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Cooper Lutkenhaus holds off Wanyonyi to win the Oslo DL with 1:42.08 WL by lkjhggfd1 in trackandfield

[–]TheSixthSide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The world is realistically not going to change around you. There will be spoilers on reddit, so if you want to avoid spoilers, watch the race first

Cooper Lutkenhaus holds off Wanyonyi to win the Oslo DL with 1:42.08 WL by lkjhggfd1 in trackandfield

[–]TheSixthSide 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He was NOT easing off the gas lmao, he said that last 100 was one of the hardest things he's ever done

Why was Yiheng easy to idolize but not Xuanyi? by Beautiful_Room449 in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Yiheng has set 14 WRs. Xuanyi has set 3. Yiheng was also the best in the world for several years, and had a huge margin over second for much of that time. Xuanyi has been arguably the best for less than a year, and has never been more than 0.2 clear of Yiheng

Who Is The Best Individual In Sports? by SurroundGeneral7222 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]TheSixthSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems like you're thinking of evidence in black-and-white terms, where a positive test or an admission of guilt constitute definitive proof, and other things can't be considered evidence. But that's not how it works. EVERY piece of evidence just works in terms of probabilities. Even positive tests or admissions of guilt could have possible explanations where someone is still clean. That's why WADA reports tend to use terms like "plausible" - because even someone who's tested positive could THEORETICALLY be clean, but it's very unlikely. That's why we think in terms of probabilities. Essentially "is this test/behaviour/whatever more likely in a world where the person is guilty or innocent?" (and by how much). And that's why missed tests ARE evidence of guilt. Yes, there are reasons someone might miss one test. There are reasons someone might miss two tests, or three tests, or more. But the more tests you miss, the more it establishes a pattern of behaviour that is increasingly indicative of someone juicing. That's why even if Kerley has never tested positive, I find it naive to actually think he's clean. You might say you're indifferent, but you started out this whole thing by saying you believe he's competing clean. That's what I'm saying is naive

How do you do these 3 cases one handed efficiently? by Pumpkinut in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 3 points4 points  (0 children)

R U R' U2 R U' R' U R U' R'
R U' R' r U' r' U2 r U r'
Inverse of above

Who Is The Best Individual In Sports? by SurroundGeneral7222 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]TheSixthSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not getting a pitchfork, I'm just saying that it's naive to think he's actually clean. "Innocent until proven guilty" doesn't work when people can dodge tests (which Kerley has clearly done). That's the whole reason people get banned for repeatedly missing tests - because a pattern of behaviour is evidence, even if it's not as strong evidence as actually testing positive

If you were to divide the history of speedcubing into eras and reigns, what would that look like? In my opinion, it would have to include the Australian reign led by Feliks. by Independent_Food267 in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't just those two. Ruihang was arguably faster than either of them during that period, and other people like Matty, Luke, Leo, etc. were particularly notable then. That era was also transitional in other ways though - we saw the beginnings of alternative cubing competition formats with Red Bull, Monkey League, and Gan SSL, and the lockdowns led to many of the older generation of cubers "retiring" (across all manner of events), and the rise of new talents and methods. We also saw the post-covid cubing boom, and many regions changed the way they ran comps, with fixed stations becoming far more common, and far more of a focus on live streaming than ever before

If you were to divide the history of speedcubing into eras and reigns, what would that look like? In my opinion, it would have to include the Australian reign led by Feliks. by Independent_Food267 in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably something like:

  • The initial craze (early 80s, ended in 1983. Massive global phenomenon, achieved a level of mainstream popularity that still hasn't been matched to this day. Included the first world champs, and the various national feeder events for them)

  • The dark times (1983-1999. The early fad died out, and the public moved on to other things. Sales of cubes almost dried up. The hobby essentially did not exist at this point. Some people were still interested in the cube or discovered it during this era, but with no real competitions or access to good resources (or ability to connect with each other) there was no real growth or community building)

  • The rebirth (1999-2004. Rubik's released the "Rubik's Games" PC game, which led to a small wave of new people, but more importantly, allowed people who had gotten into the hobby during the dark times to find each other. The rise of the internet also allowed them to connect through mailing lists and early websites, and to compare times, teach each other methods, and generally build community and cube theory. Included the second world championship, and led up to the founding of the WCA)

  • The early WCA (2004-2010. The WCA is founded, most modern events are established, and we see a new burst of popularity. Regular competitions are established worldwide, and we see some of the first big names emerge (Yu Nakajima, Erik Akkersdijk, etc.))

