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[MarcelP]

Strange, I watched it a few times in different browsers, logged in or not, it works for me...
I will anyway reupload it as soon as possible.

Anybody else cannot see the video completly?

I could watch it at home. Very nice and deliberate turning. If you could manage to keep that style with a slight higher TPS you would be sub 20 in no time.

 

[Gordon]

Yes, I see that I can do much improvement in F2L. Not only in looking ahead for the next pair, but also to solve some pairs easyer.
For example this:

0:18 green orange pair can be set up with L U' L' instead of doing U' L U' L' U' R' U2 R U y' L' U L
1:40 same thing, instead of U' R U' R' U R' U2 R U2 R' U R you can do R U' R' U R' U' R

I guess I have to find some algs for some few cases, expecially for the ones where the two pieces are connected to each other. I maybe know 5 of them, but probably only use 3 in solves...
I think I should give Marcel's Alg Trainer a try. (Just didn't use it until now, because I have no java installed on my PC)

[...]Interesting that on your A perms you do a last R2' instead of R2.

I just tried it with R2, it ablosultley doesn't work for me

 

[MarcelP]

Okay, yellow crossers.. knock your self out (my 6th solve of the day):

6. 14.80 F D2 R2 B R2 F' D2 F' D2 U2 F2 L D' B U R' B L F2

Full step but so nice because few move X-cross

 

[Gordon]

Great!

If I would get a time like this, I would freak out, get drunk, sell 30% of my cubes, forget all algs and be at the same level as before...

Realy nice. I'll try the scramble as soon i'm out of horseshit and have a cube in my hands.


Good luck for this evening, kick out the ones that kicked out Swizerland!

 

[MarcelP]

Great!

If I would get a time like this, I would freak out, get drunk, sell 30% of my cubes, forget all algs and be at the same level as before...

Realy nice. I'll try the scramble as soon i'm out of horseshit and have a cube in my hands.


Good luck for this evening, kick out the ones that kicked out Swizerland!

LOL!! Yeah I hope they win. Although I am no soccer fan, I am chaufinistic (sp?) enough..

 

[Gordon]

I'm no soccer fan either. ( just have seen three games so far) I just support Swizerland and everyone that beats Germany. Nothing against Germans, I just dont want them to win

 

[mark49152]

As an England fan, I would love to see Netherlands beat both Argentina and Germany. Bring it on.

Brazil v Argentina would make for a wonderfully uncomfortable 3rd place play off too

 

[Gordon]

True words.

 

[MarcelP]

I was planning on doing many timed solves this weekend. Unfortunatly it did not come that far It is such nice weather that we went swimming. I just did my first timed solves of this weekend and had PB Ao50. I do not really keep track of Ao50's but I am sure I have never got this low. No time to continue to 100..

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2014-7-12
solves/total: 50/50

single
best: 16.84
worst: 25.34

mean of 3
current: 21.66 (σ = 1.79)
best: 18.39 (σ = 0.42)

avg of 5
current: 22.18 (σ = 0.89)
best: 18.77 (σ = 0.44)

avg of 12
current: 21.24 (σ = 1.38)
best: 19.52 (σ = 1.00)

avg of 50
current: 21.09 (σ = 1.58)
best: 21.09 (σ = 1.58)

