Random Blindfold Cubing Discussion

Daniel Lin said:
that's cool. I think it will be broken this year
too bad Maskow doesn't cube anymore. He just does these crazy picture memory games
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Why do you think he doesnt cube? He never mentioned it.
IQubic said:
Anyone have a commutator tutorial for the 4x4 edges and centers? I've found guides for corner comms already.
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Look at the Ollie's signature few posts above.
 
I don't understand edge flips or corner twists... I've just started 3BLD and I'm using M2/OP. But I never understand how to twist two corners in their position or flip edges. Do you use algs, or do you swap the flipped pieces twice to get them solved.

e.g. I finished solving edges apart from FD(buffer) and BR, which are flipped in their position. Do I use an alg, or swap the buffer with BR and swap again, or do I leave it and solve corners (no parity)

The same with corners, e.g all solved apart from UBR(buffer) and FDR (both twisted)
 
Neptunolium said:
I don't understand edge flips or corner twists... I've just started 3BLD and I'm using M2/OP. But I never understand how to twist two corners in their position or flip edges. Do you use algs, or do you swap the flipped pieces twice to get them solved.

e.g. I finished solving edges apart from FD(buffer) and BR, which are flipped in their position. Do I use an alg, or swap the buffer with BR and swap again, or do I leave it and solve corners (no parity)

The same with corners, e.g all solved apart from UBR(buffer) and FDR (both twisted)
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Just use algs. You can shoot to the target and then shoot again, but it's a lot simpler to use algs (maybe someone will correct me). Try these:

2 opposite edges: M' U' M' U' M' U2 M U' M U' M U2 // basically the last 6 moves are the first 6 moves repeated, but with M instead of M'

2 adjacent edges: R' U2 R2 U R' U' R' U2 r U R U' r' // the inverse is fast too.

2 corners: R U2 R' U2 (R' U' R U) R U' R' U2 (R' U2 R U')
 
Ollie said:
Just use algs. You can shoot to the target and then shoot again, but it's a lot simpler to use algs (maybe someone will correct me). Try these:

2 opposite edges: M' U' M' U' M' U2 M U' M U' M U2 // basically the last 6 moves are the first 6 moves repeated, but with M instead of M'

2 adjacent edges: R' U2 R2 U R' U' R' U2 r U R U' r' // the inverse is fast too.

2 corners: R U2 R' U2 (R' U' R U) R U' R' U2 (R' U2 R U')
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Thanks a lot, but where do the edges and corners have to be? The places I said or somewhere specific on the cube? (Speffz or normal notation, I don't mind)
 
The simplest way to solve a flipped edge or twisted corner is to shoot to one sticker and then shoot to where that sticker needs to go.
Otherwise, to flip edges UF and UB - M' U' M' U' M' U' M' U2 M' U' M' U' M' U' M' credit to @Berd
To twist UFL clockwise and UBL anticlockwise - 2 x sexy move (R U R' U'), L', 2 x reverse sexy move (U R U' L'), L. If you need to twist UFL anticlockwise do L', 2 x sexy, L, 2 x reverse sexy.
Try these on a solved cube as mentioned above because I'm far too drunk to proof read the algs.

Edited to fix algs. Thanks @mark49152
 
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newtonbase said:
The simplest way to solve a flipped edge or twisted corner is to shoot to one sticker and then shoot to where that sticker needs to go.
Otherwise, to flip edges UF and UB - M' U' M' U' M' U' M' U2 M' U' M' U' M' U' M' credit to @Berd
To twist UFL clockwise and UBL anticlockwise - sexy move (R U R' U'), L', reverse sexy move (U R U' L'), L. If you need to twist UFL anticlockwise do L', sexy, L, reverse sexy.
Try these on a solved cube as mentioned above because I'm far too drunk to proof read the algs.
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You're welcome!


Is it a good idea in MBLD to have 2 sets of rooms? So you can alternate between attempts?
 
Berd said:
You're welcome!


Is it a good idea in MBLD to have 2 sets of rooms? So you can alternate between attempts?
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I only have six "places" that all have 8 smaller locations so each "place" has room for 4 cubes in mbld since each location holds memo for edges or corners of one cube. This adds up to 24 cubes so only 1 mbld attempt for me But if you want to do daily attempts you definitely need at least 2 completely seperate routes.

4bld is not a problem for me because memo is so short term that I memo it with quick sentences and usually forger it quickly
And for 5bld only part I really use "proper" images (like in mbld) is + centers and midges. So I only need 3 locations per solve (2 for + centers and 1 for midges), that means that theoretically I could do 8 solces without usong the same locations twice but I have never done that many in a row. Rest is memoed like I was doing 4bld since that is essentially what I'm doing (1. memo +centers and midges 2. Do 4bld normally 3. Execute +centers and midges)
 
Berd said:
Nice. How well do you find it works?
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I don't mix things up as much and it's easier to recall. Previously I might do a few 4BLDs from the same locations and struggle to recall current memo because some previous memo keeps flashing back.

I like to have compact buildings and cycle between them because they all get similar amounts of practice.
 
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