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updated 13 years ago
Long story short, this cube has exploded on me twice due to a defect, but the cube itself is really good.
Initially, this cube was very slow out of the box as expected from all Cosmic puzzles. The break in period felt quite long due to the amount of time it takes to solve the puzzle as well as the fact that it was quite hard to turn at the beginning. However, after about 50 solves, the cube started to get really good. The outer layers remind me of the speed and the slight bumpiness of the Wushuang 5x5. The inner layers, especially the middle layer, is slower, but is very smooth and has a controllable feeling. Lock ups and occasional catches do exist since the reverse corner cutting is not great as can be seen in the video. However, the magnets definitely helps reduce lockups by making the puzzle more stable. As for the Cosmic service, I honestly have nothing to complain about. All the layers feel evenly lubed and once broken in, feels super nice to turn. The tensions feel even on all sides and set just right. The only thing I've done to this cube was break it in and I have pretty much broken all my PBs with this cube.
The problem with the cube started after doing a couple hundred more solves. I noticed that one of the sides started to feel lose and found that the screw had loosened by itself. I re-tightened it, but after couple more solves, it completely exploded. The entire center attached to the core with the screw came off. I reassembled the cube (not fun) and made sure the side that the center came off was screwed tightly. However even with tight tensions, the cube exploded again a couple solves later with the same center attached to the core coming off. I suspect that the problem has to do with a defect on the screw but I'm not too sure.
Overall, the cube is really good and I would've used this as my main if not for this problem, but it's unfortunate that this problem exists. Not sure if it's just with my cube, but if it is, I would definitely recommend.
Cosmic Shadow M: bit.ly/2vStc2A
Speedcubeshop: speedcubeshop.com
MoYu's Facebook: facebook.com/moyumagiccube
Cube: Cosmic MoYu Weilong GTS2 M
speedcubeshop.com/collections/cosmic-magnetic/products/cosmic-gts2-m-3x3
Done at Elk Cubing 2018
MoYu: facebook.com/moyumagiccube
Speedcubeshop: speedcubeshop.com
(8.60), (6.38), 8.47, 7.62, 6.94
Cube: Cosmic MoYu Weilong GTS2 M
speedcubeshop.com/collections/cosmic-magnetic/products/cosmic-gts2-m-3x3
Done at Lions Cubing 2018
MoYu: facebook.com/moyumagiccube
Speedcubeshop: speedcubeshop.com
Cube: Cosmic WuQue M - speedcubeshop.com/products/cosmic-wuque-m-4x4
Done at Dixon Winter 2017
Speedcubeshop: speedcubeshop.com
MoYu: facebook.com/moyumagiccube
Reconstruction
Scramble: U2 L' D2 L D2 R F2 D2 R' D2 U2 B U L U L' R D L2 F2 U2 R'
x2 // inspection
D' R' L2' U' F U' F' (D' U') U' R' // xxcross
y' R' U' R // 3rd pair
y' R U' R' U' R U R' // 4th pair
U' R' U' F' U F R // OLL(CP)
U' // AUF
Done at ChicaGhosts 2017
Cube: MoYu WeiLong GTS2M
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This was the winning average at Bulldog Cubing 2017. Really happy with the win and for crushing my old 8.97 average, but I definitely feel like I can beat this next time.
I also beat my old 6.68 single with a 6.54 full-step in the first round, but it wasn't filmed unfortunately. Not too mad, because I can probably beat my single next time if I get lucky.
I know it's been a really long time, but here is what happened. Basically, I lost interest in cubing in early 2016 for a few reasons. The main reason was that I wasn't really improving much or making progress in cubing, and just lost the motivation. On top of that, school hit me and I didn't really find a lot of time to cube, and I decided to focus on other things. Despite this, I never fully stopped cubing and did pick up the cube once in a while. However, I got back into cubing a few months ago again and seriously started practicing. Currently, I know I'm not really the fastest anymore, but I've been improving a lot and I'm definitely faster than the the time when I stopped cubing. Looking at this average, I can tell that I have a ton of room for improvement (those pauses!) Hopefully, I'll start to put up some more videos in the future. Also, I'm finally going to a competition this week, which is Bulldog Cubing 2017, so if you see me, come say hi! If you got this far reading my update, I want to say, thanks!
