Timona's Road to NR // Learning ZZ

[Timona]

surely he'll let you skip a day of lessons for your comp?

Let me do a quick analysis of why he won't let me go.

Local Currency is Naira, represented by #, 1USD=425NGN

Competition Registration - #2500
Driving Lessons - #25,000
Round Trip by myself (PH to Lagos and back to PH) - #123,670
Round Trip incl. Mum and Sis - #349,345
Hotel Accommodation - #60,000

If I go alone, the total is gonna be $431.66. If I go with my mum and my sister, total is gonna be $962. If you didn't notice, I'm in a third-world country and that is a s__t ton of money.
The amount I spent for registration is nothing in comparison to the least costliest thing there, which is driving.

*I haven't even included feeding.

If he lets me go, it's gonna be a s__t ton of money that he's gonna spend, and no man in their right mind would spend that much just to have my name on the WCA database.

TBH, it's better if I attend competitions outside the country because the transport situation will definitely be better.

 

[Timona]

While I'm waiting for my Yuhu to come, instead of not doing any solves at all, I'm gonna be grinding Megaminx. I've already forgotten some OLLs, which is really bad, so I'm gonna learn them back. I might even start learning some Megaminx PLLs, particularly EPLLs. I'll also go through a list of Megaminx OLLs, that carry over from 3x3, which means there should be 57 of them. I already know some of them, it's just about finding the rest of them so I can easily recognise them. I currently average around 1:20 and I want to be sub-1:20 consistently.

For 4x4, I've started learning the Parity PLLs, still haven't mastered them yet.

 

[Garf]

While I'm waiting for my Yuhu to come, instead of not doing any solves at all, I'm gonna be grinding Megaminx. I've already forgotten some OLLs, which is really bad, so I'm gonna learn them back. I might even start learning some Megaminx PLLs, particularly EPLLs. I'll also go through a list of Megaminx OLLs, that carry over from 3x3, which means there should be 57 of them. I already know some of them, it's just about finding the rest of them so I can easily recognise them. I currently average around 1:20 and I want to be sub-1:20 consistently.

For 4x4, I've started learning the Parity PLLs, still haven't mastered them yet.

Uh... some algorithms that you know might not work, because of the R2/R2' rule.

 

[Timona]

Uh... some algorithms that you know might not work, because of the R2/R2' rule.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. SpeedcubeDB might have alt algs

 

[Timona]

2-3-4 Relay ao5, just for fun. 57.39 is PB

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-07-25
avg of 5: 1:04.68

Time List:
1:04.01, 1:06.31, (1:08.99), (57.39), 1:03.72

 

[Timona]

Got this in Let's Cube with @Imsoosm

7.29

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

z2 y' x // inspection
D R' U x' // cross
R' U R U2 L U L' // 1st pair
U R U R' U' F U' F' // 2nd pair
R' F R F' U R U' R' // 3rd pair
R' U2 R U' R' U R // 4th pair
U' f R U R' U' f' U' F R U R' U' F' U // OLL

48STM / 7.29sec =6.58TPS

 

[bulkocuber]

z2 y' x // inspection

Inefficient inspection

 

[Timona]

I've re-learnt the OCLLs I forgot. Now to begin relearning the H-perms. Lockups and corner twists are more frequent on the Megaminx. Still a decent average tho

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-07-25 (solving from 2022-07-25 23:03:27 to 2022-07-25 23:15:21)
avg of 5: 1:20.59

Time List:
1. 1:17.80 @2022-07-25 23:03:27
2. (1:12.15) @2022-07-25 23:08:16
3. (DNF(1:22.56)) @2022-07-25 23:10:22 (I did the wrong K-perm)
4. 1:28.88 @2022-07-25 23:12:55
5. 1:15.10 @2022-07-25 23:15:21

 

[Timona]

Really good average.

 

[Timona]

My laptop got taken so that means I'm stuck with csTimer on my tablet, which means I can't do as many solves. At least my cubes weren't taken this time, so i can still slow solve Megaminx and 4x4.