Average: 21.09 (σ = 1.58)
Mean: 21.12

Time List:
1. 20.10 D2 B D2 B' L2 B L2 F' D2 F' R2 U B' R2 U F' R B R2 U2
2. 23.63 F2 D2 R2 D U2 L2 U B2 U' R2 B2 F' L2 B D' F L' B' F' U
3. 22.86 U2 L' U2 L' R' B2 U2 L2 U2 L B2 U F2 L B' D' F2 D2 R' B2 F2
4. 23.05 R2 B' R' F D' B' U2 D' B L' F2 U' B2 U R2 D L2 D R2 U R2
5. 20.48 U' R L F R2 U' D2 L' U R2 F2 L B2 R2 D2 L D2 B2 R2
6. 20.12 U B2 R U2 L' D2 B D F' L' B2 L2 U' L2 B2 U' L2 U' R2 L2
7. 22.63 R2 F2 R2 B2 U2 B D2 R2 F R F' D' B U2 L U' R D2 R'
8. 24.55 F2 L2 D' B2 R2 U' R2 D2 U R B2 D2 B2 F' R D L' U2 B
9. 25.34 U' L2 B2 F2 D2 L2 D B2 D2 L R2 B' L' U' L D' R D' F
10. 20.54 R2 U L2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' F2 D' U2 F L R' F' L B U R' U2
11. 23.14 D B2 D2 U' F2 L2 U' B' R' B' R' D2 L R D R U
12. 21.00 R U2 B2 R U2 L2 F2 L F2 R' F2 U' L R2 D' R2 B F2 L' R2 U2
13. 21.15 R U2 D2 F2 B' L U R' U D2 R L2 F2 D2 R U2 F2 R F2
14. 22.33 B2 D L2 D B2 U' R2 B2 L2 U' L2 F' D F' D2 F' R U' B2 F'
15. 19.90 B2 L2 R U2 R F2 R' B2 D2 B2 R' D' B F L' F R U2 L F' L'
16. 25.33 U' L2 U L2 B2 U' F2 L2 B2 L2 U2 F L' D U2 B L2 U' B F' D
17. 19.75 B2 D' L2 F2 L2 U2 L2 U' R2 B2 D' B D B2 F L R2 D' R F L
18. 21.39 U2 B2 L2 B2 F' D2 F' D2 F' U2 L B' L2 F' D L' U' B' F2 L'
19. 18.30 L2 F2 U B2 R2 D B2 F2 U' L2 F' U' R' B D B' L F L U'
20. 18.03 R L F' R' L2 D' R' L' U R' F' D2 B' D2 F' U2 D2 L2 B' U2 R2
21. 18.85 F2 U' L2 U' R2 D B2 D2 F2 U L D2 B L' D' R2 D R2 F2 U2 F'
22. 22.08 B2 R2 B2 D' L2 D R2 B2 U2 L2 F' R U2 L' F2 R2 B' U' L2 D
23. 19.17 U F2 D U' F2 D' R2 F2 R U2 R2 U F D2 R U2 B' R'
24. 20.48 L2 B L2 R2 B D2 F R2 U2 F D2 L' U L F2 D' B2 F' R' D' F2
25. 19.82 F2 R2 B2 D' L2 U2 B2 R2 U L2 F2 L U' F' R D' R2 D' F' R' D'
26. 17.93 U' B2 U L2 U L2 R2 B2 D B2 F2 L U F' R' B' D2 R' F' D B2
27. 19.78 L' U L F R2 B2 R' B' D' R U R2 U D2 L2 F2 U D2 B2 R2
28. 19.60 D2 L2 D' R2 U2 B2 U' F2 D' B2 L F' R2 B2 L' F U R' D2 F'
29. 22.56 L2 R2 D' R2 F2 D2 F2 D U B2 L2 B U' R F L B' F L' R U'
30. 22.77 D L' F D F2 D F' L' F' R2 D B2 U' L2 B2 L2 B2 U L2 D
31. 22.15 B' R' L F D L' F' U F U' F' L2 B L2 D2 F D2 B U2 L2 D2
32. 23.95 D2 B2 L B2 R' F2 R2 U2 B2 L U' L' R' F' D' F R B R2
33. 16.84 R B2 U2 L D2 R' D2 R B2 U2 R' B D2 L' F U' R2 B' R2 B'
34. 22.12 D2 L2 U2 B2 D B2 D L2 U2 L B' F' R D2 U L' R U R
35. 19.05 U' L F' B R' L2 D B U R D F2 D2 B2 U' F2 D' B2 D2
36. 22.73 D' L2 F2 L2 F2 D U2 R2 D' F2 U' B' D' F2 D' L' D2 R U' L2 F2
37. 19.44 L2 U L2 F2 D' B2 U F2 D2 B2 D L D2 F' D' U' R2 F' L' D' F
38. 18.82 U' D L2 F2 B R' U' L' F' R2 B2 R U2 R' U2 R2 B2 D2 F2 R
39. 22.45 U R2 F' D2 R B' R B' D R F D2 F' R2 B R2 L2 D2 L2 B' D2
40. 22.07 R' B R D' F B U' B2 L U' B2 D' R2 B2 U2 F2 U' F2 D'
41. 18.83 B2 D' L2 U B2 U R2 U L2 U B2 F' U R' U L D L2 B2
42. 19.93 F2 U2 R2 D' L2 R2 D2 U' F2 U' B U F L2 B' L U' R' U' B U2
43. 22.46 B2 F2 L B2 R2 B2 R B2 U2 F2 U2 B L' U F' U' B2 D R2 B2 F2
44. 19.93 B2 R F2 D2 R2 D2 L U2 B2 L' D' B L' R F U F2 D2 B F2
45. 19.47 D L2 F2 U' L2 D' L2 F2 U' R U2 B D B2 L' U' R D2 F'
46. 22.90 B2 U2 L2 U2 R2 F R2 B' R2 B' U2 R F U' L2 U2 L' F D' F L
47. 21.15 U2 L2 B2 U' L2 D' U' R2 U B2 F2 L D2 L R' D F' U' L2
48. 19.59 L2 B R' F' U2 L F2 U' F B U2 L' U2 D2 R D2 R L D2 B2 R'
49. 22.62 F L2 D2 F' R2 B2 R2 U2 B' F2 L' U B' F' D' L' U' B' D R' B'
50. 22.77 U' F2 U L2 B2 U F2 U' B2 D U L' U2 L D2 F D B' L' B' L'

 

[mark49152]

Marcel, I thought your ao50 was faster than that. We are very close then! My PB is 21.04 so that gives you a new target . (Usually I'm at least half a second slower though, I was just having an on-fire day.)

