Listen "28: The Elbies 2019"
Episode Synopsis
Episode 28 of Layer by Layer: a Cubing Podcast, the show (ostensibly) about Rubik's Cubes, speedcubing, and only occasionally/often about other things.
Recorded Friday January 3, 2020
Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer
Topics:
- The Elbies 2019! Spoilers for the winners below:
- Best New 3x3: Welong WR M
- Best New Non-3x3 Puzzle: Valk 5 M
- Best Episode of Layer By Layer: 16 - I Put It In A Vending Machine
- Best World Record: Graham Siggins 59/60 MBLD
- Luckiest Official Solve: Andrew Huang - Skewb U-Perm
- LBL Subreddit Comment of the Year: Issun_x: "I'd like to see Kit comment on how the WCA regulations views folding your FMC scramble sheet into a paper aeroplane and throwing it to the delegate to finish, in order for increased efficiency in submission of solutions."
- LBL Subreddit User with a Gandalf-related Username: YueXiaoNotPass
- Cuber of the Year: Sean Patrick Villanueva
- Andrew's Bad Prediction: Rowe Hessler will have one of the next 4 solves above the current world record or solve above the other solve that was above the world record/below the time of the world record from previously in the same day, or by the end of the year
Recorded Friday January 3, 2020
Discuss the show on Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/layerbylayer
Topics:
- The Elbies 2019! Spoilers for the winners below:
- Best New 3x3: Welong WR M
- Best New Non-3x3 Puzzle: Valk 5 M
- Best Episode of Layer By Layer: 16 - I Put It In A Vending Machine
- Best World Record: Graham Siggins 59/60 MBLD
- Luckiest Official Solve: Andrew Huang - Skewb U-Perm
- LBL Subreddit Comment of the Year: Issun_x: "I'd like to see Kit comment on how the WCA regulations views folding your FMC scramble sheet into a paper aeroplane and throwing it to the delegate to finish, in order for increased efficiency in submission of solutions."
- LBL Subreddit User with a Gandalf-related Username: YueXiaoNotPass
- Cuber of the Year: Sean Patrick Villanueva
- Andrew's Bad Prediction: Rowe Hessler will have one of the next 4 solves above the current world record or solve above the other solve that was above the world record/below the time of the world record from previously in the same day, or by the end of the year
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