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[muchacho]

OH Mo100 PB: 32.693

It was 33.735 since January, when I said I was going to learn to do CP while inserting the last pair, I didn't, I'll try again now.

 

[mafergut]

A bit off cubing for the most part of the week. Trying to change that during the wekend.

Considering buying a Yan3 from all the recommendations I got for a new 3x3.

I also saw the new CB G6 6x6 but not sure it's worth it (even though it's so cheap that I'm not wasting much if it's not good). Tried again to compare between the WuHua and the Yuxin 6x6 and I definitely get better times with the Yuxin but it's far from perfect. Not that I've solved any of them enough so that they are fully broken in. Got my 1st close call to a sub-6min single so, yeah, I'm still pretty far from comparable 4x4 or 5x5 times (1:15 and 2:30 respectively should give something around 5min, right?).

I also solved my new Mefferts Ghost for the 1st time and it's probably the most difficult 3x3 shapemod I have. I had to take photos to make sure I was orienting the centers right. First layer is more or less easy and last layer as well but 2nd layer is a nightmare to get right... or am I just a patzer?

 

[newtonbase]

A bit off cubing for the most part of the week. Trying to change that during the wekend.

Considering buying a Yan3 from all the recommendations I got for a new 3x3.

I also saw the new CB G6 6x6 but not sure it's worth it (even though it's so cheap that I'm not wasting much if it's not good). Tried again to compare between the WuHua and the Yuxin 6x6 and I definitely get better times with the Yuxin but it's far from perfect. Not that I've solved any of them enough so that they are fully broken in. Got my 1st close call to a sub-6min single so, yeah, I'm still pretty far from comparable 4x4 or 5x5 times (1:15 and 2:30 respectively should give something around 5min, right?).

I also solved my new Mefferts Ghost for the 1st time and it's probably the most difficult 3x3 shapemod I have. I had to take photos to make sure I was orienting the centers right. First layer is more or less easy and last layer as well but 2nd layer is a nightmare to get right... or am I just a patzer?

I have a 2x2 Virust which is terribly hard. Your 3x3 must be much harder.

 

[mark49152]

Been a bit busy recently but have been trying to do a little 3BLD each day. I'm getting more consistent. New PBs of 50.29 single and 1:07.59 average of best 10 out of 20. Accuracy is consistently better than 50%, usually more like 70%. It feels like I might be breaking off my plateau...

 

[newtonbase]

Been a bit busy recently but have been trying to do a little 3BLD each day. I'm getting more consistent. New PBs of 50.29 single and 1:07.59 average of best 10 out of 20. Accuracy is consistently better than 50%, usually more like 70%. It feels like I might be breaking off my plateau...

Very nice. We'll be expecting sub 1 in Paris.

 

[mark49152]

Something weird happened this week doing 3BLD.

I did a solve and opened my eyes to see corners solved and edges completely scrambled. I think there was only one edge solved. Very unusual to fail so completely!

Then I tried to use M2 sighted to solve it before scrambling again, and noticed, to my bafflement, that the sequence was the reverse of my memo!

Can anyone see what happened?

Spoiler

I had a cycle break about half way through edges, but mistakenly broke into the same cycle again but on opposite stickers. So for the second half of edge execution, I was re-scrambling the ones I'd already solved

 

[newtonbase]

Something weird happened this week doing 3BLD.

I did a solve and opened my eyes to see corners solved and edges completely scrambled. I think there was only one edge solved. Very unusual to fail so completely!

Then I tried to use M2 sighted to solve it before scrambling again, and noticed, to my bafflement, that the sequence was the reverse of my memo!

Can anyone see what happened?

Spoiler

I had a cycle break about half way through edges, but mistakenly broke into the same cycle again but on opposite stickers. So for the second half of edge execution, I was re-scrambling the ones I'd already solved

Bizarre

 

[muchacho]

Today I've reached 40000 3x3 timed solves, apparently I forgot to make graphs when I reached 35000, maybe I forgot because I barely improved from previous 5000 (less than half a second), this time almost one full second



300 DNFs in total, once per 133 solves... (that improves to 143 if only counting last 10000 solves)

...As always I'll end this post promising that I'll learn full CMLL before I do 5000 more timed solves

 

[h2f]

I'm back from a competition: http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=2089&compid=46
Only pb in pyraminx but no cutoff. And again 3 DNF's in 3bld - I think my main problem is a stress: memos were fine but I've made mistakes during cycyles.