 

[MarcelP]

Marcel, I thought your ao50 was faster than that. We are very close then! My PB is 21.04 so that gives you a new target . (Usually I'm at least half a second slower though, I was just having an on-fire day.)

Nice! And what was your best Ao12 and Ao5 in that? I think you are faster than me overall now. I do not always have low 21 averages.

EDIT, I just saw in this post (http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/s...m-Holland-here&p=995026&viewfull=1#post995026) that I have had faster Ao50's.

 

[mark49152]

Nice! And what was your best Ao12 and Ao5 in that?

Bao12 = 19.93, bao5 = 18.89. This was on June 17.

Last night I did an ao100 of 22.32 with bao50 = 22.03, which is pretty poor for me - my worst session since May, except for my recovery period after vacation. My hands felt clumsy so I switched from Shuangren to Aolong. I very rarely change cube. The session didn't improve.

However, it often seems that a crappy session is a precursor to an awesome PB-crushing session, so today I did another ao100 in my lunch break using Weilong. Smashed every PB except single, and wiped almost a second off my ao100 . Cubing carnage! Ao100 = 20.58, bao50 = 20.34, bao12 = 19.48, bao5 = 18.59.

 

[MarcelP]

Bao12 = 19.93, bao5 = 18.89. This was on June 17.

Last night I did an ao100 of 22.32 with bao50 = 22.03, which is pretty poor for me - my worst session since May, except for my recovery period after vacation. My hands felt clumsy so I switched from Shuangren to Aolong. I very rarely change cube. The session didn't improve.

However, it often seems that a crappy session is a precursor to an awesome PB-crushing session, so today I did another ao100 in my lunch break using Weilong. Smashed every PB except single, and wiped almost a second off my ao100 . Cubing carnage! Ao100 = 20.58, bao50 = 20.34, bao12 = 19.48, bao5 = 18.59.

That is so cool! I have still my 21,25 as my best Ao100. But I had a 20.69 Ao50 yesterday The last week I have not been able to do as many solves as I would like. And when I have time to cube I do Megaminx That is a fun puzzle. After watching Antoine C beginner video I can now solve completely without notes on paper. The permute of last layer egdes can I do intuitivle now. Orienting corners and permuting corners just like 3X3 cube beginner method.

It is about time you post some solves here in the topic on video. I would love to see your solves Mark.

 

[mark49152]

It is about time you post some solves here in the topic on video. I would love to see your solves Mark.

Yeah it is, but I doubt I will ever get around to it. I've never uploaded any video, don't even have an account, and haven't got time to figure it out.

I can't get the hang of Megaminx. For some reason I find it hard to hold and I keep dropping it

 

[sk8erman41]

And when I have time to cube I do Megaminx That is a fun puzzle. After watching Antoine C beginner video I can now solve completely without notes on paper. The permute of last layer egdes can I do intuitivle now. Orienting corners and permuting corners just like 3X3 cube beginner method.

It is about time you post some solves here in the topic on video. I would love to see your solves Mark.

Nice! I am glad to see that you picked it up and are enjoying mega. I just recently got into it myself and think that it is helping other puzzles as well.

Also, I agree, would love to see some footage Mark. Nice job on the PB's!

 

[MarcelP]

Today I received my new cores from the Gan III 57 mm. I have filmed it (rendering now). The cube is so much more stable. It is amazing. After the video I did an Ao12. It was sub 20. The sub 20 Ao12's have been rare last few days..

Spoiler

Generated By csTimer on 2014-7-16
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 17.46
worst: 22.56

mean of 3
current: 21.12 (σ = 1.08)
best: 18.22 (σ = 0.33)

avg of 5
current: 20.17 (σ = 0.61)
best: 19.20 (σ = 1.49)

avg of 12
current: 19.85 (σ = 1.36)
best: 19.85 (σ = 1.36)

