Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[DennisStrehlau]

Hi Dennis,

I timed some of my splits a couple months ago and wrote them up here. I haven't timed any splits recently to be honest.

I just did another 5x5x5 BLD after this one and i got a 14:43.16 mins.
Memo was about 7:45 and solving about 7 mins then, since i peeked on the timer before i put on my blindfold.
Sub-15 is avg for me i woud say, since i cant really remember my last non-sub-15.
Thanks Chris. I took a look on it.
Yeah, i also need more time for memorizing than for solving, even if there isnt such a big difference. 1:20 is ok i would say. I just think its strange that you memorize the x-centers in the same amount of time than the middle-edges ?! I never really timed the single steps of memorizing but i would say that i am quiet fast with the edges and the "3x3x3-part" but i loose a LOOOT of time for the centers. Next time, i will make a video and then i will see how long i need for memorizing the single "steps".


Dennis

 

[Tomas1988]

4x4x4 BLD 19:47.36
Second time ever!

Sub 15 seems achievable with practise...

 

[Julian]

Woop woop! New PB, first sub-3 2:58.56 executing corners first.

 

[ilikecubing]

I got my first ever BLD success yesterday at 4pm! Absolutely flipped! There were just 2 edge cycles. A major thanks to everyone who helped me get there! Specially Chris, whose memo system I have been using. Thanks guys!

The memo:
Edges:
SMGBTUAVFNPF
Some Gibson Turned a VFNPF parity
Corners:
EH... UM... Deeee!

I use a rather odd lettering scheme. I'll post it later.

As for the solve, there wasn't really a way to time it considering I did it during a lecture. After I finished the solve (under the desk) I looked at the solved cube and got butterflies in my stomach. Did something really silly afterwards! I Slammed the cube on the desk and started yelling YES! Everyone was like: wtf? And I was like I SOLVED IT BLINDFOLDED! FRICKIN BLINDFOLDED! HAHAHAHAHAHA! And then I ran out of class to call all my cuber friends.

I Didn't bother to go back to class as the gravity of what I did hit me later xD but yeah. I NEVER thought I'd be able to do it. Wait, lemme rephrase that. I thought I'd NEVER be able to do it. Yay!

Congratzz dude!!! long way to go

 

[cmhardw]

Congrats to all the recent successes posted (too many to quote everyone)! As a side note to all the 4x4x4 BLD peops and first time BLD peops :tu

 

[Tomas1988]

Is this scramble lucky?
There are one edge and one corner in place, but it has a low move count (less than 70 counting slices as one move)

Link.


39.32

 

[Mike Hughey]

I would consider it easy, but not lucky. I got a 1:14.33; I'm so slow.

 

[JasonK]

WOOOOO!!!
After a LONG streak of DNFs:

2:48.66 U' D2 F' L B F2 U B' R2 L2 F R F2 D' L' D2 L' F2 U' D B2 L F D2 L'

NL (1 corner, 1 edge and a flipped edge) but pretty easy, beats my PB by ~30s

 

[Mike Hughey]

Megaminx BLD: 43:26.73 [23:38].

Using 3OP! As best I can tell, my previous best was 48 minutes, so it looks like a new PB. Also as far as I can tell from searching here, this is just my fourth success. Considering it's only my second attempt with 3OP, I think I'm pretty satisfied that this is a much better method for me than the old way was. And it is definitely true that this was a very slow solve compared to what I can do. I essentially memorized twice for all orientation, just to make sure I didn't make any mistakes (although I only went through once for permutation). I also solved pretty slowly, just to be careful. I think it really shouldn't be hard to get sub-30. Sub-Pitzu will be harder, though.

Anyway, the nicest thing is that it's no longer painful to do a megaminx solve. This was nice and comfortable the whole way through, while megaminx solves BLD the old way were just agonizing. I can actually enjoy it now.

 

[Zane_C]

Very impressive Mike!

I too will congratulate everyone who has recently set a PB or got their first-time solve. :tu

 

[Jakube]

First 5x5x5 BLD success: 43:45.50
Memo: 27:04.91 (I wanted a success finally, so I checked all pieces several times)
Execution: 16:40.59 (With Old Pochmann, M2, U2 it is not that difficult.)

I think it was the 4th or 5th attempt. The first 2 or 3 I did some months ago, but there I was to slowly and there were to many errors. Now when was getting better at 4x4x4 BLD (This week I managed a sub 10), I thought I will try again. The first attampt in the morning failed, because I used a wrong algorithm for solving the bottom edge centers.) After the solve I thought about the right one and than I was able to manage it.

I´m so happy.

