looked weird, didn't seem like a screw.

 

[Brett]

How does one smash a pointy puzzle?

Solving in public places can be annoying. Though, sounds like you had fun.

 

[AvGalen]

Why would it be 7 layered? (Arnaud and Jai: what kind of drugs are you guys on? Are you smoking cubes?)

It would be 7 layered because a normal pyraminx is small compared to your father so combining pieces from the small pyraminx and your larger father would result in a pretty big pyraminx. (and V-Cubes only makes 7 layered cubes so far, why would Frank bother with >7 layers already)

And I don't smoke cube, nor anything else. This is just how my mind works (you should try finding the Frank Morris posts if you don't know them)

 

[Harris Chan]

*Sigh* There should be a law against this, it's property rights o.O It's not like you're not going to get into college, so as others said your father has totally overreacted.

Good thing there's not such standardize tests in Canada (well unless you're one of those guys that want to go to the States then they'll still take the SAT anyway). There is a literacy tests but it's either pass or fail, no mark really.

I still remember getting the first question on the multiple choice of math standardize test wrong because I didn't see the phrase "5 laps" in it so my answer was ridiculously huge (got distracted by the diagram of a runner on a circle so i just thought the 400pi was the circumference xD). I need to learn to read instead of just looking at the pictures haha.

 

[DavidWoner]

that completely ridiculous. no college is going to accept or reject you based on 30 points difference in SAT subject tests. and only 2 of 7 colleges I applied to even required the subject tests(upenn and berkeley)! tests scores in general dont even make that big of a difference. what really matters is your extra-currics, the difficulty of your senior year classes, and your ESSAYS. essays are the make or break point of any application. they need to be flawless grammatically, and they need to reflect who you are. some specific advice: if there is an essay about "an intellectual experience" or even just a "personal statement" essay, make it about cubing. specifically, write about how its a never ending journey of learning, and how there is always something new that you didnt know before etc etc. colleges eat that stuff up, plus it shows who you are.

 

[pcharles93]

*Sigh* There should be a law against this, it's property rights o.O It's not like you're not going to get into college, so as others said your father has totally overreacted.

Good thing there's not such standardize tests in Canada (well unless you're one of those guys that want to go to the States then they'll still take the SAT anyway). There is a literacy tests but it's either pass or fail, no mark really.

I still remember getting the first question on the multiple choice of math standardize test wrong because I didn't see the phrase "5 laps" in it so my answer was ridiculously huge (got distracted by the diagram of a runner on a circle so i just thought the 400pi was the circumference xD). I need to learn to read instead of just looking at the pictures haha.

Harris, most 8 year olds know how to do it. You're a contender for world champion cuber and you make a mistake like that? Someone needs to organize their prorities.

 

[genwin]

Tell Frank Morris, he'll smash your dad into pieces.

and he will use those pieces and the pieces from your original pyraminx to build a 7-layered pyramid

i just came across lucas garrons site that have a frank morris facts... i just know he was one of the first to solve a 7x7x7(from v-cubes site)... was he a "legend" among cubers or something??

 

[pcharles93]

He's actually still is a legend. He was one of the first to receive the v-cubes. And plus, Morris rhymes with Norris as in Chuck Norris.

 

[edd5190]

That's just crazy. Haha, show your parents this thread. 30 points lost on a test won't make you a beggar. If they're gonna treat you like that for such a tiny matter then they don't deserve to have children O.o It's normal, no.. inevitable for kids to make mistake. And did they really say that beggar thing? How bad can parents be? Did your dad even apologize? It's just sad what we've come to where a test always means everything and, well, this becomes a reality.