And in 2nd round of 3x3 my Valk had a pop - first time ever: 27.xx. In next solve I was still in stress. And only in the last one I've back on track. It looks like next time will be in early May.

 

[mark49152]

That PB cutoff must be very harsh, Grzegorz, for 10.xx to not be enough...

 

[h2f]

That PB cutoff must be very harsh, Grzegorz, for 10.xx to not be enough...

Yes, you know how it is. In Poland we say: one time you lose, the second time you... lose.

 

[mark49152]

Yes, you know how it is. In Poland we say: one time you lose, the second time you... lose.

Come to Worlds and get an average .

 

[h2f]

Come to Worlds and get an average .

I guess cutoffs are bigger than 10 s. And just a moment ago I got 46.15 on this: B2 U B2 U' B2 U' F2 U' B2 U2 F2 B L R D' F R' D2 F' L2 B2 Rw'

*** whats wrong with me - yesterday 3 DNFs, today home pb.

 

[mark49152]

*** whats wrong with me - yesterday 3 DNFs, today home pb.

That seems typical for me too. If I practise hard for an event I'm more likely to screw it up but then do really well as soon as I calm down .

Today, 59.65 ao5 in 4x4 - my first sub-1 average .

 

[mafergut]

Wow that 46.15 is incredible @h2f! Sorry that the comp didn't go well. Next time you'll do... better

It was long ago that I did any long 3x3 session so I decided to try a full CN Ao50 (for the first time) and got a measly 19.80. At least it's sub-20 but 6 solves over 24 seconds say I'm far from there yet.

 

[muchacho]

18.970 Mo100 PB (previous was 19.442 from a month ago). I guess I'll stick with the Weilong v2, I've improved almost 1 second with it in last 2 months (maybe it's not the cause, but I'm not gonna risk it).

