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Blindfold Accomplishment Thread

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(this happened like last month but I forgot to post about it I guess)

Got my second 4BLD centres success and managed to solve the rest of the cube in three more looks, making for a four-look 4×4×4 solve. First look was centres, second look was most of wings (gave up because I realised there was something wrong with my memo; luckily all of what I did recall+execute was correct), third look was corners and wings, fourth look was to notice that I did the very last edge comm the wrong way and so I redid that. There were five or so cycle breaks in the wings, which was kinda annoying and probably threw me off when I was memoing. A three-look solve is very doable if I don't mess up, but a two-look solve or even a full 4BLD success still seem quite distant.
I would advise you just do a full attempt as after a few it will seem quite manageable as the memo is equivalent to a 2.5 cube multi bld
 

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My first ever successful 5bld ao12: 3:43.05!
I also had a 12 success streak around this lol

avg of 12: 3:43.05

Time List:
1. 3:30.87 Uw R2 Lw Uw' R2 L F Uw2 F2 R2 D Bw' F B' D2 Rw' Dw2 U2 Lw' Fw2 U Rw B D R' Rw B' U2 Dw2 L' Fw F' R Lw Rw' L F' R' Bw Lw2 F Uw L2 Uw2 Fw' L2 F Fw2 R2 D R' F' L2 B2 Lw2 D Fw' Bw B D' 3Rw' 3Uw2
2. (DNF(5:13.00)[dnf by 2+2+, had like 2:40 memo lol]) Rw Dw' R Lw Uw2 F' U2 F' Dw2 U Bw' Fw Dw2 Lw B' D2 Rw' Fw2 F' Lw D' Dw F2 Rw R' L D F2 Dw' Bw' Lw B Bw' Uw Dw2 R2 U2 Fw Bw' U Lw2 U2 D2 Uw Lw2 Dw B2 U' B2 Lw' Dw' D B2 Fw' F' Rw' Uw2 Rw L2 D 3Rw' 3Uw'
3. 3:52.02[1 UFL comm, 1 UR comm, and a UBL UBR twist] F2 L U' L Dw' U R' Lw' F2 Bw' D2 Fw' L Rw Bw U' Dw2 Fw Lw' F' Bw R Fw L D2 B2 Uw2 Lw D U2 Bw' L2 Dw2 L' Bw2 Dw2 Fw2 Uw Rw Dw U2 R' Lw U' D' R B2 Uw D Dw' U L Bw' Lw' F L Dw2 Rw Lw' R 3Fw' 3Uw2
