Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[kinch2002]

Solved all edges BLD and got 2 corners solved for me. 2nd time ive gotten all edges. I have no idea what to do for corners, I can't figure anything out that doesn't involve memorizing numbers or letters, as I cant memorize that stuff. Can anyone help?

You can't memorize numbers and letters...? Sounds unlikely to me. But if you actually can't do it at all, then just do visual memo. How are you doing edge memo?

 

[RyanReese09]

Wow! You're improving a lot faster than I am! (probably due to my lack of practice) I find multi very difficult, but nothing seems to stop you

With roman rooms, I think as long as I have enough rooms I'm good. I found this attempt semi hard due to the fact I had to squeeze my memo. I have only 2 rooms prepared at the moment.

Could have easily been sub20..I kinda goofed off on skype and what not

I thought I'd give multi a try out. It's not that bad. You should too! I expect once I finish my letter pair image list that I can do faster solves and more of them!

 

[Kynit]

I thought I'd give multi a try out. It's not that bad. You should too! I expect once I finish my letter pair image list that I can do faster solves and more of them!

I have given multi a try... actually, two! My memo is a bit too unstructured, I guess; I always forget what image goes where in my journey. My best was one almost solved cube out of two

I should probably give letter pairs a try. Right now I just improvise words for two letters at a time.

 

[kinch2002]

With roman rooms, I think as long as I have enough rooms I'm good. I found this attempt semi hard due to the fact I had to squeeze my memo. I have only 2 rooms prepared at the moment.

Could have easily been sub20..I kinda goofed off on skype and what not

I thought I'd give multi a try out. It's not that bad. You should too! I expect once I finish my letter pair image list that I can do faster solves and more of them!

If you don't have enough rooms just make more up as you go along. I never prepare journeys or anything for multi - I just make them up as I go. Just made up 2 more during my 15 cube attempt, and they worked nicely

 

[RyanReese09]

I have given multi a try... actually, two! My memo is a bit too unstructured, I guess; I always forget what image goes where in my journey. My best was one almost solved cube out of two

I should probably give letter pairs a try. Right now I just improvise words for two letters at a time.

That's why I like roman rooms. You just go through the rooms locations and recall the images. So easy!

I had an awkward moment in that above multi. Well actually two

In one room I had (on a bed (I use my room/Erics room for my rooms)) my first cube being Magikarp (M) ripping apart the triforce (T)

Second room I had the triforce hanging magikarp (killing). I didn't get them screwed up but yeah.

I also had to reuse images since I only have 24 images and I just combine them with another letter for each location in my room

I can't wait for letter pairs. A possible 2 cubes per room! Ah..just need to work on speed then..
Here's my list so far. Been working on it a lot today

