The Faces Behind the IDs

[SkateTracker]

Name: Chris

Picture:

Age: 13

Cubing background:

About 8 months back, someone posted a video of a three year old solving a rubiks cube on a forum, I thought to myself, geez, if that little kid can do it, so can I! So, I found my piece of crap rubiks cube I had in my room, found a method, and, 8 months later, here I am. My 3x3 record 27.54 secs, but I average around mid 30's. Average about 5 mins for the 5x5 and 2 mins for the 4x4, ect...

I'm going to try to learn full Fridrich before the year's up. I'm using Intuitive F2L and 4 Look LL now, and can't seem to get a sub-30 average, and my goal is to get sub 20 PB and sub 30 average.

Occupation: Student, 8th grade.

Others:

I play guitar, I love music, and... uhh... Well, other than cubing I'm just a big music freak really, don't have many other big hobbies.

 

[Rosetti]

Name:Vinay

Age:16

Background of cubing:Watched The Pursuit of Happyness [sic] on Christmas Eve, then on christmas day, my Dad opened up a present to be a Rubik's cube. He wasn't much interested in it, so I got it, and using the instructions solved it.
Back then I was solving it in 7 minutes, I then broke the cube (mild bit of rage and a wall ) and left cubing.

About 3 weeks ago a guy at school brought in a cube, I was gutted when I couldn't look cool by solving it (I never learnt the algorithims, and just about got the F2L done with intuitive Petrus) My friend gave me an old crappy cube (he bought a new one) I memorised my algorithims (beginner method) and was solving it in 3 mins.

My goal at the time was just to beat everyone at school, the best guy was 1:32, which I beat with 1:29, and recently 1:19 (extremely lucky).

I'm sticking with Petrus, perhaps learning my OLLs and PLLs for fridrich last layer sometime.
I'd love to be sub-10, but for now, I;m just trying for Sub-60 and then Sub-30

Occupation:AS Level student - Resistant Materials, ICT, Critical Thinking, Biology (and next year, computing )

Other Cool Information About You: I play guitar in a band, we play metal and a meld of it's sub genres, I also love tech stuff, so programming, web design, photoshop etc.

 

[MiloD]

Name: Milo DiPaola
Picture: I'll get one soon...
age:21
background: I am an engineering student and I love physics...my brother(rubikstothethird on the forum) learned how to solve while on an internship last summer. When he got back in august I started to get into it and it was alot of fun, right up my alley....I have a tendency, like a lot of people here, to become obsessed with mastering certain things...be it guitar, bass, video games, etc...I live in Manhattan, it's pretty cool. I cube on the bus's and trains on my way to and from class. but I have to wear headphones so people don't bother me.

I have used Petrus's method since day one.
My records are in my sig and i am pretty happy with them for the most part, except for 4x4...I am going to get a sub 3 average on 5x5 today.

edit: oh yeah...and most of my friends have since gotten into doing the cube....i like cubing with my friends or my bro its a lot more fun than alone

 

[ajmorgan25]

Adam
Age: 17
Background: I've been cubing for about 3 1/2 months now and I use Fridrich's Method. My personal records are 22.95 (single) and 29.89 (average) for the 3x3. When I started cubing my goal was a sub 30 average which I just got today. So I guess my next goal is to get a sub 20 average and qualify at the US Open with at least an 18s solve?

