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MarcelP said:
Just had a fulle step sub 14: (last solve in a Ao50 23.xx)

50. 13.62 D' L2 U' R2 D L2 U' F2 U2 L2 B2 L' U F' R B' R' D' L2 B D2 U2

y (white on U, red on F)
R D2 R' L U' R' F R D'
//and from here it is pretty obvious ;) Two pairs in U layer but after slotting the first one a third pair comes in U layer.. Awesome
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Awesomeness! Time to update your sig.
 
Why did not anyone tell me that the ShengShou Aurora is an amazing cube? I did not order the cube untill this month since I really do not like ShengShou 3X3's. But after doing a few Ao100's which where all sub 24 on standard stickers and single PB yesterday (13.62) I have a feeling I am on to something ;) First solve of today (on Aurora):

1. 15.75 R2 D' U2 R2 L2 U' R2 U' B2 F2 U2 F' L U L F R U2 R U' F2

few solves later

17. 16.40 L2 D B2 D' R2 B2 R2 L2 U2 B2 U' F L B' R2 L2 D2 L' F' D F' L'

Yeah.. this cube is my new main ;)
 
MarcelP said:
Why did not anyone tell me that the ShengShou Aurora is an amazing cube?
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I thought it was so obvious I didn't need to tell you ;) It's my main too atm. One other thing I love about it that you can't do with most cubes is remove the caps from two opposite sides and swap them. It's interesting solving with this colour scheme, because it isn't noticeable most of the time, but when you're going fast you insert pairs adjacent to where they should be... then the whole solve is ruined :p
 
Oh! I thought you had an open order where they just send you all cubes released and then subtract the amount from your credit card.

Congrats on the nice times. I wish I had as much time/dedication to cube as you do.
 
MarcelP said:
Why did not anyone tell me that the ShengShou Aurora is an amazing cube? I did not order the cube untill this month since I really do not like ShengShou 3X3's. But after doing a few Ao100's which where all sub 24 on standard stickers and single PB yesterday (13.62) I have a feeling I am on to something ;) First solve of today (on Aurora):

1. 15.75 R2 D' U2 R2 L2 U' R2 U' B2 F2 U2 F' L U L F R U2 R U' F2

few solves later

17. 16.40 L2 D B2 D' R2 B2 R2 L2 U2 B2 U' F L B' R2 L2 D2 L' F' D F' L'

Yeah.. this cube is my new main ;)
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Oh great... don't make me buy another cube! Haha... video with Aurora, please?
 
Schmidt said:
Oh! I thought you had an open order where they just send you all cubes released and then subtract the amount from your credit card.

Congrats on the nice times. I wish I had as much time/dedication to cube as you do.
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Lately I also do not have as much time as I would like ;) Thanks. And yeah I have a cube buy problem ;) Good thing I only like 3X3 cube that much.

sneaklyfox said:
Oh great... don't make me buy another cube! Haha... video with Aurora, please?
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Yep, will do..

mark49152 said:
Aurora is my night time cube as it's so quiet. It's tight to keep the clicking noise down, which means it's slower, though.
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Yeah, but controllable. And it is definitely faster than my Sulongs.
 
MarcelP said:
Yeah, but controllable. And it is definitely faster than my Sulongs.
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Aurora faster or slower than Chilong? Actually I quite like my Sulong and I haven't even done a single thing to it... neither tension nor lube. I have actually gotten quite good times with my Sulong... like 10-12's... just that I stopped doing 3x3 much since I got my Weisu and actually I am even working on megaminx nowadays. To me Sulong is awesome as a practice cube until I get faster because the bit of sluggishness means I am forced to slow down and then my look ahead gets better. It slows you down but doesn't sacrifice corner cutting. That's the best. Do you have a megaminx, Marcel? I was never intending to get into megaminx... I turned one once at competition and thought I wouldn't really like the puzzle, but since I got the mistake order ridged Dayan megaminx for free I thought I'd better make good use of it as it would be like the most expensive puzzle I have.
 
sneaklyfox said:
Aurora faster or slower than Chilong?
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I would say slower, at least at the tensions I have it, which is almost as tight as it will go. It also has very smooth surfaces which I think mean that even the tiniest amount of lube gives it that overlubed feel. I have just a smear of 10k diff oil in mine. I also find it tires my fingers more than other cubes, presumably because it requires just a little more torque to turn.
 
