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The reconstruction thread

Thom Barlow 11.596 single

Reconstruction:

L2 D B2 U2 B2 L2 D2 R F2 L' B D' L' R2 F2 R' B R B'

x y' // inspection
U l' U F' U x r' x U' U' x' R U' L' // Left Block
r' R' U' R' U' R U' R' U R r // Right Square
M' R' r' R R U' R' U' R U R' U' r // Right Block
U R U' r' F R' x U L U L' U L // CMLL
U' U' M' U M' U M U' M' // EO
U M' U2 M' U M2 U // UL/UR + EP

View on alg.cubing.net
 
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Anthony Brooks - 6.42 3x3 single - Oklahoma Open 2014

[youtubehd]zO7JZfmesII[/youtubehd]
L' B2 R B2 U' L R' U B' R F L' R' D' B D2 F

z y2 // inspection
D M D' R' D // cross
U L' U' L2 U L' // 1st pair
R U' R' U R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' U R U' R2' U' R // 3rd pair
U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' R U R' U R U2' R' // OLL(CP)
U R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R U' // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	6.42	49	7.63	52	8.10	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	1.06	11	10.38	12	11.32		Cross+1/F2L	27.2%	39.3%	40.0%
F2L	3.90	28	7.18	30	7.69		F2L/Total	60.7%	57.1%	57.7%
LL	2.52	21	8.33	22	8.73		LL/Total	39.3%	42.9%	42.3%
L' B2 R B2 U' L R' U B' R F L' R' D' B D2 F

z y2 // inspection
D R r' D' R' D // cross
U L' U' L2 U L' // 1st pair
R U' R' U R' U' R // 2nd pair
y' U R U' R2' U' R // 3rd pair
U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' R U R' U R U' U' R' // OLL(CP)
U R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R U' // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
 
4.52 OcR average reconstructions because bored

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

z y' z R r' R' r (Layer)
y' z r' R r R' (Corners)
x r' R r R' z2' r' R r R' (Centers)

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

x' R' r R' r R (Layer)
z2 R r' R' r (Corners)
x' y r' R r R' z2' r' R r R' (Centers)

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

y2 z r' R y' r' R' r R (Layer)
z' R r' R' (Corners cancelled into Centers)
x R r R' z2 r' R r R'

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

y z2 R' r R r (Layer)
z' R r' R' (Corners cancelled into Centers)
R' z' r' R' r z2 R r' R' r

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

x' r' R r R' r (Layer)
y' z' r' R r R' (Solve U center because why even try to recognize cases correctly)
z' R r' R' r z R r' R' r z r' R r R' (Weeeeeeeeeee)
 
Ah, yes (though I think you got it slightly wrong). It's quite interesting to see when/how he does it. And yeah, I reconstructed the one-handed one now as well, it's indeed similar (but a different alg).

That's the best cube trick I've seen so far, and I'm not surprised it's done by someone who's actually a good speedcuber. Well done, Steven Brundage.
 
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Feliks Zemdegs - 5.81 3x3 single - Niddrie 2014

B2 F' U2 F2 L D' U' B' L R' D R' F2 U2 B' F2 R2 B

y' // inspection
F' R u' R L // cross
U2' R' F U' F' R // 1st pair
y' U R' U R U' R U' R' U' R U' R' // 2nd pair (multi slot)
y' U L U' L' // 3rd pair
U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' R U2' R2' F R F' R U2' R' // OLL(CP)
R U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
Code:
[B]Step	Time	STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="red"]Total	5.81	58	9.98	62	10.67	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]
							Step		Time	STM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	1.66	11	6.63	12	7.23		Cross+1/F2L	43.1%	31.4%	31.6%
F2L	3.85	35	9.09	38	9.87		F2L/Total	66.3%	60.3%	61.3%
LL	1.96	23	11.73	24	12.24		LL/Total	33.7%	39.7%	38.7%
B2 F' U2 F2 L D' U' B' L R' D R' F2 U2 B' F2 R2 B

y' // inspection
F' R u' R L // cross
U' U' R' F U' F' R // 1st pair
(U y') R' U R U' R U' R' U' R U' R' // 2nd pair
(U y') L U' L' // 3rd pair
U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair
U' R U' U' (R' l') U R U' l U2' R' // OLL(CP)
R U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R // EPLL
View at alg.cubing.net
 
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R F D R2 F2 R' L U' D2 R2 L2 D2 L2 D' L2 U' F' R2 U R L U' F D2 U2

^^Does anyone wanna try this scramble? I just got it and when I solved cross pretty much all my pairs were made, haha.
 
R F D R2 F2 R' L U' D2 R2 L2 D2 L2 D' L2 U' F' R2 U R L U' F D2 U2

^^Does anyone wanna try this scramble? I just got it and when I solved cross pretty much all my pairs were made, haha.

