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Maybe the thread needs a new title (again).
Marcel's Mature Cubers Chat
......Senior Solvers Thread

I guess using the term 'Master' (like in golf, tennis etc) isn't going to work in the cubing sense. I'm old, but I'm not ready to call myself a Master Solver, hehe.

Marcel's Speed Solving Masters
 
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SenorJuan said:
Maybe the thread needs a new title (again).
Marcel's Mature Cubers Chat
......Senior Solvers Thread

I guess using the term 'Master' (like in golf, tennis etc) isn't going to work in the cubing sense. I'm old, but I'm not ready to call myself a Master Solver, hehe.
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"CFOP: Cubing For Old People" ;). Not taking credit for that idea. That's all @Jason Green :)
 
CLL Smooth said:
I guess this thread is no longer Marcel's introduction thread. Sad to see the name change. I remember this thread from its inception. I never contributed to it but it was on the front page nearly everyday so I kept up with it pretty well.
Glad to see the thread still going strong but I will miss seeing the old name.
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Thanks! with almost 300.000 views I think this topic interests more people than we think. I am glad the name has changed since it not about me but about the people who post here. I can change the title. I like the 'Cubing For Old People' title a lot. If no one disagrees I will update it.
 
MarcelP said:
Thanks! with almost 300.000 views I think this topic interests more people than we think. I am glad the name has changed since it not about me but about the people who post here. I can change the title. I like the 'Cubing For Old People' title a lot. If no one disagrees I will update it.
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I liked previous but I'll used to. You can add something like CFOP 2 in brackets or something. @Jason Green You've made a great name.
 
Posted this in the accomplishment thread yesterday: a100 17.181 (93% sub20s) & a50 16.784 (100% sub20s) both new PBs.

I don't do 3x3 a100 that often (say like 3-4 per year...), I just prefer to do more different puzzles than just a load of 3x3 :)

Atm I'm looking forward to the X-man megaminx & QiYi's new 5x5 (WuShuang) + the already released WeiPo, all in stickerless of cause :D

Logiqx said:
Many us are older than the Rubik's cube itself.

I was born in 2 BC... 2 years before the cube. ;)
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Me too (I guess...)
 
Silence here.

I had strange solve just a while ago, when drinking coffee. I would call it Roux/CFOP - during inspection i thought cross edges might be well placed after FB and it was. After FB I had to do only 2 f2l pairs. The thing is that some cases in Roux fit very well to f2l and these were the cases I got. Especially last one I've decided to do like f2l (triple sexy) cause it's the fastest way for me than taking it out, switching edge, inserting. And it finished like oll+pll. Time 18.79.

F2 L' B2 R' U' R' F U' L R2 B' L2 B D2 F' B2 D2 R2 L2 F
y'
R F M2 B F2 //FB 5/5
R' U2 R U R' U2 R U R' U' R U R' U' R' U R U' R' U R U' R' U R //SB 25/30 very long but only R/U moves. It couldn't be longer :)
U2 F' L F' L2 U L U L' U' L F2
U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U // 2-look cmll, :)

alg.cubing.net
57stm/18.79 = 2.71 tps
 
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Thanks. Cfop only on big cubes but i did not notice my skill is down. transition from cross to f2l was the worst w part of my solves but as far as i dont build cross on big cubes it doesn't affect my solves. I think ill stay longer with roux.

patataj patataj patataj
 
I need to start thinking about a 1st impressions video already, as I have several new puzzles that I did not do an unboxing for but I want to show you guys. Today I received a stickerless Moyu WeiPo 2x2 (I have created a thread on the Puzzle Reviews forum) and, oh my! At long last a Moyu 2x2 that does not have those pesky internal catchings. It might even replace my Dayan, that's how good it feels but I will not know for sure until I do some Ao100s with it. Not sure it's better than the Dayan but it's surely better than anything else I had (CB, LingPo, Yuxin...). The bright shades are nice but I prefer the ones in my CB G4.

Regarding our age in BC terms. The Rubik's cube arrived to Spain or, at least, I got to know it, around 1982-1983, not sure if any of you has a more exact date. I immediately wanted one :) So, I'm like 12 or 13 BC... if we take the official 1980 release date, then I'm just 10 BC, still... so old!
 
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First Ao50 in weeks :)
Generated By csTimer on 2016-5-12
solves/total: 50/50

single
best: 14.83
worst: 25.91

mean of 3
current: 18.57 (σ = 3.24)
best: 17.44 (σ = 1.84)

avg of 5
current: 20.37 (σ = 0.13)
best: 17.69 (σ = 0.33)

avg of 12
current: 20.47 (σ = 1.84)
best: 18.20 (σ = 0.55)

avg of 50
current: 19.07 (σ = 1.26)
best: 19.07 (σ = 1.26)

Average: 19.07 (σ = 1.26)
Mean: 19.14
Cube AoLong V1 without a single corner twist :)
 
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