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My 3 year old learned to blindsolve at the weekend. It works like this. She scrambles the cube, puts on the blindfold, and peeks underneath while dad solves the cube. It causes much excitement 
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I almost had a heart attack at the first sentenceMy 3 year old learned to blindsolve at the weekend. It works like this. She scrambles the cube, puts on the blindfold, and peeks underneath while dad solves the cube. It causes much excitement
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I have plans for my 2 year old to learn to solve but yesterday he threw a Duplo plane into the air expecting it to fly. I'll wait a bit.
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LOL, that should be an official event like that!My 3 year old learned to blindsolve at the weekend. It works like this. She scrambles the cube, puts on the blindfold, and peeks underneath while dad solves the cube. It causes much excitement
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Nice! Speed and recognition will come with time. You're turns are very smooth allready. One big tip, CROSS ON BOTTOM. It gives you a look into your first pair.At least, here's a vid of one of my solves. The angle isn't great but that's what I could manage with a simple cell phone. I hope it will be useful for a critique :
(oh : 0-0:19 is the shuffle, then 0:19-0:33 is the inspection)
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@teacher77 - Welcome to the thread. As other have said before it is the right place to be and I hope you gain as much motivation and improvement from discussions as most do
4x4 Race Thread: Haha, are we still racing to sub 1 minute @mark49152 et al?
Average of 50 with PB for single, first ever sub 1 Ao5, PB Ao12 and Sub 1:05 Ao50. Do not know where the improvement is coming from though I guess the mini break did me good but I am also on a diet and have lost nearly 30lb in the last month or so and feeling a lot healthier. Instead of being a 46 year old feeling 56 I might just be getting to the stage of feeling 45
Single: 48.39 (I screamed!!)
Ao5: 59.22 (solves 24-28)
Ao12: 1:01.42 (17-28)
Ao50: 1:04.16
Fastest Ever Double Parity: 54.90
4x4 Race Thread: Haha, are we still racing to sub 1 minute @mark49152 et al?
Average of 50 with PB for single, first ever sub 1 Ao5, PB Ao12 and Sub 1:05 Ao50. Do not know where the improvement is coming from though I guess the mini break did me good but I am also on a diet and have lost nearly 30lb in the last month or so and feeling a lot healthier. Instead of being a 46 year old feeling 56 I might just be getting to the stage of feeling 45
