Blindsolving Failure Thread

[Swordsman Kirby]

Hrm, 10:50 5x5 BLD DNF.

 

[Olivér Perge]

I was almost happy I didn't get it, because it didn't feel right to get it first try.

Yeah, shame on István!

Anyway: Well done! You will get that one too eventaully! Maybe even before you get a successful 4x4x4 blind in competition.

 

[LarsN]

I was almost happy I didn't get it, because it didn't feel right to get it first try.

Yeah, shame on István!

Anyway: Well done! You will get that one too eventaully! Maybe even before you get a successful 4x4x4 blind in competition.

Yes, because István is much more accurate then me, so I didn't deserve to get it first try. I guess part of the happy feeling was that the cube didn't just look completly scrambled as I feared

I WILL get the 4x4x4 next time...oh yes...next time...

 

[MatsBergsten]

First try 7x7x7BLD.

Tried really hard not to make mistakes. Memo ~90 min, exe ~45 min.

Of by ~10%, mostly on different centers.

I was almost happy I didn't get it, because it didn't feel right to get it first try. I will try again, just don't know when. Visual memo fried my brain during this solve

Yeah, I 7x7 is not easy (I've tried once too with worse result and approx. the same time). But how you can do this pure visual I cannot fathom.

Nice try!

 

[LarsN]

Thanks Mats

I was very worried about mixing the centers during memo, but that wasn't a problem when I got started. I memo'ed 4 2-cycles at a time and then recalled everything I had memoed so far. This way I worked my way slowly but safely through everything. I think recalling a lot is not a big issue with visual because you can do it really fast.
Everything got stored in long term memory. I could recall it now I think, 14 hours later

 

[Chuck]

I suck at single BLD.

1. 1:57.69 (37.30)
2. 1:54.21 (40.31)
3. 2:08.93 (54.44)
4. 2:03.68 (44.49)
5. 2:00.65 (46.07)
6. 1:44.24 (40.61)
7. 1:54.02 (46.54)
8. 2:17.69 (48.63)
9. DNF, missed 1 flipped edge
10. 1:48.41 (43.21)
11. 1:55.36 (47.33)
12. DNF, forgot 1 flipped corner & parity fix

 

[Mike Hughey]

First try 7x7x7BLD.

Tried really hard not to make mistakes. Memo ~90 min, exe ~45 min.

Of by ~10%, mostly on different centers.

Visual 7x7x7 BLD is amazing. Awesome try!

Hrm, 10:50 5x5 BLD DNF.

You could be frighteningly good at this if you actually tried.

I suck at single BLD.

No you don't; I do. I'm about the same as you and I've been doing it for a couple years longer than you have.

 

[aronpm]

I tried a 3x3x3 BLD solve before I leave today (I need to get a book), and it was awesome. Too bad it was a DNF. (I usually try a solve before school. Especially before tests or exams.)

Time was 2:59.13, about 1:30 faster than my current PB. When I was memorizing corner permutation, I saw DRB and thought it was UBR, so I ended my memorization there, and didn't see parity. So I ended with UBR/DRB and DF/UB swapped.

I also got 6 DNFs in a row last night, and it was the first time I'd tried so many in succession.

 

[Chuck]

Multi BLD 14/16 in 67:33.51 (35:09.50).

I can't

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

Cube #4 : remembered wrong on the last corner target
Cube #7 : forgot the first 4 corner targets, but knew the last 4 :fp

Well at least I've tried...

 

[Olivér Perge]

Multi BLD 14/16 in 67:33.51 (35:09.50).

I wouldn't consider it as a failure.

I can't

Sure you can!

How many minutes you spent on recalling delays? Did you want to do it in an hour or you didn't care?

 

[Chuck]

Sure you can!

How many minutes you spent on recalling delays? Did you want to do it in an hour or you didn't care?

It wasn't recalling delays... it's my slow fingers I almost had no delays.
I wanted to do it as fast as I can, but it still 2 minutes solving per cube.

But thank you, with more practice, yes I think I can

 

[Mike Hughey]

Heh. With execution that slow, I have no doubt that in a few months, you'll be doing 16 easily. Very nice job.

 

[Micael]

Very nice try Chuck.
What is you method Chuck? M2 and Y perm?

 

[Muesli]

Bawww.

1st ever attempt at a full BLD. Epic, epic failure. I think I stuffed up a setup move during corners.

1 corner correct, 5 edges correct. Sigh.

Time to go again I think.

 

[peterbat]

First ever 5x5 BLD attempt!!:

...DNF (1:26:xx, ~55:xx memo)

That took *forever*! I was off by a three cycle of middle edges and a three cycle of T-centers. Actually, I thought I was certain to be off by more than that on my first try, so I'm happy about this.

Memo method: Visual corners, letter pair edges, visual T and X centers. My T and X centers kept mixing in my head during memo. Most of my memo time was devoted to untangling the T centers from the X centers.

I'm not sure when my next attempt will be

To think that Mike Hughey can successfully solve a 7x7 blind in significantly less time... my respect for him will never diminish!

 

[Chuck]

Very nice try Chuck.
What is you method Chuck? M2 and Y perm?

M2 for edges, Y and J perms for corners.

 

[Mike Hughey]

First ever 5x5 BLD attempt!!:

...DNF (1:26:xx, ~55:xx memo)

That took *forever*! I was off by a three cycle of middle edges and a three cycle of T-centers. Actually, I thought I was certain to be off by more than that on my first try, so I'm happy about this.

Congratulations - that's a really good first attempt! My first 4x4x4 BLD attempt took just slightly longer than that - 88 minutes. Believe me, you get faster quickly at first.

 

[LarsN]

First ever 5x5 BLD attempt!!:

...DNF (1:26:xx, ~55:xx memo)


Memo method: Visual corners, letter pair edges, visual T and X centers. My T and X centers kept mixing in my head during memo. Most of my memo time was devoted to untangling the T centers from the X centers.

Nice try

When I use visual for centers I tap with my fingers on the cube. For the x centers I almost tap as far out as the corners to make sure I don't mix up with the + centers.

 

[Muesli]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

Damn you BLD gods. DAMN YOU!

2nd ever attempt.

 

[peterbat]

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

Damn you BLD gods. DAMN YOU!

2nd ever attempt.

... congratulations on a near success