muchacho
Veteran
One day and already fast, gj. I'll try the scramble later, I bet I won't see the easy first block.
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h2f
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It's my 4th or 5th meeting with Roux. I've made a tutorial to it and I knew all cmll set earlier (but forgot). I got a little lookahead from CFOP and now it's easier. If I was sure I can be sub-20 in time of few months I would switch but now I'm not thinking about it - just some fun with block buildings. And I started to be y/x color neutral (earlier I was x2/y2 but y/x gives more fun).
muchacho
Veteran
Yeah, did not see that block, I need to work with that online block trainer, this is what I did:
x' y'
M' Uw' F2 U2 B R' U M U M' L' U L (bad in several ways)
21.919
This is what I may had done if I had tried that block:
y' x' U2 B' L2 U2 F2
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h2f
Premium Member
2nd seems decent. I cant do the first block on the right.
muchacho
Veteran
First try was on the left, sometimes I start on the right and some on the left, when I started trying CN I didn't know people always start on the left, then I thought it can't too bad so I kept doing it. Do you see the pattern? I use to do things differently just for the sake of it.
h2f
Premium Member
He he. Nothing wise comes to my mind.
muchacho
Veteran
Yeah, not wise at all but sometimes it may lead to something interesting, challenging or just fun, which for a hobby is nice.
newtonbase
Premium Member
Anyone going to the Irish Championship? I'd have to cash in a lot of points with the wife but I've never been to Ireland before.
h2f
Premium Member
Next sub-20 with Roux: 18.55 with cmll skip but a long lse.
B2 L2 B2 L D2 U2 R' U2 B2 L' F2 B' R B2 D2 U' L' B2 D'
x2 y'
D2 r' U' R U R' F //FB
U r' U' r U' M' U' M U2 R U' R' //sb
M' U2 M U' M' U2 M U' M U2 M2 U' M' U2 M U2 M U2 M' U2
x2 y'
D2 r' U' R U R' F //FB
U r' U' r U' M' U' M U2 R U' R' //sb
M' U2 M U' M' U2 M U' M U2 M2 U' M' U2 M U2 M U2 M' U2
Shaky Hands
Premium Member
@newtonbase - very tempted, although I'm up in Scotland just before it so am seeing how feasible it could be. Ireland is a cool country.
newtonbase
Premium Member
I could definitely do it. It's a 4am start on the Saturday and home at 2am Monday morning. Cost is around £200. I'm used to the lack of sleep as I have young kids and the cost is no issue but the wife would be on her own with a crazy tearaway and a 7 year old who thinks she's a teenager. I'm going to have to be a very good husband.
Shaky Hands
Premium Member
@newtonbase I might look into the ferry from Holyhead. Flight times don't look too good for me. I don't sleep much either after 8 years of being on-call at work. Good luck with wifey.
EDIT: Birmingham airport might work for me.
EDIT: Birmingham airport might work for me.
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mark49152
Premium Member
I'm tempted, just waiting to see the schedule. I was seriously considering Euros, but the cutoffs for 4x4 and 5x5 are awful so I'd only get two solves and no average in each. Certainly I don't have enough points for two comps abroad. So it's a choice between Euros for the occasion or Irish for a full complement of events.
newtonbase
Premium Member
The travel timings for the Euros weren't possible for me. I'd have needed a night either end. The only issue with Ireland is that I have to use Stansted which is a bit of a drive.
We are spending my birthday celebrating my wife's friend's 40th that month so maybe I could get get enough points from that?
We are spending my birthday celebrating my wife's friend's 40th that month so maybe I could get get enough points from that?
Shaky Hands
Premium Member
Now realised I won't be able to get to the Irish Championships anyway. Not actually back from the Highlands until after the 580 mile drive home on Sunday 24th. Good luck to people if they decide to go. Will try to follow on cubecomps.
