Hi :-) I agree with Peter here. Not allowing ANY pop at all will make me cube slower/safer on the larger cubes. My DIY 3x3x3 i will never have to worry about popping. Allowing ONE pop for many solves is a good intermediate solution to the popping. Of course one could still abuse the one-pop rule in rounds where single best time will count. But even if this "cheat" is possible it's still fair. Everyone can abuse the rule in the same way. And those who occasionally pop unintentionally will feel more relaxed. Also, id like to add the the phenomenon of popping cubes is for the most part due to a bad/faulty cube of which the cuber has little control. If a cube (say a 5x5x5 occasionally pops must the cuber now purchase many cubes in order find a more stable cube? That's pretty expensive. As i said allowing ONE pop is a good way to deal with it. Has the one-pop rule caused any problems in any competition? Is that why it's now gonna be removed?
And Stefan, i'm not quite sure which rule was applied when Masayuki Akimoto had a twisted center count as a DNF. Anyway, im against it. Likewise, ONE broken center on 4x4x4 or 5x5x5 should be ok cause there is no ambiguity whether the puzzle is solved and there is no way to benefit from it. My easy philosophy is to have fair and nice rules without the burden of overly strict rules :-) And about stickers, i did ask Ron before the competition if they were allowed and he said no. So even if they are explicitly forbidden, which i think they are with the "no aid" paragraph i think we should either explicitly allow them or forbid them. Of course there are tricks to "mark" the cube without extra stickers. Like folding corners, removing/tearing stickers or whatever. Also for this reason i think using extra stickers ahould be explicitly allowed :-) Cheers! -PPer > --- In [email protected], pjgat09 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thats a different relationship..NASCAR racing/Speed cubing. I only say > that because NASCAR racers have to worry about life/death cases > durring crashes. Cubers have to worry about a bad average. > Anyways, > > I know a lot of times that if I speed through stuff with no > conciquences, I tend to do better. (another bad relationship) In video > games, if I am fighting the final boss with out much energy left, I > tend to be much more careful and be sure not to get hurt. If i have > full or extended energy I will just battle and not worry at all about > being hurt. > > Cubing is the same way. If there was a no pop rule, I would go slower > and be sure not to pop(low energy). But if pops were allowed like they > are now and i poped, after that point i would work harder not pop (if I > start to get low on energy). If I don't pop, I will feel free and will > not have anything to worry about. I will not have popping on my mind > and I will do better(full or extended energy). > > I'm not sure if my point is clear enough (and the relationship is > probably pretty bad). I just think not allowing pops is a bad idea. > > Again, just my opinion. :) This may or may not apply to you. > > Peter Greenwood > > > --- In [email protected], Chris Hunt > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That's like saying that Nascar racers should be able to crash so > that they > > can try to go even faster around the corners. It should DEFINITELY > be the > > cuber's responsibility to keep his/her puzzle together while solving > it. The > > Rubik's Cube does not fall apart by itself...it is the cuber's fault. > > > > I agree 100% that pops should count as a solve. I'm not the best > cuber in > > the world...or even close, but I haven't popped my cube in over 6 > months. > > > > -Chris > > > > On 12/24/05, pjgat09 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi all, > > > Though I rarely pop, I disagree with not allowing pops. This means > > > that faster cubers will have to focus more on not poping than they > > > will on actually speeding. They will be much less likely to get a > > > record average or time because they are worried about popping. > > > > > > Just my opinion. :) > > > > > > Peter Greenwood > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > ------------------------ 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/
