The influence of cubes in your times

[Ltsurge]

No, how do you account for hands getting warmed up throughout the session? I'm just noting that you should be careful that things like what order you try the cubes in might make a significant difference in times. Maybe it doesn't, but you're measuring exactly that difference – so you can't tell when it does.

(Note that a storebought might be easier to turn with hands that have been doing a few solves, while a good cube always handles decently. Or maybe it would be the other around, too: Storeboughts make your hands apply more force, which makes good cubes easier to turn consistently.)

A good idea might be to use a store-bought then good cube alternating...

 

[Ressiol]

Rubik's storebought (I haven't touched this one in ages)
19.32, 25.98, 17.37, 23.66, 27.68 = 22.99

Dayan GuHong (Lubix lube):
16.02, 19.63, 16.64, 16.35, 17.50 = 16.83

Average difference: 6.16

I'm thinking of the cuber's speed to be composed of turning speed and turn count. My idea is that if the cuber relies on his/her TPS more than his/her move count, the cube quality will have a much greater effect on the average differences between a really good and really bad cube, while the average difference lowers down if the cuber relies more on turn count (that means I rely more on TPS :3)

 

[hcfong]

Rubik's storebought:
Average of 5: 1:13.77
1:30.10, 1:15.32, 1:12.68 1:03.51, 1:13.32

DaYan Guhong:
Average of 5: 50.50
43.12, 52.27, 49.97, 1:05.51, 49.25

Difference: 23.22 (enough time for an average cuber to do another one)

 

[Phlippieskezer]

I used qqtimer scrambles instead, so sue me.

Dayan Guhong, my main cube, hasn't been cleaned in months, but whatever (also, only ever been lubed with jigaloo):
Average of 5: 11.38
1. 11.42 L' B2 R D2 L F U L U2 D2 R' F2 R U2 L' B' F U L' R F L' U D' L
2. (12.93) F L2 F D2 L U2 R' U2 L2 R2 F2 B2 U2 B R2 B D' F2 L R' F B2 L F U'
3. (10.96) R' D2 R U2 D F' D U' L2 U L2 U' R2 D F' D B F' D L' F L2 U2 R2 U2
4. 11.01 F U F2 L U B U2 R' D2 R2 L' U F B R2 U F R2 F' L B' U2 R2 F2 B2
5. 11.70 F2 U2 L' R' U R' U R' L2 U' F' D' R B2 F2 U B L' U' B D2 B' D' B U

I don't have a storebought, and I can't find my JSK clone, so I'm going to use my AV, which is completely unmodded, unlubed, at factory tension. Currently the worst cube I have on me.
Average of 5: 12.72
1. (11.17) L R' U D' F U2 B2 D F' B R2 U R B' U' R D L2 F' L' D2 L' U' D R2
2. 12.88 D B' R F2 D B U2 R' U F2 R' D2 L2 D2 U L' D B2 F' R2 F' L' D' F' D2
3. (13.70) U L' R F' B L2 F D' L2 R' B R' D2 L U' R D2 R2 D2 U B R' F2 R' F'
4. 13.54 B2 U L2 U' R' F2 B U' R' B2 F' R U R2 F R U2 L D R' B' U B D' L'
5. 11.74 R D2 B2 U' F L2 R U' B' D' R B2 L' B' F L F' L B R B' L R' U' R2

I also thought it would be interesting to do an average with my mini type A. It's a decent cube, has been re-tensioned, and has been lubed with jigaloo once. The thing is it's tiny and awkward to fingertrick, especially since I use Roux and want to spam 'dem M-slices.
Average of 5: 13.52
1. 13.92 D2 F' B D2 B L D2 R B R U' R' U' R U R' F B U F U R2 U L2 U2
2. 13.60 D' L2 R F' U' F2 B2 U2 F' R D2 B U2 B' L2 U2 B2 D2 B2 F2 D F2 L2 F R
3. (11.50) D2 L' D2 F2 L U L' R' F2 D' R' D' U2 F L' U L' B2 U2 F' U' D2 F' D2 B'
4. 13.03 R D' B2 L B R2 D' R2 B' U L F R D B' U F U' F' U' B F2 R' U' L
5. (16.09) L D B R2 L B U B' D2 R' F' B' R2 U2 R2 F L' D' F' L2 R B L R2 B'
(Interesting how this one was worse)

I might edit this post later with averages using my other cubes, but I have to head off to bed for now.

 

[CommaYou]

(very) bad rubik's brand: 50.05, 41.54, 52.41, 47.47, 47.09 = 48.20
good rubik's brand: 23.83, 26.74, 22.15, 24.82, 20.41 = 23.60
alpha V (main): 25.56, 21.42, 22.51, 22.92, 20.07 = 22.28

 

[n00bcub3r]

lubed storebought with hand sanitizer+jigaloo o.O i know i was really stupid and im too lazy to clean it

1. 50.43 B2 R2 F2 R2 D' F2 U' L2 D' R2 D2 L U' L2 D' U' B' L' D B2 D'
2. 55.52 F2 U L2 D B2 L2 B2 U' L2 D' F2 L' B U F2 R' L F' R2 D' R2 U
3. 41.89 L2 F2 U B2 F2 D' L2 U' F2 L2 F2 L' B D2 F' R2 B' U' L' D
4. 64.67 U L2 U' F2 R2 U' L2 B2 D' R2 U2 R B' F' R F L' B' U2 R' D R'
5. 88.77 D' B2 U' R2 U2 F2 U' L2 U R2 D' B' D' F L' F' L' F' R2 L ...............2 pops how WTF HOWWWWW
Avg-60.26

Alpha v-f lubed with lubix
1. 43.60 D B2 F2 D' B2 D B2 D2 L2 F2 U2 B R2 U R L B U F U' R2 D
2. 43.11 B2 D B2 D' B2 L2 U' L2 D F2 U2 R' D' F2 D2 B' L2 U' B' L F'
3. 43.13 F2 D R2 B2 L2 D B2 R2 U L2 U F' U B R D2 U' F R B D2
4. 47.13 B2 R2 U' F2 L2 U2 B2 U' R2 B2 D F U F2 L2 U2 F2 R' F2 L2 U'
5. 42.15 L2 U2 R2 U' F2 U L2 U L2 D2 L2 F D' L B' D R2 F2 R' U2 R U'
AVG-43.82


modded zhanchi lubed with lubix w/anchors
1. 45.88 D' F2 D' R2 F2 L2 F2 D' B2 D F2 R D F R' D' L' B2 R' B F'
2. 40.92 F2 R2 D B2 U F2 R2 B2 D' F2 U' F' D2 B' R' L2 F' U2 B' L2 D
3. 38.90 D R2 D' U R2 L2 F2 R2 U' B2 U' R U2 L B D B' R2 D2 F R U
4. 40.54 L2 D B2 D2 L2 U2 R2 D B2 F2 L2 F' L B2 D2 R D' F D' R U'
5. 32.45 D' B2 R2 U' F2 L2 D F2 U' F2 U F D' B F' L' D2 B' R' D R
AVG-39.74 T__T

diff between Alpha vf and rubik's- 16.44 seconds
zhanchi vs rubik's-20.52 sec
zhanchi vs A vf-4.08 seconds

when i was solving with the zhanchi, I overturned like crazy and that led to lockups,because i had to turn with force for 10 solves before that T___T