Random Cubing Discussion

[OLLiver]

Has there ever been a comp in the arctic circle?
Also can someone tell me the furthest north and south comps ever?

 

[Ksh13]

Has there ever been a comp in the arctic circle?
Also can someone tell me the furthest north and south comps ever?

There was Arctic Open 2015 which was in Tromsø, Norway, which is in the arctic circle.

 

[StachuK1992]

Just got a complete F2L skip while solving 5x5...

No, you didn't.

 

[obelisk477]

Just got a complete F2L skip while solving 5x5...

If you didn't do any influencing during redux, thats the equivalent probability of them taking the cover off of your 3x3 in comp and only having LL scrambled

 

[AlphaSheep]

Has there ever been a comp in the arctic circle?
Also can someone tell me the furthest north and south comps ever?

After a quick look at the map, the furthest south looks like either Wellington, New Zealand or Puerto Montt, Chile, both at 41°S.

 

[OLLiver]

After a quick look at the map, the furthest south looks like either Wellington, New Zealand or Puerto Montt, Chile, both at 41°S.

YES

 

[joshsailscga]

If you didn't do any influencing during redux, thats the equivalent probability of them taking the cover off of your 3x3 in comp and only having LL scrambled

I get what you're saying, but the only other possibility I can think of is that I was so in the zone that I didn't even register doing F2L. Which I guess is significantly more likely, but all I know is I got to OLL and my brain went 'wtf there was no F2L' so hard I just stopped solving.

 

[StachuK1992]

Ok. In any case, you didn't skip F2L, so now it seems like you're just trying to cover up a lie.

 

[Torch]

Nats 2017 will have qualifying times for events apparently:

https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/competitions/Skillcon2016#general-info

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

b... b... b... but... I want to compete in all the events at Nationals
D:

 

[TheSilverBeluga]

I just realized how many cubing acronyms you can make using only 3x3 scrambling notation:

F2L
LBL
BLD

There's probably more I can't think of, too.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

I just realized how many cubing acronyms you can make using only 3x3 scrambling notation:

F2L
LBL
BLD

There's probably more I can't think of, too.

ELL
ER
zBLL (kinda)
M2 (also very kinda)
zz (I'm trying too hard)
zBF2L (stop it Justin)

e: just realized that this refers to FDR2D2

 

[1973486]

https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009BRZE01

This was Kalina Brzezinska right? Not sure why it doesn't list former name like for Tonia Kowalczyk, for example.

 

[TheSilverBeluga]

I just realized something: I'm faster than Feliks Zemdegs, Mats Valk, and Lucas Etter COMBINED.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

I just realized something: I'm faster than Feliks Zemdegs, Mats Valk, and Lucas Etter COMBINED.

well I'm faster than Feliks Zemdegs and Mats Valk combined so there

 

[h2f]

https://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/p.php?i=2009BRZE01

This was Kalina Brzezinska right? Not sure why it doesn't list former name like for Tonia Kowalczyk, for example.

Yes.

 

[AlphaSheep]

Has there ever been a comp in the arctic circle?
Also can someone tell me the furthest north and south comps ever?

Finally remembered to actually check this. The answer is yes, there has been one comp in the arctic circle: the Arctic Open 2015 in Tromsø, Norway.

Also, here are lists of the furthest north and south comps.

