Nicolas Naing
31.81 Megaminx average of 5
updated
overall good turning aside from a misalignment on the last solve and some F2L pairs, good to improve compared to the first round's average
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very nice to get another sub-30 average, solutions were smoother in this average compared to the solves in the first 2 rounds
some footage is missing/not at 1x speed since it was not on the stream
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happy to get NAR single again, rest of the comp did not go very well
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nice average, had some smooth recognition on a few of the tougher PLLs
Congrats to Alexei on the NARs and the win!
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great to get NAR average after some close sub30 averages
got too excited on the PLL on the 26.54
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nice to get another sub30 average, hopefully will be able to break NAR average again soon, getting close
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great to get another sub30 average, corner twist on the first solve was unfortunate, don't think that was during the solve
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nice average, got too excited after the first solve, could have had better turning on solves 2 and 3
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great to get a sub30 average, thought the last solve would be faster but it looks like my S2L on that solve was lockier than it felt
thanks to Max Siauw for the tutorial on adding a timer to videos: youtube.com/watch?v=DqS606K0Jdk
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First 2 Centers 0:35
Last 4 Centers 2:25
First 8 Edges 4:24
Last 4 Edges 7:19
3x3 Stage 8:56
Thanks to Lê Khang for the video suggestion
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very nice mean, big jump compared to my previous best official mean
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cube is out of frame a bit, hard to get a good angle at this comp since the tables were small
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very nice single, had potential to beat my 52.65 average after the first 3 solves, thought the last solve was better but I guess not
also good to fill in the gap between my 52 and 54 averages
this was done at New York Championship instead of NAC like the other recent uploads
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nice to get NAR again, OLL could have gone better, had 4 1-edge cases
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very consistent solves, nice to not make any big mistakes in this average
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very nice average, probably won't beat this for a while
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best average from the comp, nice to get another sub 32 average in comp
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averages were not too good this comp, will still upload the first one later this week
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nice to beat my PB on my first 6x6 rpund recently, good LL cases
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nice to beat my 2019 results by a larger amount
also executed some new plls well in this average, good to see
28.00 was NAR at the time but won't be counted because it occurred on the same day as my 26.50 single
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bunch of videos to upload from this comp, will upload them throughout the next few days
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Link for puzzle: speedcubeshop.com/collections/cosmic-collection/products/cosmic-mgc-magnetic-6x6?_pos=2&_fid=075463c1e&_ss=c&variant=31796130021489
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So far I have done around 200 solves on this puzzle and it has broken in very well. The only change that I have made is loosening all of the sides a little bit. The only issue that I have with it is that my previous Valk5 was faster. However, this puzzle has a less flimsy feel while still being fast enough, which was a problem with my previous 5x5 despite the speed. In addition, I can add Stardust to this puzzle to make it faster, which should remove the advantage that my previous 5x5 had.
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tough plls in this average, but nice to get a counting sub 30, this is my first
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Puzzle: YuHu V2 M
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messed up my solutions on the first two solves quite a bit, but still happy to beat my official PB
Cube: YuHu V2 M
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will upload average tomorrow
Cube: YuHu V2 M
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solves 5-9 are the avg5
long time since making a video, will aim to get one more before the end of the year
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Specs:
X-Man Galaxy V2 M: Stickerless Only, 31 mm, 133g, $29.95
YuHu V2 M: Stickerless Only, 32 mm, 136g, $12.95
Dayan V2 M: Stickerless Only, 31 mm, 99g, $32.95
