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I discover Isaac Davies, a Canadian cuber.
I like his turning style a lot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFysdeaw6-g

Hi everybody,

I'm selling a MoYu WeiLong WRM V10 (Ball-Core + MagLev + UV) for 25 €.
I only used it for one day. It is like a new.
A saler did a mistake in my order and sent me the V10 I hadn't ordered. I tested it for a day and I didn't have the feeling I was looking for.

new value: €37
good to know for a shipment: I live in France

Infos and reviews here: https://www.thecubicle.com/en-fr/products/moyu-weilong-wrm-v10-3x3-20-core-magnetic-maglev-ball-core-uv?f=versions

Completly insane!
Graham Siggins solved blindfolded a 10x10 cube in 54:43.77 minutes

28.50 min. for inspection and memorization, and 25.53 for execution. The real achievement is to make no mistakes.

Beginning of solve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWd2YPEhu2w&t=11450s
The last minute of solve:
https://youtu.be/fWd2YPEhu2w?t=12935

When I see this, I wonder one thing: How many movements does he need to memorize?

#Speedcubing #RubiksCube

A little girl beat its own female world records (single and Ao5) and nobody is happy?!!

4.09 Single, 5.36 Avg 3x3 Double FWR Qixian Cao

The WCA should announce the new event at the end of the month. As a reminder, the current unofficial records are

• single:
  2 days 23 hours 34 min. 06.89 s.
• Ao5:
  3 days 02 hours 47 min. 19.65 s.

I was searching some informations about OLL probabilities and found that on SpeedSolving forum from a British guy (Mark Rivers):

Here is a list of all the OLL shapes, ordered by the average number of moves they save compared to solving the same cases with 2-look OLL. Learning full OLL in this order is a good idea because the ones nearer the top will cut more time off your solves, on average.

10.00   Stealth
 8.50    Squares
 8.13    Dots (1/54)
 7.50    T shapes
 7.31    Small lightning bolts
 6.67    P shapes
 6.00    Kites
 5.88    C shapes
 5.58    L shapes
 5.56    Knight moves
 5.38    Fishes (excluding kites)
 5.25    Big lightning bolts
 4.25    H
 4.13    I shapes
 3.81    Dots (rare)
 3.44    Awkward
 2.63    W shapes

In fact, learning just the top 15 OLL algs delivers 42% of the total move savings of learning full OLL, so if you only want to learn some of it, those are the ones to go for.

If I learn OLL one day, I think I'll memorize cases in this order, it's smart.
The original post is here.

Hi,

I share these two Scott Hunter's videos who are very instructives for cubers like me (Ao5 30 s.):

• Sub 12 example Solves
• Sub 15 example Solves

For cubers like me (30 s. Ao5), this solve of Shawn Boucké from SpeedCubeReview channel is a brilliant demonstration of how efficiency is important and as speed should not be confused with haste.

Don't stress about trying to become sub-30 on the Rubik's cube. Just be efficient and Turn slowly

Another insane video of him:

The Slowest 8 Second Solve Ever

I discovered Shawn Boucké few days ago in his Roux method tutorial and he is a very good pedagogue.
Also, he has a very nice turning style.

I've just discovered WCA statistics. There's a lot of information and it's very interesting.

But I understand what "Smallest difference between a single and an average" means.
Xuanyi Geng has the first place with 5.28 single and 5.29 Ao5 at the Kunshan Open 2024.

How can it be interpreted?
It means the cuber was very very constant/regular?

(see here)

Hi everybody,
Actually, I use CFOP 3-look LL and I don't want to learn all OLL (I don't really like algorithms).
For continued progress, I think about 2 things:

• Continue with CFOP and work on x-crosses
  or
• Learn ZZ method where F2L become clear and smooth and of course, only OLL-cross that I already know.

What do you think about it?

Hello 👋

Une sympathique cubeuse (@[email protected]) demande sur Mastodon des techniques pour mémoriser les algos, sachant qu'elle se lance dans le 4-look LL.

Si certain⋅es veulent partager leurs méthodes et astuces ici, ça pourrait profiter à tous ! 😉

I don't like time my solves. I only like to solve.
So, I practice every day and I feel when I was fast or not. And about once a month, I time few solves to see if the new things I learned are effective or those I try to improve have an impact. And…

Every time I break a personal record! Single and less often an average.
It is very satisfying and it means I am progressing.

This morning, no warm up, my first solve was under my best Ao5. Which is a good sign, I think.

Voilà. I just wanted to share my experience as an average cuber :)

Keep learning.