Racing to sub-20

[sneaklyfox]

During inspection memorise as much of the cross as you can, then execute your cross slowly looking ahead for the first pair.

My cross to F2L transition is still quite dodgy..

EDIT: I can BLD my cross quite easily most of the time... but personally hasn't helped me a lot... dunno maybe I'm weird..lol

My cross to F2L transition is "dodgy" too. And I can BLD my cross easily too. It can help if you to a point. Beyond that point, my problem is that when I do BLD, I know how the moves feel but when I am looking for the first pair at the same time, it's hard to do both even if I don't need to look at the cross. But I think this will improve over time.

 

[Unnoticed]

Round 226 (OH)
Average: 25.96
28.27, 28.89, 26.75, 25.54, 23.71, 21.94, (32.77), 26.77, (19.48), 27.27, 27.09, 23.34

Awesome average.

 

[TheWitcher]

Round 226
2H

Average: 21.16

20.04, 20.95, (19.63), (25.29), 20.30, 20.88, 19.67, 24.42, 23.64, 20.78, 20.50, 20.75

 

[Twofu2]

Round 226 2H
Average: 21.10

21.74, 18.79, 20.37, (23.78), 21.76, 20.91, 22.32, 22.31, 20.07, (17.66), 20.17, 22.58

 

[Mike Hughey]

Round 226 Results​

1. sneaklyfox 19.52
2. PokemonEggs 19.52
3. uvafan 20.05
4. Twofu2 21.10
5. TheWitcher 21.16
6. Carson 21.85
7. RubiXer 22.54
8. Mike Hughey 22.76
9. aznanimedude 24.50
10. kbrune 24.92
11. drogg 25.10
12. Unnoticed (OH) 25.96
13. Sillas (OH) 28.57

sneaklyfox and PokemonEggs are only one round away from graduating - good luck next round!

Alumni (these people have already achieved sub-20 three times with no over 20 results in between, and therefore are considered to have graduated):

1. god of rubic 2 16.66

Congratulations to everyone!

 

[Mike Hughey]

ROUND

Potential Closing Time - July 16, 2012 || 12:01PM EST​

Scrambles for the 227th round:

1. U F2 U' F2 U L2 D' B2 D2 F2 R2 B R F' R2 F' U' L' U2 F R'
2. D' F2 R2 D' B2 R2 U2 L2 U' B2 U2 R D R F' L2 U L' U' R' U2
3. R2 F2 R2 U' R2 D2 U' F2 L2 F2 L B' D2 L' U' F' D L R F2 D
4. R2 B2 D2 L2 R U2 L B2 U2 F2 L B' L' F' U' R' F2 L2 U' B
5. U' F2 D L2 B2 D F2 R2 U2 R2 U2 R U' L U' R2 F D L2 F
6. L2 F2 U2 L D2 L B2 U2 R2 U2 R2 D L' D L B' R' U' F' R2 F2
7. F' L2 D2 B2 U2 R2 B L2 B2 D2 R2 U B U L2 R' F D U L'
8. F2 L2 U2 B D2 L2 F2 R2 F2 R2 D2 L F L' B' U' L D B2 L2 D'
9. B D2 L F' R2 U' B D R F' L2 B2 U2 F' L2 B' R2 B R2 D2
10. B' L' U R L B' U' R D2 L F2 U2 B' D2 R2 L2 B' L2 F2 D2 R2
11. U D' B R2 B U F2 U2 R D' F2 D2 B2 R2 F2 U' F2 R2 D' L2
12. D2 R' B' U2 D' R' D' L' F U L2 D R2 B2 U L2 U' B2 D' L2

 

[Mike Hughey]

Round 227
22.64
23.84, 21.11, 21.29, 23.27, 22.45, 23.01, (19.60), (27.72), 22.39, 24.58, 23.64, 20.82

I will have limited internet access between now and US Nationals, so I may be slow posting for the next several rounds. Please be patient with me - I'll try to catch up whenever I can.

