cmhardw
Premium Member
It's time for our third surprise challenge! There's only one Golden Rule:
Surprise Challenge Golden Rule) Do the challenge listed below right now.
Clarification of the #1 rule: Don't warm up, don't practice. Just do the challenge right this very moment.
Additional Rules:
1) Don't do the challenge if doing so would put you in a dangerous situation. For example don't do the challenge while driving.
2) If you do not have the puzzle/item/etc. that the challenge requests on your person, and you would like to participate, then you must make every reasonable effort to do the challenge at your very FIRST available opportunity.
3) Post any funny happenings or stories that occur during your challenge.
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Ok, here's the challenge!
No Index Fingers!
Do a 3x3x3 average of 5, but neither of your index fingers may touch the cube at any time. The scrambles are listed below, good luck! Remember, you must do the challenge right now.
1) D2 R2 U L2 D' F U2 R2 L2 B F2 L' R' D B R2 U2 D' L B2 R' L2 D2 F2 U
2) R' L D' F2 B2 U2 D2 F B2 D2 R2 B' D L' F2 B2 R2 F' R2 B' L2 U' D B' D
3) L U' R L U' D2 R F R2 U R F2 D' U F2 U' B U B U F2 B U F2 L2
4) B' L B' L R D2 R U2 R' F2 L' D2 U2 L' U' L F' D F R F' R2 B' R L
5) B R F D2 R' L B2 R D2 U' L' F D F U2 B' L2 R2 D R' U2 D R U2 L
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Fun Challenges:
If you think the above rules are boring, then feel free to do one or more of the Fun Challenges listed below. You must still complete the regular challenge in order to do one of the variations.
Fun Challenge #1) Do a 3x3x3 solve using only your palms. None of your fingers may touch the cube once you start the solve.
Scramble:
1) R' B' D L2 D L2 D' B' U2 D' B2 F2 R F R2 L2 F' B L2 B2 U2 B2 L' F R
Fun Challenge #2) Do a 3x3x3 solve using only your nose. You may hold the cube in one hand but not turn with that hand. Only your nose may turn faces during the solve.
Scramble:
1) L' D' L' R' D2 U2 F R2 U R' L2 U' R2 U' R' B L' F U' B2 R L B' L' D'
Fun Challenge #3) Do a 3x3x3 solve using only 1 finger. (Recommendation: put the cube on a soft surface). You may touch the cube with nothing other than the one finger.
Scramble:
1) U' F2 R D' B2 D R' L2 F U' D2 R' L B' F2 R L U' B' D' U' L R2 F2 R'
Fun Challenge #4) Come up with your own variation, and tell us about it!
Surprise Challenge Golden Rule) Do the challenge listed below right now.
Clarification of the #1 rule: Don't warm up, don't practice. Just do the challenge right this very moment.
Additional Rules:
1) Don't do the challenge if doing so would put you in a dangerous situation. For example don't do the challenge while driving.
2) If you do not have the puzzle/item/etc. that the challenge requests on your person, and you would like to participate, then you must make every reasonable effort to do the challenge at your very FIRST available opportunity.
3) Post any funny happenings or stories that occur during your challenge.
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Ok, here's the challenge!
No Index Fingers!
Do a 3x3x3 average of 5, but neither of your index fingers may touch the cube at any time. The scrambles are listed below, good luck! Remember, you must do the challenge right now.
1) D2 R2 U L2 D' F U2 R2 L2 B F2 L' R' D B R2 U2 D' L B2 R' L2 D2 F2 U
2) R' L D' F2 B2 U2 D2 F B2 D2 R2 B' D L' F2 B2 R2 F' R2 B' L2 U' D B' D
3) L U' R L U' D2 R F R2 U R F2 D' U F2 U' B U B U F2 B U F2 L2
4) B' L B' L R D2 R U2 R' F2 L' D2 U2 L' U' L F' D F R F' R2 B' R L
5) B R F D2 R' L B2 R D2 U' L' F D F U2 B' L2 R2 D R' U2 D R U2 L
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Fun Challenges:
If you think the above rules are boring, then feel free to do one or more of the Fun Challenges listed below. You must still complete the regular challenge in order to do one of the variations.
Fun Challenge #1) Do a 3x3x3 solve using only your palms. None of your fingers may touch the cube once you start the solve.
Scramble:
1) R' B' D L2 D L2 D' B' U2 D' B2 F2 R F R2 L2 F' B L2 B2 U2 B2 L' F R
Fun Challenge #2) Do a 3x3x3 solve using only your nose. You may hold the cube in one hand but not turn with that hand. Only your nose may turn faces during the solve.
Scramble:
1) L' D' L' R' D2 U2 F R2 U R' L2 U' R2 U' R' B L' F U' B2 R L B' L' D'
Fun Challenge #3) Do a 3x3x3 solve using only 1 finger. (Recommendation: put the cube on a soft surface). You may touch the cube with nothing other than the one finger.
Scramble:
1) U' F2 R D' B2 D R' L2 F U' D2 R' L B' F2 R L U' B' D' U' L R2 F2 R'
Fun Challenge #4) Come up with your own variation, and tell us about it!
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these were my first 5 solves of the day.
At the 3rd I finished OLL after 13 seconds ^^ Then I got Z-Perm >.<