Generated By csTimer on 2017-9-4
avg of 12: 7.61
Time List:
1. 6.89 R2 B U B' D F U2 D' B' U F2 R' D2 B2 R D2 R U2 R F2 R'
2. 8.27 B' R2 F2 L2 U2 L2 F' R2 B2 F' U B' D2 L' D R B' D2 R2 D2 L
3. (8.85) L2 F' D2 F R2 B' L2 B2 D2 L2 F L B F2 U R' B2 L2 F' D'
4. 6.96 D L2 F2 U2 F2 R2 B2 D' B2 F D' L D B D2 L2 B U'
5. 8.79 B2 U R U2 D F' L2 B' U2 R' F2 R' B2 R' F2 D2 F2 L' U
6. 8.18 F' U B2 R' L' U F2 B R U B2 U2 R2 D' B2 U' L2 B2 D2
7. 6.23 U F2 D F2 U2 B2 D' B2 L2 U F2 R F L2 F U2 B L' D' F R
8. (5.95) U B L2 F U2 L2 B' D2 U2 L2 U2 F D R' U' R' F D' R F R'
9. 6.78 U F2 R2 U' R2 U' B2 L2 B2 D' B2 F U' R D F D' L2 F R2 U
10. 8.69 F2 D U2 L2 D' F2 R2 F2 D' L2 U L' D F' U2 B' F L F L' F2
11. 7.58 D' L2 D2 B' D2 B2 F' D2 L2 B' D2 L' D' R' B D R2 B' D' B2
12. 7.70 R2 F2 U2 B L2 F' L2 D2 F' R2 B2 U' L U F2 D' L B' D2 U' F
Done at Cubic Catastrophe 2015
But finally a decent 2x2 single!
Cube: Dayan
Done at Dixon Summer 2015
9.54, 8.56, 8.80, 9.68, 7.98 = 8.97
Cube: Mini Weilong
Done at MCC Beta 2015
1-look solves and sub 2 average :D
Asian record
Done at Wiscube 2014
Cube: Dayan
Korean NR
Done at Wiscube 2014
Cube: Moyu Weilong
6.76 3.56 6.10 3.99 4.86
Done at US Nationals 2014
Skewb: Modded LanLan
Method: Sarah's intermediate
OLL skip
Done at US Nationals 2014
Cube: Mini Weilong
8.96 average
Messed up pretty badly on some solves. Oh well.
Cube: 55mm Zhanchi
Generated By csTimer on 2014-7-24
avg of 12: 14.61
Time List:
1. 13.94 D F U2 L' F2 D F' L2 D' R' F2 R' B2 U2 R U2 B2 U2
2. (12.96) R F U2 F D L F' R' D L' F' B L2 B2 R2 D2 R2 F' D2 R2 F2
3. 16.63 F2 D2 F U2 L2 F' R2 F2 D2 U2 B' R D2 B D' L2 B' L B R' B2
4. 13.68 D' F2 D' L2 U F2 R2 D' B2 U B2 R' F R2 D F D' U R2 F' D
5. 14.66 F2 D2 B L2 F U2 F L2 B L D' R F2 R2 F2 U' L R2
6. 14.90 U' R2 U' B2 D2 B2 U L2 U L2 D2 B' L D' R' F' L' B U L' F
7. 15.86 B2 D' F2 U' B2 L2 U' F2 R2 D' U' L' F' D2 L B2 D' L D L' U'
8. (DNF(18.52)) L2 B L2 U2 B D2 F2 U2 L2 U2 R' F R2 F2 R2 B' R2 U B D2
9. 13.33 L' D2 R U2 R2 F2 D2 L2 B2 U2 R D L' F R2 D' F' R' F' L F2
10. 15.50 L' B2 L' D2 B2 U2 R' F2 L2 R U' R2 U2 F' D' R U2 B L F
11. 13.55 R D2 F2 L' R2 D2 R' U2 R' U2 B2 D L' R' F U' L' R' B F2 U2
12. 14.09 B2 L2 R2 D' U2 L2 D U R B R D R' F' D2 R B' D'
Cube: Aolong
Generated By csTimer on 2014-7-16
avg of 12: 8.30
Time List:
1. 8.87 D2 F2 R D2 U2 F2 R U2 L2 U2 R D' L' U B2 U L B' D2 U L'
2. (5.87) B2 D2 F2 L2 D2 L2 B' D2 R2 F D2 R' U' L' F' D R' U F2 R' U
3. 8.34 F2 U2 B R2 F2 U2 L2 B D2 L2 D2 L F L D R' U L' F L2 B2
4. 6.66 D2 U' B2 F2 L2 B2 D2 U R2 B' U' L2 F2 D' L D2 R' U' L
5. 7.94 L U' R' L' F2 R2 U' R2 B' L U' L2 U R2 U2 F2 U' R2 U2
6. (9.99+) B2 R2 B2 D2 L2 D B2 F2 D2 L2 U B U L' D2 F' D L'
7. 8.70 B2 D B2 F2 L2 U' F2 U2 F2 U L' B' R F L U' F' U B F2
8. 8.95 D2 R2 U F2 U F2 U' B2 L2 R2 F L2 F2 R' U' R' U B' L U'
9. 8.93 U' R D' F' L' B2 L2 F2 R U' F2 U2 R2 D2 L2 F L2 B U2
10. 7.61 L2 R B2 L' F2 R' U2 L U2 B2 R' B' U F' U2 R' D' F' D2 U2 B2
11. 9.49 D2 F2 U' B2 F2 D L2 R U' F' L2 D L' B' F' U
12. 7.47 L2 U2 B2 R' D2 L F2 L R' F2 R' B' D' U2 F2 R B' U L2 F D'
Cube: Liying
Method: M2 edges, OP corners
Done at Dixon Spring 2014
Thank you Kennan for lubing my skewb :p That's the only reason I got a sub 7 average. Sorry I beat you xD
(10.96), 8.11, 8.71, 8.00, 8.96, 8.66, (7.50), 9.66, 7.72, 8.83, 8.69, 8.56
Thanks to Calvin and Crazybadcuber for this test cube!
