leotlion Yeah, Feliks just seems brilliant in so many ways haha. Has done so much for cubing and the cubing community.

hums_student Interesting re: red cross. I think red/orange is probably my least likely cross, because I actually learnt from green. I can't remember why, but I moved to white fairly soon after I think.

Maybe we could go to a comp together! That way, we're both equally out of our depth haha. From what I've heard, though, age and stuff really doesn't matter in the slightest.

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Also, my first PB AO5 in a while:

Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-04
avg of 5: 17.51

Time List:

  1. 17.68 B' U' R' D2 U2 L' U2 L' R' B2 U2 R' B2 D L' F2 U2 B U2 R2
  2. 17.40 F' U L2 B2 F2 R' F2 L2 U2 L2 U2 L' F2 R' F' L B' D R B L'
  3. (22.72) F' L' B2 D2 R2 U2 F2 R U2 L B2 R2 F' D2 R D' B' F L2 D2
  4. (16.01) F' D' L' U' L2 D' L2 D2 L2 B2 U' R2 B2 F L F U' B F D
  5. 17.45 B F2 R' U2 B2 D2 R D2 L' B2 F2 L' D' R2 F' D2 R' D U

GAN Mini M Pro. Beginner method.

        Oh Feliks is a really nice guy and is cracked at cubing. My PB is 34 mostly because I stopped after getting sub 40. I should get back to cubing but I never seem to find the time!

        Also, I'm not too sure how to solve the 1x1 cube. I found a few tutorials but they're too hard to follow. I would really love and appreciate it if someone could explain how it's done.

          6 days later

          somebody8442 The 1x1 meme really stumped me for a while when I started cubing haha. Must get one one day!

            Joseph41 Interesting re: red cross. I think red/orange is probably my least likely cross, because I actually learnt from green. I can't remember why, but I moved to white fairly soon after I think.

            Interesting. Are you colour neutral (or mostly for white/yellow green/blue)?

            Joseph41 Generated By csTimer on 2022-08-04

            The real question is how do you set up your csTimer...
            My set up

            somebody8442 Also, I'm not too sure how to solve the 1x1 cube. I found a few tutorials but they're too hard to follow. I would really love and appreciate it if someone could explain how it's done.

            J Perm has a pretty solid 1x1 tutorial, I managed to finally get sub-1 minute after following his tips!

            Also, more than a week late but Tymon officially broke sub-5 average!

                    hums_student Interesting. Are you colour neutral (or mostly for white/yellow green/blue)?

                    Nah, not colour neutral, though honestly I haven't really tried much at all. White/yellow I'd say are completely the same. Green is probably the next best, and then my times would suffer if I tried for blue/red/orange. I have no doubt it's worth working on, but there are also probably bigger fish to fry when it comes to my times haha.

                    hums_student The real question is how do you set up your csTimer...
                    My set up

                    This is very, very nice, and I might have to steal your setup. I had mine all nice (similar kinda aesthetic), but then had to re-set stuff on my laptop and never bothered changing it back - so now it's just that jarring default aesthetic lol. Do you use any other timers? I have Twisty Timer for phone, which does the job.

                    hums_student Also, more than a week late but Tymon officially broke sub-5 average!

                    Genuinely a ridiculous average, particularly given one of the solves had to be re-done due to an incorrect scramble. Surely one of the most clutch solves in history, that last one.

                    I reckon Max must be very close to sub-five, too (got WR2 single recently). And Matty. It's only a matter of time.

                            Joseph41 Do you use any other timers? I have Twisty Timer for phone, which does the job.

                            I have byte cube on my phone, though I don't use it much. I'm thinking of buying a stackmat timer, though I'm also not sure whether I'm ready for that level of commitment yet. Have you ever used a stackmat timer?

                            Joseph41 Genuinely a ridiculous average, particularly given one of the solves had to be re-done due to an incorrect scramble. Surely one of the most clutch solves in history, that last one.

                            Yes absolutely insane! Hats off to the guy.

                            I know people keep saying this every time someone breaks a barrier, but I wonder if sub-5 is the limit... I guess it's technically possible to get a sub-4 average but I feel like it wouldn't be achieved for a very long time.

                            nek minit Yusheng Du gets a 3.47 average

                            Also, do you have any favourite cubing YouTubers? I'm very basic but J Perm has literally shaved about 20 seconds off my times.

                                  hums_student Never used Stackmat, but similarly thinking of investing. I'm not sure how much I'd really use it, though, unless I start going to comps.

                                  YouCubers - I like J Perm, CubeHead, Tingman, Z3Cubing. Matty has really chill comp vlogs.

                                    a month later

                                    GAN 13 is coming soon - anybody interested in purchasing it? 👀

                                    23 days later

                                    Gan is way too expensive

                                    2x2: MGC, with CLL, global high 3s
                                    3x3: RS3M, regular cfop, global 14.8s. I might get one of the tornado v3s soon tho
                                    4x4: Meilong, yau, global 1:07
                                    Square-1: Volt v2, vandenberg, global 19s
                                    I also have a pyraminx and megaminx but I rarely practice
                                    And ofc, square-1 is the best event

                                      rst Love this!

                                      Tornado V3 looks awesome. I actually didn't love the V2, which I know is an unpopular opinion. It felt good to me to turn, but I never solved well on it. Did you use the V2 at all?

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                                          rst Nice one. What are your comp experiences? Any advice for somebody on the edge about going to one?

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