VimGolf - real Vim ninjas count every keystroke!

Reverse and count

Someone typed things upside down and now a Vim ninja needs to reverse the lines and count how many there are.

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First line

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Solutions

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#114 aaaa3331 / aaaa3331 - Score: 33 - 01/03/11 @ 21:48

:%s!^!\=7-line(".").". "!|sort<CR>ZZ

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#115 David Duponchel / dduponchel - Score: 33 - 01/08/11 @ 19:07

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#116 Stephan Weller / stephan_weller - Score: 33 - 01/10/11 @ 21:16

:g/./m0<CR>qqI<C-R>=line('.')<CR>. <Esc>jq5@qZZ

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#117 drio / drio - Score: 33 - 01/11/11 @ 13:32

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#118 Andrey A. Ugolnik / andreyugolnik - Score: 33 - 01/19/11 @ 19:46

:%s!^!\=7-line(".").". "!|sort<CR>ZZ

andreyugolnik: Not mine solution. Even more i can't understund how this works.

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#119 William Dunand / wdunand - Score: 33 - 11/28/11 @ 08:34

:g/./m0<CR>:%s/^/\=line(".").". "<CR>ZZ

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#120 You-Siang Lin / yslinnctu - Score: 33 - 12/02/11 @ 11:39

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#121 Al / 96258 - Score: 33 - 12/14/11 @ 16:31

:g/^/m0<NL>qqI<C-R>=line(".")<NL>. <Esc>jq5@qZZ

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#122 Xavier Nayrac / lkdjiin - Score: 33 - 12/30/11 @ 15:46

:g/./m0<CR>qaI<C-R>=line('.')<CR>. <Esc>jq5@aZZ

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#123 akira_simpson / akira_simpson - Score: 33 - 01/31/12 @ 18:18

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#124 Dan Huang / yuzeh - Score: 33 - 02/16/12 @ 00:10

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#125 Melvin Cheung / MelvinCheung - Score: 33 - 05/24/17 @ 15:50

:%s!^!\=7-line(".").". "!|sort<CR>ZZ

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#126 Tom Duijf / tomduijf - Score: 34 - 02/12/11 @ 18:02

<C-V>GI6. <Esc><Down>R5<Down><Left>4<Down><Left>3<Down><Left>2<Down><Left>1<Esc>Vgg:sort<CR>ZZ

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#127 Raul Brito / raulbrito - Score: 34 - 06/16/11 @ 09:30

<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1<C-V>gg<End>:sort<CR>ZZ

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#128  Ikhsan Maulana / ixandidu - Score: 35 - 12/31/10 @ 16:46

:g/^/m0<CR><C-V>GI. <Esc>:%s/^/\=line('.')<CR><C-Z>ZZ

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#129 yamasita taisuke / yaasita - Score: 35 - 07/12/14 @ 05:07

<C-V>GI1. <Esc>:5<CR>qajylk"_xP<C-A>kq4@a:%sort<CR>ZZ

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#130 Joe Hassick / jhassick - Score: 36 - 12/31/10 @ 18:22

:g/^/m0<CR>i1. <Esc>qav^yjP^<C-A>q4@a<C-V>kkkA. <Esc>ZZ

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#131 Nicolas Friedli / NicolasFriedli - Score: 36 - 10/28/12 @ 19:11

i6<Down><Left><Up><Esc>u<C-V>GI6. <Esc>jr5jr4jr3jr2jr1:sor<CR>ZZ

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#132 woodspock / woodspock - Score: 37 - 12/31/10 @ 18:48

ddGpggdd<k4>jPggdd<k3>jpuPggddjpkddkPZZ

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#133 Joel Taylor / joelteon_ - Score: 39 - 12/31/10 @ 23:42

:g/^/m0<CR>:^<BS>%s/^/l<BS>\=line"<BS>(".").". "<CR>ZZ

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#134 Antoine Hérault / Herzult - Score: 39 - 01/03/11 @ 22:14

