How to Make a Fully Functional 2x2x4 Cube (Part 3/4) thebackflipmaster 2026-09-22 | How to Make a Fully Functional 2x2x4 Cube (Part 3/4)
Rubiks Cube Seminar by James Hamory thebackflipmaster 2015-07-22 | A Seminar on the Rubik's Cube by NASA Intern James Hamory on 7/21/15 at Armstrong Flight Research Center.
7.98 Official Single thebackflipmaster 2015-07-13 | James Hamory 7.98 3x3 single in the final round of BASC 7 2015
James&Everett Finger trap challenge thebackflipmaster 2014-08-10 | Empty coin rolls on 8 fingers! Only thumbs, no table abuse allowed!
9.03 Official 3x3 Average thebackflipmaster 2014-08-10 | I got really nervous after getting three 8s in a row so no sub-9 for me :( but this was pretty good and I'm really happy with it!
3x3 Example Solves (#2) thebackflipmaster 2013-08-22 | EnjoyScrambles:1. L' F2 B' R2 F U' R2 L' U' F' D' B F' L' U R' L B U F R' L D' L' R2 2. D L D R D U2 F L' R2 F R' B F' R' F2 U2 L2 R' F2 L' U2 D B' D F 3. D L F' B' D U2 F B D2 B2 R2 B L U R2 U' B2 U L' F' B2 U2 L U' D'4. B2 L' D2 F B2 U B' L' D B' U' L2 U B' D' R2 F' L F L U2 B U2 L2 B'5. B L R2 B' R U2 F' L' D F U' B D2 B2 L2 F R2 U F' B2 D2 B2 L B2 F
10.17 Official Avg5, 8.21 single thebackflipmaster 2013-08-19 | Done at Nisei Week 2013. Still have no idea how I popped only one edge on a Witlong...
UNBOXING: SS Aurora, Huanying, Weilong thebackflipmaster 2013-08-17 | These cubes are pretty good, but despite what I said they haven't passed up my witlong yet xD
1:20.02 Official 5x5 Single thebackflipmaster 2013-08-11 | I got an all-time personal best at the World Championship.Cube: partially modded SS
5.52 Official Pyraminx average thebackflipmaster 2013-08-02 | Done at World Championships 2013, first round during the staff competition.Puzzle: Shengshou
46.28 Official 4x4 average thebackflipmaster 2013-08-01 | Done at World Championships 2013, first round during the staff competition.Cube: SS V4
James Hamory vs. Phillip Espinoza (SD 2013 Finals) thebackflipmaster 2013-06-24 | SoCal's best battle it out for the win!
Flipping Out thebackflipmaster 2013-06-15 | After a 2.5 year hiatus from Gymnastics I am back with some awesome tumbling!Music:Televisor- Starlight (Tut Tut Child Remix)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGZeJkshDZsProvided by MonsterCat Media
17.54 Official One Handed avg5 thebackflipmaster 2013-06-05 | I hate +2s :'(Done at Caltech Spring 2013Intro by Brian of MMHSCubinghttp://www.youtube.com/MMHSCubingThank you!
9.51 Official 3x3 avg5 (+others) thebackflipmaster 2013-06-02 | Caltech Spring 20139.51 3x3 avg (PB)40.77 4x4 single (2nd best)6 official sub-10s in a row (PB)OH average coming soon!Intro by Brian of MMHSCubinghttp://www.youtube.com/MMHSCubingThank you!
9.92 Official 3x3 avg- Finally Sub-10! thebackflipmaster 2013-04-28 | FOINALLYDone at Diamond Bar Spring 20133x3 Final Round Winning AverageCube: Witlong (always)
9.06 Official Single thebackflipmaster 2013-04-13 | 6th best official solve (7.93, 8.02, 8.46, 8.81, 9.05, 9.06).Done at Antelope Valley Spring 2013Cube: Witlong (of course)The video thumbnail showed me that I got to PLL at 6.81. Normally this would mean a sub-9, but I had to do U2 (y) [V Perm]. :fp
Phil Hamory- Official 3x3 Blindfolded Success thebackflipmaster 2013-03-19 | My dad has been learning and practicing BLD for the last year and got a success on his first official attempt!
