Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Lost one of my Type D screws

Today I was being real dumb and I lost one screw of my Type D DIY cube! The Type A core is broken too! -(

I have to use my store bought cube now. It turns better than my DIY because I've used it more, sanded it, and lubricated more, but it doesn't cut corners very well. It's not that bad at cutting corners but I do lock up more than with my DIY cube.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

3x3 10/12 solve average

PB 3x3 10/12 solve average. SD was not that good but great average! =)

Statistics for 07-23-2008 21:09:06

Average: 21.49
Standard Deviation: 2.87
Best Time: 17.40
Worst Time: 28.96
Individual Times:
1. 23.78 D B2 F' D U' F' D B2 D2 U2 L B2 D2 R2 B2 F U2 L D U2 L R B L' R'
2. 19.92 B2 F2 U L' R2 B' L' R F2 D2 U2 R2 D L2 R' B F L' R F D R F' D' U2
3. 21.40 B F U' B L B' F D U' B2 D2 F2 L2 R2 D2 U2 B' R2 B2 R2 B2 F2 U L2 R
4. 20.79 D' U2 B F2 U' L2 R' F2 L2 R B' R' D2 U2 R' U2 B L R B2 L2 R2 B' F D'
5. 21.22 D2 L R B' F U' F' D' R B' L B D' U B' F2 L D2 L2 R D' U F2 R D2
6. 22.13 D' B' F D B2 U R' D U L2 R2 B U2 L' F2 R2 B U2 B F' R' B' L2 D U
7. 18.41 D U B2 D B' L R2 F' R D2 R2 B F' D' B F D B D2 B F D' U' F2 U'
8. 27.87 U' L R F2 L2 R' D2 L B L R B2 L' F R F L D2 U F L' B R2 F2 D
9. 21.77 R D U L B2 D2 F2 R2 U' F' D U' B U B2 F2 U' F' U2 B2 D2 B U2 L2 D2
10. (28.96) D' L R D U2 B F' L' D' L F2 L2 D2 U R B' F' D U2 F2 D B F D' L'
11. 17.57 D2 L2 R2 B' F' U F L' R' B2 F L F R2 B2 F D2 B2 U' L R' B F2 D' F
12. (17.40) B F2 L R2 D F' L D' R2 F2 D2 U B' D B' D F R' U2 B2 D U2 L' R' F

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

3x3 lucky single solve

PB 3x3 Lucky (PLL Skip) Single of 14.50 seconds.

Cross was easy, F2L was done at 11 seconds, and the cross was already formed for 2 Look OLL.

Sunday, July 13, 2008

3x3 lucky single solve

PB 3x3 Lucky (PLL Skip) Single of 15.07 seconds

Scramble (White on top, green on front): U R F B D2 U2 B' L R D U' L B L' U2 L F' L' B' F2 U2 D2 R' L' F

Cross: z2 R L' U' R' F R
F2L 1: U y L' U L
F2L 2: L U' L' y L' U2 L U' L' U L
F2L 3: U2 R U' R2' U R
F2L 4: U2 R U R' U' F R' F' R
OLL: U' F U R U' R' F' U' l' U' L' U R U' L U

Friday, July 11, 2008

3x3 10/12 solve average

PB 3x3 10/12 solve average! The times are pretty consistent too. I think I can consistently averages 23 seconds now because of my new hybrid cube and being more relaxed Smiley My F2L is also a lot better.