<C-V>jjjjjjjjjI1. <Esc>r6jr5jr4jr3jr2:%sort<CR>:x<CR>

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#135 solsTiCe d'Hiver / solstice_dhiver - Score: 40 - 01/01/11 @ 21:11

:sort! /.*/<CR><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>I1. <Esc><Down>r2jr3jr4jr5jr6ZZ

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#136 Toto l'haricot / nico_le_terribl - Score: 43 - 01/09/11 @ 18:58

I6. <Esc><Down>.<Down>.<Down>.<Up><Down><Down>.<Down>.05<C-X><Up>4<C-X><Up>3<C-X><Up>2.<Up>.r5:sor nu|x<CR>

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#137 David E Smith / david3smith - Score: 45 - 12/31/10 @ 19:28

:g/%/<BS><BS>^/m0<CR>:%s/^/\=line(.<BS>'.').'. '<CR>ZZ

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#138 Joshua Flanagan / jflanagan - Score: 46 - 01/01/11 @ 00:01

:g/^/m0<CR>i1. <Esc>j^i2. <Esc>j^.^<C-A>j.i4. <Esc>j^.^<C-A>j.i6. <Esc>ZZ

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#139 libicocco / libicocco - Score: 50 - 12/31/10 @ 19:08

:%s/^/1. <CR>Vkkdr4ggr6Pr3ddr2pjddggPjjjddr5pjdd4GPZZ

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#140 Jan B. / bracki - Score: 55 - 01/03/11 @ 16:52

:g/./m0<CR><C-V><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down><Down>I1. <Esc>j<C-A>j<C-A><C-A>j<C-A><C-A><C-A>j<C-A><C-A><C-A><C-A>j<C-A><C-A><C-A><C-A><C-A><Esc>:x<CR>

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#141 Oliver Christ / 0liverChrist - Score: 57 - 10/16/13 @ 21:36

ddGpkddggPjddjjpkddkkPjddp:%s/^/\=line"(<BS><BS>(".").",<BS>. "<CR>ZZ

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#142 neleai / enlaei - Score: 78 - 12/31/10 @ 21:49

dd<Down><Down><Down><Down>p<Up>dd<Up><Up><Up><Up>pdd<Home><Up>p<Up>dd<Down><Down><Down>p<Up>dd<Up><Up><Up>p<Down>ddp<Up><Up><Up><Up>i1. <Down><Home>2. <Down><Home>3. <Down><Home>4. <Down><Home>5.,<BS> <Down><Home>6. <Esc>:wq<CR>

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Created by: jamesconroyfinn Tweet