 

[x-colo-x]

4bld

6:11.87 U F' D Uw2 U' L2 R2 B Fw' R2 B U2 L R' B2 F Uw2 F2 L' D' Uw2 R2 D Rw B2 Fw F2 D' R2 B2 R' D Uw2 U2 F R D' U' B2 L'
easy scramble

EDIT:
46.16 L' F' U F2 U L2 B' U2 R' D2 B U2 B2 R2 F2 D2 F2 U F2 U' R2
53.57 U R B R L U F L B' D L2 F' L2 F2 U L2 U' F2 B2 D2 L2
48.74 U F2 R F B2 U D2 R' U B U' F U2 F2 B2 U' B2 L2 U2 F2 L2
51.28 R' B R U F2 L2 D L' D2 B' U2 F' U2 R2 F2 U' F2 R2 D' R2 D2
49.94 F' U2 L B' R2 F U F' L' D F U R2 U' F2 R2 B2 L2 U' D2 L2
52.46 F2 R' B' D' R L U2 F' L D B' U2 D L2 U' F2 D' L2 D' B2 L2

Avg 5 49.99 easy scrambles, too

 

[qqwref]

I don't get it - how would a megaminx version of 3OP work?

 

[Mike Hughey]

I don't get it - how would a megaminx version of 3OP work?

For orientation, you just pick a matching orientation for each piece. So my orientation "sticker set" for corners is: the top stickers for all the top pieces, then for all of the lower five faces other than the bottom one, I pick the sticker to the left of the one actually on that face. I count the top piece and the two pieces to the right of that top piece as belonging to that face. That works out really nicely because there are good setup moves then to get each piece to the right place for my 3-cycle algorithm when I permute. So for orientation, I just make sure all of the pieces have their current location sticker match up in the same place relative to where it would be in its proper permutation. After a while, it gets fairly easy to see - the top and bottom are really easy (if the sticker you look at is white (since that's my top color), it's oriented; if it's gray (since that's my bottom color), it needs twisting clockwise), and the others actually get familiar pretty quickly with time. But actually looking to see how it orients by finding where it goes still doesn't take all that long. Same thing for edges. It truly is an orient-then-permute, 3-cycle (with setup moves), method. And since it's megaminx, it's really all 3-cycles - no pesky 2 2-cycles or parities to deal with.

The order I solved in was: orient corners, permute corners, orient edges, permute edges. I memorized in the order: edge orientation, edge permutation, corner orientation, corner permutation.

 

[d4m4s74]

I don't know if this is an accomplishment or a failure

I did fail the solve (one flipped edge (plus buffer), bad memo) but it was my first sub-10 minute solve.
around 6 minute memo plus 2.30 minute execution (including delay between removing my blindfold and stopping the timer (I forgot where my laptop was))

 

[Kynit]

The 2 worst accomplishments in the world:

1. 1/2 multiblind in 14:25.42 [8:00, 3 edges] - this is about 7 minutes faster than my best previous attempt, and with one more solved cube! I was really surprised at how easy the memo has gotten!
2. I've been committing myself to at least a single BLD solve a day. It helps incredibly! Even just a week ago, it felt like a huge task just to tell myself to try a BLD solve, but I'm starting to get used to the 3 minutes of concentration. It's fun!

 

[cmhardw]

Holy cow this thread moves fast nowadays.

Megaminx BLD: 43:26.73 [23:38].

O_O Mike, as always, this blows my mind. Congrats!

First 5x5x5 BLD success: 43:45.50

Congrats on the first success! If you thought you were addicted to BLD before, let the afterglow of this solve sink in for a while

4bld

6:11.87

Wow, nice time! Congrats!

WOOOOO!!!
After a LONG streak of DNFs:

2:48.66

The 2 worst accomplishments in the world:

1. 1/2 multiblind in 14:25.42 [8:00, 3 edges] - this is about 7 minutes faster than my best previous attempt, and with one more solved cube! I was really surprised at how easy the memo has gotten!
2. I've been committing myself to at least a single BLD solve a day. It helps incredibly! Even just a week ago, it felt like a huge task just to tell myself to try a BLD solve, but I'm starting to get used to the 3 minutes of concentration. It's fun!

Congrats as well guys! Isn't BLD cubing fun?

 

[danthecuber]

Isn't BLD cubing fun?

Once you get your first success, that is...

 

[x-colo-x]

4bld: 5:48.34 Rw2 D2 U Rw2 R B' Rw F L R2 Fw Rw' U Rw D2 Uw2 L2 Rw2 B' L2 F2 U F' Uw L2 F' L2 U' R' B2 Fw2 R' U Fw2 R' D Uw U B2 F'
pb by 19 seconds

 

[LarsN]

4bld: 5:48.34 Rw2 D2 U Rw2 R B' Rw F L R2 Fw Rw' U Rw D2 Uw2 L2 Rw2 B' L2 F2 U F' Uw L2 F' L2 U' R' B2 Fw2 R' U Fw2 R' D Uw U B2 F'
pb by 19 seconds

Wow, fast

I just finished preparing and memorising a 441 person memo list. Now I just need to find out if it works for me.