Older cubers discussions

[Logiqx]

Yeah, Marcel has one in video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui_B-9hZWQw

Are there any other ones with sub-10 singles?


van Bruchem had same sub-10 in competition, look at this thread:
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?54128-How-fast-are-the-over-40-s-in-competitions

I'm not there yet but I've had a couple of full step 13's.

I pulled out some official times for the over 40s here...

https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?54128-How-fast-are-the-over-40-s-in-competitions

 

[cubesp]

I'm not there yet but I've had a couple of full step 13's.

I pulled out some official. Times for the over 40s here...

https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?54128-How-fast-are-the-over-40-s-in-competitions

God job!
As far as I know WCA export doesn't contain age o born date ...
So, did you extract from MarcelP thread ?

And compliments for your PBs !!
Mine is 26.20 full (25.74 PLL skip), but the avg is between 30-40 usually.
If I loose concentration (family, call, job, bills ...) I can still reach easily 1:30 !!!

 

[cubesp]

I'lll do a video as soon as I can.
At the moment, just to introduce myself with an avg12,
that is an avg avg5/avg12 !
(it is cstimer but in italian !!)

Generato Da csTimer il 2015-9-20
risoluzioni/totale: 12/12

singolo
migliore: 29.40
peggiore: 47.38

media di 3
corrente: 40.25 (σ = 6.40)
migliore: 30.44 (σ = 1.01)

avg su 5
corrente: 34.63 (σ = 3.95)
migliore: 32.30 (σ = 2.37)

avg su 12
corrente: 37.17 (σ = 4.76)
migliore: 37.17 (σ = 4.76)

Avg : 37.17 (σ = 4.76)
Media : 37.37

Lista Tempi:

Spoiler

1. 44.55 F2 D' B2 U L2 F2 L2 R2 U2 L2 R' F' U2 L B R' B2 L F U2
2. 33.99 D B2 F2 U2 L2 D' R2 F2 U' B2 L' U' B2 R U' F U B2 D2 U2
3. 40.30 F' D2 F D2 U2 B' U2 R2 B' D2 L B' D2 B U' F2 L U' R'
4. 37.07 D' R U F' D2 R2 U L' F R' L D2 B2 L B2 R' U2 F2 U2 L
5. 43.90 D' B2 F2 U' B2 U' R2 U' L2 U R2 F' D' L2 F2 L R U L' B' R'
6. 36.57 D U F2 U2 L2 U F2 L2 D' R2 F D' R U B' U' L2 F' R' D'
7. 31.40 R F2 D' R2 F2 U' F2 D F2 R2 F2 D F' D R B R2 F' R B2
8. 30.52 D L2 B D2 L2 U2 L2 F R2 F' D2 L D U2 L D F U
9. 29.40 R2 U L2 F2 R2 B2 D U F2 U' B2 L U2 R D' F R' D L2 B' U2
10. 34.99 B D L' U F' B' L' B R L2 F2 D2 L D2 R D2 U
11. 38.39 F D2 B2 R F2 D2 L' F2 D2 F2 R B2 D B' D F2 L' R D R
12. 47.38 D' L' U2 R' D2 B2 U2 B2 L2 U2 L2 U2 B R2 D' B F2 R U' L

 

[Logiqx]

God job!
As far as I know WCA export doesn't contain age o born date ...
So, did you extract from MarcelP thread ?

This thread was one of the sources but there are a few other threads where people have openly given their age or year of birth.

Some additional people provided year of birth in response to the thread itself. If you're technically inclined you can view the SQL at the bottom of the post.

 

[Jason Green]

Thta's a pretty cool average. You have got a nice clean style. The fancy screen and keyboard must help also

I loved seeing that again. I still can not imagion how I pulled that off. Fortunatly that was one of the easiest PLL skips to recognize during OLL. That made me realise I am looking ahead during OLL also in that solve. There are too many solves where I stop looking ahead after 2FL.

Thanks, I feel even more choppy when I film myself because it makes me nervous. That's my Mac I got to do iPhone apps years ago when they released the API. It's all I use at home now, but I'm not on the computer much here. I work in software development for Windows so I'm on it all day at work.

Awesome job on the sub 10 solves BTW, pretty amazing!

I did my first 4x4 solve last night, and I keep thinking there have to be some good cubing jokes about parity. This one's kinda cheesy but it's all I got right now.

What's the alg to solve parity on a 3x3 cube? P - O - P

 

[EvilGnome6]

Here's me doing a 2:16:18 while trying out the new YuXin 5x5. It's about 4 seconds off my PB. I'm undecided if I like the YuXin better than the AoChuang but it's certainly much better value.

Method used: Yau5 with half centers (or whatever you call it on 5x5).

 

[Jason Green]

Here's me doing a 2:16:18 while trying out the new YuXin 5x5. It's about 4 seconds off my PB. I'm undecided if I like the YuXin better than the AoChuang but it's certainly much better value.

Method used: Yau5 with half centers (or whatever you call it on 5x5).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTI-ryFC-IQ

Impressive! I can appreciate it a little more after playing with a 4x4 some, although I still don't know what all you are doing.

 

[MarcelP]

Thanks, I feel even more choppy when I film myself because it makes me nervous. That's my Mac I got to do iPhone apps years ago when they released the API. It's all I use at home now, but I'm not on the computer much here. I work in software development for Windows so I'm on it all day at work.

