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Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

3:27.77 4BLD PB mo3 and ao5 :)
Kinda crazy, this is sub-my PB single from a few days ago lol.

avg of 5: 3:27.77

Time List:
1. 3:37.86 R Fw2 F' L2 R2 Uw2 L2 U2 Fw2 R' Rw' Fw' R U' Fw2 U B D2 Fw2 U2 L U' Uw D2 B' U F D2 Uw' Fw2 B D U2 R2 Rw F' Fw D2 B U'
2. 3:21.21 Uw R2 Rw F U2 B' D' B L2 Fw' B2 R' L D2 Uw L2 F' L2 D F' B' D2 L2 R2 B2 Fw' Rw D2 U2 Uw Fw' R D R2 B R2 U B2 L Uw
3. 3:24.22 Fw Rw2 B2 Fw2 U2 L2 Rw U2 Rw' Uw B' R L' Rw2 F2 B2 Fw' Rw2 F Rw' F' B2 R F' U Uw2 Rw' Uw Fw F2 U F2 L' Rw2 U F2 B' Uw L' B'
4. (DNF(3:54.39)) F Rw D2 Uw U2 B D' Uw' Rw2 F Fw2 D' Fw B L2 B D B U Uw' R Rw Uw2 B Fw2 L2 F' Rw B2 F' D' Fw' Rw2 L2 Fw2 B2 L U2 L R'
5. (3:19.10) U' D2 Uw2 R2 L' Rw' Uw F' U Uw2 R Rw2 Uw2 Fw2 D2 U' R2 Fw D F' L' D2 R2 U' L' Uw' D2 Fw' D Fw F2 Uw2 B F' D2 L F' Rw2 F' U
 
Memo PB! If not by a slight pause, it could've been overall PB as well. Still, pretty thrilled.


Generated By csTimer on 2017-7-13
single: 51.80

Time List:
1. 51.79 [15.40] B R2 F2 U' R2 U' R2 U' L2 R2 U' R2 F L D2 R2 D B L2 R2 D2 Rw' Uw2
Dude I seriously need to practice the alternating rush and safe solves more. I need that memo!

When you say 10/8 what does that mean? Still new to all these crazy terminologies. Is it 10 comms 8 comms or something like that?
 
@Underwatercuber, usually X/Y stands for X (Edge or Corner) targets / Y (Edge or corner) targets. Rule of thumb, the highest number is for Edges.

Regarding memo, it was just crazy how it flowed so nicely. There's lots of work to be done there still, but my biggest setback is execution, by far.
 
First 4bld success! So happy with this! It's about 5 minutes slower than my other attempts because I went safe but it payed off in the end!
 

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used a block comm in a 5BLD solve:
5:55.04
D' Fw Rw' Dw Uw' F' U2 B R D' Lw2 U' L2 R2 Uw F' L D2 Fw2 B2 F Dw Rw' Dw2 B2 F2 U' Rw2 F D2 Lw' B' L Fw Lw2 U' Fw2 Lw R B' Lw U' D' B2 Uw2 Lw' Uw2 Fw2 Uw2 F' Bw' Lw2 Fw2 R2 Uw2 Fw D' F' D' L2

first pair of midges is WE (DR LU) and the 3rd pair of wings is WE, so you can solve both of these with [3Rw R' U' 3Rw' R, D'] after the first 2 wing comms, and then skip the first pair of midges
 
MBLD PB with a plus 2,
25/25 in 59min 32.23+s
1. 0.251
15/07/2017 13:04:09
D2 R U2 F2 L' R' U2 R2 U' B' F' U' F' L F' D' R2 D U Rw Uw'

2. 0.240
15/07/2017 13:04:27
U2 F' L2 D2 B' F' D2 U2 F' L2 R B D2 B' F U' F R' F2 Rw Uw2

3. 0.214
15/07/2017 13:04:38
B2 D2 U' F2 R2 D U L' D B2 F' R2 B U F2 D L D' Rw2 Uw2

4. 0.227
15/07/2017 13:04:50
B2 D' R2 D' U' F2 R2 D' L2 B L D R U F D' L U' L2 U Rw2 Uw'

5. 0.287
15/07/2017 13:05:03
L2 D2 L2 D' L2 U' R2 D2 F2 R2 B' F R' U' R2 U L U2 F D' B' Rw' Uw

6. 0.323
15/07/2017 13:05:16
U B2 D2 B2 L2 D F2 L2 U' F U' L2 D2 U' F' R' B2 U B2 L' U2 Rw' Uw'