Single: 48.39 (I screamed!!)
Ao5: 59.22 (solves 24-28)
Ao12: 1:01.42 (17-28)
Ao50: 1:04.16
Fastest Ever Double Parity: 54.90
Session average: 1:04.16
1. 1:13.10 R' U' D' r' B' r' B U' u' F' r' f2 L R2 u R' F' R D' B D' f L2 D r2 D' L' r2 D2 U' u2 B U D F2 u D2 U' B2 u'
2. 1:08.78 r U F f U' F2 L' f' L' D r f' D2 L B2 L' R r' D' u2 B' u' L B' F' D B' F2 r' D2 r' D' F' U R L2 B L U' R'
3. (54.90) B2 R' r' L2 f2 U2 F2 D2 U R' u2 B' D2 f' U' R D f r D B2 D f u R2 f L r2 R' D' u' R2 L2 B u' f2 L2 u2 B U2
4. 1:03.63 R' B' R' B f F r2 R' u' r B2 U f D' L r2 u2 B F u2 D2 L2 D L f2 L2 U' f2 F2 u f2 D' r u r L' R2 f D' f'
5. 1:04.89 B2 f R f2 R L2 D2 u' r D2 L U2 L' u2 D F L2 F u F' D r' R2 D R r2 L u2 R r' F2 B' U2 D2 R' u F' f2 L' D2
6. 1:02.70 L2 f u' F L2 B2 u' r' F2 B R' r F' f L' U2 f2 D' U' f2 u' f U2 F2 B L2 D2 r2 f2 R' f R2 U2 D R' r' F' D' u R'
7. (56.86) U' f2 B u U' F2 B2 L2 r2 B u r2 u f2 F r R' F2 U D2 f2 D f2 u2 F R B2 L f' U r2 D' F' D u2 f2 R' F' L2 R
8. (1:22.57) B2 R D u r D2 F2 r R' U' L D' F' U L2 u2 R' L' r2 D B2 r2 u' D2 f' B2 U2 F' r' L F2 U r f' r B U' D R' L2
9. 1:04.49 u2 L' U' f2 r2 F' L' f r' F R' L u L' R' f' F' R' L2 u2 F u2 U' B D2 F u2 R' u2 R2 r2 u U' F' r' f' U2 F' U2 r
10. 1:08.68 R' r' f2 u2 L U u' D L' U f u2 D L B2 r2 u2 F2 r F' u U B R2 B2 D U R2 u f U2 D R r F' L2 r' F' U F2
11. 1:01.04 L B u D2 R B' r2 U2 r F2 f' R2 B r f' F2 U2 B2 f' F2 u L f r u' f' L R' U2 u2 r B f r L F u R' L' f
12. 1:07.61 u R r2 D' f' r L' U2 R r' u' R2 B' D2 r' R U' u f U' D' F f' D' u2 L' D r' L2 R2 B U' D2 f2 D F2 U2 B L D2
13. 1:14.07 f2 D' r u' f F' D u' R F' u' F D' u' B2 F2 U2 B2 R U2 f' L' r' f2 F U' f2 B' U' f' u' r U B' F' L2 R2 r' u' B
14. 1:08.00 B' R2 f' F2 B L D' r2 f F' r L' B u' B D' U r L2 f2 r2 u B' f' U' u F U2 F' r f2 r2 u2 f L' B u2 F' r' f
15. 1:01.11 F U' f' U B2 U r D' L' r' D' r2 F2 f' B' U' u B' R' L' B2 R2 r' U2 B2 R2 D f' r2 u' D2 L R' U2 F f2 B' L' U2 u
16. 1:01.68 r R U F L2 F U' L' U u B' f' r2 R' B L U2 B' U' f F u2 B2 U B' u U F2 L' D' r F2 u2 B2 u' r B2 u' L' f
17. 59.02 D u L R' f D2 L f' R L F2 R' F L2 F D2 r R' u2 R u B2 F2 U F f' r2 B u U2 f2 F2 L2 u F2 D f' L' R2 D
18. 59.27 L U' B2 r f D B f2 u2 L' u L2 R f' u' L2 F2 B' f' D2 U' B' U' B' u2 r2 u' B' D2 r2 F L2 f' U2 D2 r2 L D' L2 f'
19. 1:04.29 B' F U2 D r R2 u D F f u' D' U2 r' u2 R r F' U2 L2 D2 L2 D2 R2 F' D' L2 F2 L' R U' D' r' R L' u' f B r B
20. 1:01.71 r' f2 B' R r L F D' F f2 U2 R' D2 L2 D2 B U f D2 r D2 F' f U u R2 U F B' R' F f R U R' D2 U2 B u2 L