Maybe like this for F2L (WCA orientation, white cross):

x2 y
U2 R2 F' R' L U' B2
y U L U L2 R U' R' L
F U2 F'
 

B' L2 D2 B' D2 R2 B' F' R2 U2 F2 R' U2 L U' B L2 F' R2 U R2

z' x
D2 L' U' D R B' R2
y' R' U2 R U R' U' R
R U' R' U y' R' U R
U' R U' R'
U L' U L
U' R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'
U'


I solve my cross on white, and scramble using WCA regulations (white on top, green in front)

It's easier to scramble with your hands, just saying
 
Sorry this took so long.

Bhargav Narasimhan - 3x3 OH AsR - 13.00 Average (Tathva Cube Open 2014)

F2 L2 D U2 B2 D L2 U R2 U2 B' R F2 U2 R2 F' L2 R D F'


z2 // inspection
D R' z' x' R2 U' R' z2 U2 z' // cross
U' R U2' R' y R U R' // 1st pair
y U' d' R U' R' U' y' R U' R' // 2nd pair
U y R' U2' R U R' U' R // 3rd pair
U' U R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U R' // 4th pair
R' U' R U' R' U2' R U2' // OLL

View at alg.garron.us
Code:
[B]Step	Time	QTM	qtps	ETM	etps[/B]						
[COLOR="red"]Total	10.45	57	5.45	65	6.22	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]				
							Step		Time	QTM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	3.85	16	4.16	21	5.45		Cross+1/F2L	43.2%	34.0%	38.2%	
F2L	8.91	47	5.27	55	6.17		F2L/Total	85.3%	82.5%	84.6%	
LL	1.54	10	6.49	10	6.49		LL/Total	14.7%	17.5%	15.4%
F2 L2 D2 B L2 R2 F' L' U' F' L2 U' R' U' B' D' R B'

x' y // inspection
z' R' F D2 R D // cross
y R' U2' R2 U R' // 1st pair
y R U' R' U R U R' // 2nd pair
y R' U R U2' R' U R // 3rd pair
U2 R U R' // 4th pair
U R U R' U R U' R' U' x R' U R U' x' // OLL
U2' y' x' R2 D2 R' U' R D2 R' U R' // PLL

View at alg.garron.us
Code:
[B]Step	Time	QTM	qtps	ETM	etps[/B]						
[COLOR="red"]Total	11.33	60	5.30	68	6.00	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]				
							Step		Time	QTM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	3.44	13	3.78	15	4.36		Cross+1/F2L	53.7%	39.4%	40.5%	
F2L	6.41	33	5.15	37	5.77		F2L/Total	56.6%	55.0%	54.4%	
LL	4.92	27	5.49	31	6.30		LL/Total	43.4%	45.0%	45.6%
U' L2 U' R2 D2 R2 B R D L2 R2 D2 R' U B L' F'

z2 y' // inspection
D r U' D R' U' x' D' // cross
y' y' U' y' U' R' U' R2 U R' // 1st pair
z R U' R U z' R' U R // 2nd pair
y2' R U' R' U R U' R' U2' R U' R' // 3rd pair
R' U2 R U' R' U' R // 4th pair
U2' F R U' R' U' R U R' y' R' // OLL
U' R2 U2' R U2' R2 U2' R2 U2' R U2 R2 // PLL

View at alg.garron.us
Code:
[B]Step	Time	QTM	qtps	ETM	etps[/B]						
[COLOR="red"]Total	14.73	74	5.02	83	5.63	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]				
							Step		Time	QTM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	5.13	15	2.93	19	3.71		Cross+1/F2L	55.5%	35.7%	38.0%	
F2L	9.23	42	4.55	50	5.42		F2L/Total	62.7%	56.8%	60.2%	
LL	5.50	32	5.82	33	6.00		LL/Total	37.3%	43.2%	39.8%
L2 R' B2 U2 L B2 R' U2 L2 B L F D' U' F2 L' R2 D F2 R'

y' x2 // inspection
D2 z' U2' F R' x2 U R F z R U R' u' // cross
U' y' U y' U R U R' U2' z U' R' U // 1st pair
R z' R U R2' U2' R // 2nd pair
U R U' R' y' R' U2' R // 3rd pair
z U' R U // 4th pair
z' U' F R U R' U' y' R' // OLL
U2' R U R' R U' R' U' R' U' R z x' U2' r R R' U' R U R' U L' x' U2' R2 // PLL

View at alg.garron.us
Code:
[B]Step	Time	QTM	qtps	ETM	etps[/B]						
[COLOR="red"]Total	17.95	69	3.84	90	5.01	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]				
							Step		Time	QTM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	8.28	24	2.90	30	3.63		Cross+1/F2L	73.2%	55.8%	57.7%	
F2L	11.31	43	3.80	52	4.60		F2L/Total	63.0%	62.3%	57.8%	
LL	6.63	26	3.92	38	5.73		LL/Total	37.0%	37.7%	42.2%
U F' U2 L' F2 D' F D R D2 R2 B2 L2 B L2 B D2 F U2

z2 // inspection
D2 R D2 F U' R' D' // x-cross
U R U' R' U y2 // 2nd pair
R U2 R' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
U R' U R U2 R' U R // 4th pair
U r' R2 U R' U R U2 R' U r R' // OLL
z U2 R U R' U' R y R U z U' R U R z' R' U' // PLL