Generated By csTimer on 2022-07-27
avg of 12: 45.82

Time List:
1. 45.47 F2 L' D2 B R2 F L2 F2 D2 F D2 F' R2 U F2 L' D R2 B Uw2 Fw2 B' Rw2 F' L2 Uw2 D F2 U F U' L2 Rw' R' F2 R' F' Fw D Rw' Fw' Uw' L U L
2. 43.66 U F2 D2 L2 B' D' F2 R F' R' U2 R U2 R B2 R' F2 B2 R L Rw2 Fw2 R' U2 L' Fw2 L' B2 F Uw2 L' R2 Uw R' B2 F' U' Fw' Uw2 Rw' L Uw2 L2 Fw' Rw'
3. 45.22 F2 U2 B2 U2 B' U2 F D2 U2 F2 D2 L' D2 U B D' L2 D L F D' Uw2 L' Fw2 B2 R U2 Rw2 Uw2 D' Rw2 L2 Fw Rw2 L U' D' Fw Uw B' Rw' L2 D Rw' D
4. 45.52 B U R2 D' B2 U' L2 R2 D U F2 L B L' R' F' D' B' F' Uw2 Fw2 F U2 B2 Uw2 B' R' Uw2 R D2 L' Uw U' F2 L2 B' Uw Fw2 Rw U2 B Uw2 D' F2
5. (37.74) L F2 L2 B' L2 D2 B R2 B2 L2 F R2 F2 D R B2 R D' R D L2 Rw2 F' D' B L2 F' Rw2 U Fw2 D U2 F' Rw R' U Rw L Uw' Rw D' L2 Uw R2 Fw2 L'
6. (50.47) F2 R' D2 R' U2 R' B2 F2 D2 F2 R2 U' B' L2 U' L2 B' L' Uw2 Rw2 D' F Rw2 F' B' U' L2 F' R2 D Rw' Uw2 Fw2 D' L Uw Rw2 Fw' D' F' Uw' L2 B
7. 49.05 F R' U' D F2 U2 R L2 F' U' F2 L2 U' R2 D' F2 U' R2 U L2 D' Uw2 R B2 Rw2 U Fw2 R D' L2 U Fw2 U' B Rw2 Fw D' U B L Uw' F Rw' Uw' R2 Uw' F2
8. 48.01 F' B2 D2 B' R' U D2 R' B' D B2 U' R2 U F2 U' R2 U F2 D2 B2 Uw2 R B' Rw2 D2 Fw2 F Rw2 L B2 F R' B Uw Rw2 Uw' F R' Rw Uw' Rw' U D2 B2 Rw R'
9. 42.34 U2 B2 D R2 F2 U' B2 D U' B R B2 L U' B2 F2 L' U' R2 Uw2 Rw2 B' R Fw2 Uw2 B' Rw2 L' Uw2 F' R2 D' B Uw U' D' F' Fw' Uw Fw' R2 L' D Rw'
10. 44.96 B2 U' R2 D' F2 U2 R2 B2 D' B2 R2 U' R' D' R2 U' L U R2 F' L' Rw2 F U Rw2 F D B Rw2 U F Rw2 F R2 Rw F2 L2 D Rw' Fw R' L' Fw R Uw L' F2
11. 44.09 B2 U R2 U R B R2 U F' D B2 R2 D R2 U R2 F2 U2 F2 U' Uw2 Rw2 L' U2 F2 Rw2 Uw2 L U R Uw2 R U' F' L' Fw R2 U Rw' Fw' Uw' F Rw' L2 R2
12. 49.89 U B' R2 D' B' U2 R2 F L' U2 L2 B2 U L2 D2 L2 U F2 B2 U' R2 Uw2 Fw2 F' Uw2 L2 Uw2 D2 F' Rw2 U B F' D R B U2 Rw B2 L Uw' F Rw R2 F Uw'

 

[Timona]

Really good start, kinda fell off at the end.