Spoiler

AB anthony brooks
AC Airconditioning (unit)
AD
AE American Eagle
AF
AG agony
AH air hockey
AI Artificial Intelligence
AJ
AK AK-47
AL alien
AM ammunition
AN ant
AO
AP Adrian Peterson (RB)
AQ aquarium
AR arrow
AS astronaut
AT Atlas
AU automobile
AV
AW A&W root beer
AX axe
BA bagel
BC bicycle
BD bed
BE belt
BF bonfire
BG
BH bee hive
BI billiards
BJ blow job
BK burger king
BL bell
BM bomb
BN bone
BO Body Odor
BP backpack
BQ barbeque
BR bear
BS Bull ****
BT
BU bus
BV beaver
BW bowling
BX boxer
CA camera
CB cab
CD Compact Disc
CE
CF coffee
CG cog
CH Chris Hardwick
CI city
CJ
CK cake
CL clown
CM
CN cone
CO
CP cop
CQ
CR cross
CS
CT
CU cup
CV
CW cow
CX
DA
DB
DC
DE dentist
DF
DG dog
DH dough
DI
DJ DJ (parties)
DK duck
DL doll
DM
DN
DO
DP
DQ disqualified
DR dragon
DS Nintendo (DS)
DT
DU
DV Darth Vader
DW
DX
EA eagle
EB
EC
ED
EF
EG egg
EH Edward Hicks
EI
EJ
EK
EL elf
EM Eminem
EN
EO
EP
EQ
ER Emergency Room
ES
ET Extra Terrestrial
EU
EV
EW
EX excalibur
FA Fat Albert
FB football
FC
FD food
FE
FG fag
FH
FI
FJ
FK fork
FL flour
FM foam
FN
FO fossil
FP
FQ
FR fridge
FS
FT
FU fugitive
FV
FW flower
FX fox
GA gargoyle
GB Ghost Busters
GC
GD Godzilla
GE
GF giraffe
GH ghost
GI
GJ
GK
GL globe
GM Golum
GN
GO gold
GP grapes
GQ
GR
GS
GT goat
GU
GV gravel
GW
GX
HA harpoon
HB hobo
HC
HD
HE
HF
HG hermione granger
HI hippo
HJ
HK Honk Kong
HL Hughe Lauri
HM hummer
HN honey
HO hose
HP Harry Potter
HQ
HR
HS
HT
HU hunter
HV Heaven
HW Home Work
HX
IA
IB
IC
ID Identification
IE Internet Explorer
IF
IG igloo
IH Incredible Hulk
IJ
IK
IL
IM
IN
IO
IP Ipod
IQ
IR
IS ice skates
IT
IU
IV
IW
IX
JA jar
JB jukebox
JC John Carrol (school)
JD
JE
JF Joe flacco
JG jigaloo
JH Janet Hicks
JI
JK
JL
JM
JN
JO
JP
JQ
JR Jar
JS Jerry Springer
JT jet
JU jungle
JV
JW
JX
KA kangaroo
KB keyboard
KC
KD
KE ketchup
KF
KG Kong (King Kong)
KH
KI kite
KJ kirjava
KL
KM
KN knight
KO
KP
KQ
KR kryptonite
KS
KT
KU
KV
KW killer whale
KX
LA lamp
LB
LC locust
LD lead
LE leopard
LF leaf
LG
LH Light House
LI
LJ
LK
LM lamb
LN lantern
LO
LP
LQ
LR
LS Luke Skywalker
LT lottery
LU
LV lava
LW Lil Wayne
LX
MA
MB
MC Mortal Combat
MD mountain dew
ME
MF
MG magnet
MH Mike Hughey
MI
MJ Mary Jane (spider man)
MK monkey
ML Mona Lisa
MN
MO
MP mop
MQ
MR
MS microsoft
MT
MU mule
MV Minivan
MW
MX
NA
NB
NC
ND
NE
NF
NG
NH north harford
NI
NJ
NK
NL
NM Necromancer
NO
NP
NQ
NR
NS nest
NT net
NU nuclear
NV navy
NW
NX
OA oatmeal
OB
OC octopus
OD
OE
OF
OG ogre
OH
OI oil
OJ OrangeJuice
OK
OL olive
OM
ON onion
OP opera
OQ
OR
OS ostrich
OT
OU
OV oven
OW owl
OX ox(animal thingy)
PA
PB polar bear
PC peacock
PD panda
PE
PF
PG penguin
PH pharoah
PI pie
PJ
PK
PL
PM
PN
PO
PQ
PR Predator
PS playstation
PT powerthirst
PU
PV
PW
PX
QA
QB quarterback
QC
QD Quidditch
QE
QF
QG
QH
QI
QJ
QK
QL
QM
QN
QO
QP Quarter Pounder
QR
QS quicksand
QT
QU
QV
QW
QX
RA
RB
RC Rubik's Cube
RD Rubber Duckie
RE
RF Referee
RG
RH Rowe hessler
RI Rhino
RJ
RK rake
RL
RM
RN
RO
RP
RQ
RS
RT
RU
RV
RW ron weasly
RX
SA saw
SB
SC scythe
SD
SE
SF San Francisco
SG Stargate
SH
SI
SJ Slim Jim
SK skeleton
SL seal
SM Smoky the Bear
SN Sonic the Hedgehog
SO sofa
SP spaghetti
SQ squirrel
SR
ST
SU
SV
SW swatter
SX saxophone
TA tank
TB tub
TC
TD toad
TE tent
TF
TG tiger
TH
TI tire
TJ
TK truck
TL turtle
TM
TN
TO tomb
TP Toilet Paper
TQ
TR tree
TS
TU
TV televison
TW Towel
TX Tex(cowboy)
UA United Airlines
UB U-boat
UC Unicorn
UD
UE
UF UFO
UG Ugly
UH
UI unicyclist
UJ Jorome Eugene Morrow (GATTACA)
UK United Kingdom
UL
UM umbrella
UN Uno (card game)
UO
UP
UQ
UR urine
US United States
UT
UV
UW Under Water
UX
VA
VB volleyball
VC vacuum
VD video
VE
VF Venus Flytrap
VG Virgin
VH
VI visor
VJ
VK viking
VL
VM
VN Venom
VO volcano
VP vampire
VQ ventriloquist
VR Virtual Reality
VS vase
VT vault
VU vulture
VW Volkswagon
VX vortex
WA water
WB web
WC witch
WD weed
WE
WF
WG wig
WH whip
WI wine
WJ
WK
WL wall
WM Wal-mart
WN window
WO wolf (werewolf)
WP weapons
WQ
WR wizard
WS walrus
WT Water Tower
WU
WV weaver
WX wax
XA xavior
XB
XC
XD
XE
XF
XG
XH
XI
XJ
XK
XL
XM
XN
XO
XP
XQ
XR
XS
XT
XU
XV
XW

@Daniel, never thought about that. I wouldn't really feel safe about doing that though.