View at alg.garron.us
Code:
[B]Step	Time	QTM	qtps	ETM	etps[/B]						
[COLOR="red"]Total	12.94	60	4.64	65	5.02	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]				
							Step		Time	QTM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	2.50	14	5.59	15	5.99		Cross+1/F2L	36.1%	45.2%	46.9%	
F2L	6.94	31	4.47	32	4.61		F2L/Total	53.6%	51.7%	49.2%	
LL	6.00	29	4.83	33	5.50		LL/Total	46.4%	48.3%	50.8%
Code:
Average (removing fastest and slowest solve)											
											
[B]Step	Time	QTM	qtps	ETM	etps[/B]						
[COLOR="red"]Total	13.00	64.67	4.97	72.00	5.54	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]				
							Step		Time	QTM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	3.69	14.00	3.79	16.33	4.43		Cross+1/F2L	49.0%	39.6%	41.2%	
F2L	7.53	35.33	4.69	39.67	5.27		F2L/Total	57.9%	54.6%	55.1%	
LL	5.47	29.33	5.36	32.33	5.91		LL/Total	42.1%	45.4%	44.9%

Code:
Mean (5/5)											
											
[B]Step	Time	QTM	qtps	ETM	etps[/B]						
[COLOR="red"]Total	13.48	64.00	4.75	74.20	5.50	[/COLOR]	[B][SIZE="4"]%[/SIZE]				
							Step		Time	QTM	ETM[/B]
Cross+1	4.64	16.40	3.54	20.00	4.31		Cross+1/F2L	54.2%	41.8%	44.2%	
F2L	8.56	39.20	4.58	45.20	5.28		F2L/Total	63.5%	61.3%	60.9%	
LL	4.92	24.80	5.04	29.00	5.89		LL/Total	36.5%	38.8%	39.1%

Code:
Best from each field											
											
[B]Step	Time	QTM	qtps	ETM	etps[/B]						
[COLOR="red"]Total	10.45	57	5.45	65	6.22	[/COLOR]					
											
Cross+1	2.50	13	5.59	15	5.99						
F2L	6.41	31	5.27	32	6.17						
LL	1.54	10	6.49	10	6.49
 
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Here is a reconstruction of my current fastest official solve, the first solve in Round 1 at Charlotte Open Fall 2014.

13.58

F2 U2 L D2 B2 L F2 L2 B2 U' L R' D' B D2 L' R' F' U B'

y
D' R' F L' B L D2
y U2 R U R'
U L' U' L y' U2 L' U' L U' L' U L
U' R U2 R' U' L U L'
y L' U2 L U L' U' L
U2 F' r U R' U' r' F R
U' M2 U M' U2 M U M2 U2

56/13.58=4.12 TPS
 
Here is a reconstruction of my current fastest official solve, the first solve in Round 1 at Charlotte Open Fall 2014.

13.58

F2 U2 L D2 B2 L F2 L2 B2 U' L R' D' B D2 L' R' F' U B'

y
D' R' F L' B L D2
y U2 R U R'
U L' U' L y' U2 L' U' L U' L' U L
U' R U2 R' U' L U L'
y L' U2 L U L' U' L
U2 F' r U R' U' r' F R
U' M2 U M' U2 M U M2 U2

56/13.58=4.12 TPS

Why didn't you solve the blue-red pair earlier? You could have had this:

y
D' R' F L' B L D2
y U2 R U R'
U L' U L
L U L' R' U' R
y' U' F U F' U2 L' U L
y' U2 F R U R' U' F'

36 moves, or 35 with cancellation
 
I reconstructed my 4.86 2x2 average from Florida Feast 2014:

4.90 R' U' R' F' U F' R U' R' F R

y'
R' U' R U R'
U' F R U R' U' R U R' U' F'
y2 R U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L

5.51 TPS

4.57 R' F U2 F R U2 R F' R2 F' U

y' F R U' R'
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R'
y' L2 U B2 U2 L2 U L2 U

4.38 TPS

6.11 F' U' R U R F' U' R' U' R2 U'

x2 L2 U' L2 U' L
U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R'
y' R U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L

3.93 TPS

5.12 F2 U' R U R' F R U' R U' F'

z x2 R F R U' R'
L U L' U L U2 L'
D R U' R F2 R' U R'

3.91 TPS

4.54 F U' R2 U' F' R' U' R' U2 F' U'

x U L' U' L
R U R' U' R' F R F'
y L2 U B2 U2 L2 U L2 U'

4.41 TPS
 
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