Mastermind2368
Veteran
Today is the 8th year anniversary of one of the most insane days in the cubing community. For those of you who don't know, on November 21st 2015, Collin Burns got a 5.21 misscramble solve. Had this solve not been a misscramble, it would've broken the previous world record of 5.25 - which he held at the time. Only a few minutes after this solve, Keaton Ellis got a 5.09 single at a separate competition. However, a few hours later, Lucas Etter broke the record again with a time of 4.90. I just find the combination of these solves on a single day to be super fascinating.
On a more personal note, this day just showed me a lot about the cubing community. My first competition was on November 14th 2015, and I got to meet both Keaton and Collin there. The competition I went to was also only a couple of hours away from the competition where Keaton and Lucas competed the following week. I was very shy at my first competition and so I didn't talk to a lot of people, but I did happen to hang out with a few people at the table I sat at. One of these people just happened to be the person who judged Lucas' 4.90 solve. When I saw Lucas' 4.90 video, it just felt weird to know some people in the video considering I had only been to a single competition. This moment really just showed me how tightly knit the cubing community is, the people who you see at competitions are people who you'll see again and again, and there's something really special about that.
Anyway, that's just my experience/memory with these records. Would love to hear it if any of y'all have any stories to share about this day in cubing.
On a more personal note, this day just showed me a lot about the cubing community. My first competition was on November 14th 2015, and I got to meet both Keaton and Collin there. The competition I went to was also only a couple of hours away from the competition where Keaton and Lucas competed the following week. I was very shy at my first competition and so I didn't talk to a lot of people, but I did happen to hang out with a few people at the table I sat at. One of these people just happened to be the person who judged Lucas' 4.90 solve. When I saw Lucas' 4.90 video, it just felt weird to know some people in the video considering I had only been to a single competition. This moment really just showed me how tightly knit the cubing community is, the people who you see at competitions are people who you'll see again and again, and there's something really special about that.
Anyway, that's just my experience/memory with these records. Would love to hear it if any of y'all have any stories to share about this day in cubing.
