Maybe, a middle-way can be to do an average of 500 or 1000 and see how you're feeling. I'm sure most cubers will be really excausted, but if there is a fast cuber that feels that he/she can go on after that many cubes, he/she maybe can be qualified for breaking the record!?
/Gunnar --- In [email protected], "Craig Bouchard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But even in the unofficial setting you need 10 people...You can't do > all the scrambles yourself, and still have the same effect, and also > it may be considered that you are cheating and doing the scrambles > backwards...doing it unofficially and officially are the same, except > 1 is recognized, and the other isn't... > > Craig > > --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao <tmao@> wrote: > > > > I guess the way I feel is that people should be willing to go through > > the inconvenience of trying the record in an unofficial setting for > > themselves before bothering an entire cubing team and inconveniencing > > 10 people. If you aren't willing to put in the effort, why should we > > help you? > > > > Tyson Mao > > Astrophysics '06 > > California Institute of Technology > > > > On Feb 20, 2006, at 6:00 PM, Craig Bouchard wrote: > > > > > I agree 100%, not just anyone should prance around trying this, but I > > > do disagree that people should have to do it before hand...Of course, > > > you guys can use your discretion on who you will let do it too...so, > > > its not all one person saying I want to do this... > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Tyson Mao <tmao@> > > > wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi Stefan, > > >> > > >> Yeah, that's basically the idea. I mean... we have to have some type > > >> of standard right? We don't have enough time to give every single > > >> cube-solve out there a chance at this record. We especially don't > > >> have > > >> time to let people "try it" just for fun, if they don't have a good > > >> shot at doing this. A record attempt like this is not a trivial work > > >> of organization for us and is very disruptive to our lives. > > >> > > >> I agree, world records are meant to be broken. But nobody's life > > >> revolves around cubing, and we need to respect everyone's commitments > > >> to other aspects of their lives. > > >> > > >> Tyson Mao > > >> Astrophysics '06 > > >> California Institute of Technology > > >> > > >> On Feb 20, 2006, at 4:57 PM, Stefan Pochmann wrote: > > >> > > >>> Could it be what Tyson and Shelley actually tried to say is just > that > > >>> if you want *them* to host your record attempt then you need to > > >>> provide some proof it'll be worth their time? > > >>> > > >>> Cheers! > > >>> Stefan > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> --- In [email protected], "Craig Bouchard" > > >>> <logitewty@> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> Well, I've sat back and waited to post, and I'll try to sum it all > > >>> up... > > >>>> > > >>>> Why not get multiple people to try it at the same time...Like 2 > or 3 > > >>>> people, as long as they supply the scramblers (as you say) it will > > >>>> also add that competitive edge to it. > > >>>> > > >>>> And about the doing it Unofficially first...You wouldn't be able to > > >>> do > > >>>> this, because, as you said, it would take the scramblers, the > > >>> counters > > >>>> and everything for officially, you just wouldn't get the credit for > > >>>> it...I can understand why you would say this, but only to some > > >>> extent. > > >>>> Maybe try a few hours, or something along the lines of this...but > > >>> to > > >>>> ask someone to do the 24 hours on their own without getting credit > > >>> for > > >>>> it. Its a good idea, but unreasonable. As you said this takes a > > >>> lot > > >>>> of time to organize/do, so why do it unofficially, and put yourself > > >>>> through it twice, and not go for it officially right from the > getgo, > > >>>> as Per said... > > >>>> > > >>>> Craig > > >>>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> Yahoo! Groups Links > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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/
