Blindsolving Failure Thread

[LarsN]

Argh...

BLD relay: 1x3x3 + 2x3x3 + 3x3x3 + 4x3x3 = 32:05 dnf

Fail on the 1x3x3. I think I did the commutator the wrong way. Everything else was solved. So sad to dnf on the 1x3x3...

 

[kinch2002]

Argh...

BLD relay: 1x3x3 + 2x3x3 + 3x3x3 + 4x3x3 = 32:05 dnf

Fail on the 1x3x3. I think I did the commutator the wrong way. Everything else was solved. So sad to dnf on the 1x3x3...

That's must be really really frustrating! Fail on the easiest one!

My failure: 7:04.93 DNF [2:43.00]. 2 edges out. Didn't memo them. Usually I look for solved edges first so I know how many edges to memo. Somehow I got my maths wrong and thought I had done 22 edges, when I had only done 20. My memo gets faster and faster. My execution stays the same

 

[Micael]

My failure: 7:04.93 DNF [2:43.00]. 2 edges out. Didn't memo them. Usually I look for solved edges first so I know how many edges to memo. Somehow I got my maths wrong and thought I had done 22 edges, when I had only done 20. My memo gets faster and faster. My execution stays the same

Man, I know what it is. I did this in my first and only competition. With only one 1 week of experience with 4x4x4 bld, I did a 22min solve with 2 edges out. I never memo them, just like you.

 

[That70sShowDude]

3:14 3x3 bld DNF (2 flipped edges), although scramble was a little lucky.
I'm extremely new to bld solving.

 

[Zane_C]

I attempted a full solve using only visual memory, I was out by 3 corners.

 

[Feryll]

Just tried to do my first MultiBLD relay of 2 cubes, the first one I think I accidentally didn't do an R turn when I thought I had, resulting in a weird "these corners need to go right while these must stay the same" situation and some messed up corners. The other one was closer, with 2 misoriented corners and 2 misoriented edges MultiBLD is very stressful. And to top the grand failcake, the timer wasn't even on when I started

 

[rubiknewbie]

I was blindfold cubing and then I had a small pop (1 edge) and i kept on going.... and then i felt something was wrong so i stopped. Now I can't find the edge !!!!!!!!

Pop KILLS in BLD.

 

[Mike Hughey]

I was blindfold cubing and then I had a small pop (1 edge) and i kept on going.... and then i felt something was wrong so i stopped. Now I can't find the edge !!!!!!!!

Pop KILLS in BLD.

Yeah, but if it's just a single edge, you still have a 50% chance of getting it right. And on bigger cubes, it's often not a very big problem at all (since many times pieces can only go in the correct way) - it just slows you down a little while you grope to find the piece.

 

[cmhardw]

I was blindfold cubing and then I had a small pop (1 edge) and i kept on going.... and then i felt something was wrong so i stopped. Now I can't find the edge !!!!!!!!

Pop KILLS in BLD.

Yeah, but if it's just a single edge, you still have a 50% chance of getting it right. And on bigger cubes, it's often not a very big problem at all (since many times pieces can only go in the correct way) - it just slows you down a little while you grope to find the piece.

Why not sticker your cube onto the pieces so that the gaps in the pieces match your "oriented" BLD color scheme? Then, if you knew the state of the piece before the pop, there's a 100% chance of putting it back correctly.

Chris

 

[Mike Hughey]

I was blindfold cubing and then I had a small pop (1 edge) and i kept on going.... and then i felt something was wrong so i stopped. Now I can't find the edge !!!!!!!!

Pop KILLS in BLD.

Yeah, but if it's just a single edge, you still have a 50% chance of getting it right. And on bigger cubes, it's often not a very big problem at all (since many times pieces can only go in the correct way) - it just slows you down a little while you grope to find the piece.

Why not sticker your cube onto the pieces so that the gaps in the pieces match your "oriented" BLD color scheme? Then, if you knew the state of the piece before the pop, there's a 100% chance of putting it back correctly.

Chris

Wow, that's tricky. Honestly, I never really noticed that one side had gaps and the other side didn't. (I'm not known for being a very observant person, I'm afraid. ) That would certainly work. Have you done that?

 

[cmhardw]

Wow, that's tricky. Honestly, I never really noticed that one side had gaps and the other side didn't. (I'm not known for being a very observant person, I'm afraid. ) That would certainly work. Have you done that?

I have done it before yes, but I found it's really not that helpful because when you pop you are usually mid-algorithm anyway. I feel that the time necessary to discover the piece's orientation is not worth it. I'd rather just DNF the solve and try again. I've never had this situation happen in a competition, but I have used such a stickered cube in competition before too.

Chris

 

[qqwref]

Unfortunately I think in the new regulations you are prohibited from deliberately feeling the inside of your cube to gain information. I assume this applies to popped pieces as well?

 

[Mike Hughey]

Unfortunately I think in the new regulations you are prohibited from deliberately feeling the inside of your cube to gain information. I assume this applies to popped pieces as well?

Wow - I hadn't seen the regulations yet. Here's the one you're talking about:
B1c) Competitor must not touch the inner parts of a puzzle. Penalty: disqualification of the solve.

I find that somewhat disturbing because it seems so hard to enforce. It also means that a pop almost certainly guarantees a DNF on a solve, since it would be hard to avoid touching the inner part of a piece when you grope around to find the piece to pick up, and according to this rule, I would think that if you touch the piece anywhere but the faces where the stickers are, you should receive a DNF.

Note too that it doesn't say anything about "deliberately" feeling inside - you're not allowed to touch them whether it's deliberate or not, according to the rule. I'm afraid this will be an ugly rule to enforce.

 

[Slash]

Fail. 5x5 blindfolded, 3 corners swapped.
30:02 min memo, 10:31 exec, 40:33 total.

I decided to try one every day. Looking forward for successes...

 

[CubesOfTheWorld]

I will post one for mike hughey. he would say,"First attempt at 2x2-7x7 multi blindfold. I got all of them, but then I looked at the 6x6. Nope... ONLY 3 WINGS OFF! WHY MUST I BE SO CLOSE, BUT STILL FAIL! THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE! well, actually, it is, cuz it just happened...". yup. thats mike

 

[Truncator]

4:xx 3x3 BLD. It would have been my second success ever, but I forgot to do parity after the edges. I was off by two switched edges and two switched corners

 

[DaijoCube]

I can't get the 2x2x2 BLD I failed by a J-Perm at the end 2 times! I'll get it sooner or later!! RAWWRR

 

[Micael]

I can't get the 2x2x2 BLD I failed by a J-Perm at the end 2 times! I'll get it sooner or later!! RAWWRR

I am looking forward for your post in the blindfolded accomplishment thread where you proudly say you get it (tonight).

 

[DaijoCube]

I want to do this tonight, seriously. Maybe I should film myself to see my errors...

 

[blah]

I will post one for mike hughey. he would say,"First attempt at 2x2-7x7 multi blindfold. I got all of them, but then I looked at the 6x6. Nope... ONLY 3 WINGS OFF! WHY MUST I BE SO CLOSE, BUT STILL FAIL! THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE! well, actually, it is, cuz it just happened...". yup. thats mike

I will post one for cubesoftheworld. he would say,"I'M A MORON! WHY MUST I BE SUCH AN IDIOT, I FAIL! THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE! well, actually, it is". yup. thats cubesoftheworld