Spoiler

40236 19-mar-2017 17:37:29 00:17.798 B2 U2 R2 D R2 D' R2 B2 U' F2 R' L F D R B2 L U2 B D2 U'
40235 19-mar-2017 17:36:50 00:21.079 U' R2 U2 L2 D L2 D' R2 B2 F2 U2 F U L' U' R L' U' R2 F' L2 U'
40234 19-mar-2017 17:36:02 00:24.686 D B2 R2 F2 L2 D2 F2 D L2 U B2 L D' R B' U2 F' D2 R2 L B
40233 19-mar-2017 17:35:13 00:16.614 B2 D' F2 U' L2 D F2 D2 R2 F2 U F' D' B' D B2 D L' F' L
40232 19-mar-2017 17:34:35 00:17.287 U2 F2 D R2 B2 U2 L2 F2 U F2 U' B' L2 F U2 L U' R2 L' B'
40231 19-mar-2017 17:33:54 00:17.950 B2 F2 D B2 D' F2 R2 L2 D R2 D' F L' D' F2 U' B2 U L' U
40230 19-mar-2017 17:33:14 00:21.254 B2 F2 U' L2 D' B2 U B2 U' B2 U' R' D B R D' L2 D' U' F' U
40229 19-mar-2017 17:32:35 00:19.535 F2 L2 D' B2 F2 R2 B2 U' R2 U2 F2 R' B F R' D2 R2 L B R2 U2
40228 19-mar-2017 17:31:56 00:18.950 R2 L2 D2 L2 D B2 F2 R2 U L2 U' L U2 R' U' F U' R U' F2 D2
40227 19-mar-2017 17:31:23 00:17.703 D R2 F2 D2 R2 D F2 D R2 B2 D R F R2 D2 R' D2 R U2 L D' U
40226 19-mar-2017 17:30:42 00:19.264 D2 L2 U2 L2 D' F2 L2 D' B2 U' L2 F U2 L' F' L2 F' L2 U' B' R
40225 19-mar-2017 17:30:06 00:18.717 U L2 U R2 F2 D' U2 R2 L2 B2 U2 L' D R2 F L F' U2 R' L' D
40224 19-mar-2017 17:29:27 00:18.174 U2 F2 U B2 F2 R2 D2 B2 U' R2 D2 F U2 B' R D2 U2 R2 B D2 F' U'
40223 19-mar-2017 17:28:44 00:20.008 F2 U R2 L2 U' F2 R2 U2 B2 L2 F L B2 D2 F L' B' D B2 R' D'
40222 19-mar-2017 17:27:34 00:18.301 U F2 U2 F2 D' B2 R2 B2 U2 R2 U B' D2 R L' F' L' U' B' F
40221 19-mar-2017 17:26:54 00:17.663 U2 L2 D B2 U R2 D L2 D2 B2 L2 B' F L D' B' R' D R2 B2 R'
40220 19-mar-2017 17:26:16 00:14.182 D2 R2 B2 D L2 U' B2 D U R2 U' F D L2 F R L U F2 R F'
40219 19-mar-2017 17:25:42 00:18.174 F2 R2 F2 D' B2 D2 U F2 L2 U' B R B2 D' B U' L B' F' L' U'
40218 19-mar-2017 17:25:00 00:21.791 D B2 L2 D F2 R2 U' B2 D2 F2 R2 F U' L2 B' D U F R B L U'
40217 19-mar-2017 17:24:21 00:17.215 D B2 R2 U2 F2 D R2 L2 B2 D F2 L' F D' R2 F' D U' L' D B' L2
40216 19-mar-2017 17:23:45 00:15.551 B2 F2 D' R2 D' R2 U' L2 U2 B2 U L D B' R' B F' U2 F2 D F2 U'
40215 19-mar-2017 17:23:12 00:12.936 L2 F2 L2 D' B2 R2 U F2 L2 D R2 B' D' U2 R F L' D' R B' R2 U'
40214 19-mar-2017 17:22:30 00:21.872 R2 U F2 U B2 D2 U' B2 R2 U2 B2 L U' R D F L' D B' R B'
40213 19-mar-2017 17:21:54 00:19.399 L2 D' L2 F2 D' F2 R2 L2 F2 L2 D' R U2 B' R F' D B' D U' R2
40212 19-mar-2017 17:21:14 00:18.605 B2 L2 B2 R2 U' F2 D U B2 R2 D2 B D2 B L' B F' R' U' L2 F2 R
40211 19-mar-2017 17:20:33 00:20.423 F2 D B2 U' R2 U' R2 L2 D2 R2 U' B L' D2 U' B' L' D' L' F R B
40210 19-mar-2017 17:19:58 00:17.823 F2 D F2 U F2 D B2 U2 B2 U B2 L F' L' U L D B' U2 L2 D'
40209 19-mar-2017 17:19:14 00:21.557 U' B2 L2 U B2 F2 U B2 R2 D B2 R D2 F L' B F2 U2 L D' B2 U'
40208 19-mar-2017 17:18:33 00:20.807 U2 F2 D R2 D L2 U2 R2 D' R2 U B' R2 D' B2 U2 R' F R' D' B' U'
40207 19-mar-2017 17:17:23 00:16.007 D2 F2 R2 D' R2 L2 D' L2 D2 R2 F2 R B R D2 R' U' F' L' F' D' U
40206 19-mar-2017 17:16:48 00:17.863 B2 U' R2 B2 U' R2 U2 L2 F2 D2 U' L U' R2 F' R2 B' D' F2 L' U F
40205 19-mar-2017 17:16:09 00:18.166 B2 L2 D R2 U' B2 L2 B2 F2 D U L F D' U R D2 B' L D L U2
40204 19-mar-2017 17:15:30 00:19.607 U2 B2 R2 F2 U' B2 D' B2 F2 L2 D B' L' D2 U' B F R U2 L' B2
