ryanj92
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I'd agree with Ciaran, nothing beats the rush of getting a good single 
Averages are obviously better for judging skill, though.
Averages are obviously better for judging skill, though.
Single lovers?
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LucidCuber
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Absolutely agree that singles are more enjoyable for the competitor especially. Sometimes it can be exiting though if you know you need say sub 13.79 on your last solve for a PB average.
ZamHalen
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Of course averages are a better indication of skill and consistency. That being said, singles can be indication of progression. For example, for awhile I was stuck getting consistent 14-17 second solves with occasional 13 singles (10 per average of 100) and 10s- 12s (maybe one per average of 100) and only 2 sub 10s ever. Recently I've been able to get quite a few more 12s which I feel is an indication of progression which will eventually grow into consistency.
elrog
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It has been stated many times so far that average is better for judging the skill of a cuber, but I find singles just as interesting interesting because they hint at the limits of speedcubing.
brian724080
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Singles are fun, and they're used to brag, however...
Me: "My 2x2 best single is 0.43"
Non-Cuber: "Really? Let me mess it up and you can show me"
Me: "..."
Me: "My 2x2 best single is 0.43"
Non-Cuber: "Really? Let me mess it up and you can show me"
Me: "..."
TDM
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I get this all the time...
NC: "What's your best time?"
Me: "7.40"
NC: "Minutes?"
Me: "No, seconds."
NC: "OMG!"
*NC2 walks in*
NC: "Hey, NC2! Look at this guy! He can solve a rubix cube in 7 seconds!1!"
Me: "No, I average fourt-
NC2: "Oh, really? Do it! Do it!" *grabs cube and starts scrambling as fast as possible* (which usually involves turning it about 45 degrees and forcing it, almost breaking it...)
:fp
... you can almost tell who are the people who spell Rubik's as 'rubix'.
brian724080
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Haha, exactly. I don't see why non-cubers can't transfer the concept of a "personal best" to speedsolving.
CriticalCubing
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If you say your single time to a non cuber, they will think you are pro
If you say your average time to a non cuber, they would probably think you not so pro
Normally I prefer Avg times but in front of non cubers, singles ftw!
If you say your average time to a non cuber, they would probably think you not so pro
Normally I prefer Avg times but in front of non cubers, singles ftw!
LucidCuber
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"My best ever is 7.08" (With lubed Dayan on a good day LL skip)
"Here solve this in 7 seconds (old style store bought cube)"
*25 seconds later*
"Here solve this in 7 seconds (old style store bought cube)"
*25 seconds later*
kcl
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I actually had my PB work to my advantage once I started getting fast. I averaged like high 9, and I had a teacher ask what my PB was. (Like 6.04 at the time) Then she made me do a solve. I proceeded to solve and get a 6.
Lucas Garron
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I've always thought fast singles are more fun than low standard deviation.
Got my second-best (unofficial) time ever on Juš Mejaš's cube at Euros with a PLL skip.
Got my second-best (unofficial) time ever on Juš Mejaš's cube at Euros with a PLL skip.
CLL Smooth
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pb singles are way more exciting! averages are pretty average
