Kattenvriendin from The Netherlands

Now to memorize this new thing lol but I think I will stick with this one. I am often frantically searching for pairs and this reduces that time. Takes some getting used to but yeah, it is a transition I am willing to make :)


Mind.. this.. not good for cubing records:
[video=youtube_share;rLbB0fmw2U0]http://youtu.be/rLbB0fmw2U0[/video]



First timed yau solve:
5:18.40 B2 U2 R' B Uw2 F L' R' U B2 L D2 L2 B' R Uw' D2 Rw' F2 Rw B2 Uw' F Uw2 Fw L2 Uw' Rw R F B Uw Fw U2 D' Fw2 B2 Rw2 D R'
 
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Kattenvriendin said:
Yeah I find that I need a different algorithm to get them two matched up!

I put them on the same level front left and right and then do Dd R F' U R' F Dd' which messes up the cross.

At least the edge swapping doesn't hurt anything (R U R' U' F' U F)




Aha!! Looks like I got something:

Uw' R U R' F R' F' R Uw to replace Dd R F' U R' F Dd'

Hrmph that is not quite it either.
Hmm.. looks like that IS it.. lol need to fiddle more with this one hahaha
Click to expand...

If you still want to use Dd R F' U R' F Dd', all you need to do is add F L F' to the end of it to fix the cross. That's what I do since that's the alg I'm used to.
 
Just tried that.. HOPELESS fail LOL!!

I guess I already got the other one down proper now *chuckles*


Thanks though for those who will benefit!



Just made an AO12 with just Yau

4x4x4 cube
Apr 20, 2013 3:53:59 PM - 11:03:58 PM

Mean: 4:40.83
Average: 4:40.64
Best time: 3:05.60
Median: 4:41.04
Worst time: 6:18.00
Standard deviation: 58.69

Best average of 5: 4:11.32
6-10 - (3:05.60) 3:50.10 4:52.64 (5:33.09) 3:51.21

Best average of 12: 4:40.64
1-12 - 3:49.70 3:55.94 (6:18.00) 4:29.43 6:15.81 (3:05.60) 3:50.10 4:52.64 5:33.09 3:51.21 5:08.92 4:59.57

1. 3:49.70 Fw2 R' U F Rw B' D' L2 Uw2 F2 Uw' Fw B2 L2 R F2 Fw2 Uw' L Fw' Rw Uw2 F Rw U2 Uw' D L Rw' R' Uw2 Fw R' B R' D' R Fw2 Rw Fw2
2. 3:55.94 R2 Fw' B2 R F2 U' F' Fw2 L Rw2 U' B2 D' F Fw' Rw Fw2 B2 L2 Rw' R2 D' F L' Uw' Fw B' L' F2 Fw Uw B' L2 F L' B' Uw L' Rw' R2
3. 6:18.00 D' L D' Fw2 B' L' Rw2 R Fw L' F' R2 Fw' Uw2 D' R2 Uw F Uw D2 R' U Fw2 Rw F' B L Rw' D L U Fw U2 D' Fw' B' L U' D2 B'
4. 4:29.43 U' D' B2 R2 Fw2 U2 F2 B2 Rw' F2 Rw' Fw' U F Fw B L R U F2 D2 F' Uw2 F2 Rw Uw B2 R2 U' Uw2 B2 Uw' F' Rw F Fw' Uw D' Rw B2
5. 6:15.81 F U L' Fw' B2 U Uw2 D2 L' Fw2 B' L2 Rw R' Fw' U D Rw' R2 Fw D Fw2 Rw' Uw' L R2 F Fw2 Rw U F D' R' D2 L' D L2 U' Uw' D2
6. 3:05.60 D Rw' R Fw Rw' F D2 R Fw2 B2 U2 D2 F' L B' L Rw R' U2 Uw' D2 Rw' F2 B2 R' Uw F B2 R Uw Fw' L2 F2 R U' L2 Rw B' U Uw2
7. 3:50.10 U Uw R U D' L' D2 Rw' R' Fw' Rw2 U L' R' U2 D B' L2 B Uw' D' Fw' D Rw' Uw Rw2 D2 L2 R' Fw2 R2 Fw R' Uw L' Uw2 L' R2 Fw Rw2
8. 4:52.64 D2 B2 U2 Rw2 R' Uw2 F B D2 Rw B2 D Fw B R F' B' D F L R' D2 F' Rw D' R' F Fw B L U2 Rw2 Fw' B' L2 Fw L' Rw U' D
9. 5:33.09 F2 R U' F B' D Rw R2 Uw2 Fw2 U D2 R2 F Fw2 D2 L R' U' F' Fw B' Rw2 U' Fw B U' D' L U2 Rw U F Fw' U' D2 F' Fw' B D
10. 3:51.21 Rw2 R U Fw2 L' Uw' B' L Uw2 R F2 Fw2 B Rw R' Uw B2 R F U Rw R2 F2 L' R2 U' D Rw' F2 Fw B2 L Rw R U2 Fw' U' Fw B' Uw'
11. 5:08.92 U' D Fw' R2 U R' U' Uw' L' F R F2 B2 U' F' Uw2 D2 L Rw Fw2 Rw2 Uw' Rw F Fw R' F' L U2 D2 F Fw' D2 B2 L Rw B2 L' F R2
12. 4:59.57 Uw' D F Rw' Uw Rw2 R' F' B2 R2 D2 F2 L' F Uw B U2 Uw' R2 Uw F2 D2 L2 Rw' R' B' U' D' R D F2 Rw2 Fw' U2 D R U2 F' Fw R

