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newtonbase said:
2/4 MBLD yet again.
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You keep getting so close, I may have as big a reaction here as you do when you nail it lol.

phreaker said:
I suspect the real focus at the start is just get consistent. Then push.
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You've definitely overtaken me. I got all excited that my 3x3 times started moving again and haven't practiced blind at all for weeks. I managed about a half dozen successes overall, I didn't bother timing many but the best one I did time was 11 mins and change... most of which was tracing, and memo, and review, and review, and tracing...
 
pglewis said:
You've definitely overtaken me. I got all excited that my 3x3 times started moving again and haven't practiced blind at all for weeks. I managed about a half dozen successes overall, I didn't bother timing many but the best one I did time was 11 mins and change... most of which was tracing, and memo, and review, and review, and tracing...
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"Parity"... "Why is the corner target count even, and the edges odd."

.... #@%$#!%#@^%$#%@#$#@
 
Massive kudos to all you BLDers (peaky or otherwise), I find your skills mesmerising and insanely impressive. I just don't have the time to dedicate to BLD right now, but will definitely be trying it out one of these days. And adopting Mark's tap. Best. Tic. Ever!

Congrats on all the PBs everyone, especially to @kbrune on both comp PBs and PB number of children fathered by him (beat his old PB by 1, I believe).

I have a PB on amount of cancer had - currently zero (less is better), was previously lots. Got the all-clear from my doc on Monday afternoon. No cubing records recently, but I intend to plough on with 3x3 and 4x4, despite the fact that I'll be going back to work soon and have even less free time than the extra spattering I've had for the past 6 months.

In the 6 months I've been off work I managed to learn all but about 6 OLLs. I still revert to 2-look for a few in speed solves, but I'm pleased with that. I also learnt 4x4, and now average about 1:10. And I've got down to the very border of sub-18 globally on 3x3.

Back to work Monday. Boo!
 
My daily diary entry includes a few more signs I've been hoping to see: I hit back-to-back 25s and landed a 28.x with yellow cross last night (turned a bad start on white into a sub-30). Definitely looking to see more mid 20s and lower as the next move, still can't seem to harness it for more than about a half dozen solves before I regress with some high 30s / low 40s. I'm still happy with 26s but don't leap out of the chair over them now. Lucky sub-20 single is the hottest one for me to get. Sub-30 Ao12 shouldn't be far off either; when I do start seeing a few more of those mid 20s I'll know it's time.
 
pglewis said:
My daily diary entry includes a few more signs I've been hoping to see: I hit back-to-back 25s and landed a 28.x with yellow cross last night (turned a bad start on white into a sub-30). Definitely looking to see more mid 20s and lower as the next move, still can't seem to harness it for more than about a half dozen solves before I regress with some high 30s / low 40s. I'm still happy with 26s but don't leap out of the chair over them now. Lucky sub-20 single is the hottest one for me to get. Sub-30 Ao12 shouldn't be far off either; when I do start seeing a few more of those mid 20s I'll know it's time.
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Congrats on your continued progress.

It's really funny how your "acceptable"/"pleased"/"happy"/"excited" times shift forwards as you improve. For example, I'm positively angry if I get 21+ these days.

I distinctly recall sessions where I carried on for ages trying to get a sub-20 before I'd go to bed. Now sub-20 is just acceptable, sub-17 is good, and I'll often carry on until I get a sub-15, but don't get excited by them. Sub-14, or low 14s, are still exciting for me. Really pleased if I get a low-13 or better.


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pipkiksass said:
Massive kudos to all you BLDers (peaky or otherwise), I find your skills mesmerising and insanely impressive. I just don't have the time to dedicate to BLD right now, but will definitely be trying it out one of these days. And adopting Mark's tap. Best. Tic. Ever!
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It isn't that hard. It is more just learning all the small things to get it right. The memory isn't THAT bad. :)

I have a PB on amount of cancer had - currently zero (less is better), was previously lots. Got the all-clear from my doc on Monday afternoon. No cubing records recently, but I intend to plough on with 3x3 and 4x4, despite the fact that I'll be going back to work soon and have even less free time than the extra spattering I've had for the past 6 months.
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Grats man!

Awesome news :).

In the 6 months I've been off work I managed to learn all but about 6 OLLs. I still revert to 2-look for a few in speed solves, but I'm pleased with that. I also learnt 4x4, and now average about 1:10. And I've got down to the very border of sub-18 globally on 3x3.

Back to work Monday. Boo!
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Good part, you can go back to work, bad part, you are :).
 
pipkiksass said:
Massive kudos to all you BLDers (peaky or otherwise), I find your skills mesmerising and insanely impressive. I just don't have the time to dedicate to BLD right now, but will definitely be trying it out one of these days. And adopting Mark's tap. Best. Tic. Ever!

