3x3 10/12 solve average

PB 10/12 solve average of 18.93 seconds!

Statistics for 12-07-2008 13:25:39

Average: 18.93
Standard Deviation: 1.85
Best Time: 15.56
Worst Time: 23.33
Individual Times:
1. 19.55 R' D' B L2 B2 F D2 L' R2 D2 U F U2 L2 R2 U2 L' B' R2 F L' B' F2 U2 F2
2. 17.81 B' R' D2 U' R D B2 F U L B F D U L2 R2 D L2 B' F L' R U' L2 R'
3. 19.73 R F' R F' D' U B' R2 B F' R B U' L' D2 R' F2 D' B' F R' D2 U L R
4. (23.33) B2 D2 L2 R B2 F' U L R' D U' L B2 U F D2 U2 L2 D' U L B' U B' D'
5. 18.05 F' L2 D2 U2 L R' F2 R2 F' L R U' B2 D' U2 L' R' D2 F' R D' L2 R2 B2 L
6. 22.93 F U' R2 D2 U B2 F U' F2 D' U2 L' F' R' U' F2 R' F' R2 D L R' B R D2
7. 18.40 L' U F' L U' F L2 F2 L R B2 D U2 B L2 R U2 B2 F L' U2 L' F' R' D2
8. (15.56) D L' R' D U L R D2 L R B F L D2 F D2 B' F' U2 L2 R D U B D2
9. 20.26 B2 F2 R2 B L' F D2 U2 B' F' R B' L R2 F2 L2 B2 F' D' U' L' R' B' F2 D'
10. 16.04 L' U' L' R B' F R B F' R' U B' F' R2 D' U L' D' U B F2 U' R' B2 D'
11. 16.91 D' U2 R' D' B2 D2 U' L2 R B' U L2 R B L F' L2 R' U' R2 B' F U2 F2 D2
12. 19.67 D L D2 B L2 R2 B2 U' L R2 F' D U' B F2 D F L R' B2 D2 U' L B2 F2

I just lubricated my cube with a new silicone spray, CRC Heavy Duty, and it's AMAZING. The feeling of the cube is awesome. I totally love it.

And this average was pretty nice, easy solves, and solve 10 and 11 were both PLL skips =D Finally a sub 19 second average! =)

3x3 10/12 solve average

PB 3x3 10/12 solve average of 19.62 seconds!

Statistics for 12-06-2008 16:18:43

Average: 19.62
Standard Deviation: 1.96
Best Time: 16.21
Worst Time: 27.64
Individual Times:
1. 19.83 B D' B' U2 L' R2 B' D2 B F' R2 D2 U' L' R B F L' B2 F L' B2 F2 U' R2
2. 22.40 D2 U' R' U2 B' R' B D' U' F' D L R B2 R' U2 B F' D2 L R' D2 U B2 D2
3. 18.10 L D U B' L R2 F' D B2 D' B' F' L F' L2 R' B D2 U F2 L R D R B'
4. (16.21) L' R2 U2 B' L2 R' B F L B L R' F' L2 R' D2 B2 D U B' F D2 U' L2 R2
5. 19.55 D' R D' B2 D U' R2 F2 U2 B2 D2 U R2 U' R' F2 D U2 L R2 B2 D2 U2 L' F'
6. 20.00 B U R2 B D2 U L2 R U2 R' B' F2 L F D L F2 U B2 R' D2 L R F R'
7. 17.28 D U2 B' F U2 L' R' D' U' L R' B F D F R' B' L2 D' U' L2 R2 F' D2 R
8. 21.32 L R2 D2 L2 F L' R B2 F2 U' B2 R2 D' B' F2 R2 D' R2 F' R2 B F2 L2 D' U'
9. 16.39 D2 R' B F2 D U2 F2 D' B2 F L2 F2 U' L R U R2 U2 B2 F L' R2 B2 F' D
10. 22.57 L' R B D R D' U' R2 D2 U L' R F' L' F U L' R' F' D L R2 D U2 F
11. (27.64) F2 D' U B' L' B L2 D L' R2 B2 F D2 R D2 B2 F' D2 U R' B F' L' R2 B
12. 18.76 U2 B' F2 D' B2 F D2 F L U F2 D2 B2 F L' F D2 U2 B F2 D2 L2 D2 B F'

I'm happy about this average, kind of surprised on how good it was. =)

Magic single solves

PB Magic single solve of 1.43 seconds!

