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[Lid]

A good week for 4x4 ... PB single and a12:
47.499 : L2 u2 f' F' R' r u r2 B2 D L' B2 L2 U2 R' U R L D2 u' r' L2 B' R' D' R' F R2 F2 L2 f' L2 r2 R2 u' L D' R' D' F2
and
(48.039), 58.640, 1:00.134, 59.102, 57.221, (1:06.758), 58.239, 59.716, 1:02.770, 1:05.741, 54.314, 1:00.893 = 59.677

That brings the total sub50s to 5 for me.

Now I need to practice more 5x5 to get sub2 a12 on it.

 

[NewbieCuber]

GOT IT!

I finally got a sub 1 minute average of 5 with 57.25 and an avg of 12 of 1.02.01. AND a new PB of 49.09. It's all coming down to a faster cross and F2L. I know this is slow as a competitive time but for 4 months in I feel great about it.

************

Just followed it up with another PB of 47.90

 

[openseas]

Just finished my first time ever sighted 5BLD solve (didn't even time but 20min-ish) without any knowledge of 5BLD.

Looks like no new algs required but just a little bit of adjustment of u2/r2/M2.
Turning sucks though - I used Dylan's new Wushuang M - I guess this is one of the top of the line.

Will try more sighted during this comp (Maryland comp)

 

[Jason Green]

@mark49152 did you see this?

 

[mark49152]

@Jason Green : I saw that, yes. A well deserved win by Ben

 

[muchacho]

Mo100 PB: 17.885 (old was 18.080 from 2 weeks ago)