21. 1:06.59 F2 B2 r' F' u2 f' r f' R' u2 f2 U' f' r' F' r' f L U' B' L D2 F' B2 L2 r' R2 u2 r B R' U' D2 f' R2 D2 r2 U' u B'
22. 1:04.73 U r' f2 R2 F' u2 D2 R L2 F' R f2 D u2 L U R2 D2 F' L2 B2 f2 F2 U B' L' B' R2 L r2 U u2 F2 u r L2 F2 u' U D
23. 1:07.85 F U' L2 D L r2 R' B2 R' D f2 U2 D u' L2 U2 B' U r2 D2 U' F R2 u2 F2 r' F' f' B' D2 u2 R2 r2 F' U2 L2 U' F L2 D2
24. 1:00.92 F2 f r' F2 u2 B r2 f' D2 f2 D2 f D2 B2 f2 U L2 U' u' F D2 f' B' D u2 L' f2 L' B2 u' F2 R2 f2 r L' B2 R D f' F
25. 1:00.46 u2 D2 f2 F2 r2 B U' F' u L2 U2 B2 u f' u2 r2 u' F f u' B U2 R2 D2 F u2 D2 R L2 F' U2 F' u f U' f' R2 L D B'
26. 58.11 f2 F2 L U' D' F2 r2 U F2 u2 D2 F L2 F2 r2 R' L2 F' U' R' D' B2 L u2 L B F R r2 u B' U F' D' L2 B' D r' R2 U
27. 59.09 f R' u2 f2 R' U r' R2 D U f2 u2 F u f2 R B' L u' R D F f' r' L2 D2 U' R2 F r2 B' r U2 r U' r L' U F' R
28. (48.39) f' L' F' u L R r F2 f r2 f2 F' D R L U' r L' f R2 B' F r2 D2 B R u D2 L' B2 D u2 R2 L B u2 U L B' D'
29. 1:06.32 R2 F' r' D r' L2 u' F' L u r f2 D2 u' L D' f U' u2 F2 f2 u B' U2 R' r2 F2 U2 u2 F' r F' D2 U2 u' r' F L2 U2 L'
30. 1:01.08 r' U F f U B2 U' r2 f F' L u' r' R' B' f2 u2 F' f' L2 D' R f' L2 f L2 D L2 D' u2 r' L2 B2 r' f' u R' L2 D B2
31. (1:14.19) D u F2 f u2 U' f2 L' r2 D2 L' R' B' D' F2 U' R2 r F' U F' R2 F' L' f' u' L u F2 L F' D2 L u2 R' F f' U R' L'
32. (1:18.34) f2 L F' f' D2 L U2 R r' U2 B2 R r' F' R' B' D' u r D' F2 L2 D f' u' U2 R' r' D f' r2 D2 L F2 u F' U2 F f R
33. 1:06.86 U2 D' B' D' B U2 F R L2 B' L r2 B2 U F' L' U' D' B2 u' r u f B' R f u2 F R2 F' U2 u' r2 R D2 F' U L2 f U2
34. 1:02.92 R' D2 r2 R2 u2 f r2 L D u' F2 B2 R' F2 r u' F R2 U' B2 u f2 R D' L2 f2 D R2 B' u2 r L u L' R u2 R' B2 r' R2
35. 1:07.52 f' L' f' u2 r' f2 u D R U r2 B2 R' D' B2 F' R2 B' r2 R2 L2 D' L' f2 R2 U' D' L2 u B2 u2 U f' R' r2 L' F2 u' D' L'
36. 1:03.26 D U2 F2 R' L' F2 B L' B L' R' B2 f2 u R2 L r2 D u f2 r' U f2 r2 f2 u B2 R' B U' u D2 f' D R D2 U2 r2 F R2
37. 1:05.30 r' D' F2 B2 R r2 u2 D2 B' R2 L2 F' f' B2 u2 D' L D u' U2 R r2 B r2 U' D L' R' D F' f' U2 D u2 F' r2 F B2 D f
38. 1:08.89 r u F' r' f D f' r u2 R D' F' B' r2 F D B2 U' D2 R' u r' L F2 B' D' B2 L F2 U F f2 R2 u' B2 L2 F2 D' L2 R
39. 1:03.61 r2 D' B f' F' u2 F2 R' B F D2 r' L R2 U2 u2 L' U2 r2 R' f F U R B2 F2 u B D F' D2 R' U L B' D R2 D2 U F2
40. 58.44 U' B' r' u B' f2 F2 r L D' L2 U' D' u2 F2 r' R F2 L U' f2 u' F' f D2 r2 f r U F2 D2 u U r2 R2 L U' B U' r2
41. 1:09.93 D' f' B U' F' B u2 B2 R B L2 D2 B2 u2 B R2 D2 r' f u2 F2 f r' f R' r' D2 r' D' F2 L' r' f F' u' D2 B2 u2 B2 u