Also, sorry I haven't been uploading much recently. Next week is spring break so I'll have some more videos. Also, I'm going to Dixon spring, so I'll have some videos for that too.
1:32.96 B2 R2 B' U2 B' R2 U2 B' D2 U2 B2 L' D L' D2 R B2 U B U F'
1:20.72 F R2 B D2 F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 D2 F' L F' D' L U2 R' F D' B2
1:37.34 D2 F2 U2 F' U2 L2 F' L2 B' R2 B2 L' U' B L2 U2 F' D L' D' L
Cube: 55mm Zhanchi
Cube: Aosu
avg of 5: 8.16
Time List:
1. 6.93 R D' R L' B' R' F' B2 U F' U' R2 B2 U' B2 D2 R2 L2 D'
2. 8.97+ L' F2 R' L2 F U' F' U L' B2 U2 D' R2 F2 D' R2 D
3. (9.11+) U2 D B U B2 U' R B2 U' F B2 R2 U2 L2 D2 B2 D2 B' R2 L2
4. (6.90) F D2 B2 U2 F' R2 F2 U2 B' U2 L2 R' F2 D' U' F D R' B' D2 F
5. 8.59 R2 U2 L2 F2 D2 F2 U2 B U2 F2 L' F D F2 R2 D2 F U' L2 F
Cube: 57mm Weilong
Avg of 12: 2.10
Time List:
1. 2.08 U' R' F U' R' F U F' R
2. (1.47) U' F2 U R F2 U' R2 U' F'
3. 1.90 U2 R F R' U2 F2 R' F2 R2
4. 1.59 F R' F' U F2 R2 U' F' R'
5. 2.53 U R F2 U R2 F R' F R2
6. 1.97 U' R2 U R' U2 R F' R2 U'
7. 2.03 R U2 F R2 F2 U F2 U2 R
8. 1.94 U R' U2 R F R' U F2 U' R
9. 2.40 U' R' U F' U2 F' U2 F U2 F
10. (3.81) U2 R2 U' R' F2 U R' F2 R
11. 2.77 R F U' F R' F2 R' F2 R2
12. 1.78 U R U' F R2 F' U' R2 U'
Cube: Dayan
Time List:
1. 5.41 B' U B' L U' L R' L R' L R' U' R B' L'
2. (12.05+) L R' B' L U' L B' U R' L' U L B' L' B
3. 7.59 L R B' L' U R L U L B U L U' L' B
4. 7.16 R' B L U' B U' R' U R L R' B R U L'
5. 7.56 U' R' U R B' L' U' R B' L' R B' L U R'
6. 6.33 R B R' L U' L' U' L R' U' B L' R' B L
7. 7.83 R L B R U' R' U B U' L U L R' U' B
8. 7.05 R' L R' U L' B' L' B' U R U B L U B'
9. 9.75 R' U' R L B' L' U R' L U' B R B' U L'
10. 7.77 B U' L' B L R' U' B U' B' R' L' B' R L
11. 7.75 R' L U R' L' B' R' L U B' U' L B U' L
12. (4.27) L' B R' U' B R' U' B' L R' B R' B U' R
Cube: Lanlan
Method: Sarah's intermediate method
Name: Steve
Gender: Boy
(7.13), (DNF(9.39)), 8.74, 8.53, 7.74
33.27, 31.84, 38.59, 35.88, (31.58), 36.21, 33.97, (40.96+), 35.80, 33.61, 34.93, 36.90
34.66 37.02 47.53 34.71 39.15
Cube: SS v4
8.94 9.00 8.18 9.13 9.81
Cube: 55mm Zhanchi
Done at UIUC Fall 2013. 9th in the world O.o Thanks to easy scrambles :D
Average of 12: 2.48
