Lucas Garron
Premium Member
Since a while, I've been wondering where the abbreviation "3OP" came from.
In particular, I'm wondering if I came up with it first.
For a while, it was simply "the blindfolded method." If you were ever specific, it was "the 3-cycle method." (Freestyle 3-cycling didn't really pick up until 2007.)
I remember at some point that there were starting to be a lot of BLD methods, and there was no short name for the method I use. After a while - probably after consulting Macky's page - I decided to take the the important components of the method to form 3-Cycle Orient and Permute - "3OP". I started using it a lot, it gained regular use among the people I know, and now it's a standard term. It's even on Macky's page now (I told him about the abbreviation some time ago).
Although that's what I remember, I have nothing to prove that this is correct, or that I was the first to think of and promote the use of "3OP". The oldest I can find in my logs is December 21, 2007, where I already use it as if it were in common use:
The Yahoo group doesn't return anything old, and speedsolving.com, and twistypuzzles.com don't allow "3OP" as a search term, so I can't really search for any earlier uses.
So: Does anyone remember any of the old days, or can dig up any good information about the origin of "3OP" before 2008?
In particular, I'm wondering if I came up with it first.
For a while, it was simply "the blindfolded method." If you were ever specific, it was "the 3-cycle method." (Freestyle 3-cycling didn't really pick up until 2007.)
I remember at some point that there were starting to be a lot of BLD methods, and there was no short name for the method I use. After a while - probably after consulting Macky's page - I decided to take the the important components of the method to form 3-Cycle Orient and Permute - "3OP". I started using it a lot, it gained regular use among the people I know, and now it's a standard term. It's even on Macky's page now (I told him about the abbreviation some time ago).
Although that's what I remember, I have nothing to prove that this is correct, or that I was the first to think of and promote the use of "3OP". The oldest I can find in my logs is December 21, 2007, where I already use it as if it were in common use:
The Yahoo group doesn't return anything old, and speedsolving.com, and twistypuzzles.com don't allow "3OP" as a search term, so I can't really search for any earlier uses.
So: Does anyone remember any of the old days, or can dig up any good information about the origin of "3OP" before 2008?