10.65 Official 3x3 average thebackflipmaster 2013-03-11 | Another meh average. Done at Caltech Winter 2013.10.80, (9.49), 10.34, (11.71), 10.81
10.30 Official 3x3 average of 5 thebackflipmaster 2013-01-08 | My goal is to get a sub-10 average in comp this year. Hopefully it won't take all year to do it. This one was close. I messed up PLL on the fourth solve and did five F2L pairs on the third solve, so there's definitely room for improvement.By the way I switched back to my Witlong. ;)And I'm not listening to music, just wearing my earbuds for noise reduction.
Eagle Peak 2012 Rubiks Cube Competition thebackflipmaster 2012-12-27 | These pictures are from Eagle Peak 2012! Enjoy!View all pictures here: picasaweb.google.com/107760480122610755111/120929StevenZEagleProject#Pictures provided by Steven Z. (thank you!)Used with PermissionMusic:Nyan Cat [8bit] by Bunnymajs
19.40 Official One-Handed avg of 5 thebackflipmaster 2012-11-23 | Done at Caltech Fall 2012. Despite my facial expressions and lack of exclamation points I am quite happy with this average.
8.02 Official 3x3 Solve thebackflipmaster 2012-11-20 | Yay! Puts me at 70th in the world. :) Done at Caltech Fall 2012Reconstruction:Scramble: F2 D B2 D R2 U2 L2 U' R2 F2 R2 B L D' U2 B' F' L' R2 U' L2 (21f)Inspection: (y')Cross: F R D L F D1: (y') R' U R2: U' L U' L'3: U (y') R' U2 R2 U R'4: U2 R' U R U2 R' U ROLL: U2 M' U M U2 M' U MPLL: U' (y x) R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2Total Moves incl. rotations: 48Time: 8.02TPS: 5.99Total Moves: 45Time: 8.02TPS: 5.61
Fishers Cube: 44.92 avg5, 37.72 single thebackflipmaster 2012-10-14 | this is for you anders.I can do better (see my PBs below).If you would like a walkthrough/tutorial on my solving technique and how I avoid parity, leave a comment below. Liking this video would also be nice. Thank you!Average of 5: 44.921. 46.38 D' F2 B D' R D F' U2 B' L2 D' L D2 R' B2 R' U' L' B2 L D2 B' L2 B2 L'2. (37.72) R D B' L2 U L B2 L2 F' D L' D' F' U2 R D2 R' L F2 L' R2 F2 D' L D'3. 43.66 D' F' U' B2 U2 D' F' R' D' U2 R' U2 F B' L D' U' B2 F2 U2 F D2 B' L R24. (48.65) R' U2 D F R2 U2 R' D2 U B2 D F2 U B R2 D' B2 R2 L' U2 F' B2 U' R U'5. 44.71 R B D' U R' D B2 D2 R2 U' F U2 R' L' F B U2 L F U' B2 F2 L2 B2 D2apparently these are Youtube WRs...As of October 13th 2012, these are my Fisher Cube PBs:32.47 single42.36 avg544.73 avg12Intro by MLSxEazoonhttp://www.youtube.com/MLSxEazoonShoutout video coming soon
10.68 Official 3x3 average of 5 thebackflipmaster 2012-10-11 | This average is a fail in that it could've been sub-10. The 5th solve destroyed that opportunity. :( I still managed to win, though.I had a 10.60 average in the second round.Cube: C IV Witlong
US Nationals 2012 Head-to-Head thebackflipmaster 2012-10-04 | 64 person Head-to-Head tournament at US Nationals 2012. Lots of fun!Intro by Skewber:http://www.youtube.com/Skewber(shoutout video coming as soon as possible)