Spoiler: Top 20 North

+------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------+-------+-----+
| rank | name                        | cityName  | countryId | latitude | year | month | day |
+------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------+-------+-----+
|    1 | Arctic Open 2015            | Tromsø    | Norway    |  69.6798 | 2015 |     2 |  22 |
|    2 | Luleå Open 2015             | Luleå     | Sweden    |  65.5848 | 2015 |     4 |  18 |
|    3 | Iceland Open 2012           | Reykjavik | Iceland   |  64.1353 | 2012 |     6 |   9 |
|    4 | Iceland Open 2014           | Reykjavik | Iceland   |  64.1237 | 2014 |     6 |  14 |
|    5 | Norwegian Open 2008         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4346 | 2008 |     2 |  17 |
|    6 | Norwegian Open 2010         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4346 | 2010 |     2 |  13 |
|    7 | Norwegian Open 2011         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4346 | 2011 |     2 |  12 |
|    8 | Norwegian Championship 2012 | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4305 | 2012 |     2 |  18 |
|    9 | Trondheim Fall 2011         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4305 | 2011 |    11 |  19 |
|   10 | Trondheim Spring 2012       | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4305 | 2012 |     4 |  28 |
|   11 | Trondheim Cube Day 2012     | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4263 | 2012 |    11 |  24 |
|   12 | Norwegian Open 2009         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4195 | 2009 |     2 |  14 |
|   13 | Norwegian Championship 2014 | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4158 | 2014 |     3 |   8 |
|   14 | Norwegian Championship 2016 | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4158 | 2016 |     3 |   4 |
|   15 | Trondheim Fall 2014         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4158 | 2014 |    11 |   8 |
|   16 | Vaasa Open 2009             | Vaasa     | Finland   |  63.1070 | 2009 |     5 |  16 |
|   17 | Sandö Open 2009             | Kramfors  | Sweden    |  62.9304 | 2009 |     1 |  17 |
|   18 | Karstula Open 2012          | Karstula  | Finland   |  62.8823 | 2012 |     6 |  16 |
|   19 | Tampere Open 2008           | Tampere   | Finland   |  61.4956 | 2008 |    10 |  25 |
|   20 | Finnish Open 2015           | Tampere   | Finland   |  61.4502 | 2015 |     6 |  13 |
+------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------+-------+-----+

Spoiler: Top 20 South

+------+--------------------------------+------------------+-------------+----------+------+-------+-----+
| rank | name                           | cityName         | countryId   | latitude | year | month | day |
+------+--------------------------------+------------------+-------------+----------+------+-------+-----+
|    1 | Great South Open 2016          | Christchurch     | New Zealand | -43.5357 | 2016 |    10 |  22 |
|    2 | Los Lagos Open 2016            | Puerto Montt     | Chile       | -41.4728 | 2016 |     4 |   2 |
|    3 | Wellington Winter 2015         | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.3197 | 2015 |     6 |  21 |
|    4 | Wellington Autumn 2014         | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.3196 | 2014 |     5 |   4 |
|    5 | Wellington Autumn 2016         | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.3180 | 2016 |     5 |  22 |
|    6 | New Zealand Championships 2010 | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.2910 | 2010 |     7 |  10 |
|    7 | New Zealand Championships 2009 | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.2906 | 2009 |     7 |  18 |
|    8 | Palmerston North 2016          | Palmerston North | New Zealand | -40.3526 | 2016 |     9 |  25 |
|    9 | Melbourne Winter 2014          | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.9914 | 2014 |     6 |  29 |
|   10 | Connor's Cube Day 2016         | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.9095 | 2016 |     5 |  29 |
|   11 | Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2014  | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8441 | 2014 |     1 |  11 |
|   12 | Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2015  | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8439 | 2015 |     1 |  31 |
|   13 | Lifestyle Seasons Winter 2015  | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8439 | 2015 |     8 |   1 |
|   14 | Melbourne Spring 2013          | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8323 | 2013 |    11 |   9 |
|   15 | Cubing Classic 2016            | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8252 | 2016 |     3 |  19 |
|   16 | Australian Nationals 2015      | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8169 | 2015 |    10 |   3 |
|   17 | Melbourne Autumn 2015          | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8169 | 2015 |     3 |  22 |
|   18 | Melbourne Autumn 2016          | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8169 | 2016 |     4 |  30 |
|   19 | Melbourne Cube Day 2014        | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8169 | 2014 |    11 |   9 |
|   20 | Australian Nationals 2011      | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8152 | 2011 |     8 |  27 |
+------+--------------------------------+------------------+-------------+----------+------+-------+-----+

Database version: WCA_export013_20160930

 

[OLLiver]

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Finally remembered to actually check this. The answer is yes, there has been one comp in the arctic circle: the Arctic Open 2015 in Tromsø, Norway.

Also, here are lists of the furthest north and south comps.

