The Sub-30 Thread Olympics!!!
US Nationals are fast approaching! I will be in Boston for roughly one week, and will likely not have time to do anything with this thread because of that. Because of this, and also because we can all use a little fun now and then, I have decided to have a special sub-30 thread event for this round!
After 15 successful rounds, and having graduated a number of cubers from this thread, I have decided to hold the SUB-30 THREAD OLYMPICS!!! This is just for fun, so hopefully no one takes it TOO seriously.
Here is how this will work:
- This is open to ANYONE, not just to those participating in the sub-30 thread.
- This round will last two weeks. The cutoff for submitting results will be 13:13(1:13pm)EST On FRIDAY August 13th.
- Each event will be scored separately, e.g., each event will have it's own results. The twelve events will also be combined to form your Olympic Average of Twelve. I would appreciate if everyone would go ahead and do the calculation for your average if you now how... this will save me a LOT of work.
- Don't feel obligated to participate in all of the events. You may pick and choose, however, you WILL have to complete at least 11 of them in order to get the average.
- Filming your solves is HIGHLY encouraged for this round... especially the "Butterfingers" and "Tightrope" events... that would be quite funny.
- It is perfectly ok to post your results for one event, then edit that post and add other events later. It is NOT ok to list each event in a separate post.
- Spread the word and encourage others to participate...
- This will not count against anyone for the "3 sub-30's to graduate" rule, or for the "no more than 10 rounds between solves" rule.
Event #1: "On-the-Fly"
Description: Do NOT look at your cube while scrambling... have someone else scramble it, scramble it under a table, look away from it... however you want to do it. Cover your cube, then start the timer BEFORE uncovering it.
Scramble: B' F2 D2 U' L' R B2 F D' L2 U L B F2 U B' F D' U2 R' U' F D' U2 L
Event #2: Tightrope
Description: After scrambling, place your cube down. Pick up one of your feet before starting inspection. You must do your inspection + the entire solve with only one foot on the floor and without resting against an object such as a table or wall. If you foot touches the floor while inspecting or solving: DNF!
Scramble: B F2 D2 B F' D' B' U L' R2 F L' R B2 D2 B L2 D' B F D U' B2 F' R
Event #3: Cyclops
Description: After scrambling, close one eye. The entire inspection and solve must be done with only one eye open.
Scramble: L D U' F D' B' U B' F' R' D2 U2 L2 R D' U' B' F2 L' B' F2 D' B2 F D
Event #4: Walkabout
Description: You're gonna have to get creative with this one! After inspecting your cube, you must start walking before starting your timer, and you must walk during the entire solve. You can walk inside, outside, in circles, whatever you want to do. There is no set speed... walk as slow or as fast as you want, just don't cheat and walk so slow that you are practically standing still. What will make this hard is how you are going to start and stop your timer. If you are using a speedstacks timer, maybe carry it under your arm or in a pocket? With a laptop... I dunno... use your imagination. If you're using a desktop... lol!
Scramble: D U2 L2 D B' D' B D U B2 F2 R' B U' R B F2 R2 D2 F2 R2 D' U R B
Event #5: The Lazy Cuber
Description: Do the inspection and the entire solve with both elbows touching a counter, table, desk, etc... your elbows may NOT leave the surface, or else, DNF!!!!!!!
Scramble: L' U F' D U2 L' R2 D' U' L2 B2 D' U R F' D' B U2 R' D' R U' L' B L'
Event #6: The REALLY Lazy Cuber
Description: Do the full inspection and solve while laying flat on your back... bed, table, bathtub, you pick the surface. (Will probably be interesting working the timer)
Scramble: B2 D2 B D2 L2 R2 U' R' F2 D' U' F' R2 D U' L R D B L2 D2 U L2 B' F2
Event #7: Practice Makes Perfect
Description: You have up to 10 minutes to practice this solve. Practice this solve? What? Yup, that's right! You may NOT use pencil/paper, computer, phone, etc. to assist you, but you may scramble and solve as many times as you wish for up to 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, or after you feel that you have the best/quickest solution you will get, start the timer and GO!
Scramble: U' L2 B2 U' R U2 F' R' B2 D2 U R' B2 F D' U' L2 R' D2 L R B' F L D
Event #8: F2L
Description: Just like a regular solve, but consider the solve "finished" when you finish the first two layers. So... when the f2l is done, STOP THE TIMER!!! Apologies to anyone using a method that does not result in two layers being finished prior to the last layer. If anyone is using such a method, I suppose that you will probably have to finish the cube to get this result?
Scramble: U' B2 R D' U2 R B2 L R B R B L D2 U B2 F2 D U' B L' F' L B2 F'
Event #9: The "Cold" Solve
Description: NO warm up! You have two weeks to finish all of these events, so just pick a day and make this scramble your very first solve.
Scramble: R' F' L2 R' F2 U L' D U' L' D2 U2 F L' B F2 L' R' B2 F' D U' B2 F' U2
Event #10: Butterfingers
Description: After scrambling, but prior to inspection... place socks over both of your hands! You must wear the socks for inspection and for the solve. Try to pick socks with no holes in them... those holes could be an unfair advantage!
(Random funny commercial quote: "Hit me again Tubesock!")
Scramble: L2 B F2 L2 U2 B2 R2 F U L2 R B F2 D' L' U B F' D U2 L' B2 F2 L R2
Event #11: Simple?
Description: Just do this solve normally. Hint: There is a trick to this one... but I'm not going to tell you what it is, and you only have the usual 15 second inspection time + the time it takes you to solve to figure it out. This COULD be a very fast solve, but you have to figure it out, otherwise... normal time for you! IMPORTANT: FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT FIGURE THIS ONE OUT, DO NOT DISCUSS IT HERE UNTIL AFTER THE RESULTS ARE IN... THIS WOULD COMPLETELY SPOIL THE FUN OF THIS!!! ALSO, if you do choose to film yourself, please do not post a video of this solve, as that could also give away the "secret."
Scramble: F2 L2 U' F2 R2 D2 R2 D' F2 U2 L2 U R2 B' L2 D2 B R2 F2 D2 F'
Event #12: "To and Fro"
Description: Place your SOLVED cube in front of you. Start the timer, then do the following scramble and then solve the cube before stopping the timer.
Scramble: D U F R U L' B2 F2 D2 R2 F2 L' D U' L F L R U2 L B2 F2 R2 U2 B
GOOD LUCK people... let's see how this turns out!
-Carson-
