The blindfold race!

[Carson]

Week 51

3x3BLD
1/8
DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, 6:11.97, DNF, DNF, DNF

Details:

Spoiler

01) 6:37.45 | Memo went pretty well, but then during execution I realized there were consecutive letters that were impossible. I finished anyway but is was scrambled.
02) 15:02.10 | Quick memo, but I forgot an edge memo. Took at least 10 minutes to attempt to recall it. Was off by two corner twist and a few edges.
03) 06:12.39 | Memo seemed fine. 3 twisted corners and 6 incorrect edges.
04) 08:06.34 | Just... no.
05) I'm not sure whether this was my fastest solve ever, but I still consider it my best. I ended up with even edges and odd corners, so I started over with the corners memo and realized I memo'd the first piece wrong, so I had to rememo all of the corners. Had I not memo'd corners twice, I would have easily been under 6:00!
06) 5:49.89 | Off by 6 edges and 4 twisted corners.
07) 10:34.85 | Off by 2 twisted corners and a three cycle of edges. I had a lot of trouble creating a memo.
08) Stopped the clock at 6:44.70. Realized that I forgot parity after corners. Looked like it would have been a success.
09) Gave up at 10:44. Pretty much anything (memo wise) that can go wrong on a solve, went wrong on this one. A few pieces in, I realized that I had accidentally starting solving corners first, but using the people from my edges memo instead. Messed the edge memo up three times and had to start over each time. Corners were solved, and edges were solved up to where I could remember. The trouble here, is that with the almost three complete memos of the cube, I might as well have done multi blind.




Ignore Below, it's just for my use:

Spoiler

3x3x3:

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

 

[Cubenovice]

3x3BLD: 7:59.96, 5:52.66, 06:50.43, 06:58.28, 07:25.17 = 07:01.30

5/13
DNF, DNF, DNF, 7:59.96, 5:52.66, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, 06:50.43, 06:58.28, DNF, 07:25.17 = 07:01.30

Spoiler

01 07:46.81 DNF 2 flipped edges
02 06:50.14 DNF 2E2C
03 07:20.60 DNF slipped during execution of T-perm
04 07:59.96 corner cycles got me a bit worried...
05 05:52.66 PB nice one
06 07:08.48 DNF
07 dunno
08 05:18.33 DNF should have been a sub 5 PB skipped a letter pair in execution, went back to fix and finished with 2 flipped edges...
09 DNF could not recall the last letter pair for edges
10 06:50.43 OK
tried to go fast on 6-10... will now first focus on getting the average
11 06:58.28 OK
12 06:21.54 fully scrambled?? had to undo a wrong pair but was pretty coinfident...
13 07:25.17 OK

4x4BLD: DNF
0/7
Figuring out center comms BLD, centers solved at attempt no: 4, 2, 5, 4, -, 2,1
#7= 1st attempt with real memo: 1st succes at 4x4BLD centers
Slowly but surely

Spoiler

1. Uw' U' B Fw' F U2 F2 L' Rw' D' Uw B2 Fw' Rw2 U' Rw D' U2 R' F' U' R U2 B L R' F' D' L' Uw' L F' D2 F' D2 Fw Uw' L Rw' Fw'
2. F2 L2 D Rw B L Rw U' B' F2 R2 D' Fw' L2 R B2 R2 Fw F2 Rw' F' D L2 Fw' L' U2 Fw L2 B' U' Rw' D2 U2 B R2 Uw F2 D2 B2 F
3. F U2 Rw U Rw2 F2 L2 Fw2 R' Uw' B D' Uw' F R' Fw2 U2 B2 L U2 L Rw R' D2 R' D' B' F' L' Fw' Rw B2 Rw2 U2 Rw2 B D' Uw' F L2
4. L' B' Fw D2 R' Uw' U Fw' F2 D' U Rw' Uw U L' U' B' D B' D2 Uw B' Fw2 D2 B' F Rw' D' F2 R2 D' U Fw2 D2 Fw F2 D' Rw R Uw'

