The blindfold race!

3x3 bld: 6:00.64
Accuracy: 5/10

DNF (4:26.66 two twisted corners), 5.41.20, 6:24.41, 6:49.15, 5:27.72, DNF (8:14.03), 5:40.73, DNF (5:04.47), DNF (5:12.56 two twisted corners), DNF (6:48.73)

Didn't have a lot time to do bld this week. On the bright side: this is my best mean so far in this race and best accuracy too.
 
3x3x3 BLD: 1:20.27
Accuracy: 5/5
Best single: 1:13.44
1:18.04, 1:15.58, 1:34.30, 1:19.99, 1:13.44
Comment: I just don't have enough time these days to practice. This was an incredible result for me for just 5 attempts, but it felt bad because some of these felt like really fast solves, and they weren't. I can tell I've gotten slower. Still, a really nice result for just 5 solves.

* generic key for mistakes - C: corners, E: edges or central edges, W: wings, X: X centers, +: + centers, i: inner, m: middle, o: outer, O: obliques
 
Results for week 2012-45:

2x2x2
  1. 14.59 DrKorbin

3x3x3
  1. 35.29 Anton Rostovikov
  2. 38.81 Noahaha
  3. 44.78 DrKorbin
  4. 1:08.93 Riley
  5. 1:20.27 Mike Hughey
  6. 1:32.74 MatsBergsten
  7. 1:37.56 Mikel
  8. 2:04.81 blairubik
  9. 2:16.89 AustinReed
  10. 6:00.64 PianoCube
  11. DNF CharlesOBlack (3/5)

4x4x4
  1. 7:02.93 MatsBergsten
  2. DNF Cubenovice (1/5)
  3. DNF AustinReed (0/3)

5x5x5
  1. 8:40.92 DrKorbin
  2. DNF Cubenovice (0/1)

3x3x3 multiBLD
  1. 5/ 6 = 4, 27:21.20 Mikel
  2. 5/ 6 = 4, 39:37.68 mycube
  3. 3/ 4 = 2, 23:15.74 blairubik
 
Week 2012-46:

  • 2x2x2BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
  • 3x3x3BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
  • 4x4x4BLD 8 solves: mean of two best. (at least 2)
  • 5x5x5BLD 4 solves: best solve. (well, one then)
  • 3x3x3 multiBLD 1 attempt: best attempt.

Do as much or as little as you like. This will end Monday night, November 19, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 2012-46:


2x2x2:
  1. F U' F U' F R2 F' U'
  2. R U' F2 R2 F' U' R2 U'
  3. R F2 R' U' F R' U2 R' U2
  4. U F U' R2 F' U' F2 U' R2
  5. R2 F2 U F' U F2 R2 U
  6. U R2 F' U' R2 U' R U R2
  7. R2 U' R2 U' F2 U' F U F2
  8. U' R F U2 F' U2 F R' U R'
  9. R2 F U' F U F R' F2
  10. F2 U F' U' F2 U2 F' R2 U'
  11. U R' F R U' R U2 F2 R' U'
  12. R2 U' F' U R2 F2 R' F U'
  13. U R2 F' R2 F' U' F2 R2 U
  14. R2 F U R F2 R U R U
  15. F U2 F2 U' F2 R' U R2 U'
  16. R' U2 R2 U' R' U' F' U2 F2 U'
  17. F2 R2 F' R2 F R' F R2 U'
  18. F2 U' F' R U2 F' U F R'
  19. R2 F' R2 U2 F R' U' R2
  20. U2 F2 R U2 R' F R U' R'

