17 Fake Cubing Videos
March 23-26, 2007

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A short while ago, someone came up with "Best Fake Cube Video Contest". The object: to cheat. I've long been enraged with the many numerous lots of abundant large numbers of fake videos (especially on YouTube) of people pretending to do something phenomenal with the cube. It makes true achievements seem less difficult, and discredits the honesty of the "sport".
I loved the idea of the contest: real cubers making their own fake videos, making fun of those pretenders. I once came up with a thought: jokes about cubing [of the kind: "I used to peel off the stickers", "let me solve this cube [which is two turns away from solved]; Oooh! What now?", "Yeah, a self-solving cube would be cool. And then you could do this, and..."] can be the best if told by a real cuber, and are the most despicable if told by someone who has no idea. So I really liked the idea of this contest, and made a fake video. And another. And then 15 more in the same weekend [last weekend]. I might make more, but those will always remain the original 17. Here they are (not in accurate order, except for the first two and last two):

Time, PuzzleDescriptionTechniqueVideo length; file sizeImage
28.28,
3x3x3 BLD		This was my first one; a sub-30 blindfolded solve. Note that I memorize the execution movements vey vigorously."Cheating"
No editing		0:56
3,500 KB
0.59,
Magic		I got this idea from a friend, who thought I sped up the execution in my first video. So I tried to figure out how to actually do that, and used the t@b ZS4 editor to make this. I later made a version that displayed running time at the top of the video (as a test), but I kept the original.Video speedup0:07
700 KB
35.86,
Megaminx		I tried a scramble with setup, on the megaminx.Scramble setup
No editing		1:02
2,300 KB
8.87,
3x3x3		I setup a 4-move cross, 4 3-move F2Ls, a Sune, and an Allan.Scramble setup
No editing		0:33
1,300 KB
N/A,
3x3x3		This is to make fun of all those flashy advertising schemes. Like :"learn this sequence and impress your friends." Or those pathetic sales of solutions on eBay (no, I don't mean actual solution booklets).
Of course, with proper mispellings.		N/A
No editing		0:17
800 KB
N/A,
3x3x3		I experimented with CGI, after I finally found a way to overlay a PNG image sequence with transparency...
That's a POV-Ray rendered cube, by the way. Could I pass this off as real?		CGI0:04
400 KB
N/A,
3x3x3		My parody of Gondry's solve. I actually did a scramble and reversed it.
It's sad that I can solve the cube faster than this...		Video Reversal1:03
3000 KB
N/A,
3x3x3		Magical cube assembly: I was having fun with video reversing. And it looks cool to see those pieces fly conveniently into my hands...Video Reversal0:14
1,300 KB
12.52,
3x3x3 [x3]		More video reversal fun. I just scrambled the cubes quickly.Video Reversal, Video speedup0:25
2,200 KB
37.28,
5x5x5		Even more video reversal fun. This time, with a 5x5x5Video Reversal, Video speedup0:50
3,500 KB
1.00,
2x2x2		Ultra-speedup. Finally, I can compete with those sub-2 2x2x2 times.Video speedup0:42
2,000 KB
2.67,
3x3x3		Like Leyan Lo's winning BFCV Video. A 9-move setup, if I counted correctlyScramble Setup
No editing		0:11
500 KB
~4.10,
3x3x3		Extreme speedup with a setup solve. I love the sound of that really fast Y PLL...Scramble Setup,
Video speedup		0:14
620 KB
4.15,
Square-1		I started half-way through the 2-edge parity...Scramble Setup,
Video speedup		0:23
1,700 KB
~34,
Square-1 BLD		I just did some moves blindfolded...Video Reversal,
Video speedup		0:38
2,000 KB
1.27,
Master Magic		The sequel to that 0.59 magic solve; too bad my super magic is totally disassembled...Video speedup0:12
1,000 KB
N/A,
3x3x3		A classic idea... Arthur's suggestion.Stop-motion0:11
600 KB