Congrats on all the PBs everyone, especially to @kbrune on both comp PBs and PB number of children fathered by him (beat his old PB by 1, I believe).

I have a PB on amount of cancer had - currently zero (less is better), was previously lots. Got the all-clear from my doc on Monday afternoon. No cubing records recently, but I intend to plough on with 3x3 and 4x4, despite the fact that I'll be going back to work soon and have even less free time than the extra spattering I've had for the past 6 months.

In the 6 months I've been off work I managed to learn all but about 6 OLLs. I still revert to 2-look for a few in speed solves, but I'm pleased with that. I also learnt 4x4, and now average about 1:10. And I've got down to the very border of sub-18 globally on 3x3.

Back to work Monday. Boo!
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Lol You're the only one who noticed my offspring PB!
Congrats on the all clear! Best news of the thread by far!
 
@mark49152
Very nice Mbld result. I learned lots just watching it. Nice recovery on #3. Im curious as to what was so odd about memo that it was obvious that there was a mistake. same letter more then twice? If you break into a new cycle 1 letter could come twice.
 
pipkiksass said:
I have a PB on amount of cancer had - currently zero (less is better), was previously lots. Got the all-clear from my doc on Monday afternoon. No cubing records recently, but I intend to plough on with 3x3 and 4x4, despite the fact that I'll be going back to work soon and have even less free time than the extra spattering I've had for the past 6 months.
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Awesome news!!

If y'all are really bored I streamed a practice session on FB. It's a "self tryout" for qualifying for Nationals. :) I barely made the cut for 4x4. I wish I knew why my android doesn't let me save it in HD.

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10158307840465425
 
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kbrune said:
@mark49152
Very nice Mbld result. I learned lots just watching it. Nice recovery on #3. Im curious as to what was so odd about memo that it was obvious that there was a mistake. same letter more then twice? If you break into a new cycle 1 letter could come twice.
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Thanks. My corner memo was SK QO GC C which immediately rang an alarm bell. The most likely explanation was that there were no earlier mistakes and the last three should have been GC G or CG C. I went with CG because I knew I would have favoured C over G to start a new cycle on an odd target.

The reason I hesitated so long is because the scramble had a solved corner and I was thinking through whether the duplicated target should have been on that piece, in which case the first of those three letters would not have started a new cycle. The ending could have been GD C for example. That didn't seem such a likely mistake. In the end it was a best guess though.
 
SenorJuan said:
"Anyway ... got another OH PB .. 22.27"

Good OH time, there, Johnny. I find it hard to recreate OH solves, too, I think it's the cube rotations that cause me to stumble.

Is that your normal approach to the second slot case? I recommend you familiarise yourself with using the sledgehammer/mirror to make that pair, even if it needs odd cube rotations (or good F /F' moves).
So it could be performed as:

y' x U R' U' R x' y' R U R' .......2nd slot

And the 4th slot, as you say, the y2 wasn't needed.... z rotations are an essential part of my OH weaponry :

z R U R' U' z' ......4th slot
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I like your approach to the 2nd slot using the sledge. Hadn't occurred to me to think sledge, thanks for that :-) Anything to get faster with OH particularly with all those rotations. Yup, that y2 at the end ... completely unnecessary, should have done that z :-) could have shaved off at least a second or more off of the time.
 
I have done a total of 7 magnetic conversions so far with some highlights and some mediocre.

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List:
2x2 Kung Fu (N38 3x2mm)
3x3 Weilong GTS x 2 (N35 4x2mm)
3x3 GAN Air (N35 4x2mm)
3x3 Valk 3 (N35 3x2mm)
4x4 Yuxin Blue (N35 4x2mm & N35 3x2mm)
4x4 QiYi WuQue (N35 4x2mm & N38 3x2mm)

The best of these ITO what the magnets do for the cube are the WuQue, GTS, and Blue. The ones that are a little too weak are the Valk and Kung Fu. The GAN is too strong IMO.

The WuQue is the standout though. It is simply an amazing 4x4 and with the magnets it is just that much better. Definitely my main over the Blue M, which is also made that much better with the addition of magnets.

I'm interested in looking at doing a 5x5, just not sure which way to go with the magnets. A complication of that is the availability of magnets which I've been buying off of eBay. They take 2 months to get here. I did find a local magnet supplier, but their stock is limited in the sizes and strengths needed to do cube conversions.

I must say that I have been enjoying the whole magnetic conversion process, even the ones that didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. Trying to sell those ones now to fund replacement cubes that I can try other magnets in.
 
JohnnyReggae said:
I have done a total of 7 magnetic conversions so far with some highlights and some mediocre.

