The blindfold race!

[Mike Hughey]

Week 2012-24:

• 2x2x2BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
• 3x3x3BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
• 4x4x4BLD 8 solves: mean of two best. (at least 2)
• 5x5x5BLD 4 solves: best solve. (well, one then)
• 8x8x8BLD 1 solve: best solve.
• 3x3x3 multiBLD 1 attempt: best attempt.

Do as much or as little as you like. This will end Monday night, June 18, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 2012-24:


2x2x2:

1. U2 F U2 R' F' R2 U R2 U2
2. U' R U' R U' F R U
3. U2 R U R' F R2 U R' F U'
4. F2 U2 F R' F2 U R F' R
5. U R' U2 F U R2 F' U R2
6. F' R U2 F R' U' F2 U' R2 U2
7. R' F U R' F' U R'
8. F2 R U' R2 U2 F2 U' F R'
9. F R' F U' F U' F R U2
10. R' U' R2 F R' U R' F' R2
11. R U R' U' R F2 R F2 U
12. R U' R' F2 U F' U2 F' R2
13. R2 U F' U F U2 F R2
14. U R' F2 R' F' U' R F' R2 U
15. R' U' F R F' U2 R F2
16. F' U2 F R2 F R' U2 F
17. F R2 F' R2 U R' U' R2 F
18. F2 U F' U2 F2 U' F U R2
19. R F' R' F U' R' F R'
20. R2 F U' F' R2 U R F2

3x3x3:

1. B2 L2 R2 U L2 R2 F2 U' B2 U' F2 R' F L2 B2 L2 R' B' D R2 B'
2. U' L2 B2 D2 B2 U L2 R2 B2 U' R' B L U' L' D B2 U' F' R2
3. B2 U2 R2 U B2 L2 U2 F2 U L2 U B' L' F D' U2 L F' R D L
4. U B2 F2 L2 U' B2 F2 L2 D F2 D2 F' L2 D' U' R D R B' U' L'
5. F' L2 U2 D F2 B' R2 D L' F' R2 D2 F' B2 D2 B R2 B2 D2
6. R' U R' L2 D' L2 U2 D' B U B2 D2 R2 F2 B2 U' R2 U F2 L2
7. U2 B2 R2 F2 U2 R' B2 R2 U2 B2 L2 B' L' U2 F2 R2 D B U' R' F'
8. U2 R F U2 B2 R B D' L' F2 D F2 U F2 L2 D L2 U2 R2 D
9. B2 L2 B2 R2 D2 F U2 F' R2 U2 B' U' L D2 L B2 F' D2 F2 R F'
10. B2 D2 L' U2 L B2 R' B2 R' U2 R2 F R' D U2 B F' L2 U F' L2
11. F' L2 B R2 D2 U2 B L2 F D2 F2 D' B' F L2 D L' B2 R' D B
12. L2 F' R B R F U R D' B U2 R2 U2 B L2 F' D2 B U2 R2
13. R F2 D2 B2 U2 L' U2 F2 L R2 U B R F' R D U' F2 U' B2
14. R L' U L' D B U' B' L2 B2 R2 D' R2 U' R2 U L2 F2 R2
15. B2 L2 F2 R2 B L2 F R2 U2 L2 F L' D U2 L' R' B' R' D' B2 L'
16. U F2 D' B2 U R2 B2 R2 F2 D' U' B' D2 L F2 U' L2 D U2 B U
17. L' U' L' D2 F2 B' L B2 R' F L2 U2 D' L2 D2 R2 B2 U' B2 U R2
18. B L2 B L2 U2 F R2 D2 R2 D2 B2 D' L' U2 L2 F2 D U' F L U'
19. U2 L2 U2 L2 U2 F' L2 F' R2 B' L B2 U' F' D2 U F' U' L R2
20. D2 U2 L2 F D2 F' U2 B2 L2 B2 L2 U' R2 U2 R' D B2 U' R F

4x4x4:

1. Uw2 U F' L Rw' Fw' L' Rw2 B' U2 B Rw2 R2 F U' B Fw F R' B Uw' U Rw' F2 Rw' R' Fw2 L Uw F Rw F U Fw' Rw' Uw2 B2 U2 L2 D
2. Fw' F' Rw Uw' L2 Rw' F' Rw' Uw2 U2 Fw2 L' Fw2 F' U' R' B' F2 U F2 D U Fw' Rw2 Uw' B2 Fw U' R' Uw L' B2 D2 Rw' U2 B Fw2 U2 B Fw'
3. R2 U2 R' F2 U2 B2 L2 R' U B' Fw' F2 L' Fw2 U B' D2 U' Fw2 Rw' D U' Fw Rw' D2 Uw' U2 B' Rw R B2 F' L D' U Fw' L2 D' Uw' U
4. Fw Uw L2 R2 B2 Fw Rw2 R' Uw U B2 Uw B' Fw2 R2 F2 L Rw' U2 R Fw D' B Rw2 U R2 U F' L F D' U2 B' F2 L' Uw2 R Uw2 L' Rw2
5. B2 F D Rw U L' R2 Fw Rw2 B Uw Rw' U2 R Fw L2 F2 Rw2 D2 Uw' U B U2 Fw2 F' L Rw2 U' Rw2 B2 F U' L' F2 D' U2 Fw2 R' B U
6. F D F' R B2 U' Rw' R2 D' L2 R' Uw' Fw L R D' Rw' Uw U' L2 F L D2 Fw R2 U2 F' Uw F L Fw' F' D' U' Rw F U F2 U Rw
7. D Fw D' Uw2 Fw' L' R' Fw F' L' B2 L2 Uw2 Rw R2 D Uw Fw F' L2 B' Uw2 B L' Rw' B F2 U' B Fw' Uw U Rw' D Uw' U2 B' Rw D2 Uw
8. Uw' Fw' D L2 B2 L2 D L2 R' D2 Uw U2 F Rw' Fw2 Rw D2 Fw' L' Fw' D Uw' U Fw Rw2 F' Rw' R U' B' D' R2 B' F' Rw2 U' Rw Uw L' Rw

5x5x5:

1. U' L' B2 R2 Fw2 Lw2 Fw' Dw2 Fw Uw Lw2 R' Bw2 Lw2 Dw2 Fw L2 Rw' R' Uw F' Uw2 Fw2 Uw' U B2 Fw' D B Uw Rw D Uw Lw Dw Rw' Fw' R' F2 Uw2 Rw' F D2 R D2 U2 L Rw D2 Dw U B' Uw' L' R F2 L' F2 R F'
2. Rw' Fw' F' L2 Lw' D Dw2 Lw R' Uw' Bw2 U2 L R2 Uw' Lw2 F2 D Dw2 Uw B' F2 Uw Lw' D Dw' Rw F' Rw R' Uw' Bw2 L2 R F U L2 D2 R U' Lw Rw' Fw2 D2 Lw F2 L Fw2 Lw R B R' Dw' B Bw2 Rw2 Fw U2 F Dw
3. B2 F' L R2 Uw2 R2 D Rw R' B' Bw2 Fw2 F' R' Fw D' L Rw' R' Bw Uw' R2 Uw Lw' Fw' Rw' Bw2 Lw Dw Bw' Dw' L' B' L Fw2 U' L B' Bw R2 Dw Uw' Bw Rw' Fw' R U2 Fw Dw Fw2 Dw Uw F Uw' U' Lw R' D' U2 Lw
4. Dw' L2 B D Dw' U L B Lw' R2 D F' Uw' B2 Uw R' Dw' Uw R2 U2 L' Fw' Dw B R F' D' L2 Bw Rw D' Uw2 Lw' D2 Dw' Uw' Lw' D Rw2 D' Dw L Lw' R2 Bw U2 Fw D' B F D' Lw Uw' Lw' Fw F2 Uw Fw2 Lw Bw'

8x8x8:

1. f F D2 F' U' d2 R U2 4f2 3f2 f2 4r L u2 3f' l U2 4u L' 3d' d 3f2 R2 3f' 4f 3l 4f2 D' 3u' 4f r 4f' 4u' 3l D2 3l' 4r' l' 4u' F f2 R2 u2 b' U' b' R 4u' 3f2 D 3u' F' 3r D B2 3r 4r' 4f' 3f' 4u' r2 d F 4f 4r' r2 4f U F2 r2 f2 3b2 3u 3f2 l 3l2 4r2 r 3u2 4u2 u2 L2 B' 3b 3u2 L' 4f u2 R2 3l' l' L2 u B' R2 d2 l' L2 4f' 3u' 4u2 4f2 3u 3f2 3d' d2 F' b2 3u2 3l 4r F2 u B 3b2 U2 d2 3b d' u'

3x3x3 multiBLD:

1. U D2 L U B U2 B2 R2 U B2 U2 F' U2 D2 F' R2 U2 F' U2 F2
2. F D2 U2 B' R2 F2 R2 F U2 F D2 U F' D' U' L2 B2 U L F U2
3. U' L2 R2 D U2 L2 D F2 D2 F2 U' F' L R2 F2 L F D' L' U2 R'
4. L2 D2 R2 U' L2 D R2 F2 R2 B2 D B R2 F U L' B' D L' U R
5. B U2 B F2 D2 U2 F' R2 B U2 B2 U' L2 F' R F' L D R U2 L2
6. D' F U' B' D' R' F2 U L F2 L2 U2 R2 U2 B R2 L2 B' L2 F
7. B R F' L2 U D2 F D F B' R F2 L' F2 D2 L' F2 L U2 D2 L2
8. D2 F2 U2 L2 F2 U2 L2 U2 F' U2 B2 U' L' D2 B D L2 B' R2 B2
9. F L2 F' D2 F' L2 F' D2 F' D2 R2 U F' L' U2 R' D L D' B2 D2
10. B2 U2 R' F2 R' B2 D2 L U2 B2 R B U R2 B2 D2 U' L' U F2 D
11. D2 U2 R2 B2 F2 L B2 L R2 U2 F2 D L' B U B2 F2 D B' R U'
12. R2 D2 U2 F' D2 B L2 R2 B2 U2 L2 U L' F' L U2 F' L' R' U'
13. D B U2 R' F B' D' B' U' F B U2 B' U2 D2 F' R2 U2 L2 F2
14. F R2 F' U2 L2 B' U2 F' D F' R' F L' B R2 F D L B
15. R2 F2 D' R2 U' F2 D2 U' B2 F2 U' F D' B' F D2 U2 L' B L F'
16. L2 D F2 L2 B2 L2 U' R2 D' U F' D' F R' U' R F' L R U'
17. D2 F L2 F' L2 B' D2 U2 B L2 R2 U L' U2 F R' D B' U' B2
18. F L2 F' L2 B' L2 F D2 B2 R2 F' L F2 D F2 U F' R2 F2 L' D2
19. R' U2 L B2 R' U2 L2 U2 B2 R2 F' D2 U' L' B R D' F R' U' L'
20. R L' F' B' R' B2 D B2 L' F2 B' L2 B2 L2 D2 F' U2 D2 B2 R2
21. U2 B U2 B2 F' R2 B2 F D2 L2 D2 U' L2 R2 F2 U B' R' U' R2 B2
22. U2 L2 D2 U2 B R2 F D2 L2 D2 F' L U2 R' D' U' L R2 U2 F L'
23. U2 B' U2 B U2 F' R2 F' R2 D2 B2 U L R2 F' D' L B2 R B U'
24. F L2 F' R2 U' R' D' F2 U R' F R2 U2 B U2 F' D2 F2 L2 B' R2
25. U R' B U2 B U' R2 U F R2 U' R2 D2 F2 R B2 R U2 F2 U2 F2
26. R' F2 D2 R F2 L2 D2 R' B2 R B2 D L2 R D' B' U2 R D' L B
27. B2 D2 U2 L2 U2 F R2 U2 B' L2 F R B2 L2 D' U2 B R' D2 F2 D
28. F' L' F L2 F2 B D F' B2 R D2 F2 U' R2 D' B2 D' R2 D2 B2 R2
29. B' L2 R2 U2 F L2 D2 U2 B U2 F' D' U' R' U B D2 F' D' U' F'
30. L2 B2 R B2 U2 L2 R' B2 R' D2 U2 F' D2 B2 L F2 U R F L'

[Noahaha]

DNF(57.847), 1:21.670, 1:14.776, DNF(1:30.952), 1:09.985, 47.177, 1:03.713, 1:12.482, 1:25.451, 1:34.474, 1:14.447, 1:09.243, 1:00.629, 1:15.602, 1:00.390, DNF(1:06.707), 1:07.057, 1:03.900, 1:02.457, 1:09.522 = 58.87

number of times: 17/20
best time: 47.177
worst time: 1:34.474
best avg5: 1:04.471 (σ = 2.35)
best avg12: 1:12.278 (σ = 10.69)
session mean: 1:10.175

Nice result, but where were all the sub-1s?

EDIT: This was my first day on edge comms. I can proudly say that every time UF came up, I used a commutator.

[Riley]

Week 24

3x3:
Accuracy: 8/20
Mean of best 5: 2:15.05
Times: 2:04.84, DNF(3:55.94), 1:46.39, 2:50.07, 2:59.06, DNF(1:42.07), DNF(2:39.91), 2:28.26, DNF(4:26.39), DNF(3:25.39), DNF(2:01.08), DNF(2:02.06), DNF(3:06.36), DNF(2:35.16), DNF(2:09.20), 2:23.45, 2:53.26, 2:32.28, DNF(2:54.18), DNF(2:11.48)
Comments: I think this is the first time that I attempted all 20 scrambles. Happy that I got 1 sub 2, now to average that. My memo has finally improved that I can do it quite well without talking out loud.

MBLD:
1/2 in 9:03
Comments: First cube solved was correct. Second cube the corners were good, but then I couldn't remember how to start the edges off, so I gave up after a while. Memo is getting faster, need to make it stronger now.