40203 19-mar-2017 17:14:46 00:23.326 D2 B2 R2 D' R2 F2 D' R2 D2 U' L2 F B2 D L B2 L2 D2 B' U' R2
40202 19-mar-2017 17:14:10 00:17.095 R2 L2 U' L2 U2 R2 B2 R2 D F2 D F D' B F D' B2 L U F2 D
40201 19-mar-2017 17:13:34 00:15.431 R2 D' B2 U F2 D' B2 U2 F2 R2 U F R' L2 F U' R2 U R2 B F' L'
40200 19-mar-2017 17:12:56 00:22.117 D' B2 D R2 F2 U' L2 U2 B2 U2 F' L' B L2 U2 L' F D B2 R'
40199 19-mar-2017 17:12:12 00:24.622 D L2 U' R2 B2 D2 L2 U' F2 D' B2 R B' U R2 F2 U F D B L' U'
40198 19-mar-2017 17:11:40 00:18.182 R2 D' R2 D' L2 U B2 D' U' R' D2 L' F' L B D2 B2 L2 D2
40197 19-mar-2017 17:10:58 00:20.015 F2 L2 D F2 R2 D B2 U2 R2 D U2 R' F U R' D B L D2 R' B' D'
40196 19-mar-2017 17:10:22 00:19.965 R2 D2 B2 L2 U F2 U L2 B2 U L2 B R F' U' F R L2 D' L2 B
40195 19-mar-2017 17:09:43 00:15.845 L2 B2 F2 L2 D2 B2 L2 D' B2 D' R2 F L D F U2 R2 F2 L2 D'
40194 19-mar-2017 17:08:34 00:12.622 F2 L2 U2 F2 U2 B2 U' R2 F2 L2 B' D' F2 R U' L B2 D' F' D2 U
40193 19-mar-2017 17:07:57 00:18.558 D2 R2 U F2 D2 L2 F2 D' B2 D' B2 L B U' R' F' U L' F R2 F
40192 19-mar-2017 17:07:17 00:15.870 B2 U' L2 D R2 D' B2 R2 B2 F2 D2 B R' B' R2 B D2 B U2 B2 R' D'
40191 19-mar-2017 17:06:30 00:28.462 B2 U R2 L2 D U2 R2 B2 F2 D2 U' F B2 U R2 F' L U R' D' F'
40190 19-mar-2017 17:05:48 00:23.749 F2 D' R2 U L2 F2 U2 B2 F2 L2 F2 L' U2 F' R B R D' F R2 F'
40189 19-mar-2017 17:05:11 00:18.719 D' L2 F2 R2 B2 D' U F2 U' B2 U' F D F R' F' U' R D2 F' R U2
40188 19-mar-2017 17:04:35 00:17.126 L2 D' F2 D2 R2 U' F2 D L2 D' L2 F' D2 U L2 B U R' U2 L B' F'
40187 19-mar-2017 17:04:01 00:18.102 D' R2 B2 R2 D' U2 L2 U R2 B2 U' F R B R2 B' R2 L2 U2 F' L
40186 19-mar-2017 17:03:28 00:16.910 D L2 D' R2 L2 B2 U B2 R2 F2 L F' D L2 U' B R' U R L'
40185 19-mar-2017 17:02:47 00:20.951 B2 U2 R2 L2 D' L2 U' R2 B2 U2 F2 R L' D' F D2 B R L2 F D' U'
40184 19-mar-2017 17:02:03 00:21.207 F2 U B2 U L2 U2 B2 L2 D2 U' F' D' L2 U' F' U L B' R' D
40183 19-mar-2017 17:01:25 00:19.086 R2 L2 B2 D2 L2 D B2 D' B2 R2 D' F' U2 L F D' B' U2 B U2 R L'
40182 19-mar-2017 17:00:47 00:19.454 D2 F2 D' R2 L2 U F2 L2 D U B2 L F2 U F' L D' L' D2 B D' U2
40181 19-mar-2017 17:00:07 00:21.014 U' F2 R2 D B2 U2 B2 F2 R2 L2 U' F' U L U2 B2 D2 L' D2 B' R'
40180 19-mar-2017 16:59:24 00:18.118 L2 D F2 D' L2 B2 U L2 D' L2 U2 R' F L U B' D F' R2 U' B'
40179 19-mar-2017 16:58:49 00:18.758 F2 D' R2 B2 F2 U F2 U' R2 U2 L2 B' L2 B2 D2 U2 L B' F D L2 D
40178 19-mar-2017 16:58:13 00:16.591 L2 B2 L2 D R2 U2 B2 D' F2 L2 F2 L B' D2 F D B D B' F2 U'
40177 19-mar-2017 16:57:32 00:22.343 L2 F2 R2 U' R2 D B2 R2 U2 B2 L2 F R' D R' D' U B F D
40176 19-mar-2017 16:56:44 00:22.023 L2 F2 U R2 B2 R2 L2 D R2 U' R F L' F2 D B F' D2 F D2 U'
40175 19-mar-2017 16:56:07 00:17.782 U' B2 F2 D B2 D2 B2 L2 B2 U B2 L' B' U2 F2 D F D L' D' B2 U'
40174 19-mar-2017 16:55:29 00:15.862 F2 U L2 F2 D2 B2 U' B2 D' R2 D' F R2 D B2 L D L2 U R F' U2
40173 19-mar-2017 16:54:54 00:16.648 R2 F2 L2 F2 D L2 D2 R2 D B2 F2 L F' U R L' F2 R2 D' L B U'
40172 19-mar-2017 16:54:20 00:18.735 R2 D F2 R2 L2 U F2 D L2 U2 L2 F D R' F U2 R' F2 R' F U
40171 19-mar-2017 16:53:39 00:18.006 D' R2 D B2 L2 U' B2 F2 R2 F2 D R' U' R L' D F2 R L' B' U2
40170 19-mar-2017 16:53:04 00:18.030 L2 U F2 D R2 B2 U' B2 L F' D2 U F R' U R2 B' U2
