Older cubers discussions

[cubesp]

ah 1969 ... good year ... uhm but not tires ... I mean ... you know
I'm class 1969 too, but I don't have a WCA ID ... after 18th October I hope...

by the way, my first real 222 session (I did it without timer till now), I'm satisfied

I used this (suggested from muchacho)
http://www.cyotheking.com/ortega/
and this (suggested from mr. google)
http://www.freewebs.com/kippy33/ORTEGA.pdf

single
best: 7.90
worst: 38.05
avg5
current: 16.41 (σ = 1.51)
best: 10.08 (σ = 1.86)
avg12
current: 14.69 (σ = 3.59)
best: 11.73 (σ = 2.60)
avg su 50
current: 17.35 (σ = 6.34)
best: 17.35 (σ = 6.34)

Avg : 17.35 (σ = 6.34)
Mean : 17.60

 

[newtonbase]

I shall be going. I have entered 3x3 Blind, still trying to learn M2, hopefully will get through 1 full attempt in 12 minutes, chances of success have to be pretty low, but will try anyway.

A 3BLD success was my main goal at WGC but I took 9 mins to rescramble the cube. This time I'll get at least 2 attempts.

Glad a few of you are going. I believe I was the oldest by over a decade last time.

 

[SenorJuan]

"Any older cubers going to the UK Championships in November?"
I'm leaving my entry decision late, I'll definitely go and watch, mingle, feel too old, try and find Mike, that kinda stuff.

In other news, I was practicing my 333 OH earlier, just first two layers, and it wasn't actually going that well. But the grey matter got a bit warmed up, and I produced a 13 sec. time. Obviously an easy one, two pairs were already made up, but everything else went smoothly. Why didn't you go and monster the LL and get a sub-20, I hear you ask? Hmmm...well I had a pop earlier, and just shoved the bits back in, it didn't matter how, I was only practicing the first layers... hence finishing off that solve would be pointless...

 

[newtonbase]

You really should enter. You'll enjoy it. There could be enough of us for a wrinklies corner.

 

[bubbagrub]

Any older cubers going to the UK Championships in November?

I'll be there too...

 

[h2f]

by the way, my first real 222 session (I did it without timer till now), I'm satisfied

Your times are really good. It was very frustraiting to me when I saw kids doing 4-5 seconds ao5 with Ortega when I was around 15. That's why for a long time I didnt practice 2x2 and started a year ago doing during a year 3 or 4 big practice sessions with ao1000. Keep going, you will be sub10 very soon.

Edit: In my opinion doing ao1000 should drop down times to sub 10.

 

[Logiqx]

You really should enter. You'll enjoy it. There could be enough of us for a wrinklies corner.

List so far...

Ben Coppin (bubbagrub)
Mark Adams (newtonbase)
Mark Rivers (mark49152)
Michael George (Logiqx)
Richard Leiser (RicardoRix)
? (SenorJuan)

 

[RicardoRix]

Ricky Bailey? (RicardoRix)

My name is Richard Leiser. Born 1973.
At the UK comp, I'm hoping for a sub 30 second single, and a BLD success. I really wish I'd tried learning blindsolving earlier, got stuck in a rut with standard 3x3, but blind is really good - so many different things going on all at the same time. I'm totally crap at it, just like 3x3, but it's very enjoyable trying.

 

[Logiqx]

My name is Richard Leiser. Born 1973.
At the UK comp, I'm hoping for a sub 30 second single, and a BLD success.

Cool, I see you competed in UKC 2013.

See you at UKC 2015.

 

[MarcelP]

I am not sure what to think about the new TangLong

Spoiler: Ao5 16.96

1. 16.35 R B L B2 L U2 D' L R' D' L D' L' B D2 F' R2 F' L2 D' B R' B R' D2
check out my nice x-cross solution which I spotted in inspection (I saw blue yellow pair in U layer):
y2 // inspection
R' D L F' // x-cross
2. 23.67 R2 U B U2 D2 L2 D' L B L U' D' R2 B L' B F U' R2 B R B U F2 U2
3. 17.03 L2 F2 D2 B U2 D' F2 D2 B' F U2 L' B U L B' D' L' D B U R F' L' D
4. 17.41 L2 U F R L2 U2 D2 B U2 F D' R' F D2 B' D L2 F' R' D2 R2 L' F' L R'
5. 16.43 F B2 U2 R F2 R' B' D2 R' L' F' L2 R' U2 B' R F U2 B F U F2 D U' L'

 

[SpeedCubeReview]

So how old do I have to be to be participating in this thread.

I've been away for awhile but my work is now settling down.

 

[EvilGnome6]

So how old do I have to be to be participating in this thread.

Old enough to realize that practice alone won't make you as fast as Feliks.

 

[Jason Green]

So how old do I have to be to be participating in this thread.

I've been away for awhile but my work is now settling down.

My opinion is 30 would be an "older cuber". I think a lot of us are over 40.

We get some posts from youngsters though which is fine with me.

 

[newtonbase]

There's bonus points if you remember Rubik's Cubes from the first time around.

 

[cubesp]

If you remember "the magic cube"

 

[h2f]

In my country it is still Rubik s cube. I coulfnt solve it when i was teenage.

patataj patataj patataj

 

[mafergut]

I am not sure what to think about the new TangLong

I will check your video later but I'm so envious of the amount of sub-17s you seem to be getting lately
Anyway, can you ellaborate a bit more on your opinion about the TangLong? I wouldn't mind getting one for my collection, not because I think it will solve my lack of progress, just because I'm still in search for the cube that feels good for me. I've tried so many and none of them are quite right, there's always some little (or big) drawback, be it instability, lack of reverse corner cutting, too fast... too blocky, too flexible, corner twists...

 

[mark49152]

There's bonus points if you remember Rubik's Cubes from the first time around.

Double bonus points if you remember drinking beer while solving the first time around...

 

[MarcelP]

I will check your video later but I'm so envious of the amount of sub-17s you seem to be getting lately

Thanks. Slow practice seems to be working for me..

Anyway, can you ellaborate a bit more on your opinion about the TangLong?

It is growing on me. At first I was not impressed. But the fact remains that I get very decent times with it. It does have very few flaws. For example, corner twists are near impossble. Corner cutting is perfect. It is very stable, and controllable. Well, I am not sure about that yet. But for now I think it is controllable. Of course doing tens of thousands of solves on my Gans356 make a huge bias to that cube. I doubt it will be better than my Gans but I will give it a fair try.

 

[SpeedCubeReview]

It is growing on me. At first I was not impressed. But the fact remains that I get very decent times with it. It does have very few flaws. For example, corner twists are near impossble. Corner cutting is perfect. It is very stable, and controllable. Well, I am not sure about that yet. But for now I think it is controllable. Of course doing tens of thousands of solves on my Gans356 make a huge bias to that cube. I doubt it will be better than my Gans but I will give it a fair try.

I'm kind of in that same boat. It's a solid cube, not doubt about that. It just doesn't feel as smooth as my MeiYing and a bit .... clacky if that makes sense. I did get decent times on it but I also has some solve where the whole thing seemed to be me fighting through the catches. It never locked up but It didn't seem smooth to me. It may all be trying to find the right tensions though. I'm going to give mine away soon but have a grey one on preorder which I will spend a lot more time setting up.