I wrote a layer by layer cube solver jointly with Shao Hang Kao; warning: Java required.
Here are some of my cubing records in reverse chronological permutation.
[2005.08.26] Video of a 43.85 [13M].
[2005.08.20] My average@ is 40 seconds:
[ 48 37 (51) 39 42 38 40 (32) 40 37 33 39 ].
[2005.08.20] My average@ is 41 seconds:
[ 47 48 37 (51) 39 42 38 40 (32) 40 37 33 ].
[2005.08.20] My record is 33 seconds.
[2005.08.20] My average@ is 42 seconds:
[ (36) 42 43 40 43 47 48 37 (51) 39 42 38 ].
[2005.08.20] My average@ is 43 seconds:
[ 45 48 38 38 (52) 47 44 (36) 42 43 40 43 ].
[2005.08.19] My average@ is 44 seconds:
[ 51 45 48 38 38 (52) 47 44 (36) 42 43 40 ].
[2005.08.19] My average@ is 45 seconds:
[ 42 51 38 45 40 46 (55) 51 45 48 (38) 38 ].
[2005.08.19] My record is 38 seconds.
[2005.08.19] My average@ is 46 seconds:
[ 44 43 44 46 40 49 (37) 55 (56) 37 54 47 ].
[2005.08.18] My average@ is 47 seconds:
[ 50 44 43 44 46 40 49 (37) 55 (56) 37 54 ].
[2005.06.19] My lucky2 record is 30 seconds.
[2005.02.19] My average@ is 48 seconds:
[ 66 44 34 50 43 55 48 48 48 54 43 45 ].
[2005.02.18] My average@ is 50 seconds:
[ 50 52 48 59 66 44 34 50 43 55 48 48 ].
[2005.02.16] My average@ is 51 seconds:
[ 46 53 60 50 52 48 59 66 44 34 50 43 ].
[2005.02.16] My lucky1 record is 34 seconds.
(With new one-step orientation of final layer corners that I have been practicing)
[2004.12.13] On the plane ride back to Taiwan, I memorized some permutation of the top corners.
[2004.12.03] My average@ is 53 seconds:
[ 53 52 48 72 46 52 55 52 53 53 55 57 ].
[2004.12.01] My average@ is 54 seconds:
[ 52 48 49 49 67 63 53 52 48 72 46 52 ].
[2004.11.11] My average@ is 55 seconds:
[ 54 52 59 55 55 57 49 65 55 59 40 47 ].
[2004.11.06] My average@ is 56 seconds:
[ 57 54 52 59 55 55 57 49 65 55 59 40 ].
[2004.11.06] My lucky1 record is 40 seconds.
[2004.11.06] My average@ is 57 seconds:
[ 72 57 54 52 59 55 55 57 49 65 55 59 ].
[2004.11.06] My average@ is 58 seconds:
[ 61 42 56 61 60 63 72 57 54 52 59 55 ].
[2004.11.06] My average@ is 59 seconds:
[ 52 65 60 61 42 56 61 60 63 72 57 54 ].
[2004.11.06] My average* is 61 seconds:
(60, 68, 52, 65, 60, 61, 42, 56, 61, 60, 63, 72).
[2004.11.06] My lucky2 record is 42 seconds.
[2004.10.08] My record is 47 seconds.
[2004.10.07] My record is 49 seconds.
[2004.10.05] My average* is 62 seconds:
(60, 65, 77, 65, 57, 59, 59, 57, 69, 62, 52, 63).
[2004.10.05] My record is 52 seconds.
[2004.10.05] My average* is 64 seconds.
[2004.10.05] My record is 54 seconds.
[2004.10.04] My record is 59 seconds.
[2004.10.04] My average* is 72 seconds.
[2004.10.03] After frequent competition with my roommate, I got a 60 second one.
[2004.09.25] I joined the Caltech Rubik's Cubes Club. I learned a few more techniques.
[2004.07.11] My average* is 80 seconds.
[2004.07.10] Okay, so the 63 second one was with _luck_, that was why I thought it would be _THE_ record. However, I just got a 62 second one *without* luck!! Maybe I'll get under a minute with normal techniques afterall.
[2004.07.09] So after Bible study, I got a 63 second cube. Yay, I invision this will be _THE_ record until I have time to practise speed cubing methods.
[2004.07.09] So I do not have time yet to practise speed cubing methods. I've just play normally and hit a 69 seconds. My new record. I still have a looong way to go.
[2004.06.18] I am looking into speed cubing this summer of 2004. Maybe, I'll become faster.
[2004.02.28] My record minimum for solving a 3x3x3 rubik's cube is 71 seconds.
[2004.02.28] My average* is 92 seconds.
[2002.12.24] Previously circa this date, my average was about 144 seconds. That was so slow, I must practice more.
* Average: Individual cube times are floored.
Out of twelve (12) cubes, minimum and maximum are excluded.
Take the arithmetic mean of the rest ten (10) cube times.
Half a second is added and then rounded.
@ I just noticed rolling averages are permitted.
Therefore I wrote a program averager that will calculate averages.
Everytime I enter a new time,
it will add the last eleven (11) with this and calculate average as normal.
Now I do not need to do twelve (12) more cubes before getting a new average.
1-7
Usually lucky cases for single cubes are not counted.
In averages lucky cases ARE permitted.
I record lucky cases as luckyx,
where x is the number of steps skipped.
I solve a cube in seven (7) steps: bottom cross, bottom corners, second layer,
top cross orientation, top corners orientation, top corners permutation, and
top cross permutation.
(Note: If you know this algorithm is not correct, please contact me.
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