Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[Carson]

Haven't started learning corners yet... but I got a successful "edges only" solve on 3x3 in 4:11.90.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

I tried my very first 5x5BLD ever!

For the result, see the BLD failures thread

 

[babyle]

Almost got sub 2 today time was 2:02:38 PB

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

I tried my very first 5x5BLD ever!

For the result, see the BLD failures thread

Not according to your WCA profile.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

That attempt was a joke. I knew I could do 4x4BLD, so I figured 5x5BLD shouldn't be so hard. After 2 minutes of trying to memo, I found that it was pretty hard. So that's why I haven't counted that as an "attempt".

 

[Chuck]

I already posted a congratulations in the live results thread, but I'll go ahead and post it here too - Congratulations!!!! I think I need to send you a cube so I can get you to autograph it - you're my hero.

Thanks, Mr. Mike

Haha, well it will cost us a huge shipping price from USA to Indonesia And it's interesting that both of us are heroes to each other

I'm really looking forward to be in the same competition with you. So what I need to do now is graduate from college, have a nice job, get a wife, save money, and go to World Open 20xx

 

[wrbcube4]

2 Solves in one day. That is more then I had in six months(1)! I used Old Pochmann.

11:18.86
10:26.89

I know I slow but I am improving!

 

[PM 1729]

New PB 2:06.70 .
Very fast execution (for me) 77 sec.Wierdly , my memo times for my last 3 PBs have all been 49.xx

 

[Mike Hughey]

New PB for 7x7x7 BLD: 48:29.55 (23:30). The fifth scramble in this week's competition.

I still haven't beaten Ville's first solve yet, but I'm finally getting kind of close.

Memorization was fairly fast, and memory was quite secure during solving. And I made it a point to go as fast as I could on the inner center pieces, which are usually my slowest pieces. The inner centers are the scariest pieces for me on 7x7x7 BLD.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Wow, beast! I can see sub-Ville coming
Sub-30 for 6x6 soon too?

Maybe we should race sometime, you do a 7x7, I do a 5x5

 

[Mike Hughey]

Wow, beast! I can see sub-Ville coming

Heh, as soon as I beat him, he'll probably try his second attempt and get a sub-40 solve.

Sub-30 for 6x6 soon too?

I keep hoping...

Maybe we should race sometime, you do a 7x7, I do a 5x5

I'd be willing to try. You probably have the edge on speed, but I have the edge on accuracy, I think.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

We'd have to race soon though, because if we wait too long, I'll be sub-30 already

Then we'd have to race 5x5-6x6

 

[MatsBergsten]

New PB for 7x7x7 BLD: 48:29.55 (23:30). The fifth scramble in this week's competition.

I still haven't beaten Ville's first solve yet, but I'm finally getting kind of close.

Memorization was fairly fast, and memory was quite secure during solving. And I made it a point to go as fast as I could on the inner center pieces, which are usually my slowest pieces. The inner centers are the scariest pieces for me on 7x7x7 BLD.

Congratulations!! How many people do you know of that has solved a 7x7 bld?
On the UWR list there are 4.

I how now bought both a 6x6 and a 7x7 but I will not try either of them, at least
not this year. They are too big for my hands . And the 6x6 is so hard to turn .

 

[Chuck]

Wow, you are all so great in big cubes BLD

I think this is the right time for me to continue learning big cubes BLD too :rolleyes:

 

[MatsBergsten]

Wow, you are all so great in big cubes BLD

I think this is the right time for me to continue learning big cubes BLD too :rolleyes:

With your speed of learning and your memo capacity you will do excellent very soon!!
The only really new stuff is learning to solve big bld centres.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Wow, you are all so great in big cubes BLD

I think this is the right time for me to continue learning big cubes BLD too :rolleyes:

With your speed of learning and your memo capacity you will do excellent very soon!!
The only really new stuff is learning to solve big bld centres.

Yes. Memorization skills really pay off on bigger cubes. Chuck, you'll probably find 5x5x5 BLD to be easier to get world-class at than 4x4x4 BLD. And you'll probably be pretty good at 7x7x7 BLD right away.

Mats, I know Chris has also done a 7x7x7 BLD. It seems to me like someone else did too, but I can't remember who. And if Chuck tries anytime soon, he'll have no problem getting it fairly quickly, I'm sure.

And Mats, how small are your hands? The 7x7x7 is big for my 8-year-old daughter's hands, but she's still been able to solve several centers on it (sighted, of course). If she can handle it, I'd think you can. Maybe it's uncomfortable, but surely you can solve it?

 

[Chuck]

Memorization skills really pay off on bigger cubes. Chuck, you'll probably find 5x5x5 BLD to be easier to get world-class at than 4x4x4 BLD. And you'll probably be pretty good at 7x7x7 BLD right away.

Err.. :confused:

Sorry, Mike. I didn't really get it. Why is 5x5x5 BLD easier than 4x4x4 BLD? Is it something to do with odd and even cubes?

 

[qqwref]

5x5x5 BLD is more difficult to complete in competition, and it takes longer, so people practice it less and there are fewer good times on the list. (Also, the larger the cube, the more memorization skill is important.)

I don't post here often, but... I got a 2:58.14 BLD solve on the computer cube (http://www.ryanheise.com/cube/blind.html)! Yay! I've never had a success there before. It's only a 20th place result, but I'm happy about it.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Memorization skills really pay off on bigger cubes. Chuck, you'll probably find 5x5x5 BLD to be easier to get world-class at than 4x4x4 BLD. And you'll probably be pretty good at 7x7x7 BLD right away.

Err.. :confused:

Sorry, Mike. I didn't really get it. Why is 5x5x5 BLD easier than 4x4x4 BLD? Is it something to do with odd and even cubes?

No, it's not easier, but I'm saying you'll get to world-class level at it quicker. The reason is that you already have well-developed memory skills, and memory skills are more important than execution as you get to larger and larger cubes.

Actually, it's not really that it's easier for you - it's just that most people are significantly worse at 5x5x5 BLD than at 4x4x4 BLD, but your memory skills mean you won't be.

 

[Chuck]

I see

Well, my dream is to have a video of myself doing the Ultimate BLD Relay.

2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4, 5x5x5, 6x6x6, and 7x7x7.

I wonder when it will come true... :rolleyes:
I guess it's all up to me.

Let's learn!