The reconstruction thread

[Escher]

Thank you Brest, you are like the best thing to happen to the forum ever

 

[5BLD]

Ooh, thanks Brest for reconstructing my solves! You're awesome!

 

[That70sShowDude]

Anyway I could get the last solve in this video (9.30)?

 

[whauk]

in ETM you should count double flicks as two moves imo. if you compare L' U L' U (first U with index second U with middle) and L' U2 L' (U2 as double flick with index, middle) you see that the movements are exactly the same just in a different order. so i would count both as ETM 4.

 

[Rubiks560]

Could you reconstruct these Brest?

 

[Brest]

brest is the best

That's how I got the name!

Brest, you're one crazy mofo!

Please take care that this reconstruction thing does not keep you from participating in the weekly comp FMC.

I'm not crazy! "It's very hard to explain why you're mad, even if you're not mad."
I have stopped doing FMC for the moment. After a series of DNFs and disappointments when practicing I was no longer enjoying it. I'm sure I'll get back into it as some time.

Seriously Brest, how long does it take you to do one of those? I'm starting to wonder if you just watch the video once then type out the reconstruction from memory.

OMG that would be the best way to reconstruct ever!
It takes me a while to reconstruct each solve, the time taken fluctuates. Sometimes the solve will be straight forward (read: CFOP with normal F2L) and those are the easiest for me. Roux solves are become relatively straight forward for me, until the mooing starts. Those crazy fast cows can be hard to track.
I often find the most time consuming part can be finding the scramble. If the inspection period is not included, or if it is obstructed, then it is hard to get the scramble. Without the scramble it is much harder for me to reconstruct the solve, especially if some of the moves are also obstructed. It is very helpful to have the scramble to compare cube states.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKM6ehXN1c0
lol?

Yes, please - I've been wanting to see this one.

I tried reconstructing that one, but I think the start position looked pretty random, could just be a memorised solve sequence.

I find old videos like this, and the Waterman one, very difficult. The colours are hard for me to distinguish. I can not even tell what the colour scheme is!

Thank you Brest, you are like the best thing to happen to the forum ever

You're welcome, and thank you for the kind words. Perhaps a little exaggerated. =)

Ooh, thanks Brest for reconstructing my solves! You're awesome!

Dude, no worries!

Anyway I could get the last solve in this video (9.30)?

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Do you just want the last one? I haven't seen a post for the other solves...

 

[Brest]

Could you reconstruct these Brest?

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Christopher Olson - "3x3 9.55 average of 5" (unofficial)

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1st solve - 9.60

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

y x2 // inspection
D2 F2 R D F' // cross (DD)
U U' y' L U L' // 1st pair
U2' R U R' r' U' R U M' // 2nd pair (U'U')(M)
U y L' U L U' L U L' // 3rd pair
L' L y' U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair (OLL skip)
M2' U (r'R) U2 M' U M2' U2 // PLL (Ua perm) (UU)(M)-3
alg.garron

9.60sec - 50htm/52etm - 5.21/5.42tps

2nd solve - 8.59

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D2 B2 U2 F2 R2 F L' U' R2 F' L F2 U L2 R2 F' R

y x2 // inspection
L D R2 U' L2' // cross
R' U' R2 U R' // 1st pair
y L U' L' // 2nd pair
U2' R' U' R U' R' U R // 3rd pair (U'U')
U2 y L' U L U2 y' R U R' // 4th pair (UU)
U r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' // (C)OLL
U' R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' U' // PLL (Ub perm)
alg.garron

8.59sec - 53htm/58etm - 6.17/6.75tps

3rd solve - 12.58

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

y x2 // inspection
D2' R D r (x'y) r U' r' // cross (D'D')
U2 R U' R' R' U2 R2 U R' // 1st pair (UU)(RR)
y U R U' R' R U' R' U' R' U R U' y R U R' // 2nd pair
U y' L U' L' // 3rd pair
U' U4 y' R' U' R U2' R' U R // 4th pair (U)4(U'U')
R R2' U' R U' R' U y' R' U l U x // OLL
U' U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' // PLL (T perm)
alg.garron

12.58sec - 71htm/85etm - 5.64/6.76tps

Maybe try (R' U' R U' R' U F' U F R) for that OLL?