Generated By csTimer on 2022-07-27
solves/total: 25/25

single
best: 38.28
worst: 55.57

mean of 3
current: 49.59 (σ = 2.12)
best: 41.78 (σ = 3.07)

avg of 5
current: 49.10 (σ = 1.28)
best: 43.19 (σ = 0.77)

avg of 12
current: 46.58 (σ = 3.12)
best: 44.48 (σ = 2.01)

avg of 25
current: 45.49 (σ = 3.10)
best: 45.49 (σ = 3.10)

Average: 45.49 (σ = 3.10)
Mean: 45.62

Time List:
1. 39.28 L2 D2 B2 D2 B R2 B2 U2 L2 U2 F L U2 L U B2 U2 R' B' L' R2 Fw2 L D L' Uw2 Fw2 U L' D' F2 R F2 Fw D L2 U2 L Fw2 Rw' Uw' L2 Fw' D2 F2 Uw
2. 50.46 D2 R2 U' R2 D' R2 U B2 R2 B2 L2 B U L' B D R' F U' F Rw2 F L2 Uw2 U Rw2 L2 Fw2 B2 D Rw2 Uw2 F2 L' U' F2 D Rw Uw' R2 Fw U2 L' R' Fw
3. 41.30 D2 R' L F2 L F R F B2 D' F2 D2 B2 D B2 U R2 D F2 L' Fw2 U' L' D' Rw2 Fw2 F2 L F2 D L' Uw2 U2 Fw' D B2 Rw2 D' B Uw' Rw' R Fw' L2 Fw'
4. 42.30 U2 F' D L2 U' B2 L2 D2 L2 D' R2 F2 U' F2 L' U' L R2 U2 L2 R' Rw2 Fw2 D2 F' U D Fw2 B2 F Rw2 F' D F' Rw' B U' L2 F Rw' Uw' Fw' R2 F2 B2 D2 Fw
5. 47.93 F U' D2 R' F2 L' F U' B R F2 U2 R2 F2 R F2 D2 R2 U2 Rw2 B D' Rw2 L2 F Rw2 U' B2 D2 Rw F' R' U2 L Fw' B Rw' U Fw' Uw' D' L'
6. 45.62 F2 R2 D2 F U2 F2 L2 F U2 F2 D2 R' D F R' U' L2 D' L2 B' L Rw2 U' Rw2 F' U' F L2 Uw2 U B2 R2 Fw2 Rw D' R L B' Uw' Fw2 F' R' Fw2 Rw2 Fw' Uw'
7. 44.80 B L' U2 B2 D L2 F2 L2 U2 F2 R2 U' R2 U L' B D' U F2 R2 F2 Uw2 F' U2 Rw2 B2 Uw2 L2 B L2 Fw2 U' Rw L' U' R2 L2 Fw R' Uw F D Rw F' L'
8. 45.74 U' F2 L2 D2 R2 D' F2 D2 B2 R2 F2 L R' U F D B' R' U' L2 F2 Uw2 F' Rw2 Fw2 Rw2 F' D' U2 Fw2 B Uw2 U' Rw' D B2 L2 Uw2 Fw' Rw' Uw2 Rw R2 Uw' B' D2
9. 43.39 F U2 R2 F' R U' D B2 R D2 R L2 D2 F2 R' D2 F2 R' D2 F' U' Rw2 Fw2 B2 F' R' Fw2 L' F' Uw2 B' Rw2 D2 B' Uw' B U2 B2 Rw Fw Uw' Fw F' R2 D
10. 43.74 U2 D R D2 L2 U F' B R' U2 F2 D2 B2 R2 U' F2 B2 R2 B2 R2 Rw2 D F2 Uw2 U' F D F2 Rw2 U' Rw2 D2 R Uw2 U' B' U' Rw Uw' Fw2 B Uw' Rw2 F' R
11. 40.74 L' R2 F2 R2 U R2 D' B2 D' R2 F2 L2 B2 L' F R2 B' F2 R' B D Uw2 B2 L' B U2 B2 Rw2 Uw2 B R' D2 L2 B' Uw L2 U Rw2 U Rw D2 Fw' B' Uw Fw B2 U