sneaklyfox said:
Aurora faster or slower than Chilong? Actually I quite like my Sulong and I haven't even done a single thing to it... neither tension nor lube. I have actually gotten quite good times with my Sulong... like 10-12's... just that I stopped doing 3x3 much since I got my Weisu and actually I am even working on megaminx nowadays. To me Sulong is awesome as a practice cube until I get faster because the bit of sluggishness means I am forced to slow down and then my look ahead gets better. It slows you down but doesn't sacrifice corner cutting. That's the best. Do you have a megaminx, Marcel? I was never intending to get into megaminx... I turned one once at competition and thought I wouldn't really like the puzzle, but since I got the mistake order ridged Dayan megaminx for free I thought I'd better make good use of it as it would be like the most expensive puzzle I have.
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ChiLong is faster. Yeah I have a Megaminx but never solve it. I do not know without sheetsheet. It takes forever ;) I don't feel like learning the last layer algs. That's all. I enjoy solving it up to the last layer though ;) Right now I am learning Square-1. I allready know how to make the cube shape.. Not feeling like learning the rest any time soon LOL

mark49152 said:
I would say slower, at least at the tensions I have it, which is almost as tight as it will go. It also has very smooth surfaces which I think mean that even the tiniest amount of lube gives it that overlubed feel. I have just a smear of 10k diff oil in mine. I also find it tires my fingers more than other cubes, presumably because it requires just a little more torque to turn.
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I have the tentions quite loose. Never had a pop. I lubed it with Maru. It is pretty fast ;) Love it!
 
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You don't need a ton of algs ;) orient all edges, kinda like 2 look OLL. Then solve edges, using sune until they're solved. Then orient corners by using a sexy move variation, then permute corners the same way. JustKeepCubing has a tutorial on it.
 
sneaklyfox said:
... video with Aurora, please?
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I had an unboxing/ review where I said I did not like it. Unfortunatly that one must have been deleted since I can not find it anywhere. anyway, after the video I loosened up the cube and lubed it and it became great. ;) So here I only have some sample solved. I filmed this early morning without daylight so my lookahead sucked.

1. 19.41 L2 U B2 R2 U R2 L2 F2 U' R2 D' L' U' B' D' U F2 U' L D' B2 U'
2. 21.65 D2 B2 D' L2 B2 R2 F2 U' L2 U L2 F U' L2 F2 R' F2 U' R' F' L' U2
3. 24.74 D R2 U R2 D2 R2 U' B2 L2 F R U2 B L F' R B' U F2 U2
4. 29.08 D2 F2 R2 B2 D F2 L2 D' F2 R2 D B L2 R F' U2 L2 R U' R2 U2
5. 25.00 D' L2 D2 F2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D F2 L2 B L D2 B2 U2 L F' R2 F' U'
6. 18.08 R2 F2 D2 B2 D F2 L2 R2 F2 R2 U' R' F L2 D' U2 L2 R' F' D' B2
7. 20.50 D L2 D F2 D R2 D2 F2 U' F2 U R B D2 L' D' L F D2 L' B

[video=youtube_share;3mL_YJ11aJg]http://youtu.be/3mL_YJ11aJg[/video]
 
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Ao50 22.90 ;) Nice..

Rubik's cube
Dec 26, 2013 10:59:05 AM - 11:36:25 AM

Mean: 22.90
Average: 22.90
Best time: 17.45
Median: 22.75
Worst time: 28.51
Standard deviation: 2.24

Best average of 5: 20.80
37-41 - 20.57 (25.98) (20.48) 20.78 21.04

Best average of 12: 21.57
4-15 - (19.75) 19.95 23.84 22.93 19.90 21.65 21.68 (25.95) 20.92 22.53 21.79 20.54

