Blindsolving Failure Thread

[Noahaha]

For the record, I use an extremely loose GuHong V1 that pops like crazy except when I'm BLDing. What I've found is that it's more important to avoid lockups, especially when doing awkward 3-gen comms. D2 double-flick ftw.

 

[HEART]

my screws have 2 threads exposed out of the core, works great, never pops unless i try to hulk smash an algorithm

 

[HEART]

UUUUUUUUGH.

4BLD failure. My DF edges where flipped with eachother, and my FL edges where flipped. UGH. SO CLOSE. D:

woopsie, didn't even notice the double post.

 

[Ollie]

5BLD DNF(9:15.07)[4:18] D2 B d D F' U B d' u' R D2 F r' L b2 l2 d' R' F D2 B r2 L2 D' R' D2 L B' b' F' r b' u2 r2 u' B r2 b2 R u' U2 R r2 L D2 L2 d b2 l' R' U' R' L F U' F' f U' d' R2

Three wings out (did a cycle wrong.) The silver lining is that with some lube in the cube (I lubed my SS 5x5x5 for the first time today) I can now execute in under 5 mins. Possible sub-10 safety solve, woo.

 

[CHJ]

5BLD DNF(9:15.07)[4:18] D2 B d D F' U B d' u' R D2 F r' L b2 l2 d' R' F D2 B r2 L2 D' R' D2 L B' b' F' r b' u2 r2 u' B r2 b2 R u' U2 R r2 L D2 L2 d b2 l' R' U' R' L F U' F' f U' d' R2

Three wings out (did a cycle wrong.) The silver lining is that with some lube in the cube (I lubed my SS 5x5x5 for the first time today) I can now execute in under 5 mins. Possible sub-10 safety solve, woo.

all the best for bigBLD, i honestly still would like to know how you improved to memo so quickly, i'm going for it but half hour is my target lol. i'm hoping i can beat you at 3BLD though

 

[Ollie]

all the best for bigBLD, i honestly still would like to know how you improved to memo so quickly, i'm going for it but half hour is my target lol. i'm hoping i can beat you at 3BLD though

Thanks I hope we both podium, but it's still anyone's race for all 3 BLD events. What time are you planning to have your attempts?

And this is only because I practice 5BLD the most by far. My speed for 4BLD and 3BLD (and knowledge of 3-cycles and commutators) came from 5BLD - it's probably the only reason I cube. I also practice a lot of playing card memorization and numbers, similar to Maskow, and I've started doing this more than memorizing cubes (I might end up going the same way as Maskow! )

Also, is there a meet tomorrow?

 

[CHJ]

Thanks I hope we both podium, but it's still anyone's race for all 3 BLD events. What time are you planning to have your attempts?

And this is only because I practice 5BLD the most by far. My speed for 4BLD and 3BLD (and knowledge of 3-cycles and commutators) came from 5BLD - it's probably the only reason I cube. I also practice a lot of playing card memorization and numbers, similar to Maskow, and I've started doing this more than memorizing cubes (I might end up going the same way as Maskow! )

Also, is there a meet tomorrow?

yes the meet is tomorrow, it's gonna start about 4 but me and alex will be there earlier, as for your BLD's you can do your 4BLDs anytime, even during another event coz you're so fast, as for me, i'm gonna do my 5BLD's i'm gonna do it during the 2, 4 and 5 finals and during the clock, pyra and sq-1 final. my 4BLD's will probably be in the first round of 3x3 and 4x4 when i'm not competing.

and if you do go and do the same as maskow, i wont be very happy, no one will

 

[CubeRoots]

I am on a 20 solve DNF streak this week . Learnt M2 from ollie and got a few successes and a bunch of failures, and yeah, the bunch of failures turned into a 20*DNF streak dreading 3bld on sunday now!

 

[Ollie]

I am on a 20 solve DNF streak this week . Learnt M2 from ollie and got a few successes and a bunch of failures, and yeah, the bunch of failures turned into a 20*DNF streak dreading 3bld on sunday now!

show me some stuff tomorrow! where are we meeting?