Lot's of developers here on speedsolving. I do not know what makes cubing and developing relate. I think it is something like, you have to be smart to be a developer, and most people that cube are also smart...

Here's me doing a 2:16:18 while trying out the new YuXin 5x5. It's about 4 seconds off my PB. I'm undecided if I like the YuXin better than the AoChuang but it's certainly much better value.

Method used: Yau5 with half centers (or whatever you call it on 5x5).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTI-ryFC-IQ

I could never do that. My last Ao5 on 5x5 (last week) was sup 5 minutes.. I might order a Yuxin also. The thing is, I have an Aochuang and a Cyclone Boys and both are pretty good. I really do not need another one.. LOL

 

[Jason Green]

Lot's of developers here on speedsolving. I do not know what makes cubing and developing relate. I think it is something like, you have to be smart to be a developer, and most people that cube are also smart...

Perhaps I can inspire you to pick up bowling also. All these (developing, cubing, bowling) seem to have a similar satisfaction for me. I think it is that you understand the goal and it seems achievable. You can learn a little too get started, and it makes you want to learn more. As you continue in all these I find that I can improve on what I already know to get better, but there is also always more to learn to go to a new level. Finally you can impress friends and others with all of them.

That's my theory.

... Oh yeah, it does exercise the brain too.

 

[h2f]

My results from Warsaw Cube Masters: http://cubecomps.com/live.php?cid=1143&compid=78
I got some official pb's. But the first day was hard to me: dnfs in 4bld and weak 3bld: dnf (1:29), dnf (dont remember) and very safe 2:50 with memo close to 2 minutes. (horrible) The second day much better: 3rd in multi with 5/7 (one cube with twisted 2 corners and the second with 3 edges not done). First single sub20 in 3x3. In 5bld I was tired and did 2 dnfs. I'm quite happy with that results.

 

[muchacho]

Lots of PBs, congratulations!

Who decides those cutoffs, Zemdegs?

 

[h2f]

Thanks.

These cutoffs are horrible.

 

[Logiqx]

Lot's of developers here on speedsolving. I do not know what makes cubing and developing relate.

I think good software developers enjoy problem solving. In the past, I've also enjoyed books of logic problems and Sudoku.

Talking of which it would be cool to see someone do Sudoku BLD. I've no doubt it can be done with a bit of practice.

I spent my second year at university doing a bit of ten pin bowling (180 average, 238 best iirc) but I don't think it's particularly related to cubing. I haven't done it in years... I'd probably be horrible at it now!

 

[Logiqx]

Thanks.

These cutoffs are horrible.

Congrats on the PBs. Sub-20 single must have felt good.

What are the cutoffs for 4x4 and 5x5? We have 01:30 and 02:30.

 

[mark49152]

I think good software developers enjoy problem solving. In the past, I've also enjoyed books of logic problems and Sudoku.

I agree with that. Cubing is finding structured and logical solutions and solution methods, within a well-defined, abstract system of patterns and rules. Very similar to the world we immerse ourselves in while coding.

I know some smart people who cannot understand the appeal of cubing at all - and they don't code either

 

[h2f]

Congrats on the PBs. Sub-20 single must have felt good.

What are the cutoffs for 4x4 and 5x5? We have 01:30 and 02:30.

Yeah it was good. I was hoping it.

In 4x4 it was 1:10 but sometimes it's 1:05. In 5x5 1:45. In 6x6 3:30, clock 0:15. etc. In a smaller competitions they are lower.

 

[mafergut]

I have been in the Speedsolving forum for over a year now and I hadn't found this thread util now. As others have said here, whenever I put my PBs in the Accompplishment Thread I fail to impress anybody there

I'm 45, I'm from Spain and I started getting into speedcubing 2 years ago.
You can check my PBs for 2x2 and 3x3 in my sig below. I'm too bad at any other events (like 4x4, etc.) but I'm just getting into OH lately (PB 33.xx).

It's nice to know that there are many other cubers over 40 in the forum or, well, just "older than average". I'll try to film a video next weeked, even if I am late for "Marcel's challenge" from last week. I doubt it will be sub-20 but I'll try.

 

[cubesp]

Formally just >30
So I saw in the last poll !!!
I joined a few days before
Your PBs are great!! I hope to reach that !!

One question to all the >40s.

Do you go to Opens regulary ?
My First Open will be in October.
There will be for sure 2-3 over 40s, friends!
But I'm not sure about the situation ...
I'll test it ...

 

[mafergut]

Formally just >30
So I saw in the last poll !!!
I joined a few days before
Your PBs are great!! I hope to reach that !!

One question to all the >40s.

Do you go to Opens regulary ?
My First Open will be in October.
There will be for sure 2-3 over 40s, friends!
But I'm not sure about the situation ...
I'll test it ...

I haven't been to a comp yet. There are just a handful in Spain, most of them in Madrid or Barcelona so, no chance I can go to one but I'd like to

 

[Doof]

34 yr old here. Picked up cubing last October. Went at CFOP strong from December to February. PB: 28.56. I sold all of my cubes but one, because I had amassed an embarrassing quantity, many for practice and developing my intuitive F2L.

About a week ago, I got the Gans 356 and am slowly getting back into it. I haven't timed myself, but I'm feeling a few sub-40s in there, perhaps a little better. However, I'm thinking I may look into a different method, as my mind is fresh. CFOP (2LLL) is almost wholly intuitive and natural now, algorithms coming without thought, and my speed is limited by my rustiness. I may give Roux a try.

Thoughts?