The blindfold race!

[Mike Hughey]

2x2x2 BLD: 17.90
Accuracy: 16/20
Best single: 15.84
20.25, 35.34, 27.02, DNF [25.36, 4C], 27.69, 17.08, 17.27, 26.32, 15.84, 25.59, 23.77, DNF [18.73, 4C], 29.42, DNF[33.30, 3C], 21.87, 24.64, DNF[23.49, 2C], 21.00, 19.04, 24.41
Comment: Ugly - bad accuracy and several really bad solves - but not a bad overall result.

3x3x3 BLD: 1:12.53
Accuracy: 14/20
Best single: 57.86
1:45.96, 2:08.65, 1:33.52, DNF [1:26.21, 3E], 3:17.84, 1:26.72, DNF [1:49.19, 4C 4E], 1:20.36, 57.86, DNF [1:13.19, 2E], DNF [4:22.46, 3E], 1:41.09, DNF [1:54.61, 2E], 1:27.58, 1:56.94, DNF [1:14.24, 4 centers 4E], 1:46.52, 1:01.74, 1:15.99, 1:38.42
Comment: I did the first 16 of these at a Valvoline while waiting for my van's oil to be changed, so it was a rather distracted environment - that's my excuse for the bad results. But the sub-1 solve was pretty amazing! The last four were pretty good.

4x4x4 BLD: 6:52.15
Accuracy: 2/2
Best single: 6:10.72
7:33.58 [4:05], 6:10.72 [2:55]
Comment: Decent.

3x3x3 multiBLD: 5/15 = DNF, 60:00 [47:20]
Comment: Memo wouldn't stick. I did this just 2 days after my 14/14 for the weekly competition, and there was some interference. (I used the same rooms.) I basically took too long memorizing and had to rush all the solves. I didn't even get to cubes 1 or 2, and I skipped cube 4 because I couldn't think of it. Cube 3 was off by 2 corners and 10 edges; I didn't get to the edge solving when time expired. Cube 5 was off by all 12 edges, though I got all the corners correct. Cube 7 was off by 5 corners, cube 9 off by 3 edges, cube 10 off by 8 corners, cube 14 off by 6 corners, and cube 15 off by 2 edges. Oh well, it was a learning experience.

* 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

[Mike Hughey]

Results for week 2012-27:

2x2x2

1. 11.59 Zane_C
2. 14.50 Anton Rostovikov
3. 17.90 Mike Hughey
4. 18.96 DrKorbin
5. 21.22 KCuber
6. 22.15 MatsBergsten
7. 31.82 Jakube
8. 34.02 NevinsCPH

3x3x3

1. 40.37 Zane_C
2. 55.56 Anton Rostovikov
3. 59.14 DrKorbin
4. 1:12.53 Mike Hughey
5. 1:21.38 Riley
6. 1:35.20 MatsBergsten
7. 2:00.28 Jakube
8. 2:48.23 Mikel
9. 4:38.94 calebcole203

4x4x4

1. 5:12.88 DrKorbin
2. 6:52.15 Mike Hughey
3. 6:58.79 MatsBergsten
4. 9:05.91 Jakube
5. DNF Cubenovice (0/1)

5x5x5

1. 16:10 DrKorbin
2. 18:48.61 Jakube
3. DNF MatsBergsten (0/2)

3x3x3 multiBLD

1. 7/ 7 = 7, 41:06.01 Riley
2. 5/ 7 = 3, 23:42 DrKorbin
3. 5/ 9 = 1, 40:00 Jakube
4. 1/ 2 = 0, 11:31.83 Mikel
5. 5/15 = DNF, 60:00 Mike Hughey

[Mike Hughey]

Week 2012-28:

• 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, July 16, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 2012-28:

2x2x2:

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

3x3x3:

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

4x4x4:

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

5x5x5:

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

8x8x8:

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

3x3x3 multiBLD:

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

[Noahaha]

3BLD: 4:38.94
Accuracy: 6/20
DNF, 4:07.41, 5:04.77, 4:53.34, DNF, DNF, 4:40.28, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, 4:28.92, DNF, DNF, DNF, 5:34.75, DNF, DNF, DNF

Amazing Caleb! You are improving fast. Are you using the memo system I taught you?

[calebcole203]

Are you using the memo system I taught you?

Thank you! I am using that memo system (still haven't switched to M2 though, probably won't be able to before SJC). Thanks for teaching it to me in the first place. My accuracy isn't so good, though. But I don't think we should hijack this thread for a little catching up that we need to do.

[Zane_C]

How?!
You do 2bld exact same as 3bld corners only? If so, than, unbelievable! o.O

Yeah, I use BH for 2BLD as well, thanks.

The solution was only two 8-movers.

[Mike Hughey]

Yeah, I use BH for 2BLD as well, thanks.

The solution was only two 8-movers.

That was a nice one for me too - one of my best 2x2x2 BLD solves ever. Unfortunately, it took me almost twice as long as it took you.

It's nice to see what someone really fast can do with regular 2x2x2 BLD; most of the fast people are good at regular speedcubing too and just speedBLD it - it's nice to be able to compare myself to a fast BLD solver at 2x2x2 BLD for a change.

[Mikel]

Week 28

MultiBLD:
1/3 in 20:16.98= DNF
1.) solved
2.) 2E
3.) 2E
My first attempt at 3 cubes. I really wish I could have had it since I was so close, but oh well

[Riley]

Week 28

3x3:
Accuracy: 5/20
Mean of best 5: 1:52.07 :9
Times: 2:10.04, DNF(1:36.38), 2:19.34, 1:51.68, DNF(1:50.82), 1:30.03, DNF(2:09.18), DNF(1:37.71), (1:29.24), DNF(1:18.07), DNF(1:05.15), DNF(1:20.62), DNF(1:48.86), DNF(1:07.49), DNF(1:49.18), DNF(1:36.27), DNF(1:23.27), DNF(1:53.82), DNF(1:06.22), (DNF(1:51.21))
Comments: So... bad...

MBLD: 2/5 in 23:45.30
Comments: Just like 3x3... So... bad... I really rushed it because I was trying to get sub 20 on camera. 1st cube off by 3 corners, dunno how that happened. 3rd cube off by 8 corners, 2 edges, couldn't remember how corner memo started so I just solved as many of the edges as I could for fun. 4th cube off by everything... Couldn't remember a thing.

[Anton Rostovikov]

2x2x2 BLD: 16.05
20.16, 19.53, 18.05, DNF(23.60), DNF(19.40), 24.22, 18.78, 24.48, 22.03, 14.77, 15.76, 18.98, 18.63, DNF(19.80), 25.58, 19.40, 23.32, 27.38, 16.76, 14.92


3x3x3 BLD: 58.74
1:02.59, DNF, 54.95, 58.98, DNF, 1:03.43, 59.23, DNF, 1:03.63, 1:03.57, DNF, 1:11.34, 57.94, DNF, 1:13.35, DNF, DNF, 1:03.37, DNF, 1:14.92