Spoiler

55560 07-oct-2017 17:02:34 00:17.103 L2 U R2 D2 U F2 U R2 U2 L2 U F' L2 B R' U' L D R' L2 B' U2
55559 07-oct-2017 17:01:55 00:16.894 F2 U B2 D' R2 U' F2 U F2 U' F2 R L D2 F' D' B U' L2 U L D'
55558 07-oct-2017 17:01:23 00:18.030 L2 U2 B2 R2 F2 L2 F2 U' R2 L2 U2 F R' D L F L B2 F2 R2 B'
55557 07-oct-2017 17:00:51 00:12.753 L2 U B2 F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 U F U F' D2 B' R L U R2 U'
55556 07-oct-2017 16:59:57 00:16.607 R2 B2 L2 D L2 B2 D2 B2 U B2 D' L D' B D R2 L' U' L D2 F'
55555 07-oct-2017 16:59:14 00:18.007 F2 U2 R2 L2 U L2 D B2 D' U2 L2 F L' U' R U' B D L2 B' R D
55554 07-oct-2017 16:58:37 00:17.774 U F2 U' L2 U B2 R2 D L2 U2 B R' F U B2 D' U' B L2 B2 D'
55553 07-oct-2017 16:57:57 00:18.655 B2 D F2 L2 F2 U2 B2 D' R2 L2 D R D2 B2 F' L' D' B2 L U R' D2
55552 07-oct-2017 16:57:14 00:22.807 D' B2 D2 R2 B2 R2 L2 U' L2 B2 U2 B U R B2 F U L U2 R' L2 D'
55551 07-oct-2017 16:56:40 00:14.887 B2 U' L2 U' R2 L2 U' F2 U F2 L2 B' L2 F U' B' R B' R' D2 R'
55550 07-oct-2017 16:56:04 00:16.350 D2 L2 U2 R2 D' F2 D F2 R2 D' L' B R F2 L' F2 R2 F U' R L U2
55549 07-oct-2017 16:55:24 00:17.511 L2 D' R2 D R2 U' R2 D2 L2 B2 D2 F' U' R D2 U2 B F' R2 D'
55548 07-oct-2017 16:54:49 00:19.031 D L2 U2 B2 U' R2 U2 R2 F2 U' R2 F U2 R' U2 L' U' B' F' R2 F D
55547 07-oct-2017 16:54:03 00:29.407 L2 D2 L2 D F2 D R2 D F2 L2 B' R U B L' F2 D' F D' R'
55546 07-oct-2017 16:53:24 00:17.590 U' R2 F2 D' F2 D' R2 F2 D' B2 L2 B' D L' B D B L' D F2
55545 07-oct-2017 16:52:45 00:15.856 D B2 U R2 D' U' B2 R2 U F2 R2 B R' L2 U B' R B' U' R' F' D'
55544 07-oct-2017 16:52:10 00:16.711 D' B2 D2 B2 R2 B2 U2 R2 D' U2 R2 F' L2 D' L D2 R' B D' R' D'
55543 07-oct-2017 16:51:34 00:19.246 L2 F2 R2 L2 D' U2 B2 D2 U' F2 R2 B L2 F D' R D' L D2 U2 F'
55542 07-oct-2017 16:51:01 00:16.007 B2 D B2 D' B2 U2 F2 U B2 L2 B' R' B F' D2 U' R D' B' L' U
55541 07-oct-2017 16:50:25 00:19.214 D2 F2 R2 U' L2 D2 F2 L2 D U' R D' B' F' L' U2 L2 D' R2 L' U2
55540 07-oct-2017 16:49:27 00:22.704 D2 L2 D' B2 U2 L2 F2 D' F2 U' R' B L2 D' B D R' B' D U'
55539 07-oct-2017 16:48:51 00:14.552 R2 D' R2 U F2 L2 U L2 U2 R2 L2 B R L2 F L F D' R2 F2 L'
55538 07-oct-2017 16:48:16 00:16.478 U2 B2 L2 B2 U R2 L2 U2 B2 U' B2 R' D2 B D2 R' B D L' U R'
55537 07-oct-2017 16:47:38 00:18.511 R2 D2 F2 R2 D' F2 L2 F2 D2 B2 U' R' D2 B' D F' U2 B D' L' D U
55536 07-oct-2017 16:46:58 00:20.479 D B2 F2 D L2 D R2 D L2 B2 D' R' L' U B' L U2 R B' L