#	orient	memo 			success at	                detail
1  	x2	OP EK FL RD IG WN MO J	4th  attempt	BLD execution of written memo (letter pairs)
2  	x y’	HD KQ TV WJ DO XU CP U	2nd attempt	BLD execution of written memo (letter pairs)
3	x	EK HL ID FG TW SO XJ PN	5th attempt	BLD execution of written memo (letter pairs)
4	x2	CB VH NK SL IW GT OQ M	4th  attempt	BLD execution of written memo (letter pairs) 1st fail on 7th pair, 2nd and 3rd both failed at very last commutator
5	y2	BE HV QS DK CL PG NJ MR XO        -		rage quit after 4th failure then solved with open eyes
6	x2	KH BD FR JV NS IL XM OX	2nd attempt	BLD execution of written memo (letter pairs)
[B]7 	y'	CH IF SW PO MR NX UT N	1st attempt	1st real memo and BLD execution [B]SUCCESSU!!![/B][/B]

 

[Jakube]

3BLD: 1:05.36
1:16.50, 1:12.05, 1:17.27, 1:28.59, 1:05.50, DNF(1:12.26), 1:09.03, 1:07.96, 1:00.61, 1:12.50, 1:07.28, 1:16.55, 1:05.46, DNF(1:11.00), DNF(1:15.52), 1:10.22, 1:23.06, DNF(1:10.89), DNF(1:17.06), DNF(1:13.90)
My first solves since 2 weeks.

4BLD: 5:48.22
5:25.12, 6:11.32, 6DNS

5BLD: DNF
DNF(14:01.85), 3DNS

 

[ZalEw]

3x3 BLD : 35.90, 35.24, 42.90, 41.08, 44.99 = 40.02
Accuracy : 17/20

46.75, 35.90, 50.92, 49.65, 48.23, 42.90, 57.18, DNF(49.76), 35.24, 45.88, 49.98, 58.26, 49.31, 44.99, 1:08.29, 1:02.68, 54.12, DNF(43.77), DNF(47.45), 41.08

I'm tired... And i have to optimize my BH...

4x4 BLD :

3:48.30[2:02.84], DNF(5:26.58)[5:24.39], 5:17.30[2:42.69]

 

[Anton Rostovikov]

3x3 BLD: 1:17.33
1:31.74, 1:36.20, 1:26.76, 1:54.27, 1:19.68, DNF, 1:27.65, DNF, DNF, DNF, 1:07.52, 1:20.80, 1:14.93, DNF, 1:57.67, 1:56.71, DNF, DNF, DNF, 1:23.70

 

[amostay2004]

Haven't done any BLD in a while lol

DNF(1:18.78), 58.23,53.40, DNF(51.24), DNF(1:07.81), 48.36, 1:03.85, DNF(1:31.75), DNF(1:19.60), DNF(1:11.18), 1:21.68, DNF(48.93), 51.52, 1:10.59, 1:07.71, DNF(51.76), DNF(1:07.68), 52.11, 1:09.33, DNF(1:43.05)

Mean of 5: 52.72

 

[emolover]

Week 51

3BLD
0/1
DNF(9:45.87)[6:22.28], DNF(6:54.52)[6:53.83]

Spoiler

1. (DNF(9:45.87)[6:22.28]) Memo felt really bad during this, the amount of noise in my house in unbelievable(dysfunctional family), I need to get some ear plugs. The only reason it was a DNF is because I didn't undo an R' setup move which caused the entire solve to be off by 10 edges and 4 corners.

2. (DNF(6:54.52)[6:53.83]) Rage quit it after I forgot the edge memo.
More to come!

