Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[Yes We Can!]

1:34.01 Non-lucky PB!
3x3 BLD.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Megaminx solved purely with commutators sighted. It's hard, but it's getting easier. I think I can try it BLD in a few weeks. I just need to figure out a good memo system.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Megaminx solved purely with commutators sighted. It's hard, but it's getting easier. I think I can try it BLD in a few weeks. I just need to figure out a good memo system.

Congratulations! If you figure out a good memo system, let me know. I only have a bad memo system for it.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Megaminx solved purely with commutators sighted. It's hard, but it's getting easier. I think I can try it BLD in a few weeks. I just need to figure out a good memo system.

Congratulations! If you figure out a good memo system, let me know. I only have a bad memo system for it.

Well, thanks to my gf who is addicted to Japan, I fortunately know some katakana and hiragana. Instead of letters, I'm going to use those.

Problem is that there aren't enough for just katakana or just hiragana, so the upper half is katakana and the lower half is hiragana.

As there are 5 vowels, each side has exactly 1 starting consonant. U has A, I, U, E and O. F has KA, KI, KU, KE and KO etc.

I think this might just work out pretty well, the only problem is that you might mix up katakana and hiragana. Do you have any ideas for that?

 

[LarsN]

Megaminx solved purely with commutators sighted. It's hard, but it's getting easier. I think I can try it BLD in a few weeks. I just need to figure out a good memo system.

Congratulations! If you figure out a good memo system, let me know. I only have a bad memo system for it.

Visual anybody?

No, that's a project I'm not going to start on anytime soon. I wish you good luck on your attempt

 

[qqwref]

Problem is that there aren't enough for just katakana or just hiragana, so the upper half is katakana and the lower half is hiragana.

As there are 5 vowels, each side has exactly 1 starting consonant. U has A, I, U, E and O. F has KA, KI, KU, KE and KO etc.

Are you sure there aren't enough? I think you could use -, k, s, t, n, h, m, r, g, z, b, p. Each one of those seems to fit with all five vowels (assuming you're fine with shi, chi, tsu, fu, ji) so that gives you 60 unique syllables to use. I suppose you could make words out of them, and if you know some Japanese it would aid memorization.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

I don't know a lot of Japanese, just the kana. That's why I didn't count the g, z, b and p. I think they would confuse me because they differ just a '' from each other.

It's probably the question if I would visualize the kana or pronounce it in my head.

 

[qqwref]

But you could still memorize the syllables aurally, right? Unless you're a completely visual person.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Yeah I'm not entirely sure about that. I'd have to try that out.

 

[LarsN]

4x4x4BLD: 9:43.85

My first sub10. I guess it had to happen sooner or later with all that 5x5x5BLD practise
It was second solve of the weekly.

 

[PeterV]

First 3x3x3 BLD success!!! Only my second attempt at a full BLD solve!!! Using Classic Pochmann, letters for edges and visual memo for corners. Total time was around 20 mins., but I was interupted during my memo by a 2-3 min. phone call. I figure solving time was around 5 mins.

Such an awesome feeling to take off the blindfold and see a solved cube! I think this might be the start of a BLD addiction

 

[riffz]

First 3x3x3 BLD success!!! Only my second attempt at a full BLD solve!!! Using Classic Pochmann, letters for edges and visual memo for corners. Total time was around 20 mins., but I was interupted during my memo by a 2-3 min. phone call. I figure solving time was around 5 mins.

Such an awesome feeling to take off the blindfold and see a solved cube! I think this might be the start of a BLD addiction

Congrats man, reminds me of my first success

 

[Forte]

Yeah I'm not entirely sure about that. I'd have to try that out.

In my opinion, I don't think that you will find much difference between katakana and hiragana. It would be kind of like using lowercase and uppercase letters at the same time. Maybe a mix of the alphabet and kana? Or maybe you could kind of use kana, but also include other vowel and consonant sounds, and associate the pairs with an image.

I don't have very good experience with BLD memo, but from being Japanese, that sort of struck me as a problem. It's a good start though!

 

[blah]

I don't have very good experience with BLD memo, but from being Japanese, that sort of struck me as a problem. It's a good start though!

<--- Canadian.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Kenadian you mean...

 

[Zane_C]

First 3x3x3 BLD success!!! Only my second attempt at a full BLD solve!!! Using Classic Pochmann, letters for edges and visual memo for corners. Total time was around 20 mins., but I was interupted during my memo by a 2-3 min. phone call. I figure solving time was around 5 mins.

Such an awesome feeling to take off the blindfold and see a solved cube! I think this might be the start of a BLD addiction

Yeah, what a great feeling. Nice job.

 

[rubiknewbie]

First 3x3x3 BLD success!!! Only my second attempt at a full BLD solve!!! Using Classic Pochmann, letters for edges and visual memo for corners. Total time was around 20 mins., but I was interupted during my memo by a 2-3 min. phone call. I figure solving time was around 5 mins.

Such an awesome feeling to take off the blindfold and see a solved cube! I think this might be the start of a BLD addiction

That's sick man. It took me a few tries and my 1st successful solve is 38 min.

 

[PeterV]

Congrats man, reminds me of my first success

Yeah, what a great feeling. Nice job.

That's sick man. It took me a few tries and my 1st successful solve is 38 min.

Thanks to all of you for your kind words and encouragement. Hopefully I'll continue to post in this thread with increasingly better times.

 

[joey]

PeterV: You suck. Faster plz.

 

[PeterV]

PeterV: You suck. Faster plz.

Ouch But seriously, I know I suck. I'll get faster soon, I promise!