Predicting the Winning 3x3x3 Average for World Championships 2009

[cubejunkies]

of which most are undeniably lucky

actually, some aren't lucky. like harris' 9.44 and edouard's 9.66, both were full step.

I think I need to create a machine to wear on my head that sticks a hand out to smack my forehead everytime cubejunkies posts.

By the way, 9.44 = 2-move cross, that's not technically lucky - it's literally lucky.

Well I do have 9.80 and 9.96 non lucky official solves too, without the 2 move crosses

Don't be offended harris, blah is an ass to me too

 

[pcharles93]

We should make a pool. Everyone who wants to participate picks a time, accurate to 2 decimals and puts in a dollar. Closest to the actual result without going under takes the pot.

I think the forum management team has had quite an unenjoyable experience with the V7.

I agree. But if anything, the betting should be done outside of here. Here's my idea of how it could happen:
Money is collected by people who know they can go to the WC, like WCA delegates, so that whenever you go to a comp, you can sign up, giving your name, info, money, and guess of the average, to the delegate or whatever, and at the WC, everyone gets together and sees who guessed correctly, splitting the money between same guess winners, etc.

Or we could not gamble on WC's winning averages. I'd like to keep all of my college tuition and I'm sure no one else wants to be suckered into this kind of a deal. Man I wanted that Nintendo.

 

[hawkmp4]

of which most are undeniably lucky

actually, some aren't lucky. like harris' 9.44 and edouard's 9.66, both were full step.

I think I need to create a machine to wear on my head that sticks a hand out to smack my forehead everytime cubejunkies posts.

By the way, 9.44 = 2-move cross, that's not technically lucky - it's literally lucky.

Well I do have 9.80 and 9.96 non lucky official solves too, without the 2 move crosses

Don't be offended harris, blah is an ass to me too

He doesn't mean to be an ass to Harris, nor does he have reason to.
You on the other hand...

okay, change it, I'm a bit rusty on my algebra, but i believe that it still levels off in a number of years

It does level off, I just said that, it levels off at 0. Take any number between 0 and 1, raise it to a variable x...as x approaches infinity, the expression approaches 0.

 

[Dene]

Well I do have 9.80 and 9.96 non lucky official solves too, without the 2 move crosses

I had a feeling you'd be offended, but I didn't know how to phrase that better No offense, really, just pointing out a fact.

He was offended? It didn't sound like it to me.

Heil Hitler! (For the sake of Godwin's law)

 

[hawkmp4]

Invoking a Hitler reference purely for the purpose of fulfilling Godwin's Law doesn't count.

And yeah, lets not gamble on cubing, yeah? Keep the sport clean and friendly? If we start doing that, think of the problems it will cause with cheating.

 

[cubejunkies]

Keep the sport clean and friendly?

Amen... but you should practice what you preach

 

[Hadley4000]

@Hadley, doesn't your data mean it can't happen? Even with their 5 fastest solves, of which most are undeniably lucky, they're barely sub-10 (actually 9.5 is quite a convincing sub-10 to me, but whatever), and you expect them to get such results under pressure in the WC? By the way, did you forget an extremely fast Japanese cuber who has very good shampoo/hair conditioner?

No, it means it CAN. Two of Edouard's solves were in the same round. Two of Erik's were in the same tourny. It's just a matter of time until these start piling up.

And yes, they ARE close. But incase your math has fail you, even 9.99 is sub 10 =P

 

[masterofthebass]

this thread has completely gotten off topic.

CLOSED!