 

[Mike Hughey]

Results for week 51:

3x3x3

1. 40.02 ZalEw
2. 41.40 Zane_C
3. 52.72 amostay2004
4. 1:05.36 Jakube
5. 1:17.33 Anton Rostovikov
6. 1:24.99 Mike Hughey
7. 2:52.10 Kzip
8. 7:01.30 Cubenovice
9. DNF insane569
10. DNF Norbi
11. DNF Carson
12. DNF emolover

4x4x4

1. 4:32.80 ZalEw
2. 5:48.22 Jakube
3. DNF Cubenovice

5x5x5

1. DNF Jakube

 

[Mike Hughey]

Week 52:

• 3x3BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
• 4x4BLD 8 solves: mean of two best. (at least 2)
• 5x5BLD 4 solves: best solve. (well, one then)

Do as much or as little as you like. This will end Sunday night, January 1, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 52:

3x3x3:

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

4x4x4:

1. Uw U2 L' D' Uw' Rw2 D' Uw' Rw U Fw Rw' D2 R2 D' Rw B' Fw2 L F D2 F D' Fw2 F2 D2 F' R' D Fw2 D2 Uw B Uw' Fw U' B F D2 Rw'
2. Uw' U' Rw R2 F2 Rw Fw' Uw Fw2 Rw B2 F2 U2 Fw' U' B2 R' U Rw B' Fw' F' D L2 R2 U2 R2 Fw' Rw Fw F2 D2 Fw2 F' R' B Uw' U2 Rw2 R'
3. Fw' Uw2 Fw' Rw2 R2 B' D R F2 D2 R2 Fw2 L' Rw' Uw2 U2 R Fw' Uw2 R2 B2 Fw' D Uw Fw2 Rw2 Fw' U Fw2 U' R2 F L' Fw2 Rw Fw D2 Uw2 B Uw'
4. R2 Uw B' Uw U R2 U B' R' F Uw' F Rw D Uw2 U2 B' R2 Fw Uw' L2 B Rw' U2 Fw2 L2 Rw F2 R Uw' L2 B2 R Uw U2 R' B L B' R2
5. R' Fw F' Uw U L2 R Fw2 F' Uw Rw R' U' Rw U' B D2 U' Rw2 R' U2 Fw2 L R Uw' F U2 L2 Rw' R' B L' F' R B' L' D2 B L2 F
6. D' L2 B2 L2 Rw2 U' Rw R F Rw2 R Fw2 D2 U2 Rw R' B' Uw U2 Fw F2 Rw Uw Fw Uw2 L' R' B' Fw' F2 Uw' F2 Uw2 B2 F2 U2 Fw' L' Uw Rw
7. D2 Uw U' Fw D' F D2 F2 L2 Uw L2 U R' D2 R Fw' D2 Uw' R Fw' L D2 Rw' Fw R2 F' L' R' F D' U2 B L B Fw2 D B' Rw Fw2 F'
8. F Rw' Uw2 U2 L D' R' D' Uw2 F' D Rw Fw2 L B' Uw2 L2 F2 Uw2 U2 L' D2 F' D Fw2 D2 Rw2 U' Fw' F2 D' L Rw2 Uw U L' F L2 Rw' F2

5x5x5:

1. D2 Dw Fw2 Dw B' F U B' Rw2 R D' L' Fw Uw L R' Fw2 Lw R D' Bw F' L2 Uw B Bw Fw2 Uw2 Lw2 Dw2 Rw' B' L2 R' Dw U2 Fw Uw' L' Dw2 B2 Uw R2 D2 Bw' F' Dw Rw2 D2 Bw2 L2 R2 U2 Lw' Rw' Bw L2 Dw Bw' Lw2
2. Dw' Rw2 Bw2 Rw' Fw2 U2 L' Uw F' L' Lw Rw Bw' Lw' B Rw2 R2 B' Fw Uw2 U L' Rw Fw R2 D2 Uw2 L2 R Uw Bw Fw D Bw2 D2 Uw2 L' R2 Bw' D' U' L' Bw2 D' F2 L Rw' D' U' R Bw2 R Bw R' Fw' D' Uw' Lw2 B' F2
3. L Rw F' R2 Uw B F Uw' L' Uw2 Lw Rw2 B Fw2 Lw' Dw Fw2 L Bw2 R' D2 U' F' Uw2 L Rw' U Fw' F R' F2 L' B' R D R' Uw Fw Dw' Bw' Lw' D Uw2 U' Bw' Lw2 Dw' B' D Dw Uw2 Fw2 Uw2 Fw Uw' Rw2 Dw Uw' R U
4. L' Fw F' Uw U Rw' B Bw2 Lw F Uw L B2 U2 Rw B U' R2 Bw Fw' D' Lw Fw' D2 U' R Uw2 U Fw' Lw' Uw2 B Lw2 D U2 B' Dw2 U' B Bw D B R2 U2 L Fw F2 R2 U' Lw' Rw2 Uw' Lw' Rw2 U2 Rw' U2 R B U

 

[emolover]

Those 4x4 scrambles are just 40 move long 3x3 scrambles.

DNF, DNF,

 

[RyanReese09]

Those 4x4 scrambles are just 40 move long 3x3 scrambles.

DNF, DNF,

On that note, I might try a 4x4 blind tonight. I might just get it .

 

[Carson]

Week 52

3x3BLD
0/4
DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF

Details:

Spoiler

01) 07:12.19 - Seemed right, but it wasn't even close.
02) 08:35.95 - Somehow, the cube was more scrambled AFTER my solve.
03) 07:55.77 - Had a lot of trouble creating a memo, but I'm not sure what I actually did wrong. Off by 3 edges.
04) 06:06.42 - Easy memo... solid execution, cube was way off. I don't know how I'm messing up some of these solves. I'm going to redo this one sighted to see if I can figure out what my colossal screwup was.
Edit: Well, it took 40 minutes to do a successful sighted solve on that scramble. I think that says a lot about why I suck at blind. Turns out that I had somehow forgotten about a cube rotation in my parity alg. I don't remember there ever being a cube rotation for that alg, but apparently I used to know about it because I've had plenty of successful solves involving parity. Sad sad sad


Ignore Below, it's just for my use:

Spoiler

3x3x3:

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

 

[Zane_C]

3x3 BLD: 33.44, 34.89, 40.60, 45.02, 45.31 = 39.85
accuracy: 11/20
session mean: 48.93
times: 45.92, 45.02, 55.50, DNF, 1:22.38, DNF, DNF, 50.05, 45.31, 40.60, DNF, DNF, 51.96, 33.44, DNF, DNF, 34.89, DNF, DNF, 53.19
Comment: Will do lots of solves this week in an attempt to attain my old speed and accuracy.

 

[Kzip]

3x3 BLD: 1:55.84, 1:57.22, 2:11.37, 2:17.28, 2:20.24 = 2:08.39
20/20 o.O
4:10.11, 2:59.27, 3:00.42, 2:24.77, 3:43.11, 3:17.27, 2:11.37, 2:42.00, 3:25.39, 2:54.80, 3:14.35, 3:40.29, 2:17.28, 1:57.22, 2:28.59, 4:09.20, 2:20.24, 2:27.66, 1:55.84, 2:29.94

 

[Mike Hughey]

I'm sorry - don't know how that happened. This is why the automated scramble generation I use for the weekly competition is so much better. The 4x4x4 BLD scrambles have now been fixed.

Again, sorry about that!