4. 3:42.38 Dw' F U R2 Lw' Bw Uw Dw F B L' B2 Fw' Dw' Fw2 Lw Fw Rw' R Dw2 F R' F2 Lw2 Rw2 Fw' Lw' D Bw Uw Rw' Bw' Rw' Uw D' Lw' B' Rw2 Uw2 R' Rw B2 Uw' Rw' Lw' Bw Dw2 Bw' U2 Bw2 Rw' R' D2 Dw L D2 Fw' Bw2 Dw U 3Rw2 3Uw'
5. 3:40.44 Bw L2 Lw R Fw Uw2 Rw2 Dw D2 F R2 L2 F D' F2 U Bw U' Fw' F' Dw Uw2 B U2 Dw2 Rw R2 D' Dw2 Fw' U' B' U2 Rw2 Bw' Rw2 L R2 Dw2 Bw U2 B2 L' Rw Lw' Bw Fw R' Uw' R2 Lw' Bw2 U R' D' Uw2 Bw2 L' Rw2 D' 3Fw
6. 4:28.31 B Bw Dw2 B' Uw' Lw' R' Uw2 Rw2 L' Uw Lw Uw U2 B Rw2 Lw Dw2 D2 B D2 Bw2 Dw' Rw R2 B2 Fw2 F Rw Dw' Rw' L B2 U2 B2 L' D Uw2 Dw' Lw2 Dw2 U F B2 L2 D2 U Uw' Bw D' Rw' D' L2 Bw' Uw2 Bw Lw D Dw' R2 3Fw 3Uw
7. 3:38.36 Fw U' Lw Bw' L' F2 Uw F' Fw' Uw Rw2 Lw' B R2 F' Rw' U R Lw2 Uw U L' Fw2 Uw U2 Lw2 Fw Uw' Bw F Fw R' F' Dw Lw F' R2 U Rw Bw L2 Bw' R U Fw' F' Lw Rw Dw Lw' L' Rw' B' Lw U' R' Bw R2 U B2 3Rw2 3Uw2
8. 3:38.44 R Bw' D' U B2 Lw Fw2 Bw' L2 B2 R2 Uw B2 U Dw' D' Rw2 D2 Rw2 D B' F Lw' Rw B2 U' Dw' Fw Dw' Rw' B F Bw Dw' R Fw' B' Uw' Lw Fw' Dw' Fw' L2 B Rw2 D2 U2 L' Lw' R' Dw2 U2 Bw2 U' Uw2 R' Bw2 Lw' D2 Bw' 3Rw
9. (3:25.71) F B Fw' U' B' L Lw2 Fw Lw D' Lw Uw2 F2 Bw' U2 B2 Bw2 D Rw B Bw' R Bw' Dw2 L Uw2 F2 R' B D Fw F' R' U F2 Uw' L B2 Dw D Fw' Bw F U2 L U' Fw2 Uw2 Bw2 Lw2 B F Fw' Uw' U2 B U' Dw2 Bw' Uw2 3Rw' 3Uw'
10. 3:35.50 L D2 Dw2 F' U2 B L' Bw' R Bw2 B Dw Rw2 Bw' L B' L' Lw2 F' R Fw Dw Rw2 L D B2 Rw' U' R' U' F' Bw R' D2 U B' F' Dw' R' Bw' F Rw2 Bw2 Rw2 L' R' Dw Rw' B Rw F' D' B2 R Bw L B' Rw' R2 Lw 3Fw 3Uw'
11. 3:29.47 Fw Rw' R2 Uw2 F Fw' Uw' U' L' U Fw Rw2 Bw2 R2 L Lw2 Fw B' Rw Dw L2 Dw2 B' Bw2 Rw' Fw2 Uw' Dw' U2 B' Dw U Fw2 Lw Dw2 F' R' Rw' U D2 Uw' L R2 Fw' Lw' B U2 Lw2 Uw' Fw' Uw2 Dw2 D2 U' Rw F Bw Rw' Bw' Lw2 3Fw' 3Uw2
12. 3:34.68 Lw' B' U2 Lw2 Dw2 B2 D2 U2 Uw2 Bw F B' Fw' Uw' Dw2 B Fw2 D' L' Lw' D' B Rw R2 D B2 Rw2 F2 L Rw2 Bw2 Rw2 L' D2 Lw D2 Fw L2 Rw Uw Dw2 D Rw' Fw' Dw Lw' Dw2 L2 Lw B R U2 F2 R' Fw' Dw U Fw2 R Uw2 3Uw
 