took me all goldang day with all them breaks in between, but yeah.. There are some nice times in there already. What messes me up the most currently is that last white edge, pairing that thing up is a pain in the tush. I need to remember to ensure the cube white is facing down, as then I don't have as much trouble. Weird.

In any case.. for a first day of Yau this is not bad at all.
 
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VERY well done! And you're welcome. :D

My times are about like that.. average is around 4mins currently, so you are doing well. Soon you will be faster again than I am hahah


FINALLY a time in the sub3:

2:46.73 U Uw2 L' F2 L2 Rw U Uw2 Fw U Fw2 B L' D B D' F2 R2 U' B' L' Rw' F B' Uw2 R F R' F2 U Uw' Rw' U2 Fw2 B' Rw2 B U2 Uw2 L'
 
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Times are sloooowwwwly creeping down. I am amazed that even with my frantic searching for pairs I was faster than with yau. But my big pitfall is the pairing of the whites, when I get that faster we are looking at at least 10 seconds off the current times!

Took all day, did 50 solves

4x4x4 cube
Apr 21, 2013 7:50:32 AM - 5:53:41 PM

Mean: 3:43.73
Average: 3:43.25
Best time: 2:36.41
Median: 3:42.95
Worst time: 5:13.87
Standard deviation: 40.30

Best average of 5: 3:00.88
31-35 - (2:36.41) 2:57.67 3:10.73 2:54.25 (3:25.66)

Best average of 12: 3:17.22
31-42 - (2:36.41) 2:57.67 3:10.73 2:54.25 3:25.66 3:22.59 (4:46.41) 4:15.64 3:00.99 3:05.68 3:53.38 2:45.61

Below the fastest few:

3. 3:11.18 B' Uw2 D2 B2 R2 U Uw L Uw L F2 L2 F' Fw Rw B2 Rw U2 B Uw' L Uw L Rw' R B2 L' Rw Uw L' R F2 B2 D2 Rw U D' L' Rw2 D2
15. 2:46.73 U Uw2 L' F2 L2 Rw U Uw2 Fw U Fw2 B L' D B D' F2 R2 U' B' L' Rw' F B' Uw2 R F R' F2 U Uw' Rw' U2 Fw2 B' Rw2 B U2 Uw2 L'
19. 2:57.98 Uw2 Fw' B' Uw' R D L F2 L R2 U2 Fw Rw' R' Uw Fw Rw' R Uw' Rw2 R2 B L Fw' B' L' U2 D R' U' L Rw2 B' Uw2 R' F' Fw2 D' Rw' B
23. 3:14.30 Rw B2 U2 L Fw' Rw2 D F D2 Fw B2 L B2 R' F2 B2 Rw' Fw2 L2 F2 U B2 Uw R2 F2 Fw' L Uw' B' L2 Uw2 D' Fw2 L2 B2 U D' Rw F2 U2
25. 3:14.25 F' D2 B Uw B' Uw Fw Rw' R U' L2 F' Fw2 B Uw2 Rw2 Uw L2 R2 U' Rw2 Fw2 D R D2 R' Uw2 R D B2 Rw U Uw Fw' R2 B Rw D' B Rw
28. 3:14.46 D Fw2 U2 D2 Fw2 R2 Uw2 Rw R' Uw L R2 F2 R B2 L Rw' R D2 Rw F B R B' Uw D B Uw Rw F2 U' L Fw B2 U' L Fw B D F'
31. 2:36.41 F' D2 L2 U' Uw' L Fw L D F2 Fw' Rw2 F' B2 R U' L2 Rw2 B U2 Uw D' F' B' Uw' L Fw2 Uw' D2 F' U F' L' Uw' D B2 Rw' Uw D' R'
32. 2:57.67 Fw2 B' Rw2 U2 R2 Fw2 D' Rw2 D F2 Fw' U2 Uw D2 F2 Rw2 F2 Rw' Fw2 R B2 U2 Rw D' L' U2 Uw2 F2 Fw U' F2 B' U2 B Rw2 D2 L R' Uw' D
33. 3:10.73 U2 D L Rw2 D2 Rw2 Uw L' R' Uw2 Fw2 R' Fw2 Uw Fw B2 Rw D' R F2 Rw2 D R F' D' F' Fw' Rw' R U Uw Rw2 B' Rw D L2 Fw' L' F2 L2
34. 2:54.25 L' Rw Fw Uw L2 R' F' U2 Fw U D' L R Uw Fw D B' L' Uw2 F' R2 B U2 Uw2 F2 Fw B' L' Rw2 U2 Uw D2 Rw' Fw D R2 F' Rw Fw2 U
39. 3:00.99 R' D' Rw U Uw2 Rw B2 L Fw' L' R' U F Rw2 B U' Fw2 U F2 Uw2 Fw B2 U Rw2 Uw2 R2 F' L F Fw' U2 L2 Rw2 D2 Fw U' Rw Fw B2 D2
40. 3:05.68 L U2 L Rw2 R2 Uw2 F' B Rw2 U D' B' L D2 R' F B2 Uw2 L2 R Fw B Rw2 F2 Uw2 D Fw2 Rw2 Fw' L F' B R' Fw B2 L' Rw' R2 Fw D2
42. 2:45.61 L2 R2 B U' Uw' Rw' F' Uw' B2 D' Fw2 B2 L D F2 Fw2 B2 U' Rw D' Rw2 U' L' Uw2 R' Fw' L' Fw' B' L' F D' R2 Fw2 Rw' U2 Uw F2 B R2
45. 3:03.32 U Rw2 R2 B2 D2 L' Rw2 R2 U2 L Uw' F R Fw2 B U' Uw2 B2 R2 Fw U2 Uw L2 D2 L' R U B' Uw' L Rw B2 U2 Uw' D L2 D2 F2 B2 Rw2
46. 3:06.97 Rw' Fw B2 Rw D' F2 U' Rw U' Uw D2 B Rw' F' L Rw' R F' Fw B' D2 Fw' D' L2 Uw' D2 Fw2 R2 Uw L' Fw D2 Rw2 R' D R F' Uw2 D' Fw'
48. 3:10.10 Uw2 L D Fw' Uw' B' Rw' Uw F' R2 F2 L2 B' U' F2 Fw2 U2 Fw R B' L2 Rw U2 L Rw' Fw' Uw L2 R D' R U Fw B2 R' D' F2 Fw U' B2
50. 3:04.19 Rw' B2 L' F2 Uw' L2 Rw' U2 D F Rw' U' F2 Uw' D2 R' Fw U' R2 B2 R U' D' Rw' Uw2 F2 Fw Uw2 Fw2 B Uw' L2 R' U2 B2 Uw L Rw Uw2 Fw2
 
