Blindfold Accomplishment Thread

[SirWaffle]

I think I remember István Kocza telling me that he used a mix of languages (Hungarian/English?) when blindsolving megaminx, so he could have letter pair images for each possible pairing of 30 characters. That would help immensely with megaminx BLD.

I need to think of a way that french or a second langauge could help megaminx blind now. Really using a story only method (or not using that many images) the second half of the megaminx could be in the second langauge just by simply mixing the two. I am gonna play around with this a bit and see, I think this may actually be they key to me finally doing a megablind. Do you know where he may have put more info about this?

 

[Mike Hughey]

Do you know where he may have put more info about this?

I didn't think I'd find it, but I found it:
Blindfold Accomplishment Thread

As I recall, at Worlds 2013 I understood him to mean that he has images for each possible pairing of those 60 characters.

 

[SirWaffle]

I didn't think I'd find it, but I found it:
Blindfold Accomplishment Thread

Thanks so much for finding it!

Right now my idea is to letter the mega a-z twice (using 1-4 to fill i the last 4 pieces and then words for these numbers) and then if i get a piece from the upper half to use english and if i get one from the lower half to use french. and ofc two from the same half use a word for both. I am finding so far that although i need to get used to this lettering system i can at least quickly idenifty whether it belongs on top or bottom (only cause i know the mega color scheme by heart). I am finding so far that this method can work (for edges at least that is what i am trying it on). Just to give an idea this is what a memo looks like with what i am doing atm.

I'A T'2 B'V' Y'W' DE IU' R'B X'G' O'V T
un Insect Ate des Tailles to(2) etre BraVo pour Y aller. Wario is DEad in un URus Boat. XérophaGie Ouvre a VeT.

english : An insect ate some thighs to be great for going to that place. Wario is dead in a buffalo boat. Bread opening a vet.

(it's not a complete memo of the egdes just an example until i got to a cycle break) I dont know it seems viable to me if i can work on recollection of french words a bit more since it is my second langauge, and as a slight get around in this case i will asign proper nouns to the french half only just to need less words.

edit: maybe we should make a thread for this convo so we dont clog the accomplishlent thread?

 

[Daniel Lin]

sighted 5x5 single using 3style

3:01.27 b' L2 d' l2 U F u D' L2 u R' D' L' b' l2 r2 R' U L2 u' f' u b2 R L2 B' r F l R D R D' b R r2 b L d2 L' d2 B u F f l B l d f L' B' D2 B f' D L2 r R2 F2

edit:
2:58.61 U2 l2 r2 u' l B2 L' D2 U F2 l2 d F2 U' l2 D' U B r U b' F l' r D' R r B2 d f2 r' f U' F2 U' u' F d F2 u2 B' D2 F' r R2 u L b2 r f2 u' b d2 f2 b2 r2 f2 B L' B2

 

[Fábio De'Rose]

Has anyone else played around with using multiple languages in their blind solving?

In MBLD, I mix and match languages to get around repeated pairs. Mostly English, Portuguese, Spanish and German.

 

[sigalig]

3:27.77 4BLD PB mo3 and ao5
Kinda crazy, this is sub-my PB single from a few days ago lol.