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So I just got a 8:04.06 4BLD PB !!
Memo was around 4 minutes, and everything went super fluid, so I'm really happy with that single !
Guess I'm getting ready for my next comp in october ;)
 

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5BLD pb single

3:13.45 [1:15] Rw' Bw2 B' R2 F2 Dw2 R' L2 F2 Lw2 R' D Bw' F2 R Dw2 U Fw' Lw2 R2 Fw' Lw' R' F2 L F' D Dw' L2 F Bw2 B2 Fw Lw2 R2 Bw2 Fw2 L' R U' Lw' F' Dw Lw Fw F' R Dw U2 F' Bw Fw U L2 F L Dw2 L Lw2 R2
 

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Lol what the hell, I got another 4bld ao12! 1:48.96 this time, beat the one from yesterday by 6 seconds :D

avg of 12: 1:48.96

Time List:
1. (1:31.40[13/23/7]) R F U' B2 F2 R2 D' B2 L2 F2 D2 F2 U2 B' D' U2 F2 L F L Rw2 Uw2 L2 D' F' R2 D2 Fw2 D Rw2 B R2 F2 R D Rw B2 F2 Fw' Rw' U' L' D Fw2 Uw' Rw z y2
2. 1:39.68 D R' U L D2 F' L' F D L2 F2 D B2 D2 B2 L2 U' F2 D' L Uw2 F2 L' Uw2 R D' Rw2 U' L D' Fw2 R' Fw' R2 D' R2 U' L' Rw Fw F' Rw2 Fw Rw2 B' z y'
3. 1:47.83 F2 R2 D R2 U R2 U' R2 F2 U2 F2 D' L R U' L' U2 L' B D' L Fw2 L2 U' Rw2 F' U2 D' B2 Rw2 D2 F' L2 D' R' Fw2 F' Rw D2 Fw F Rw2 R Uw Fw' U D2 x2 y2
4. 2:09.03 U' L2 B2 D F2 L2 U R2 B2 F2 U F' L2 B L' U F2 R' B L' B2 Fw2 D' F2 Rw2 L' Uw2 Fw2 F2 R' Fw2 F2 U L Fw D F D Fw2 Uw B' R2 Fw Rw F2 Rw' y'
5. 1:53.77 U2 B D2 B' D2 R2 B' U2 F' R2 D2 B' D B2 L2 R' B U R D' L2 Rw2 Uw2 Fw2 B' Uw2 L' R F' R2 Uw2 R F2 Rw2 D' Fw2 B2 R' Uw' Rw B' D Fw2 D R2 Fw' x2 y
6. (DNF(1:58.00)) U F' U' L2 R2 B2 D' F2 D2 L2 U' F2 R' B F' U' L B2 F2 Rw2 F' Rw2 Uw2 R2 F' D Fw2 Uw2 F R2 F' Rw' Fw2 R2 U B Rw' R2 Fw Rw F2 R' B' L Uw x y'
7. 1:47.58 F2 L2 D2 B F2 L2 D2 R2 F' R2 B2 L U2 B F' U' L F2 D' B' R2 Rw2 D' B Rw2 D B Uw2 U' F' Rw2 D Rw' Uw2 F2 R2 D B Rw D' F' Fw Uw Fw' L' y
8. 1:32.79 B2 D F2 D' R2 D B2 F2 D2 B2 R2 U' L' U' L D' B F2 D' R2 Uw2 B D2 U Rw2 F2 U F' Rw2 D2 Rw2 D Rw' Uw2 D U Rw' U Rw Uw' L2 Fw B' Uw R z' y2
9. 1:39.77 R2 B' D2 U2 B' U2 L2 B2 U2 F' R B2 R' F D' B' F2 L U' Fw2 D Rw2 B' U Fw2 Rw2 D' F2 L2 B2 R' Fw2 B Rw' Uw2 Rw' R L Uw Fw' L F' Rw2 U z
10. 1:52.74[wasted a bunch of memo looking for a wing cycle :(] R2 L2 F' R U' R2 F' B' R L2 D R2 D' F2 R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 Uw2 B' D Fw2 U B2 Uw2 D Fw2 U2 Rw F U' Fw2 U' F' Uw' Fw R Uw2 U2 Fw' D x
11. 1:46.05 D2 L2 D2 U' B2 F2 R2 D B2 U' L2 U' F D' B2 D2 L' U2 L B' U' Fw2 Uw2 B2 R Uw2 F' D2 Rw2 Uw2 Rw2 R' D2 L2 Uw F' Rw2 R2 F' D' L Fw' L' D R' x'
12. 2:00.34 L B U D L' U2 D R' L2 D2 B D2 B R2 D2 L2 U2 B' L2 R' Uw2 Rw2 Fw2 R' U Fw2 R' B2 R' D2 L' Uw2 D2 Fw' L2 U Fw B' R Uw' Rw Uw2 L' R' Uw Rw' y2
 

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Wanted to post this reconstruction -- this solve was #8 in that 1:48 ao12 I posted yesterday

1:32 on 24 algs, with 47 memo and 45 exec. Thats my fastest ever time/alg in exec! I framecounted the exec as 45.3, so that's 1.89 time/alg, and after reconstructing I found it was 5.03 stps :D I think thats my first time getting over 5 stps in 4bld

Click this for the reconstruction
 

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Lol ok another 4bld post...

I immediately ended my 4bld session yesterday after finishing that 1:48 ao12. Today I started up again, and got 6 straight successes, the first 5 being a 1:37 pb mo3 and 1:40 pb ao5 and rolled the ao12 to 1:44.45 lol.

Idk if that should count cus like it's done on separate days? but heres the times and stuff anyway

