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[Gordon]

After almost a month with little to no cubing because of problems with my wrist I can finaly again report some decent times:

Avg of 5: 22.72 [21.51, (30.24), 24.96, 21.69, (18.69)]

I would take this at my next comp in three weeks especially because my current times average around 28 - 32 seconds.
Unfortunatley after 10 - 15 solves my wrist starts to hurt again. I hope this goes away until the comp.

 

[MarcelP]

After almost a month with little to no cubing because of problems with my wrist I can finaly again report some decent times:

Avg of 5: 22.72 [21.51, (30.24), 24.96, 21.69, (18.69)]

I would take this at my next comp in three weeks especially because my current times average around 28 - 32 seconds.
Unfortunatley after 10 - 15 solves my wrist starts to hurt again. I hope this goes away until the comp.

Good luck Andreas! Maybe skip practice untill the last week so your wrist can recover some more.

 

[Gordon]

That's what I plan to do. Only some casual solves and training some algs until then. I just now and then do some serious warm-up and solves to see how it works with my wrist.
I'll have to do 2x2 - 5x5 in one day. And 13x13 on the day before. That's some heavy duty for my wrist

 

[MarcelP]

But it will be worth it. Not too many people have a 13X13 offical track. Or is it no offical event?

 

[MarcelP]

I wish I had warmed up before doing these first 5 solves of the day:

Spoiler

Gegenereerd door csTimer op 2015-3-6
solves/totaal: 5/5

enkele
Beste: 14.93
Slechtste: 21.85

mean van 3
Actuele: 16.97 (σ = 3.09)
Beste: 16.97 (σ = 3.09)

avg of 5
Actuele: 18.90 (σ = 2.98)
Beste: 18.90 (σ = 2.98)

Gemiddelde: 18.90 (s = 2.98)
Mean: 18.69

Lijst met tijden:
1. 20.72 D2 L' U2 R' B2 D2 B2 F2 L R F2 B' L2 F L' R2 F' R2 U R'
2. 21.85 F L' D L' B L2 D B' L' D2 R F2 L' F2 U2 L U2 F2 U2 D
3. 20.52 L2 D' L2 U' B2 U2 R2 F2 U L2 U F' U2 R' F D' B2 D2 L' D L2
4. 14.93 F U2 R2 B' L2 D' L F2 U F' U2 L2 B R2 L2 U2 F' U2 F' U2 R
5. 15.45 D2 F U2 B' R2 F' D L B' R2 F2 L2 B' D2 R'

 

[Gordon]

But it will be worth it. Not too many people have a 13X13 offical track. Or is it no offical event?

No, it's not official. At least not WCA-official.
It's just for fun. I guess it is more to show something special for the public.
Because of the FMC Europe 2015 no Delegate was free for saturday, so the organizer organized this 13x13 event.
The official competitions will only take place on sunday.


At the moment only 6 are registered for 13x13. So if you like...

 

[MarcelP]

This is my main cube. It's an absolute dream cube. Fast, smooth, controllable and without catched and corner twists..

Spoiler

154. 19.08 R2 D L2 R2 U2 F2 U' B2 R2 D R' B L' D' L2 U' L2 U2 F2 L'
155. 18.90 F R2 F' U2 B R2 D2 L2 U2 B D2 L D' U' B D2 F L2 D U F
156. 15.49 F D' L2 F R B' L2 F U R2 F L2 U2 L2 F' U2 D2 R2 D2 B
157. 20.05 R D2 B' U2 F2 L2 U2 B R2 D2 F D B' F R B' F' U'
158. (DNF) L2 U' B2 U' L2 U' B2 R2 U2 R2 U L' B L2 F2 U2 F R' U' B2 F'
159. 19.59 L2 B R2 F L2 D2 F' D2 B D2 B2 L' B2 D' F' D2 R D2 U' F L
160. 16.73 F2 U' F2 U2 F2 L2 D R2 F2 D R2 F' R' D2 U' L' D2 U B U2 R2

ps, 160 solve over two days.. not one session

[video=youtube_share;nUCzYfLCBB4]http://youtu.be/nUCzYfLCBB4[/video]

 

[sneaklyfox]

Marcel, you and cube are beast.

 

[MarcelP]

Marcel, you and cube are beast.

LOL.. Yeah.. I am cool NOT.. These video's make me look better than I am since I only upload good averages. The global average of these 160 solves is 20.20 But yeah the cube is beast. And it is only four dollar somehting. Amazing.