You'll find you will get faster with that center building at some point in time.. before you know it. I didn't realize it at first but yep. All of a sudden that went nice and swift and sometimes SO fast that I am rolling the thing around twice because I am doubting myself lol


Ok.. NOW we're talking!

Mean: 3:00.82
Average: 2:59.53
Best time: 2:36.92
Median: 3:02.06
Worst time: 3:28.56
Standard deviation: 16.66

Best average of 5: 2:59.53
1-5 - (2:36.92) (3:28.56) 2:54.23 3:02.06 3:02.31

1. 2:36.92 L' Rw Uw2 B' Rw D F B Uw' D2 B2 L Uw' D' Rw' R D F L Rw2 Uw2 D L' Uw D' L' Uw' B2 U2 L' R' F Rw U' Uw' Rw' Uw F2 Rw Uw'
2. 3:28.56 Rw R2 U2 Uw' D Fw2 L' F U2 Uw2 Rw U2 F2 Fw2 Uw' Fw2 L2 U2 L F2 D' F L' Fw' L D' B R' F2 B2 L' Rw' U2 Uw' F2 D F Uw2 F Fw'
3. 2:54.23 R' U' Fw2 U' D R Fw' R' B' L R2 F B U D2 F2 L2 F2 Fw' R U' D' F2 Uw D' Fw' Rw F2 L2 Fw Uw2 R2 U' B Rw U L Rw2 R Fw2
4. 3:02.06 Fw Uw' Fw L2 Uw2 Fw2 Rw R B L2 B2 Uw2 D F2 L' R B2 L2 D' R2 F B2 L Uw2 B2 U' Uw2 Fw U' F' U' Uw D2 Rw' R Fw' B' L' Uw Fw
5. 3:02.31 L R' D' L2 Uw Fw2 U2 F2 U' L D R2 Fw' L' Rw' Fw' L B' D F' Fw2 B' Rw U L2 Rw2 F2 Fw2 Rw' Fw' Uw' D L2 U B R2 Uw' F' Uw2 Fw
 
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Wooo!! Alright! Just did a session of 25 and best average of 12 is sub3 :D

Mean: 3:07.66
Average: 3:06.86
Best time: 2:30.75
Median: 3:03.59
Worst time: 4:03.04
Standard deviation: 23.76

Best average of 5: 2:47.67
11-15 - 2:32.38 (2:30.75) 2:35.62 (3:27.96) 3:15.01

Best average of 12: 2:56.04
2-13 - 3:11.41 2:51.84 2:50.02 3:22.02 2:50.85 2:56.07 2:54.43 (3:59.31) 3:15.79 2:32.38 (2:30.75) 2:35.62

