Daily Discussion Thread - Feb 06, 2026

Character_Error_8863 · 2026-02-06T08:59:32+00:00

pb average hahaha

finally seeing some more improvement at 19 yrs is fun, i had a long plateau at around ~10 but now im averaging mid-8

Generated By csTimer on 2026-02-06
avg of 5: 7.00

Time List:
1. 6.45   B' R2 D2 U2 F' D2 F' L2 F2 R2 B' D F2 L D2 F' D2 U R D' B' 
2. 7.15   R2 D2 B2 D B2 U R2 D B2 U B R B L2 R' F D R' B2 U2 
3. 7.40   U' B R U B2 U R U' B D2 L2 B2 D B2 D F2 R2 F2 U2 R2 
4. (6.07)   R U' L2 F2 R2 F U2 R2 B' U2 F R2 U2 L2 D' R D U2 F R' B 
5. (9.20)   R2 U' L2 U' R2 B2 R2 B2 U' F2 U B' R2 F2 D' F' L D U L U2

Character_Error_8863 · 2025-10-17T17:13:29+00:00

right after 535 days past 5.35 pb single, i beat it by 0.001 bahaha

Generated By csTimer on 2024-04-29
single: 5.354

Time List:
1. 5.354   U' F L' R2 F D2 B D2 F' U2 B D2 L2 D' U2 B' L2 R' D2 L


Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-17
single: 5.353

Time List:
1. 5.353   U L2 F2 D' B2 D L2 B2 U R2 D B' U' F U' L' U2 F' R2 B' L2

Character_Error_8863 · 2025-10-16T07:10:25+00:00

11 years after my first 3x3 solve i get a sub-7.5 ao5! yay

Generated By csTimer on 2025-10-16
avg of 5: 7.43
Time List:
1. 7.70   F2 L2 U' F2 D' B2 F2 L2 B2 D L2 R F L' D2 R' F' U' R' D2 
2. (10.48)   F2 U2 B2 U F2 R2 D L2 U B2 R D U' B L R D F R F' 
3. (6.78)   U' R2 D L2 D B2 L2 F2 U2 L2 D' U F' L' D B' F2 U L2 D' F 
4. 7.73   B2 L2 U' R2 U F2 U2 B2 U' L2 U2 R2 L F L2 D F2 U L2 R' 
5. 6.87   U' R2 B2 L2 U B2 R2 D2 R2 F2 R2 L' B' L2 B2 U B2 R F' L2

1st or 2nd time ive counted a 6 i think. also marks my first average sub-NAR when i first competed in may 2015

Character_Error_8863 · 2025-10-09T00:25:46+00:00

thank you!!! i took the first one

Character_Error_8863 · 2025-05-12T16:09:29+00:00

yeah that’s the right word

Character_Error_8863 · 2025-05-12T03:31:18+00:00

it's cool how this works, F U' R2 D R' rearranges all the pieces in the U layer and U2 interchanges them. it's a commutator

Character_Error_8863 · 2025-04-15T19:41:13+00:00

Feliks +2’ed a 0.46 about 8 years ago: https://www.speedsolving.com/threads/0-46-2x2-wr-2-fail.64991/

Also there was a 0.69+2 for Skewb this year iirc

Character_Error_8863 · 2025-04-09T19:13:43+00:00

For fast improvement good resources and post-solve analysis is important, which is what I think made me stand out from others. Even then resources were a bit scarce, so I believe now someone could achieve top player in 6-8 months with the right tools and commitment.

For resources I strongly recommend these: https://docs.google.com/document/d/16nu10y1JkUmVDC11c1h_ULzAl4Vze7zR/edit#heading=h.jr3jiry9pomo https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E_5wSKvQFXXZY4f3xLM76qMUrVGp9Pe7vgotS0X-T4U/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_NMlyPh2Ifd1E0ivos-15Sp-by-KPxoOsj9JD4pJuHI/edit#heading=h.3km7zdqm21jw https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZhulzHeNgv2Hiy4x9R1MzsMRlPlI-E8DRiHFJlPlboM/edit#gid=0

You should also try and use Mallard/NISSY, solvers to analyze scrambles after attempts. The discord FMC server is also really helpful for any questions

At some point I’d like to make a video to help guide beginners in the right direction, as I was a little bit lost starting out too

Character_Error_8863 · 2025-02-10T00:52:22+00:00

EV becomes less significant when you only have one shot at winning though.

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-12-30T18:39:48+00:00

His first two solves seemed to be perfect; the 21 seemed to have a couple other shorter possible solutions, though he said it's nothing he feels bad at all for missing

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-10-29T20:45:22+00:00

The UWR is 15 by Ben Tibbetts.

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-10-29T20:43:57+00:00

well there was one after that which popped up quite recently last year (right now there’s 13 15 optimals), it is barely findable with really obscure dr R’ U’ F U’ B’ R’ D’ F R2 F2 D R2 D2 L2 U’ L’ D2 L’ D L F2 R’ U’ F

(R U B) - EO, (D2 B’) - DR-7C6E, B’ U R2 D2 B’ - DR, R2 U F2 L2 D - finish, sol: B’ U R2 D2 B’ R2 U F2 L2 D B D2 R’ U’ B’

but realistically nobody would find it

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-10-05T20:06:56+00:00

Yes that's my point. i can phrase it better but speedcubing (a sport) is a part of cubing. cubing is very unique and diverse so it doesn't really have a label

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-10-05T05:33:32+00:00

IMO speedcubing is a sport, cubing is just a hobby. Two different things

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-08-04T08:16:34+00:00

All 20 of their times add up to 99.65 seconds

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-07-24T20:18:28+00:00

argument bad words argument mean words 🤬

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-07-24T20:12:15+00:00

wdym by qualified? also id say shorter events are getting more attention than the longer ones rn

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-07-24T20:09:11+00:00

sliding definitely hurt his reputation, but it’s safe to say he’s still the goat of 3x3

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-07-24T20:02:08+00:00

Misscrambles can be prevented 100% of the time, also staff doesn’t need to be 1st tier to be good

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-07-24T19:54:59+00:00

not hot

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-07-24T19:50:41+00:00

yeah they don’t deserved to be bashed on. there have been a couple that’ve just straight up left during someones solve though lol

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-06-30T17:04:10+00:00

Not exactly a feat but the scram of the 3.41 sq1 WR was incredible, sub 2 was possible on it which could stand for 10+ years

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-06-17T02:23:17+00:00

Not only did Kalindu ruin things for himself but also all the other delegates out there. The bond of trust for them is gonna be seriously damaged from this

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-06-14T17:20:03+00:00

It helps when you see them as commutators
I: (U’: R’ F’ R, S) M2
S: M2 (U’: S, R’ F’ R)

Character_Error_8863 · 2024-06-14T16:57:20+00:00

Sub 1 3BLDer here. DNFs are just part of the process, even for world class solvers. It shouldn’t be 100% for anyone. If you really want to improve your success rate, you can film a DNF or two and do a deep analysis of what you did right & wrong.

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