Weekly competition 2009-48

[trying-to-speedcube...]

2x2bld: 36.15(speedBLD) 26.38(Old Pochmann) 1:06.90(BH)

 

[Wasil]

2x2:
1. 14,42
2. 16,09
3. (5,92)
4. (16,25)
5. 12,91

Average: 14,47 (fail, fail, fail)

3x3:
1. (24,20)
2. 26,16
3. 24,66
4. (26,94)
5. 24,83

Average: 25,22

4x4:
1. (2:18,53)
2. (3:01,45)
3. 2:32,89
4. 2:20,01
5. 2:23,06

Average: 2:25,32

2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 Relay:
- 3:12,72

 

[Mike Hughey]

Thanks.

Mike, I have a question for you: How can you memorize a 7x7x7 faster than 10 cubes? Correct me if I am wrong, but a 7x7x7 is about 10 cubes regarding the amount to memorize?

The number of pieces for a 7x7x7 is 212, where 10 3x3x3's is 200. So at first it seems like it would be worse. But I definitely find it easier. I guess one thing is that there tend to be quite many centers already solved, which probably cuts down the number of pieces below 200. The other thing is that there aren't so many special cases to deal with. With 3x3x3, you have to deal with flipped edges and/or twisted-in-place corners. They take up a significant amount of my time. For 7x7x7, none of that is there - it's all very smooth and straightforward.

I think it's also true that simply having to manipulate that many cubes makes it tougher for me. I do wonder if that means that if I would just stop reviewing along the way, maybe I could speed up on multi? I may try that next time. I keep hoping I'll eventually find a way to speed up to catch up to everyone else.

Anyway, really nice job on that 11/12!

 

[Edmund]

I did these late last night/ early this morning just didn't put 'em down from cubemania cause I was so tired. Right now I can't get good OH at all.
oh
30.31
30.66, 32.08, 28.19, (37.50), (26.16)
Comment: Done while I was tired but it didn't affect me. Pretty normal average but now I'm in this freaking slump!

3x3
16.20
(19.21), (11.51), 16.33, 15.00, 17.27
Comment: Inconsistent, all nl. 11.51 was just blazing through other than that maybe a little better than mediocre.

 

[ero'2x]

5x5x5
5: 03:10.57 x
4: 03:39.29 x
3: (03:09.51) x
2: (03:49.70) x
1: 03:15.92 x
avg=03:21.xx

3x3x3

5: 00:34.15 x
4: 00:34.34 x
3: 00:40.03 x
2: 00:32.59 x
1: 00:45.73 x
avg=00:36.17
holy crap.....

 

[PM 1729]

3x3x3 bld: 1:44.87, 2:56.83 , DNF =1:44.87
Comment: PB !Yay.Second solve had bad recall delays .The first solve made me go really fast on memo on the second and third causing recall delays.Third one was 2:18 .

 

[ianini]

Magic: 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.02 0.97 = 1 avg

 

[SimonWestlund]

2x2: 4.39, 3.82, 2.51, 4.68, 5.33 = 4.30 - Quite lucky I guess..
3x3: 10.80, 12.97, 15.21, 10.75, 10.81 = 11.53 - wow, weird average..
4x4: 51.20, 50.68, 1:02.78, 1:00.87, 1:06.26 = 58.28 - 7/10 parities -.-
5x5: 1:29.07, 1:56.49, 1:50.80, 1:31.64, 1:46.98 = 1:43.14 - LOL, what the hell? 1:29 is PB, then I choked.
6x6: 3:51.83, 3:20.48, 3:26.88, 3:16.19, 3:38.02 = 3:28.46 - 8/10 parities.
7x7: 5:53.36, 6:27.79, 6:20.80, 6:13.24, 5:41.01 = 6:09.13 - Wow! PB single and average.
2x2 BLD:
3x3 BLD:
Multi BLD:
3x3 OH: 27.48, 24.68, 26.62, 29.01, 33.58 = 27.70
3x3 MTS:
3x3 WF:
3x3 FMC:
2-4 relay: 1:18.31- nice
2-5 relay:
Magic: 1.56, 1.66, 1.75, 1.56, 1.52 = 1.59
Megaminx:
Clock: 14.48, 18.00, 14.73, 17.25, 12.56 = 15.48
Pyraminx: 9.69, 6.00, 4.72, 6.17, 6.81 = 6.32
Square1: 21.00, 16.98, 13.35, 25.64, 21.29 = 19.75 - Two lucky solves. Only 1 parity.


I'll see if I do them all..

