Kattenvriendin from The Netherlands

[littlewing1208]

WHahaha took me a minute more on that scramble! 03:01.62

How'd you do on mine?

And you're fast on that Yau if you just started learning.. wow.

Lol 2:55 . But today I haven't got less than a 2:30 solve . Not sure what happened but I was on fire yesterday morning:

Spoiler

4x4x4 cube
Apr 27, 2013 12:28:30 PM - 1:25:51 PM

Mean: 2:19.59
Average: 2:19.08
Best time: 2:02.03
Median: 2:20.07
Worst time: 2:42.18
Standard deviation: 11.83

Best average of 5: 2:13.84
8-12 - (2:34.52) (2:02.03) 2:02.47 2:26.23 2:12.83

Best average of 12: 2:19.08
1-12 - 2:16.39 2:28.39 2:07.08 2:20.21 2:22.76 (2:42.18) 2:19.93 2:34.52 (2:02.03) 2:02.47 2:26.23 2:12.83

1. 2:16.39 F2 Fw' L' R2 F' D2 Rw B' D' L' B' Uw2 F' B2 L' D F' Uw B Rw R F U L Uw' Rw Uw L' Rw' R2 U' Rw Fw2 Rw2 B R' D' Fw2 R' Fw2
2. 2:28.39 F2 U2 Uw L Rw U Uw Rw U2 D2 L U2 Rw' Uw' L Rw F Fw B R' D' Fw L2 Rw' B' D2 F2 Fw' L' F' Uw F B Uw F B' L' Fw2 R2 B2
3. 2:07.08 Rw2 F' Fw B Rw Uw L' Rw Fw2 Rw2 R F B' U' Uw2 F U' Uw D F2 U2 Uw Fw B2 L' U Uw' Fw R' F B2 U D' Rw B D' B' D2 Rw2 R2
4. 2:20.21 B' Uw' B' R' F' Fw D' B L U Rw2 R2 B2 U L Fw' R2 U' R2 F' Rw' F2 Fw2 L' B Uw2 Fw2 D2 Rw Uw F2 Uw2 Fw U2 Rw' F2 Rw2 R Fw2 R'
5. 2:22.76 Rw F' R U2 L2 Uw' L' U L2 D2 B2 Uw' F Fw B2 U2 Rw R' U D Rw U R' U' D R2 F2 B Rw2 F2 Rw2 Uw L R' F' Uw' Fw Uw' R2 Uw'
6. 2:42.18 F' Fw L2 R2 F' R' F Fw2 U D Fw D Rw' Uw' F L2 Rw' R D F' B2 R' Fw Rw2 Uw D F' Fw2 Uw2 D F B2 U F L Fw U2 R' F2 Fw2
7. 2:19.93 F Rw' R2 Uw2 F' Uw Fw' R2 B2 L2 R Uw L' R D' B L' U' Uw' D2 Rw' B' R' Fw Rw2 Fw' D Rw' F2 L' R F2 L2 R2 Uw D' L F' D' Rw
8. 2:34.52 Uw' Rw Fw2 B2 L' R2 U2 Rw2 U' L Rw2 U2 D L' Rw2 F Fw' Rw2 Fw' Rw2 B Uw L2 R' Fw' Rw2 R U' R' F2 U Uw' D2 Rw R2 U' Fw2 B L2 D2
9. 2:02.03 Fw' Rw U' Fw R2 B2 Rw' Uw2 L' D' R2 D' B' D2 R Uw L' D2 L2 R' Uw Rw2 Fw U' L' F U2 Uw R' Uw D' Fw' L' Rw U L2 U' D' F L'
10. 2:02.47 U2 L' Uw' F' L' U Rw U2 F D2 Fw Uw' F L2 U' F2 Fw2 Rw Uw B2 Uw' Rw2 Uw' F2 Fw2 D2 L' Rw U D' Fw Uw' B2 U' R U Uw2 L2 U' F'
11. 2:26.23 R' U D B U2 R U D F' Fw' L' B2 U2 Fw' U D L2 F2 B2 L2 R U2 L D2 L R' U Rw' R B' Rw2 D2 B' Rw' U' Uw' R2 B2 Rw Fw
12. 2:12.83 Rw Fw D2 L2 R2 D F2 L2 D' F2 B' U' L F' Fw D2 Rw' R U2 B' U R2 D2 L' Uw2 L2 Rw2 U2 B2 Rw2 R2 F B2 Rw2 U' L2 Rw2 B2 L2 D'

 

[Lchu613]

Did you know: Kattenvriendin dancing very well! She danced today in my house and she did VERY WELL ( swing, belly dance etc ) 1 more point for you Kasttenvriendin , You are AWESOMEEEEE

Wait what?

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Crazycubemom and I saw each other at her house yesterday

And yes I belly dance. Though it's been a LONG while

 

[MarcelP]

Did you know: Kattenvriendin dancing very well! She danced today in my house and she did VERY WELL ( swing, belly dance etc ) 1 more point for you Kasttenvriendin , You are AWESOMEEEEE

Relay solve : 2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4 and Pyra in sub 4 minutes! Geweldig and 3x3x3 with 29.xx sec was also great, go for sub 30 avg go for it

CrazyCubemom, happy birthday (I know one day late)!

And yes I belly dance. Though it's been a LONG while

Ok, special quest peformance in Eindhoven? LOL

 

[hcfong]

LOL I highly doubt it. That would leave me with a month to get sub2!


Hcfong.. can't we change it to sub3? Pretty pleeeaaase? At least that is feasible for us slow'uns.. *bats lashes*

Only just saw this. Sorry, but I can't do that. We're on a tight schedule and we'll probably run over time if I raised the cutoff to 3 minutes.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

So all us sup2s will get a DNF in our WCA rankings then? Or do we get timed, but just no second round (that I can live with just peachy ).