7. 0.226
15/07/2017 13:05:28
U2 B U2 F L2 D2 L2 U2 F U2 B R D' B2 R2 B2 F U F U Fw' Uw'

8. 0.309
15/07/2017 13:05:44
D2 R2 F2 U' R2 U B2 D2 L2 D L' B R' F' R U2 B2 D B2 U R Fw Uw'

9. 0.240
15/07/2017 13:05:58
U2 R2 B2 L D2 L2 U2 B2 R2 B' U R2 U2 R2 U2 F L' B D2 F Rw2 Uw

10. 0.247
15/07/2017 13:06:13
L2 R2 D B2 R2 D L2 B2 U' B' L' B2 D B' U F' D L D2 U' F2 Rw Uw2

11. 0.244
15/07/2017 13:06:25
D' U B2 F2 U' F2 R2 D F' L2 F' U F' D L' B' F L U R2 Uw'

12. 0.272
15/07/2017 13:06:37
B2 F2 D2 F2 U R2 U' B2 R2 D B' F U' R2 U F2 L2 R' U2 Rw' Uw2

13. 0.216
15/07/2017 13:06:49
B2 U2 F2 R2 B2 R' D2 U2 B2 R' F' D B U2 F L2 U' L2 B R2 Fw'

14. 0.234
15/07/2017 13:07:05
U' F2 D F2 R2 U2 L2 D' R2 F L' B2 U2 B F D' L2 D2 F U2 Rw2

15. 0.258
15/07/2017 13:07:17
L2 B2 F2 U R2 F2 U' R2 U L R' D' B2 F U' R D L2 D' L2 Uw2

16. 0.249
15/07/2017 13:07:30
U2 B U2 B2 D2 L2 B2 L2 F D2 R U' B' F R B' R U' L' U2 F2 Uw

17. 0.266
15/07/2017 13:07:42
D2 F2 U2 R2 D R2 U L2 U2 L F2 D B' F2 U' F' U2 L D' B' Rw' Uw'

18. 0.284
15/07/2017 13:07:57
R2 D' R2 F2 U' L2 U2 R2 B2 D' L' B L2 D2 F2 D' U F2 R' B D Rw' Uw'

19. (0.324)
15/07/2017 13:08:17
L2 R2 B' R2 B' L2 D2 R2 D' R' U F L F' R U2 F' D' L Uw2

20. 0.217
15/07/2017 13:08:29
R2 F2 U2 L2 D2 B' L2 B' F' D' L D2 U F L U B2 U2 F' L' Uw'

21. 0.236
15/07/2017 13:08:42
R2 B2 R2 U F2 R2 D B2 U2 F' U2 L D' L2 R' F' L2 U' R' B' Rw2

22. 0.230
15/07/2017 13:09:07
R2 D2 B2 R2 F R2 F L2 F D2 B D' L D' U F2 L' F R B' L2 Fw' Uw2

23. 0.243
15/07/2017 13:09:19
B2 U L2 U' L2 F2 U F2 U2 R2 U F L2 R' B L' D L F2 L R' Uw

24. 0.244
15/07/2017 13:09:31
R2 D2 F R2 F2 L2 B' L2 U' F2 L2 U L R' D L B2 R' Fw' Uw

25. (0.202)
15/07/2017 13:09:43
F' R2 F U2 F D2 B F2 U' F2 L' R B F' U' R D2 B U Rw' Uw
 
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so.. after not practicing for a while, earlier this week I DNF'ed 3/3 of my 5BLD attempts(none of which were under 15:00). I felt sad that it seemed my 5BLD skills were fading. Today I decided to do 5BLD for the weekly comp not expecting much, but then this happened:

12:36.07 [5:27.27] ; 5BLD single PB by almost 1:30

I honestly cannot believe this just happened and my hands are still shaking. Having a sub-ChrisHardwick 5BLD really means a lot to me because he was breaking world records when I first started cubing. I can't believe I actually got it. This is probably my greatest cubing accomplishment to date. (or at least my favorite)
 