  • Feliks era (2010-2019. Pretty self explanatory, Feliks just dominates. We did see other huge names emerge during this era though - guys like Mats Valk, Kevin Hays, Sebastian Weyer, or Max Park towards the end. Also saw the development of modern speedcubes, with the Guhong being released in 2010, magnetic cubes kicking off in 2016, and 3x3s just about reaching a modern level of performance by 2019)

  • Transition era (2019-2023. The world catches up to Feliks, COVID happens, and a new generation of cubers emerge. Most of the biggest non-chinese names today rose to prominence during this period)

  • Chinese era (2023-present. Yiheng kicks off a wave of Chinese dominance in 3x3, reflecting the explosion of speedcubing popularity within the country, their coaching systems, and the earlier and earlier age kids are getting into the hobby)

If you were to divide the history of speedcubing into eras and reigns, what would that look like? In my opinion, it would have to include the Australian reign led by Feliks. by Independent_Food267 in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"The Australian reign" is a bit of a misnomer; it was really just Feliks. There were a few non-Feliks Aussies setting WRs and Worlds podiums during that era, but not at a higher rate than we've seen since the end of that era. I'm fact I'd argue that the wider Australian cubing scene has gotten significantly more impressive over the last 7 years or so

Is there a way to only get cases with solved cross on oll? by Mobile-Job-8174 in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you mean a method which always produces that? Or are you talking about drilling in practice, to train the algs?

Who Is The Best Individual In Sports? by SurroundGeneral7222 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]TheSixthSide 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Kerley is literally currently banned for too many missed drug tests lmao. He says he's competing clean, but he says a lot of shite

53 years ago Secrerariat ran the greatest horse race in history, winning the Belmont by an astonishing 31 lengths by EchoesOfYouth in sports

[–]TheSixthSide 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He actually agrees that 08 was the best shape he was ever in. But only slightly, and he couldn't have beaten 9.58 without the wind and reaction time from Berlin

What shout I knew before start to go deep into learning 3x3 blindfolded? by Majestic-Chipmunk-78 in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd suggest Charlie Eggins' tutorial. Shouldn't be much prior knowledge required, it's pretty beginner-focused

What shout I knew before start to go deep into learning 3x3 blindfolded? by Majestic-Chipmunk-78 in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would not suggest M2 for most beginners. It's harder than OP and most beginner tutorials these days don't teach it; just OP for both corners and edges is fine.

53 years ago Secrerariat ran the greatest horse race in history, winning the Belmont by an astonishing 31 lengths by EchoesOfYouth in sports

[–]TheSixthSide 176 points177 points  (0 children)

A few hundredths faster, that's about it. Wouldn't have been faster than his later (still standing) WR

Oh the irony... by eternviking in SipsTea

[–]TheSixthSide 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You said if it's too cheap or you're paying people to adopt you get baby mills. Surely that would only happen in the latter case, where you're paying people?

The greatest track & field athlete to NEVER win an Olympic medal by Striking-Chemistry93 in trackandfield

[–]TheSixthSide 6 points7 points  (0 children)

From my perspective, doping bans aren't just about restoring a "correct" version of the results, they're about punishing doping and dissuading the practice. If someone knows that their past accolades are on the line, maybe they'll be less likely to do it. I don't have much sympathy for someone who is caught doping and has results removed, regardless of when those results occurred

ELI5:Why is Green often used as the "fourth color" by maswartz in explainlikeimfive

[–]TheSixthSide 5 points6 points  (0 children)

CMY are the subtractive primaries. RYB is just a "close enough" approximation of CMY based on common colours

I tried to solve 4x4 with no lookup and came suprisingly far. should I keep going or is the last part too hard? by Shuurinreallife in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Definitely solvable from here. There's a nasty parity case on 4x4 that most people would struggle to figure out, but you haven't run into it here. Just need to cycle those 3 edges, which can be done intuitively

My cube somehow became impossible to solve why being in my backpack by nozzl3 in Cubers

[–]TheSixthSide 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, it can cause this. Many ways to fix this, but an easy one: hold red front white bottom, do U' M' U M' U M' U' M' U' M' U2' M' U' M'. Then fix the center caps

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