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Sub-X

Result

A goal that becomes a floor the instant you touch it.

Actually, though

Shorthand for being under a given time — sub-20, sub-15, sub-10. ‘Sub-20’ means an average under twenty seconds, not a single lucky solve under twenty.

Every cuber has their own next threshold, which is exactly why the framing works: the number changes, the chase does not.

In the wild

meif i ever go sub-20 i’ll be happy forever
me*goes sub-20*
mesub-15 people are the real cubers

Related terms

Every DNF, every +2, every second you have shaved off. Sub-X turns your csTimer history into the numbers behind the jokes.

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