Average: 19.85 (σ = 1.36)
Mean: 19.87

Time List:
1. 17.95 U2 R' L2 B' U2 D R2 D R' U F2 D' F2 B2 D2 L2 D R2 L2
2. 18.59 U2 B2 D2 L2 B2 U2 B U2 B' D2 L' D2 B F' U' R D' U' B2
3. 18.11 R2 D B2 U' L2 D2 L2 F2 U' B2 F' D2 F L F D' L2 B2 R' F'
4. 20.90 F' B2 L' D2 B' L' D F2 R L2 B L2 F R2 U2 R2 F D2 R2 B
5. 22.56 L2 F2 D F2 L2 F2 R2 D' R2 D2 B' F2 R D' L' D2 F' L U L'
6. 19.98 F2 L2 U F2 R2 U R2 D2 R2 F2 D2 L F U' B D' B L B' U' F'
7. 20.06 F R2 U2 R2 U2 B' U2 B' R2 D2 F' L D2 F2 U2 F R' F D U B'
8. 17.46 F2 R2 U2 L D2 R' B2 U2 L2 D2 L D' B F2 D U' B' F L' R F'
9. 19.50 B D2 L2 B2 D2 R2 B' R2 F2 U2 R' B2 D2 F D' F' L2 D U2 R'
10. 20.33 B2 U2 F' L U' D B' R2 U2 L' U B2 L2 D' R2 B2 D B2 D F2
11. 22.35 L2 D' B2 D' L2 D2 U' F2 D' B' R' F L' B' U R U R U' R2
12. 20.69 D2 R2 B' L2 F U2 R2 D2 B' L D2 B' L R2 B2 U B R2 D2

I would definatly say this has potention to become my main.. We'll see..

 

[Schmidt]

If only I had (x amount) of (something) every time you have said that

 

[MarcelP]

If only I had (x amount) of (something) every time you have said that

LOL.. Yeah.. but lately it has been nothing but AoLong. The downside of AoLong is that they become gummy after few thousand solves. No matter how good you clean them out and even wash springs and washers.. the cube will never become fast again..

 

[MarcelP]

I have been getting bad averages whole week..

But with some very nice singles.

This evenings 4th solve:

4. 14.80 L R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 D2 B2 L U2 R' D' B2 F2 L' F L' B' L F

z2 // inspection Yellow U, Green F
U' L D' R' F2 y' U' l' U l // (10) cross.. pfttt.
D2 y' U' R U' R' U R U R' // (10) 1th pair
U' L' U L // (4) 2nd
y U R' U2 R U' R' U R //(9) 3rd
y L' U L y' U R U' R' // 4th (9)
Sune // (7)
U2 (1)
Ua-Perm// (9)
U2 (1)
58 moves is only 3.9 TPS.. what???? I figured it must have been TPS...

EDIT:

Spoiler

Ahhh a sub 20 Ao12 again. they are so sweet..

Generated By csTimer on 2014-7-18
solves/total: 12/12

single
best: 14.80
worst: 27.02

mean of 3
current: 21.11 (σ = 0.63)
best: 17.18 (σ = 2.84)

avg of 5
current: 20.91 (σ = 0.30)
best: 17.63 (σ = 1.07)

avg of 12
current: 19.97 (σ = 2.11)
best: 19.97 (σ = 2.11)

Average: 19.97 (σ = 2.11)
Mean: 20.12

Time List:
1. 18.41 U' R' U' F B2 U F U' F R U F2 R2 F2 D' L2 B2 U' D' F2 B2
2. 23.48 B' R' U2 R F U R2 D' R D L2 U D L2 F2 D' F2 R2 F2 U
3. 20.33 U L2 F2 L2 B2 U L2 U F2 U' R2 B F D R' B' U R' U2 L' B2
4. 14.80 L R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 D2 B2 L U2 R' D' B2 F2 L' F L' B' L F
5. 16.40 F2 U R2 D2 B2 U' R2 D' B2 L2 R2 B R' D2 B' R D R2 F L
6. 27.02 L2 F' D2 U2 F' R2 B2 R2 D2 F' D2 U' B' R' B2 F U' B L R
7. 18.11 B R U2 L U L F2 D B R B2 U' L2 D2 R2 F2 U2 D L2 D R2
8. 18.37 B2 L2 D' U2 L2 D B2 U B2 D2 L' D B2 F' D L' B2 L2 U2 F R
9. 21.26 R2 B' U2 L2 B2 R2 B R2 U2 F D2 U L R' D' L U B2 R' F2 D
10. 20.80 F U F R' D F D R2 B L D2 B2 D2 R F2 R' F2 L B2
11. 20.68 U2 F2 D2 R2 B2 R2 F2 U' L2 D L B2 D2 F U' B' L2 B2 U2 R D
12. 21.83 B2 L' D L' U B2 U B2 R D' R2 F' U2 D2 F' L2 U2 F' U2 F' U2

 

[mark49152]

Another PB bao50 - 20.31. This Weilong is really making a difference now I have put some time in on it