Older cubers discussions

[mrs1986]

I can see now that there is people who like solving this kind of puzzles still, I'm 30 and learnt being old already, I can't go lower than 50 seconds but anyway, some practice and new hands will do it

Edit: Ok, my post was too light in content so I'm going to add something here.

I joined this forum in 2013, I played a bit with a dayan zanchi I bought, then after that I stopped playing with the puzzle, it got lost and I felt like playing with a cube again just a couple of weeks ago. I'm using a zanchi mini (55mm) that belongs to my cousin, I gave it to her as a present just after I started solving. Never was a "speed solver" nor was my intention, I just wanted to learn how to solve the puzzle so I bought one and started with some tutorials... Until now, I use the badmephisto beginner method, but half F2L and half beginner. With these settings and some serious motricity problems i'm averaging around 50-52 seconds... I wan't to get sub 20, sometime I will.

Sorry for the long post and sorry for my english (I'm from Uruguay)

 

[muchacho]

Don't worry, I learned when I was almost 39, so no excuses

Welcome!

 

[h2f]

I wan't to get sub 20, sometime I will.

Dont give up. I've learnt cubing when I was 39 like @muchacho. I thought I will never be sub20 solver and now - I am. Now I have to do ao5 sub20 during competition. Practice is all you need.

 

[newtonbase]

I was 42. I'm still a way off sub 20s but that's lack of practice not age.

 

[mafergut]

Same here. I learned when I was 43 and I am barely sub 20 after 3 years of practice. Keep pushing!

 

[mrs1986]

Thanks for your comment guys! I hope to learn and be able to reach that goal!

 

[Jason Green]

Thanks for your comment guys! I hope to learn and be able to reach that goal!

You can do it! And welcome!

 

[Logiqx]

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Must be all the COLL you know @Logiqx

Good spot! Where did you see it?

 

[Shaky Hands]

@mrs1986 - welcome to the thread. Hope you find lots of useful info to learn here. Have fun.

 

[MarcelP]

@mrs1986 - welcome!


Okay, the new cubes make me having quite a bit of fun practising again. I feel like there will be better averages for me soon You will all be in trouble!

first solve of today

reconstruction

Spoiler: 13.20 single

1. 13.20 U L2 U' B2 F2 R2 F2 D2 F2 R2 D2 L R' D B' L' U R2 B' U R2
x2// inspection
D' B' D' L U' R' F R D2 // CROSS PFFT (10)
U' R U' R' U' L U L' // 1ST (8)
R' U R y L' U' L // 2ND (7)
R U R' U2 R U' R' // 3RD (7)
y U' R' U R U2 R' U2 R U' R' U R // 4TH (13)
U' f R U R' U' R U R' U' f' // OLL (11)
R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R U // PLL (12)
// 13.20 IN 68 MOVES is 5.15 TPS

 

[newtonbase]

Good spot! Where did you see it?

Outside my son's nursery in Milton Keynes. I saw it yesterday first and had to hope it would still be there to get a shot.

 

[Logiqx]

Where are you guys planning to stay in Guildford? I'm thinking of booking a room at the Premiere Inn.

It would be great to meet up for a drink and food on Friday / Saturday.

 

[Shaky Hands]

I've got family in driving distance from there so will pay Mama Shaky a visit and sleep for free. Up for food and a pint when people are free on the Saturday though. I've got nothing after 3BLD that day anyway.

 

[newtonbase]

I'm at the Travelodge (GU1 1BD) on the Saturday and definitely up for food and beer.

 

[Logiqx]

I'm at the Travelodge (GU1 1BD) on the Saturday and definitely up for food and beer.

Cool. I'm booked in as well - Fri & Sat.

 

[newtonbase]

Cool. I'm booked in as well - Fri & Sat.

Excellent.

 

[Lid]

@Selkie Megaminx 1:49.96 a12 finally Only 4 sub1:50, but all were sub2, LL on the 1:30 was: R' U' F (U R U' R') F' R + Sune!

Times: 1:35.83, 1:49.92, (1:58.89), 1:55.37, 1:57.71, 1:55.33, 1:51.48, 1:50.70, (1:30.06), 1:51.56, 1:39.53, 1:52.17

Also did a load of 2x2 earlier and my best a100 was 5.38 so I guess that count as new PB since I havent really tracked it b4.

 

[muchacho]

Kilominx PBs, I've somehow improved like 10 seconds after 1 week without doing a solve :confused:

Single: 1:00.101
Ao5: 1:10.396
Ao12: 1:13.510

I learned 2 algs for it, the ones for flipping 5 corners... but already forgotten

 

[MarcelP]

Kilominx PBs, I've somehow improved like 10 seconds after 1 week without doing a solve :confused:

Single: 1:00.101
Ao5: 1:10.396
Ao12: 1:13.510

I learned 2 algs for it, the ones for flipping 5 corners... but already forgotten

Can you make a video for beginner solution on Last layer? I have one and it is scrambled.... LOL and I do not know how to solve the LL.

 

[muchacho]

I could do a video, but it would not be the best thing to learn from

To orient the corners:
- (With LL on top) Rotate the puzzle (x') and then do R' U' R U (2 or 4 times) on an unoriented corner, once solved move to the next unoriented corner (doing 1 or more L or L' moves) and repeat.

To permute them:
- Follow the instructions from this video (starting at 23:14):