55535 07-oct-2017 16:46:14 00:21.893 U B2 D R2 U' R2 D2 R2 U' F2 U F' D U R' U2 F2 D' F' R2 L2
55534 07-oct-2017 16:45:37 00:16.854 R2 F2 U2 R2 U F2 U L2 U' R2 F R F2 L' U2 F2 L F U' B'
55533 07-oct-2017 16:45:03 00:15.391 U2 R2 L2 F2 U' L2 B2 F2 U R2 F L2 U2 B' L' U2 F' U' B D U'
55532 07-oct-2017 16:44:31 00:16.046 R2 B2 R2 L2 D2 U R2 D L2 B2 U L' U' B' F D F' R2 D2 R F'
55531 07-oct-2017 16:43:28 00:14.568 B2 R2 U2 F2 U' R2 U F2 D' B2 D' B' U' R D B' U' R' F' D2 R D
55530 07-oct-2017 16:42:52 00:21.286 U2 F2 R2 U2 B2 D' L2 U R2 U2 B2 L' B' D2 U' R' L U2 B U2 L2 U
55529 07-oct-2017 16:42:08 00:23.071 L2 B2 U2 R2 F2 D' R2 U2 B2 D B2 R' D2 B U L U2 B F D' F' D2
55528 07-oct-2017 16:41:27 00:18.351 D F2 R2 B2 D R2 D2 U F2 R2 U' B D' F L D' L2 F' R' U' L2 U2
55527 07-oct-2017 16:40:50 00:19.815 U B2 D B2 D' R2 U2 B2 D' B2 L2 F' L2 B L' F L2 D' R2 F' L2
55526 07-oct-2017 16:40:03 00:28.238 F2 R2 D2 F2 D2 U F2 D B2 R2 D B' F U B2 D F' L' B2 U2 L2
55525 07-oct-2017 16:39:27 00:18.192 U' R2 B2 L2 B2 U F2 L2 D2 R2 U L' F2 R' D2 L F U R B2 D
55524 07-oct-2017 16:38:45 00:21.166 D' L2 D2 R2 F2 D' L2 F2 U' L2 F2 R D' U L' B' D L2 D R' B U2
55523 07-oct-2017 16:38:11 00:18.767 F2 U' R2 D B2 D' F2 R2 F2 D2 L U F' R2 D' R F' D2 R' U'
55522 07-oct-2017 16:37:37 00:19.022 D' L2 D U2 R2 U2 R2 F2 L2 D B2 L D R D' R U2 R' B D2 R2 U'
55521 07-oct-2017 16:36:57 00:17.319 F2 U2 R2 D' B2 F2 U' R2 B2 L2 F2 L U' R L F2 D2 F2 D B' D U'
55520 07-oct-2017 16:36:17 00:20.591 U B2 D R2 F2 D2 F2 D' R2 B2 L2 B' L B2 L2 F2 U F R B D2 L'
55519 07-oct-2017 16:35:47 00:11.447 D' R2 B2 D F2 R2 D2 R2 U B2 D' F U L F L U' R2 U' F' D' L'
55518 07-oct-2017 16:35:14 00:15.448 U' F2 D L2 F2 D L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 R' B U F' L D2 R2 B2 R' F2 U'
55517 07-oct-2017 16:34:32 00:18.624 L2 F2 L2 D F2 L2 D L2 B2 D B2 L B F' R2 D2 F L' B' F R D
55516 07-oct-2017 16:33:33 00:16.103 D2 F2 U' B2 U2 R2 D2 R2 B2 R' F' R2 L2 U' L' B D2 U B
55515 07-oct-2017 16:32:59 00:15.015 D B2 F2 U' R2 L2 B2 R2 U' L2 U2 R U2 L2 F2 U' F' D' B' F2 R U'
55514 07-oct-2017 16:32:26 00:15.919 D' F2 U' F2 L2 U2 F2 R2 U F2 D' R' D' U L' B2 L' U2 B R L2 D2
55513 07-oct-2017 16:31:51 00:15.562 U F2 L2 F2 R2 F2 U2 R2 D' B2 D' R' D' F' U' B2 D B' R2 L B2 U'
55512 07-oct-2017 16:31:17 00:16.118 U B2 F2 R2 D B2 F2 D2 R2 L2 F2 R' F R U' B' R2 D2 R2 D' U'
55511 07-oct-2017 16:30:36 00:18.126 B2 U R2 D U2 B2 R2 U2 R2 F2 U' L F D R B D2 U' L2 F' U2
55510 07-oct-2017 16:29:58 00:20.071 B2 R2 F2 D R2 B2 D L2 F2 L2 D L F U2 R' L2 B2 L2 U' L2 F' R'
55509 07-oct-2017 16:29:21 00:19.302 R2 U B2 D' F2 U' L2 B2 R2 F2 D' F' R B2 R2 D' U L2 B L' F' L2
55508 07-oct-2017 16:28:44 00:18.567 F2 R2 D' U2 R2 D B2 F2 L2 F2 U' B D2 U R' D' U2 L B L' F' L'
55507 07-oct-2017 16:28:11 00:13.711 F2 L2 D2 B2 D' B2 L2 D F2 U' R U' B D' L2 U' R' F D2 U'
55506 07-oct-2017 16:27:07 00:17.879 F2 D' R2 B2 U2 B2 D2 R2 U' F2 U' F' U2 F L' U' R' D' B' U R' D
55505 07-oct-2017 16:26:35 00:14.064 D2 B2 U B2 R2 U' B2 D' F2 L2 U F U' L D2 L2 D F R U2 F' U2
55504 07-oct-2017 16:25:52 00:18.359 U' R2 U L2 F2 R2 U' R2 D' R2 D2 R' L2 B' F2 L D' R U2 B' R' F
55503 07-oct-2017 16:25:17 00:18.448 R2 D2 F2 D2 L2 F2 R2 F2 D2 U F2 L' R2 U B U2 F' R' F' D' L2 U2
55502 07-oct-2017 16:24:40 00:18.783 L2 F2 U' R2 L2 B2 D2 L2 U L2 D R F' D2 B2 L2 U2 F' L D
55501 07-oct-2017 16:24:00 00:21.175 U' B2 U' F2 U B2 F2 U2 F2 U' R L' U' B R' U' F' R U B2 D U2
55500 07-oct-2017 16:23:26 00:17.009 B2 D L2 U' F2 D' B2 U F2 L2 U' B R D2 B' D' L' U' B F' D'
55499 07-oct-2017 16:22:47 00:20.894 B2 D F2 R2 D' L2 B2 D2 U' B2 D R' U L F' U B' U2 R' B' U2
55498 07-oct-2017 16:22:09 00:18.159 F2 R2 F2 D' R2 B2 D' B2 L2 U R2 F L D F U' B F U R' L' U
55497 07-oct-2017 16:21:32 00:15.830 B2 R2 D2 L2 U B2 L2 D F2 L2 U2 R U B2 F' U' F L D' L2
55496 07-oct-2017 16:20:56 00:17.487 D' R2 B2 D2 L2 F2 L2 F2 L2 D' L' U' F U' L B' F2 D U
55495 07-oct-2017 16:20:18 00:21.102 L2 D F2 D F2 L2 U' F2 U L2 U2 F' U' B2 L' U' R' F R L' D2
55494 07-oct-2017 16:19:39 00:19.639 L2 D B2 D R2 D' B2 D2 L2 F2 U2 F' R' D2 L' F' U2 B R2 U' L U'
55493 07-oct-2017 16:19:03 00:14.710 D' L2 D B2 D' B2 L2 U2 L2 U' F2 R U' B R2 L2 U2 B' F' D' R' U2
55492 07-oct-2017 16:18:29 00:16.192 L2 U2 R2 B2 L2 D B2 D' F2 R2 D2 R' U' L2 F' U L B D L2 F'
55491 07-oct-2017 16:17:51 00:19.829 B2 U2 F2 U' F2 D R2 B2 L2 U' B2 R' B' U2 F2 R2 L B2 F U R
55490 07-oct-2017 16:17:14 00:17.062 D R2 D' L2 B2 L2 F2 D B2 L2 D2 R' L' D F' L D' F' R' B F' U2
55489 07-oct-2017 16:16:34 00:15.943 B2 L2 B2 L2 D' L2 D2 L2 F2 D L2 B' L D2 R U2 L2 F' R D U
55488 07-oct-2017 16:16:03 00:13.312 B2 D B2 D' U L2 B2 U L2 U' F2 R' D B' L' D' B2 F2 U' B' L' D'
55487 07-oct-2017 16:15:23 00:18.671 U B2 U' F2 L2 D L2 B2 U F' U R D U2 R2 F' L U2 B2
55486 07-oct-2017 16:14:44 00:19.808 L2 B2 D R2 B2 U L2 U R2 D U2 F' R' U R' D' L' D' F R B' D'
55485 07-oct-2017 16:13:50 00:16.167 B2 L2 U2 F2 D' R2 D L2 D' B2 D F' U' L D' R L F2 D2 F L U
55484 07-oct-2017 16:13:12 00:17.128 R2 D2 U' F2 L2 D' R2 B2 R2 B2 D2 R' L' U' B R B' R F2 U2 L'
55483 07-oct-2017 16:12:39 00:15.799 U L2 U' L2 B2 D' L2 D F' L' U L B2 R D' F2 L2 D
55482 07-oct-2017 16:12:03 00:19.326 U B2 F2 L2 D' R2 U R2 B2 F2 D' L' B2 L2 F U2 R D2 F' D R
55481 07-oct-2017 16:11:23 00:21.982 R2 D2 F2 L2 U L2 D U2 B2 F2 U' F L2 B R B2 R U L F D'
55480 07-oct-2017 16:10:45 00:18.344 U2 L2 U' F2 D R2 L2 B2 D' B2 R2 B' R B2 D' U' R2 B D2 L2 U' F2
55479 07-oct-2017 16:10:10 00:15.887 D2 B2 R2 D2 B2 U' L2 U' B2 F2 L2 B D R' L D B' U2 F U L
55478 07-oct-2017 16:09:33 00:18.600 D' L2 D U2 B2 R2 F2 U' F2 U' L2 F' R2 L' D B2 U' R2 B2 D2 B' D2
55477 07-oct-2017 16:08:55 00:16.400 R2 L2 B2 R2 L2 D B2 D' U' L2 D F' L' F2 R' L U' L' F2 D2 R' D'
55476 07-oct-2017 16:08:15 00:16.359 F2 U B2 D L2 U2 L2 D L2 F2 U2 R' U R' B R2 F' L2 U' L U'
55475 07-oct-2017 16:07:37 00:16.743 R2 U B2 D' R2 U' L2 B2 U2 B2 D R' L' D U2 B L2 U2 F2 D F
55474 07-oct-2017 16:06:59 00:17.533 D F2 D2 F2 L2 U B2 F2 U2 R2 F2 L' F2 U' B D' B F2 D2 F R
55473 07-oct-2017 16:06:23 00:14.823 B2 D B2 U' F2 L2 D' F2 U F2 D2 F' U' R' D B R' U' R2 B2 F2
55472 07-oct-2017 16:05:50 00:16.342 D2 R2 U' F2 L2 F2 L2 D2 U F2 U2 B D U' B' L2 D R' B U' L'
55471 07-oct-2017 16:05:14 00:16.567 U B2 D F2 R2 D B2 F2 R2 L2 D2 B R2 L D R2 D' R D B D2 R
55470 07-oct-2017 16:04:30 00:21.670 D2 L2 F2 D' B2 F2 D2 F2 U' B2 L2 B L' F2 D L2 B' D' L2 U2 B' L
55469 07-oct-2017 16:03:54 00:16.494 D2 F2 U2 B2 D' B2 R2 U F2 U' R2 B' L' U' R L2 D' B' U R' U'
55468 07-oct-2017 16:03:12 00:21.910 D2 R2 L2 U F2 R2 D F2 U2 R2 D2 B' L2 U' L B2 D' B' U R' D'
55467 07-oct-2017 16:02:32 00:15.719 R2 F2 U B2 L2 U F2 R2 F2 U2 B2 L' B' U' L' F' U2 R' U F' D
55466 07-oct-2017 16:01:57 00:17.334 R2 U' F2 R2 F2 D' F2 L2 U R2 U' B R2 F' L' B D B' R' D' F2
55465 07-oct-2017 16:01:13 00:18.079 F2 D2 B2 U' F2 D R2 U L2 B2 U' R' U B R' L' F2 L' B' D' B'
55464 07-oct-2017 16:00:35 00:18.696 D' R2 U2 B2 R2 U' R2 F2 U' L2 U' F' U L' F U2 B' F D' B' L' U'
55463 07-oct-2017 15:59:57 00:14.638 R2 B2 U L2 D' B2 D L2 B' L' F' L B U' L2 U2 F' U'
55462 07-oct-2017 12:12:34 00:15.880 L2 U B2 L2 F2 D2 R2 U2 F2 L2 U B' U L' U' F' L F' R2
55461 07-oct-2017 12:11:52 00:18.055 U' R2 F2 D F2 D L2 F2 L2 D2 F' R' U' B U2 L' F' U' F2