40169 19-mar-2017 16:52:25 00:19.255 F2 U F2 U L2 B2 R2 B2 U' F2 L2 F D R B U2 B2 U L' D' R U2
40168 19-mar-2017 16:51:50 00:15.304 B2 D2 L2 F2 D2 L2 D' B2 L2 D' B' D2 F' D U R F R2 U2 B U'
40167 19-mar-2017 16:51:04 00:16.990 F2 L2 D2 R2 L2 F2 U L2 U' R2 D2 F L2 F2 U R' L D U2 L F U'
40166 19-mar-2017 16:50:26 00:17.854 D B2 R2 U2 L2 D' B2 D B2 F2 U' R U' B D U' L B' F D' B2 R'
40165 19-mar-2017 16:49:48 00:19.823 D2 F2 U R2 F2 R2 F2 D F2 D2 B2 R' F' U B2 R D2 F D B
40164 19-mar-2017 16:49:03 00:22.222 U L2 U F2 D U2 R2 U2 L2 U' R' D R2 F2 L' B2 U' B' F2 R' U'
40163 19-mar-2017 16:48:24 00:18.607 R2 D2 R2 U R2 D' B2 L2 D' L2 U F' B2 L' B U' R F2 D B' L' U2
40162 19-mar-2017 16:47:42 00:19.102 F2 R2 U' F2 U F2 U' R2 D R2 U2 L U R' B R D2 U' B' F D2
40161 19-mar-2017 16:47:08 00:18.846 F2 D L2 B2 L2 F2 D' U2 B2 U2 L2 F' L D2 B' D R2 F L2 D R' U
40160 19-mar-2017 16:46:24 00:21.509 D2 B2 D' R2 D' U L2 B2 U F' L D' U F2 L B' R2 D B D2
40159 19-mar-2017 16:45:44 00:18.839 R2 D2 B2 U R2 L2 U' R2 U' L2 D' B' R2 F2 U2 B' R U' B L
40158 19-mar-2017 16:45:06 00:18.271 U R2 U F2 L2 D' L2 D' U2 B2 U' R D L' D' L2 U R' L' F L' U
40157 19-mar-2017 16:44:29 00:17.016 U F2 U F2 L2 D2 F2 U' F2 D' R2 F D F D' B' R2 D' F L B
40156 19-mar-2017 16:43:51 00:18.591 L2 D' B2 F2 R2 B2 D2 R2 D' L2 U F' D' R' L' B R L U' R' F'
40155 19-mar-2017 16:43:04 00:28.535 L2 U L2 D2 L2 U' F2 D' R2 L2 F2 L B2 L2 F' U' R2 L2 D' F2 D'
40154 19-mar-2017 16:42:18 00:20.782 D2 B2 D' F2 U B2 U R2 U R2 B2 L B2 L2 B' R B' L' B2 U' R'
40153 19-mar-2017 16:41:33 00:20.773 R2 D L2 D B2 R2 D2 U' B2 U B2 R D' F' L' D U' B D' B' R2 L'
40152 19-mar-2017 15:31:05 00:17.886 L2 D' B2 D F2 D B2 F2 R2 D2 U2 R' F' L2 D' B' D R2 D B2 D
40151 19-mar-2017 15:30:27 00:18.892 U' F2 D' F2 D B2 L2 D' R2 U B' U2 B2 R' L F' L' U' B2 D U
40150 19-mar-2017 15:29:40 00:24.620 B2 L2 B2 D R2 U2 B2 R2 U R2 U F R F2 L' F2 L2 D' B2 F R' U
40149 19-mar-2017 15:28:49 00:25.733 R2 U' R2 D2 L2 U L2 U R2 U B2 R B F L2 B R2 D' U' B' L' U'
40148 19-mar-2017 15:27:35 00:20.280 D' U' L2 D' B2 U' R2 B2 R2 B2 U' L' B D' F D' L B2 R B2 L U2
40147 19-mar-2017 15:26:39 00:17.349 R2 L2 F2 U' B2 U' R2 B2 L2 F2 D B' R' B F' U' L F D' B D
40146 19-mar-2017 15:25:50 00:14.118 D B2 L2 U' R2 D' F2 U F2 D U' L' B U2 F' D' B L D B R'
40145 19-mar-2017 15:25:10 00:20.496 L2 F2 D2 U' R2 D L2 B2 L2 U' L2 B' R' L' U' B R2 U' B' D L'
40144 19-mar-2017 15:24:17 00:16.567 U2 L2 D L2 D R2 U R2 F2 D2 U2 B' D' L' U2 B' D' L D' R' D U'
40143 19-mar-2017 15:23:26 00:20.021 B2 U2 F2 D' U2 B2 D' R2 U' L2 B2 R' F2 D' B2 D L F D' F' L' U'
40142 19-mar-2017 15:22:49 00:16.111 D2 F2 U' L2 U' B2 U' R2 D2 R2 U' L' D' F D R2 D2 U' R2 D2 B
40141 19-mar-2017 15:22:15 00:15.871 R2 U' B2 F2 D F2 R2 U L2 F2 U2 F' D2 R F' L D' F' D2 R B
40140 19-mar-2017 15:21:40 00:14.486 U2 R2 B2 D' F2 D2 L2 U R2 U' R2 F' U B' F D U' L F U2 L'
40139 19-mar-2017 15:21:02 00:18.309 L2 F2 U2 F2 U B2 R2 F2 U' L2 U' B' F2 L2 F2 R' U' F U' L U2
40138 19-mar-2017 15:20:25 00:16.983 B2 U R2 U L2 B2 U L2 D' R2 F' U2 F' R F' R2 D U2 F' D' U'
40137 19-mar-2017 15:18:51 00:18.758 U2 R2 F2 D2 U' B2 L2 F2 L2 D2 L B R2 U F' R U2 L B U'