 

[HelpCube]

You can't memorize numbers and letters...? Sounds unlikely to me. But if you actually can't do it at all, then just do visual memo. How are you doing edge memo?

im doing edges with journey. super duper easy for me, i could probably recall most of the solve even though it was a day or two ago. Im not sure how well that would work with corners. Ive tried visual, but i cant quite seem to get it.

 

[kinch2002]

im doing edges with journey. super duper easy for me, i could probably recall most of the solve even though it was a day or two ago. Im not sure how well that would work with corners. Ive tried visual, but i cant quite seem to get it.

So...maybe do corners with journey too? If you can remember it a day later then you're memoing stuff far too well for 3bld. Just memo it in half the time and get on with the solve, and see whether you can still remember it all.

 

[Zane_C]

57.42 F B' R' L2 U' R' B' R B2 U' B' F' R2 F2 L' D2 R' D' U B U' B2 U2 L2 R2
40.63 D2 L2 U2 F' R2 D B' U2 D' B R' U' L2 U D' L B2 D' B' R D2 U F2 U2 F2 (Lol 4 corners solved, Aron got 28.)
50.14 B U2 R F L2 U' F D F' U2 L2 F' L' R' B' D2 R L D2 R' L2 U B' U F
50.47 B2 L' D2 F' D' F L2 U L' F R L F R' D2 U2 R2 L D' U' R2 F D' R2 B2
59.94 F' D R' F2 R L2 D2 R U L' R' B' L D L' D2 L' F U R F U2 R' F B2
54.09 F D' F' L' B' D2 U2 B2 F2 D2 R2 F2 D2 B' L2 F2 L U2 L U' L' B2 U R' L2

I've edited this post so much today.
This is so weird getting all these sub-1s today, before today I had only gotten 2.

 

[hkne95]

OMG 3x3 BLD in 7:43.93, this is my first success
EDIT: New PB 5:40.75

 

[Yes We Can!]

5x5x5 BLD in 30:00.9

I don't know if this is a failure or an accomplishment
If I hadn't checked if the cube was solved before stopping the timer, it would have been sub-30!

Memorization: 19:58
Execution: 10:02

Second scramble of the weekly competition 2011-1. Let's see if I can get a 3/3 for 5x5 this week.

Weekly competition SPOILER ALERT

Spoiler

6 +centers, 6 -centers and 1 midge solved.

Oh well, even though it would have been cool to get a sub-30 as my first sub-40 but it's still a PB by 10:41

For some reason I am a lot more confident and accurate with 5x5 than with 4x4 :confused:... My first two 4x4 BLD in this week's competition have been DNF and slow .
I enjoy 5x5 BLD alot more than 4x4 BLD.

 

[amostay2004]

My accomplishment is I'm about to attempt a 4BLD now because I've been so lazy lately. Shall edit here if it's a success, shall post in failure thread of otherwise =p

 

[Mike Hughey]

For some reason I am a lot more confident and accurate with 5x5 than with 4x4 :confused:... My first two 4x4 BLD in this week's competition have been DNF and slow .
I enjoy 5x5 BLD alot more than 4x4 BLD.

It's nice to know there's finally someone else with that affliction. That's me too. My statistics show that I am better at 4x4x4 BLD than 5x5x5 BLD, but probably not as much so as should be the case. And I definitely enjoy 5x5x5 BLD more than 4x4x4 BLD.