1. 3:15.19 Rw' B' U2 Rw2 B' U2 R' B D2 B' R F2 L Rw U2 D2 F' Uw Rw2 B U R' F R2 F2 B L' Fw2 L2 D Rw' F' Fw2 B' U2 F' Rw2 Uw Rw F
2. 3:11.41 F' Rw2 R2 Fw L2 Rw2 B2 Uw' R' Uw F' Fw Uw2 F Fw B L2 Uw D2 R2 Fw U' Fw B U Uw' Fw U' Uw R U2 Uw D Fw2 B' Rw' D' Fw Rw2 R
3. 2:51.84 F L2 Rw Fw U2 Uw' D F B Rw' R' F' L2 B D F2 L F B' D' F Fw2 B2 Rw Uw2 D L2 R F2 U L' Rw R F' D F' L2 Fw L2 U'
4. 2:50.02 R B2 Rw B' U Fw' Rw2 U F' D' Fw2 D F' Rw' U2 Fw B2 L F2 B2 L2 R2 F Fw R' Fw' B' Rw2 U' F' L Rw2 U Fw Uw D' Fw2 B2 U' Fw
5. 3:22.02 Fw B L' B2 Uw' L' Rw2 U' Uw' D F' U2 Uw' F L' Rw R' F B2 U2 R Uw2 L2 U' Uw2 B' U' F Fw' B2 L' Fw2 B2 R D2 F Fw Rw R' Fw2
6. 2:50.85 Uw2 R2 U' D2 L' Rw Fw2 Uw2 Rw U' Uw B2 Rw Fw' L' F Fw2 Uw R2 D R B' D L Uw R' U2 L F' D F2 R U2 L Rw2 R' Fw' D Rw R'
7. 2:56.07 Fw2 L2 B Uw D2 Fw2 Rw2 F U2 Rw' D2 F' Rw R' U2 B2 U R' D' Rw' F' Fw' B2 U' Uw' Rw U2 F L' Rw R U' R U Fw2 U' D Rw' Fw U'
8. 2:54.43 F' Uw' F2 Fw B' L R Fw Uw Fw B2 Rw' U R' B2 R B Rw2 R2 U' Uw2 R F2 Fw2 Rw2 R' F' Uw' R2 F' U' F L D2 R2 U' Uw2 F' U F2
9. 3:59.31 Uw2 D' B Uw2 F2 Fw U' D2 L' Rw' Uw' L' U2 Uw' F Fw2 Rw U2 L2 U2 D2 L R D2 Rw2 R2 B' Uw' L2 Uw' D2 F2 U2 L' U Uw2 B D L' D2
10. 3:15.79 Rw Fw L' Rw Fw' L' B R U' D' R Uw2 B2 L2 Rw' R Uw L Rw2 U' R D Rw Uw' D' R' Fw' L' Uw2 Fw B' U' D' L2 Fw B' D' Rw' D B'
11. 2:32.38 F2 U' D' Fw2 Uw' D' B2 L' Rw2 Uw2 L U2 F2 B Uw2 R2 U' Uw B2 Rw' R' B2 U L' R Uw Fw2 Uw F2 R' U' Uw D' L Uw2 Fw' R Uw' L Fw
12. 2:30.75 F' D' L2 U F2 B' L Uw2 F B2 Uw2 D2 Rw' U' L2 R F' B' D R2 Uw L Rw U' R' D2 B L' U' F2 Fw' Uw' B U' L' R Fw B' R2 U
13. 2:35.62 F' B' U L' F' Fw L U' R2 D' Rw B Uw Rw2 R Fw2 R2 F Fw U' L2 U' Uw R U' R' Uw' Fw2 U2 D' L' F2 Fw2 Rw B2 D2 R' F2 L' Rw'
14. 3:27.96 F2 Fw' D Fw B2 Rw2 R2 Fw2 B2 L2 R' Uw' D Fw2 Rw' U' Uw' D' F2 B Uw Fw' L B Rw U B U' Uw' F' U' Uw2 D2 L' F' U2 Uw L Rw2 F'
15. 3:15.01 B' R Fw U2 L Rw' R' F Fw' L2 F Uw F2 B U Uw' D2 Fw' Rw' F' Fw2 U' D' B' U Rw' Uw' Rw B2 U R Uw2 Fw' U2 B L' Rw' R F' Rw2
16. 2:59.35 Fw' U' B2 L' R2 U F' Uw2 D' B2 R Uw Rw Fw B Uw' D2 L Fw2 B Uw' D' L Rw' D2 Fw Rw' Fw' U F2 Fw U2 L2 Rw' Uw2 D B Uw2 L Rw2
17. 2:57.94 U' L2 U' B2 R' F2 Rw' Uw Rw2 Uw F' B' L Rw D F' Rw B' U2 F2 Uw2 R U' F' Fw2 Uw D Fw L R' Fw B2 U' Fw2 B R' Uw D Fw2 Rw2
18. 2:51.27 Fw2 L U' Uw2 D B' U' F B' Rw2 F' Uw2 D2 Rw U Fw2 U Uw' B2 R' Fw2 U2 D2 F U' Fw2 Rw2 U2 L Fw' Rw R' U2 B' Uw' B2 U' F2 Uw' Rw
19. 3:10.47 B2 U F U' L' U D B2 R U' D2 L R2 B U2 Uw L2 F Fw Uw' Fw Rw' U2 F' Fw Uw' D2 L R' F' L2 B' Rw2 F Uw Fw R2 U' L R'