3x3x3:
  1. B2 U2 L' B2 D2 U2 L' D2 B2 F2 R U' B' F L B2 F2 U' B' L
  2. F2 D L2 U2 F2 U' B2 L2 U2 L2 D' F' D2 R' F' U B U L F2 L2
  3. B2 D' R2 B2 U' F2 U B2 L2 R2 D L F D2 R' U' L2 B2 D U
  4. D2 B2 R' F2 D2 R' U2 B2 D2 B2 L F' U' F L' F2 D2 R2 B' D'
  5. D' L2 D2 L2 B2 U' F2 D' U' R2 B' R' D2 F U' R' D F' L' F2
  6. U2 B2 L2 R2 F' U2 B2 U2 L2 F' L2 D' L B' F U' B R2 F L R2
  7. D R2 U2 B R' U2 L' U F2 R' F2 R' U2 B2 R U2 R2 F2 R'
  8. F2 R B2 L' F2 R B2 U2 R F2 R' D' R' D R2 B' R B L2 D'
  9. D2 L B' U' R U F2 U' D2 B' L2 B2 L B2 R' D2 B2 R2 U2 D2 B2
  10. F U L' B R F2 D2 F U' R2 U2 F2 B' R2 F2 B R2 U2 R2
  11. F' D2 F' R2 D2 F2 L2 B R2 F' U2 L R2 D2 U B D2 U B2 R
  12. B2 L2 B2 D F2 D2 U' L2 B2 U R2 F R2 D' B2 D L2 D L' D
  13. R2 B L2 B D2 F U2 R2 D2 R2 B L' D2 R U2 B D' U' F' D' U'
  14. F2 U2 L2 D2 B R2 F' D2 F' L U' F2 D B' D2 F R' B2 D R'
  15. B L2 D2 L' D R2 U' D2 B' R2 L2 U' F2 D' L2 F2 D B2 R2 L2
  16. B2 D L2 D' L2 U F2 D' L2 D' U' R F' D L' F D U' F D U
  17. D2 L B2 R U2 L' U2 R F2 R U2 B' D B2 L2 R D U' L U'
  18. R' B L' F' U2 D2 R' D' L' F' U' B2 R2 B2 U' B2 D' L2 U R2 D
  19. F2 L2 U' B2 R2 U' R2 D' B2 R2 U B F R' F2 D' R2 D2 F' L2 U
  20. R2 F U2 L2 U2 F' L2 U2 F' D2 F2 D' B L D2 L' D' F' R'

4x4x4:
  1. F L2 D2 B U' L' R2 Fw L B F L' D U L2 Rw D2 Uw Fw2 F' U' B2 Fw' Uw' B' Fw D' F R U R Fw2 F' L2 Rw2 Fw2 R2 B L Uw
  2. Rw' D' R Fw' Rw2 R D2 U Rw R' U R' Fw L' F2 D2 Uw' Rw' R' D Fw R' D R2 D' U' B2 U L B2 L' D' F2 L2 Rw2 B' R B' Fw2 R
  3. B2 D Rw U2 B2 R2 D' Fw D2 U' F' Uw Rw' F' L' Rw' R2 Uw L2 B2 F' L2 Fw' F' R B2 U L' R F2 D' U' Rw' R B2 D' L R2 B2 F'
  4. D Uw F Uw2 R2 Fw' Uw2 B2 F Uw' Rw D' Uw2 R B D' L Uw' Fw2 Uw Fw Uw' B' Uw' L' Rw' B' Uw' B' D2 Uw' B Uw U2 L2 R' Uw2 B2 Uw' F2
  5. R D Rw U' B R2 Fw2 F2 D Uw Rw' R2 B2 Fw F' L' R' D F' R Uw2 F D' R B2 D R Fw' R2 D2 Uw' U' F' D' Rw' R Uw' B' Fw' F
  6. R U L2 D' Uw2 F2 L' Fw2 Rw2 B2 F' D2 Rw R' B2 Fw F D U Fw' F' R D2 L B' Rw' D2 R' F Rw' R' B2 F' D2 Uw U' B L2 D R
  7. B Fw R2 B' L' Fw' D' B2 Uw' L D L' U2 R2 D Rw2 R' D B' Fw' Uw' Fw2 D R Uw' U Fw Uw2 U F2 L Uw' U2 B2 U Rw R B' L' Uw'
  8. U F L D2 Uw' U' Rw2 R' D2 Rw' R2 D2 U2 Rw' Uw U' L Rw B U2 B' Uw' Fw' Uw2 B' F2 R2 F R' D2 Uw2 Rw R Fw2 R U B' F' L Rw2