142 active golfers, 374 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

#1 - Urtica dioica / udioica

06/25/2015 at 07:17PM

#2 - Jon Krause / jkrause314

01/20/2016 at 10:29PM

#3 - Peter Brynza / v3_1

08/28/2016 at 08:07PM

#4 - Gurukandhamoorthi / Gurukandhamoor1

08/13/2017 at 04:05PM

#5 - Aurélien Delahaye / alkove

01/02/2011 at 09:29PM

#6 - Benoît Ryder / benoitryder

01/03/2011 at 10:48PM

#7 - Danny O'Sullivan / db0s

01/05/2011 at 11:01AM

#8 - Balkoth / _Balkoth_

01/08/2011 at 11:04PM

#9 - Tim Chase / gumnos

06/11/2011 at 12:27AM

#10 - not so punk :] / notsopunk

06/19/2011 at 05:21PM

#11 - Justin Love / wondible

07/19/2011 at 02:42PM

#12 - p0ckets / p0ckets

10/09/2011 at 07:58PM

#13 - Jaime A. Sánchez / jashbeta

12/22/2011 at 04:18AM

#14 - Vasil Sakarov / vsakarov

01/17/2012 at 06:40PM

#15 - Renat Aksitov / Korvin79

03/03/2012 at 06:25PM

#16 - Garry Shutler / gshutler

03/31/2012 at 06:11PM

#17 - Nolen Royalty / NolenRoyalty

04/22/2012 at 03:07AM

#18 - Conner McDaniel / connermcd

09/25/2012 at 12:04AM

#19 - Petro Тrouq / zulolosi

07/25/2013 at 03:21AM

#20 - John Braxler / braxler

05/18/2014 at 05:50PM

#21 - Evan Coleman / edc1591

06/01/2015 at 09:03PM

#22 - Thedward the Edward / thedward

12/31/2010 at 08:37PM

#23 - Wei Dai / clvv42

01/01/2011 at 01:18AM

#24 - Utkarsh Kukreti / utkarshkukreti

12/31/2010 at 05:06PM

#25 - Prody / Prody225

12/31/2010 at 05:22PM

#26 - Eike Schulte / eikeschulte

12/31/2010 at 05:32PM

#27 - Peter Anselmo / peter_anselmo

12/31/2010 at 07:28PM

#28 - Henri Bourcereau / mmai

12/31/2010 at 09:07PM

#29 - Alain Gilbert / alain_gilbert

12/31/2010 at 09:16PM

#30 - Ricardo Mendes / locks

12/31/2010 at 10:19PM

#31 - Israel Chauca F. / Raimondi

01/01/2011 at 07:57AM

#32 - Leeward Bound / leewardbound

01/02/2011 at 01:01AM

#33 - Brad / bjjwillis

01/02/2011 at 01:31AM

#34 - Adam Pohorecki / apohorecki

01/03/2011 at 12:34PM

#35 - Kyle Willmon / kylewillmon

01/03/2011 at 05:01PM

#36 - Pete Johns / johnsyweb

01/12/2011 at 11:35AM

#37 - Eivind Jahren / HaskellElephant

01/17/2011 at 05:44PM

#38 - h_east (トロッコ6個) / h_east

01/30/2011 at 07:23AM

#39 - Joost / vlabakje

02/12/2011 at 06:20PM

#40 - vg / vimgolfer

02/27/2011 at 09:24PM

#41 - Pavlo Klets / p01nt

03/19/2011 at 09:10AM

#42 - Terje Larsen / terlars

04/07/2011 at 09:56PM

#43 - Hu Junfeng / junfeng

07/22/2011 at 02:36PM

#44 - nicolas bo / thevegeta

11/09/2011 at 03:29PM

#45 - Pei-Lun Lee / ypcatw

01/09/2012 at 06:02AM

#46 - Kerson Hsiao / KersonHsiao

07/18/2012 at 01:52AM

#47 - Marco Hinz / _mhinz_

05/21/2013 at 11:27PM

#48 - Woojung Kim 김우중 / _kimwz

07/17/2013 at 10:17AM

#49 - Domingue Justin / _jdomingue

01/08/2014 at 04:57PM

#50 - Ram Tamtam / ramtamtamtam

