Blindsolving Failure Thread

[MatsBergsten]

Question:
One edge was already solved and 2 corners were as well, though they were all misoriented - is that considered to be lucky?

No, as you got to remember them and solve them.

Next time you'll make it

 

[vrumanuk]

8:xx.xx 3x3 DNF
As far as I can tell I just missed parity. My memo is getting noticeably faster.
I guess I really should learn M2.

I attempted around 7 more BLD solves - all BLD

 

[Carson]

3x3 - FULL solve with Classic Pochman

12:56.40 - DNF
7:50 Memo

All edges oriented correctly
8 Edges correct (all middle and bottom layer edges) I think I screwed up a setup-undo during corners that screwed my top layer edges

2 Corners correct
2 Corners flipped
4 Corners nowhere near where they should have been

I really should have filmed this so I could tell for sure. I felt really confident about this one. Either I screwed it up during execution of the final couple corners, or else I memo'd it wrong... although I would bet on execution.

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Edit:

A few hours later:

20:41.18 - DNF

9 Edges Correct
6 Corners Correct

I think I know what I did wrong on this one. I'm pretty sure that I did a U instead of a U' to undo the setup for my J perm.

*sigh* That is the closest I have ever been, but it just doesn't seem like I will ever have a success.

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Seriously getting frustrated here... spent roughly 15:00 on memo, then on the 5th edge I just suddenly forgot how to do a j perm right in the middle of it. GRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just threw the cube and said **** IT...

 

[Yes We Can!]

6:18 2 flipped edges

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

ARghhghgh
1/2 Multi BLD
I picked up the cube yellow on top blue on front.
I solve with orange on front ._.

Edit: TODAY.
I attempted 2/2 Multi 6 times hoping to get one on film.
With the results 0/2,1/2,1/2,1/2,1/2,1/2

 

[TMOY]

My last solve of 2009 was also my first attempt at 5^3 BLD: DNF in 40:58 (memo in 14 minutes and a few seconds), about 3/4 of the pieces were correctly solved.

 

[mande]

First solve of new year: DNF (2:50:35). Seems pretty scrambled, but orientation is all right. Maybe I did a wrong setup move somewhere.

EDIT: Second solve DNF as well, 3:20:xx. Forgot my memo

 

[Mike Hughey]

First attempt of new year:

7x7x7 multiBLD: 0/2 = DNF (2:22:51.75, 1:18 memorization)

Most frustrating attempt yet. First cube was off by just 3 corners - the first 3 corners I solved. When I solved them, I apparently solved them correctly, but I thought I had done them backwards, so I solved them again. Second cube was off by just 2 obliques, and I don't know where I went wrong on them. So a total of 5 pieces wrong on 2 7x7x7's.

And then I managed a total fail. I forgot I had resolved to have my first successful solve be a 7x7x7 BLD this year, and I accidentally solved the cube with the 3 corners wrong. Which means I failed in my resolution.

On second thought, it means I can now do solves on other cubes - I'm free of my resolution. So change that to a .

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Come on Mike, 3 corners off, you're above that... Hangover?

 

[Mike Hughey]

Come on Mike, 3 corners off, you're above that... Hangover?

The funny thing is that on every one of the four 7x7x7 multi attempts I've done, I have always made some really stupid mistake at the beginning. There's something about 7x7x7 multis that just seems to do this to me - I don't know why.

 

[LarsN]

Nice attempt Mike

The one time I attempted 7x7x7BLD I had this rushing feeling of excitement when switching from memoing to execution. Maybe that's what you're experiencing. Although 7x7x7 multiBLD is just regular cubing for you

 

[Micael]

First attempt of new year:

7x7x7 multiBLD

Wow! 7x7x7 multiBLD:confused: Mike, how did you come with such an idea? I like it, though! I am a long way from a single 7x7x7 BLD, but it looks sooo awesome!

 

[TMOY]

MultiBLD: 1/2 in 7:56.16 for me (the first cube was off by only a few edges). I haven't gotten a 2/2 yet but at least I'm getting faster.

 

[Yes We Can!]

I also tried Multi BLD for the first time and got really close to 2/2...

Though 2 edges and 2 corners at one cubes were unsolved.
But 1/2 isn't that bad for the first try I think...
The time was 16:34.

Hope to get it next time

 

[powershotman]

I also tried Multi BLD for the first time and got really close to 2/2...

Though 2 edges and 2 corners at one cubes were unsolved.
But 1/2 isn't that bad for the first try I think...
The time was 16:34.

Hope to get it next time

how do u memo corners
i ask this because my 1 bld time is about same with you
and i feel like do multi too
usually the memo of corners of mine is very short term
i don't think i can memo for 2 cubes :C,
so im gettin tips from you

 

[Yes We Can!]

I also tried Multi BLD for the first time and got really close to 2/2...

Though 2 edges and 2 corners at one cubes were unsolved.
But 1/2 isn't that bad for the first try I think...
The time was 16:34.

Hope to get it next time

how do u memo corners
i ask this because my 1 bld time is about same with you
and i feel like do multi too
usually the memo of corners of mine is very short term
i don't think i can memo for 2 cubes :C,
so im gettin tips from you

you shouldnt ask me about that ^^
i am not really an expert, i memorize the corners with just letters..

but when i do multi, i make words from the letters at the first cube because i forget the single letters pretty easily.

Good luck on your attempt!

 

[powershotman]

I also tried Multi BLD for the first time and got really close to 2/2...

Though 2 edges and 2 corners at one cubes were unsolved.
But 1/2 isn't that bad for the first try I think...
The time was 16:34.

Hope to get it next time

how do u memo corners
i ask this because my 1 bld time is about same with you
and i feel like do multi too
usually the memo of corners of mine is very short term
i don't think i can memo for 2 cubes :C,
so im gettin tips from you

you shouldnt ask me about that ^^
i am not really an expert, i memorize the corners with just letters..

but when i do multi, i make words from the letters at the first cube because i forget the single letters pretty easily.

Good luck on your attempt!

school reopening is soo anoying ，
i will attempt tomorrow , probably
omg，u say letters？
8corners X 3 letters -3 letters（buffer coner） = 21 letters ？for corners
so u got both letters for edges and corners?
or what u memo for edges

 

[Micael]

The timer software closed when I press (a bit randomly) on the keyboard. I did not even had a chance to see the time. The thing is that is was very likely to be a PB, something like 1:30-1:35 (the cube was solved).

 

[powershotman]

The timer software closed when I press (a bit randomly) on the keyboard. I did not even had a chance to see the time. The thing is that is was very likely to be a PB, something like 1:30-1:35 (the cube was solved).

that's cool ,
what are your times usually

 

[Micael]

The timer software closed when I press (a bit randomly) on the keyboard. I did not even had a chance to see the time. The thing is that is was very likely to be a PB, something like 1:30-1:35 (the cube was solved).

that's cool ,
what are your times usually

about 2:00-2:30