5x5x5:
  1. U' Bw' Fw2 D L R' F R2 Fw2 D Dw' B2 Lw2 D Dw U2 L2 Bw2 Lw D2 Rw' Uw2 F Rw' R2 Bw Lw2 Rw2 Uw B' D Uw2 Rw' R2 Dw2 Bw Uw2 Fw2 U' Fw2 L2 Rw Bw F R2 Uw F D2 Bw2 D' Lw' U L Rw B2 Uw2 Rw' U L2 Bw
  2. Rw U' Bw D Dw2 Uw' B' Bw U' Lw D Uw2 U' L2 Uw' R D B' R2 Bw' Rw' Dw' Uw2 U' Rw2 R' B' L U' L' Dw' Bw' Lw' Bw Lw Rw' Bw' D' Dw U2 Bw' L' D Dw2 F' U' B Bw2 F Lw2 Bw' Fw' Lw' B' Uw2 U' Lw' B Dw' F
  3. Dw' Rw2 Bw2 Dw Rw B D' Rw' B2 Lw Bw' F Dw' U Rw2 Fw D Uw' F2 Uw2 L2 B2 Dw2 Uw R' Bw' D F2 L2 Lw' U L' Rw2 R2 B Rw' B2 Dw2 Uw2 Rw Bw' F' Rw2 Bw' D' Dw2 F' Dw' Bw2 L' Lw' R F2 D Bw' L' F U L' Uw2
  4. Uw2 L' Rw2 F' Lw' U2 L B' Bw D Fw' R2 Dw' Rw' Dw' Uw Bw U Fw' L Lw2 Rw' F' Rw' B Fw' F' Rw D' Rw D2 Dw2 U' R2 F2 R' F2 D' B2 Fw' Uw R' Dw2 Fw D2 U F' Dw Uw2 L' B' Bw Rw2 R' Uw2 F Uw' F Rw Fw'

