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Blindfold Failures Thread

G2013

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How to fail PB mo3 3 times in a row while failing PB ao5 too!

1. (21.376) F2 U D2 B' D' F2 U' B' U D2 B2 L' B2 L F2 R' L F2 U2 F2
2. (DNF(27.478)) F2 L2 F2 U2 R B2 U2 L' B2 U2 R D U B' L2 R' B F2 D' U2 R2 Rw' Uw
3. 21.492 D R2 U' L2 F2 U' R2 U' B2 D U' R' F U L' D F R' B2 D' F2 Rw' Uw'
4. 21.877 R' U' B2 R' L F2 U' R2 F' L2 F2 B U2 R2 B' R2 L2 F' L Fw'
5. DNF(27.108) B2 U L2 F2 U' R2 F2 D' L2 D F2 L R2 U' R' B' U' L D' U' Uw2
 
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Shameful DNF. Not about the result itself, but more like about my duuuuuuumb execution.

Nerves might have played a minor role, but in no way I'll use them as an excuse. My overall execution is bad and I should feel bad.

So, yeah. I'm already back at working on my corner comms, and trying to improve my TPS during edges in the meantime.

 

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Shameful DNF. Not about the result itself, but more like about my duuuuuuumb execution.

Nerves might have played a minor role, but in no way I'll use them as an excuse. My overall execution is bad and I should feel bad.

So, yeah. I'm already back at working on my corner comms, and trying to improve my TPS during edges in the meantime.
Lol, I went to a comp last weekend and had 2 DNFs and then a 1:02 with a 20 second pause lol. My pb in comp is only 57. I practiced so long and hard I should have gotten at least a sub-40.
I've been thinking about how in the world I did soooooo badly. I think it was just nerves and the inability to concentrate ;p :(
I decided that I'm going to start to walking up to people and just doing a bld solve since I usually get more butterflies doing that then in comp lol.
 
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Memo PB! DNF was because of overspamming TPS lol, I completely messed up the 3rd last comm xd

1. DNF(18.437)[6.04] 6/10 8 algs B2 D F2 U2 B2 U' B2 R2 D2 F D B2 L F U R' F' U' R Rw2 Uw'

y
l D' l', S
Uw: L U M' U2 M U L'
M U2 M U' M' U2 M' U
L: Uw M Uw2' M Uw
M' U: L' E' L2 E L'

D2 R: R D' R', U // executed this as D R2 D R D' R' U R D R' U R' D2
R D: R' U R, D
F': D2, R U2 R' //idk why I did this

76 moves in 12.39 seconds = 6.13 TPS
 

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close one, fastest exec by a lot. Off by 3+ and 2x centers, probably messed up a comm as the memo was quite strong on this one. also first sub10 whcih lookes like it was almost solved lol

9:32.62 F2 L2 Bw' L2 B' Dw' L' B2 Bw' Uw2 Rw' Bw' Lw B' D R B F2 Uw' R2 U2 F2 Dw Uw2 L' Fw Bw Dw Lw' F' U D B' Fw' R' L F2 Bw2 Lw' L' Fw R Rw F' L2 F' B2 Uw2 R' L Fw' Uw2 D2 Dw2 B Bw2 Fw Uw' L2 Dw

ez scramble, too.
 

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5BLD: DNF(6:15.51) L Rw' Lw2 Uw Fw2 Bw' Lw' Fw Lw Dw2 Lw' Uw B' L' U' Rw' D R2 L2 Fw' Lw2 Dw Bw' B' Rw L2 B U' R Dw2 D2 L Lw Fw R' Fw2 Lw R Bw Lw' Dw' R2 Bw' U Uw Fw D2 Bw' B' R D2 F' Dw2 D R2 Rw Uw2 Lw2 L Rw'

Made a mistake during the second-last corner comm, the rest was fine :(
I think this is my fastest attempt so far.
 

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I just did a 10 cube MBLD attempt, but I only got 8/10. The reason for this post in the BLD failure thread is because the only piece that I forgot to solve on both cubes was the "bld" corner :D. Had I remembered how to solve them "bld" it would have been 10/10. Also, memo was pretty slow.
 

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I am really sorry for the double post, but I just attempted my first 5x5 BLD solve ever and it was off by 8 wings and 3 midges. Time was 32:48.37[17:21.13].

It could have been better if I had not mixed up the midge letters and remembered the edges pairs, but for a first attempt I am not to disappointed, and hopefully soon I will get a success.
 
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I am really sorry for the double post, but I just attempted my first 5x5 BLD solve ever and it was off by 8 midges and 3 edges. Time was 32:48.37[17:21.13].

It could have been better if I had not mixed up the midge letters and remembered the edges pairs, but for a first attempt I am not to disappointed, and hopefully soon I will get a success.
By edges do you mean wings?
 

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By edges do you mean wings?
Oops, I just relized that I put the wrong name for the pieces. I was off by "8 wings and 3 midges". For some reason I get the name of the pieces mixed up easily and I forgot to make sure that I had the right names, but thank you for checking on that, and I fixed it in the original post as well.
 

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First ever 5BLD attempt, at 2am: DNF by 2 + centres, 4 X centres, 12 wings, 5 midges, and 6 corners. Also woefully slow - over an hour - but hopefully the next attempts will be faster.

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5BLD attempt 2 - this time at 1am so I am improving ^^: DNF by 5 + centres, 2 X centres, and 4 corners. Sub-hour! Execution was a lot smoother too, though I'm kinda glad I was off by a couple of centres as to DNF on corners only would kill me.
 
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I'm kinda glad I was off by a couple of centres as to DNF on corners only would kill me.
Jinxed it.

Another 2am 5BLD attempt, attempt 3 - this one off by 6 corners and 7 edges. Edges here being actual edges as I messed up a Y perm on corners and DNFed due to that. Everything else was solved. =(
 

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Well this is sad

Missed a 2:01 4bld ao5 by 2 solves off by 2 pieces each :(

avg of 5: DNF

Time List:
1. (2:00.51) F Fw Rw F2 Uw L2 B' U2 D B L Uw' F' Fw2 Uw Fw' R' Rw Uw B Uw' Fw2 F B2 D2 Uw2 B2 F Fw Rw2 L F U Uw B2 L2 R2 U Rw R
2. 2:03.95 L2 B' Uw B U R Fw' Rw2 L R2 Uw2 D2 Fw' Uw' F Rw2 L' D' B' Uw2 U2 Fw2 F' Uw' D L' F2 Uw' U2 Rw' D' Rw2 Uw' Rw' Fw' R2 Fw2 U' L2 D2
3. (DNF(2:13.66)[1 move during wings]) Rw' F2 U Fw L' F' R2 L2 U D' B' F U2 Rw2 D' B2 Rw' L2 D' Uw' F' D Fw2 Rw' R U' L' D2 R' D2 F Fw Rw' L' Uw R Rw2 U' B' U2
4. DNF(1:59.13)[2ce] B' Rw2 B2 R F' B' U' L B' Fw' Rw B2 R B U2 F2 U D' R' L' Fw' F R' L2 U D L Rw' D F' Rw' U2 R2 Uw' B2 Uw' B2 R2 L2 Fw'
5. DNF(2:00.44)[2 wings] Uw F' D' Fw' R' B' Rw' L2 U2 R Rw' Uw B' Fw2 Rw D' Fw2 B' D2 R2 L D Uw R' Fw R2 D F L2 B Fw2 U Fw2 F R' Rw' B R Rw' D
 
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