 

[Lumej]

Lumej:

2x2: (21.56), 15.41, 15.78, 16.40, (14.06) = 15.86
3x3: 26.97, 26.25, 24.09, (27.29), (22.35) = 25.77
4x4: 1:47.15, 1:51.80, (1:45.42), (2:14.94), 2:05.89 = 1:54.95
first sub 2 avg =), and PB single
5x5: (4:49.10), 3:38.47, 3:46.37, (3:33.56), 4:29.85 = 3:58.23
First sub 4 avg...
7x7: (12:22.25), (14:18.25), 13:17.94, 13:39.14, 13:11.65 = 13:22.91
2-3-4: 2:56.97
2-3-4-5: 9:02.60
messed up the parity alg on the 5x5, had to redo some centers and edges...
3x3BLD: 12:10.29 (8min), DNF, 12:47.45 (9.3min) = 12:10.29
This is my first time doing blind again after ... maybe a couple of months. I had one sucess, then I stopped, since I was scared to DNF, then I tried again, DNFed... stopped, and now I tried it again. It's worth it, the feeling of seeing a solved cube when I open my eyes is so cool =)
The second one had 4 edges wrong
3x3oh: 1:44.61, 1:21.41, 1:21.79, 1:01.85, 1:15.70 = 1:21.02
3x3ft: (DNF), 8:02.62, 10:18.57, (5:29.14), 5:52.07 = 8:04.42
On the first solve my cube popped on the last turn....6 pieces.... grrr...
MTS: 2:38.96, (4:50.11), 2:29.09, 3:49.05, (2:10.92) = 2:59.03
Megaminx: 4:30.26, 4:28.44, 4:25.73, (5:08.25), (4:23.52) = 4:28.14
Clock: 32.75, (41.53), (31.56), 32.60, 39.43 = 34.93
Sq-1: 1:57.89, (1:40.33), 2:41.83, (4:01.49), 1:45.97 = 2:08.56
no parity at all, but still incredible inconsistent...

 

[Hong_Zhang]

2x2 [8.83] 6.76 (5.30) 7.19 6.72 Avg6.89
not so good
3x3 22.37 [24.37] 21.65 22.14 (19.83) Avg22.05
ok
4x4 1:25.71 1:31.45 [1:55.68] (1:21.96) 1:39.69 Avg1:32.28
5x5 2:43.13 2:37.26 [2:50.57] 2:40.13 (2:31.99) Avg2:40.17
7x7 8:57.35 (7:58.51) [9:10.87] 8:47.87 8:44.53 Avg8:49.92
single&average PB
2x2bld 1:02.14 48.53 (43.87)
3x3bld 2:42.22 2:46.94 (2:35.20)
3x3oh 1:07.88 [1:14.88] 1:09.91 1:08.30 (53.55) Avg1:08.70
not good at oh
3x3ft 3:30.15 3:37.72 (2:54.96) [4:03.80] 3:11.25 Avg3:26.37
3x3ms 1:30.43 [1:41.39] (1:16.42) 1:22.51 1:20.23 Avg1:24.39
234relay 2:17.07
2345relay 4:34.57 (pb)
Pyra 10.73 10.71 (10.17) 11.30 [11.89] Avg10.91
Mega 3:08.77 3:10.76 [3:15.29] 2:51.37 (2:49.59) Avg3:03.63
SQ-1 [35.22] (29.80) 31.84 35.18 31.15 Avg32.72
Multi 3/3 16:52.57(pb)

 

[joey]

3x3: 13.94 13.25 13.52 (12.90) (14.72) => 13.57
Bad, not warmed up.
(47.58) 55.47(P) (60.38) (P, text from charlie) 59.19 58.81 => 57.82
Baaaad. I did my first 3 solves in a row.. but the last two I had several hour breaks (I was busy) in between them, so didn't have warm hands.

 

[salshort]

3x3x3: (22.44) (38.10) 33.29 35.19 34.67 = 34.38
owch.

3x3x3 OH: 1:15.98 58.76 56.79 (54.09) (1:17.78) = 1:03.84

Pyraminx: 13.09 13.28 12.58 (13.86) (8.52) = 12.98

 

[ender9994]

2x2: DNF, 16.98, (7.38), 11.39, 8.86 ...12.41 avg ....should have just dnf'd the second solve.

3x3: 25.53, DNF, 23.64, (20.80), 23.26 ... 24.14 avg

Pyraminx: DNF, (11.61), 26.97, 19.89, 15.95 ... 20.94 avg

3x3 blind: 6:21.69, 5:24.55, DNF

Notes: First solve was done in a library, so I had to turn it really slow in order to be quite...I just couldn't wait till I was home to solve

 

[blah]

3x3x3 Blindfolded: 1:17.86, 1:08.80, 1:13.02 = 1:08.80

First three attempts since Thankscubing. I think my accuracy's pretty good for now. But I need to switch to a new method

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3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded: 4/4 10:19.40

NOOO! I wanted to Stackmat this so badly Non-Stackmatability aside, this attempt is three times as fast as the best 4/4 time in the WCA database And it beat all the 3/3 and 2/3 times, too. I think I deserve to be proud of this

By the way, this is my first 4/4 after two 12:xx failures (both 3/4) I think I've come up with a pretty sweet memo method for multiBLD, so now all I have to do is switch to R2... :rolleyes:

 

[MichaelErskine]

