Random Cubing Discussion

[Dr_Detonation]

I'm a genius. I just discovered that it's extremely difficult to get my average while blasting heavy metal through my tablet. Derp

 

[Daniel Lin]

what is the average optimal movecount for
1. 2x2
2. skewb
3. pyraminx

 

[xyzzy]

what is the average optimal movecount for
1. 2x2
2. skewb
3. pyraminx

1. ~ 8.755
2. ~ 8.364
3. ~ 7.795 ignoring tips, ~10.462 with tips

Source: Jaap's Puzzle Page + Python one-liner to calculate weighted averages.

 

[Underwatercuber]

1. ~ 8.755
2. ~ 8.364
3. ~ 7.795 ignoring tips, ~10.462 with tips

Source: Jaap's Puzzle Page + Python one-liner to calculate weighted averages.

Optimal move count 13x13...

 

[xyzzy]

Optimal move count 13x13...

Work in progress! I'll have numerical upper bounds for all cubes soon(tm), along with kilominx and megaminx after that. (Spoiler: the upper bounds for the cubes will scale as O(n^2), so they're not asymptotically tight.)

Of course, an exact figure is going to be impossible to compute, so you'll have to settle for a rather poor approximation.

 

[Daniel Lin]

what's the fastest way to reconstruct a solve (from a video) without a scramble?

 

[1973486]

what's the fastest way to reconstruct a solve (from a video) without a scramble?

Just record the moves without a scramble or put the cube state into CE to gen one

 

[Daniel Lin]

how many total last layer algs (not cases) are there that are 10 moves or less?
what about 9 or less?

 

[1973486]

how many total last layer algs (not cases) are there that are 10 moves or less?
what about 9 or less?

http://hem.bredband.net/bunker7/fmc/fmc-ll.html

 

[xyzzy]

how many total last layer algs (not cases) are there that are 10 moves or less?
what about 9 or less?

According to Birdflu:

1 zero-move alg
4 six-move algs (fruruf etc.)
10 seven-move algs (Niklas, Sune, fat Sune, etc.)
38 eight-move algs (sexysledge, longsexysledge (can have M/M' moves inserted to get an alternative eight-move alg), the C shape OLL with a bar (two eight-move algs for the same case), twistflip, R U R' F' L' U' L F, alternative fat Sune alg, corner commutators, and the mirrors/inverses thereof)
144 nine-move algs
706 ten-move algs

 

[guysensei1]

->haven't really practiced (ie anything more than 1 or 2 solves) 6x6 since february
->didnt even bring my 6x6 to comp
->borrowed someone's stickerless wuhua
->still nr mean wut


Tldr dont practice=improvements

 

[guysensei1]

For comps with no 3x3, what determines if theres a winner or if the wca announcement looks like this?

 

[Cale S]

For comps with no 3x3, what determines if theres a winner or if the wca announcement looks like this?

Sometimes other events are decided as the main event, I've won a comp with FMC as the main event as well as a comp with 3BLD as the main event

 

[Underwatercuber]

Any idea why moyu has a prize if people break wr with their CLOCK when they don't even have more than one prototype:l idk if it's just me but that doesn't seem to work out...

 

[DGCubes]

Oh yeah, so I was driving the other day and saw two cars immediately in front of me (one in my lane, and one to the left) and we were all stopped at a stoplight. I looked at the license plates, and one had UWR as part of it, and the other had DNF. If I had my phone on me I would've taken a picture, but there was a green light pretty soon after anyway.

 

[LegendaryMJS]

->haven't really practiced (ie anything more than 1 or 2 solves) 6x6 since february
->didnt even bring my 6x6 to comp
->borrowed someone's stickerless wuhua
->still nr mean wut


Tldr dont practice=improvements

Nice. I am from Singapore too. my younger Brother wants to take over the NR for 2x2 single that you hold.

 

[Luke8]

Feliks is the only person to have a sub-Mitch average in a comp.

 

[GenTheSnail]

https://www.worldcubeassociation.or...SA&eventId=333oh&years=&mixHist=Mixed+History
So Eric Vissepo now holds USA OH NRs...? But they're really slow?
And who the heck is Paul Lin or Alex Gonzalez? Why are they both credited with NRs with times that are way higher than the current and previous NRs?

 

[Underwatercuber]

https://www.worldcubeassociation.or...SA&eventId=333oh&years=&mixHist=Mixed+History
So Eric Vissepo now holds USA OH NRs...? But they're really slow?
And who the heck is Paul Lin or Alex Gonzalez? Why are they both credited with NRs with times that are way higher than the current and previous NRs?

LOL

 

[FastCubeMaster]

Oh yeah, so I was driving the other day and saw two cars immediately in front of me (one in my lane, and one to the left) and we were all stopped at a stoplight. I looked at the license plates, and one had UWR as part of it, and the other had DNF. If I had my phone on me I would've taken a picture, but there was a green light pretty soon after anyway.

That reminds me of when I saw DGC haha