[Official] Kevin Hays Vancouver Open 2010 3x3 avg-11.67 4x4-45.22 5x5-1:19.75

[masterofthebass]

me neither. ask ron.

 

[amostay2004]

iirc Balint Bodor also used something to block the time when he was minxing in WC

 

[masterofthebass]

he must've hid it from Ron. Ron was quite adamant about not being allowed to do this.

 

[Toquinha1977]

I wish I were that fast...

i'm faster at 5x5, did you see hear about my 1:16 single

"WORLD RECORD!"
"What, where?"

 

[vcuber13]

Not sure how that counts as "assistance" towards the solve.

Maybe so you dont get distracted

 

[Johan444]

Either he put the post-it there for fun or he did it to improve the results. And it certainly is an object.

 

[Hays]

It doesn't really specify it in the regs does it?

yes it does. Ron says "A5b) While inspecting or solving the puzzle, the competitor must not have any assistance from anyone or any object (other than the surface). Penalty: disqualification of the solve." covers putting a piece of paper over the timer.

I guess technically that does cover putting a piece of paper over the timer, the way I read it was though was that you couldn't use anything to help in the actual solving. The paper was just to minimize distraction and me getting nervous if I had a 50 second reduction. Also couldn't you then fold the stackmat over to cover the timer because that is technically "the surface"?

 

[DavidWoner]

If putting a piece of paper over the timer is assistance from an object, then earplugs and the like are also assistance from an object.

 

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[dbax0999]

KEVIN "PURPLE" HAZE

 

[esquimalt1]

Yeah, lots of people have used earplugs to minimize distraction. If the paper has to go then so should the other stuff.

 

[Hays]

It doesn't really specify it in the regs does it?

yes it does. Ron says "A5b) While inspecting or solving the puzzle, the competitor must not have any assistance from anyone or any object (other than the surface). Penalty: disqualification of the solve." covers putting a piece of paper over the timer.

Oh, and if you wanted to be really technical you could say that covers glasses and contacts too.

 

[Kian]

If putting a piece of paper over the timer is assistance from an object, then earplugs and the like are also assistance from an object.

Agreed completely. There is no fundamental difference.