 

[Tim Major]

57.42 F B' R' L2 U' R' B' R B2 U' B' F' R2 F2 L' D2 R' D' U B U' B2 U2 L2 R2
40.63 D2 L2 U2 F' R2 D B' U2 D' B R' U' L2 U D' L B2 D' B' R D2 U F2 U2 F2 (Lol 4 corners solved, Aron got 28.)
50.14 B U2 R F L2 U' F D F' U2 L2 F' L' R' B' D2 R L D2 R' L2 U B' U F
50.47 B2 L' D2 F' D' F L2 U L' F R L F R' D2 U2 R2 L D' U' R2 F D' R2 B2
59.94 F' D R' F2 R L2 D2 R U L' R' B' L D L' D2 L' F U R F U2 R' F B2
54.09 F D' F' L' B' D2 U2 B2 F2 D2 R2 F2 D2 B' L2 F2 L U2 L U' L' B2 U R' L2

I've edited this post so much today.
This is so weird getting all these sub-1s today, before today I had only gotten 2.

I thought it was an average for a second
Awesome job.

 

[minime12358]

Against everyone else's times, this seems pitiful, but i finally got my first 2 blindsolves at the beggining of winter break. I only timed one of them though.
692.42 L R' D2 R2 U F U' D2 R2 F2 B L B L F R B2 R2 F R U F2 L' R' B

Havent gotten a sub 10 yet, but im working on getting my memo time down, it takes me like 90% of the time to mem, execution is pretty smooth.

 

[Tim Reynolds]

4x4: f r2 L' u2 r U' u F' R f D' R2 f2 u R' D2 r2 D2 u' F' f' u2 F2 B u B u R' D2 u' R U' L2 r' B' F2 D' u B' U' 10:26
My first 4x4 success since I started re-learning my letter pairs. There were two easy wing 3-cycles that I memorized visually and didn't use my buffer.

This could have been 10 seconds faster easily. After I did corners, I jiggled the mouse to make sure that my screen didn't turn off. Just as I did that, the CD I was burning finished, and the software played a little 5-second song to announce its completion. It took me at least 5 seconds to recover from that.

I think it was like 5:00 or 5:30 memo, not my best, but reasonably good. I'm confused as to why it takes me 22-24 minutes to do a 5x5 attempt now...it's only + centers and midges more, that shouldn't take that much longer.

I should be on a stackmat soon!

 

[Tyjet66]

I just managed to solve 9 edges! Today, I've usually only been capable of 6-7.

 

[cmhardw]

4x4: f r2 L' u2 r U' u F' R f D' R2 f2 u R' D2 r2 D2 u' F' f' u2 F2 B u B u R' D2 u' R U' L2 r' B' F2 D' u B' U' 10:26
My first 4x4 success since I started re-learning my letter pairs. There were two easy wing 3-cycles that I memorized visually and didn't use my buffer.

Tim, that's awesome! Did you know letter pairs from before, but you're now strengthening them? Or did you change some or many of them? Congrats on the nice solve!

 

[Tim Reynolds]

Tim, that's awesome! Did you know letter pairs from before, but you're now strengthening them? Or did you change some or many of them? Congrats on the nice solve!

Thanks! I made my letter pair list in late 2007, and learned most of them then (A_ through T_, never got around to learning U_ through X_). I did a ton of big cubes blind the summer of 2008, then stopped when I came to MIT in August and have done very few attempts since then. So I pretty much forgot my letter pairs. I'm not sure if you've been reading the failures thread, but I've done a few 5x5 attempts recently, and for all of those I was coming up with letter pairs on the fly (and doing visual edge memo, but that's another story...), so it would take me roughly 3 minutes to read x centers or + centers. After my first success, I went back to my list and memorized them again (incidentally, I still haven't learned the last 4 letters), so if I don't mess up I can read x centers in about 1:30-2:00, and a bit longer for wings (probably 2:00+).

One other change I made was coming up with new routes. Until recently I was always using the same 2 routes for 4x4, and one extra for 5x5 if I felt like using letter pairs. I made 10 more that are at MIT, and when I use a route that I haven't used much my memo goes a lot easier.

I'm really excited for UIUC...hopefully big cubes blind go from being a tentative event to a definite event and I can try this out for real.

 

[Keroma12]

24:23.15 on 4x4, memo ~10:15. Weekly competition, 2nd scramble. Very happy. Will try a 5x5 tomorrow if I can find the time.

I'm still going fairly slow on memo, not rushing at all. Might try to go a lot faster on the 3rd weekly.

 

[Tyjet66]

Hell yea! I did a random scramble, solved the corners normally. Memorized 10 edge switches, 1 edge already solved, all 1 cycle. I successfully did it!!! I'll get some more practice in and I'll start learning how to do the corners. I was planning on getting my first successful full solve by 1/16, perhaps it will be sooner. (God I hope!)

EDIT: This was like ten minutes ago, and I can still recall the tap sequence perfectly. The weird thing is, I usually can't remember it for two minutes.