07/02/2014 at 01:49PM

#51 - Walker Boh / walker_boh

12/14/2015 at 09:18AM

#52 - Matti Sairanen / MattiSairanen

08/03/2017 at 12:22PM

#53 - Josh Weinberg / jcweinberg

12/31/2010 at 06:23PM

#54 - Behnam Esfahbod / zwnj

12/31/2010 at 06:53PM

#55 - Asmund Liseth / Asmund_L

01/07/2011 at 10:22PM

#56 - Rob Ciaccio / RobertoCalavera

01/21/2011 at 07:07PM

#57 - Michał Taszycki / mehowte

01/24/2011 at 02:12PM

#58 - Trevor Powell / DoomedBunnies

12/01/2011 at 05:53AM

#59 - 無ん垢の叫び / john_ababa

03/13/2012 at 08:21AM

#60 - Tyler / tylerbindon

04/07/2013 at 05:23AM

#61 - Joonas Pihlajamaa / jokkebk

02/21/2014 at 10:14AM

#62 - Niels Madan / nielsmadan

04/10/2015 at 01:47PM

#63 - Matthew Draper / _matthewd

12/31/2010 at 04:56PM

#64 - Will Gray / graywh

12/31/2010 at 07:41PM

#65 - Clint Tseng / cxlt

12/31/2010 at 09:38PM

#66 - Ilya Ermolin / ermolinis

12/31/2010 at 10:17PM

#67 - Pierre / Pihour

01/01/2011 at 01:58AM

#68 - Nándor Komzák / rubymood

01/01/2011 at 02:16AM

#69 - Denis Odorcic / denisodorcic

01/02/2011 at 01:09AM

#70 - PA Parent / paparent

01/02/2011 at 01:52PM

#71 - Paul King / nrocy

01/02/2011 at 05:49PM

#72 - Mattiassich Ákos / mattiassicha

01/03/2011 at 02:34PM

#73 - Avinash Baliga / avinashbaliga

03/27/2011 at 07:58PM

#74 - Jesús Espino / jespinog

09/05/2011 at 08:19PM

#75 - ltn614 / ltn614

09/30/2015 at 12:36PM

#76 - Daniel / Daniel00288663

04/05/2017 at 02:33PM

#77 - Rod Cloutier / RodCloutier

12/31/2010 at 04:50PM

#78 - Guillaume Bonnoron / gbonnoron

12/31/2010 at 05:19PM

#79 - Douglas Stockwell / dstockwell

12/31/2010 at 06:45PM

#80 - Leonard Chin / lchin

01/02/2011 at 04:29PM

#81 - Marcin Sza / coot_

11/24/2012 at 11:20PM

#82 - Alex Hammel / AlexJHammel

12/24/2012 at 06:50PM

#83 - James / Dronak

09/22/2014 at 10:35PM

#84 - Antonio Lucca / tonyxzt

12/31/2010 at 06:42PM

#85 - Dmytro Shteflyuk / kpumuk

12/31/2010 at 09:52PM

#86 - Ben Lenarts / benlenarts

01/03/2011 at 12:09AM

#87 - PJ Probity / james_cartledge

01/03/2011 at 09:42AM

#88 - Kurt Gaastra / KGaastra

02/14/2012 at 06:03AM

#89 - Tyler Breisacher / tbreisacher

08/25/2012 at 09:09AM

#90 - w1zeman1p / wizemanip

11/06/2014 at 06:03AM

#91 - Raj / brshenoy

06/01/2015 at 05:07PM

#92 - Francisco Dibar / frandibar

01/07/2011 at 02:28AM

#93 - Sid Momin / mominsid

11/04/2015 at 09:58PM

#94 - Kyouma / kyoumaJohn

10/15/2016 at 09:51PM

#95 - Mohammad-Javad Izadi / mjizadi

01/05/2011 at 01:38PM

#96 - Frederik Mogensen / fmogensen

03/31/2011 at 10:17AM

#97 - Bill Odom / billodom

12/31/2010 at 11:04PM

#98 - Ujjwol Lamichhane / Ujjwol

01/01/2011 at 02:48AM

#99 - David / ddddddddavid

01/02/2011 at 03:47AM

#100 - Øystein Walle / oysteinwalle

07/10/2011 at 11:11AM

#101 - Dave / zzdave13