 

[fanwuq]

Name: Wuqiong Fan
Age: 16
Occupation: High school student.
Background: First seen really crappy 10 cent cubes in China when I was 5. Solved one color immediately in 2 minutes. Frustrated and broke it with hammer, then put it back together.
CTY LAN 1.07 – (july 07) I seen some people who can solve it there and was amazed. So I learned the beginner method from them. I got to a 2:30 average. I heard people talking about the Tetris method.
When home, got on computer. I realized that Tetris was petrus. Tried to learn Petrus, Heise, Fridrich and Roux, but gave up. Read about finger tricks and got to 1:20 average in minutes. Practice 2 month and got about 1 min average with best lucky of 36 seconds.
(oct 07) A math teacher at school who cubes at about 1 min with Petrus taught me some basic block building in about 10 min.
Father accused me of addiction and broke cube.
Started to use gabbasoft and Isocubesim. Average at over 2min.
Friend bought really loose spring-less cube for me on eBay in exchange for a flash drive. Average at 1:20 on spring-less cube.
(Nov 07) Started to utilize block building and attempt to understand petrus. Quit LBL permanently to do petrus for a week. I sucked at block building and have trouble with orientation of edges. Average at 3min. So I begin to do it with out that step. Then I went back to building the cross before making blocks. So unintentionally, it became Fridrich. Average at 1:30. A week later, back at 1min, then sub-50.
(Dec 07) Cube broke. Got average of sub-45 on friend's cube. Went back to Isocubesim/gabbasoft, average at 1:30. Started to learn Heise cube sim controls. Quickly got sub-min in a day. Then, 42, 36, 28, 21 in the next few days. By the end of the month, average at about 31 on it. Cube4you cubes arrived, but parents won't let me use them.
(Jan 08) average at 26.
stopped cubing, but thought about cubing. Attempted to repair broken cubes of friends. Learned 4x4 on gabbasoft.
(mar 08) got to take Cube4you cubes to school to cube on bus. Average in the low 30's—mid 20's. Started to learn 3-cycle BLD. Learned 5x5 on gabbasoft.
(apr 08) first successful BLD. Learned about commutators. Solved gigaminx and other puzzles on gelatinbrain simulator.



Other: Painting, origami, math, biology, chess... Dislike music, average at most sports.

 

[David]

Name - David Aguila
-Picture http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=839355150&src=fftb
-Age 20
-Background of cubing, how long you have been cubing, personal records, personal goals, etc.
Went to a music camp and met Francios Sechet, at the time ranked 1st in Europe for OH. He taught me some basics and as soon as I got back home got a cube. I've been cubing since 2004, took it slow really didn't take it to serious until I taught some of my other friends and then we started racing. I've organized the Florida Open and the Stetson Spring.

Goals
I am going to focus on 3x3x3 for right now and try to get a sub 15 average. Relearnging some OLL's and PLL's and learn COLL. Get my BLD times back to where they were. Go to more comps and meet more cubers.

PB's
3x3x3 single 13.69 average 17.85
4x4x4 1:32.xx
3x3x3 OH 32.xx (it at Stetson Spring)
3x3x3 BLD around 4:30

I need to stop spreading my focus on all cubes and sit down and learn one really good.


-Occupation student/ musician (trumpet)
-Other Cool Information About You
For some time I was ranked 8th on One by Metallica on hard for Guitar Hero 3. Um always ready to meet new cubers so im me

aim trumpetgigidy87
msn [email protected]
yahoo skaterinpain57

 

[Crzyazn]

Name: Tony Zhang
Age: 16, student
Country: USA
Started: Learned August 2007, motivation for speed came around October 2007.

Goals:
Sub-15 2hand
BLD 3x3
Sub 2min 4x4

Other manipulations/talents:
penspinning, Stepmania (top 10% ish of all players i think)

 

[immortalcube]

Name: Robert
Age: 15
Occupation: None (high school student)
Cubing background: not much of one, I bought a cube maybe a month ago after seeing some stuff online about solving them. Learned a basic keyhole method, and got down to an average of like 1:06 and a best time of 53.xx sec. Recently (last week?) started learning the Petrus method with a best time (as of today) of 1:08.99, and an average of 1:30-ish.
Goals: sub 30 sec average on 3x3x3, would like to get a 4x4x4, but we'll see about that...
Other: I play the piano and keyboard (mostly classical, some pop, rock, jazz, etc.), I play the guitar (acoustic and electric), I juggle, play basketball (I'm 6'4") and some baseball, I do computer programming, play chess (Elo rating of ~1400), origami, idk, I have a lot of eclectic hobbies/interests...