Walkthrough Solves 1 thebackflipmaster 2012-09-13 | I average 10 seconds with the CFOP method. I hope this helps you improve! Leave a comment and like this video if you want more! Thank you!Video continued here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyHDxOdyO5cScrambles:1. D' U L2 R D' U2 F R B F L' F L R2 B2 R' D' B' D L2 R D2 L B L22. R D2 U2 L2 D U L' R' D2 L2 D L2 R' F2 D' U L2 U B' F L2 R' D2 B R'3. D2 F2 L2 B' D U L R' B2 F D U B2 D2 U2 B' U R F' U2 F' L2 R F U24. B' L2 R2 D' F R B2 R2 B' D F L F U' B F2 D2 R D' B' F U' B' D U5. L2 R2 D2 L D B2 U' F L' R2 F2 U' R' U B F2 D2 U2 F' L R2 F2 R' U' FAlgs:U2 R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2U2 L2 U2 L U L' U L2R2 u' R' u R2 L2 u L u' L2
Type C IV Witlong 3x3 Cube Review & Comparison thebackflipmaster 2012-08-23 | WHY DO I LIKE THIS CUBE? Review and Comparison with the Zhanchi.btw, the solve on the Witlong was ~10 seconds, the solve on the Zhanchi was ~17 seconds. I ordered another Witlong so I can try out a new mod. I'll make a video about that mod after it's done :)Buy this cube here: http://www.speedcubing-store.com/apps/webstore/products/category/520283?page=1
Rubiks Cube in 6.90 Seconds thebackflipmaster 2012-08-17 | 3x3 Rubik's Cube solved in 6.90 seconds. LL skip?! This is only the second LL skip I've ever had and my second sub-7. My PB is a 6.34 PLL skip. Full step 7.30. Scramble and Reconstruction below.Scramble: B2 L2 D F2 D2 U' L2 U' L2 R2 U2 R' U L2 F R B F2 D R' U'Inspection: (x2 y')Cross: D' U' R' F L F1st Pair: U2 U' (y) R U R' U R U' R'2nd Pair: L' U L U2 L' U L3rd Pair: (y2) U2 R U R' U2 L' U' L4th Pair: U2 R U R' U R U' R'LL: U2Including rotations: 41 moves in 6.90 seconds = 5.94 tps
Calvins Puzzle Square-2 Review thebackflipmaster 2012-08-12 | Nice Puzzle!Thanks to Calvin and Izovire for letting me test this.Buy it here:http://www.hknowstore.comhttp://www.puzzleaddictions.com/calvins-puzzle-square-2
US Nationals 2012 thebackflipmaster 2012-08-07 | Read more below!Time Stamps:Intro: 0:003x3: 0:237x7: 1:134x4: 1:282x2: 2:28Head-to-Head: 3:24Square-1: 4:545x5: 5:24Megaminx: 7:11I beat 17 official personal bests at this competition!!!2x2- 2.33 single, 4.27 avg3x3- 8.81 single,4x4- 48.12 single, 55.47 avg5x5- 1:38.69 single, 1:46.75 avg6x6- 3:23.61 single, 3:38.68 mo37x7- 5:44.58 single, 5:59.87 mo3Megaminx- 1:50.96 single, 2:01.54 avgSquare-1- 18.59 single, 28.49 avgMaster Magic- 2.56 singleFewest Moves- 43I did 111 official solves in this competition, the third largest competition ever.Shoutouts: I met these people at this competition, check out their channels!Shonathon-- http://www.youtube.com/PanCakez001Jesse-- http://www.youtube.com/JRCuberJustin-- http://www.youtube.com/Jboogie300Max-- leave a comment and I'll link you
ShengShou 7x7 Review thebackflipmaster 2012-08-01 | The best 7x7 I've ever tried. The very smooth turning makes so much fun to solve.Buy here:http://www.cubedepotusa.com/apps/webstore/products/show/3154215http://www.e3cubestore.com/shengshou-7x7x7.htmlhttp://51morefun.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=240&products_id=660
3x3 Fewest Moves World Record Stopmotion thebackflipmaster 2012-07-17 | Stopmotion animation of Tomoaki Okayama's 20 move solution World Record.Read more here: http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?37707-Fewest-Moves-New-World-Record-20-moves&p=761708Music From Monstercat Media:Artist: DirectTitle: Free My WorldVideo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkayDe5JDjk
Giant Paper 2x2 Rubiks Cube thebackflipmaster 2012-07-16 | I made a fully functional 2x2 cube out of paper!