07/13/2011 at 09:40PM

#102 - jasper110 / jasper110

09/22/2011 at 09:13AM

#103 - Son of Bongo / bpcode

05/13/2012 at 11:46AM

#104 - Michael Limiero / michaellimiero

08/15/2012 at 04:47PM

#105 - Tom User / kiryph

05/30/2013 at 11:52AM

#106 - cj / cj01101

02/03/2014 at 11:31PM

#107 - kmymtksh / kmymtksh

12/31/2010 at 06:37PM

#108 - Ryan Horn / ryan_horn

12/31/2010 at 07:10PM

#109 - xer0x / xer0x

01/01/2011 at 08:41PM

#110 - Addisu Taddese / azeey

01/02/2011 at 02:50AM

#111 - Marc Lacoursière / RooSoft

01/02/2011 at 02:56AM

#112 - davidnorth / davidnorth

01/02/2011 at 03:07AM

#113 - Jens-Chr. Fischer / jcfischer

01/03/2011 at 10:40AM

#114 - aaaa3331 / aaaa3331

01/03/2011 at 09:48PM

#115 - David Duponchel / dduponchel

01/08/2011 at 07:07PM

#116 - Stephan Weller / stephan_weller

01/10/2011 at 09:16PM

#117 - drio / drio

01/11/2011 at 01:32PM

#118 - Andrey A. Ugolnik / andreyugolnik

01/19/2011 at 07:46PM

#119 - William Dunand / wdunand

11/28/2011 at 08:34AM

#120 - You-Siang Lin / yslinnctu

12/02/2011 at 11:39AM

#121 - Al / 96258

12/14/2011 at 04:31PM

#122 - Xavier Nayrac / lkdjiin

12/30/2011 at 03:46PM

#123 - akira_simpson / akira_simpson

01/31/2012 at 06:18PM

#124 - Dan Huang / yuzeh

02/16/2012 at 12:10AM

#125 - Melvin Cheung / MelvinCheung

05/24/2017 at 03:50PM

#126 - Tom Duijf / tomduijf

02/12/2011 at 06:02PM

#127 - Raul Brito / raulbrito

06/16/2011 at 09:30AM

#128 -  Ikhsan Maulana / ixandidu

12/31/2010 at 04:46PM

#129 - yamasita taisuke / yaasita

07/12/2014 at 05:07AM

#130 - Joe Hassick / jhassick

12/31/2010 at 06:22PM

#131 - Nicolas Friedli / NicolasFriedli

10/28/2012 at 07:11PM

#132 - woodspock / woodspock

12/31/2010 at 06:48PM

#133 - Joel Taylor / joelteon_

12/31/2010 at 11:42PM

#134 - Antoine Hérault / Herzult

01/03/2011 at 10:14PM

#135 - solsTiCe d'Hiver / solstice_dhiver

01/01/2011 at 09:11PM

#136 - Toto l'haricot / nico_le_terribl

01/09/2011 at 06:58PM

#137 - David E Smith / david3smith

12/31/2010 at 07:28PM

#138 - Joshua Flanagan / jflanagan

01/01/2011 at 12:01AM

#139 - libicocco / libicocco

12/31/2010 at 07:08PM

#140 - Jan B. / bracki

01/03/2011 at 04:52PM

#141 - Oliver Christ / 0liverChrist

10/16/2013 at 09:36PM

#142 - neleai / enlaei

12/31/2010 at 09:49PM

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Solutions

#114 aaaa3331 / aaaa3331 - Score: 33 - 01/03/11 @ 21:48

#115 David Duponchel / dduponchel - Score: 33 - 01/08/11 @ 19:07

#116 Stephan Weller / stephan_weller - Score: 33 - 01/10/11 @ 21:16

#117 drio / drio - Score: 33 - 01/11/11 @ 13:32

#118 Andrey A. Ugolnik / andreyugolnik - Score: 33 - 01/19/11 @ 19:46

#119 William Dunand / wdunand - Score: 33 - 11/28/11 @ 08:34

#120 You-Siang Lin / yslinnctu - Score: 33 - 12/02/11 @ 11:39