 

[Ickathu]

Week 52

Mean of Best 5: 4:04.54

number of times: 6/16
best time: 3:39.26
worst time: 5:39.57
Individual times:

Spoiler

5:39.57[2:41.12], 5:06.70, DNF(4:14.81)[2:04.67], DNF(5:56.41)[2:04.08], DNF(4:06.55)[1:33.40], 3:39.26[1:41.02], DNF(5:46.41)[2:22.06], 3:44.42[1:55.87], DNF(5:26.31)[1:53.96], DNF(5:55.98)[1:37.39], DNF(4:15.48)[2:04.77], 3:59.94[1:38.90], DNF(5:21.78)[2:31.91], DNF(5:43.45)[2:57.18], 3:52.39[1:34.85], DNF(3:41.23)[1:36.20]

The best time was a new record for me. The mean of 5 beat my old record single.
A lot of those DNFs were due to me forgetting about parity, does anyone have any suggestions for remembering parity?

 

[Jakube]

5BLD: 11:27.89
11:27.89[5:15], DNF(12:05.22)[5:26], DNF(9:02.98)[4:43], DNF(9:19.92)[4:28]
2nd: Messed up a setupmove, 3rd: 3 centers and nearly all wings, 4th: overlooked a 2-cycle of wings.
I tried a new order at this solves, I think I´will be faster when I´m used to it. The new memo order is: orient, wings, x-centers, t-centers, midges, corners, new execution order: corners (pair), midges(pair), x-centers, t-centers, wings, if parity last corner and last midge.

 

[Anton Rostovikov]

3x3x3 BLD: 1:10.57
1:07.62, DNF(2:27.40), DNF(1:39.56), DNF(2:15.42), 2:06.06, DNF(1:24.57), 1:03.88, 1:16.65, 1:30.65, DNF(1:26.96), DNF(1:41.90), DNF(1:49.65), 1:10.23, 1:28.02, DNF(1:04.53), DNF(1:18.52), 1:14.45, 1:25.15, 1:29.33, 1:24.72
Accuracy is still bad, but times are better this time

 

[Mike Hughey]

3x3x3 BLD: 1:16.85
Accuracy: 14/20
Best single: 1:06.16
1:20.58, 1:32.52, DNF [3:05.70, 3E], 2:04.22, 1:55.38, DNF [1:55.86, 2E], 1:11.58, 1:46.26, 1:51.50, 2:00.88, DNF [1:43.72, 5E], DNF [1:44.35, 2C 2E], 1:29.86, 1:14.11, 1:06.16, 1:49.84, 1:22.56, 1:40.12, DNF [1:32.63, 3E], DNF [1:58.00, 2E]
Comment: Absolutely terrible accuracy, but good result for the race. I noticed that most of my DNFs were due to edges rather than corners, so I went back through the last few rounds, and I see that I'm pretty consistent with that. It looks like I really need to practice edges - I know at least half of these were due to misexecution, not mismemorization.

4x4x4 BLD: 8:29.43
9:04.90 [5:28], 7:53.96 [3:36], DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS
Comment: Typically slow; some big memory recall problems on the first one.

* generic key for mistakes - C: corners, E: edges or central edges, W: wings, X: X centers, +: + centers, i: inner, o: outer, O: obliques

 

[aronpm]

3x3x3 BLD: DNF
Accuracy: 4/20
Best: 34.35, Worst: 41.88
DNF(30.29), DNF(9.29)[8.48], DNF(45.86)[12.06], DNF(27.42)[9.56], DNF(35.76)[11.41], 39.82[11.66], DNF(25.62)[11.37], DNF(45.45)[10.56], DNF(27.73)[9.94], DNF(31.58)[11.45], DNF(25.63)[13.25], DNF(49.29)[12.26], 34.35[9.85], 40.68[10.43], DNF(32.95)[9.64], 41.88[12.46], DNF(27.48)[8.88], DNF(47.96)[10.53], DNF(9.66)[8.76], DNF(33.77)[9.97]

Umm... :fp

It's been a while since I've done real BLD; sim BLD is bad because 1) I review edge memo 2) most of the time I refresh the page after seeing if edges are good. As you can see by the several sub10 DNFs I just couldn't focus.

Returning to normal is going to be fun ಠ_ಠ