Michael Eskine
2x2x2: (18.85), 12.90, (9.08), 14.04, 17.71 = 14.88
3x3x3: 40.18, 42.36, (45.73), 43.95, (36.96+) = 42.16
4x4x4: 2:50.82, (2:03.88), 2:50.67, (3:16.02), 3:11.60 = 2:57.70
(damn! Way slower than my current average)
5x5x5: 4:25.79, (4:57.86), 4:35.91, (4:19.55), 4:22.25 = 4:27.98
6x6x6: (11:50.66), 9:31.22, (8:04.01), 8:25.65, 10:14.56 = 9:23.81
(Oh jeez, this is dire - inaccurate turns too regularly result in massive pops)
7x7x7: 13:20.56, 13:16.85, (14:50.75), (12:14.88), 13:23.72 = 13:20.38
3x3x3 Blindfolded: DNF (all 12 edges in 9 mins - very pleased), DNF (memo pretty quick but failed to undo a setup move), DNF (spent ages memorising but failed somewhere in execution) = DNF
3x3x3 One Handed: 1:31.90, (1:37.69), 1:35.45, (1:12.36), 1:31.66 = 1:33.00
2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 Relay: 3:35.60
2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 + 5x5x5 Relay: 8:22.27
Magic: 2.51, (3.17), 2.27, (2.08), 2.36 = 2.38
Clock: (51.47), (25.11), 30.79, 31.08, 27.25 = 29.71
MegaMinx: 5:28.08, 5:42.44, 5:51.36, (4:42.34), (5:59.05) = 5:40.63
PyraMinx: 17.28, (15.51), (23.46), 19.25, 19.89 = 18.81

 

[MatsBergsten]

3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded: 4/4 10:19.40
this attempt is three times as fast as the best 4/4 time in the WCA database I think I deserve to be proud of this

Yes, very impressing, you must be the fastest Multi solver around right now. With this speed you almost have room for 24 cubes in an hour!! (I know it's not linear growth)

And this makes me do more than 4 cubes in Multi this week, as I can never match your speed. And it's also a long way to Micaels 10 points.

 

[Tomk]

3x3x3 : 33.96 38.60 38.28 33.20 30.39 27.84

 

[Novriil]

2x2x2
(11.52), 9.21, 7.88, 8.61, (7.27) = 8.57
Wow.. got only better.. although the average isn't that great. Need to start using CLL.

3x3x3
18.33, 19.60, 21.75, (15.72), (21.98) =19.89

Last one screwed the average but I'm happy with the times because I just woke and they are nice times for me.

4x4x4
(2:08.73), 1:29.44, 1:29.22, (1:18.13), 1:31.00 = 1:29.89
Wow.. really good. both single and average PBs.. First one I messed up on OLL parity alg and then started again Fortunately only 4 centers were messed up easily and only 4 edges too.

5x5x5
2:50.08, 2:30.00, (2:56.16), 2:26.67, (1:59.71) = 2:35.58
Really good times. First sub-2!!!!! PLL skip also. And ofcourse an epic average PB.

6x6x6
Maybe.. will.. come?

2x2x2 Blindfolded
51.24, DNF(43.09), DNF(20.80) = 51.24
The last one was a stupid mistake.. two flipped corners.

3x3x3 Blindfolded
maybe later.

3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded
I'll try two later.

3x3x3 One Handed
44.52, 43.86, (45.44), (28.91), 43.12 = 43.83
Not a good average but VERY nice PB single. So nice OLL skip.

3x3x3 With Feet
Later.

3x3x3 Fewest Moves
Definitely later.

2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 Relay
2:01.34
Very nice. So close to sub-2.. 2x2 and 3x3 went well but 4x4 wasn't so good.

2x2x2 + 3x3x3 + 4x4x4 + 5x5x5 Relay
4:46.40
Pretty good.. 2x2 ended about about 5 sec (nice CLL case that I knew), 3x3 ended at 22-23 sec, 4x4 ended about 2 minutes and 5x5 you can see the time.

MegaMinx
3:34.19, (2:49.13), 3:36.30, 3:10.13, (DNF) = 3:26.87
Nice times actually.. although I don't practise my times have gotten better by 10 sec. Last one messed up last corner cycle

PyraMinx
8.34, (4.71), 6.17, (10.12), 9.43 = 7.98
Okay times. Not very good not bad.. not bad at all.

Square-1
wait....

I'll continue later.. I have to go.

 

[Yes We Can!]

Why did you post the scrambles again?
We already have them ^^

 

[MTGjumper]

2x2: (4.59), 4.29, 4.58, 3.79, (2.26) = 4.22
I've actually been practising 2x2 recently

3x3: 11.86, (12.71), (10.60), 12.28, 11.62 = 11.92
Very nice

4x4: 56.55, 55.63, 1:00.45, (1:00.87), (54.82) = 57.54
Breaking in my mini QJ.

5x5:

234:

2345:

OH: 28.68, (32.55), 31.11, (26.79), 29.49 = 29.76
Haven't practised for ages.

Sq-1: (14.32), 14.65, (17.19), 15.40, 15.09 = 15.05
Grr, parity on last three.

FMC: