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Comp Prep || Timona's Road to NR

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wow, sub-10 fullstep with v perm. that is quite nice

i tried the scramble and got a 12.00, decent for me.

and it's cool how you got 3 free pairs lol
yeah it's the turn slow and look ahead thing, 4 tps so I could actually see things

guess who just accidentally deleted their entire 3x3 solves session... definitely not me

I typed the times back in since I have a ✨progression thread✨
 

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You did that in 40 minutes!?!?!?!
How many solves do you have?
If I did that at a speed of 1 time/second for my session, it would take me about 3.5 hours.
I loaded a backup and then I input the times. It was just 200 solves (3x3 and 4x4) since I have recent ao100s here. It was easy tbh. As for how many solves I have, this much

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Megaminx PB ao5

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-12 (solving from 2022-06-12 07:12:15 to 2022-06-12 07:28:03)
avg of 5: 2:14.27

Time List:
1. (2:06.05) @2022-06-12 07:12:15
2. 2:13.12 @2022-06-12 07:16:02
3. (2:24.06) @2022-06-12 07:19:55
4. 2:15.42 @2022-06-12 07:24:08
5. 2:14.27 @2022-06-12 07:28:03

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-12
single: 9.65

Time List:
3815. 9.65 U R D2 L U2 F2 L2 F2 L' R2 D2 B2 D L U2 L' B U' B2

z2 y' // inspection
D L F U R2 D' U' L' U L // xCross, I wouldn't call it an xCross, just planned First Pair
R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' // 2nd pair
y U R' U2' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
U' R' U2' R2 U R2' U R // 4th pair
x' R U' R' D R U R' D' x // OLL
U2 x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 x' U // PLL

56STM / 9.65sec =5.8TPS

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-12
avg of 5: 10.77

Time List:
3815. 9.65 U R D2 L U2 F2 L2 F2 L' R2 D2 B2 D L U2 L' B U' B2
3816. 10.09 B' D2 F L2 R2 B' R2 F2 D2 L2 R' D2 U L F' D L2 D2 B D
3817. 13.09 F' U2 L2 F' D B U' B' U' R2 F2 B2 R F2 R U2 F2 B2 R
3818. 12.58 B' U D2 B' R2 B2 R2 F D2 U2 F' D2 L2 U2 R' U2 B U F L' D
3819. 8.79 U' R U2 L D R2 U B' L2 F R2 B' R2 L2 D2 F U2 L D2

4x4 ao12 PB, first sub-50 ao12. And PB single too by 0.44

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-12 (solving from 2022-06-11 20:11:03 to 2022-06-12 18:17:54)
avg of 12: 49.50

Time List:
246. 52.50 @2022-06-11 20:11:03
247. 46.83 @2022-06-11 20:11:36
248. 42.83 @2022-06-11 20:11:46
249. 50.28 @2022-06-11 20:11:42
250. 51.66 @2022-06-11 20:11:49
251. 44.10 @2022-06-12 18:03:15
252. 50.37 @2022-06-12 18:04:27
253. (57.36) @2022-06-12 18:05:56
254. 55.70 @2022-06-12 18:08:56
255. 50.54 @2022-06-12 18:11:30
256. (42.32) @2022-06-12 18:12:43
257. 50.14 @2022-06-12 18:17:54

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-12
single: 7.62

Time List:
3847. 7.62 U' F2 U' R2 F2 D B2 L2 F2 R' U2 L' U' L2 D' B' D2 F' D2

z2 // inspection
D2 R2 U' F L F D' R' D // xcross
U2 F U' F' // 2nd pair
U' R U' R' U2 R U' R' // 3rd pair
U2 R' U R U' R' U' R // 4th pair
R' U' R' F R F' U R // OLL
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U' // PLL

53STM / 7.62sec =6.96TPS
 

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Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-13
single: 8.26

Time List:
7. 8.26 U' R2 U R2 B2 D' U2 L2 B2 F2 D' R2 L D L D' L D' B U2 R'

z2 // inspection
L R2 F2 D // cross
U f' L f // 1st pair, planned in Inspection
y' U2 R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 2nd pair
y U' R' U2' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 D U' // PLL

56STM / 8.26sec =6.78TPS

Wise Words with Etim
For the cross I could have solved it with L F2 R2 but I saw the Blue Red and I knew I could save it if I solved the Blue Cross piece first, so I swapped the R2 and then F2. And now for pair 4, I knew that doing triple sexy would skip OLL in this case

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There's also a second way to solve it the case, when all the corners are oriented, you can do a triple sledge to skip OLL.

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Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
 

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Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-13
single: 8.26

Time List:
7. 8.26 U' R2 U R2 B2 D' U2 L2 B2 F2 D' R2 L D L D' L D' B U2 R'

z2 // inspection
L R2 F2 D // cross
U f' L f // 1st pair, planned in Inspection
y' U2 R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 2nd pair
y U' R' U2' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 D U' // PLL

56STM / 8.26sec =6.78TPS

Wise Words with Etim
For the cross I could have solved it with L F2 R2 but I saw the Blue Red and I knew I could save it if I solved the Blue Cross piece first, so I swapped the R2 and then F2. And now for pair 4, I knew that doing triple sexy would skip OLL in this case

View attachment 19613

There's also a second way to solve it the case, when all the corners are oriented, you can do a triple sledge to skip OLL.