 

[muchacho]

While doing the Roux Facebook group competition I repeated the scramble of the previous solve (17.25x), I realized it was the same during inspection, but did the solve anyway... I ended doing the same exact moves (and the time was just 0.1 better), so fastest reconstruction so far

edit: Gilles Roux is registered for Worlds!

 

[mafergut]

Another full CN Ao50 and... 20.01, improved with 2 extra solves to 19.92. Time to forget about being full CN and try to go back to mid 18 with just white and yellow? Or time to keep trying until I succeed? Also my turning accuracy is terrible lately, not sure if this is an effect of big cube practice. All of a sudden a 3x3 is too light to turn compared with a 6x6

 

[Lazy Einstein]

Back into speedsolving I think. It has been 5 days and I have have done an Ao100 everyday. That is more solves than I have done since August till I began. Having my 4th children in June, so I am hoping to finish ZBLL before than and be actively solving with ZZ-a. That way I can focus on my daughter and not have to worry about putting off ZBLL for a 4th times. I am over half way done. I know my COLLs + a few extra for half of the COLL cases, 2GLL, Pi, and and 24 algs from finished AS.

Nice to been focused on solving instead of algs for once.

 

[Lazy Einstein]

Another full CN Ao50 and... 20.01, improved with 2 extra solves to 19.92. Time to forget about being full CN and try to go back to mid 18 with just white and yellow? Or time to keep trying until I succeed? Also my turning accuracy is terrible lately, not sure if this is an effect of big cube practice. All of a sudden a 3x3 is too light to turn compared with a 6x6

I'd say stay CN. When I solved CN CFOP it become natural after a few weeks. It helps with 2x2x2 and Skewb as well.