 

[wddglr]

Name: Steven Melendez

Age: 16
Occupation: High School Student
Background: I found a rubiks studio cube by a trash can downtown while skating haha and i brought it home. Ive been cubing for about 2-3 months and ive bought 2 DIY's, a 4x4x4, and cubesmith tiles. My PB is 33.5 secs and im learning OLL's. I want to get to sub 20's in about 3 months or less. and have more cubes than clothes.
Other: I sing (somewhat girly ), i skate, i make electro music, i party 8), and girls are my weakness, besides unsolved cubes. :

 

[Sa967St]

Name: Sarah Strong

Picture: you know what I look like if you've met me

Age: turning 17 in January 2009

Background of cubing: Got bored one day, saw a cube, found Thrawst's tutorial on youtube, solved the cube, got addicted to it

How long you have been cubing: since April 2007 (16 months)

Personal records: look in the description on my youtube channel

Personal goals: official sub18 average and sub15 single at TOF '08

Occupation: don't work

Other Cool Information About You: you decide

 

[waffle=ijm]

Name: Jules Manalang

Picture: you see me you you know me

Age: 16/waffles have short expiration dates

Background of cubing: Friend got me into it. After 2 boxes of waffles, it was easy.

How long you have been cubing: since January 2007 took 5 months off and just picked up where i left off

Personal records: Um.
2x2-1.61
2x2 avg 7.11
3x3 - 11.75
3x3 avg - 19.89
4x4 - 1:47.11
4x4avg - 2:10.xx
5x5 - 3:57.22
5x5avg - 4:34.31

Personal goals: Be the best waffle based cuber.

Occupation: student

Other Cool Information About You: i like cacti and waffles

 

[MistArts]

-Name : Baian Liu
-Picture (if you have one) : Come to VA OPEN 08
-Age : 13
-Background of cubing, how long you have been cubing : Got one for Thanksgiving 2007 and took two days to solve. So that's 9 months as of now.
-Personal records : Youtube channel for FM records and cubemania here.
-Personal goals : To hold AsR's when Yu is not looking.
-Occupation : Merchant/Student
-Other Cool Information About You : I play violin and keyboard.

 

[Musselman]

Alex Musselman

Picture.....

16

iv been cubing just over a year now, my PB single is 17.52, avg is.. i think 23.41. i hope one day i will get a sub 20 avg...

dishwasher.. bahahah, but im not going to be there for long

...i skateboard, film, play real football (soccer<-- gay name for dope sport).. havent learn all PLL yet(have like 5 more to go lol) and i hate facebook but i still use it ....and i will be going into a UFC training thingy lol.

ya...

 

[Zachary_Wisniewski]

-Name
Zachary Wisniewski

-Picture
Me

-Age
21 at the end of November.

-Background of cubing, how long you have been cubing, personal records, personal goals, etc.
I got my first cube at a halloween party in 2006, however, like a noob, I used the hints booklet to solve the cube.
I rather not embarrass myself by listing my records...
No goals, just cubing.

-Occupation
I work as a Circulation Worker at Steen Library on the Stephen F. Austin campus.

-Other Cool Information About You
I own a copy of 101 Uses for a Dead Cat...
I was banned from twistypuzzles.com for being part of an conspiracy...
My name is not John Rae...
I like showing people my angry face.

<----- See, that's my angry face. Grrrrr. I'm angry. Grrrr.

 

[Alex DiTuro]

Name: Alex DiTuro

Picture: Next to my username

Age: 17

Cubing: I started cubing on New Years Eve on 08. I always had one, but my friend got me to help him find a solution. Now he doesn't cube, but I'm addicted. Arrgh!!!