42. 57.89 f2 R' U2 L2 F' B' R2 F B2 U2 f2 U' u L2 r2 u' D f2 R2 D' U2 u' r2 u2 f' u2 f' B U L' f F' U R B L B f' L' D2
43. 1:09.42 R2 r2 L u' D L' r R2 D' R L u U2 L2 U' D' F2 L2 U' L' B' u2 F' U' u2 B U' D u F2 L u2 r2 L2 D' L' R2 r' u U'
44. 1:05.57 D r2 L R2 B' u r2 U B' F2 U' L' f u' U' R D' r f2 u' r2 B f2 U2 R' F' B r' f' F U2 L' R' D B u2 U' R' u' F'
45. 59.41 F2 R2 f R u' F' u' f2 U2 r' L2 f2 D2 f2 U2 B U F' L' u' L' U' L2 r2 F' u' F' D L' f B2 r2 D2 f' U2 u' B D F D2
46. 1:03.71 u' L' u' D F2 r' D2 L f r R2 L' u2 r' L' U2 r' f' R U B f' F' L R B r R D u' f F2 D R' D L B R' f2 B2
47. 1:04.98 U' D r u L' f R' L B D B2 U R f F' u F2 D u' R' B' D' r2 L D2 F D' u' B' D' U F' B2 u2 f u f' R2 r D2
48. 57.23 L' D' R r2 L' u B' u' B' R' r' D R' B2 R' U B L2 F r f' r2 D2 R' F D' r' F' r U' D F D u L u r U' D2 u
49. 1:06.26 U2 u' r B F' r F2 B L2 D' f F2 L2 f r' u D' R u' D' f2 B' L2 F' U2 L' F2 r2 D U' F' B2 L' D2 L2 u L2 F2 u' D'
50. 1:02.55 F U f' L B' F u2 L' u2 F U' B' U' R B F' D L' U' R2 D' R' D2 F2 U u2 L2 u F' u f2 B' r U' r F U f2 r' U'
1. 1:13.10 R' U' D' r' B' r' B U' u' F' r' f2 L R2 u R' F' R D' B D' f L2 D r2 D' L' r2 D2 U' u2 B U D F2 u D2 U' B2 u'
2. 1:08.78 r U F f U' F2 L' f' L' D r f' D2 L B2 L' R r' D' u2 B' u' L B' F' D B' F2 r' D2 r' D' F' U R L2 B L U' R'
3. (54.90) B2 R' r' L2 f2 U2 F2 D2 U R' u2 B' D2 f' U' R D f r D B2 D f u R2 f L r2 R' D' u' R2 L2 B u' f2 L2 u2 B U2
4. 1:03.63 R' B' R' B f F r2 R' u' r B2 U f D' L r2 u2 B F u2 D2 L2 D L f2 L2 U' f2 F2 u f2 D' r u r L' R2 f D' f'
5. 1:04.89 B2 f R f2 R L2 D2 u' r D2 L U2 L' u2 D F L2 F u F' D r' R2 D R r2 L u2 R r' F2 B' U2 D2 R' u F' f2 L' D2
6. 1:02.70 L2 f u' F L2 B2 u' r' F2 B R' r F' f L' U2 f2 D' U' f2 u' f U2 F2 B L2 D2 r2 f2 R' f R2 U2 D R' r' F' D' u R'
7. (56.86) U' f2 B u U' F2 B2 L2 r2 B u r2 u f2 F r R' F2 U D2 f2 D f2 u2 F R B2 L f' U r2 D' F' D u2 f2 R' F' L2 R
8. (1:22.57) B2 R D u r D2 F2 r R' U' L D' F' U L2 u2 R' L' r2 D B2 r2 u' D2 f' B2 U2 F' r' L F2 U r f' r B U' D R' L2
9. 1:04.49 u2 L' U' f2 r2 F' L' f r' F R' L u L' R' f' F' R' L2 u2 F u2 U' B D2 F u2 R' u2 R2 r2 u U' F' r' f' U2 F' U2 r
10. 1:08.68 R' r' f2 u2 L U u' D L' U f u2 D L B2 r2 u2 F2 r F' u U B R2 B2 D U R2 u f U2 D R r F' L2 r' F' U F2
11. 1:01.04 L B u D2 R B' r2 U2 r F2 f' R2 B r f' F2 U2 B2 f' F2 u L f r u' f' L R' U2 u2 r B f r L F u R' L' f
12. 1:07.61 u R r2 D' f' r L' U2 R r' u' R2 B' D2 r' R U' u f U' D' F f' D' u2 L' D r' L2 R2 B U' D2 f2 D F2 U2 B L D2
13. 1:14.07 f2 D' r u' f F' D u' R F' u' F D' u' B2 F2 U2 B2 R U2 f' L' r' f2 F U' f2 B' U' f' u' r U B' F' L2 R2 r' u' B