Spoiler: times and scrambles

avg of 5: 3:27.77

Time List:
1. 3:37.86 R Fw2 F' L2 R2 Uw2 L2 U2 Fw2 R' Rw' Fw' R U' Fw2 U B D2 Fw2 U2 L U' Uw D2 B' U F D2 Uw' Fw2 B D U2 R2 Rw F' Fw D2 B U'
2. 3:21.21 Uw R2 Rw F U2 B' D' B L2 Fw' B2 R' L D2 Uw L2 F' L2 D F' B' D2 L2 R2 B2 Fw' Rw D2 U2 Uw Fw' R D R2 B R2 U B2 L Uw
3. 3:24.22 Fw Rw2 B2 Fw2 U2 L2 Rw U2 Rw' Uw B' R L' Rw2 F2 B2 Fw' Rw2 F Rw' F' B2 R F' U Uw2 Rw' Uw Fw F2 U F2 L' Rw2 U F2 B' Uw L' B'
4. (DNF(3:54.39)) F Rw D2 Uw U2 B D' Uw' Rw2 F Fw2 D' Fw B L2 B D B U Uw' R Rw Uw2 B Fw2 L2 F' Rw B2 F' D' Fw' Rw2 L2 Fw2 B2 L U2 L R'
5. (3:19.10) U' D2 Uw2 R2 L' Rw' Uw F' U Uw2 R Rw2 Uw2 Fw2 D2 U' R2 Fw D F' L' D2 R2 U' L' Uw' D2 Fw' D Fw F2 Uw2 B F' D2 L F' Rw2 F' U

 

[Underwatercuber]

Memo PB! If not by a slight pause, it could've been overall PB as well. Still, pretty thrilled.


Generated By csTimer on 2017-7-13
single: 51.80

Time List:
1. 51.79 [15.40] B R2 F2 U' R2 U' R2 U' L2 R2 U' R2 F L D2 R2 D B L2 R2 D2 Rw' Uw2

Dude I seriously need to practice the alternating rush and safe solves more. I need that memo!

Eyyyyyy 27.61 on a 10/8 scramble. Considering that my PB is still 26.80 on a 7/7, this feels pretty nice

https://alg.cubing.net/?setup=y-_z2_D_R_U2_L2_B_R2_F-_U-_R_L-_F2_L_U2_L-_D2_B2_R_B2_F_Fw&alg=z- [S_:_[M_U2_M,_U]]_//_FD-FU-UL_(10/10) [x-_:_[M2,_U-_R-_U]]_//_FD-BU-DR_(8/18) U-_L2_U_M2_U-_L2_U2_R-_U-_M2_U_R_U-_//_FD-LD-RB_(13/31) [M,_D-_R2_D]_//_FD-DB-UR_(8/39) [F-,_R_S-_R-]_//_FD-FR-RB_(8/47) [x_R_:_[R_U2_R-,_D2]]_//_UBL-FUL-BUR_(9/56) [x_U-_:_[R-_D2_R,_U2]]_//_UBL-FDL-FUR_(9/65),_cancelled_the_rotation_ [R_U2_R-,_D2]_//_UBL-FDR-BDL_(8/73) [D-,_R_U2_R-]_//_UBL-RDB-FDR_(8/81) //_81_moves_with_15.97_exec_-->_5.07_TPS

When you say 10/8 what does that mean? Still new to all these crazy terminologies. Is it 10 comms 8 comms or something like that?

 

[Fábio De'Rose]

@Underwatercuber, usually X/Y stands for X (Edge or Corner) targets / Y (Edge or corner) targets. Rule of thumb, the highest number is for Edges.

Regarding memo, it was just crazy how it flowed so nicely. There's lots of work to be done there still, but my biggest setback is execution, by far.

 

[Cale S]

5BLD - 4:57.25 [2:17]

good execution

I've done too many attempts today

 

[Jacck]

Thanks so much for finding it!
edit: maybe we should make a thread for this convo so we dont clog the accomplishlent thread?

There is a thread:
https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/megaminx-mk-gigaminx-bld-thread.42813/page-3#post-1236222
And an idea for corners: if you have three languages, you could use a language for "orientated right", "needs clockwise", "needs counterclockwise".

 

[Underwatercuber]

First 4bld success! So happy with this! It's about 5 minutes slower than my other attempts because I went safe but it payed off in the end!