Logiqx
Veteran
How to feel like a noob but an interesting view nonetheless. Worth watching all 25 minutes!
mark49152
Premium Member
Yeah I felt like a noob by 5 minutes in
. Maybe I'll go watch it again once I'm able to do my F2L in <5 seconds without edge orientation!
Logiqx
Veteran
Yeah I felt like a noob by 5 minutes in
Hehe. That's about where I got to on my first viewing.
The example solves during the rest of the video are really interesting and give insight into what he can see whilst solving.
There's one solve where he's half way through multi-slotting and realises he can combine it with WV. lol
Logiqx
Veteran
On another note... I'm busy during the weekend of the Irish Championships.
Selkie
Premium Member
I have been busy with work, a training course and decorating our living room with little practice time and what a lot of posts. I have skimmed through and will try and find 20 minutes this evening with a beer to read back missed posts.
Whilst I have had little practice time, I have far more today and been doing a Megaminx average of 50 by getting up really early and fitted it in work breaks and lunch etc.
Most pleasing is the two sub 2:30 solves which is UK average cut but also a sub 3:00 Ao5 and PB also for the Ao12
Megaminx
number of times: 50/50
best time: 2:27.43
worst time: 3:55.15
current avg5: 3:17.20 (σ = 5.58)
best avg5: 2:56.31 (σ = 4.19)
current avg12: 3:13.45 (σ = 7.99)
best avg12: 3:03.19 (σ = 17.29)
current avg50: 3:10.95 (σ = 11.53)
best avg50: 3:10.95 (σ = 11.53)
session avg: 3:10.95 (σ = 11.53)
session mean: 3:10.57
3:15.25, 3:21.75, 3:29.54, 3:31.34,3:14.31, 3:04.25, 3:16.49, 3:06.07,3:23.03, 2:55.29, 3:29.04, 2:51.11,3:10.32, 3:33.63, 3:13.59, 2:36.99,3:01.09, 2:54.57, 3:15.07, 2:53.26,3:19.05, 3:14.06, 3:13.26, 3:06.33,3:06.75, 2:56.57, 3:22.55, 3:05.05,3:39.64, 2:27.43, 2:58.16, 3:10.85,3:04.26, 3:04.13, 3:18.32, 3:08.43,2:28.56, 3:39.32, 3:26.67, 2:40.42,3:12.14, 3:12.45, 3:02.41, 3:10.76,3:17.18, 3:10.82, 3:19.59, 3:55.15,3:21.19, 3:01.25
Whilst I have had little practice time, I have far more today and been doing a Megaminx average of 50 by getting up really early and fitted it in work breaks and lunch etc.
Most pleasing is the two sub 2:30 solves which is UK average cut but also a sub 3:00 Ao5 and PB also for the Ao12
Megaminx
number of times: 50/50
best time: 2:27.43
worst time: 3:55.15
current avg5: 3:17.20 (σ = 5.58)
best avg5: 2:56.31 (σ = 4.19)
current avg12: 3:13.45 (σ = 7.99)
best avg12: 3:03.19 (σ = 17.29)
current avg50: 3:10.95 (σ = 11.53)
best avg50: 3:10.95 (σ = 11.53)
session avg: 3:10.95 (σ = 11.53)
session mean: 3:10.57
3:15.25, 3:21.75, 3:29.54, 3:31.34,3:14.31, 3:04.25, 3:16.49, 3:06.07,3:23.03, 2:55.29, 3:29.04, 2:51.11,3:10.32, 3:33.63, 3:13.59, 2:36.99,3:01.09, 2:54.57, 3:15.07, 2:53.26,3:19.05, 3:14.06, 3:13.26, 3:06.33,3:06.75, 2:56.57, 3:22.55, 3:05.05,3:39.64, 2:27.43, 2:58.16, 3:10.85,3:04.26, 3:04.13, 3:18.32, 3:08.43,2:28.56, 3:39.32, 3:26.67, 2:40.42,3:12.14, 3:12.45, 3:02.41, 3:10.76,3:17.18, 3:10.82, 3:19.59, 3:55.15,3:21.19, 3:01.25