Statistics for 07-11-2008 13:34:18

Average: 22.46
Standard Deviation: 2.02
Best Time: 18.31
Worst Time: 29.74
Individual Times:
1. 22.22 F' R2 B R B2 U L F' D2 U2 F' L U2 R B2 D2 U' L R2 U' L' B F2 R' U2
2. 20.77 D U F2 D' B' D U' F' L' U' L2 R' F2 L D2 U' L U B L B2 U' B F' U
3. 21.80 L2 R2 F' D R U2 L' R' D2 U F2 D L2 R B F U' B2 F' U2 L B F' D U2
4. (18.31) L2 R2 D' F U' B2 F D2 U' R B' F2 L R F2 D2 F' R' D' U2 R' D U F2 L2
5. 26.55 U2 L R2 F' R' F' U B2 D U R2 U L2 R' U' F D2 U' L2 R F' D2 L2 R' D'
6. 24.46 D2 U' B F' D' F' R' D2 U R2 D' R' D U2 B2 D' B L2 B2 F2 U B2 D2 U R
7. 23.96 F2 D2 B R' U' R U B R2 F' U B' F R2 U F' L2 D' U B F' D' U2 L R
8. 21.72 F' D' U B L2 R' B F D2 L2 B' F L B F2 L2 R B2 F L2 U2 R' D' B' U2
9. (29.74) B2 D B' L2 R' D' U2 L2 B2 R2 U' B F R' D L' U2 L' R' F L R' B F2 D'
10. 22.21 F' D U L' R D2 U2 F' U' F2 U L2 U2 B D' L2 R' U2 B F2 D U2 R U R
11. 21.45 L R2 D U' B' D' L' D B F' D' U L R2 F2 U2 F2 U F2 D U2 F D L2 R
12. 19.50 L D' U L F U' F' U B2 F2 R2 B' D' L R D2 U2 B' F2 U B' F L R2 U=)

Thursday, July 10, 2008

My Eastsheen 2x2 broke

Today my neighbors and I were playing Man Hunt. (Hide and go seek tag in the dark). So one of my neighbors and I were in "jail" and he was playing with my Eastsheen 2x2 cube. All of a sudden, he saw one of our teammates get tagged, he got so excited, that he slammed my 2x2 on the ground. =(

After looking for some pieces and going inside the house, I found out that the cube was broken. One part was in fragments, and they were a lot of pieces missing still. I probably won't get another 2x2 for a long time, and I was just getting REALLY good at it today! =(

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

New hybrid cube

I made a hybrid 3x3x3 cube that turns great and cuts corners incredibly. It is now my main speed cube. Here's the story.

I have one store bought cube, I used it for about 4 months until after I got a Type D DIY, and it has been sanded a couple of times lightly with a file and steel wool. It has also been lubricated a few times with silicone lubricant spray. The cube has become looser because the sanding has made the cubies smaller, and it turns VERY fast, but it locks up a lot =(

Lately I haven't been happy with my lubricated Type D cube with a Type A core inside. It just feels slow compared to my store bought cube. So I thought, why don't I mix the cubes up? So today, I replaced the Type D cubies with store bought cubies in my Type D cube, and..... WOW, it's AWESOME!!!! It's just like my regular store bought cube, but it cuts corners wonderfully because of the Type A core, and now I can adjust the tension! It's still pretty loose, and I've only played it for like 5 minutes so I'm not too used to it, but it's WONDERFUL! =D.

Friday, July 4, 2008

Thursday, July 3, 2008

First 5x5 solve

I solved my 5x5 Eastsheen Cube. I think it took me over 30 minutes. =D
The centers were REALLY confusing, the edge pieces were easy except the last pair. I'm glad there's no OLL parity and I didn't come upon a PLL parity (not sure if there is one). I'm not going to solve it again in a while, I just solved it because my cousins wanted me to.

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

2x2 10/12 solve averages

PB 2x2 10/12 solve average!

