I recently got a new 4x4x4 and changed my record from an embarrasing 3:13 to an awesome 1:54!

I just asked out the girl of my dreams and she said yes.

On a puzzle related accomplishment, I just got a PB on layer by layer method: 25.72.

I am happier about the first one.

PB Megaminx single: 1:57:00 minutes

I don't know how this solve happened. I managed to get two sides done by 44 seconds. From everything I had before, it should have been faster. With the solve that I had, I reckon a Megaminx world champion like David Gugl (KickFlip1993) could have done it in sub 40 seconds.

22.99 last week.

Today I solved my golden cube for the first time! I'm impressed because it is my only skewb and I didn't look online for hints

I solved a teraminx without ever having solved a puzzle above 3x3, though I did see a tutorial for a 4x4 once.

Finally solved the Rex Cube I got from Meffert's for the first time today, after being stumped for almost 2 weeks. Boy, this one is much trickier than I thought! All surface pieces are movable, which means that there's no frame of reference: if you get the wrong configuration of faces at the beginning, you'll end up with a parity at the end that pretty requires rescrambling to undo. I also haven't yet found an algo that moves face centers separately from the crescent pieces, which made it harder 'cos I have to either solve the "sliver" outside its target face and put it in last, or solve 3 crescent pieces then move the center+last crescent in afterwards.

I have to say, this simple-looking puzzle is truly a worthy challenge after a whole bunch of new puzzles I bought that I solved without too much effort. Kudos to Andrew for inventing this beauty!

WOO! PB 3x3x3 average of 5! 11:93 seconds!

Fastest time: 10:70 seconds
Slowest time: 16:55 seconds

Times: 11.20, 11.58, 16.55, 10.70, 13.00

Cube: DaYan LingYun

Wow. First average of the day and I get this. Incredible. And plus, it's sub 12.

PB Megaminx single: 1:46:98 minutes.

The Megaminx was an mf8 brand Megaminx. I'm slowly improving on Megaminx. Now I have to see if my average has improved.

PB Megaminx average of 5: 2:09:54 minutes.

Fastest time: 1:46:98 minutes
Slowest time: 2:20:27 minutes

Times: 1:46.98, 2:17.58, 2:05.13, 2:05.92, 2:20.27

I feel like I could have done it faster. Nevermind, at least I'm confident I'll be beating that in the near future.

New 3x3 PB: 24.91

Achieved a new lucky (PLL skip) PB of 17.56!
Also got my first non-lucky sub-20 19.96 . watch the video--> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0SYy744FRY

Dropped my best average of 10 from 28 to 23 in the last month. I love improvement!

I got my very first sub-20 solve just a few days ago. 19 seconds! Lucky, of course.

I think I'll start seeing sub-30 averages very soon.

I second that welcome, nice to see you here Andrey! I've been too busy with 3D in time for UK Open to practice 3^4 recently. Let's see if you can work out who I am with a belated entry to this topic: 7x7x7x7x7 solved last year (13672 movable pieces and 24010 stickers, biggest twistypuzzle ever solved?).

Thank you, Matt! I remember that I saw a message with this nick somewhere in archives of 4D_Cubing

Yay! I got my Helicopter Cube yesterday and I solved it today WITH jumbling! And without any tutorials or anything. I feel clever.

3x3 and now Mastermorphix by holding by breath through the whole solve!!

The mastermorphix took me about 1minutes 20 or 1 minute 30, so it was harsh

- Greg

just held my breath through a 4x4x4 solve. That was interesting haha. Really gives incentive to get faster xD

Yeah, but how much time do tyou need for a 4x4?

- greg

My best time is 1:31 but that one happened to be 1:51

This afternoon I beat my breath holding record this afternoon while chatting on the IRC!!!

2:30!!!! I can maybe do a 4x4 with that!! (Yes i'm not good at solving so it's hard for me to solve puzzles by holding my breath)

- Greg

At the UK Open 2010 I broke my personal best singles on the 5x5x5 and Megaminx. I don't know the times until they're up on the WCA, but I got my second sub 2 on Megaminx and my first sub 2 on 5x5x5! I also got a 4:35.xx with Megaminx One Handed, which was pretty good.

It's been a good few days. Finally starting to break 20 a little more consistently on a 3x3. I also started to try blind 2x2 solving and i found out it's not hard at all
I went to Princeton '10 and broke my official best 3x3 solve by 4 seconds, my magic by 0.3 seconds, and competed in 4x4 and 5x5 for the first time. I'm happy!

I solved my rex cube

My own method, too! (just a couple tips from people, no algorithms.




Yay.

Solved the 5x5x5 for the first time in 40 minutes

Last night I got a PB 2x2x2 Blindfold solve. It was 15:xx seconds. I deleted it before I realised it was a personal best.

PB Megaminx average of five: 2:05:19 minutes.