14. 1:08.00 B' R2 f' F2 B L D' r2 f F' r L' B u' B D' U r L2 f2 r2 u B' f' U' u F U2 F' r f2 r2 u2 f L' B u2 F' r' f
15. 1:01.11 F U' f' U B2 U r D' L' r' D' r2 F2 f' B' U' u B' R' L' B2 R2 r' U2 B2 R2 D f' r2 u' D2 L R' U2 F f2 B' L' U2 u
16. 1:01.68 r R U F L2 F U' L' U u B' f' r2 R' B L U2 B' U' f F u2 B2 U B' u U F2 L' D' r F2 u2 B2 u' r B2 u' L' f
17. 59.02 D u L R' f D2 L f' R L F2 R' F L2 F D2 r R' u2 R u B2 F2 U F f' r2 B u U2 f2 F2 L2 u F2 D f' L' R2 D
18. 59.27 L U' B2 r f D B f2 u2 L' u L2 R f' u' L2 F2 B' f' D2 U' B' U' B' u2 r2 u' B' D2 r2 F L2 f' U2 D2 r2 L D' L2 f'
19. 1:04.29 B' F U2 D r R2 u D F f u' D' U2 r' u2 R r F' U2 L2 D2 L2 D2 R2 F' D' L2 F2 L' R U' D' r' R L' u' f B r B
20. 1:01.71 r' f2 B' R r L F D' F f2 U2 R' D2 L2 D2 B U f D2 r D2 F' f U u R2 U F B' R' F f R U R' D2 U2 B u2 L
21. 1:06.59 F2 B2 r' F' u2 f' r f' R' u2 f2 U' f' r' F' r' f L U' B' L D2 F' B2 L2 r' R2 u2 r B R' U' D2 f' R2 D2 r2 U' u B'
22. 1:04.73 U r' f2 R2 F' u2 D2 R L2 F' R f2 D u2 L U R2 D2 F' L2 B2 f2 F2 U B' L' B' R2 L r2 U u2 F2 u r L2 F2 u' U D
23. 1:07.85 F U' L2 D L r2 R' B2 R' D f2 U2 D u' L2 U2 B' U r2 D2 U' F R2 u2 F2 r' F' f' B' D2 u2 R2 r2 F' U2 L2 U' F L2 D2
24. 1:00.92 F2 f r' F2 u2 B r2 f' D2 f2 D2 f D2 B2 f2 U L2 U' u' F D2 f' B' D u2 L' f2 L' B2 u' F2 R2 f2 r L' B2 R D f' F
25. 1:00.46 u2 D2 f2 F2 r2 B U' F' u L2 U2 B2 u f' u2 r2 u' F f u' B U2 R2 D2 F u2 D2 R L2 F' U2 F' u f U' f' R2 L D B'
26. 58.11 f2 F2 L U' D' F2 r2 U F2 u2 D2 F L2 F2 r2 R' L2 F' U' R' D' B2 L u2 L B F R r2 u B' U F' D' L2 B' D r' R2 U
27. 59.09 f R' u2 f2 R' U r' R2 D U f2 u2 F u f2 R B' L u' R D F f' r' L2 D2 U' R2 F r2 B' r U2 r U' r L' U F' R
28. (48.39) f' L' F' u L R r F2 f r2 f2 F' D R L U' r L' f R2 B' F r2 D2 B R u D2 L' B2 D u2 R2 L B u2 U L B' D'
29. 1:06.32 R2 F' r' D r' L2 u' F' L u r f2 D2 u' L D' f U' u2 F2 f2 u B' U2 R' r2 F2 U2 u2 F' r F' D2 U2 u' r' F L2 U2 L'
30. 1:01.08 r' U F f U B2 U' r2 f F' L u' r' R' B' f2 u2 F' f' L2 D' R f' L2 f L2 D L2 D' u2 r' L2 B2 r' f' u R' L2 D B2
31. (1:14.19) D u F2 f u2 U' f2 L' r2 D2 L' R' B' D' F2 U' R2 r F' U F' R2 F' L' f' u' L u F2 L F' D2 L u2 R' F f' U R' L'
32. (1:18.34) f2 L F' f' D2 L U2 R r' U2 B2 R r' F' R' B' D' u r D' F2 L2 D f' u' U2 R' r' D f' r2 D2 L F2 u F' U2 F f R
33. 1:06.86 U2 D' B' D' B U2 F R L2 B' L r2 B2 U F' L' U' D' B2 u' r u f B' R f u2 F R2 F' U2 u' r2 R D2 F' U L2 f U2
34. 1:02.92 R' D2 r2 R2 u2 f r2 L D u' F2 B2 R' F2 r u' F R2 U' B2 u f2 R D' L2 f2 D R2 B' u2 r L u L' R u2 R' B2 r' R2
35. 1:07.52 f' L' f' u2 r' f2 u D R U r2 B2 R' D' B2 F' R2 B' r2 R2 L2 D' L' f2 R2 U' D' L2 u B2 u2 U f' R' r2 L' F2 u' D' L'