1. 2.28 R' U' R2 U' F R' U2 F U'
2. 2.69 U2 R U' F2 U2 F' U' R U2
3. 2.15 R' U R2 U' R U' F' R2 F2
4. (0.91) U' F U' R' U2 R F R U'
5. 2.68 U F' U2 F' R F' U R' U2
6. (4.94+) U2 R' U2 R U R2 F2 U' R2 U'
7. 2.08 U' R U F' U R2 U R2 U2
8. 2.19 R2 F2 U' R' F2 R U' R U
9. 3.05 U F2 U F2 U F' R2 U R' U'
10. 2.44 U' F U R F' R' F' R2 U'
11. 2.72 F R' U R U F2 R' U' R2
12. 2.47 F' R U' F' U' F R2 U' F2 U2
35.91+, (38.81), (30.83), 34.18, 36.06 = 35.38
Cube: SS v4
Average of 5: 7.57
1. 7.59 R U' B' D2 B2 D2 R D F2 R U2 F B' U2 R2 B2 U2 B' D2 R2 F2
2. (8.75) F2 R2 D2 L B2 F2 D2 B2 R B2 L F L2 R B U2 L' F2 U R' B'
3. (6.44) L2 U' F L D2 L D2 L2 D B R2 F' D2 B R2 B U2 R2 B L2
4. 7.85 L2 U R2 U L2 U2 B2 L2 U' L2 U2 R F' U2 L' R' D' F' U2 L F'
5. 7.28 U B2 D B2 L2 D F2 D2 R2 F2 D L' B' D' L' F' L' D L D2 U2
Cube: 55mm Zhanchi
3x3: 55mm Zhanchi - 11 seconds
4x4: SS v4 - 35 seconds
Dang, 18 second inspection...
Average of 12: 16.02
1. 15.43 D F2 U' R2 D2 R2 U' B2 L2 R2 D L R U R D2 L2 F L2 U R2
2. 14.96 R2 U2 F2 U R2 D R2 U L2 B2 D B' L' D R' U L' B2 R2 U R2
3. 15.02 F2 L2 F2 L U2 R F2 U2 R' F2 L2 F' D L' R2 F2 D' L F2 R2 F
4. (11.50) L' D2 L' R' F2 D2 L' D2 R U2 F2 U L R2 F' L R F' D' B R
5. 19.88 R B' R2 D2 B D2 F' L' U L2 F2 U2 F2 B' D2 R2 F L2 B'
6. (22.25+) D2 L2 F2 D F2 R2 U B2 L2 D' U' F' U' L' F U L2 U F L2 D2
7. 16.16 F2 D2 L2 F D2 F' L2 B D2 L2 R' F2 R' D2 U R2 D2
8. 13.55 U2 F2 D R2 D' R2 B2 R2 D' R2 U' L' F2 R D R D2 R' F L2 U
9. 15.30 L F2 L' U2 F2 R' B2 R U2 B2 R2 U' L2 D2 L' B' D' U2 F' L2 R
10. 16.36 R2 U' L2 R2 D B2 F2 U R2 D2 U2 F' R2 U L' U' L B R B'
11. 19.03 D2 R2 F2 L2 D' R2 D' B2 U' R2 U2 L' R2 D2 F R2 B' U R2 U' L
12. 14.55 L2 D U2 L2 B2 U2 R2 U' B2 U F2 R' F U B2 U2 L' R2 U' B' R'
1:11.46, (1:26.83), 1:12.78, (1:07.44), 1:19.46 = 1:14.57
Last 5 solves make 36.51 average of 5 :D
(32.74), 38.10, 37.90, 41.51, 41.69, 38.38, 40.87, 35.21, 37.29, 34.94, (43.24), 37.03
Cube: SS v3
11.34 10.64 8.81 9.96 9.95
2.07 2.83 3.21 2.85 3.63
I have few more worlds videos to upload!
Times: 18.25 16.90 21.75 18.17 15.33
33.63 39.49 46.75 34.60 46.91
9.03 9.45 9.70 9.27 11.32
2x2: 4
3x3: 12
4x4: 51
5x5: 1:22
6x6: 3:04 (Terrible)
7x7: 4:02


