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Imsoosm's Progression Thread - learning eg1

Should I buy the MGC 4x4 or the Yuhu megaminx?


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Imsoosm

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Scramble: R' U' F R D2 U2 F D2 R2 F' L2 F' R2 B' R2 D R F2 U B U' B2 D R' U' F

Solution:
B' U' B2 U // 2x2x2
D' F D' F L' // x-cross
D R' B D' B' R // second pair
D' L' D L D2 L D L2 // third pair cancelled into fourth pair
D' L2 B' L' B // fourth pair
L' F' D' F D L // leftie OLL
D' // AUF

Full Solution: B' U' B2 U D' F D' F L' D R' B D' B' R D' L' D L D2 L D L2 D' L2 B' L' B L' F' D' F D L D'

Scramble: R' U' F U2 B2 R' D2 L U2 F2 L2 R2 U2 F R2 D L R' F2 D2 B F2 U' R' U' F

Solution:
R U R' U F' U' F // 2x2x2
B2 // 2x2x3 cancelled into inserting red cross edge (bruh 8 move 2x2x3)
U B // xxcross
U L2 U2 L2 U L U' L' U // Third and fourth pair
B D2 F' D' F D F' D' F D' B' // OLL
U2 B L B' U2 F R' F R F2 L2 // Shortest movecount PLL

Full Solution: R U R' U F' U' F B2 U B U L2 U2 L2 U L U' L' U B D2 F' D' F D F' D' F D' B' U2 B L B' U2 F R' F R F2 L2

Scramble: R' U' F D' B L2 U2 L' F2 D' B L' F2 D F U2 R2 F B2 R2 U2 R' U' F

Solution:
L R2 // Half a belt (i don't even know what i'm doing here)
D B' R B R' B' U2 // Partial xxcross
L B' L' F' R2 F // Insert cross edges
U B' D B U' // Third pair (heyhole)
R D2 R' D' // Fourth pair (skips OLL, cancelling into shortest movecount Y perm)
R D' R' F2 R D' R' D' F2 D F2 D F2 D2 // Finish (Y perm)

Full Solution: L R2 D B' R B R' B' U2 L B' L' F' R2 F U B' D B U' R D2 R' D' R D' R' F2 R D' R' D' F2 D F2 D F2 D2

Again, huge thanks to @Panagiotis Christopoulos for genning the shortest movecount PLLs!! I would love it if you did shortest movecount OLL as well :)

Also I'm done with my finals, so I would have loads of time over the summer to play and cube.
 
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PB ao5!! First day of the holidays, I'm just pushing myself to look-ahead better by tracking pieces.
Generated By csTimer on 2022-06-16
avg of 5: 9.493

Time List:
1. (10.822) F' D R' L' B2 U' B' L' F L2 U L2 D' R2 D' L2 B2 D2 L2 D2 L2
2. (7.525) F2 D2 F2 U' F2 R2 D U' L2 B' R' B' U2 B R2 F2 R' U2 B' D2
3. 10.349 B2 U2 F2 L2 U' L2 D2 B2 U' B2 F U B2 R' F' L' B F R
4. 8.664 L2 B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 D R2 U2 B2 U' L' U' B D' U2 R F' R2 D'
5. 9.465 B2 R2 D' F2 R2 U' R2 B2 U' L2 D R2 L' D B' D U2 B2 L' F D

Edit:
Just got it better.
Generated By csTimer on 2022-06-16
avg of 5: 9.305

Time List:
1. (7.525) F2 D2 F2 U' F2 R2 D U' L2 B' R' B' U2 B R2 F2 R' U2 B' D2
2. (10.349) B2 U2 F2 L2 U' L2 D2 B2 U' B2 F U B2 R' F' L' B F R
3. 8.664 L2 B2 R2 U2 L2 U B2 D R2 U2 B2 U' L' U' B D' U2 R F' R2 D'
4. 9.465 B2 R2 D' F2 R2 U' R2 B2 U' L2 D R2 L' D B' D U2 B2 L' F D
5. 9.787 F' R' D B' R' U2 L' F R B L2 B' R2 U2 D2 F' R2 L2 F D2 B2
 
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Scramble: R' U' F R D2 U2 F D2 R2 F' L2 F' R2 B' R2 D R F2 U B U' B2 D R' U' F

Solution:
B' U' B2 U // 2x2x2
D' F D' F L' // x-cross
D R' B D' B' R // second pair
D' L' D L D2 L D L2 // third pair cancelled into fourth pair
D' L2 B' L' B // fourth pair
L' F' D' F D L // leftie OLL
D' // AUF