Pretty nice SD. My 2x2 is lubricated too much so it's hard to control =(


Statistics for 07-02-2008 22:27:13

Average: 10.72
Standard Deviation: 0.95
Best Time: 8.43
Worst Time: 14.08
Individual Times:
1. 11.30 F U R2 U2 R2 F' U2 F2 U2 F' R' U2 R2 F' R2 U F2 R' F2 R' F' R U' R U2
2. (8.43) R2 U F' R' U2 F U' R F' R U2 F' U2 F R2 F2 R' F' R U' F R' F2 U' F'
3. 11.65 F U2 R2 F2 U R' F U' F R' U' F' R2 U2 R2 U' R' U R U2 R' U' F R' F2
4. 11.47 R' U F2 R U2 F' R U R' F' R F U' F2 R' U F' U' R2 F' R F2 R F U2
5. 10.60+ F2 U' R2 F2 R F U2 F2 R U' F' R F' R' F2 R F' U' R2 U' R F' U2 F' R2
6. 9.76 R2 F' U F U2 F R U F2 R' F U2 R2 F2 U' R' F2 U F U R2 F U F2 U
7. 10.65 U' R F' R' F R' U2 F' R2 F2 R2 U2 F R U2 R' U2 F' R' U2 R' F R2 F' R'
8. 11.10 R' F R2 F' R U F R2 U2 R2 U R2 F' R2 U2 R' U R F U2 R F R F2 U2
9. 11.94 F U F R U' R F' R F2 U' F R2 F R F2 R2 F U' R F' U F' U' F2 U'
10. 9.16 R U R U2 F U' F' U F' R' F R2 U' F U2 R2 F' U2 F' U2 F2 U R2 U' F
11. 9.53 U' F2 U2 F U' F' U2 R U F' R2 U' F2 U' F2 R2 U R' U' R U2 R F' R U2
12. (14.08) U' R U' F2 U2 R' F' R U' F' R' U F U2 F R' U F R2 F R2 U' F' R2 U2

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PB 2x2 10/12 solve average! SD was bad...

Statistics for 07-02-2008 22:50:38

Average: 10.48
Standard Deviation: 2.22
Best Time: 6.92
Worst Time: 17.22
Individual Times:
1. 7.00 F R2 F' U F U2 R2 F U' R2 F U2 F' R U' R F2 U2 R F' U R' F U2 F2
2. 10.16 R U2 R U R2 U F U' F' R' U2 R' F2 R' U R2 U R2 F2 R' F2 U' R2 U' R2
3. 11.13 F2 U F R2 F2 R U2 R' U2 R' U R' F U' F2 R U R2 F2 U' F2 R2 U2 F R'
4. 9.53 F' R U F' R' F' R U R U2 F R2 U F R' F R U2 R F U' F' U2 F R
5. 10.75 R2 U' R' F' U' F' U F' R2 F2 R' F R2 U F R' U' F2 U' R U2 F2 R F U2
6. 13.73 F U' F2 U2 R2 U' F' U F U R F U' F U2 F' U R2 U R U R U R2 U2
7. (6.92) U2 R' U R2 U2 F2 R' U F2 R2 U2 R2 U R U' F U' R2 F' R F2 R2 U2 F' R
8. 14.09 R2 F' R2 U F2 R U' F2 R U' R' U R2 U' R F' R U2 F R' F2 R' F' U' F'
9. 7.89 R F2 R F2 U' R' F' R2 U' F R U R2 U2 R2 U' R2 F' R F' U F R U' F'
10. 9.93 R2 U' F R F U' F U2 R2 F U' F R2 U' F2 U F R2 F U' R F2 U F R
11. 10.55 R2 F2 R U F' R F U F' R2 U2 F2 U2 F U F' R2 U' R' U' F' R' F2 R F2
12. (17.22) U2 F2 R2 F2 R' U' R' F U2 R' U F' U R' F2 R' F R2 U2 F R' F2 R' U' F'

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PB 2x2 10/12 solve average!

