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bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
let's see who can solve it the fastest!

i know asemi can solve it, and so can i. anyone else?

videos are great to prove your speed
phi_'s avatar
15 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
In high school I had a sub-2'00" time. But that was a looooong time ago.
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
you should start practicing. my record is 57 seconds i think
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
oh shit I will make videos soon. good thread!

if anyone would like a really good timing program, try jnetcube . it runs on all platforms, I think. ones that support Java, at least.

these are my last times, from February of this year:

----- JNetCube Session Statistics for Wed Feb 27 22:22:10 EST 2008 -----

Cubes Solved: 12
Total Pops: 0
Average: 1:04.62

Fastest Time: 48.49
Slowest Time: 1:15.54
Standard Deviation: 07.31

Individual Times:
1) 1:15.54 U2 R' U2 B R' D' U' L2 R' F2 U2 F R2 D' F2 B2 U' F2 D F' B L D2 U' B2
2) 1:13.50 U' F2 D' L2 F U2 B' D2 L2 F' D B U2 R' U B U B' L' F2 B2 L' U2 D2 B2
3) 57.44 R2 B F' R U' D' R' B L' F' D2 U R2 B2 R F2 U B2 L D' B2 U D2 F D
4) 1:02.58 D2 F L2 R F2 R2 L2 D F2 U' L F' L D2 R2 U2 B2 R F' B' U B U' B' L'
5) 59.67 F' R' U2 B F2 U2 F' L2 B F R L2 B' R2 D' L' B D F2 B2 U2 L U R2 B'
6) 1:07.28 U2 D2 L' B' L R' F' U2 R' L2 F2 U' D R F' R' U' B2 R2 L' B2 L R' D L'
7) 48.49 U' D2 R2 L2 D' L' U' F' B U' L R' F B R' U2 R' D2 F2 B L' U L U' L
8) 1:06.46 R2 U2 R L' U2 D' R2 F U' D2 R2 F2 D2 B' D' B' U2 F U' R U2 L2 F U2 D
9) 1:09.84 D U2 R2 L' U2 L R' U D F2 R2 L2 B D' B L' U2 R' F L F2 U2 R' U' F'
10) 1:05.65 R F R' U' L F' B U F' D U2 F U2 D2 F2 B' R L2 F' L' R2 F2 R' B2 F
11) 1:06.81 F2 D L U2 L R' B2 U B D R L' F2 R2 L' B L2 U' B' U' F' B2 U2 F' B2
12) 1:02.19 D U2 L2 B U F2 D2 U R U B' U R' L B' L B2 F2 U D2 B2 R F B2 L



the patterns are the scrambles used prior to solving. U is for up, D = down, F = front, B = back, R = right, and L = left. it doesn't matter which color you use for each, but I usually have white facing up when I scramble, just for consistency's sake. the "2" after some of them means you turn that side twice. an apostrophe after it means you turn it counter-clockwise, and the plain old letters mean a clockwise turn. and when you scramble, you're supposed to start from a solved cube.

another great site is Dans Cube Station . this (F2L) is the method that I use to solve.
 
15 years ago
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mikeschuld
mjshizzlestix
Most of my times are around 00:45, I'm too lazy to get a video and too busy at the moment, but someday in the future when I'm not being assraped by work AND school I will try and get something recorded.

Not sure how though as I have no video camera.
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
video!

1:45 though :/. I'm rusty.
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
YES

mjs is here
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
asemi: DO YOU LUBE YOUR CUBE?
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15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
I have a couple of times. a friend of mine has some silicone-based lubricant he got at a hardware store. haven't done it in a while, but it's still pretty smooth.

if anyone's interested in buying a Rubik's cube I can find out where the best deal is online.

I want to get a set of textured tiles with this logo on the middle white one: http://cubesmith.com/3x3%20Logos .jpg
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
:/

http://cubesmith.com/3x3%20Logos.jpg
lucas's avatar
15 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
goddamn i need to fix these regexps
Carpetsmoker's avatar
15 years ago
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Carpetsmoker
Martin
I never solved any Rubik's cube ... Then again, I never tried...
nestor's avatar
15 years ago
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nestor
nestor
haha i used to do this stuff! no cube in england tho.

