I was thinking about a possible unofficial record category: team average. Basically, twelve different people would solve a cube each, and calculate the average. It would be harder to get good at than a normal average because most likely each person would be "in the zone" at a different time. If anyone wants to try it, reply here.

-Ravi

Also, you don't have to be fast to join. I doubt the first team average will even be sub-20. For more information, see http://www.geocities.com/rubik12346/teamaverage.html .

I still need seven more volunteers... anyone?

-Ravi

Sure. Why not, I guess. Do you need any proof? Because I have no camera. All I have is a computer for timing. Is that good enough?

And of course a speedcube.

sometimes I get sub 20. mostly 22 or 23. do want me to just post a time? does everyone solve at once or when ever?

You can add me to the list.

Oh I'm totally game. We should get the 12 fastest guys out there to do this The slowest average being dropped would be like...15.xx lol...

Craig

xcool: No, I don't need any proof.
Craig: Each person solves only one cube, so it'll be like a normal average taken by a schizophrenic speedcuber.

I'll do it.

Okay, that makes twelve. I'm posting the scrambles at the site linked to above.

-Ravi

The scrambles are up. Also, you can sign up for the second team average.

-Ravi

By the way, CaptainCrash44, I assumed you were in.

-Ravi

I'll do the second team average also

EDIT: my time for the first team average is 12.42



EDIT AGAIN: Scramble:
D B2 R2 B F2 L' B F' D2 R' B F2 D' F R F2 R2 D2 F U B F2 D' R U2

Here's my solve:

XCross: (y') R' u' U L2 U' L
Pair 2: U' R' U' R
Pair 3: U2 L' U'L d' L U L'
Pair 4 (and OLL): U' L' U' L d' L U2 L' U L U2 L'
PLL: d R2 u' R U' R U R' u R2 B U' B'

33.89

Pretty good for me. Not that great compared to others though. :/

Nice one, Quinn. I got 13.00.

-Ravi

I warmed up for about 15 minutes then managed to get 19.73. keeping it sub 20.

Nice job so far everyone!

Also, I would like to be in the second team average please!

Quinn

Woo. Way to drag down the average.

I think this will pull it down more. I don't know if ypu can use this time but I was trying to go slow and look at all the peicesneeded for the step then thinking of the best way to put them in. after a few solves in the 20s I got 15.82. it wasn't lucky at all and when I was in the middle of the OLL I looked at the timer and saw it was at 10 seconds. so I did the rest as fast as I could. yay. I should go slow more often.

I got 18.22... I just woke up and didn't warm up at all, which clearly was a bad idea :/

I'll do the second one, too.

Haha! 18.42! Next time I'll warm up first

~Thom

18.68, was nice, cept the OLL, bleh. I want in on the second one This isn't the type of thing I thought you meant...

Craig

16.59 here, i will do second average as well.

Huh? What was the 19.37... and did you use the given scramble on the 19, the 15, both, or neither?

-Ravi

I used it on both. don't bother with the 15 it's not close to my average. I wouldn't call it lucky. I call it was weird. I did my average today using dans scrambler. I did it 2 times and they were both 22.xx when I was solving the cubes I got a lot of sub 20s but they were mostly 17 or higher. sorry about the comfusion I was just happy I got that time.

Okay. I'm still waiting for three more people: Chris, Alexander, and Bill.

-Ravi

In the mean time put me down for the second one please.

Me too. this sounds like fun

EDIT: you can put me down as Caleb Lau

My time for the first average is 17.31. Sorry about the delay, I just moved into my college dorm and I'm just about to start classes, so everything's a little crazy right now.

-Bill

Hahaha, ravi, I just saw your comment about the schizo cuber hahahaha...

Craig

Ravi,

I will participate in the second team average. Sounds like fun.

Frank Morris

16.39 for second average. i will participate in 3rd average.

20.83 for me

Ravi knows this already, but I did a 15.19 if anyone cares And Ravi's scramble has an easy Xcross. Using the 12 scrambles of the team average I got my first average with all sub-20 times At least that I'm aware of. And then I rolled it to make the average even better...

Craig

10.98

Scramble: R' D' U2 R2 F L' R2 U L B F L' D2 L R2 B2 F' D' R' U2 L2 U' B2 L' R2

cross: L' U B2 d R U2 R B'
Pair 1: U L U' L' U2 B' U' B
Pair 2: d' R U R' U' R U R' U2 L U L'
pair 3: U2 L' U L F U2 F'
Pair 4: d' L' U L U' L' U' L
OLL: U' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R
PLL: U2 R U R' y' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2

I think thats right!

Quinn

I'll be part of the 3rd average

15.34

I'll participate in the 3rd one.

Quinn, you are nuts... What are your normal Averages now? If you get 12.19 and 10.98...Is 10.98 your PB?

Craig

15.43 for me. I will participate in the 3rd one also.

Frank Morris

I got a 13.51... almost a penalty. This one seems pretty fast, especially Quinn. I'm getting multiple sub-14 averages every day that I take more than a few times now... still working on sub-13... how about you?

-Ravi

EDIT: no sub-14s the day after I posted that. I had to do homework after a few dozen solves, and I was sucking anyway.

EDIT again: got a sub-13 average a few days ago.

I got a 24.91 on the 2nd average. A little higher than my average, but its still okay. (caleb lau)



EDIT: I'll do the third one too.

sign me up for number 3. I'm almost sub 20.

I started a new one: for team averages 4 and 5, 24 people will join before the average starts. Then, I'll randomly pick a team captain (I'll be the other one), and we will pick teams (I pick second, because I'm an automatic team captain). May the best team win.

-Ravi

i will do 4 and 5

I'll also do 4 and 5, thanks

We're still waiting on four people for team average 2...

-Ravi

2x2, 4x4, and 5x5 team averages have started.

-Ravi

put me up for 2x2x2 I'm pretty good at it. like 7 seconds.

Sign me up for all of them except for the 5x5.

i'll do 2x2x2 and 4x4x4.

Does that include the 3x3 team averages number 3 and 4/5?

-Ravi