No.. no performance in Eindhoven LOL You might get one when I manage to organize something here in the surroundings. I need to contact a few people (like hcfong) to ask what it all entails, but when that is feasible, I might just do it AND get a performance (well.. performance is a big word lol) going

 

[hcfong]

No, the hard time limit is 10 mins. That's when the stackmat timer turns off. If you go over that, it is a DNF, The 2 min cutoff is what you need to get in one of your first two solves, to do an average of 5. If you make the cutoff in one of your first two solves, you can complete the average of 5, regardless of the times you get in the following solves.

Examples:
1. 2:43.98
2: 2:00.01 so close :-(
You didn't make the cutoff, so you're not allowed to do an average.

1. 1:59.99, O yes, you can do an average.
2: 8:55:12 Hm.. exploding cubes are fun to watch, but not when it's the cube you're solving. No problem though, you already made the cutoff, so you're still in.
3. 5:43.94. Got the colour scheme wrong? Don't worry, it happens to the best of us.
4. DNF. You went over the 10 mins time limit and the stackmat timer switched off.
5. 2:23.09
Your average will be the mean of your solves without the best and worst solve.

I'm always happy to help with organising a competition.
5:

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Ahhh ok, so in my case both will be above 2mins, and then the single best will then be recorded and that's it? Am I getting it correctly?


Thanks hcfong for wanting to help!

I have a location in mind, will have to speak with those folks though (scouting house) and see how large the area is. We have a large gym hall here that would be perfect, but those folks like to squeeze money out of people. In my eyes 5 euros a day and 7.50 for the two (if there are two) is the max that is proper to ask.

There is another place I can think of, larger, better light, but I'd have to ask my dad how much is asked for that space (he organizes bingo there for the elderly lol and they rent it). They even have a bar there, so that would be a cool thing IF we were allowed to use it, and otherwise it's the same as 1AVG; BYO with tea and coffee supplied.

Basically I need to find out rent for spaces I think can qualify first so I can see what is possible here

 

[Crazycubemom]

CrazyCubemom, happy birthday (I know one day late)!



Ok, special quest peformance in Eindhoven? LOL

Thank you Marcel

She must dance after her new PB's @ Eindhoven?

 

[Kattenvriendin]

ROFL!

Nope I'll determine when and what

 

[Lchu613]

WHOOHOO

My SS v4 4x4 just arrived
The stickers are so shiny for some reason

I still have to look on the little algo sheet for the parities and last two edges

 

[Kattenvriendin]

That is no biggie, I just learned the two algos I mentioned earlier in the thread as far as parities

Last two edges: put the same ones in the front left and right on the same layer and then: Dd R U R' F R' F' R Dd' (if you want to switch to Yau later on, this is a good one!) Dd is two bottom layers.
if they are not in the same layer and you need to flip one: R U R' U' F' U F

And then I learned these two parity cases:

Two opposite dedges swap parity: r2 U2 r2 Uw2 r2 u2
I also use this when there are adjacent edges, just one more step to do a three cycle after that. I honestly can't be bothered learning that dragon of an algo for the adjacent edges lol

And the single dedge flip:

r2 U2 r2 U2
r  U2 r  U2
r' U2 B2 U'
r' U  B2 U'
r  U'

I simplified that notation as this is much easier to remember, pattern wise


Most of all: HAVE FUN!! And congrats

 

[Lchu613]

Thanks for those algos
They're really long o.0

 

[mark49152]

Your OLL parity pattern worked for me - could never remember it before, and since you first posted it I've never forgotten it!

 

[Kattenvriendin]

GREAT!!

For me it is all about patterns.. when I see one I can use it. Otherwise it is just one loooooong string of letters.

Lchu613 those are the SHORT ones!

The one I refuse to remember is this one: (L2 D x) (Uu)2 (Rr)2 U2 r2 U2 (Rr)2 (Uu)2 (x' D' L2)

>.<

I need one without the cube rotations alright.

 

[Brest]

I need one without the cube rotations alright.

R U R' U' // sexy move
2R2 U2 2R2 u2 2R2 2U2 // permutation parity
U R U' R' // inverse sexy move
View at alg.garron.us

you can also use

R' U R U'
2R2 U2 2R2 u2 2R2 2U2
U R' U' R
View at alg.garron.us

This is a conjugate. The sexy move positions one of the unsolved edges so that it is opposite the other. Once this has been setup the standard permutation parity swaps them. Then you undo the setup to complete the conjugate.

Or you can just do permutation parity and a Uperm.

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Thanks! I'll try that later on when I am awake again, see what it does on a solved cube first and if I like it.

I see now where the heavy hand rotation moves come from when I see people doing this at comp.

 

[mark49152]

For me it is all about patterns.. when I see one I can use it. Otherwise it is just one loooooong string of letters.

Well yes. I think the reason I find these hard is that I learn algs by drilling them into muscle memory. On big cubes I am slow and clumsy so these algs never make it into muscle memory. I have to remember the patterns instead.

 

[MarcelP]

Well yes. I think the reason I find these hard is that I learn algs by drilling them into muscle memory. On big cubes I am slow and clumsy so these algs never make it into muscle memory. I have to remember the patterns instead.

Yes, me too. I had huge problems doing PLL's on my 4 X 4. So I trained a bit with my last layer trainer where you can see the algorithm. That helped me a lot. Most PLL's I can do now on my 4 X 4 without stopping in the middle of one and not knowing how to complete the damn thing

 

[Kattenvriendin]

Same thing here with cuboids. It takes a while and a lot of solving before they are actually IN the brain.