Product Links:
X-Man Galaxy V2 M: speedcubeshop.com/collections/megaminx/products/x-man-galaxy-megaminx-v2-m-sculpted
YuHu V2 M: speedcubeshop.com/collections/megaminx/products/yj-yuhu-v2-magnetic-megaminx
Dayan V2 M: speedcubeshop.com/collections/megaminx/products/dayan-megaminx-v2-magnetic
Links to my reviews:
X-Man Galaxy V2 M: youtu.be/n5NFC-Uis9Q
YuHu V2 M: youtu.be/VaCEmVWddyY
Dayan V2 M: youtu.be/eIw88JEdw8E
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new camera angle, will use this from now on with a little zoom
great avg5, getting a better handle on the yuhu
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I can get good times with this mega (set PB avg50), but I find that the lighter weight requires me to focuson my solves more since I am more used to heavier cubes. For now I plan to stick to the YuHu as the transition to that puzzle was easier
Aside from personal preference, I think that this is a good puzzle as it is fast while being stable. It has a similar light weight to the GAN, but has an easier core system to lubricate, which I prefer. This puzzle has a slightly sculpted design instead of ridges. I don't think it made too much of a difference (reminded me of the GAN dimples which did not change much) but I have not had any grip issues with the puzzle
If you want to get a new mega, I would recommend going with a YuHu as it is cheaper and can achieve the same times from my experience. I would normally tell you to try both at a comp since the two megas feel different, but that is not feasible at the moment with the lack of comps unfortunately
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will upload review later today
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I like the speed of this puzzle as it is much faster than my current Galaxy V2 and Galaxy V2s out of the box. It took me a bit of time to get used to the speed and larger size, but it was worth it in the end as I don't think I can achieve the YuHu's speed on the Galaxy without loosening it way too much. The ridges feel different to the sculpted design of the Galaxy, but they feels similar to ridges on past puzzles like the Pearl/Aohun/Dayan V1, so if you have used one of those megas in the past, the transition shouldn't be too difficult
So far I have not had any issues with the puzzle and would recommend it to anyone interested in Megaminx as it is a magnetic megaminx for the low price of $12.95
I still have work to do on the Dayan V2 so I do not know if this will be my main, but I definitely prefer this over my Galaxy V2
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really good cube, will make a review video later, tried filming today but wasn't able to get a good avg5
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last 5 solves are the 31.72 avg5, got a 37 after trying to roll
nice to get a sub33 avg12 on this channel
overinspected a lot but haven't uploaded solves in a while, not too much of an issue since these solves are at home
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may have messed up the counterclockwise/clockwise stuff in the S2L and LL section but I think the meaning is clear, let me know if you need clarification
as for an update for my cubing in general, I still cube regularly but I don't have too much time, so I usually spend the time that I have doing solves instead of content for this channel
will try to get more content, like 1 or 2 videos a month, but can't promise anything
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Website for Algs: http://hem.bredband.net/_zlv_/rubiks/megaminx-new/megaOLL/oll.html
Algs:
1. (R U2' R' U') (F' U F2) (R' F' R2 U2 R')
2. (R' F' L F' L' F2 R) U' (L F2 R' F' R F' L')
4. R' (L U2') (R' F R U2 F' R) U2 L'
3. L (R' U2) (L F' L' U2' F L') U2' R
5. (R U R' U R2) y (R' F' R2 U2' R' F')
6. (R' U' R U') (R2' F R) (F2' U2 F R)
7. L F L' U2' R U2' R' U2 L F' L'
8. R' F' R U2 L' U2 L U2' R' F R
9. R' F R (U2' F' U2 F' U2') L F L'
10. F R' F' U2 R U2' R U2 bR' R' bR
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Algs:
1. (F U R U' R' F') U' (R U R' U' R' F R F')
2. (R' U' F' U F) (R2 U R' U' R' F R F')
3. L U (F2 R' F' R) U' F' L'
4. R' U' (F2' L F L') U F R
5. (L U F R) U' (R2' F R F2') L'
6. (R U R bR' R' bR U') (R2' U' R' F R F' U R)
7. L F (U R' F' R) U2' (R U L') U R'
8. (F R U R' U' F') U' (F R U' R' U2 R U R' F')
9. (F R U' R' U' R U R' F') U' (R' F' L F' L' F2 R)
10. F (R U2 R' U) F' U2 (F' L F L')
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video after that will be on next next Monday
Website for algs: http://hem.bredband.net/_zlv_/rubiks/megaminx-new/megaOLL/oll.html
Algs:
1. (F R' F' R U R U' R') U' (R U R' U' R' F R F')
2. L F (R U R' U') (R U R') F' U' L'
3. (R' F' L F' L' F2) (R2 U2' R' F' U' F U' R U' R')
4. R' F (R U R' U') F2' U' F U2 R
5. L U F U' (R U R' U') F' L'
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Algs:
1. bR' R bR R' U2 bR' R bR R2' U2' R
2. F R U2 R2' F R F' U2' F'
3. R' F' U2' F2 R' F' R U2 R
4. (F R U' R' U' F') U2' (R' U' F' U F R)
5. (F R U R' U' F') U2' (F U R U' R' F')
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