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Contest

Cube2Cash
Cube2Cash
Hello everyone,

The Houston Cubing Association is starting a new Cube2Cash program, in which donated cubes are given away to cubers (just like you) and all the collected money will be given to the Ronald Mcdonald House Houston The cubes that are being given away are 4 Type A I cubes, generously donated by the Haiyan Zhuang, current World Record holder of the 3x3 Blindfold solve and the webmaster of http://www.cubehaiyan.com

How the Contest works:

There are 4 cubes that are going to be given away in the contest. That means that you have 4 chances to win a Type A I cube ( 1st 10 people only, everyone else gets 2). Each entry is only $2. You can pay by cash or by PayPal. If you want to pay by cash, please PM or email me, and I will give you my home address. Mail the money to my address, and PM or email me with your name, amount sent, address, and email. If you choose to pay by PayPal, send the payment via PayPal and PM or email me your name, your email, and the amount sent. The PayPal address is hcainfo@sbcglobal.net. PayPal users: In the statement, mention that this is a charity event organized by the Houston Cubing Association. After receiving your payment by either cash or PayPal, I will assign you a specific number and inform you that I have received your payment. PayPal users: if you do not receive a confirmation email/ PM in 48 to 72 hours, I probably did not receive your payment and your entry will not be counted (for mail payments it may take some time for the mail to get to me, so it could be 2 or more weeks depending on where you live). Please PM or email me again asking me if I got your payment if enough time has elapsed ( Paypal: 48 to 72 hours and Mail: 2 or more weeks depending on where you live).

After the contest is over ( The date set right now is July 6th), I will film the drawing of the winners and put it on my YouTube Channel. I will use my calculator to generate random numbers and will choose the 8th number generated as the winner. I will do this 4 times to get all the winning numbers. Please note that if you win one cube, you cannot win another one.

Have fun and thanks for your support!

-Aditya Dargan, Founder and President of the Houston Cubing Association

P.S. My email is aditya(at)cubegeek(dot)net if you prefer to email me rather than using PM on the forum. Thank you, Mr. Haiyan Zhaung for donating the cubes.

Erik Akkersdijk's success

So you know  Erik Akkersdijk right? Well, if you don't, then you don't know about many WR(World records) then. This guy is a super beast and extremely talented at speedcubing. He holds the most World Records right now.This ranges from from the 2x2 to the 5x5. That is very impressive. I really doubt that these World Records will be broken. They will be broken eventually, but that is going to take a long long time. I mean who can break the World Record for the 2x2 by beating the impressive time of .96 sec? That would be horrible if someone else got a time of .95 seconds. I would be mad at that guy and at the same time happy that I have some competition. Well, for atleast the 2x2. Erik's got a bunch of people on his tail for the 3x3 speedsolve. Yu Nakijima and Harris Chan are  a few of them. If you do not know, he solved the 3x3 within a time of 7.08 seconds. One word: beast. It was a lucky solve obviously, but hey "getting lucky is not a crime..." Without further a due, I present to you some videos of Erik just beasting his cube(s).

 

 



So basically, Erik is a super beast at speedcubing and his mindblowing times will keep you at the edge of your seat. This guy just keeps getting better and better. When he broke the Megminx World Record, he was like " I did not practice at all". I guess that is where natural talent comes in. For the rest of us, we have to practice, alot

 

Comments  

 
#2 Aditya D 2009-06-06 07:20 Quoting S:
Getting lucky may not be a crime, but knowing the scramble and solution of a solve before you actually do it is (in the eyes of the WCA anyway). The results of that 2×2 round should have been thrown out. Nothing against Erik, that round just wasn't administered according to regulations.


I didn't know that, sorry. Quote
 
 
#1 S 2009-06-05 15:29 Getting lucky may not be a crime, but knowing the scramble and solution of a solve before you actually do it is (in the eyes of the WCA anyway). The results of that 2×2 round should have been thrown out. Nothing against Erik, that round just wasn't administered according to regulations. Quote
 

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