Chris, I guess it's not. I mean, if you want to have a perfect idea of the average speed of a cuber : the average should be taken on all the possible configurations of the cube. But everyone knows that it's impossible.
So the best answer I can give is : Use a series of computer generated scrambles to do an average. Don't select any that has already be done by someone else. Gilles. 2005/12/2, cmhardw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Hey Gilles, > > I agree that the average record is a much better indicator of a > cuber's skill. > > But, my question is, what if you compile the scrambles for your > average all from super easy solves when other cubers provide the scramble? > > In that case every solve in your average is a super easy scramble. Is > that a "true" average for a person's abilities? > > Chris > > --- In [email protected], Gilles van den > Peereboom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The thing is that the number of easy solves that are computer > > generated have increased since more and more people solve computer > > generated scrambles and of course, some of them are easy. > > That's why you now have on the UWR Single solve list a list of easy > > solves done by very fast people. Although this doesn't reflect the > > "true value" or "real performance" of a cuber. > > I have had a few very easy solves also, some of them under 13 seconds. > > Although I'm really not someone who can solve the cube very very fast > > (although I start to have more and more sub-10 F2L :D), so I really > > can't consider that as a good image of my cubing abilities. > > > > That's why I don't even look at that UWR of single solves. > > I mean it's a good thing to be able to solve one cube fast, but I > > definitely prefer to have a 15 sec average without any sub-13 than a > > 20 sec average with some sub-13 solves.. > > > > Now the big question : if you had to choose, would you prefer to have > > the single solve of the average world record ? :D > > > > 2005/12/2, cmhardw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > I had an idea about something you could do for UWR, but I don't know > > > if it is lucky or not. > > > > > > You know how sometimes someone posts a scramble from their 9-12 second > > > solve on speedcubing.com, or someone posts on their site "try this > > > scramble, it's fast." Well what if you saved up 13 of them, and took > > > an average? > > > > > > You could have 12 extraordinarily easy solves (13 if you pop one), > > > that would all be random cases and computer scrambled. > > > > > > Would this be against the rules or not? Obviously this is a moot > > > point for official competitions, but for the UWP how does this work? > > > > > > The reason I ask is that I've actually considered doing this, but it > > > just somehow seems like cheating to me. > > > > > > Just curious what others think, > > > Chris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/MXMplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/speedsolvingrubikscube/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