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2x2 Kung Fu (N38 3x2mm)
3x3 Weilong GTS x 2 (N35 4x2mm)
3x3 GAN Air (N35 4x2mm)
3x3 Valk 3 (N35 3x2mm)
4x4 Yuxin Blue (N35 4x2mm & N35 3x2mm)
4x4 QiYi WuQue (N35 4x2mm & N38 3x2mm)

The best of these ITO what the magnets do for the cube are the WuQue, GTS, and Blue. The ones that are a little too weak are the Valk and Kung Fu. The GAN is too strong IMO.

The WuQue is the standout though. It is simply an amazing 4x4 and with the magnets it is just that much better. Definitely my main over the Blue M, which is also made that much better with the addition of magnets.

I'm interested in looking at doing a 5x5, just not sure which way to go with the magnets. A complication of that is the availability of magnets which I've been buying off of eBay. They take 2 months to get here. I did find a local magnet supplier, but their stock is limited in the sizes and strengths needed to do cube conversions.

I must say that I have been enjoying the whole magnetic conversion process, even the ones that didn't turn out as well as I had hoped. Trying to sell those ones now to fund replacement cubes that I can try other magnets in.
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My valk has 3x2 N35s, and I think it's better than a "normal" Valk: I can feel the magnets, and they help. I've not tried any other magnetic cubes, so I'd not considered the fact they might be too weak!!

Did you use a tutorial for magnetising a 4x4? Might have a go at my WuQue.

Really sympathise about the postage situation, we're so spoilt in the UK - I get frustrated when stuff doesn't arrive next day!!


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pipkiksass said:
My valk has 3x2 N35s, and I think it's better than a "normal" Valk: I can feel the magnets, and they help. I've not tried any other magnetic cubes, so I'd not considered the fact they might be too weak!!

Did you use a tutorial for magnetising a 4x4? Might have a go at my WuQue.

Really sympathise about the postage situation, we're so spoilt in the UK - I get frustrated when stuff doesn't arrive next day!!


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I agree that the Valk with N35 3x2's is better than a standard Valk. There is just enough to feel that the magnets are there and they do provide more stability to an already stable cube, for me anyway.

For the 4x4 I watched SpeedCubeReviews's video for the tips on what to do.


The polarity on the 4x4 is quite easy when you finally get your head around it, but basically every magnet that you glue goes in in the same direction, as long as you maintain your polarity on the stick of magnets that you feed from. Same for the 2x2. The Kung Fu was a very simple conversion in the end.

@DMCubing on YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIPR95xx7h14-KXogfVz9-g ) has some excellent tutorials on doing most 3x3's and a few 2x2's. His process and method is what I have been using.

The WuQue with magnets is just amazing ... I'm still blown away by it. Also my averages are down and I've broken the lower PB's with the WuQue M. I suspect that once I have 100 solves done (which will be soon), I will have a new ao100 as well :)

mo3 = 01:10.56
ao5 = 01:11.15
ao12 = 01:18.89
 
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Ao12 PB: 17.539 (was 17.823 from 2-3 weeks ago)

39504 09-mar-2017 14:39:50 00:16.415 D2 F2 D' U' R2 F2 U' B2 L2 U' B2 R U B' R' D F D2 F' U' L' U
39503 09-mar-2017 14:39:11 00:16.200 D2 F2 U' F2 U B2 R2 U' B2 D B U2 B L B2 F2 L' F' D' R
39502 09-mar-2017 14:38:27 00:18.310 F2 D2 U' L2 F2 L2 U' R2 D' B2 R2 F' L' D' L2 D' R2 L2 B2 R' U'
39501 09-mar-2017 14:37:44 00:16.199 R2 U' B2 U2 F2 R2 U' B2 R2 U B2 L' D U' B L' B' D' F2 D' L2
39500 09-mar-2017 14:37:06 00:18.254 D F2 D' U B2 U F2 U L2 F2 U' L B' L U' R2 B' D B2 F D2 U2
39499 09-mar-2017 14:36:30 00:16.094 D' F2 D' F2 D' L2 B2 U' B2 L2 U' L B R L2 D B2 D L B2 F' D
39498 09-mar-2017 14:35:47 00:24.885 D' R2 F2 D2 R2 F2 D' R2 D' B2 D2 L' B U F D R' F2 D' F2 L
39497 09-mar-2017 14:35:05 00:16.670 D R2 D F2 D' B2 D' B2 F2 U' B' R F R' F2 R' D2 B L2 D' U2
39496 09-mar-2017 14:34:26 00:20.135 B2 F2 U' B2 U' L2 B2 D U2 R2 D B' D2 U2 L2 D2 R' D F U F U'
39495 09-mar-2017 14:33:50 00:18.125 U2 R2 L2 U B2 U' R2 D R2 D2 U' B' R2 U' L' B L2 U F2 R' F'
39494 09-mar-2017 14:33:09 00:18.991 L2 U2 R2 B2 U' F2 D' F2 L2 U B2 R' F' U B U' B2 R B L B' L'
39493 09-mar-2017 14:32:34 00:15.199 L2 D2 R2 F2 U L2 B2 U L2 B2 D B' F2 L2 D2 L B2 U F' D2 L2 U'