12. 55.57 D2 B L' U2 L' D2 U2 R' F2 R B2 L2 U2 R' B' R' D' R' D F U' Fw2 L Uw2 F' L2 Uw2 L2 F U2 B2 Uw2 U2 L Uw F D' Rw2 R' F2 Fw L2 Uw' B' U2 L2 Uw2
13. 43.51 B R U' L D' R' F' B D' F' R2 F' R2 U2 R2 D2 F2 U2 L2 F' R2 Uw2 Fw2 R' F' Rw2 F' Uw2 Rw2 L2 U2 L' D2 B' Uw' B' F2 R2 F Fw Uw Fw U' R2 F2 L
14. 46.46 U R' U F U' L F U F2 L2 U2 L2 U' R2 F2 D2 B2 F Uw2 Rw2 L' B L Fw2 Rw2 R Uw2 F L2 Fw2 B' D' L' Uw' L2 F2 Rw' U2 Rw' U' Rw D2 Fw'
15. 43.29 B' U2 D L F' U2 B U' F' U2 R2 B L2 U2 L2 F U2 D2 F2 L2 U' Fw2 L2 Uw2 D' B' D' B2 D' Rw2 U2 Fw2 B D R' F' Rw F2 Rw Fw' Uw' B' Rw2 F' Uw Rw Fw
16. 48.82 D F2 D L2 U' R2 U2 F2 L2 D L2 U L' D B' L2 D R' F D' L2 Rw2 Fw2 R L' B' Uw2 Fw2 R B' Rw2 B2 U2 R Uw B2 U' B R' Rw' F' Rw2 U' D Rw' Uw2
17. 42.52 L2 R2 D B2 R2 D2 F2 D L2 B2 U L D F2 U' F D2 U' L' F D2 Fw2 R B2 Uw2 D R U L Uw2 L U2 B2 D' Fw' D2 R' Fw2 Rw2 Fw' D Uw' Rw' L D2 Fw2
18. 50.30 R2 L D' F2 B2 D B' R' D' L2 D' B2 D2 B2 R2 U' F2 U' L2 B Rw2 F2 Uw2 R B2 D Rw2 L Uw2 D F2 R U' Fw' D L2 U R Fw2 Rw Uw' F' R' U2 Rw U2
19. 44.04 U B2 F2 L2 D' F2 L2 U' B2 U F2 R2 B' R' F' L' F2 L2 F' U F Fw2 Rw2 F' D2 Fw2 U2 R' B2 Uw2 F' Rw2 R2 Uw D F' Uw' B' Uw Fw U' D' Fw Rw Fw Uw
20. 38.28 L2 D' F2 D' L2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U' R' F D2 L U' F L' U B' D2 Uw2 L2 Fw2 F' U2 R Uw2 L D2 B Uw2 F' Uw' Rw2 B L B' R' D Fw Uw2 Fw L Fw2 D2
21. 43.02 U2 L' F2 D2 L' R2 D2 L' F2 U2 F' R2 U' L F D B D2 R B2 Fw2 D Rw2 F' D Rw2 U' F Uw2 B' U' L2 Rw Fw2 L' Fw2 D R Fw Uw2 R' Fw Rw D2 F2
22. 50.54 F2 U2 F2 U F2 U L2 B2 F2 D' B' D' R' F' L2 D' B R B F Rw2 F' Uw2 R' Fw2 B L Uw2 L2 Uw2 R B2 F Uw L2 F' D2 R U2 Rw' Fw' B' L' Uw' D' Rw'
23. 52.01 L U' L2 F2 U L2 U2 B2 R2 U' F2 R F2 R' F' L' B D' R2 U2 Fw2 R Uw2 Rw2 Fw2 U2 R' U Fw2 L' D' R' Fw' U B D' Fw' F D B' Uw F2 Rw' Fw2 Uw'
24. 48.68 U R2 D' F2 R2 U2 R2 U2 F2 L2 F' R2 F U2 R D L2 F' L R' Fw2 Uw2 L' U Rw2 B2 U2 Fw2 F2 R Fw2 D2 R' Fw Rw2 Fw R' U' B Uw' D R Fw Uw2 F2
25. 48.08 F' L' B U' L2 F2 L2 D U2 B2 L2 D2 F' R' B' U L' B Rw2 Fw2 Rw2 B R B' Uw2 L' F' L' Fw2 R Uw' Fw2 B2 F R B Fw' R' Fw Rw' Fw' Rw Uw


