Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[Mike Hughey]

My first attempt at skewb BLD was successful: 8:57.57. [About 4:30 memo]

I know it's pathetically slow, but I was still figuring out some of it as I was solving. I basically used this method. It's easy to learn and requires very few algs, so it was the quick way to get a success.

I just used the single 3-cycle of centers that I already know with one setup move at most to cycle all the centers. It was a case with 3 corners permuted. I got the algs for twisting corners from the acubist site and the alg to permute 2 sets of 2 corners (which I didn't need for this solve) from Jaap ((LDL'D')x3). So at least now I know how.

Edit: Second one also successful: 5:22.13 [2:20].

Memo got a lot easier after having done it once before. Execution is still tough because I haven't developed a system yet for handling setup moves. Or even better, I could learn Kirjava-Meep speedsolving method, and then just do L5C algs to solve most centers cases in a single alg.

Second edit: I'm 6 for 6 now - I have yet to ever miss a skewb BLD solve.

Best running average 3/5: 4:41.97
Best single: 3:56.98

Spoiler

Average of 5: 4:41.97
1. (5:22.13) R' L R' L' R B' R' U B' U R' L B' R' B' R B R' B' L R' L' U' L R
2. 4:16.02 L' R U B' L' U L U B' L' U' L' U' B U' B L R' U L' R B U L' R'
3. 4:56.63 R L' R' L' U L' B' L' B' U R' U L B' R' L' R' L R' U' R B R U' R'
4. (3:56.98) L B L' B R' L' R' B L B U B L U R L R' L B' R' L' R B U' B
5. 4:53.26 L' U L B L' U' R L B R L B' U' L' U L R' U' B' R L B U L U'

 

[aronpm]

2/2 in 1:45.53

 

[qqwref]

Nice one Aron!

 

[Tim Major]

O_O

Crazy Aron.

 

[tim]

Second edit: I'm 6 for 6 now - I have yet to ever miss a skewb BLD solve.

Wow, your accuracy is amazing! I think i've never solved any puzzle successfully blindfolded for the first time (yeah, not even the 2x2x2).

qqwref: Thanks for updating .

aronpm: That's sick, dude!

 

[Zane_C]

First success!!!!!!!

18/18 in 56:10 (around 33 minutes memo). UWR!

5x5 BLD 28:01.34 [19:12].

My first attempt at skewb BLD was successful: 8:57.57. [About 4:30 memo]

2/2 in 1:45.53

Congratulations everyone, what a very nice lot of accomplishments.

 

[Keroma12]

3/3 21:30.84 [13]
Beat my previous (and only) 3 cube attempt (also 3/3) by 4 min. Felt very secure, went over memo a lot. Very happy

 

[Zane_C]

I had no idea I could do 2 cubes this fast:
2/2 in 2:17.01
I think memo was around 1:10, I also got a 54 earlier for single BLD.

 

[RyanReese09]

Since everyones doing 2/2 multi now....

2/2 in 22:26.70, finished memo for first cube in 4:10. I keep getting distracted for the 2nd cube. I'm 2/2 on multi now . Hopefully this will be my last multi attempt before I start doing M2/my letter pair image list in solves. Beat my old PB by ~13 minutes. Could have been much faster too.

Without using letter pairs..there are just way too many images I have to make, it's ridiculous. The number of images are double basically, so I think I'm safe in saying I have the mental capacity to do at least 4/4 at this moment? If my logic is correct, then when I'm done learning my letter pair list I'll shoot for 4/4 multi

 

[cisco]

2/2 in 25:46.08

sh*t time, but I was being asked questions by my girfriend while memorizing AND while solving all the time xD Also it's my first try at 2 cubes multibld and I used Place-Person-Action-Object instead of Roman Rooms

 

[Tyjet66]

Just got a 5-6 minute solve, didn't time it.

Super, super easy memo (I memo R sticker on UR piece for edges, U sticker for UBL corner.)

UL UR LB BR RD LD FD BD UL UB BU, BDR FUL BLD UFR DRF LFD RBU

It was super easy for me to memo, gotta love hand scrambles!

 

[Mike Hughey]

I'm getting a little better at skewb BLD: 2:33.75 [0:59]. My first sub-minute memo. 3 corners permuted, 6 corners twisted, 5 cycle of centers, so I'd say it wasn't lucky, although it was kind of easy to memorize and the corners were twisted in groups of 3, which is faster for me to solve.

I did finally DNF a few, but my first 10 attempts were all successful. I think after that I started trying to actually go fast, and that makes it a lot easier to DNF.

 

[aronpm]

3bld: 41.38, (DNF(53.17)), (40.66), 46.64, 41.47 => 43.16

multibld: 3/3 in 3:12.86 (!!!) (1:29.9 memo) video will be up later

 

[RyanReese09]

3bld: 41.38, (DNF(53.17)), (40.66), 46.64, 41.47 => 43.16

multibld: 3/3 in 3:12.86 (!!!) (1:29.9 memo) video will be up later

Holy ****...

 

[Tim Major]

WAT

 

[Zane_C]

Amazing Aron, thanks for motivating me to try 3 cubes.

3/3 in 4:31.43
Memo was around 2:20 I think.

 

[aronpm]

multibld: 3/3 in 3:12.86 (!!!) (1:29.9 memo) video will be up later

 

[pappas]

While camping got a 1:19 3bld solve with super easy scramble from iitimer. It had 3 solved corners and two misoriented. And I've learnt about half my list of letter pair images for big bld.
EDIT: aron: you are actually amazing.

 

[Faz]

You'll have to learn the images faster, and get some 4bld practice in, before the competition. You should try multi as well.

Aron: prǻ

 

[MatsBergsten]

I'm getting a little better at skewb BLD: 2:33.75 [0:59]. My first sub-minute memo. 3 corners permuted, 6 corners twisted, 5 cycle of centers, so I'd say it wasn't lucky, although it was kind of easy to memorize and the corners were twisted in groups of 3, which is faster for me to solve.

I did finally DNF a few, but my first 10 attempts were all successful. I think after that I started trying to actually go fast, and that makes it a lot easier to DNF.

I think you are incredible at all different kinds of blindsolving puzzles (not the least Sq-1).
But here is a tough question: without counting, tell us how many different puzzles you know how to solve blindfolded