#121 Al / 96258 - Score: 33 - 12/14/11 @ 16:31

#122 Xavier Nayrac / lkdjiin - Score: 33 - 12/30/11 @ 15:46

#123 akira_simpson / akira_simpson - Score: 33 - 01/31/12 @ 18:18

#124 Dan Huang / yuzeh - Score: 33 - 02/16/12 @ 00:10

#125 Melvin Cheung / MelvinCheung - Score: 33 - 05/24/17 @ 15:50

#126 Tom Duijf / tomduijf - Score: 34 - 02/12/11 @ 18:02

#127 Raul Brito / raulbrito - Score: 34 - 06/16/11 @ 09:30

#128  Ikhsan Maulana / ixandidu - Score: 35 - 12/31/10 @ 16:46

#129 yamasita taisuke / yaasita - Score: 35 - 07/12/14 @ 05:07

#130 Joe Hassick / jhassick - Score: 36 - 12/31/10 @ 18:22

#131 Nicolas Friedli / NicolasFriedli - Score: 36 - 10/28/12 @ 19:11

#132 woodspock / woodspock - Score: 37 - 12/31/10 @ 18:48

#133 Joel Taylor / joelteon_ - Score: 39 - 12/31/10 @ 23:42

#134 Antoine Hérault / Herzult - Score: 39 - 01/03/11 @ 22:14

#135 solsTiCe d'Hiver / solstice_dhiver - Score: 40 - 01/01/11 @ 21:11

#136 Toto l'haricot / nico_le_terribl - Score: 43 - 01/09/11 @ 18:58

#137 David E Smith / david3smith - Score: 45 - 12/31/10 @ 19:28

#138 Joshua Flanagan / jflanagan - Score: 46 - 01/01/11 @ 00:01

#139 libicocco / libicocco - Score: 50 - 12/31/10 @ 19:08

#140 Jan B. / bracki - Score: 55 - 01/03/11 @ 16:52

#141 Oliver Christ / 0liverChrist - Score: 57 - 10/16/13 @ 21:36

#142 neleai / enlaei - Score: 78 - 12/31/10 @ 21:49

Created by: jamesconroyfinn Tweet

142 active golfers, 374 entries

Leaderboard (lowest score wins):

#1 - Urtica dioica / udioica

#2 - Jon Krause / jkrause314

#3 - Peter Brynza / v3_1

#4 - Gurukandhamoorthi / Gurukandhamoor1

#5 - Aurélien Delahaye / alkove

#6 - Benoît Ryder / benoitryder

#7 - Danny O'Sullivan / db0s

#8 - Balkoth / _Balkoth_

#9 - Tim Chase / gumnos

#10 - not so punk :] / notsopunk

#11 - Justin Love / wondible

#12 - p0ckets / p0ckets

#13 - Jaime A. Sánchez / jashbeta

#14 - Vasil Sakarov / vsakarov

#15 - Renat Aksitov / Korvin79

#16 - Garry Shutler / gshutler

#17 - Nolen Royalty / NolenRoyalty

#18 - Conner McDaniel / connermcd

#19 - Petro Тrouq / zulolosi

#20 - John Braxler / braxler

#21 - Evan Coleman / edc1591

#22 - Thedward the Edward / thedward

#23 - Wei Dai / clvv42

#24 - Utkarsh Kukreti / utkarshkukreti

#25 - Prody / Prody225

#26 - Eike Schulte / eikeschulte

#27 - Peter Anselmo / peter_anselmo

#28 - Henri Bourcereau / mmai

#29 - Alain Gilbert / alain_gilbert

#30 - Ricardo Mendes / locks

#31 - Israel Chauca F. / Raimondi

#32 - Leeward Bound / leewardbound

#33 - Brad / bjjwillis

#34 - Adam Pohorecki / apohorecki

#35 - Kyle Willmon / kylewillmon

#36 - Pete Johns / johnsyweb

#37 - Eivind Jahren / HaskellElephant

#38 - h_east (トロッコ6個) / h_east

#39 - Joost / vlabakje

#40 - vg / vimgolfer

#41 - Pavlo Klets / p01nt