What constitutes a beautiful solve?

[ShadenSmith]

I was thinking about the actual moves, but other people are talking about the execution.

That's what I was thinking as well. There aren't very many speedsolves that I would call beautiful. Harris Chan and Edouard Chambon would be a few of the speedcubers I would say have beautiful solves, because of their precision turning and almost flawless look-ahead.

 

[Shamah02]

The first solve on this vid of Harris Chan is just AMAZING!
It is sloww turning though

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bMSl4rzeDcI

 

[badmephisto]

The first solve on this vid of Harris Chan is just AMAZING!
It is sloww turning though

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bMSl4rzeDcI

its nice, but his speed wasnt constant and he missed a U turn with his finger near the end, and he took too long to recognize PLL But yea, I find those slow turning ones very nice as well

 

[rubiksfriend]

Marc Waterman solving.

 

[fanwuq]

I was thinking about the actual moves, but other people are talking about the execution.

That's what I was thinking as well. There aren't very many speedsolves that I would call beautiful. Harris Chan and Edouard Chambon would be a few of the speedcubers I would say have beautiful solves, because of their precision turning and almost flawless look-ahead.

I also think of the solution, not execution.

Heise Method solutions under 40 moves are nice.

 

[FU]

Smooth and fast turning with no delays in F2L, lightning quick OLL and PLLs, preferrably cool-looking ones too Like A perm -> x' R U' R z' R2 U' L U R2 z R2, slice H / Z perms, etc.