And I've got up to 55000 timed solves, barely improving.

 

[Fyzzna]

Breaking PBs like crazy today

ao5: 13.97 -> 13.62
ao50: 16.17 -> 15.68
ao100: 16.47 -> 15.84

ao5 splits (could've been even better but I messed up two solves) :

Spoiler

1. 12.72 D2 R2 U2 F2 D2 L' B2 L' F2 L' R' U' L' F2 U B D2 F2 L F R
2. (17.23) R2 D2 R2 D2 U2 B D2 R2 B' R2 B D' U' F' D' B' U' B' L' B'
3. 12.17 B2 D' R2 D2 B2 U R2 U' B2 L2 U2 B D F2 L' U' B' L' U2 R2 B2
4. (11.72) B2 D2 B' D2 F U2 B' D2 U2 R2 F D' B F2 U B' F L2 F' R
5. 15.97 D R2 D2 R2 B2 L2 F2 U L2 D' F R' U L2 B R2 B2 D' L D

 

[NewbieCuber]

GOT IT!

I finally got a sub 1 minute average of 5 with 57.25 and an avg of 12 of 1.02.01. AND a new PB of 49.09. It's all coming down to a faster cross and F2L. I know this is slow as a competitive time but for 4 months in I feel great about it.

************

Just followed it up with another PB of 47.90

All of a sudden, after 4 months of cubing and weeks of being stuck at 1:05 to 1:20 I'm now getting consistent sub 1 minute solves. My personal best keeps moving daily, today it's down to 44.70

It's amazing that after tons of of practice nothing was changing. And then all of a sudden I seem to have made some sort of mental leap which has shaved 10 seconds off of my times.

 

[pglewis]

All of a sudden, after 4 months of cubing and weeks of being stuck at 1:05 to 1:20 I'm now getting consistent sub 1 minute solves. My personal best keeps moving daily, today it's down to 44.70

It's amazing that after tons of of practice nothing was changing. And then all of a sudden I seem to have made some sort of mental leap which has shaved 10 seconds off of my times.

Yep, that'll happen! I think there are really only three basic insertion cases for F2L, on a high-level, but with edges and corners stuck next to each other or in various places besides the U layer it expands into a lot of real world combinations. It takes some serious repetition in order to see the various cases enough times for your brain to forge new pathways. But repeat things enough and the brain will decide it's important enough to forge those pathways.

Time to set new goals, sub 1 min will be a given soon.

 

[openseas]

Last weekend, I met Donna who is one of cubing mom but also do BLD.
She does 3, 4BLD & MBLD, and two wins from 4BLD & MBLD (all others DNF'd at them comp according to her). I introduced this forum - she might come soon.

- 4 & 5 BLD - U2 with the floating buffer

Any way, while we talked about 4BLD, she said she had trouble with U layer swap (Buffer to the adjacent tile/sticker) which involves two comms. Initially, I did the same but later realized that "floating buffer" is way easier to do than executing two comms for swap. For example, (my target is A and buffer is C, yellow top, red front), when I encounter a third yellow, then, I need to shoot to either B or D. Then, I just close the cycle (imaginary) and do either U or U' first. This move makes either B or D piece into the target position and starting a new cycle. Then, when the last letter of cycle ends, I simply add U' or U (kind of unsetup) at the end. When I memorize, I don't change anything, just memorize the letter as normal but do U or U' right before B or D as a "cycle setup" and finish the cycle followed by "unsetup cycle move".

This is pretty simple and easy, way less move count than U layer swap comm.

I learned 3BLD floating buffer from my son but probably not gonna use it - since it is so complicated (at least to me) but this U2 floating buffer is just easy. Let me know if you have any questions.

 

[mark49152]

Any way, while we talked about 4BLD, she said she had trouble with U layer swap (Buffer to the adjacent tile/sticker) which involves two comms. Initially, I did the same but later realized that "floating buffer" is way easier to do than executing two comms for swap. For example, (my target is A and buffer is C, yellow top, red front), when I encounter a third yellow, then, I need to shoot to either B or D. Then, I just close the cycle (imaginary) and do either U or U' first. This move makes either B or D piece into the target position and starting a new cycle. Then, when the last letter of cycle ends, I simply add U' or U (kind of unsetup) at the end. When I memorize, I don't change anything, just memorize the letter as normal but do U or U' right before B or D as a "cycle setup" and finish the cycle followed by "unsetup cycle move".

Not sure if it's the same thing, but for U targets I use the same trick as for FU and DB in M2/r2.

For example, with Urb buffer and Ufl helper, to shoot to Ulb then Rfd I would do U2 a U a' U where a is the setup of Rfd to Ufl. Similarly for Ufr and the inverses. The rules of thumb are exactly the same as for M2/r2.

I wouldn't call it floating buffer though, because the buffer never changes.

