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Thank you ll for your kind words.

The turn speed probably looks high as that is something I am consciously trying to do. It was instrumental in getting off my 3x3 plateau in the last 6 months so I figure it can only help in 4x4 and 5x5. Very pleased with the PB and indeed that was also first sub-1 with a parity in it. Don't think last cross edge is Hoya and the way I am solving it is probablt far from optimal but it is certainly better than fixing last edge after I rotate to cross on bottom as I have for years.

Really feeling a like a lot of practice cubing again is paying off and cannot wait until Exeter in 3 1/2 weeks :)
 
Shaky Hands said:
Despite getting that 19s PB during my 5x5 binge, my times ended up going up (averaging high 31.xx instead of low 29.xx,) so have been trying to re-drill 3x3 recently in hope of graduating the Race to Sub-30 this week. Re-tensioned the cube last night and it dropped back down a bit so hopefully that will help. Deadline for the Race is today, so will let you know how it goes.
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Feel geeky for quoting myself but I said I'd let you know how it goes...

I made it... JUST. (Getting a 42+ sec solve in the Ao12 didn't help but at least it didn't count to the average.)

For anyone that is sup-30 and hasn't attempted the Race to Sub-30 yet, I highly recommend it. You can enter here.

Here's my progression through the race for anyone interested.

Round 113 - 36.91
Round 114 - 34.72
Round 115 - 34.15
Round 116 - 33.53
Round 117 - 30.72
Round 118 - 36.55 (oops)
Round 119 - 32.81
Round 120 - 32.43
Round 121 - 29.71
Round 122 - 29.10
Round 123 - 29.96 (so close!)

Heading for sub-25 should be fun. :cool:

EDIT: Also managed to improve my 3x3 PB today from 19.86 to 19.08. Full step too.
 
I fully agree. I'm now involved in several races, trying to graduate or as an alumni and it's great for motivation. Trying to become full CN, and getting some sub-18 Ao12...

So, Andy, keep pushing and you'll be soon graduating from sub-25.
 
"Greetings from TheCubicle.us

We just wanted to let you know that your order #------ has just been processed and fully shipped via USPS."

Awesome. Huge unboxing video soon :D
 
Logiqx said:
I'll update the over 40's rankings when the results are in the WCA export.

Please let me know when your results have been visible on the WCA site for 24 hours.

I will update the over 40's thread at some time after your 24 hour notification(s).
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The results have been up for 24 hours now. Thanks for maintaining the elderly rankings! It's a great motivator for me.
 
Holy crap, you guys don't stop!!! My last post was 92 pages ago. Anyway, that's all. Guess I should keep up more often.

oops... now 93 pages

Changed my mega color scheme last week. Feeling silly about that now.
 
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EvilGnome6 said:
The results have been up for 24 hours now. Thanks for maintaining the elderly rankings! It's a great motivator for me.
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I've updated the results now and I've also uploaded the code to GitHub.

I love how iPython notebooks are rendered properly on GitHub. Click on the ipynb files to see them but don't be too critical of the lazy coding, lol.

https://github.com/Logiqx/wca-ipy
 
@Grzegorz: You beat me to the top ten at WC by 2 points :)
Two weeks in a row getting 11th... by sheer force of the number of events, not because of my good results.

By the way, I ordered a black Aofu GT, it had a nice discount at Lightake so it costs just $36 with shipping... I couldn't resist. Please, don't tell me that I should have ordered it in one of the two stickerless variants.

I will wait for a similar sale to get an Aoshi and complete my WCA puzzle set ;) Well, I must admit I don't have a clock but... it's not twisty so it doesn't count for me :p
 
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h2f said:
@Miguel - You've noticed it... :) I did also mbld but it was 0/2 so dnfed and I didnt add it. I'm back to 5bld and maybe 6bld in this WC... :)
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You should have added it. At least you'd get participation points. I was thinking about trying a MBLD of 2 cubes but in the end I was honest and realized in no way I can even try 2 cubes in 20 minutes at this level where just 1 cube takes me 12-15 minutes to rescramble :) I wouldn't have been fair to the rest.

I also saw your success (and 1st place in 4BLD). Congratulations!

I will compete at 7x7x7 as soon as my Aofu arrives, even if it takes me 30 minutes to solve :p
 
Yeah, I was lucky to win in 4bld. I got on a cam and uploaded on yt - there's a lot o pauses and I wasnt expecting to beat my pb.

I think if you feel comfortable with 3bld you should try multi. I do mbld very seldom but I found it to be a very good practice in bld events.
 
mafergut said:
By the way, I ordered a black Aofu GT, it had a nice discount at Lightake so it costs just $36 with shipping... I couldn't resist. Please, don't tell me that I should have ordered it in one of the two stickerless variants.
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You too eh? I saw the sale a few days ago and ordered the AoFu GT from Lightake as well :) I got the bright stickerless one, I hope I don't regret it. I expect it'll be a while before I get it. My last order from Lightake was middle of January and it still hasn't arrived. Good ol Lightake; Great deals and free shipping, if you don't mind waiting a couple months...

On another note. I recently complained about the shades on the stickerless Yuxin 5x5. I ended up bringing it into work to be my office 5x5 and under the bright fluorescent lights of the office the shades are actually quite nice. At home I had a lot of trouble with the Red/Orange but here at the office it's a non issue. Still not as nice as the Cyclone Boys shades, but if you've got good lighting I see no reason not to get the stickerless Yuxin 5x5 :)
 
earth2dan said:
You too eh? I saw the sale a few days ago and ordered the AoFu GT from Lightake as well :) I got the bright stickerless one, I hope I don't regret it. I expect it'll be a while before I get it. My last order from Lightake was middle of January and it still hasn't arrived. Good ol Lightake; Great deals and free shipping, if you don't mind waiting a couple months...

On another note. I recently complained about the shades on the stickerless Yuxin 5x5. I ended up bringing it into work to be my office 5x5 and under the bright fluorescent lights of the office the shades are actually quite nice. At home I had a lot of trouble with the Red/Orange but here at the office it's a non issue. Still not as nice as the Cyclone Boys shades, but if you've got good lighting I see no reason not to get the stickerless Yuxin 5x5 :)
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Now you're telling me? :)
Maybe I will buy a Yuxin in stickerless. Not that I have problem with recognition of the dull shades of my CB 5x5 or that I think it will make me faster but I just want to try by myself the cube everybody talks wonders about.
Regarding the Aofu GT it was just too much money to risk buying the wrong stickerless one. There are two and I'm not sure if one is candy colours and the other is the "bright" or what. Anyway, without having one in my hand I decided to play it safe and get the black one. At least I know I love standard Moyu sticker shades but, to be honest, if I ever have to replace them I will buy a new one instead :p
 
mafergut said:
Regarding the Aofu GT it was just too much money to risk buying the wrong stickerless one.
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No doubt. I struggled for a while with that decision. I watched CrazyBadCubers review and that's what sold me on the stickerless. I sent customer service an email to ensure I get the right one (not pink). They said not to worry :)

muchacho said:
Colorblind here, that green (if it is the same as the stickerless Yuxin 4x4) is not "green enough" for me.
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Unfortunately I don't have the stickerless 4x4 so I can't compare. It is definitely a lighter shade of green. I have no troubles with it, but I can see how it might get confused with the yellow if you're colourblind. I have a stickerless thunderclap with a very light shade of green and in low light I have trouble with the green/yellow.
 
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