4th solve - 9.77

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

y x' // inspection
U' x' D2' L' D' x U' r' // cross
R U' R' U2 L' U L R' U R // 1st pair (UU)
U2' L' U L // 2nd pair (U'U')
U L U L' U2 L U' L' // 3rd pair (UU)
U R U2' R' U' R U R' // 4th pair (U'U')
U r U R' U R U2' r' // OLL (U'U')
U2 R U R' F' R U2 R' U2' R' F R U R U2' R' // PLL (Rb perm) (U')4
alg.garron

9.77sec - 60htm/70etm - 6.14/7.16tps

5th solve - 9.27

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L R2 D2 L' B' L F2 R2 F2 R D B U F2 U R' D' F'

x2 // inspection
R' D' R2 F D' // cross
U R U' R' U R U R' // 1st pair
U' R' U2 R U2' R' U R // 2nd pair (U'U')
y' U2' (U' r' F r)3 // 3rd pair (U'U')
U2 R U R' U' R U R' // 4th pair (UU)
F' (L' U' L U)2 F // OLL
U3 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U // PLL (T perm) (U2U)
alg.garron

9.27sec - 68htm/73etm - 7.34/7.87tps

Anyway I could get the last solve in this video (9.30)?

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12th solve - (9.30)

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

x' // inspection
L U (z'x') D' L D' L // cross
U2' R' U R // 1st pair (U'U')
L' U' L2 U L' // 2nd pair
U' y' R' U R d' L' U L // 3rd pair
U' R U2 R' U y' R' U' R // 4th pair (UU)
f R U R' U' f' // OLL
U (L2l2') U (L2l2') U2 (L2l2') U (L2l2') U2 // PLL (H perm) (U)4 (M2)-4
alg.garron

9.30sec - 50htm/55etm - 5.38/5.91tps

 

[irontwig]

Managed to figure out Waterman's scramble (I hope):

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

x2 (As it sits on the table)
y x2 L2 U' D L2 D' (First layer corners)

Reconstructed from the camera's point of view and not Marc's. The rotations aren't completely execution accurate. Feel free to continue or even finish as I don't feel like continuing right now.

 

[ryo]

Someone could reconstruct these :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH5a4VzYXzE&feature=relmfu
?
I'm interested by the number of moves for each solves.

This one could be interesting too :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXqPNR2nnWg&feature=related

(scrambles are availables on the vid's descriptions)

Thanks

 

[Godmil]

What on earth is the Chamo method? I can't see any information about it.

 

[ryo]

Oh, it's just like a variation of human kociemba. I think it's pretty similar to other methods which required to orient all the cube first and then permut with R2, U and D moves.

 

[irontwig]

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

y R2 U' D R2 D' (First layer corners)
L B' F y' R' E2 R F' E2 F (First layer edges)
y' z2 y2 L' U' L U F U F' (CLL)
z x' U' M' U2 M' U' (One redge)
U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 (Two more redges)
x' U' R U M' U' R' U' M U2 R2 L' (Last five edges)

I wouldn't bet my life that it's correct, but whatever.

 

[Brest]

Someone could reconstruct these :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH5a4VzYXzE&feature=relmfu
?
I'm interested by the number of moves for each solves.

This one could be interesting too :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXqPNR2nnWg&feature=related

(scrambles are availables on the vid's descriptions)

Thanks

1st three done. Sequence descriptions are only guesses on part.

Chamo "24.11 avg 5 & awesome single" (unofficial)

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1st solve - (13.97)

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

y' x // inspection
L' U' l U' R' U2 y' R U' R' // separate midges / ODL
U R' U' R U' R' U R U l U' R' U x // OUL
l2' L2 U L2' x2' D U2 R2' // 2x2x2
y U2' R2 U' R2' // L3C
(xz') R U R2 U' R' F R U R2 U' R' F' // CLL
alg.garron

45htm / 13.97sec / 3.22tps

2nd solve - 23.25

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

x y2 // inspection
L U x' L' U L R'
y2 L' U2 L U L' U' L // separate midges / ODL
U f (R U R' U')2 f' // OUL
D3 B2 L2' U' r2 U R2' U' R2
u' U2 r2' R2 u R2' u' R2 // belt
U2' R2' U' R2 U R2' U2' R2 U R2' U2' R2' // separate U/D pieces
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' D // PLL (Jb perm)
alg.garron

67htm / 23.25 sec / 2.88tps

3rd solve - 24.65

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

y2 // inspection
U' R' D F' L' U L
U' U3 R' U' R
U2' L U' L' U L U L' // ODL
U' y U L' U' L // separate midges
U r U2 R' U' R U' r' // OUL
d M2 y' x2 U' R2'
U r2' u' U R2' u' U' R2 // F2L
U R R3' U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' U' // PLL (Ub perm)
alg.garron

60htm / 24.65sec / 2.43tps

 

[ryo]

Thanks Brest !

First comment : lol at tps.
For the sequence description I don't know what you're calling "ODL" ? But your description seems good.
(it's me solving on the vids)

On the first solve, I just saw that there is only three corner left at a point of the solve, so I solved them instead of keep solving with the "normal method".
For the second solve, I've no idea what I'm doing after U f (R U R' U')2 f'. It seems like I didn't see I had a skip... :-o
I probably should have done this after :
L2 d L2 U y x2
U R2' F B' R2 F' B
G perm.