 

[aznanimedude]

Round 227
23.18

24.61, 23.95, 20.63, 26.49, 25.50, 25.11, 20.20, (17.36), (27.34), 20.52, 22.41, 22.39

meh i did better i guess, probably shoulda warmed up first before doing this though xD

 

[sneaklyfox]

Round 227
Average: 21.04

19.37, 21.54, 19.59[someone tried talking to me], 19.36, 22.43, 19.17, 24.12, 17.78, (16.89), 24.65, 22.41, (25.00)

Agh. I guess I didn't want to graduate yet. Started off ok. Took a break in between and came back with two good solves and finished terribly.

 

[PokemonEggs]

Round 227
Average: 19.71

19.11, 18.90, 17.76, 19.91, 21.61, 21.16, 18.40, 19.16, (16.04), (22.20), 21.25, 19.88

I need to work on consistently getting sub-20 solves in Ao12's

 

[RaresB]

Round 227 OH

22.36, 26.74, 24.70, 28.03, 22.73, 24.82, 23.98, 26.00, 24.47, 33.37, 25.43, 23.32 = 25.02

 

[Unnoticed]

Round 227 (OH)
Average: 24.89
23.69, 24.02, 28.11, 22.81, (21.69), 22.21, 24.87, 27.24, 26.43, (28.47), 25.18, 24.39

I need to make some videos of OH soon, I am improving fast.

 

[god of rubic 2]

Round 227 - Alumini

15.41, (22.08), (14.41), 15.38, 17.05+, 17.39, 21.75+, 16.36, 16.69, 15.90, 19.83, 20.66

Average: 17.64

Horrible. Screwed up many times. Going to upload a vid of this.

Spoiler

 

[sneaklyfox]

Maybe I don't know the regulations right, but shouldn't the 17.05+ be a DNF?

 

[Jakube]

Round 227: Roux

(25.95), 22.74, 19.93, 20.65, 16.51, 17.74, 17.19, 25.61, 18.43, (15.48), 22.89, 24.62 = 20.63

 

[Mike Hughey]

Maybe I don't know the regulations right, but shouldn't the 17.05+ be a DNF?

Good question, but no, this is a legitimate +2 solve. From the regulations:

10e) A puzzle is solved when all face colours are reconstructed and all the parts are aligned within certain limits.
10e1) For each two adjacent parts (for example two parallel adjacent slices of a cube) of the puzzle that are misaligned more than the limit described in Article 10f, these two parts are considered to need one move to be solved (Half Turn Metric).
10e2) If no move is needed to bring the puzzle to solved state, the puzzle is considered solved without a penalty.
10e3) If one move is needed, the puzzle is considered solved with a penalty of 2 seconds.
10e4) If more than one move is needed, the solve is ruled DNF.
10f) Limits of misalignment for puzzles:
cube shaped puzzles: =< 45 degrees

The only face that is misaligned by this definition is the R face; the U and D faces are considered aligned (even though they're fairly far off, they're clearly less than 45 degrees). So this puzzle is defined to need one move to solve, so it deserves a +2.

However, a word of advice to god of rubic 2: you might want to consider being a little more careful about how you finish the solve; that one was rather uncomfortably close to a DNF.

 

[uvafan]

Round 227
18,47
(14.54), 17.89, (27.59), 19.38, 20.26, 15.48, 18.19, 18.39, 18.14, 15.40, 23.13, 18.43+

 

[Sillas]

Round 227 - OH

25.96, 25.50, 27.41, 25.97, 26.27, (34.82), 30.15, 25.95, 25.57, 27.85, (24.87), 27.81 = 26.84

 

[RubiXer]

Round 227

Average:23.87

19.74, 22.98, 19.08, 29.61, 23.87, 26.15, 24.73, 31.34, 27.51, 19.69, 19.16, 25.27

First timed solves of the week. Some pretty inconsistent times but hey 4 sub-20 solves

 

[god of rubic 2]

However, a word of advice to god of rubic 2: you might want to consider being a little more careful about how you finish the solve; that one was rather uncomfortably close to a DNF.

Yea, sorry, I get a little too excited when I get a fast PLL.