3x3x3 multiBLD:
  1. B' D2 R2 F2 U2 F L2 R2 F L2 B' R' B L R D' U' L2 F2 R U
  2. L2 D2 F D2 L2 F R2 D2 U2 R2 B' R' D L2 R' D2 L F' D U2 F
  3. R2 D2 R' B2 D2 R' D2 R' D2 F2 R' D U' B D L F R2 U' L2 B'
  4. R' D' F' D B2 U2 R U2 B R2 D' L2 D F2 D' L2 B2 L2 U
  5. D2 R2 U2 L2 F' D2 B' D2 F2 L2 B2 R D' U R D' L2 B R F L
  6. L B2 F2 U2 L2 R F2 U2 R2 U2 R' D' B R2 U' R2 F L U F' L'
  7. R L' U' F D2 R2 U F R2 L U2 F' L2 B R2 F' L2 B2 R2 L2
  8. D F2 R2 U' F2 L2 F2 D2 U' L2 U B' R U L' B' D' R' B' U2 B
  9. B2 D R2 U F2 D' L2 F2 R2 F2 D' L D' L2 B R' B L' B2 L U2
  10. R2 U2 R2 B2 D2 B D2 F R2 B2 U R' F2 D2 U' F2 L' D' B U'
  11. F R B U R' L D R2 L2 B L2 U B2 D F2 R2 D F2 U' D F2
  12. U B2 R2 F2 U2 F2 R2 F2 D F2 U B' R D2 F2 L R2 F L' R2 U'
  13. R' U R B' D' L F' R2 D B' R2 B2 D F2 B2 L2 D B2 R2 D' R2
  14. B2 D F2 U L2 R2 B2 D' R2 D2 B2 F' L U F' R2 D B' F' U
  15. L' B2 L R D2 B2 F2 L F2 L F2 U L2 F' D B R' B' D2 B' F
  16. L2 D2 B2 U' F2 D' U' B2 L2 F2 R2 B' F' U R' B U' R F' D' U
  17. F2 L2 U2 B' F' D2 B2 F U2 R2 F2 L' B2 U R' F R B' U L' B
  18. L2 U' B2 D2 F2 D L2 F2 U R2 U2 R B' U L2 B2 U' F L' B2 U
  19. D' B2 D2 R2 B2 D' L2 D L2 U' B2 R F D' U' R' B' L F2 U R'
  20. B D2 B2 R2 D2 F' U2 L2 F' R2 F' U B' L' U B2 D L2 R' B F'
  21. B D2 R2 D2 L2 B' L2 F2 L2 D2 B D' B2 D2 R2 D B' L F' D R2
  22. L2 F2 D2 F2 D2 U R2 B2 U2 L2 F' R U R2 D2 L2 F' L B D F'
  23. D2 L F2 U2 L F2 L2 D2 B2 F2 R2 B' R D F' D U' B2 F' U' L'
  24. B U' B' R D' B' D' F' U' F2 D2 F B2 D2 L2 U2 R2 F D2 B2
  25. R2 D R2 B2 U' L2 U2 B2 U F2 D' F L R D L' D2 L2 D F2 U
  26. D' F2 R2 U B2 U R2 F2 L2 F2 D2 F' D2 R F2 D F U2 B2 R' U2
  27. D2 L2 D2 U' L2 U' R2 B2 L2 R2 U R D' U R2 D B D' L2 F' D
  28. B2 U2 R2 F2 D F2 R2 D' B2 D2 R F L' R D2 L' F2 D2 F' D
  29. R' B' D' F' B2 D L' F' B2 R F2 U L2 F2 U R2 U' B2 R2 U2 L2
  30. L' F2 L B2 R' F2 R' D2 R2 U2 R' D L2 B' L' D2 R2 D2 U B F
  31. L2 D2 R2 F2 L2 R2 D B2 R2 D' B' D' F' D2 R' D' L' B2 D' R2
  32. F2 R2 D2 F R2 D2 B L2 F2 L2 R' B' L2 B2 U2 F2 L D U' R
  33. D R2 U' B2 R2 D2 B2 U' F2 U2 B' D L D2 R' F L B R F'
  34. D2 B2 U2 B F2 U2 F' D2 U2 L2 F2 U' R' D' L F' R2 U2 L B' R2
  35. R' L2 U2 D' F' B' U F D' L' B2 L2 B2 U2 R B2 U2 L2 D2 R'
  36. B2 L2 B2 D' L2 D2 F2 U F2 U' L2 R' D B2 R' U2 B' U' L R D2
  37. R2 D' F2 U' B2 R2 F2 D2 L2 U' B R' B' D B U' L2 B L'
  38. R' B R2 U2 L D L2 U2 F U' B2 L2 U2 D L2 B2 D R2 L2 D
  39. F2 U' B2 F2 U F2 R2 F2 U' B2 D R' D2 R F' L2 R' U2 B F'
  40. F' R2 D2 B2 D2 R2 F' U2 B' R2 F2 D L U F' L2 U2 F2 R' U2 L'
 
3x3:
Accuracy: 14/20 :D
Mean of best 5: 55.10 :D :D :D :D :D
Mean of 14 successes: 1:07.54 :D
Times: 58.84, 1:21.37, 1:33.27, 54.55, DNF(57.32), 1:22.30, 1:14.95, 1:01.61, 1:00.96, 1:15.80, 55.93, 54.82, 58.22, DNF(1:02.89), 53.16, DNF(1:33.35), 1:19.88, DNF(1:32.33), DNF(1:58.80), DNF(1:12.94)
Comments: 5/14 of the successes were sub-1's! My times are dropping and my accuracy is going up!
 
