UK Open 2010

[kinch2002]

Anyone got any decent clock solves of mine (i.e. 1st, 3rd or 5th!) on video?

 

[Toad]

Anyone got any decent clock solves of mine (i.e. 1st, 3rd or 5th!) on video?

My entourage was busy filming me, sorry!!

 

[kinch2002]

My entourage was busy filming me, sorry!!

I guessed as much. I definitely saw one or two people filming during my later solves though (hence why I got my hat out )

 

[blakedacuber]

I guessed as much. I definitely saw one or two people filming during my later solves though (hence why I got my hat out )

how long id it tae to make your profile pic thing?its cool

 

[NathanKearney]

I can't remember who actually judged the DNF, but I know the person who judged the replacement solve was American

EDIT: Kinda ninja'd

I guess that's me, but I unfortunately can't remember that particular solve (I did a LOT of judging this weekend). Sorry, but I don't think I'm going to be any help here.

 

[Escher]

DYK

- Breandan is definitely the most amazingest 3x3er on the planet?
- Charlie is seriously awesome at organising comps?
- The UK is seriously getting on the speedcubin' map, in the coming year I can see everyone getting some very high ranks and very fast times, there's so much potential
- We will all miss Amos?
- UK comps do just get better and better, I'm falling in love with the UK cubing scene (for all it's legends and legendary quirks)?
- I can't wait for the next comp (Joey Gouly Open 2011 anyone?)
- ZZ really is a damn cool method?
- I like cubing again?
- Literally everybody I know in Uni has seen the 7.71 video about 50 times?
- 7.71?
- Dave Hedley Jones is a legend? (Thanks for the pint )
- Look at Lars? (Not in my bed?)
- Everybody has a bit of an Axel mancrush?
- K-dogg?
- Everyone fancies Chris Ness?
- H2H was epic?
- Genius idea with the Unofficial PackMat event?

Boring things about my times:

Spoiler

- Wide Sune LL
- 2x2 NR could've been so much faster. I got the 6th scramble instead of the 5th, and the solution to the 5th was an EG 2 case: R2 U2' R' U2 F2 R2 U2'. Given that would be sub 2, the average would've been 2.99...
- Last solve in finals average should've been 9.5?
- I still suck at 3x3 in comp?
- I still get 1:02 avg in 4x4 regardless of the parity or practice or cube?
- 1:32 on 5x5 could've been 1:26...
- lolpyra?
- Caffeine shakes do not make a good average, but nicotine produces good singles...
- GO BREANDAN SUB 10 AGAIN WHOOO

- Again, I you all?

 

[Kirjava]

Another article; http://swns.com/teenager-solves-rubiks-cube-in-9-2-seconds-091719.html

Hilariously inaccurate! There was also a little bit in the Metro paper about the comp.

As for me, I had another great time despite being on the brink of death the entire weekend. A bunch of people were helping me get through with a combination of actual medicine and alcohol

I'm stupid and can't use timers properly. I'm also the idiot who decided sleeping on the floor wouldn't be that bad. I was wrong. Very wrong.

Thanks for letting me borrow the 4x4x4 amos, it literally took seconds off my time. Even though I had 6 pops in the first round XD

I didn't know ben was mute.

Me and rob totally could've won TeamBLD with more practise ^_^

lol I dicked up 3x3x3 oh well

Was fun to discuss cubing with someone other than joey for once

CLL/ELL is the way to go for teamsolves ^_^

One of my favourite parts was when Dan Shepz forced me to do the <U,r2> challenge Simon came up with by fridgelight before I could sleep. God knows how I managed it in that state.

Beast pizzas are beast.

Carrot cake for breakfast!

Those brownies at the buffet were better than crack. Hell, the entire buffet was generally good.

1.21 JIGGAWATTS??!!?! GREAT SCOTT!!!!!

Finally, a huge thank you to Charlie for organising a great comp and everything else!

(I thought I'd have more to say but my brain is broken atm - oh wellz)

 

[Escher]

WHOOOO 7.71 NEW WORLD RECORD

 

[Robert-Y]

7.71 is now always WR jk

 

[oprah62]

holy **** that article has got it wrong.
smashed the WR Rowan!

 

[scotzbhoy]

Anyone got any decent clock solves of mine (i.e. 1st, 3rd or 5th!) on video?

I got 4 of your solves. There's a 7.58, and 3 where I didn't actually get the timer in shot, I timed at around 10s, 8s and just over 11s.

 

[amostay2004]

Who/What is this K-dogg you guys are talking about? I have no idea at all

 

[joey]

That's Kayleigh, Toad's woman.

 

[amostay2004]

Ahh, K-dogg :tu

 

[kinch2002]

I got 4 of your solves. There's a 7.58, and 3 where I didn't actually get the timer in shot, I timed at around 10s, 8s and just over 11s.

Oh cool, thanks. Can you youtube them?

 

[Toad]

She's learnt 2look OLL already since Sunday

Who's up for bullying her into making a forum account?

 

[Cube-Fu]

-That was the best competition out of the two I've been too.
-It was also the worst
-It was great to see Matt, I didn't see him enough
-It was great to talk to all the champions, you should all be proud your success doesn't go to your heads
-Charlie's sweet and good at organising the contests
-Joey's smaller than I remember, but stockier
-Lars is taller than I remember, but still nice
-I miss Arnaud
-there were some fantastic times all over, almost none of them mine
-I wish I could visit Thom's brain, whenever I need new rythms
-I think this competition makes me the second best Rouxer
-how nice is Bristol? I was plesantly surprised
-you should all come to the woods with me, and sit around the fire, eating game stew
-where did I put my pen?
-where did I put my hat?
-what's that on my toe?
-will America pull out of the war by the end of this year?
-I'm not crazy, it's everyone else
-people who made me laugh the most ... Matthew! Aggasi, Breandon, Rowan, Lars
-people I enjoyed talking to the most ... Matthew! Aggasi, Breandon, Rowan, Lars, Conrad, Rob, Thom and of course ... Chuckers! (sorry if I left anyone out, or played the game wrong ... I'm new to having fun)

 

[Cube-Fu]

Oh! And Thom, I sleep on the floor every night, it's a great idea.

 

[CharlieCooper]

Lol is my name Chuckers now? Can roll with that.

Boys, a few things:

WHY do I keep finding random socks in strange places, i.e. under sofa cushions, in cups, behind televisions and under carpets? (They aren't mine, I have feet half the size of yours. These socks can be laundered and returned along with the random selection of garments left, if you can identify them)
WHY are there multiple cups with strange liquids in? (The fact that I have only just noticed these leads me to my next point...)
WHY are these cups balanced in the most peculiar of places? Book shelf anyone? Top ledge of the window thing? On top of the upper kitchen units? (How do you even reach there?)

You are a funny lot. I've now officially tidied, and will attack hoovering some more later. Bonus points to Kir, Joey and Mark for noticing the hoovering when they came in

.........

Also, getting rid of carrot cake is quite hard until you pretend that is the only cake option and that there isn't any lemon at all.

What is this fridge challenge?

Beast pizzas are beast. I've never been in a large enough group to order two, but the challenge next time is to get three BRB, getting a bigger flat.

 

[MichaelErskine]

- No one took a shower after the first day

Not true! You were still asleep Amos. I was foamburst fresh on Sunday morning!