Full Solution: B' U' B2 U D' F D' F L' D R' B D' B' R D' L' D L D2 L D L2 D' L2 B' L' B L' F' D' F D L D'

Scramble: R' U' F U2 B2 R' D2 L U2 F2 L2 R2 U2 F R2 D L R' F2 D2 B F2 U' R' U' F

Solution:
R U R' U F' U' F // 2x2x2
B2 // 2x2x3 cancelled into inserting red cross edge (bruh 8 move 2x2x3)
U B // xxcross
U L2 U2 L2 U L U' L' U // Third and fourth pair
B D2 F' D' F D F' D' F D' B' // OLL
U2 B L B' U2 F R' F R F2 L2 // Shortest movecount PLL

Full Solution: R U R' U F' U' F B2 U B U L2 U2 L2 U L U' L' U B D2 F' D' F D F' D' F D' B' U2 B L B' U2 F R' F R F2 L2

Scramble: R' U' F D' B L2 U2 L' F2 D' B L' F2 D F U2 R2 F B2 R2 U2 R' U' F

Solution:
L R2 // Half a belt (i don't even know what i'm doing here)
D B' R B R' B' U2 // Partial xxcross
L B' L' F' R2 F // Insert cross edges
U B' D B U' // Third pair (heyhole)
R D2 R' D' // Fourth pair (skips OLL, cancelling into shortest movecount Y perm)
R D' R' F2 R D' R' D' F2 D F2 D F2 D2 // Finish (Y perm)

Full Solution: L R2 D B' R B R' B' U2 L B' L' F' R2 F U B' D B U' R D2 R' D' R D' R' F2 R D' R' D' F2 D F2 D F2 D2

Again, huge thanks to @Panagiotis Christopoulos for genning the shortest movecount PLLs!! I would love it if you did shortest movecount OLL as well :)

Also I'm done with my finals, so I would have loads of time over the summer to play and cube.
Oh my god! You used my shortest movecount PLL in comp? Yo, i would love to be friends. Hit me up whenever u want to. Also since now schools closed, im gonna have more time trying to figure out the low movecount OLL as well!
 

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I kinda want to get the GTS3 M, does anyone know if that cube is great or no? Tymon used it before Gan 11m Pro came out so I was wondering if I could give it a try. Gan 12 maglev is great, but sometimes has lockups.
 

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Very crunchy and uncontrollable and dry at the start, but lube it and tighten it and it is great. My only complaint is that it is still a bit uncontrollable. If you don’t have lube, try and get it pre-lubed.
So if I want to buy one, should I buy the Pro Shop version?
 

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6.490 and 7.525 single I got yesterday:

6.490:
F2 R2 F2 D2 L2 D F2 D2 L2 U L D' U2 F2 L2 D R' B' D2 L2

z2 y // inspection
R2 L' B' L2 // xcross (I saw that if I do a L', the OG pair is completed)
U' R' U R U2 R' U R // second pair
R U' R' // third pair
U L U' L' U L U L' // fourth pair (OLL skip :eek:)
M' U' M2 U' M2 U' M' U2 M2 // PLL

32 STM in 6.490 sec // 4.93 tps (slow)

7.525:
F2 D2 F2 U' F2 R2 D U' L2 B' R' B' U2 B R2 F2 R' U2 B' D2

z2 // inspection
L2 U' R' F // cross
R' U R U' R U R' // first and second pairs
D L' U' L U L' U' L D' // third pair (yellow cross was completed, so I know that BR edge is in the back. I hate that F2L case so I used keyhole to put it in)
U L' U' L // fourth pair
R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R' // OLL
U' R U R' U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' // PLL

57 STM in 7.525 sec // 7.57 tps (woaj)
 

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I kinda want to get the GTS3 M, does anyone know if that cube is great or no? Tymon used it before Gan 11m Pro came out so I was wondering if I could give it a try. Gan 12 maglev is great, but sometimes has lockups.
Tymon used the wr m, the GTS 3 is the prior version. Personally I like the GTS 3 more because of the large size and strong magnets, but they are very similar.
 

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So I was trying out @NigelTheCuber's anti EG-1 when I come across EG-1 cases I know, and I got 2 almost exactly same scrambles in the space of FOUR solves.
U2 F' U R U R2 U' F2 U2
and
F U F' R F' R2 U' R' F'
I did NOT have the EG-1 filter turned on.

Both using anti-EG1, I got both 1.8xx
 
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