[Mike Hughey]

3x3x3 BLD: 1:08.59
Accuracy: 17/20
Best single: 1:00.08
1:00.88, 1:23.71, 1:11.85, 2:19.50, 1:37.48, 1:00.08, DNF [1:20.70, scrambled], 1:17.06, 1:32.48, 2:15.10, 1:26.04, 1:22.80, DNF [1:20.47, 5E], 1:31.61, 1:31.42, 1:15.16, DNF [1:48.94, 3E], 1:17.05, 1:19.46, 1:14.97
Comment: The 1:00.08 was heartbreaking. So many of these solves were very frustrating - I had easily sub-1 solves going, but had trouble recalling one image somewhere along the way, costing me 15 to 20 seconds recalling it.

* generic key for mistakes - C: corners, E: edges or central edges, W: wings, X: X centers, +: + centers, i: inner, m: middle, o: outer, O: obliques

[Noahaha]

^I would say that I've had more solves between 1:00 and 1:01 than sub-1. I feel your pain.

[DrKorbin]

BLD2 22.04, acc: 14/20

DNF, 23.20, 28.87, 31.97, 20.99, 21.23, 33.50, DNF, 24.04, DNF, 26.10, 25.48, 22.38, DNF, DNF, 22.39, DNF, 28.50, 24.57, 36.22

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BLD3 1:11.32, acc: 10/20

1:06.31, 2:06.43, 1:44.90, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, 1:10.66, 1:27.73, 1:51.30, DNF, DNF, DNF, 1:12.50, 1:23.01, DNF, DNF, 1:17.98, 1:09.15, DNF


Tons of sub-70 were DNF'ed.
My excuse is that I start to use some speed optimal 3-cycles for edges and a new way to deal with parity.

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BLD4 5:08.29, acc: 3/8

DNF, DNF, DNF, 5:20.51, 4:56.07, 5:53.29, DNF, DNF

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BLD5 13:22, acc: 1/4

DNF, DNF, DNF, 13:22

The 3rd one was 10:08

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Multi-BLD 17/18 = 16, 56:45

Memorization: 35:25
Two 3-cycles in the 8th cube (exec error). Yet it is PB! (Previous was 13/15 = 11, 54:14).

[Anton Rostovikov]

2x2x2 BLD: 14.77
13.42, 14.56, 21.14, 20.00, 13.33, 18.38, DNF, 26.90, 18.82, DNF, DNF, 16.20, 16.67, 17.64, 16.34, 21.24, 16.96, 17.09, 16.48, 19.19
Session mean is 17.90. Not bad

3x3x3 BLD: 52.74
DNF, 1:08.63, DNF, 1:11.54, 57.20, DNF, 1:03.98, 49.55, DNF, DNF, 1:01.62, DNF, 1:13.46, 50.41, 1:08.56, 55.86, 50.70, DNF, 1:07.94, DNF

[Maskow]

3x3x3 BLD: 41.00

Spoiler:

Accuracy: 14/20
Session mean: 45.86
Best avg5: 44.51

1. DNF [44.23/~13]
2. 56.43 [~19]
3. 48.58 [~20]
4. 45.41 [~16]
5. DNF [41.00/~16]
6. DNF [POP/~13]
7. 47.51 [~18]
8. 44.28 [~22]
9. DNF [POP/~19]
10. 50.66 [~17]
11. 44.02 [~14]
12. 36.57 [~14]
13. 45.52 [~15]
14. DNF
15. 43.98
16. 46.21
17. DNF
18. 36.18
19. 44.23
20. 52.44

Lately I spend too much time on solving cube WITHOUT blindfolded :<

3x3x3 MBLD: 16/17, 28:58.24 [~18:00]

[MatsBergsten]

2x2 bld = 25.47 (17/20)

Spoiler:

24.98
34.42
26.20
28.31
99.00
23.28
47.28
30.14
29.65
48.94
35.52
30.87
35.71
33.98
24.59
52.13
99.00
43.56
99.00
33.94

3x3 bld = 1:16.66 (14/20)

Spoiler:

01:13.49 24 0
01:43.76 40 3
01:54.81 60 0
01:59.55 67 0
01:35.05 34 0
01:28.30 37 0
01:20.40 25 0
01:40.98 39 0
02:03.72 58 5
02:11.81 60 0
01:39.67 35 2
01:11.37 33 0
01:38.23 45 0
01:55.07 59 0
02:53.61 50 1
01:17.74 27 0
01:25.99 23 1
01:20.32 28 0
02:00.00 39 3
01:33.47 39 0

5x5 bld = 14:47.69 (1/1)

Maskow
Lately I spend too much time on solving cube WITHOUT blindfold :<

Me too.

[Cubenovice]

4BLD: 2x DNF
Accuracy: 0/2