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PB average of 12 13.138

2009-12-17T00:20:00.001-08:00

Average of 12: 13.138
1. 12.925 R L' B' L' U' B2 L' F R2 D' L2 U F L2 R' U' L R F2 D' R2 F B D2 L2
2. 12.612 B' D' F' R2 D' R2 D2 B' U' D R B U F B2 R2 U2 R U D R B F2 D2 U2
3. 13.586 L' B2 F L2 R' U' B2 D' L F' B2 D U2 B' L' F2 D' R2 L' U' B F2 R2 D2 U
4. (16.930) L D R2 B' U R U' R L2 U2 D' L F' R B2 U F R2 L2 D' B' L2 R U' B2
5. 12.306 F U2 D L B U' F U2 D2 L' B' R B2 D B F2 R' U' L R2 D B' R' D' B
6. 15.057 B F2 R' L' D2 U2 F' D' R L2 U' B U2 F2 L2 D L' D F2 B2 R D B' D2 L2
7. 12.985 U' D2 L' F2 U2 L2 F' R2 D' R L D2 U F2 L' U D F2 L' B' F R' L' F' D2
8. (12.024) U2 D2 L' U B' U2 R' U2 F' D F B D2 L2 F' U2 L2 B F2 L2 U B2 D' R' D'
9. 13.741 F' B' L U2 L F D F2 D2 F2 R B' U R' U B' R F L' D L2 D B L' U2
10. 12.775 F B' R B' R' L2 B2 F R2 B U' D F2 D' L B2 U F' U' B' L' B' U2 R' B'
11. 12.150 R' B D2 L B F2 R2 B2 U B' F D' F L' F U2 F2 D' U2 L B F2 R' L' B'
12. 13.239 U F R' L' F2 B' D U B2 U' R2 F2 B' L2 D2 L2 R2 F2 U2 D2 F2 L2 B2 L2 U

all non lucky.

F2L situation

2009-10-08T15:13:00.000-07:00

I discovered a cool way to solve this case from the back...no rotations.

r' U L U' r U' L'

New Hybrid Cube

2009-10-07T14:48:00.000-07:00

Ghost Hand cubies + C4Y core/springs/screws + Old Type A center caps

Easily the best cube I ever had. I thought Old Type A cubies + C4Y center was good at first. Then I tried Ghost Hand, and thought that was good. Then this new hybrid was born!

Weight: Light
Corner Cutting: Excellent (~55 degrees, which is amazing)
Speed: Very good (and very smooth)
Lock Ups: Minor (occasionally there will be small lock ups)
Pops: Almost never (I haven't had a single pop in my last ~300 solves, but it could happen)
Corner Twisting: Almost never (I haven't had a single corner twist either, but it could happen)
Feels Like: New Type A 3rd Model (But a lot better)