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Should speedcubing community have their own timers?

Should we make our own timers?

  • Yes

    Votes: 44 55.7%
  • Maybe

    Votes: 24 30.4%
  • No

    Votes: 11 13.9%

  • Total voters
    79

AlexCube

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Hello guys! I was thinking (as the title says) should speedcubing community have their own timers? I know that the speedstack timers are good but aren't we just helping them? Post your opinions to poll and comments below!
 
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Although SpeedStacks timers have no problem forfilling our needs, I think it would be nice to have timers and mats designed specifically for cubing.

But if any company were to look at designing something, I would hope that they would seek advice from experienced cubers and the WCA first.
 

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Of course we should have our own timers! No more 10 minutes limit!

... Now please make timers, will you?
I don't think that I am that much electrician but I could suggest that :)

Although SpeedStacks timers have no problem forfilling our needs, I think it would be nice to have timers and mats designed specifically for cubing.

But if any company were to look at designing something, I would hope that they would seek advice from experienced cubers and the WCA first.
I agree
 
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defintely! timers with more feature built in such as the WCA 15 sec inspection time, +2 penalty option. or maybe be generate some practice scrambles. Also, more customization features like colors, size, etc
 

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I think having additional options such as inspection time is a viable reason for new timers, however, the indication of how much inspection time is remaining has been discussed before and could be an issue. Nobody wants to look away from the puzzle just to check how much time they have left to inspect. If a good method of measuring inspection time on the timers could be developed then it would remove any uncertainties and controversies, like Chris Olson's 2x2 wr average.
 

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At the very least, a timer that says "SPEED CUBING" OR "SPEED SOLVING", something like that instead of "SPEED STACKS". Another cool customization feature, which can apply to any timer, would be the ability to engrave, write, or display custom text, like our name or pb.
 

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You could just have the timer beep at 8 and 12 seconds and then it wouldnt be much different than a judge with a stop watch. I think it is a good idea.
 
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