Talent Show Performances thebackflipmaster 2012-07-09 | January 11th, 2012, two performances from PowerHouse Got Talent.
How to Organize a WCA Competition (part 3) thebackflipmaster 2012-07-01 | did you really think I was gonna post all three parts in a row? pfft. :)CubingUSA Competition Guide: http://www.cubingusa.com/cguide.phpOrganizers, check out http://cubecomps.comPart 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ1gs7BU648Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOweCjgbE9Yhttp://www.theeventhelper.com
How to Organize a WCA Competition (part 2) thebackflipmaster 2012-06-27 | CubingUSA Competition Guide: http://www.cubingusa.com/cguide.phpOrganizers, check out http://cubecomps.comPart 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ1gs7BU648Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_oPAk_cr5shttp://www.theeventhelper.com
How to Organize a WCA Competition (part 1) thebackflipmaster 2012-06-26 | Well here it is. I will post the next two parts this week (hopefully).CubingUSA Competition Guide: http://www.cubingusa.com/cguide.phpPart 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOweCjgbE9YPart 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_oPAk_cr5shttp://cubecomps.comhttp://www.theeventhelper.com
7.14 Official Pyraminx Average of 5 thebackflipmaster 2012-06-22 | (4.97), 6.72, (9.19), 8.50, 6.19 = 7.14sorry didn't get the 4.97 on tape. :'( sob sobtwice as fast as my last official averageQJ Pyraminx
Caltech Spring 2012 thebackflipmaster 2012-06-03 | This competition was great! The first time I have ever won 3x3!I beat 10/15 official personal bests:2x2- 4.44 average3x3- 9.22 single3x3- 10.92 average4x4- 49.56 single4x4- 56.36 averageBLD- 3:00.32 singleMagic- 1.34 singleMagic- 1.62 averageMaster Magic- 2.59 singleSquare-1 24.78 singleI placed:1st in 3x32nd in 4x42nd in BLD4th in Master Magic (epic fail), but fastest single5th in 2x2
10.92 Official 3x3 average of 5 thebackflipmaster 2012-05-28 | This last month I set a goal for myself: to be sub-11 in comp by the end of the year. I accomplished that a couple days ago. :) 10.38, (9.63), 10.81, (12.96), 11.58 = 10.92Cube: Type C4 Witlong
11.40 Official 3x3 average of 5 thebackflipmaster 2012-02-15 | 10.49, 10.78, (10.33), 12.94, (13.65)I'm a boss. :)
Caltech Winter 2012 thebackflipmaster 2012-02-14 | this competition was awesome I beat 8 official personal records: 2x2- 2.65 single 3x3- 11.40 avg 4x4- 52.25 single 4x4- 1:02.40 avg OH- 18.03 single OH- 21.55 avg SQ1- 25.10 single SQ1- 29.25 avg I placed: 1st in Master Magic 3rd in Square-1
Smashing a 5x5 Rubiks Cube! thebackflipmaster 2012-01-03 | The Rubik's Professor 5x5 Cube will change your life!
2x3x3 Blindfolded Tutorial thebackflipmaster 2011-12-27 | How to solve a 2x3x3 cube blindfolded! Algs-- Y Perm: (R U') (R U') (R U R) D' (R U R) U' R D R Edges: R U2 R U2 R U2 Scramble: R2 F2 B2 U2 F2 B2 U' F2 B2 L2 U L2 F2 U' F2 B2 R2 F2 U B2 U2 F2 U F2 B2 L2 U2 R2 L2 F2 B2 L2
Caltech Fall 2011 Recap + solves thebackflipmaster 2011-11-24 | This was a great competition! I beat 10 official PBs: 2x2: 3.18 single, 4.71 avg 3x3: 10.18 single, 13.06 avg 4x4: 56.06 single, 1:06.51 avg (FAIL) OH: 27.22 avg BLD: 3:44.38 success Master Magic: 2.71 single, 2.88 avg I got: 1st place in mmag 4th place in 2x2 5th place in 3x3 5th place in BLD
Stupid Thief! thebackflipmaster 2011-11-07 | this is why I haven't been making videos recently... I get smacked with a skillet for your entertainment = Like this video (please) Music: Ockeroid: Unsuspecting