36. 1:03.26 D U2 F2 R' L' F2 B L' B L' R' B2 f2 u R2 L r2 D u f2 r' U f2 r2 f2 u B2 R' B U' u D2 f' D R D2 U2 r2 F R2
37. 1:05.30 r' D' F2 B2 R r2 u2 D2 B' R2 L2 F' f' B2 u2 D' L D u' U2 R r2 B r2 U' D L' R' D F' f' U2 D u2 F' r2 F B2 D f
38. 1:08.89 r u F' r' f D f' r u2 R D' F' B' r2 F D B2 U' D2 R' u r' L F2 B' D' B2 L F2 U F f2 R2 u' B2 L2 F2 D' L2 R
39. 1:03.61 r2 D' B f' F' u2 F2 R' B F D2 r' L R2 U2 u2 L' U2 r2 R' f F U R B2 F2 u B D F' D2 R' U L B' D R2 D2 U F2
40. 58.44 U' B' r' u B' f2 F2 r L D' L2 U' D' u2 F2 r' R F2 L U' f2 u' F' f D2 r2 f r U F2 D2 u U r2 R2 L U' B U' r2
41. 1:09.93 D' f' B U' F' B u2 B2 R B L2 D2 B2 u2 B R2 D2 r' f u2 F2 f r' f R' r' D2 r' D' F2 L' r' f F' u' D2 B2 u2 B2 u
42. 57.89 f2 R' U2 L2 F' B' R2 F B2 U2 f2 U' u L2 r2 u' D f2 R2 D' U2 u' r2 u2 f' u2 f' B U L' f F' U R B L B f' L' D2
43. 1:09.42 R2 r2 L u' D L' r R2 D' R L u U2 L2 U' D' F2 L2 U' L' B' u2 F' U' u2 B U' D u F2 L u2 r2 L2 D' L' R2 r' u U'
44. 1:05.57 D r2 L R2 B' u r2 U B' F2 U' L' f u' U' R D' r f2 u' r2 B f2 U2 R' F' B r' f' F U2 L' R' D B u2 U' R' u' F'
45. 59.41 F2 R2 f R u' F' u' f2 U2 r' L2 f2 D2 f2 U2 B U F' L' u' L' U' L2 r2 F' u' F' D L' f B2 r2 D2 f' U2 u' B D F D2
46. 1:03.71 u' L' u' D F2 r' D2 L f r R2 L' u2 r' L' U2 r' f' R U B f' F' L R B r R D u' f F2 D R' D L B R' f2 B2
47. 1:04.98 U' D r u L' f R' L B D B2 U R f F' u F2 D u' R' B' D' r2 L D2 F D' u' B' D' U F' B2 u2 f u f' R2 r D2
48. 57.23 L' D' R r2 L' u B' u' B' R' r' D R' B2 R' U B L2 F r f' r2 D2 R' F D' r' F' r U' D F D u L u r U' D2 u
49. 1:06.26 U2 u' r B F' r F2 B L2 D' f F2 L2 f r' u D' R u' D' f2 B' L2 F' U2 L' F2 r2 D U' F' B2 L' D2 L2 u L2 F2 u' D'
50. 1:02.55 F U f' L B' F u2 L' u2 F U' B' U' R B F' D L' U' R2 D' R' D2 F2 U u2 L2 u F' u f2 B' r U' r F U f2 r' U'
mafergut
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mark49152
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I'm still shooting for that but you are well ahead. Congrats on the PBs. I'm at about 1:07-8 with a 1:01 ao5, I think. Improving slowly. I might have a chance if you take another year off4x4 Race Thread: Haha, are we still racing to sub 1 minute @mark49152 et al?
Congrats on the weight loss too
One Wheel
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My 3 year old learned to blindsolve at the weekend. It works like this. She scrambles the cube, puts on the blindfold, and peeks underneath while dad solves the cube. It causes much excitement
My sister recently said (I paraphrase):