1. 32.48 B2 D2 B2 F2 L' U2 F2 U2 B2 L' R2 D' L' F R' D' U2 L2 U B2 L2
2. (28.87) B2 R2 B2 R D2 F2 R F2 R' F' D' B R2 U' F' D' U2 L2 R'
3. 32.73 U2 L2 B2 L F2 U2 R2 F2 R B2 F D2 F U' R2 D' F U2 F' D2
4. 35.86 B2 F2 R2 U L2 U2 R2 F2 D' R2 U L' D2 B R' D' R2 U B
5. (DNF(40.29)) U L F' R2 F R F' R2 U' F D2 L2 U' F2 U' F2 D R2 L2 F2

pb mo3 and avg5

28.87 recon for fun
[U': [F' L2 F, M']]
[x: [r U R' U' M U R U' R']]
[x' F': [U' R' U, M2]]
[y' L2: [M' U' M, D']]
[B L2 B', M2]
[R D R', E]

[D: [U', L D' L']]
[D': [R U2 R', D']]
[R y': [R U' R', D2]]
F' r U R' U' r' F R
 
biiiiiig 3BLD session today
9. 54.641 R' F2 L2 R2 U2 B' U2 B U2 F' U' R' F2 L U' B' L2 D' U2 Uw2
10. DNF(59.954) U2 B2 U' F2 L2 D' R2 U2 L2 D' B2 R D L D2 B R' F' D2 U Rw
11. 56.042 L2 F2 U2 B2 U2 F2 R' B2 L F2 D2 B L' F2 D' U R F R2 U' Fw' Uw
12. DNF(48.741) D B2 U2 F2 R2 B2 D' B2 F2 R2 D B' F R' U' F R' F2 U' F R Rw Uw'
13. 1:00.971 L2 D2 R2 F2 U B2 D' L2 D F2 D2 R' U' F L' B2 D' F2 D B R' Rw
14. 56.505 U2 F' U2 L2 F' L2 F' D2 B2 L2 R' B' L U R' F' U2 L R' B' Fw' Uw
15. DNF(2:11.512) B' F2 U' B2 D R2 F2 R2 F2 D2 U' F L' R F' D' F' D' L B2 Fw
16. 1:13.585 R2 L' U' B2 D' F U2 R' U2 L2 F R2 L2 F' R2 F' U2 B D2 L Fw' Uw
17. 1:59.216 B2 F2 R2 B2 U F2 U' B2 F2 D R B2 L' B' F2 D' F' U2 L B' Fw
18. (42.404) L' R2 F2 U L2 U' B2 D2 L2 R' D' B2 L2 U2 L2 D' F2 R Fw'
19. 53.414 R' F' B R2 U' R2 D' R L B2 U D2 F2 L2 B2 R2 F2 D' R2 F' Rw' Uw
20. 54.559 U' D2 R' D' F' B2 U2 D' R' U F2 D2 B2 R2 U2 D2 B2 D' R2 L' Uw
21. 1:20.655 D2 L B2 F2 R' U2 R' F2 L' R B D2 L F' U' R' D B' R2 B2 Uw'
22. 1:26.212 D2 B U2 B' D2 U2 R2 B D2 U2 L2 D' R' U' F' R' F' D2 R2 D2 L' Rw
23. 1:00.758 B2 U' L2 D L2 F2 L2 R2 U B2 F2 L' R U F L' B R' D2 U Fw Uw
24. DNF(1:00.948) B2 U2 B R U2 F2 U' F' B' U F' R2 F R2 L2 F' D2 R2 D2 F' Fw'
25. 1:20.123 R2 D2 R2 U2 F2 D' F2 D B2 U' F2 R' B D2 L B L2 F2 U L D' Fw
26. DNF(1:08.405) F L2 R2 D' L2 F2 U2 B2 D2 R2 D2 L D' R B' U2 F R' U R Rw2 Uw'
27. DNF(2:13.490) R2 B2 U' F2 U L2 U F2 D B2 D' L' B2 U F2 L2 F' R B L' R Rw' Uw
28. DNF(1:00.000) F' U B2 U2 R2 F2 D' B2 R2 U' B' D' L D2 R' B2 U2 F U2
29. DNF(1:10.402) R' D' F2 D' F2 U' B2 L2 D2 R2 U' L' B F' U' L R F2 R B2
30. (DNF(1:01.084)) U2 L2 R2 F2 L2 D2 U2 B' L2 F' R2 U' B R D' U' L' D F L Rw Uw
31. 2:31.057 B' R2 U' L2 U' D' F2 R' F' L R2 U' R2 D L2 F2 U' Fw'
32. 56.248 B F2 L2 R2 D2 B2 U R2 D' U2 L2 B L' U F' U2 L2 B' L B Fw' Uw
33. 45.925 B' D' R2 D2 L2 F2 R2 U' B2 R2 L U2 B L2 D' U B' L2 B' Fw'
34. 58.106 D2 B2 D2 F U2 F L2 F' D2 F' U' L2 U' L' F2 R' U2 F' L' Rw' Uw'
35. 1:07.559 L2 F' D2 F' D2 F U2 F' R2 F' D R' F U' L' U2 R' F2 L2 F' Rw'
36. 1:09.300 R2 U2 L2 B' U2 R2 B' D2 U2 B' L' F D' R D L R2 B2 F' D Rw2
37. 1:11.998 F D B2 L2 U L2 F2 D' L2 D B2 D' R B L' B2 D' L F U R2 Rw2 Uw
38. (DNF(1:39.509)) D F2 L2 F2 L2 D L2 B2 U2 F2 U' B L R' D F' U R' D B Fw'
39. 1:16.953 F U' B R' U2 B2 R F2 U R B2 R2 L' D2 L' U2 L U2 F2 B Uw'
40. 46.915 B L2 U2 L' R' B2 D2 L U2 R2 D2 U' B L' B2 D F L' U' B2 Fw' Uw2
41. 1:43.704 U B2 U L2 D B2 F2 U B2 U' L B' F' D2 U L' B2 U' B D' Rw2
42. 1:14.366 L' F2 D' B U2 F R F2 L B U' F2 U F2 R2 L2 D' L2 B2 D F2 Rw' Uw'
43. 1:03.952 F' B2 L R2 B2 R2 F2 D2 L' F2 U' B' R' B F' D R' B U Fw'
44. 1:36.273 B2 R2 U2 R' B2 R' U2 B2 L' D2 F2 U L' D F' R2 B R' U2 Fw' Uw
45. 1:24.868 B D2 B F2 L2 F' L2 U2 F2 D2 R' F' D2 F2 L' R' U F2 L' Rw Uw2
46. (DNF(53.332)) F' D2 F U2 R2 D2 F2 L2 F' U2 D' B2 D R B U' L B2 U F' Rw
47. (44.943) L F2 L B2 F2 D2 L' B2 U2 L' F2 D' L F' R2 F2 U F2 D U2 L Uw'
48. 2:22.567 U R2 B2 L2 U B2 D' U' B2 F2 U' B' L' R D2 B' D L2 F2 D2 U Rw2 Uw'
49. (44.285) F U' L2 D2 L2 U L2 U F2 U B D2 L' U2 F2 U' F2 U' F Rw2
50. 1:04.518 R2 B2 D' R2 D L2 U' B2 D' U' F' D U F' L2 F2 R' F U2 R2