 

[mark49152]

After a long delay I finally got round to another 20 cube attempt:-

 

[Shaky Hands]

Very impressive Mark. First time you'd have had a non-DNF at 60 minutes?

Well done indeed.

 

[mark49152]

Very impressive Mark. First time you'd have had a non-DNF at 60 minutes?

Thanks. Yeah I think it was 12/20 at 60 mins. Hard work for 4 points

 

[newtonbase]

Last weekend, I met Donna who is one of cubing mom but also do BLD.
She does 3, 4BLD & MBLD, and two wins from 4BLD & MBLD (all others DNF'd at them comp according to her). I introduced this forum - she might come soon.

- 4 & 5 BLD - U2 with the floating buffer

Any way, while we talked about 4BLD, she said she had trouble with U layer swap (Buffer to the adjacent tile/sticker) which involves two comms. Initially, I did the same but later realized that "floating buffer" is way easier to do than executing two comms for swap. For example, (my target is A and buffer is C, yellow top, red front), when I encounter a third yellow, then, I need to shoot to either B or D. Then, I just close the cycle (imaginary) and do either U or U' first. This move makes either B or D piece into the target position and starting a new cycle. Then, when the last letter of cycle ends, I simply add U' or U (kind of unsetup) at the end. When I memorize, I don't change anything, just memorize the letter as normal but do U or U' right before B or D as a "cycle setup" and finish the cycle followed by "unsetup cycle move".

This is pretty simple and easy, way less move count than U layer swap comm.

I learned 3BLD floating buffer from my son but probably not gonna use it - since it is so complicated (at least to me) but this U2 floating buffer is just easy. Let me know if you have any questions.

I think I understand what you are doing there. I use Niklas. 8 moves plus any setup and it's very simple.

 

[pglewis]

I'm going the opposite direction while everyone else is improving! No frustration here at the moment though, it's a work in progress and I'm actually enjoying the F2L thinking and tinkering.

Congrats on all the recent PBs and Mark's attack on 20/20.

 

[Shaky Hands]

Just screwed up a G-perm in what would probably have been a 3x3 PB single.

Scramble: R2 F R2 U2 L2 D2 U2 F' U2 B R2 U B U B' L D' F2 L U' (beautiful scramble)

x2 // inspection
D2 F L' U L y U' F R2 // X-cross
F U' F' // 2nd pair
U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 3rd pair
y U' R U R' U2 F' U F // 4th pair & OLL skip
y R2 u' R U' R U R' u R2 y R U' R' // G-perm

The pain, the pain...

 

[mark49152]

@Shaky Hands That's harsh. Nice solve otherwise!

 

[mafergut]

@Shaky Hands I tried your scramble but I screwed up trying to overthink the (double?) x-cross so I got something like a 17.xx. Very nice scramble anyway.

As today is bank holiday in Spain I decided to pass by and say hello. I have solved today my recently purchased Calvin's Hexaminx and it's a lot of fun. It just takes a bit to get your head around to what piece is what and which are the adjacent centers. After you nail that it's just a megaminx. It turns very well. It's not too fast that you will mess your algs but very smooth and barely locks up. And the plastic feels like good quality.

I have received also some of my latest orders, not sure if I mentioned them here, including a 2x2 mirror (I had a gap in my collection), a Dayan Tangram extreme (very nice solve as well), a Moyu Fisher Time wheel (I haven't solved it yet, but it looks and turns great) and a Lanlan Flowercopter (I haven't solved it yet either, turning is a bit delicate). I also got a Guoguan Xinghen M 2x2 which, after loosening and lubing a bit is quite nice but will not retire my Weipo as my main.

I still have a Lanlan face turning octahedron that must be close to arriving, as well as a Calvin's Tomz Constrained 3x3 Ultimate.

 

[Shaky Hands]

@mafergut - yes indeed, there is a double-X-cross that I didn't want to risk - would have been something like x2 D2 F L' U L y U' F2 U' F' U R2 although there's probably better ways of achieving the same thing. Interestingly this can also set up a double-insert for the 3rd and 4th pairs.

Hope you have a good holiday. Cheers.