Statistics for 07-02-2008 23:47:20

Average: 10.05
Standard Deviation: 1.92
Best Time: 6.35
Worst Time: 12.50
Individual Times:
1. 6.48 F' R U2 R2 U R F' U2 R2 U' R2 U' F2 U2 F U' F R F' U F' R2 U2 F R2
2. 9.66 R F2 U' F U' F' U2 F2 U' F2 U2 F2 U' F2 R2 F2 U' F2 R U R2 F U2 R F
3. 11.99 U F' R' F' R2 U F U' F U2 F R2 F' R' U R' F2 U' F2 U F2 U' R2 F R2
4. 6.97 R F2 R' U2 R' F2 U' R' U' R2 U2 R' U2 R' U' R2 U' R2 U' R' F2 R2 F2 R' F'
5. (12.50) U' F' R2 F2 U F2 R2 U2 R U' F' R2 U' R' F' U2 F R2 U' F2 R' U' R U' R
6. (6.35) F2 R' F' U R2 F' U' F2 U' F U R F2 R' U F U' F' U2 F U R' F' R2 U
7. 10.37 F2 U2 R' F2 R' F U' F R2 U F2 R U' F2 U2 R2 F' R' U' F2 R F U2 F U
8. 10.15 F2 R' F' R2 U2 R2 U' F2 U2 F' R U F' U R' U' R' U2 F2 R2 U' F R U' R'
9. 11.72 U2 R' U' F2 R U F2 U2 F' U2 F' U2 F2 U F R' F2 R2 F U' R' F R2 F' R
10. 10.70 R' U F2 U F2 R F R2 F2 R' F2 U' F' R2 U R F U2 F R2 U2 F' R F2 R
11. 11.86 F' R2 U2 R2 F' R F R U R2 F U' R2 U2 R F' U' F' U F U R U2 F2 R2
12. 10.58 F2 R2 F U2 F R U F2 U F2 R' U2 R' U' F U' F' U2 R' F2 R2 F2 U2 R2 U

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

3x3 10/12 solve average, 2x2 3/5 solve averages

PB 3x3 10/12 solve average! Very consistent =)

Statistics for 07-01-2008 15:24:51

Average: 22.87
Standard Deviation: 1.23
Best Time: 20.11
Worst Time: 25.87
Individual Times:
1. (20.11) D' F' R' B' F2 L2 D' L2 R2 B' L' R2 D2 U2 B L U2 L R2 D2 L R D L B'
2. 22.89 L2 B2 F2 U2 B F L2 B2 D' R2 F2 L' R2 D' U2 B2 L2 R' D R2 B' D' B2 U' F2
3. (25.87) L2 R' B2 D' L' D2 L B' F2 R' F D2 U B' F2 L B' F L R2 F2 D2 U' L2 R'
4. 23.70 F D U2 R2 D' B F' L R2 F2 D' U' B2 F' L2 R' B' F2 L D2 U L D' U F
5. 22.31 L U' F' U' L2 R B F2 D R2 B' F2 L2 B2 F' L2 B' F2 D2 B2 F' D' U L U2
6. 22.26 U2 R2 B F' L' D B' U L' R2 D' B2 F' L R' D2 B2 F2 D2 L R U' F R' B'
7. 23.16 B2 L2 R2 D2 U2 B2 D2 B F2 L' R2 F2 L2 R2 B2 F2 L' R B' D2 R F2 D2 U' R2
8. 20.19 D2 U' B' U' L R B2 F' L B2 F U' R D' B' F2 U2 F2 D' L' D U' L2 B2 F2
9. 22.37 U2 B' F' R' D' L R2 U' F2 L R' U' L' R' F2 D U L' D U' B F U2 F2 L'
10. 23.13 F2 L' U R F U' L R' F2 R' D U2 F' L2 B D2 U2 L D B' F' L R U' B'
11. 23.97 B2 D2 B' F R' D2 L' U L R F' L' F D2 U' F2 D' U2 L' U F' R2 U' L' R
12. 24.72 R' B2 R2 B D2 U' L2 R D U2 L' F2 D2 U' F' R' F L2 R2 D' B' R B L2 R2

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PB 2x2 3/5 solve average!

Average: 11.19
Timer: www.cubemania.org

Individual Times:
1. 10.19
2. (13.84)
3. 11.19
4. 12.20
5. (9.20)

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PB 2x2 3/5 solve average!

Average: 10.68
Timer: www.cubemania.org

Individual Times:
1. 11.94
2. (6.82)
3. 9.78
4. (13.10)
5. 10.33