Personal Bests:
3x3x3: 19.02(18.58 lucky)
magic: 1.34
4x4x4: 1:48.xx
5x5x5: 4:18.xx

Intrests: Sports, mostly baseball, GH ,COD4, Halo etc.

 

[daniel0731ex]

-Name
Daniel Ho

-Picture

-Age

just turned 15

-Background of cubing, how long you have been cubing, personal records, personal goals, etc.

long story. i cubed for 9 months. single pb 16.xx , average 21.zz
personal goal:i will beat the world record!!

-Occupation
lol what's that??

-Other Cool Information About You
i sub-30 using LBL+2look OLL.

 

[Kuraudo39]

-Name
Bryan Lee

-Picture
Just think of an Asian guy. Korean if it helps.

-Age
12

-Background of cubing
Well my friend got me into it.... I had some spare cash so I went and bought a storebought. Hmm about July 2009.

-Occupation
Primary school student.

2x2 13.79 sec
3x3 49.33 sec Beginners method

 

[LNZ]

Name: I have one, not telling you
Age: 39
Occupation: On a government pension (If you live in Australia, it is the DSP, Disibility Support Pension)
Photo: Not supplied (I've not been properly photographed since September 1981, at age 11)

Cube history:
My parents really wanted me to solve a 3x3x3 cube in 1981. They even brought the cube and two solution books, but I did not solve it back them. My mistake was simple. I confused D or D' and D' for D. I use the book my parents brougt for me (which was Ebay ordered) to solve the 3x3x3 in April 2009.

Interesting facts:
I have never done the following: Gone on a camp, learnt to swim, ride a bicycle, got laid, driven or owned a motorcar, held a passport, gone overseas, work experience in any "official" capacity and held an "official" part time, casual or full time job.

PB's:
1x1x1: 0.13s (0.21s BLD)
1x3x3: 7s
2x2x2: 20s
3x3x3: 1:20
4x4x4: 4:22
5x5x5: 8:40
6x6x6: 40:00 (Gabbasoft)
7x7x7: 32:00

Goals:
In the long term,to learn "a greatest hits compliation" Fridrich algs and not to hard beginner/intermediate F2L. And to own a perfect 6x6x6 cube. And to slowly get my brain to do edge pairing really fast (I average 5 edge pairs a minute right now).

Other:
I love doing original internet research and using Youtube alot. I have viewed over 1700 cube and puzzle Youtube videos.

 

[DavidWoner]

-Name: take a wild guess

-Picture (if you have one)

I suck at memo

-Age

19

-Background of cubing, how long you have been cubing, personal records, personal goals, etc.

I first solve the cube on September 7th, 2007. Someone bet me $10 that I couldn't learn to solve it in one week, and I learned in less than 2 hours.

Hopefully one day I will stop failing at 2-4, sq1, and clock in competition. I think the trick is to stop practicing.

-Occupation: Student

-Other Cool Information About You:

uhhh. I've been almost to the north pole (86.9 degrees north) and saw a polar bear kill a seal. It was awesome. I've also been camping on an island in the Florida Keys. I slept in a hammock strung in the trees, and went night snorkling and shark fishing. That was also fun.

-Other interests:

I play a lot of flash games, usually online multiplayer racing (Platform Racer 2, Ball Racer). I also play smash64 and SSBM, although I am much better at the latter.

 

[AndyRoo789]

-Name

Andrew Cortes (Pronounced "cor-tez")

-Age

12

-Background of cubing

Started cubing June 2009 (3 months), I always wanted to know how to solve a rubiks cube, I searched it up when I was 9, but I failed to understand anything, so a few months ago, i searched it up again and found Dan Brown's tutorial on youtube, then I found out about other methods etc etc.

Im now sub 40.

-Goal

Become the world record holder for the 3x3.

-Occupation

Student

-Other Cool Information About You

Im half Italian, half Filopino.. and like one-sixteenth Spanish xD