and yes, i lubed my cube
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
i should learn f2l
nestor's avatar
15 years ago
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nestor
nestor
i could always do the f2l no problem
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
:(

by the way this textarea is below the submit button in opera mini
 
15 years ago
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mikeschuld
mjshizzlestix
I still kind of do a combined method from a few different things I learned how to do. My top layer speed is shit cause I only learned the required algorithms, none of the faster corner + sides ones. If I spent some time memorizing some more things I could probably get my overall time to about 30 seconds, but I doubt much faster than that. None of the sub 15 shit the crazy world champs do.
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
anyone tried solving two cubes at the same time? :)
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15 years ago
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greene
cursed, but the demons i confronted with dispersed
"by the way this textarea is below the submit button in opera mini"

also in ie
phi_'s avatar
15 years ago
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phi_
... and let the Earth be silent after ye.
Also in links+.
Carpetsmoker's avatar
15 years ago
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Carpetsmoker
Martin
It's fixed in the development version...
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
frustration: http://xkcd.com/457/
Étrangère's avatar
15 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
my colors keep peeling up and falling off. :-(

ingenious solutions?
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
buy new stickers?
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15 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
mike has all of the spray paint necessary.
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
get better stickers! from cubesmith.
Étrangère's avatar
15 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
I had no idea you could purchase replacement stickers...!
Clearly, I am not up on my cube knowledge.
andyp's avatar
15 years ago
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andyp
nothing is wrong - what are you scared of?
now for this thread being in the art/poetry section, i'm not so sure ;)
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
the cube is a piece of art!
Étrangère's avatar
15 years ago
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Étrangère
I am not a robot...
Bluet is feisty when this topic comes up!
nestor's avatar
15 years ago
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nestor
nestor
bluet is a cube monster

like tine monster
asemisldkfj's avatar
15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
we should compete, bluet. my best is around a minute too I think, maybe a little bit less like 50 seconds.
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15 years ago
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DaGr8Gatzby
Drunk by Myself
Anyone have a free rubik's cube they want to send me? I'm just ... not really all that keen on spending 20 bucks that i might just toss or pass along.
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15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
you could buy a shitty one on Amazon I bet. there are a couple of mediocre ones for ten bucks. they'd be fine to learn on, and if you want to time yourself eventually and are getting pretty fast, you can invest in a better cube!
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
definitely, asemi. let's get together sometime
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15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
haha I was thinking more of an online competition.
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15 years ago
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bluet
i thought so :)
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15 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
put another vid on youtube. I was bored. included the scramble (sped up) this time for fun.
nestor's avatar
15 years ago
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nestor
nestor
nice solve asemi!!
bluet's avatar
15 years ago
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bluet
:D
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15 years ago
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andyp
nothing is wrong - what are you scared of?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS2sc9-4UaI
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14 years ago
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asemisldkfj
the law is no protection
looks like I'm about the same as I was a year ago!

----- JNetCube Session Statistics for Mon May 25 20:14:33 EDT 2009 -----

Cubes Solved: 12
Total Pops: 0
Average: 1:07.24

Fastest Time: 48.23
Slowest Time: 1:23.91
Standard Deviation: 11.67

Individual Times:
1) 1:02.94 F' L F2 R' U2 B2 D2 B2 L2 U' L U F' D2 U' R' D2 L B' U F2 L2 B2 L2 D2
2) 1:22.88 F2 U R B' L R B2 U' F2 B2 D2 F B' U F D2 U2 F L F' R2 L2 D' L2 D2
3) 1:15.06 D2 L' R' D' L U2 R L2 B2 F' R2 L2 D2 U2 B2 R2 L' D B2 F U2 R B2 U2 B'
4) 48.23 B2 U' D2 F U2 B D' U' B' R' U R2 L2 B R' L B' L' U' B2 F2 L U2 F L2
5) 1:19.16 L2 D' B2 D2 B2 U D' B' F' D U F' B' U F' U' L' U F' L' U' B D2 B R'
6) 1:23.91 F' U2 D' R2 D' F2 D' R D2 R2 D2 L' R' U B L' B2 L2 U R2 D2 U R' F' R
7) 1:00.60 L' F B' U B2 R F2 R2 F2 R D U2 L2 D' L2 R' U F' R2 F U' B F' D' U2
8) 1:03.88 F2 D F D U' B' R U' R' B' L B' R' L2 D' L2 B' R' F2 R2 L2 D2 U' B2 R
9) 51.62 U' F' B2 D' B2 L' F L2 R' F B R U B F2 L2 R2 B L B2 R' F' L B L'
10) 1:09.59 L' D L D2 F' R' L' F R F' R' D2 U R B' D' F B D R2 B' D L2 F D'
11) 1:10.56 L B2 F2 D L2 F B2 L U2 D' B2 U L2 F2 L2 R' U B L2 U' R L U2 D2 B'
12) 58.45 R' F2 R U B2 R D' R B2 F' D' U B2 U' D2 R' B' U D2 L U F B' D' R2



I'm going to order some textured tiles from Cubesmith right now.

PS - this post inspired by being too drunk to solve a Rubik's cube on saturday and getting really sad about it.
nestor's avatar
14 years ago
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nestor
nestor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaRcWB3jwMo
lucas's avatar
14 years ago
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lucas
i ❤ demo
first robots took over car manufacturing
then mcdonalds service
now rubiks cubes

how will bluet get a job now?
bluet's avatar
14 years ago
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bluet
Oh no, I'm doomed! :o
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14 years ago
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DaGr8Gatzby
Drunk by Myself
Bluet don't fret! You can be the cube randomizer.