3x3: 1:23.95
Accuracy: 15/20
87.19 ; 120.56 ; 123.40 ; 102.31 ; 102.13 ; 98.31 ; 136.08 ; 111.11 ; 96.94 ; 136.40 ; 81.90 ; 82.08 ; 129.28 ; 89.19 ; 79.38 ; DNF ; DNF ; DNF ; DNF ; DNF
 
3x3 BLD = 1:23.08 (11/20)
01:45.00 35 3
01:48.80 53 1
01:45.77 44 0
01:43.10 36 3
01:27.61 42 0
01:33.57 51 0
02:21.96 63 0
01:08.34 29 0
01:33.61 37 1
01:23.93 26 0
01:24.11 26 1
01:27.07 31 0
01:22.45 27 1
01:28.43 37 0
01:06.29 35 1
01:34.00 43 5
01:34.13 47 0
02:17.79 70 0
02:26.66 63 0
01:17.90 33 1
4x4BLD = 6:08.08 (3/6)
6:07.78 (3:26). DNF (7:23, 4C), 6:37.67 (3:37),
DNF 8:10 one f move missing so 8X & 3E, 6:08.37 3:24), DNF 7:38

5x5 BLD = 13:50.44 (1/4)
DNF 14:25 3E, DNF 16:35 2E 3X, DNF 18:18 very bad, 13:50.44 (8:42) exec only 5:08!

Multi 1/2 = 0 in 6:04.74
Pah! Did a 3-c-corners wrong way. I have a hole to fill in my Multi statistics for 2 cubes.
I have done 3/3 in 7+ minutes but 2/2 only in 11+ minutes (some time back in 2008).
Have to wait a week for that then :).
 
Last edited:
3BLD: N/A(For now)

DNF(5:57.52)[4:16.92], DNF(5:50.29)[3:47.37], DNF(4:58.50)[3:30.87], 5:49.68[3:00.53], DNF(5:37.10)[4:22.66], DNF(5:08.60)[3:30.77], DNF(5:08.48)[3:40.52], 3:58.55[2:32.14], 5:52.54[4:08.50], 5:49.98[4:02.50]

Is consistency of time good in blind?
 
BLD2 16.30, acc: 15/20

19.22, 22.74, 18.05, DNF, DNF, DNF, 18.45, 24.79, 22.48, 30.53, 17.22, 19.99, 16.82, DNF, 24.50, 19.37, 20.83, DNF, 12.10, 17.33

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BLD3 47.71, acc: 10/20

DNF, 45.99, 51.51, DNF, 50.50, 1:00.26, DNF, 43.88, 1:03.91, 1:10.02, 1:18.75, 51.25, 46.94, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF

Lame

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BLD4 3:53.61, acc: 4/8

4:15.31[1:57.35], DNF, 6:44.35[3:11.82], DNF, 3:39.78[1:37.08], 4:07.43[1:46.21], DNF, DNF

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BLD5 , acc:

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Multi-BLD
 
3BLD: 37.95
37.76, DNF(45.88), 51.28, 47.26, 42.13, 38.31, DNF(52.49), 38.52, 45.74, 41.45, 33.70, DNF(38.27), DNF(39.88), 42.89, DNF(42.89), 45.29, 49.17, 50.30, DNF(44.03), DNF(37.76)

Wow, lots of easy scrambles this week. I could have done much better, but it is still a personal best.
 
3BLD: N/A(For now)

DNF(5:57.52)[4:16.92], DNF(5:50.29)[3:47.37], DNF(4:58.50)[3:30.87], 5:49.68[3:00.53], DNF(5:37.10)[4:22.66], DNF(5:08.60)[3:30.77], DNF(5:08.48)[3:40.52], 3:58.55[2:32.14], 5:52.54[4:08.50], 5:49.98[4:02.50]

Is consistency of time good in blind?

Yes! And that's why your 3:58 is a bad thing. It should have been 5:50 or so :)!
 
Results for week 2012-46:

2x2x2
  1. 16.30 DrKorbin

3x3x3
  1. 36.77 Anton Rostovikov
  2. 37.95 Noahaha
  3. 47.71 DrKorbin
  4. 55.10 Riley
  5. 1:23.08 MatsBergsten
  6. 1:23.95 szatan
  7. DNF emolover (4/10)

4x4x4
  1. 3:53.61 DrKorbin
  2. 6:08.08 MatsBergsten

5x5x5
  1. 13:50.44 MatsBergsten

3x3x3 multiBLD
  1. 7/10 = 4,50:20.99 Mikel
  2. 2/ 2 = 2,16:01.42 PianoCube
  3. 1/ 2 = 0, 6:04.74 MatsBergsten
 
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