Fastest time: 1:56:06
Slowest time: 2:34:50

Times: 1:56.06, 2:12.06, 2:02.69, 2:34.50, 2:00.81

Puzzle: mf8 II Megaminx

I'm happy with this average. I should have got another sub two in it however.

PB 3x3x3 average of 12: 13:53 seconds!

Fastest time: 10:70 seconds
Slowest time: 17:66 seconds

Times: 12.19, 14.30, 13.55, 10.70, 17.66, 12.77, 12.97, 13.19, 11.64, 15.94, 15.55, 13.17

Cube: DaYan LinYun

General improvement in general. Out of 30 3x3x3 solves, only two of them were above 16 seconds:

13.98, 13.88, 14.54, 13.24, 12.54, 15.07, 15.35, 14.17, 15.60, 15.54, 13.10, 12.29, 12.11, 15.83, 13.76, 12.73, 15.58, 13.51, 13.15, 12.12, 18.28, 13.92, 14.10, 13.82, 12.71, 14.95, 14.29, 15.21, 16.55, 15.23

Yay!

Just solved my Crazy 4x4x4 III from Mark and my Gear Cube Extreme from Meffert's, which I received today. They're fun puzzles!

aww man, well its been a long time since I've posted here. About a month ago I decided I want to start going to cubing competitions. So i decided I needed to learn basic OLL and PLL. Well I finally memorized the basics about a week and a half ago, and I have dropped my average to about 35 seconds. My pb non lucky right now is 29 seconds. I think it's a good start. I still have a long way to go. Now to learn F2L

new PB of 13.98

made a video of me solving two rubik's cubes while hula hooping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4BoRAwMmXc

PB Gear Cube Ultimate solve: 1:16:91 minutes.

PB 2x2x2 average of 100: 4:39 seconds.

Fastest time: 1:17 seconds
Slowest time: 9:98 seconds

Times: 3.41, 4.34, 3.84, 2.63, 3.78, 5.94, 3.52, 5.48, 5.75, 3.83, 2.48, 5.63, 5.03, 5.28, 2.80, 4.44, 5.89, 2.86, 3.64, 3.02, 2.36, 4.20, 5.13, 5.98, 9.98, 4.74, 3.17, 5.25, 1.77, 5.19, 4.14, 4.63, 2.27, 5.24, 3.69, 5.80, 5.11, 7.39, 2.94, 3.38, 5.80, 5.33, 5.00, 5.66, 1.59, 6.89, 4.27, 4.13, 2.80, 7.48, 5.48, 4.28, 1.56, 2.66, 2.33, 3.66, 3.97, 5.94, 8.66, 3.20, 2.97, 4.44, 6.00, 4.94, 5.36, 4.05, 4.66, 5.66, 2.02, 3.02, 4.11, 2.72, 6.70, 4.08, 5.91, 3.67, 4.41, 6.55, 3.05, 3.47, 7.63, 2.94, 1.17, 5.27, 3.72, 4.17, 5.58, 2.91, 3.78, 5.22, 3.97, 2.72, 3.78, 4.41, 7.24, 4.24, 5.20, 5.78, 4.42, 2.86

I'm really happy with this. Next time: sub 4!

The best average of 5 was 2:88 seconds, and the best average of 12 was 3:81 seconds.

Woah! You are so fast Luke! What method is that? Ortega?

Good old Fridrich. No method is better than Fridrich.

Friedrich? I dont know that could be fast for a 2x2x2?

It's not hard. Solve one side, use 2 look OLL, and then 2 look PLL, or sometimes I solve the whole LL at once if I've taught myself that case.

Take a look at the three rounds of 2x2x2 I was in at the UK Open. You maybe able to see what I do.

First round: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc0tIoIMfOs
Semi final: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUWG6vQ_ ... er&list=UL
Final: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onsmjFRq ... er&list=UL

PB 2x2x2 single: 0:24 seconds.

If only you had done that at the UK open you would've been the official world record holder

o_O 2 turns away from a random scramble?

It was a genuine, proper scramble, but it was a two move solve.

Skewb or floppy cube?

Or other?

A few days ago i solved the cubic 4x4x5. I am not much of a solver, but I think it would be a challenging solve for anyone. in total, it took me about 3.5 hours, and the edge pairing for the outside 2x2x4 took about 2 hours in itself. If you can get one, I would recommend it!

new PB single and average for 2x2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpRKB7pGp5Q

Finally! A sub 10 solve! And not a pathetically easy solve like my 6:43 second solve! The time was 8:70 seconds! I was lucky, I had a PLL skip.

PB 3x3x5 single: 41:56 seconds.

Yay! I just broke it again! The new time is 37:70 seconds.

Cubic or proportional 3x3x5?

Cubic.

PB Gear Cube Ultimate single: 52.17 seconds.