a few 2:30s, a few 44s, just a normal day
broke all PBs except avg5
42.40 single, 50.12 mo3, 1:08.91 avg12
 
In the buffet car queue on the Eurostar coming back from the World Championships a couple of young women saw me cubing. One of them asked for the cube to mix up and told me that I was to look at it once and then solve it with my eyes closed as she'd seen it done on some program about geniuses. I'm not normally comfortable doing blind on command but something about their good looks and the beer I'd had made me say OK. The solve was pretty quick for me and I opened my eyes to an ovation from dozen or so people. Absolutely made up for my 3 DNFs in comp.
 
woooooooooot
A couple overdue 3bld pbs: 33.01 mo3 and 33.42 ao5 :)

mean of 3: 33.01

Time List:
1. 30.78 L F D2 B2 D B2 R B R B' R2 L2 U2 F2 R2 B2 D' R2 D2
2. 30.80 R2 F' D2 R B R' F L' D F2 D' B2 U B2 R2 U F2 D' R2 Fw Uw
3. 37.43 F2 D2 F2 D' B2 R2 D' U' R2 F2 R B2 D F R' U' B R2 U' B Rw'

avg of 5: 33.42

Time List:
1. 36.97 R' D2 R' F' U' F2 L' B2 R2 F U' R2 U' R2 D B2 U' L2 D Rw Uw
2. 32.48 R' F2 R' U2 F2 R' B2 F2 R F' L R2 D' L2 F2 R B' L' U2 Rw2 Uw
3. (42.75) D2 L2 B R2 B2 D2 U2 R2 U2 F' D L R2 D' F2 D U2 F' R2 D Rw2 Uw2
4. (30.78) L F D2 B2 D B2 R B R B' R2 L2 U2 F2 R2 B2 D' R2 D2
5. 30.80 R2 F' D2 R B R' F L' D F2 D' B2 U B2 R2 U F2 D' R2 Fw Uw

 
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