Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[RNewms27]

Is this solve coming soon to theaters near me?

 

[drewsopchak]

8x8x8 BLD: 1:17:38.25 [40:10]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At last. I was starting to think I'd never get it. Fourteenth try. Which is absolutely ridiculous - I know I should be more accurate than that. Anyway, I finally got it.

Video may take a while since I recorded it with a new camera and I've never tried hooking it up to the computer before. But I'll try to post it sometime this weekend.

WOW. I knew this post would come! I like MIKE! I'm surprised it took 14 attempts as the 8x8 has only (bad use of the word) 36% more pieces than a 7x7. Perhaps it was difficult counting layers.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Thanks, everyone!

I'm guessing you've spent roughly 20 hours in total of 8BLD attempts?

Some statistics for the 14 attempts:
Total time / memo time / solve time: 18:33:41.58 / 9:45:38 / 8:48:04
Mean of total times / memo times / solve times: 1:19:32.97 / 41:50 / 37:43
Average number of pieces unsolved: 27.07

So are going to give it any more attempts?

Not for a while at least. But if someone else beats my time (Jakube?), I'll probably start back up again.

Time to do a 2x2-8x8 BLD relay?

I promise I will not try this until I successfully do a 2x2x2-7x7x7 relay. It's painful even thinking about it.

I'm more likely to try a ShengShou 9x9x9, if they ever come out with one (assuming it's as good as the 8x8x8).

Is this solve coming soon to theaters near me?

I have the video uploaded to my computer; I'm trying to learn to use VirtualDub so I can edit it a bit. Currently I'm planning on a very-much-sped-up version that will hopefully run about 10 minutes which I will post normally on YouTube, a full version of the whole hour and twenty minutes that I will not make visible on my channel (since I know random viewers would be merciless towards such a boring video), and possibly an extra montage of some of my failures. The last one may be a while longer.

I'm surprised it took 14 attempts as the 8x8 has only (bad use of the word) 36% more pieces than a 7x7. Perhaps it was difficult counting layers.

I was also surprised by this, and quite a bit disappointed. 4 or 5 of the 13 failures were due to miscounting layers, so I guess that might account for a lot of it. I think part of it might be the sheer exhaustion of doing it; I think I made several minor errors simply because I was too tired.

 

[Ickathu]

8x8x8 BLD: 1:17:38.25 [40:10]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

At last. I was starting to think I'd never get it. Fourteenth try. Which is absolutely ridiculous - I know I should be more accurate than that. Anyway, I finally got it.

Video may take a while since I recorded it with a new camera and I've never tried hooking it up to the computer before. But I'll try to post it sometime this weekend.

Yayayayayayayayay!!!! Congrats!!!!

3BLD for me last night (at like 11 o'clock, so nobody was awake, TV was off, etc [i.e., it was completely silent])
3:14.xy
3:05.xy
DNF(2:51.4x[3 corner cycle])

It was awesome. Not PBs, but I usually get 4 min or so (and DNF).

 

[Mikel]

Today I broke my 3x3 BLD personal best. It was the first solve of the weekly competition. (2012-18)
3:46.65
It was my first sub-4. I am practicing for the Kansas Cube Off. I hope I can get a success.

 

[Cubenovice]

First 4 BLD!! 33:43.99

1st scramble of blindfold race, lol at 12 solved centers
But it included buffer so added a cycle.

Been practicing with partial solves and written targets earlier today to improve execution, didn't expect result so soon!

For my own reference:
DoBber in HeG in de OK krijgt FIfi een UV kuur in NaMen U
edges
dr NO gaat naar de C&A, en koopt er IPa en een RoeDe
ik smeer WaX op een ViBo en steek m in een GeiT in HaMelen
zijn Uier (J) is eigenlijk een QuaSar en die smeer ik in met EFfie en spoel m daarna af met LeFfe
corners
in het WasHok van JeNny zit een RaT en die onsnapt via de DeuR



edit: 4x4x4 blindfold succes

 

[Ickenicke]

First 4 BLD!! 33:43.99

Congrats!

 

[AbstractAlg]

First 4 BLD!! 33:43.99

Nicely done! I want to attempt 4bld, but I don't have a cube, neither the money to buy it. :'|

 

[rubiksarlen]

46.23 3BLD on cam! Should I upload? Cos it was just yesterday I got a 48 and it isn't that big a leap

 

[DYGH.Tjen]

46.23 3BLD on cam! Should I upload? Cos it was just yesterday I got a 48 and it isn't that big a leap

My young master. Doubt me when I say a sub-40 single is rapidly approaching, do not. Hence, turn on the cam at all times, you should. Allow your first sub-40 PB to go unfilmed, you shall not.

@question: don't have to upload first

 

[drewsopchak]

My young master. Doubt me when I say a sub-40 single is rapidly approaching, do not. Hence, turn on the cam at all times, you should. Allow your first sub-40 PB to go unfilmed, you shall not.

@question: don't have to upload first

My thoughts exactly.

 

[tseitsei]

First sub-1:30 ever!!
1:27,70
Been trying to get this for so long...
Hand scramble, but 6 corner targets, 9 edge targets and 2 edges to flip (+parity obviously...)

 

[Maskow]

8x8x8 BLD: 1:17:38.25 [40:10]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeaa :tu
14 attempts isn't bad. I did more and I still don't have 27/27 MBLD

 

[Jaycee]

Of course Mike gets his success the day I leave on a trip for the weekend. xD

Congratulations Mike!! I hope to see more successes in this thread

Congrats to you too, Cubenovice! My first 4BLD many months ago was around the same time.

 

[Noahaha]

4BLD success! 32:58.170[20:34.130] It was my first attempt of the whole cube, but I've been practicing centers and edges a lot separately. Captain's Cove, here I come!

 

[Cubenovice]

4BLD success! 32:58.170[20:34.130]

Congratulations!
Good luck with your official attempt!

 

[SBRIDLY]

Avg5 PB 34.90: 30.79 37.60 34.43 32.67 48.98

Avg12 PB 42.77: 30.79 37.60 34.43 32.67 48.98 41.91 44.43 38.83 52.92 45.28 50.68 56.42

 

[Noahaha]

1:09.478

 

[Rubiks560]

1:09.478

3BLD? O.O when did you get so fast?

 

[Noahaha]

3BLD? O.O when did you get so fast?

Ever since Yale. My memo has dropped to like 45 and my execution is much faster now that I'm switching to BH for corners.

See you at Dixon =].