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First solve on the Yuxin 9x9. Relaxed, not wanting to pop the thing :) Took approx. 45-50 minutes. It turns really nicely but monsters this size are definitely not speedsolvable. Centers took like 34min, the rest is easy peasy. I enjoyed it a lot but I don't think I'll be getting anything bigger than this anytime soon.

EDIT: Fun fact, I just posted this before reading @kbrune and @Logiqx comments :)
 
kbrune said:
My wife just told me to stay away from this thread. When I showed her how much the 8 through 13 that I've been wanting to add to my collection costs.

@mafergut

Where did you get your 9x9?
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I can relate. I had to promise not to ever even think about getting a 13x13. I got my 9x9 at Magic Cube Mall with a nice discount. It was like $50 or so including shipping. I decided to skip 8x8 as I like odd layered cubes more.

I enjoyed solving it but I don't think I need to buy them all. It takes progressively longer to solve and it's just the same method over and over. Same reason why I got the SS Gigaminx but I don't plan on getting the master kilominx or the new teraminx.

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mafergut said:
I can relate. I had to promise not to ever even think about getting a 13x13. I got my 9x9 at Magic Cube Mall with a nice discount. It was like $50 or so including shipping. I decided to skip 8x8 as I like odd layered cubes more.

I enjoyed solving it but I don't think I need to buy them all. It takes progressively longer to solve and it's just the same method over and over. Same reason why I got the SS Gigaminx but I don't plan on getting the master kilominx or the new teraminx.
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I'll admit, y'all amuse me on this one. My wife supports this hobby because she realizes how much WORSE, I could get into ;).

"At least it isn't one of the other N hobbies where I could REALLY burn money!"
 
mafergut said:
You mean something like sports cars, for example? [emoji3]
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Sports cars would qualify, but really.. what good is a sports car if you don't take it to track day. ;).

I doubt sports cars are even close to the worst I could come up with, that people would consider 100% normal. Cubes are cheap, and we spend a ton of time with them. :) Honestly.. they are a cheap hobby, that is pretty wholesome overall.
 
mafergut said:
You mean something like sports cars, for example? [emoji3]

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phreaker said:
Sports cars would qualify, but really.. what good is a sports car if you don't take it to track day. ;).

I doubt sports cars are even close to the worst I could come up with, that people would consider 100% normal. Cubes are cheap, and we spend a ton of time with them. :) Honestly.. they are a cheap hobby, that is pretty wholesome overall.
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Right. Next time the wife looks at me funny for doing anything cubing related I'll suggest that I switch my hobby to racing cars (or smoking crack).
 
phreaker said:
Sports cars would qualify, but really.. what good is a sports car if you don't take it to track day. ;).

I doubt sports cars are even close to the worst I could come up with, that people would consider 100% normal. Cubes are cheap, and we spend a ton of time with them. :) Honestly.. they are a cheap hobby, that is pretty wholesome overall.
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While I don't know first-hand it's my understanding that a boat is "a hole in the water into which you pour money", as well.

pipkiksass said:
I managed to keep my rolling Ao100 below 18 for ages today. It kept popping up to 18.0x, then going back down again. Didn't manage to beat my PB though, think I was trying too hard. Time to put the timer away for a few days, I think. Definitely sub-18.5 globally now. That's a decent improvement from 21.25 Ao50 when I started up cubing again in October.
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Well done, it has been a lot of fun for me watching others improve as well. I discovered this thread in late Sept and my Ao12 was mid to high 40s and single PB was 34. Mid to high 40s is a serious mistake solve now and a 34 single is average to on the slow side... I've dropped about 12 seconds since and still plenty of low-hanging fruit for improvement. And I've successfully done a few blindfolded solves, which I would have told you was entirely impossible for me back in Sept. Y'all have taught me to re-evaluate "possible".
 
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