 

[samkli]

Anyone?

 

[Brest]

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

y R2 U' D R2 D' (First layer corners)
L B' F y' R' E2 R F' E2 F (First layer edges)
y' z2 y2 L' U' L U F U F' (CLL)
z x' U' M' U2 M' U' (One redge)
U2 R2 U2 R2 U2 (Two more redges)
x' U' R U M' U' R' U' M U2 R2 L' (Last five edges)

I wouldn't bet my life that it's correct, but whatever.

Oh very nice! I'm sure it's at least very close to correct. Good job. :tu

Thanks Brest !

First comment : lol at tps.
For the sequence description I don't know what you're calling "ODL" ? But your description seems good.
(it's me solving on the vids)

On the first solve, I just saw that there is only three corner left at a point of the solve, so I solved them instead of keep solving with the "normal method".
For the second solve, I've no idea what I'm doing after U f (R U R' U')2 f'. It seems like I didn't see I had a skip... :-o
I probably should have done this after :
L2 d L2 U y x2
U R2' F B' R2 F' B
G perm.

OUL/ODL --> Orientation of U/D Layer. =) I was going to write OLL, but the last layer doesn't seem to be fixed. Maybe I should have gone with O1L/O2L or just said "orientation" with no acronym.

It must be hard with these reduction type methods to be fast as well as efficient. Presumably once the pieces are separated into three layers and the U/D is oriented you just start block building, fixing parity along the way. If this is the case, then when something like L3C comes up, just solve it! It doesn't really matter if it's not specifically part of the method. If you know the case, why not solve it? I had a few goes with the method. It's fun and very different. Not that I timed the solves, that would surely be embarrassing!

When I find the time I'll most likely finish off the last 2 solves and do the 2nd video too.

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Anyone?

I plan to make an attempt but it's missing the 1st 1.21 seconds, which is probably like ~5 moves. That will make it much more difficult. I've been looking forward to this video since the competition so I'm really disappointed the start is missing. Shame on Fazdad, shame on you! =)

If applied correct the scramble should be one of these 2:

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Finals 1 1st solve:
B' Fw' Uw' Lw2 R2 F Rw2 B' Bw2 F L' B Fw Dw' Uw2 U' B' Bw2 Fw Uw' B U' Bw' Fw2 Dw' U2 Fw Dw' Fw2 L F' R2 F2 U2 L' Bw Fw' R' U2 Lw' Dw' R2 Uw2 U2 B2 Fw' F Lw2 B2 Lw' Uw2 Bw Dw' F Dw2 U2 Lw' Bw2 Dw' U

Finals 2 1st solve:
Lw' Dw2 B' Lw B Fw2 R2 Bw Fw2 U' L B' F' R2 Fw D' Fw2 F2 Dw L2 R' D2 Lw R2 Uw' Lw Dw Lw2 Dw Uw' U B' Fw' L R' Dw Lw' Rw' Bw2 Dw' L2 U2 Bw' Lw R' Dw' Uw Bw' Fw D2 U' F D2 Fw' U' Rw2 U2 Lw' Bw2 L'

Anyway, I'm going on holiday so I wont be doing many, if any, reconstructions for a while.

 

[irontwig]

Yeah I'm not sure about the end. Finding the scramble was pretty tricky but fun, had to look at it when it sits on the table, when he has three corners done and when he has four corners done to find out the location of all pieces.

 

[ryo]

OUL/ODL --> Orientation of U/D Layer. =) I was going to write OLL, but the last layer doesn't seem to be fixed. Maybe I should have gone with O1L/O2L or just said "orientation" with no acronym.

It must be hard with these reduction type methods to be fast as well as efficient. Presumably once the pieces are separated into three layers and the U/D is oriented you just start block building, fixing parity along the way. If this is the case, then when something like L3C comes up, just solve it! It doesn't really matter if it's not specifically part of the method. If you know the case, why not solve it? I had a few goes with the method. It's fun and very different.

Yes, that's it. And, I think you can call the orientation step just "orientation" 'cause there is not really other explanations.

 

[Yes We Can!]

Could someone reconstruct the last two solves for me? That'd be cool.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_W5GIbel5E

 

[whauk]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk9gYJskKdg
can you help me with the beginnig?

scramble: ?
cross: ?
F2L1: R U' R' U R U R'
F2L2: y U' R U' U' R' U' R U R'
F2L3: y U'2 R U' U' R' U'2 R U' R'
F2L4: y R U R' U R U' R'
OLL: U' U' U' r U' U' R' U' R U' r'
PLL: R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R R