[Official] Amazing: 80-year-old man solved Rubik's Cube blindfolded

[CarlBrannen]

I hope I'm still solving at 80. (And that my times improve, LOL.)

I also wish WCA would keep track of world records for various ages. So far they only keep track of 3x3 (not blind fold). Maybe this event will influence them to expand the 3x3 data to the other entries on their "Age vs Speed" page (which is currently a bit confused as it alllows negative ages):
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/misc/age_vs_speed.html

 

[pjk]

That is great to see. He was also around 55 years old when he set the WR for memo'ing Pi to 40,000 decimals. Great to see him pushing the limits; keep doing Hideaki!

 

[YddEd]

ZOMG AMAZING.

 

[moralsh]

Absolutely amazing, I'd love to get to his age being able to do what he does

 

[AvGalen]

As happy as a child

And I really do mean that in an extremely possitive way. This really is inspirational

 

[velraam]

stefan pochmann, he uses m2 for edges
must be a proud moment for you to

 

[god of rubic 2]

Impressive.

 

[Brest]

Hideaki Tomoyori - 26:28.74 3x3x3 blindfolded - Kawasaki Open 2013

Spoiler: Video

[youtubehd]UU740NG2Dko[/youtubehd]

F2 U2 L' U2 R' U2 F2 U2 B2 R2 U R F' L R' U2 F2 L2 B F2

y x2 // memo

// edges with M2
U' L' U M2 U' L U
x' U L' U' M2 U L U'
L U L' U' M2 U L U' L'
U' R2 U M2 U' R2 U
R' U' R U M2 U' R' U R
U L U' M2 U L' U'
U' R U M2 U' R' U x
U2 M' U2 M'
M2
x' U' R' U M2 U' R U x
U2 M' U2 M'
R' U R U' M2 U R' U' R

// corners with 3OP
R' U' R U' R' U2 R U2 R2' U S' U2 S U R2 // orient
z2' B R U R2' U' R2' U' R2' U2' R2' U' R' U R U2 R' U B' z2 // orient
y D x' R' U' R D2 R' U R D2 x D' // permute
R2 F2 x' R' U' R D2 R' U R' x // permute
R2' (y x') L' U' L D2 L' U L // permute

View at alg.garron.us

[B]Step	Time		STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
[COLOR="blue"]Total	26:28.74[/COLOR]
Memo	23:32.46
Edges	1:34.76		76	0.80	104	1.10
Corners	1:21.52		60	0.74	74	0.91
[COLOR="red"]Solve	176.28		136	0.77	178	1.01[/COLOR]

Timed from 1st move to last move

[B]Step	Time		STM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
Edges	1:28.69		76	0.86	104	1.17
Corners	1:08.90		60	0.87	74	1.07
[COLOR="red"]Total	2:37.59		136	0.86	178	1.13[/COLOR]

Spoiler: View as executed

F2 U2 L' U2 R' U2 F2 U2 B2 R2 U R F' L R' U2 F2 L2 B F2

y x2 // memo

// edges with M2
U' L' U L2 l2' U' L U
x' U L' U' L2 l2' U L U' x
x' L U L' U' L2 l2' U L U' L' x
x' U' R2 U L2 l2' U' R2 U x
x' R' U' R U L2 l2' U' R' U R x
x' U L U' L2 l2' U L' U' x
x' U' R U L2 l2' U' R' U x
U2 L l' U2 L l'
L2 l2'
x' U' R' U L2 l2' U' R U x
U2 L l' U2 L l'
R' U R U' L2 l2' U R' U' R

// corners with 3OP
R' U' R U' R' U2 R U2 R2' U x' d' D x U2 x' d D' x U R2' // orient
z2' B R U R2' U' R2' U' R2' U2' R2' U' R' U R U2 R' U B' z2 // orient
y D x' R' U' R D2 R' U R D2 x D' // permute
R2' F2 x' R' U' R D2 R' U R' x // permute
R2' (y x') L' U' L D2 L' U L // permute

View at alg.garron.us

 

[Eazoon]

I want him to be my grandpa!