edit: 17.245 now :)
39510 09-mar-2017 14:52:02 00:17.551 R2 D L2 U R2 L2 U F2 L2 D B' L F D B2 D2 R' F2 U2 L' U2
39509 09-mar-2017 14:51:20 00:15.696 F2 U2 L2 F2 D B2 D R2 B2 F2 U' R B2 R' U F' L' B R D' B2
39508 09-mar-2017 14:50:32 00:16.863 B2 D' L2 U L2 D2 B2 U' L2 U B2 L' U2 R' B2 U' B' F2 L B D'
39507 09-mar-2017 14:49:55 00:17.264 D2 L2 D F2 D' F2 U2 R2 U' B2 U' L B' R' U B' F2 D' U2 B F2 L'
39506 09-mar-2017 14:49:12 00:21.991 R2 B2 F2 U' B2 U F2 R2 D2 L2 D2 L U2 L2 F D2 R' L D F2 L' U2
39505 09-mar-2017 14:48:31 00:19.309 D F2 D' R2 L2 D' B2 F2 L2 U R D L' F D2 R2 L D' R2 B2
39504 09-mar-2017 14:39:50 00:16.415 D2 F2 D' U' R2 F2 U' B2 L2 U' B2 R U B' R' D F D2 F' U' L' U
39503 09-mar-2017 14:39:11 00:16.200 D2 F2 U' F2 U B2 R2 U' B2 D B U2 B L B2 F2 L' F' D' R
39502 09-mar-2017 14:38:27 00:18.310 F2 D2 U' L2 F2 L2 U' R2 D' B2 R2 F' L' D' L2 D' R2 L2 B2 R' U'
39501 09-mar-2017 14:37:44 00:16.199 R2 U' B2 U2 F2 R2 U' B2 R2 U B2 L' D U' B L' B' D' F2 D' L2
39500 09-mar-2017 14:37:06 00:18.254 D F2 D' U B2 U F2 U L2 F2 U' L B' L U' R2 B' D B2 F D2 U2
39499 09-mar-2017 14:36:30 00:16.094 D' F2 D' F2 D' L2 B2 U' B2 L2 U' L B R L2 D B2 D L B2 F' D

edit2: 17.198
39512 09-mar-2017 14:57:02 00:16.951 F2 D2 B2 U' B2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U' R U' L B D2 R D2 U2 B' R U'
39511 09-mar-2017 14:56:18 00:16.926 R2 L2 F2 D' L2 D2 U' F2 D' R2 U2 L' B R' U2 F D' R B' F2 R2 D'
39510 09-mar-2017 14:52:02 00:17.551 R2 D L2 U R2 L2 U F2 L2 D B' L F D B2 D2 R' F2 U2 L' U2
39509 09-mar-2017 14:51:20 00:15.696 F2 U2 L2 F2 D B2 D R2 B2 F2 U' R B2 R' U F' L' B R D' B2
39508 09-mar-2017 14:50:32 00:16.863 B2 D' L2 U L2 D2 B2 U' L2 U B2 L' U2 R' B2 U' B' F2 L B D'
39507 09-mar-2017 14:49:55 00:17.264 D2 L2 D F2 D' F2 U2 R2 U' B2 U' L B' R' U B' F2 D' U2 B F2 L'
39506 09-mar-2017 14:49:12 00:21.991 R2 B2 F2 U' B2 U F2 R2 D2 L2 D2 L U2 L2 F D2 R' L D F2 L' U2
39505 09-mar-2017 14:48:31 00:19.309 D F2 D' R2 L2 D' B2 F2 L2 U R D L' F D2 R2 L D' R2 B2
39504 09-mar-2017 14:39:50 00:16.415 D2 F2 D' U' R2 F2 U' B2 L2 U' B2 R U B' R' D F D2 F' U' L' U
39503 09-mar-2017 14:39:11 00:16.200 D2 F2 U' F2 U B2 R2 U' B2 D B U2 B L B2 F2 L' F' D' R
39502 09-mar-2017 14:38:27 00:18.310 F2 D2 U' L2 F2 L2 U' R2 D' B2 R2 F' L' D' L2 D' R2 L2 B2 R' U'
39501 09-mar-2017 14:37:44 00:16.199 R2 U' B2 U2 F2 R2 U' B2 R2 U B2 L' D U' B L' B' D' F2 D' L2
 
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