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PB Magic single solve of 1.38 seconds!

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PB Magic single solve of 1.36 seconds!

I was doing this in Study Hall at school, because I finished my homework. A string had snapped so the magic was looser, making it go faster. That's the main reason I got these times. =D (Later my magic fell apart)

Magic 3/5 solve average

PB Magic 3/5 solve average of 1.55 seconds!

I even got it on video! Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqmwWtzPpek

Statistics for 12-03-2008 21:22:32

Average: 1.55
Standard Deviation: 0.05
Best Time: 1.50
Worst Time: 3.28
Individual Times:
1. 1.53
2. (5.28+)
3. 1.61
4. 1.50
5. (1.50)

Magic single and 3/5 solve average

Magic is fun! =)

PB Magic single solve of 1.47 seconds!

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PB Magic 3/5 solve average of 1.65 seconds!

Statistics for 12-02-2008 18:51:05

Average: 1.65
Standard Deviation: 0.07
Best Time: 1.56
Worst Time: 1.80
Individual Times:
1. 1.59
2. 1.61
3. (1.80)
4. (1.56)
5. 1.75

I'm probably not going to do 10/12 solve averages soon because I get too many DNFs.

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

PB 2x2 3/5 solve average of 8.59 seconds!

This was a REALLY good average, using the Ortega method I just learned two days ago.

Statistics for 11-28-2008 11:24:08

Average: 8.59
Standard Deviation: 0.30
Best Time: 7.95
Worst Time: 9.21
Individual Times:
1. (7.95) U2 R U F' R' U R' U F2 R F R U2 R' U' R F2 U' R U2 R' U2 R' U R
2. 8.88 R' U2 F' R2 F R2 F R' F' R2 U' R F' R' U F2 R' U2 R' U F R' U R2 U
3. 8.72 R' F U' R' F2 R2 F R F R2 U2 R U' F2 R' U' F' U F2 U' R2 U R U' R'
4. (9.21) R2 U2 F' U2 R' U R U2 R2 U F' U' R2 F' U' F R F2 U2 F R' F U' F U
5. 8.18 R U F R F2 U2 R2 F2 U R U R' U' F U2 F2 R U' R F2 R U F R' F2

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PB 2x2 3/5 solve average of 7.89 seconds!

The solves were really good, but then the last one I made like 5 mistakes =D

Statistics for 11-28-2008 14:59:41

Average: 7.89
Standard Deviation: 0.60
Best Time: 6.73
Worst Time: 28.95
Individual Times:
1. 8.74 U2 F2 U2 R2 U2 F R2 U2 R F' R2 F U R F' U' R2 F R' F' R' F' R' F R2
2. 7.51 F2 R F2 R2 U R U' R2 F' R2 U R' F U2 F2 U2 R' U2 R' F' U' F' R' F' R2
3. (6.73) F' R U' F' R2 F U2 R U' R F' R2 U2 R2 F' U R' U F R' F' R2 U' R F2
4. 7.43 R2 U R2 F' R2 U F' R' U R2 U' R2 U' F' R' U' F2 R U' F R U F' R U
5. (28.95) U' F2 U R F R U' F R U F2 R' F' U' R' U2 R' F' U' F R' F' R2 U' F

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So I continued that 3/5 solve average into a 10/12 solve average and.......

PB 2x2 10/12 solve average of 9.83 seconds!