 

[Hazel]

Finally got my first M2 success (that wasn't with a scramble I found on this thread)! My 3BLD success rate went down a lot in the past few days since I started using M2 edges. The time was 4:34.58

 

[Ollie]

2nd at WC2017 for 5bld and 4th for 4bld.
Main achievement is not catastrophically messing up like I normally do at major comps. Well done to everyone on the podiums

 

[Cale S]

used a block comm in a 5BLD solve:
5:55.04
D' Fw Rw' Dw Uw' F' U2 B R D' Lw2 U' L2 R2 Uw F' L D2 Fw2 B2 F Dw Rw' Dw2 B2 F2 U' Rw2 F D2 Lw' B' L Fw Lw2 U' Fw2 Lw R B' Lw U' D' B2 Uw2 Lw' Uw2 Fw2 Uw2 F' Bw' Lw2 Fw2 R2 Uw2 Fw D' F' D' L2

first pair of midges is WE (DR LU) and the 3rd pair of wings is WE, so you can solve both of these with [3Rw R' U' 3Rw' R, D'] after the first 2 wing comms, and then skip the first pair of midges

 

[kake123]

MBLD PB with a plus 2,
25/25 in 59min 32.23+s

Spoiler: Scrambles from plusTimer

1. 0.251
15/07/2017 13:04:09
D2 R U2 F2 L' R' U2 R2 U' B' F' U' F' L F' D' R2 D U Rw Uw'

2. 0.240
15/07/2017 13:04:27
U2 F' L2 D2 B' F' D2 U2 F' L2 R B D2 B' F U' F R' F2 Rw Uw2

3. 0.214
15/07/2017 13:04:38
B2 D2 U' F2 R2 D U L' D B2 F' R2 B U F2 D L D' Rw2 Uw2

4. 0.227
15/07/2017 13:04:50
B2 D' R2 D' U' F2 R2 D' L2 B L D R U F D' L U' L2 U Rw2 Uw'

5. 0.287
15/07/2017 13:05:03
L2 D2 L2 D' L2 U' R2 D2 F2 R2 B' F R' U' R2 U L U2 F D' B' Rw' Uw

6. 0.323
15/07/2017 13:05:16
U B2 D2 B2 L2 D F2 L2 U' F U' L2 D2 U' F' R' B2 U B2 L' U2 Rw' Uw'

7. 0.226
15/07/2017 13:05:28
U2 B U2 F L2 D2 L2 U2 F U2 B R D' B2 R2 B2 F U F U Fw' Uw'

8. 0.309
15/07/2017 13:05:44
D2 R2 F2 U' R2 U B2 D2 L2 D L' B R' F' R U2 B2 D B2 U R Fw Uw'

9. 0.240
15/07/2017 13:05:58
U2 R2 B2 L D2 L2 U2 B2 R2 B' U R2 U2 R2 U2 F L' B D2 F Rw2 Uw

10. 0.247
15/07/2017 13:06:13
L2 R2 D B2 R2 D L2 B2 U' B' L' B2 D B' U F' D L D2 U' F2 Rw Uw2

11. 0.244
15/07/2017 13:06:25
D' U B2 F2 U' F2 R2 D F' L2 F' U F' D L' B' F L U R2 Uw'

12. 0.272
15/07/2017 13:06:37
B2 F2 D2 F2 U R2 U' B2 R2 D B' F U' R2 U F2 L2 R' U2 Rw' Uw2

13. 0.216
15/07/2017 13:06:49
B2 U2 F2 R2 B2 R' D2 U2 B2 R' F' D B U2 F L2 U' L2 B R2 Fw'

14. 0.234
15/07/2017 13:07:05
U' F2 D F2 R2 U2 L2 D' R2 F L' B2 U2 B F D' L2 D2 F U2 Rw2

15. 0.258
15/07/2017 13:07:17
L2 B2 F2 U R2 F2 U' R2 U L R' D' B2 F U' R D L2 D' L2 Uw2

16. 0.249
15/07/2017 13:07:30
U2 B U2 B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 F D2 R U' B' F R B' R U' L' U2 F2 Uw