avg of 12: 1:44.45

Time List:
1. 1:47.58 F2 L2 D2 B F2 L2 D2 R2 F' R2 B2 L U2 B F' U' L F2 D' B' R2 Rw2 D' B Rw2 D B Uw2 U' F' Rw2 D Rw' Uw2 F2 R2 D B Rw D' F' Fw Uw Fw' L' y
2. 1:32.79 B2 D F2 D' R2 D B2 F2 D2 B2 R2 U' L' U' L D' B F2 D' R2 Uw2 B D2 U Rw2 F2 U F' Rw2 D2 Rw2 D Rw' Uw2 D U Rw' U Rw Uw' L2 Fw B' Uw R z' y2
3. 1:39.77 R2 B' D2 U2 B' U2 L2 B2 U2 F' R B2 R' F D' B' F2 L U' Fw2 D Rw2 B' U Fw2 Rw2 D' F2 L2 B2 R' Fw2 B Rw' Uw2 Rw' R L Uw Fw' L F' Rw2 U z
4. 1:52.74[wasted a bunch of memo looking for a wing cycle :(] R2 L2 F' R U' R2 F' B' R L2 D R2 D' F2 R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 Uw2 B' D Fw2 U B2 Uw2 D Fw2 U2 Rw F U' Fw2 U' F' Uw' Fw R Uw2 U2 Fw' D x
5. 1:46.05 D2 L2 D2 U' B2 F2 R2 D B2 U' L2 U' F D' B2 D2 L' U2 L B' U' Fw2 Uw2 B2 R Uw2 F' D2 Rw2 Uw2 Rw2 R' D2 L2 Uw F' Rw2 R2 F' D' L Fw' L' D R' x'
6. (2:00.34) L B U D L' U2 D R' L2 D2 B D2 B R2 D2 L2 U2 B' L2 R' Uw2 Rw2 Fw2 R' U Fw2 R' B2 R' D2 L' Uw2 D2 Fw' L2 U Fw B' R Uw' Rw Uw2 L' R' Uw Rw' y2
7. 1:33.12[this is a day after the previous solve...] F2 R' F2 U2 L' U2 B2 L' U2 B2 R' F' L' D2 R2 U F' R2 B' U R2 Fw2 R Fw2 L2 B' U2 R' B' Uw2 B' F Uw R2 U2 Rw2 Uw2 B' Fw' Rw' U' B Uw Fw D x' y'
8. (1:29.84) U2 L2 F' R2 U2 B' U2 F2 D2 U2 F U2 D' L B' R F D' U' L2 B' Fw2 Rw2 R' F R' L2 D2 Rw2 F Rw2 U2 F' U2 Uw' B' D2 Rw2 U B Uw B Rw' B Uw' L R x'
9. 1:48.17 D' R D2 F2 D' B2 U' B2 U2 B2 R2 B2 U R' F R F U' L' F2 Uw2 B D L2 Uw2 B Rw2 Fw2 F' L2 D2 B Rw' B R2 U Uw F Rw L U B2 Uw L2 x2 y2
10. 1:40.70 B' R2 U2 B' D2 F' R2 F2 L2 D B2 L2 R2 U L D' Rw2 B' Rw2 Fw2 F' D F2 R2 Fw2 U' R2 D F' Rw R2 Uw2 R2 Uw Fw' Rw B2 Uw Fw' Uw D' z y2
11. 1:53.02 F B' U' R' B' R F2 L' F' U F2 D' F2 L2 D' F2 L2 F2 U' B2 Uw2 Rw2 U B2 D' F' Uw2 B' D' F D2 Rw U2 Rw Uw2 R' Fw L2 B' L Uw Rw2 L D2 x y'
12. 1:50.54 B2 R2 B2 D B2 D' U2 B2 D2 L' B U' B' L R U' B' L' R2 Fw2 Rw2 U F Uw2 U' B' Rw2 B' R2 U2 F2 R D' Rw F Uw' F' Uw2 Rw2 L2 Fw' U Fw' z y
 
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Lol ok another 4bld post...

I immediately ended my 4bld session yesterday after finishing that 1:48 ao12. Today I started up again, and got 6 straight successes, the first 5 being a 1:37 pb mo3 and 1:40 pb ao5 and rolled the ao12 to 1:44.45 lol.

Idk if that should count cus like it's done on separate days? but heres the times and stuff anyway