It's often said that kids are important because they are the future: they'll be adults someday. The fact of the matter is that kids are important right now and adults are mostly important because we were kids once.
JohnnyReggae
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@Selkie ... wow ... awesome average and single ... I'm well impressed. I'm still struggling around the 1:30 mark ... Not sure how I'm going to get my times down, but I'll keep persevering
earth2dan
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Average of 50 with PB for single, first ever sub 1 Ao5, PB Ao12 and Sub 1:05 Ao50. Do not know where the improvement is coming from though I guess the mini break did me good but I am also on a diet and have lost nearly 30lb in the last month or so and feeling a lot healthier. Instead of being a 46 year old feeling 56 I might just be getting to the stage of feeling 45
Great times @Selkie! And more importantly, great job on the lifestyle changes! I made a similar change a few years ago and it has a huge impact on your overall well being. I'd say that's at least a small factor in the better times. Keep it up, and don't let it go once you get to where you want to be.
JanW
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cubezz gets faster and faster with every order. Today I received some cubes I ordered 8 days ago!
Not sure what to think about the Thunderclap v2. It feels quite nice once I eventually got it somewhat properly tensioned, but it's still nowhere close to the Yuexiao or GTS in my opinion. It's also the loudest cube I have. Very noisy. Setting it up is unnecessarily complicated with those huge center caps.
The Kung Fu Qinghong has some potential. It's a bit catchy, but very fast for a <5$ cube. I need to try this out more thoroughly, it has potential to become my choice for mbld.
The Yuxin Fire turned out to be the same that I already had. I thought my Yuxin was another model. Oh well, now I have two. It's not as fast as the Qinghong, but more stable and easy to perform accurately with. Those qualities could also end up making this my choice for mbld.
Not sure what to think about the Thunderclap v2. It feels quite nice once I eventually got it somewhat properly tensioned, but it's still nowhere close to the Yuexiao or GTS in my opinion. It's also the loudest cube I have. Very noisy. Setting it up is unnecessarily complicated with those huge center caps.
The Kung Fu Qinghong has some potential. It's a bit catchy, but very fast for a <5$ cube. I need to try this out more thoroughly, it has potential to become my choice for mbld.