20. 3:15.18 L F2 L' D Fw2 U Fw2 B2 U2 L2 Fw R U Rw R2 Fw' L2 Fw' Rw U' Uw2 D' F' Fw B' L R2 D2 R2 F2 L U2 Uw L R' U' D2 Fw Rw2 Fw2
21. 3:47.73 Fw' L F L2 U B' U2 R' B L2 U2 F2 Fw' B2 U' F2 R B' L F' B' Uw2 D' L' R2 Fw' D F U' Uw2 F2 U F2 B2 Rw2 B U' Uw B2 Rw'
22. 2:48.86 D L D Rw2 F Fw2 U Fw2 L R F' R' B L R2 F Fw B Rw F' Fw B Rw2 R' D2 Rw' U2 Uw2 R2 U L' R B Rw' U' Rw R' Uw Fw' U2
23. 3:03.59 Fw2 R2 F' R' U2 D R F' Uw Fw B' U' Uw' D' Fw2 B' L Uw B U Rw2 R2 D Rw' F Rw B U Fw' B D Fw2 B' Uw2 L2 R2 F' U' D' L2
24. 3:25.42 Uw2 D L' R Uw' D2 F' Fw2 B' R' B L2 Rw R2 D2 Rw2 U Rw' Uw2 D2 Rw2 Fw' U Uw' D2 L2 Rw' R Fw R' D' Rw' U Uw2 F L Rw' U' D' F
25. 4:03.04 F' Fw' B D2 Fw' R2 U' L Fw2 Uw2 L Uw2 R2 B L' F Fw' Rw' D' Rw' U Uw' D' Fw' Rw Fw2 U' D2 F' B Rw2 R2 F2 L D' L Fw' B2 R' Uw2

That last solve was worst time. I forgot to insert the 4th white pair and started building the centers. Then had to pair up and put in the white still. I must say that I did nice on that, given the time lol


I am saying that wrong.. I built the other edges and ..

hrmm.. never mind I just screwed up that solve and managed to get out of things somewhat reasonable lol
 
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I have only time to do a few solves per day. Did one solve this morning at breakfast, 4.30.. Still it felt like a smooth and fast solve.. Don't know why it is not much faster than my normal reduction times. I think I need major work on my building centers after white and yellow.
 
It will speed up.. what you could try is scramble the cube and then solve it up to the fourth white insertion, and then scramble again. That way you can get twice or even three times the practice on that particular section.

Pairing and inserting the white pairs is going much better now as well.. resulting in better times :)

Yeah and sometimes you get somethign that feels like a good fast solve and you look at the timer and the heart sinks lol It sucks, but it WILL get better, and before you know it you will say YAY!
 
Since you folks are learning/using Yau on the 4x4 I gave it a try. I'm terrible on the 4 final centers, but when you do the edges and you get down to the point that there are only 2 left and they, naturally, are opposites on each dedge. Is there a 'Yau-ish' way to solve it to do you just bring them to the E slice and do a a u' -> edge flip alg -> u ?
 
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