1. 22.68 B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 B2 U B2 U L2 U F' D R B' L' B' R B' D U'
2. 26.01 U2 L2 U' R2 D F2 D2 U R2 D U' F' R2 F R' B' L2 F2 L' U2 R2
3. 23.28 F2 D' B2 L2 D2 U F2 L2 F2 L2 U2 F L U' B L2 B2 R2 F U L2 U2
4. 19.75 B2 F2 R2 D2 B2 R2 D L2 D' F2 U2 R' U F2 U R B F' R L2 F' L'
5. 19.95 U' R2 D' R2 D2 R2 U2 L2 F2 R2 U B U' L2 F L' B U R2 L B L
6. 23.84 U' R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 L2 F2 U' R2 B2 R' B2 F L' B' U R' F L D' U2
7. 22.93 U' R2 D F2 R2 D F2 U' L2 F2 U' B' L2 U' F' U2 L F2 U' F R'
8. 19.90 U' L2 U R2 F2 R2 D' R2 B2 U' B L' D2 F2 R U L F D2 R2 D2
9. 21.65 B2 L2 D' F2 R2 D F2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L F D B' D' B' L D2 B D'
10. 21.68 D L2 U2 B2 R2 B2 D' F2 U B2 D' R' L2 F' D' R2 U' R' D2 F2 R D
11. 25.95 D B2 D F2 U B2 U' L2 D' R2 D F' L' D' R L2 B2 D L F2 L2 U'
12. 20.92 D F2 U2 B2 D B2 U L2 B2 U2 F D L2 U' F2 R2 F' R' B2 L' D
13. 22.53 L2 D' L2 D B2 D' B2 U' B2 F2 L' B R' L F' U B D L F' U'
14. 21.79 L2 B2 L2 U' L2 F2 D' F2 D' B2 U B L' D' R' U' F2 R2 L' D2 B'
15. 20.54 D' R2 D' U2 L2 U L2 F2 U2 L2 B R' L2 D B U R2 L' D' B' U'
16. 21.53 D L2 B2 U B2 R2 D2 R2 U R2 D' R' L' F' D L F2 D' R B R2 L2
17. 22.12 F2 D B2 D' B2 U' L2 D B2 D U' R' D R2 L' D B F D U B
18. 22.12 U2 F2 D F2 U2 B2 F2 R2 D2 L2 U' B' U' R' D' B R2 D' F' D F2 R'
19. 21.34 L2 F2 R2 D' B2 D F2 U' F2 U' R2 F L' B2 U' R U2 B U' R2 L'
20. 23.14 U2 L2 B2 U' R2 U' B2 D2 U B2 L2 B' U' R2 U2 F R F2 U' R D
21. 22.54 L2 B2 U R2 F2 L2 D' F2 D' F2 U' R D L' U' F' R' D F' D F U'
22. 25.87 R2 D2 R2 B2 U B2 U F2 D' B2 D2 F' R' U2 B' R D' B2 D2 R U2 L'
23. 23.20 U' B2 D' L2 U L2 F2 R2 D' B2 L2 F' D F L F' R' D2 L2 B2 D' L
24. 23.92 F2 R2 U' B2 U F2 L2 B2 F2 U' R' D U2 F' D' L U2 F2 U'
25. 25.20 B2 R2 U L2 B2 D' B2 D2 U F2 U' F' D2 B2 R D B U2 B2 F R'
26. 24.06 U B2 L2 U2 F2 L2 U' B2 D F2 L2 B' D2 L B R L U' R2 L' B' R2
27. 20.96 R2 F2 L2 U B2 D2 R2 U2 L2 F2 U' R F' D' R2 L D U' L' U' B2 U'
28. 24.54 D' B2 L2 U B2 D' F2 U L2 U R2 F' L2 D B' U2 L F R B2 L'
29. 25.53 U' B2 U' R2 U' L2 U' L2 D F2 R2 B' D' R' L' D' B' R2 D' L2 F'
30. 20.82 D' U' F2 U2 B2 D' L2 B2 R2 B2 L' U F R' B L D' L' B D' U
31. 24.46 F2 D U B2 R2 B2 D B2 R2 D' L2 B' R2 L U2 F R2 B2 D' R' F D'
32. 23.82 L2 D' R2 D B2 U R2 U' B2 F2 U' L' B' R L2 U R L' B U
33. 24.70 B2 U' L2 U' B2 F2 L2 D2 U' B2 L2 F D F2 U2 R U2 B' U' L B D'
34. 28.51 F2 U2 L2 U' F2 U B2 L2 U2 L2 D2 F L B' F' L' F R' B2 R2 L' U2
35. 24.51 D2 F2 U2 L2 F2 D F2 D2 L2 F2 U F' D R L' B R2 D' F' R' F' D
36. 25.67 R2 D' F2 U' L2 U F2 L2 D' F2 D2 L U2 B F D' L D2 B R' L' U'
37. 20.57 D R2 F2 R2 D U F2 D' L2 U' L' D U' F D' R L2 D F2 R2
38. 25.98 L2 U2 L2 D2 U F2 D2 R2 U2 R2 B U B2 D2 R F' U R2 D L
39. 20.48 U2 L2 U R2 L2 U F2 R2 D F2 U L B' R U L' U F D' B' U
40. 20.78 U R2 F2 U L2 F2 D U2 L2 F2 U B' L D U' B2 L' F U' B' L2 U'
41. 21.04 D' F2 R2 U R2 L2 F2 U F2 U F2 L' B' R2 B' R' D' R B2 F2 D'
42. 26.70 R2 D F2 D F2 U2 L2 D L2 B2 F2 R F U2 B U2 B' D' L' U' R U'
43. 22.42 D' B2 F2 R2 U R2 U L2 U' R2 U2 L U F' L D' F' R D U F' D'
44. 22.93 D2 R2 L2 U B2 D R2 U2 L2 B2 F2 R' B' R2 F L' D L2 F2 L B U'
45. 23.78 R2 U2 L2 F2 D R2 D' B2 D' L2 B' D' U2 R' L2 U2 L' F R' F U'
46. 26.68 D2 L2 U2 R2 B2 D' B2 L2 U' F2 R2 B' R' L D' B' L U R D L2 D2
47. 19.60 U' L2 U' B2 D' F2 U B2 D' B2 L2 B' F R2 U' R2 L' D R' L' F U
48. 17.45 U2 B2 U L2 D' F2 U' L2 U' F2 D' L U L' D2 L2 B F D' R' F2 U
49. 21.95 R2 D R2 F2 D' L2 D R2 U F2 L2 B L' D' B U' R2 F L U R' U2
50. 22.81 U2 R2 U' L2 D' B2 R2 D B2 L2 D' B R B D' B' R2 B2 F2 U2 R'
 
Sub freaking 23. Nearly blew in it in the last 15 solves or so.. ;) Got tired I guess

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Wow... You're getting fast...

Damn... He can't overtake me. Need to practice... And learn rest of PLL...

MUST PRACTICE!!!
 
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