Older cubers discussions

[Logiqx]

Nice. Ortega or CLL?

I'm still using Ortega. I think with a bit of practice I may get down to sub-5 globally.

Trying to inspect deeper into the solve is where the interest lies for me.

 

[CLL Smooth]

Pulled off a rare Ao100 this morning, with minimal distractions. 1/5/12/100: 12.634/14.688/15.300/16.788
Rolled a 16.683 Ao100 from last night for a pb. There were 3 separate sub-15 Ao5s and my break down of singles show a mysterious lack of 19s.

 

[EvilGnome6]

@EvilGnome6: Nice results! What do you average at home for 2x2x2?

I've done a few 2x2x2 sessions this week and just did an Ao100 - 4.24/4.81/5.43/5.58 for 5/12/50/100.

You're definitely faster than me. Here's what I'm currently averaging:

Average of 5: 5.30s
Average of 12: 5.73s
Mean of 100: 6.82s

 

[EvilGnome6]

Nice job Mike! I wished I could've came for that my brother lives in abq.

They're going to try to organize more competitions out there and already asked me to come delegate. I hope you can come to the next one.

 

[Logiqx]

You're definitely faster than me. Here's what I'm currently averaging:

Average of 5: 5.30s
Average of 12: 5.73s
Mean of 100: 6.82s

Cool. Congrats on getting an official result which matches your form at home.

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[mark49152]

Trying to inspect deeper into the solve is where the interest lies for me.

How far do you see?

 

[muchacho]

And how far will you try to see before learning cll?

Another lolscramble, the last one I was tired and didn't pay attention, but this time I knew the bottom would be solved and just assumed the top would auto-resolve so I tried to do it fast.

7819 16-may-2016 9:20:36 00:01.280 F R F' U2

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y U2 R U' R'

 

[h2f]

What are your splits with Hoya on 5x5 and 6x6?

 

[Logiqx]

How far do you see?

I often see the OLL and sometimes cancel into it forming a simple OBL (orient both layers). I think it is realistic to do this for 90% of my solves (eventually) but i currently do it about 25% of the time.

I know the final AUF about 50% of the time. I need to learn the remainder which will probably save another 0.5s.


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[Logiqx]

And how far will you try to see before learning cll?

Another lolscramble, the last one I was tired and didn't pay attention, but this time I knew the bottom would be solved and just assumed the top would auto-resolve so I tried to do it fast.

7819 16-may-2016 9:20:36 00:01.280 F R F' U2

Spoiler

y U2 R U' R'

I'll stick with Ortega until I have no significant improvements to make and hopefully by then my CxLL recognition will be respectable!

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[Selkie]

Hi all, sorry I have been manic with work. At least 3 days a week away on business for each week in the last month.

Lots of great progress by you all, still trying to read back all the posts missed.

Any cubing time I have had has been devoted to untimed 7x7 (Just about sub 6:30 overall), Gigaminx (Best 18:57.xy) and untimed 5x5. Not much 3x3 I am afraid.

Just about to go away for another two days but things will be quieter by the weekend and hopefully can make contribution and practice more regular.

Take care all

 

[kbrune]

Wish I could be more active in this post. Been trying to keep up with following posts. Been busy as well with work, practicing and preparing to be emcee at my daughter's dance recital.

I'll be posting as much as possible these next two weekends though. Posting my comp progress. It'll be my first comp in 2 years and I have back 2 back comps! I'm pumped! I'll be at national capital region in Ottawa this weekend. My first 2 day comp. And going to northeastern spring in Boston the following weekend. Can't wait!

Keep up the good work my fellow moldy oldies!

 

[newtonbase]

I met a speedsolver outside of competition for the very first time yesterday. A young lad, about 14, saw me cubing at the swimming baths and asked to have a go. He put me to shame on 3x3 but messed up parity on 4x4 as his broke so he's out of practice. I'd have liked to have given him a spare one but there were no parents there to ask permission of.

 

[Logiqx]

I met a speedsolver outside of competition for the very first time yesterday. A young lad, about 14, saw me cubing at the swimming baths and asked to have a go. He put me to shame on 3x3 but messed up parity on 4x4 as his broke so he's out of practice. I'd have liked to have given him a spare one but there were no parents there to ask permission of.

That's cool. I've only met one speedcuber outside of this community... another windsurfer who competes on the same circuit as me. However, I've recently discovered that someone I was trying to get into my team also used to be a speedcuber! Unfortunately he's not in a position to change jobs right now but a mutual acquaintance joined my team last week mentioned the guy lubing cubes at work, lol.

 

[Jason Green]

There were several cubers that came through the beyond Rubik's exhibit I volunteered at last weekend. That's no surprise. Most of them were newly into it. One kid was pretty fast around 16 seconds, he said he didn't even have a speed cube and he got his all time PBs using mine!

I had a new best consecutive run of sub 20s with 9 out of 12 solves.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFfmRT2N2V0/

Oh, I thought this was appropriate at the hotel for the Rubik's cube exhibit (even though spelling is off)...

BTW, for those interested in the elementary cube club, it was a success I would say. We were only able to meet 3 times this year due to end of year testing and such. We got great feedback from the kids and some parents. They have ideas to make it run smoother and want me to help next year also.

 

[muchacho]

I've started to use the CMLL U (Headlights) algs in speed solves, so only 10 cases left (Sune and Antisune) before full CMLL.

Do any non-Roux learn the Sune and Antisune COLLs?

 

[Logiqx]

I noticed that in Felix's EO video he uses a couple of the Sune COLL cases. The one which is like a regular FR Sune but with an extra L and L' in the middle. I guess he also uses Niklas and avoids the diag swap.

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[Logiqx]

Additionally. He also did at least one 2GLL Sune case and he also used normal Sune for one of the adjacent swap cases.

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[CLL Smooth]

Do any non-Roux learn the Sune and Antisune COLLs?

oops. I learned them years ago. Don't use them often but sometimes when recognition is quick.

 

[Chree]

I noticed that in Felix's EO video he uses a couple of the Sune COLL cases. The one which is like a regular FR Sune but with an extra L and L' in the middle. I guess he also uses Niklas and avoids the diag swap.

Niklas by itself is an adjacent-swap alg. But if you slap that sucker in the middle of a normal Sune, it solves the diag case: R U R' U (L' U R U' L) U2 R'.

Funny, I was just talking to Barry about this case yesterday. I like the recognition angle of the mirror inverse: R' U2 (L U' R U L') U R' U R.

In other news, my phone crash in the middle of practice on the bus yesterday. Somehow it wiped out all of my cubing sessions. I lost 5 months of records... PBs that I was extremely proud of. It was a little heart breaking. My sub1:30 Ao12 on 5x5. My sub9 on 8x8. My first sub13 Ao12 on 3x3. All gone.

Luckily I can probably scour my text messages with Barry and get most of the highlights back. Just sucks I won't have them all. And won't be able to run any statistics. *le sigh*