 

[CHJ]

I am on a 20 solve DNF streak this week . Learnt M2 from ollie and got a few successes and a bunch of failures, and yeah, the bunch of failures turned into a 20*DNF streak dreading 3bld on sunday now!

i'm on a 7 cube DNF streak, only thing is it took 20 minutes to get, i'm looking to get as close to 1st as possible on the day

show me some stuff tomorrow! where are we meeting?

we are meeting at the venue/uni cafe area, there ill be a load of us there, i'm a be there from 3 i think, also what do you avg at 3BLD?

 

[Ollie]

we are meeting at the venue/uni cafe area, there ill be a load of us there, i'm a be there from 3 i think, also what do you avg at 3BLD?

Thank you, and I was around 1:10 a couple of weeks ago when I had a medium/large(ish) audience.

 

[Riley]

51.32 DNF by 3 edges... Forgot to execute 1 letter pair, I remembered as my hand was racing to the space bar. Memo was 24s, on this super easy scramble: L B' R2 D2 F2 U D' B' D' L F L2 U2 F2 R2 F' L2 D2 B L2 F'

Spoiler

Too bad it had parity... Could've been a sub 50 DNF.

 

[Ollie]

5BLD Official

DNF DNF

On the first cube I got stuck in memo, couldn't recall a letter pair and stopped. I had the second cube memorized in 3:30 and it felt ridiculously comfortable. In fact, I spent a further minute checking everything to see if I'd memorized correctly as I couldn't believe it myself - I then went on to mess up undoing a setup move on the second corner cycle, and knowing I'd messed it up beyond repair I stopped. Gutted

 

[Noahaha]

5BLD Official

DNF DNF

On the first cube I got stuck in memo, couldn't recall a letter pair and stopped. I had the second cube memorized in 3:30 and it felt ridiculously comfortable. In fact, I spent a further minute checking everything to see if I'd memorized correctly as I couldn't believe it myself - I then went on to mess up undoing a setup move on the second corner cycle, and knowing I'd messed it up beyond repair I stopped. Gutted

That's sad, but at least you have the experience of competing now (and a very good 4BLD success).

 

[Mikel]

Indiana 2012 Recap
5x5 BLD
1st) DNF [25:13, 2 Wings] I just forgot a wing in memo. Mainly because I had to start a new cycle and I thought I had solved it, but I didn't.
2nd) DNF [25:49, 2+, 2X] Not sure what happened here.

4x4 BLD
1st) DNF [10:11, 2W] Not sure what happened here either.

3x3 BLD
1st) 2:04.78+ I forgot what my setup move was for my flipped edge so I didn't undo it. Luckily it was only 1 move hence the +2.
2nd) DNF [2:06?, 2E]
3rd) DNF [1:54, Lots of things.]

 

[Iggy]

1st 3BLD attempt: A few edges on the top layer not solved. I'll try again and hopefully I'll get a success.

 

[DrKorbin]

5BLD Official

DNF DNF

On the first cube I got stuck in memo, couldn't recall a letter pair and stopped. I had the second cube memorized in 3:30 and it felt ridiculously comfortable. In fact, I spent a further minute checking everything to see if I'd memorized correctly as I couldn't believe it myself - I then went on to mess up undoing a setup move on the second corner cycle, and knowing I'd messed it up beyond repair I stopped. Gutted

Pity.
And what about 4x4 bld?

 

[Ollie]

Pity.
And what about 4x4 bld?

For now I'm still in 1st with a 6:07.62. Both solves were shaky and slow with lots of room for improvement but I'm happy for the success.

 

[mande]

Multi 4/7 in 49:36 (memo ~36 mins)
One cube off by 2 flipped edges, one by a 3 cycle of edges, and the last cube (first solved) by 2 twisted corners.
Final result is pathetic, but at least the time is sub NR...need to work on my last cube, for the last three attempts the last cube memoed was unsolved
Last three multi attempts: 6/7(52:xx), 5/8(58:52), 4/7(this one)

 

[NevinsCPH]

MBLD attempt :5 cubes.

4/5 Total time : ~23mins memo took ~15mins.
Doesn't have the exact time and scramble as I rage close Google Chrome since the only cube dnf were the cube that I memo last and execute first, yet I forget the cycles for edges.