avg of 12: 1:44.45

Time List:
1. 1:47.58 F2 L2 D2 B F2 L2 D2 R2 F' R2 B2 L U2 B F' U' L F2 D' B' R2 Rw2 D' B Rw2 D B Uw2 U' F' Rw2 D Rw' Uw2 F2 R2 D B Rw D' F' Fw Uw Fw' L' y
2. 1:32.79 B2 D F2 D' R2 D B2 F2 D2 B2 R2 U' L' U' L D' B F2 D' R2 Uw2 B D2 U Rw2 F2 U F' Rw2 D2 Rw2 D Rw' Uw2 D U Rw' U Rw Uw' L2 Fw B' Uw R z' y2
3. 1:39.77 R2 B' D2 U2 B' U2 L2 B2 U2 F' R B2 R' F D' B' F2 L U' Fw2 D Rw2 B' U Fw2 Rw2 D' F2 L2 B2 R' Fw2 B Rw' Uw2 Rw' R L Uw Fw' L F' Rw2 U z
4. 1:52.74[wasted a bunch of memo looking for a wing cycle :(] R2 L2 F' R U' R2 F' B' R L2 D R2 D' F2 R2 B2 L2 U2 B2 Uw2 B' D Fw2 U B2 Uw2 D Fw2 U2 Rw F U' Fw2 U' F' Uw' Fw R Uw2 U2 Fw' D x
5. 1:46.05 D2 L2 D2 U' B2 F2 R2 D B2 U' L2 U' F D' B2 D2 L' U2 L B' U' Fw2 Uw2 B2 R Uw2 F' D2 Rw2 Uw2 Rw2 R' D2 L2 Uw F' Rw2 R2 F' D' L Fw' L' D R' x'
6. (2:00.34) L B U D L' U2 D R' L2 D2 B D2 B R2 D2 L2 U2 B' L2 R' Uw2 Rw2 Fw2 R' U Fw2 R' B2 R' D2 L' Uw2 D2 Fw' L2 U Fw B' R Uw' Rw Uw2 L' R' Uw Rw' y2
7. 1:33.12[this is a day after the previous solve...] F2 R' F2 U2 L' U2 B2 L' U2 B2 R' F' L' D2 R2 U F' R2 B' U R2 Fw2 R Fw2 L2 B' U2 R' B' Uw2 B' F Uw R2 U2 Rw2 Uw2 B' Fw' Rw' U' B Uw Fw D x' y'
8. (1:29.84) U2 L2 F' R2 U2 B' U2 F2 D2 U2 F U2 D' L B' R F D' U' L2 B' Fw2 Rw2 R' F R' L2 D2 Rw2 F Rw2 U2 F' U2 Uw' B' D2 Rw2 U B Uw B Rw' B Uw' L R x'
9. 1:48.17 D' R D2 F2 D' B2 U' B2 U2 B2 R2 B2 U R' F R F U' L' F2 Uw2 B D L2 Uw2 B Rw2 Fw2 F' L2 D2 B Rw' B R2 U Uw F Rw L U B2 Uw L2 x2 y2
10. 1:40.70 B' R2 U2 B' D2 F' R2 F2 L2 D B2 L2 R2 U L D' Rw2 B' Rw2 Fw2 F' D F2 R2 Fw2 U' R2 D F' Rw R2 Uw2 R2 Uw Fw' Rw B2 Uw Fw' Uw D' z y2
11. 1:53.02 F B' U' R' B' R F2 L' F' U F2 D' F2 L2 D' F2 L2 F2 U' B2 Uw2 Rw2 U B2 D' F' Uw2 B' D' F D2 Rw U2 Rw Uw2 R' Fw L2 B' L Uw Rw2 L D2 x y'
12. 1:50.54 B2 R2 B2 D B2 D' U2 B2 D2 L' B U' B' L R U' B' L' R2 Fw2 Rw2 U F Uw2 U' B' Rw2 B' R2 U2 F2 R D' Rw F Uw' F' Uw2 Rw2 L2 Fw' U Fw' z y
What is your accuracy normally like on 4bld and 5bld?
 

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@TheDubDubJr Congrats for your 5bld-mean on Friday to be the 9th with an Ao5 or Mo3 in all actual official events!
(including the blindfold accomplishments in 4bld, 5bld and multi and therefore posted here)

Now we have:
Jan Bentlage (2017-02-12)
Mark Boyanowski (2018-02-04)
Hanns Hub (2018-02-10)
Kit Clement (2018-07-15)
Sukant Koul (2018-07-27)
Yunqi Ouyang (2018-10-04)
Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (2019-02-16)
Callum Hales-Jepp (2019-07-27)
Walker Welch (2019-08-02)

Ok, the single-digit places have been filled now :)
 

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9:27.40 5bld pb single
5BLD

Number of Solves: 1
Mean: 9:27.400

1. (9:27.400)
09/08/2019 10:33:42
D' L2 B2 Bw Rw2 Uw2 D Bw' U L Bw2 D' R2 Bw2 Lw2 R' F2 Bw' Rw2 Dw2 L' Dw' Bw' Fw' D Lw F2 Dw2 Rw Dw2 U D' Uw' Bw F2 Dw' Lw R2 Fw' Rw Dw' Uw2 R Bw2 D2 Bw' R Fw' Uw2 Rw R' Bw' R' F' B D2 Uw2 Rw2 Lw' Uw' 3Rw 3Uw

For my old pb from a few years ago, I was using the 'bad' center buffers Ubr and UR. I switched to Ubl and UL end of last year/early this year.

Feels good to beat my old pb using the new 'good' center buffers.
 
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