Statistics for 11-28-2008 15:00:07

Average: 9.83
Standard Deviation: 2.13
Best Time: 6.73
Worst Time: 28.95
Individual Times:
1. 8.74 U2 F2 U2 R2 U2 F R2 U2 R F' R2 F U R F' U' R2 F R' F' R' F' R' F R2
2. 7.51 F2 R F2 R2 U R U' R2 F' R2 U R' F U2 F2 U2 R' U2 R' F' U' F' R' F' R2
3. (6.73) F' R U' F' R2 F U2 R U' R F' R2 U2 R2 F' U R' U F R' F' R2 U' R F2
4. 7.43 R2 U R2 F' R2 U F' R' U R2 U' R2 U' F' R' U' F2 R U' F R U F' R U
5. (28.95) U' F2 U R F R U' F R U F2 R' F' U' R' U2 R' F' U' F R' F' R2 U' F
6. 10.34 U R2 U R' U R F U' F U F R' U2 R U2 F' U' R2 F' U2 R' U2 F2 R F
7. 9.49 U2 R2 F R' U2 R F' U F2 U F' R2 F2 U R2 U R F R U2 R' F U2 R' F
8. 10.84 F2 R' F R' F' R2 U2 F2 U2 F R U R' U2 R' F U' R F2 R' F2 R2 U F' R
9. 12.81 F' U' R2 U2 F' R' F R2 F R F' R' F R2 F' U2 F2 R2 U' F' R F R F' U2
10. 14.07 U F2 U2 F2 R U2 R U F R U2 R U R U2 F R F2 R2 U2 R' F' R' F' U'
11. 7.72 R F2 R2 U F2 R2 F R2 F2 R2 F2 U' R2 F U' F' U2 F R2 F' R2 F R U2 F'
12. 9.35 F R U R F R U F' U2 F2 U' F U2 F U F R' F R F U' F R2 F' R

For some reason, my fingers get REALLY sweaty when doing 2x2, and I have stickers on them....

Westchester Fall 2008, New cubes

I got home from the Weschester Fall 2008 competition!

It was a lot of fun and I brought the same three friends I brought to the Newark Open 2008.

First round was 3x3, and I did not do very good. I got a 19 second average so it was so so. I made it into the 2nd round though! The first round took a very long time, went to like 12:30 and we started at like 9:45.

Then it was 2x2. I don't know what my average was but I did bad. Like I think it was 11 seconds or something.

Then came 3x3 OH. I didn't make it even close to the qualifications (lower than 35 seconds) but I got a new PB! =(

Magic was next. I got some new PBs but then I got a +2 on one of the solves and a DNF also. So I think my average is going to be worse than the average I got at Newark Open 2008.

Finally we got to the second round of 3x3. I did worse and got like a 20 second average. Didn't make it to the finals. =(

Last came 3x3 BLD. I had yet to complete one successful solve but I learned the method, so what the heck, it doesn't hurt to try. So I tried all 3 attempts and on all of them I wasn't even close to getting a successful solve.

Because of the amount of time the first 3x3 round took, a lot of the events were cut. They were: 4x4 speed, 5x5 speed, 4x4 BLD, 5x5 BLD, 3x3 Mutli-BLD, 6x6 Unofficial. I was unhappy about 4x4 and 5x5 speed because I actually practiced a little bit and I wanted to get better times! =(

Like Newark Open 2008, I made another AWESOME trade. The same kid gave me a used white V-Cube 7, and I gave him an Eastsheen 4x4, and my storebought 3x3. LOL. And then he wanted to refund my 5x5 trade I did with him at Newark but then later he got a brand new black V5 from Dan Cohen for $40.

It was an awesome competition, but I didn't do so well as expected. =( Well now I have lots of time to improve for the next competition (which will probably be in 2009)

I also saw Drew's awesome puzzles he built, including two Teraminx's!

One last thing, Rowe Hessler got a 52 second BLD solve. Shame I didn't see one of his great solves again. =(