Spoiler: Top 20 North

+------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------+-------+-----+
| rank | name                        | cityName  | countryId | latitude | year | month | day |
+------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------+-------+-----+
|    1 | Arctic Open 2015            | Tromsø    | Norway    |  69.6798 | 2015 |     2 |  22 |
|    2 | Luleå Open 2015             | Luleå     | Sweden    |  65.5848 | 2015 |     4 |  18 |
|    3 | Iceland Open 2012           | Reykjavik | Iceland   |  64.1353 | 2012 |     6 |   9 |
|    4 | Iceland Open 2014           | Reykjavik | Iceland   |  64.1237 | 2014 |     6 |  14 |
|    5 | Norwegian Open 2008         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4346 | 2008 |     2 |  17 |
|    6 | Norwegian Open 2010         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4346 | 2010 |     2 |  13 |
|    7 | Norwegian Open 2011         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4346 | 2011 |     2 |  12 |
|    8 | Norwegian Championship 2012 | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4305 | 2012 |     2 |  18 |
|    9 | Trondheim Fall 2011         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4305 | 2011 |    11 |  19 |
|   10 | Trondheim Spring 2012       | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4305 | 2012 |     4 |  28 |
|   11 | Trondheim Cube Day 2012     | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4263 | 2012 |    11 |  24 |
|   12 | Norwegian Open 2009         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4195 | 2009 |     2 |  14 |
|   13 | Norwegian Championship 2014 | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4158 | 2014 |     3 |   8 |
|   14 | Norwegian Championship 2016 | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4158 | 2016 |     3 |   4 |
|   15 | Trondheim Fall 2014         | Trondheim | Norway    |  63.4158 | 2014 |    11 |   8 |
|   16 | Vaasa Open 2009             | Vaasa     | Finland   |  63.1070 | 2009 |     5 |  16 |
|   17 | Sandö Open 2009             | Kramfors  | Sweden    |  62.9304 | 2009 |     1 |  17 |
|   18 | Karstula Open 2012          | Karstula  | Finland   |  62.8823 | 2012 |     6 |  16 |
|   19 | Tampere Open 2008           | Tampere   | Finland   |  61.4956 | 2008 |    10 |  25 |
|   20 | Finnish Open 2015           | Tampere   | Finland   |  61.4502 | 2015 |     6 |  13 |
+------+-----------------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+------+-------+-----+

Spoiler: Top 20 South

+------+--------------------------------+------------------+-------------+----------+------+-------+-----+
| rank | name                           | cityName         | countryId   | latitude | year | month | day |
+------+--------------------------------+------------------+-------------+----------+------+-------+-----+
|    1 | Great South Open 2016          | Christchurch     | New Zealand | -43.5357 | 2016 |    10 |  22 |
|    2 | Los Lagos Open 2016            | Puerto Montt     | Chile       | -41.4728 | 2016 |     4 |   2 |
|    3 | Wellington Winter 2015         | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.3197 | 2015 |     6 |  21 |
|    4 | Wellington Autumn 2014         | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.3196 | 2014 |     5 |   4 |
|    5 | Wellington Autumn 2016         | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.3180 | 2016 |     5 |  22 |
|    6 | New Zealand Championships 2010 | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.2910 | 2010 |     7 |  10 |
|    7 | New Zealand Championships 2009 | Wellington       | New Zealand | -41.2906 | 2009 |     7 |  18 |
|    8 | Palmerston North 2016          | Palmerston North | New Zealand | -40.3526 | 2016 |     9 |  25 |
|    9 | Melbourne Winter 2014          | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.9914 | 2014 |     6 |  29 |
|   10 | Connor's Cube Day 2016         | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.9095 | 2016 |     5 |  29 |
|   11 | Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2014  | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8441 | 2014 |     1 |  11 |
|   12 | Lifestyle Seasons Summer 2015  | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8439 | 2015 |     1 |  31 |
|   13 | Lifestyle Seasons Winter 2015  | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8439 | 2015 |     8 |   1 |
|   14 | Melbourne Spring 2013          | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8323 | 2013 |    11 |   9 |
|   15 | Cubing Classic 2016            | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8252 | 2016 |     3 |  19 |
|   16 | Australian Nationals 2015      | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8169 | 2015 |    10 |   3 |
|   17 | Melbourne Autumn 2015          | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8169 | 2015 |     3 |  22 |
|   18 | Melbourne Autumn 2016          | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8169 | 2016 |     4 |  30 |
|   19 | Melbourne Cube Day 2014        | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8169 | 2014 |    11 |   9 |
|   20 | Australian Nationals 2011      | Melbourne        | Australia   | -37.8152 | 2011 |     8 |  27 |
+------+--------------------------------+------------------+-------------+----------+------+-------+-----+

Database version: WCA_export013_20160930

Thanks so much for this!
Great south open is gonna be awesome

 

[guysensei1]

I made a thing

 

[TheSilverBeluga]

I accidentally left the timer running over night...
16:34:23.913 D' F2 U B2 F2 L2 D' B2 D2 F2 D F' U R' D' R' B U' F' R U