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[dabmasta]

What is the average time to do f2l (including cross) for a person who averages 15-20 seconds?

 

[RyanReese09]

cross=2 seconds
OLL=2seconds
PLL=2seconds
So assuming your times are those
15-6=9

It depends on how fast you are in other categories

edit-INCLUDING cross..well then around 11 seconds f2l

 

[Chapuunka]

What is the average time to do f2l (including cross) for a person who averages 15-20 seconds?

Cross ~2
LL ~6-7
F2L, then, ~7-9?

I'm likely wrong. I'm just over 20 with 6 sec LL and 10-11 F2L.

 

[JTW2007]

Is there a list somewhere of extended notation pyraminx algs?

Nobody?

Why do you want algs in extended notation? And what kind of algs? You can just convert it yourself...

But I'm lazy. :rolleyes:

*sigh* Fine, I'll do it. Any tips for not wasting time on conversion?

hmm first of all why would you need extended notation? Just do the algs a few hundred times and you would have your own execution style...

Because face turns aren't very natural for me. They're faster, but I wouldn't naturally develop face turn triggering.

It may be a dumb question, but whats extended notation?

It adds face turns.

 

[riffz]

What is the average time to do f2l (including cross) for a person who averages 15-20 seconds?

Cross ~2
LL ~6-7
F2L, then, ~7-9?

I'm likely wrong. I'm just over 20 with 6 sec LL and 10-11 F2L.

15-20 is a fair range, but I'd say cross+F2L in about 10-12 seconds.

 

[Deleted member 4527]

If face turns aren't natural, why use it? Oka is about the only method I know that uses face turns and it has a max of three per solve...it just seemed strange although it's logical for cubes to be face-turning, the internal angles of the pyraminx is just too little for that to work I guess.

 

[JTW2007]

If face turns aren't natural, why use it? Oka is about the only method I know that uses face turns and it has a max of three per solve...it just seemed strange although it's logical for cubes to be face-turning, the internal angles of the pyraminx is just too little for that to work I guess.

1. They're faster for me, they just don't feel as natural.
2. I use Oka.
3. I just need 3 algs, one of which I already have written out in extended.

 

[Deleted member 4527]

If face turns aren't natural, why use it? Oka is about the only method I know that uses face turns and it has a max of three per solve...it just seemed strange although it's logical for cubes to be face-turning, the internal angles of the pyraminx is just too little for that to work I guess.

1. They're faster for me, they just don't feel as natural.
2. I use Oka.
3. I just need 3 algs, one of which I already have written out in extended.

I see. Okay then basically you just convert each turn into the opposite face, and have cube(pyra) rotations.

My question: Why is Hong Kong and Macau listed as separate countries? It's kinda weird that when they get a record it says NR.

 

[jackdexter75]

Anybody got a list of set up algs Eric Limeback uses in his video's for Bld, M2?
I watched his vids at a friend and got home and coulnd't figure out how to do the edges. It'd be great to get them
Thanks.

 

[Tyrannous]

My question: Why is Hong Kong and Macau listed as separate countries? It's kinda weird that when they get a record it says NR.

Hong Kong and Macau run economically independant of mainland China, as well as politically, therefore these places are called "special administrative regions" within China.

As a result they can be independantly considered as seperate places, sort of similar to Monaco, in that is a principality and not a country.

 

[Inf3rn0]

A pyra question.

When doing LBL and theres one edge left to complete the first layer but this edge is in the right place but flipped. Is it best to take the edge out and put it back in the right way or solve the last layer then perform the alg that flips two edges?

If you understand that.

 

[Novriil]

A pyra question.

When doing LBL and theres one edge left to complete the first layer but this edge is in the right place but flipped. Is it best to take the edge out and put it back in the right way or solve the last layer then perform the alg that flips two edges?

If you understand that.

For me it's faster to take it out and put it back in.. I have tried the other way too but the last layer gets too confusing.. And maybe if you would practise this then it wouldn't confuse you anymore but I don't practise LBL any more.

 

[blakedacuber]

A pyra question.

When doing LBL and theres one edge left to complete the first layer but this edge is in the right place but flipped. Is it best to take the edge out and put it back in the right way or solve the last layer then perform the alg that flips two edges?

If you understand that.

why don't you just do the flip alg when its in its place then do the last layer?

 

[Inf3rn0]

Thanks heaps guys.

why don't you just do the flip alg when its in its place then do the last layer?

I never thought of that. I guess it will just come down to whether i can do the edge flip faster or taking it out faster as each leads to a last layer alg.

 

[Stefan]

People who think that Roux/Petrus/etc require more thinking than Fridrich make the rest of us look bad.

Blockbuilding methods do require more thinking, at least when you are learning how to blockbuild. On the other hand alg-based f2l doesn't.

Most people don't use algs for F2L.

Everybody does.

 

[riffz]

Anybody got a list of set up algs Eric Limeback uses in his video's for Bld, M2?
I watched his vids at a friend and got home and coulnd't figure out how to do the edges. It'd be great to get them
Thanks.

http://www.kungfoomanchu.com/guides/andy-klise-blindfolding-cheat-sheet.pdf

 

[RyanReese09]

Anybody got a list of set up algs Eric Limeback uses in his video's for Bld, M2?
I watched his vids at a friend and got home and coulnd't figure out how to do the edges. It'd be great to get them
Thanks.

They should be in the video description

 

[riffz]

Thanks heaps guys.

why don't you just do the flip alg when its in its place then do the last layer?

I never thought of that. I guess it will just come down to whether i can do the edge flip faster or taking it out faster as each leads to a last layer alg.

I would do this. Just use a 2-flip that doesn't require a rotation (at the start):

L R' L' R L' U L U'

or

R' L R L' R U' R' U

 

[RyanReese09]

We all use algs , even if we don't think ab out it, we all still do

 

[Chapuunka]

What I should have said is what don't learn algs for it the conventional way.