View attachment 19614

Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
When I get the all corners oriented case, I do this:
U2 (setup) R2 U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2'
Also skips OLL
Cool to know that triple sledge skips OLL, but I think doing sledge too many times fast is more likely to mess up.
 

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4x4

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-13 (solving from 2022-06-13 17:36:35 to 2022-06-13 17:43:00)
avg of 5: 48.07

Time List:
1. (42.37) L2 B Fw R Fw B' Rw' L' R' Uw' R' Rw B2 D2 Fw L2 D2 Rw' Fw' R2 D R Fw2 L D' B2 U2 R2 Rw' Fw' D' Fw R D' U2 Fw' B F2 Uw' B' @2022-06-13 17:36:35
2. 51.28 Uw2 D2 F' Uw2 D' R' B' R2 D U' Fw' D' Uw R' U' D B' Uw R' Uw F R' Rw' D2 Fw' Uw B F2 U' Uw D' Rw' R2 Uw2 L Rw Fw' R' D U' @2022-06-13 17:37:48
3. 46.91 U' B Uw' L' U' Fw F2 L2 D R2 D2 R B2 U' D2 B2 Fw2 L F Fw2 B' Uw2 F2 B2 Rw' L2 B R2 Uw Fw' Uw F' Uw F2 Fw' D R L' Rw2 B @2022-06-13 17:39:05
4. 46.03 L2 B R F' U' L F2 R' Uw' Fw2 L2 R2 F2 D2 B F Rw2 Uw D U' Fw Rw2 D' Rw' Uw D U2 F2 Fw2 Rw2 D2 B' U' L2 Uw2 B2 Fw Rw' L' Uw @2022-06-13 17:41:51
5. (53.44) F' D2 Fw' D Rw2 U' F U D B' U2 Fw' F2 Rw' Uw B Fw' U' Uw L Fw' F' L U2 R Fw' Uw' B2 R D L R2 F L2 F2 R D2 Rw' B' U2 @2022-06-13 17:43:00

4x4

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-06-13 (solving from 2022-06-13 17:36:35 to 2022-06-13 17:43:00)
avg of 5: 48.07

Time List:
1. (42.37) L2 B Fw R Fw B' Rw' L' R' Uw' R' Rw B2 D2 Fw L2 D2 Rw' Fw' R2 D R Fw2 L D' B2 U2 R2 Rw' Fw' D' Fw R D' U2 Fw' B F2 Uw' B' @2022-06-13 17:36:35
2. 51.28 Uw2 D2 F' Uw2 D' R' B' R2 D U' Fw' D' Uw R' U' D B' Uw R' Uw F R' Rw' D2 Fw' Uw B F2 U' Uw D' Rw' R2 Uw2 L Rw Fw' R' D U' @2022-06-13 17:37:48
3. 46.91 U' B Uw' L' U' Fw F2 L2 D R2 D2 R B2 U' D2 B2 Fw2 L F Fw2 B' Uw2 F2 B2 Rw' L2 B R2 Uw Fw' Uw F' Uw F2 Fw' D R L' Rw2 B @2022-06-13 17:39:05
4. 46.03 L2 B R F' U' L F2 R' Uw' Fw2 L2 R2 F2 D2 B F Rw2 Uw D U' Fw Rw2 D' Rw' Uw D U2 F2 Fw2 Rw2 D2 B' U' L2 Uw2 B2 Fw Rw' L' Uw @2022-06-13 17:41:51
5. (53.44) F' D2 Fw' D Rw2 U' F U D B' U2 Fw' F2 Rw' Uw B Fw' U' Uw L Fw' F' L U2 R Fw' Uw' B2 R D L R2 F L2 F2 R D2 Rw' B' U2 @2022-06-13 17:43:00
This is what happens when you have too much free time.

My mum just ceased my 3x3 and 4x4. Gotta love her.

At this point I'm just done. What the point of having a hobby if it's still going to always annoy them? I played games, they didn't like it, I stopped playing games. I learnt how to solve a cube and now they don't like it. I guess I'll just **** off and write a book if it makes them happy.
 

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At this point I'm just done. What the point of having a hobby if it's still going to always annoy them? I played games, they didn't like it, I stopped playing games. I learnt how to solve a cube and now they don't like it. I guess I'll just **** off and write a book if it makes them happy.
Really, really sorry to hear about this...
 

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At this point I'm just done. What the point of having a hobby if it's still going to always annoy them? I played games, they didn't like it, I stopped playing games. I learnt how to solve a cube and now they don't like it. I guess I'll just **** off and write a book if it makes them happy.
I think that sometimes. Mostly because some of my family loves cubing and some of my family hates cubing. I just put all my cubes and everything in a closet for a week and then I always come back to it. The only reason I come back is this quote:
Richard P. Feynman Quote: “You have no responsibility to live up to what other  people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be...”

If they don't like cubing, that's fine. If they want you to write a book, you don't have to. It's your life. You can do whatever you want with it. Don't always do what makes other people happy. Do what makes you happy. If you want someone to be happy, go buy them a candy bar (unless there vegan, then you have a problem).

F.Y.I, to avoid any confusion, what I love in life is serving God, among cubing, family, and YouTubing.
 
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