The Yuxin Fire turned out to be the same that I already had. I thought my Yuxin was another model. Oh well, now I have two. It's not as fast as the Qinghong, but more stable and easy to perform accurately with. Those qualities could also end up making this my choice for mbld.
Selkie
Premium Member
Thanks for all the kind replies and I have to confess the weight loss is like lots of PBs coming one after the other My weight has fluctuated a lot over the years and since my wife and I work long hours it is so easy to eat takeaways and fast food but got to the stage where I was feeling very uncomfortable with my weight and I would like to get back to a lighter weight and stay there.
@mark49152 , I was chatting online to Dan Sheppard the other day and believe there may be a comp first weekend in October. If there is I will be there at least on the Sunday
I am wondering what recent cubes out are any good. I have not done an order in over 2 months and wondered what goodies I have missed apart from the Yuxin 6x6
My weight has fluctuated a lot over the years and since my wife and I work long hours it is so easy to eat takeaways and fast food but got to the stage where I was feeling very uncomfortable with my weight and I would like to get back to a lighter weight and stay there.@mark49152 , I was chatting online to Dan Sheppard the other day and believe there may be a comp first weekend in October. If there is I will be there at least on the Sunday
I am wondering what recent cubes out are any good. I have not done an order in over 2 months and wondered what goodies I have missed apart from the Yuxin 6x6
newtonbase
Premium Member
World Championships are in Paris next July. Who's going?
mark49152
Premium Member
Awesome, any indication of location?@mark49152 , I was chatting online to Dan Sheppard the other day and believe there may be a comp first weekend in October. If there is I will be there at least on the Sunday
I might do, it depends on the cuts. I wouldn't have gone to Euros with no chance of making 4x4 or 5x5 averages.
mafergut
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That's a great single! Congratulations! I will have to practice OH seriously again but I don't think I can get to those times with current move count. I will have to either learn 1L OLL, COLL or change to Roux. [emoji2]
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newtonbase
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Well done @Selkie. Losing weight can be tough. Especially as get older.
I'm well practiced at missing cuts so that's not a problem but my wife has informed me that we're in Florida that month so I may not get there.
Well done @Selkie. Losing weight can be tough. Especially as get older.
Logiqx
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I was chatting online to Dan Sheppard the other day and believe there may be a comp first weekend in October. If there is I will be there at least on the Sunday
Ah... possibly a weekend I can make this year. I wonder where it is going to be held?
Maybe. I think it would be quite fun to attend a WC competition.
1L OLL is definitely worth the effort for OH and <50% the effort of learning it for 2H. Just look at how your 2H algs work in terms of triggers or F2L pairs that can be tracked then you'll be able to learn half of the OLLs without much effort. There are only about a dozen OLLs which are tricky to re-learn and be sure to check Antoin Cantin's alg page for each case. Don't learn anything with more than two F moves (i.e. F + F' is generally fine but only once during an alg).
COLL is nice for OH but it should be regarded as an extension once you already know full OLL+PLL.
Updates from me:
- Last couple of days, I've finally pulled my finger out and learnt the remaining 2H algs for COLL. Until now I was using the OH algs (Sune + Niklas combos) for some of the Pi / H cases where I was too lazy to learn the RUF algs.
- Last couple of evenings on the train home were quite amusing. Yesterday a lady sat down opposite with her two young daughters (I guess 2yrs + 4yrs). The elder girl was leaning over my knee watching me solve repeating phrases like "cool", "look mum, he's solved it again", "how does he do that" and "can I have one mummy?" followed by her little sister asking "can I have one as well?" and her mum agreeing. I wonder if they got their wish today, lol.
- Tonight was a lady with some boys around 7-8 and after watching a 17s solve challenged me to solve it in 15 seconds. I guess it's a good way to replicate competition nerves... a dozen or so eyes watching on a busy train! I failed her friendly challenge... 18s or so but it wasn't bad considering the circumstances! The boys actually knew a little about the cube such as doing the sexy move over and over as a "trick" to make it look like you can solve it. I didn't get any practice after that as they were playing with my cube, lol.