Thinking of racing to sub-40 4x4 since that's kinda my goal for this year. Is anyone down?

 

[baseballjello67]

Thinking of racing to sub-40 4x4 since that's kinda my goal for this year. Is anyone down?

Ah, he** nah

 

[DynaXT]

Thinking of racing to sub-40 4x4 since that's kinda my goal for this year. Is anyone down?

Why not, gonna lose but I need a reason to practice 4x4.

 

[Timona]

I got my laptop back so I'm gonna try to do a Megaminx ao100. If I can't I'll at least do an ao25.

 

[Timona]

Sub-1:20, quite decent. Had a good start, bad ending. I tried to learn PLLs today, but I could only learn 2, U2+ and J1- since they kept showing up.

Generated By csTimer+ on 2022-07-28 (solving from 2022-07-28 08:47:56 to 2022-07-28 20:53:32)
solves/total: 50/50

single
best: 1:06.36(PB2)
worst: 1:31.04

mean of 3
current: 1:16.06 (σ = 1.57)
best: 1:13.68 (σ = 0.71)

avg of 5
current: 1:16.06 (σ = 1.57)
best: 1:15.51 (σ = 3.60)

avg of 12
current: 1:20.93 (σ = 4.05)
best: 1:16.99 (σ = 3.09)

avg of 25
current: 1:19.34 (σ = 3.37)
best: 1:18.02 (σ = 2.55)

avg of 50
current: 1:19.39 (σ = 3.46)
best: 1:19.39 (σ = 3.46)

Average: 1:19.39 (σ = 3.46)
Mean: 1:19.37

Time List:
1. 1:14.02 @2022-07-28 08:47:56
2. 1:18.30 @2022-07-28 08:54:14
3. 1:21.43 @2022-07-28 08:56:28
4. 1:15.60 @2022-07-28 08:58:35
5. 1:31.04 @2022-07-28 09:08:16
6. 1:24.06 @2022-07-28 09:13:11
7. 1:20.91 @2022-07-28 09:15:25
8. 1:25.51 @2022-07-28 09:29:49
9. 1:20.08 @2022-07-28 09:32:13
10. 1:06.36 @2022-07-28 09:45:02
11. 1:23.81 @2022-07-28 09:46:56
12. 1:20.14 @2022-07-28 10:48:20
13. 1:21.05 @2022-07-28 15:19:09
14. 1:24.16 @2022-07-28 15:21:17
15. 1:19.91 @2022-07-28 15:23:31
16. 1:22.82 @2022-07-28 15:25:45
17. 1:19.62 @2022-07-28 15:27:55
18. 1:19.93 @2022-07-28 15:32:10
19. 1:14.12 @2022-07-28 15:35:39
20. 1:12.86 @2022-07-28 15:37:47
21. 1:14.05 @2022-07-28 15:39:46
22. 1:20.84 @2022-07-28 15:42:02
23. 1:19.61 @2022-07-28 15:44:09
24. 1:09.29 @2022-07-28 15:46:24
25. 1:20.97 @2022-07-28 15:48:22
26. 1:21.00 @2022-07-28 16:17:57
27. 1:18.35 @2022-07-28 16:20:17
28. 1:18.35 @2022-07-28 16:30:51
29. 1:17.07 @2022-07-28 16:32:55
30. 1:13.67 @2022-07-28 16:35:10
31. 1:16.86 @2022-07-28 16:37:17
32. 1:16.86 @2022-07-28 16:39:38
33. 1:18.08 @2022-07-28 16:42:10
34. 1:19.24 @2022-07-28 16:44:16
35. 1:22.37 @2022-07-28 16:46:28
36. 1:15.53 @2022-07-28 18:24:48
37. 1:14.71 @2022-07-28 18:31:10
38. 1:22.93 @2022-07-28 18:41:02
39. 1:17.23 @2022-07-28 18:43:14
40. 1:23.66 @2022-07-28 19:47:57
41. 1:24.33 @2022-07-28 19:55:11
42. 1:24.57 @2022-07-28 19:57:25
43. 1:29.98 @2022-07-28 19:59:39
44. 1:24.36 @2022-07-28 20:02:02
45. 1:24.08 @2022-07-28 20:31:34
46. 1:13.45 @2022-07-28 20:33:50
47. 1:22.92 @2022-07-28 20:43:18
48. 1:15.70 @2022-07-28 20:45:32
49. 1:14.70 @2022-07-28 20:49:05
50. 1:17.78 @2022-07-28 20:53:32

 

[baseballjello67]

mega?

 

[Timona]

mega?

yeah

 

[gsingh]

what are you averaging at 5x5 rn?

 

[Timona]

what are you averaging at 5x5 rn?

1:33-1:38 with Yau

 

[Timona]

Pain