17. 0.266
15/07/2017 13:07:42
D2 F2 U2 R2 D R2 U L2 U2 L F2 D B' F2 U' F' U2 L D' B' Rw' Uw'

18. 0.284
15/07/2017 13:07:57
R2 D' R2 F2 U' L2 U2 R2 B2 D' L' B L2 D2 F2 D' U F2 R' B D Rw' Uw'

19. (0.324)
15/07/2017 13:08:17
L2 R2 B' R2 B' L2 D2 R2 D' R' U F L F' R U2 F' D' L Uw2

20. 0.217
15/07/2017 13:08:29
R2 F2 U2 L2 D2 B' L2 B' F' D' L D2 U F L U B2 U2 F' L' Uw'

21. 0.236
15/07/2017 13:08:42
R2 B2 R2 U F2 R2 D B2 U2 F' U2 L D' L2 R' F' L2 U' R' B' Rw2

22. 0.230
15/07/2017 13:09:07
R2 D2 B2 R2 F R2 F L2 F D2 B D' L D' U F2 L' F R B' L2 Fw' Uw2

23. 0.243
15/07/2017 13:09:19
B2 U L2 U' L2 F2 U F2 U2 R2 U F L2 R' B L' D L F2 L R' Uw

24. 0.244
15/07/2017 13:09:31
R2 D2 F R2 F2 L2 B' L2 U' F2 L2 U L R' D L B2 R' Fw' Uw

25. (0.202)
15/07/2017 13:09:43
F' R2 F U2 F D2 B F2 U' F2 L' R B F' U' R D2 B U Rw' Uw

 

[Mike Hughey]

used a block comm in a 5BLD solve:

This sort of thing impresses me so much. I remember years ago when Daniel Beyer talked about doing this on a regular basis in his solves. I generally don't have enough awareness to even notice the opportunity.

 

[Christopher Cabrera]

so.. after not practicing for a while, earlier this week I DNF'ed 3/3 of my 5BLD attempts(none of which were under 15:00). I felt sad that it seemed my 5BLD skills were fading. Today I decided to do 5BLD for the weekly comp not expecting much, but then this happened:

12:36.07 [5:27.27] ; 5BLD single PB by almost 1:30

I honestly cannot believe this just happened and my hands are still shaking. Having a sub-ChrisHardwick 5BLD really means a lot to me because he was breaking world records when I first started cubing. I can't believe I actually got it. This is probably my greatest cubing accomplishment to date. (or at least my favorite)

 

[TheCoolMinxer]

33.65 3bld overall PB single in round 1 lol wtf.
Probably the official worlds fastests m2/op solve

 

[Cale S]

1. 32.48 B2 D2 B2 F2 L' U2 F2 U2 B2 L' R2 D' L' F R' D' U2 L2 U B2 L2
2. (28.87) B2 R2 B2 R D2 F2 R F2 R' F' D' B R2 U' F' D' U2 L2 R'
3. 32.73 U2 L2 B2 L F2 U2 R2 F2 R B2 F D2 F U' R2 D' F U2 F' D2
4. 35.86 B2 F2 R2 U L2 U2 R2 F2 D' R2 U L' D2 B R' D' R2 U B
5. (DNF(40.29)) U L F' R2 F R F' R2 U' F D2 L2 U' F2 U' F2 D R2 L2 F2

pb mo3 and avg5

28.87 recon for fun

Spoiler

[U': [F' L2 F, M']]
[x: [r U R' U' M U R U' R']]
[x' F': [U' R' U, M2]]
[y' L2: [M' U' M, D']]
[B L2 B', M2]
[R D R', E]

[D: [U', L D' L']]
[D': [R U2 R', D']]
[R y': [R U' R', D2]]
F' r U R' U' r' F R

 

[Iggy]

28.13 official 3bld single, finally got a sub 30 after chasing it for so long. Could've been a 25-ish without mistakes but oh well. Too bad sub 30s aren't special anymore