 

[moralsh]

Gordon, you should do the 13x one handed to preserve your wrist for Sunday [emoji13] [emoji13]

If you accomplish that, you definitely can accomplish anything.

Marcel, what's your main nowadays?
And your next comp?

 

[MarcelP]

Marcel, what's your main nowadays?
And your next comp?

The Cyclone Boys I have no up comming competition for a long while. I think end of summer will be the next.

 

[Logiqx]

Funny experience when I got off the plane after practicing OH for an hour (~45 average, 30s singles).

Random teenager: "That Rubik's cube thing you were doing was amazing... are you like world champion or something"

Me: "Thanks. No, I'm just an amateur... there are much faster people than me. Have a look on YouTube".

People are easily impressed, lol.

 

[MarcelP]

Funny experience when I got off the plane after practicing OH for an hour (~45 average, 30s singles).

Random teenager: "That Rubik's cube thing you were doing was amazing... are you like world champion or something"

Me: "Thanks. No, I'm just an amateur... there are much faster people than me. Have a look on YouTube".

People are easily impressed, lol.

Yeah, I had same expirience this week riding the train from work. Only I did 2H. I do not like showing off in public so mostly
I will stop when being watched. Btw you are pretty fast OH.

 

[Logiqx]

Yeah, I had same expirience this week riding the train from work. Only I did 2H. I do not like showing off in public so mostly
I will stop when being watched. Btw you are pretty fast OH.

I have only just realised that I may have beaten my OH PB(s). I will check later.

I don't like being watched but I wanted to get some practice time during a 5 hour flight. It would have been a wasted opportunity if I did not cube.

 

[sneaklyfox]

I have only just realised that I may have beaten my OH PB(s). I will check later.

I don't like being watched but I wanted to get some practice time during a 5 hour flight. It would have been a wasted opportunity if I did not cube.

Yeah, I also do not like being watched. Recently I was at a walk-in clinic. In waiting room I did slower solving, trying not to make so much noise. I also tried to find a place to sit in a corner where fewer people would see me. But then I got called in to the exam room. I was alone there while waiting for the doctor so I got to go full speed. I am fast to listen to the doctor tap on the door before coming in so I whisked my cube out of sight in the cube bag before she could see it.

 

[Rocky0701]

Yeah, I also do not like being watched. Recently I was at a walk-in clinic. In waiting room I did slower solving, trying not to make so much noise. I also tried to find a place to sit in a corner where fewer people would see me. But then I got called in to the exam room. I was alone there while waiting for the doctor so I got to go full speed. I am fast to listen to the doctor tap on the door before coming in so I whisked my cube out of sight in the cube bag before she could see it.

I as well don't really like cubing in public either, except for school sometimes in front of my friends. That would've bugged me to put the cube in the bag half solved though haha.

 

[Gordon]

Gordon, you should do the 13x one handed to preserve your wrist for Sunday [emoji13] [emoji13]

I guess I would not finish before they close the location

 

[MarcelP]

Today I did a color neutral average with NO white and NO yellow. I came to a 21.xx Ao75. That is quite a bit a slower than normal I guess. I think doing averages like this are harder because you have to find a blue/green/orange or red cross and most of the times there is nothing good to start with. Anways, I am quite pleased with the result. Here are some random (good) solves of this session:

Spoiler

1. 17.24 D2 B' R2 F2 L U2 B R2 U R' L2 B2 D' B2 D' R2 U' D2 L2 D L2
2. 19.17 B2 R2 F D2 F' R' D2 F U D' B2 R2 F2 B2 U' R2 F2 L2 B2 L
3. 19.81 R' F' L2 F D2 F D2 L2 R2 B L2 D' L' R' B' F' R' D2 L U
4. 17.45 D2 R2 U2 L' U2 F2 L' F2 D2 R D' F D L' R' F R2 B D2
5. 20.74 D B U F D R D' L B F2 R2 D' B2 U' F2 R2 D' R2 D F
6. 18.42 U' L2 R2 B L2 F L2 R2 F D2 B' R' D2 U2 F L' D' L U2 L

[video]https://youtu.be/3A5NBRME9CU[/video]

 

[PJKCuber]

Good, I;m going to be a regular poster here.

 

[MarcelP]

Good, I;m going to be a regular poster here.

Okay, great. And how did you come to that?