Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[spyr0th3dr4g0n]

First BLD success, 5:33.28
I memoed the edges a lot faster than usual, and had a much smoother execution because of it.

 

[DYGH.Tjen]

First BLD success, 5:33.28
I memoed the edges a lot faster than usual, and had a much smoother execution because of it.

Congrats! You will continue improving, I'm sure.

 

[conn9]

First 3BLD success with my new corner memo method. Just a question, if my corner memo was FVTBHDX, how would you guys remember that? I memo corners last then solve them first, so maybe audio would be best? But how would I memorise that audio?

 

[AbstractAlg]

"FaV TuB HooD X" and repeat it in your head over and over again until you're done with corners.

 

[Zane_C]

First BLD success, 5:33.28

Well done.

Just a question, if my corner memo was FVTBHDX, how would you guys remember that? I memo corners last then solve them first, so maybe audio would be best? But how would I memorise that audio?

Yes, audio might work well for your corners.

A rather simple way of forming sounds is to pair the letters, and either say the letter pair how it is, or add a vowel to make the pair into a 1 syllable sound.
For example, you could memorise the letters: FV TB HD X as "fev tub had x", or "fav tab hed x"... there are many different ways.

A more detailed description is here.

 

[Sebastien]

7/9 at Danish Open 2012 in 57:58 (within time limit!!)

After the attempt I was quite disappointed as the memo was really rock solid and I was expecting to see 9 cubes solved. But one cubes had 2 flipped edges and another one was scrambled (obviously execution mistake...meh).

I still consider this an accomplishment as this is the first time ever I tried 9 cubes and as I had also problems finishing 8 cubes in time at past competitions.

The biggest amount of cubes I've tried outside of official attempts is still 3, lol.

 

[tseitsei]

1:39,48 BLD

PB

 

[SBRIDLY]

41.49, 46.24, 54.46, 43.56, 50.33, 51.84, 42.10, 42.16, 36.56, 54.79, 55.36, 36.26

number of times: 12/12
best time: 36.26
worst time: 55.36

current mean of 3: 48.80 (σ = 8.87)
best mean of 3: 40.27 (σ = 2.63)

current avg5: 44.50 (σ = 7.63)
best avg5: 44.50 (σ = 7.63)

current avg12: 46.35 (σ = 5.88)
best avg12: 46.35 (σ = 5.88)

session avg: 46.35 (σ = 5.88)
session mean: 46.26

Avg12 PB

 

[SBRIDLY]

43.64, 39.78, 55.15, 42.13, 38.92, 38.48, 1:02.11, 39.60, 51.82, 49.07, 38.56, 35.90

number of times: 12/12
best time: 35.90
worst time: 1:02.11

current mo3: 41.18 (σ = 6.96)
best mo3: 39.84 (σ = 1.99)

current avg5: 42.41 (σ = 5.79)
best avg5: 40.22 (σ = 1.69)

current avg12: 43.72 (σ = 6.12)
best avg12: 43.72 (σ = 6.12)

session avg: 43.72 (σ = 6.12)
session mean: 44.60

Avg12 PB

 

[Ickenicke]

Avg12 PB

Update your profile

Nice times :tu

 

[Ickathu]

1st (2nd?) Success with TuRBo edges. 4:52.80, so not a great time, but still success! :tu

 

[SBRIDLY]

26.99 U' D F B2 U' D2 F2 R' U' D' R B2 L2 D2 L2 D' B' U F R2 B2 D2 L2 B2 D2

 

[DYGH.Tjen]

26.99 U' D F B2 U' D2 F2 R' U' D' R B2 L2 D2 L2 D' B' U F R2 B2 D2 L2 B2 D2

You're improving like crazy, won't be surprised if next WR holder is you or anything .__. nice scramble tho, 3 edges and 1 corner solved

 

[Mike Hughey]

6x6x6 BLD: 25:06.10 [14:30]
New PB! I still have over 2 1/2 minutes to go to catch Jakube's UWR, though. But my execution was almost 2 minutes faster than his! It seems like all that 8x8x8 BLD practice has really sped up my execution on obliques, which I think is why I suddenly got so much faster at execution.

 

[qqwref]

Haha, very nice job Mike! I think you can beat him if you practice memo. In fact, if you do specific practice on the things you have trouble with, you should still be able to improve your memo a lot.

PS: I think getting a cubical 7x7 might speed up your 7BLD execution

 

[Mike Hughey]

Haha, very nice job Mike! I think you can beat him if you practice memo. In fact, if you do specific practice on the things you have trouble with, you should still be able to improve your memo a lot.

Other than doing actual solves, I admit I've pretty much stopped doing anything specific to try to improve memo. When I started doing 8x8x8, I switched the order that I memorize bigcubes in, and that has helped a good bit, but it probably helps execution more than it helps memorization. I'm not sure exactly what I would do to try to improve my memorization for bigcubes from here - I've kind of run out of ideas for improvement.

PS: I think getting a cubical 7x7 might speed up your 7BLD execution

That is possible. I'm still using a V-Cube 6x6x6 with only partial mods - no pins. It's actually a mix of my old partially-modded V6 and my newer unmodded one. I haven't even tried a ShengShou 6x6x6 yet. My 7x7x7 got better when I mixed my old and new V7s too.

 

[Ickathu]

Darn you Mike. I saw on the homepage that you had just posted here and I was hoping you got an 8x8 success. Way to get my hopes up lol.

 

[cubernya]

Darn you Mike. I saw on the homepage that you had just posted here and I was hoping you got an 8x8 success. Way to get my hopes up lol.

Every time he posts here he tricks me (so far!)

 

[cmhardw]

7x7x7 BLD: 37:21.20 [20:21]

Wow, that was nice - a new PB by over 3:30! For the weekly competition. It's funny, I had forgotten what my old PB was, and I thought it was much faster than 40 minutes, so I was hurrying to try to beat it. Then I looked it up and realized my PB was still over 41 minutes before this.

6x6x6 BLD: 25:06.10 [14:30]
New PB! I still have over 2 1/2 minutes to go to catch Jakube's UWR, though. But my execution was almost 2 minutes faster than his! It seems like all that 8x8x8 BLD practice has really sped up my execution on obliques, which I think is why I suddenly got so much faster at execution.

Congratulations Mike! Both of those solves are extremely impressive!

 

[porkynator]

28.78[9.67] B2 F2 L2 D U F2 U B2 F2 R2 D L B R' B' F' R2 D' R D U2

y L D' L' U2 L D L' U2 y' (8/8)
y' D R U' R' D' R U R' (8/16)
L2 D' L U2 L' D L U2 L y (9/25)

x' U2 R U' M U R' U' M' U' x (9/34)
U' M U L' U' M' U L (8/42)
x M U R' U' M' U R U' x' (8/50)
L2 D M R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R M' D' L2 (17/67) <- lol
y x L2 U L U L' U' L' U' L' U L' x' y' (11/78)
x' U R U' M' U R' U' M (8/86)

86 STM / 19.11 s = 4.5 TPS HOLY SHUCKLE!