Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[Lucas Garron]

7x7x7 BLD: 1:57:04.84 (57:45 memorization)!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Congratulations! I don't think I have to stress how phenomenal that is, but it's amazing. What attempt number?

If I ever get to own a 7x7x7, I'll probably try this, and I'd expect to take about as long, but I'll probably have no accuracy - I haven't even had a 5x5x5 success yet! Maybe I just need to try some more consistent methods for centers, but somehow cubers like you and Hardwick can be insanely more careful...

 

[pjk]

Okay, I could not possibly be more excited:

7x7x7 BLD: 1:57:04.84 (57:45 memorization)!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had a Dennis-like reaction when I pulled off the blindfold. The only difference is that I did so relatively silently, so as not to wake up my daughters. I'm still in total disbelief.

I am truly sorry that since my wife has the video camera with her in China, there is no video. But our computer isn't up to the task of handling uploading it anyway, so I guess it doesn't really make much difference.

The funny thing is that when I was solving the first set of obliques, I had a horrible moment of doubt when I was convinced that the commutators I was using for the cases where all 3 pieces are on different faces, and two of them are on opposite faces, couldn't possibly work. On that particular commutator, I probably sat there for about ten minutes trying to figure out how it could work, and finally gave up and did a really crazy setup move to put them on adjacent faces, and solved it that way. When I got to the next oblique like that, I came to my senses and realized the commutators I had been using really did work after all, and I was good after that. I think I'm going to have to practice a bit to get more comfortable with them, though.

I regret that Arnaud had not posted the new competition when I last checked before starting the solve, so it doesn't count for the weekly competition. Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to get another one this week.

I'm also excited because this means I can compete in 7x7x7 speed this week; now that I've solved it BLD, I can go ahead and solve it while looking at it too if I want. I still need a successful 6x6x6 BLD first if I want to do 6x6x6 speed, though.

The first successful solve on my first 7x7x7 cube was a BLD solve! Yes!

Congrats, Mike. Truly amazing. Great work!

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

4/6
3/6
2/6... I'm deproving!!

6/6, guess not!

 

[Derrick Eide17]

Okay, I could not possibly be more excited:

7x7x7 BLD: 1:57:04.84 (57:45 memorization)!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had a Dennis-like reaction when I pulled off the blindfold. The only difference is that I did so relatively silently, so as not to wake up my daughters. I'm still in total disbelief.

I am truly sorry that since my wife has the video camera with her in China, there is no video. But our computer isn't up to the task of handling uploading it anyway, so I guess it doesn't really make much difference.

The funny thing is that when I was solving the first set of obliques, I had a horrible moment of doubt when I was convinced that the commutators I was using for the cases where all 3 pieces are on different faces, and two of them are on opposite faces, couldn't possibly work. On that particular commutator, I probably sat there for about ten minutes trying to figure out how it could work, and finally gave up and did a really crazy setup move to put them on adjacent faces, and solved it that way. When I got to the next oblique like that, I came to my senses and realized the commutators I had been using really did work after all, and I was good after that. I think I'm going to have to practice a bit to get more comfortable with them, though.

I regret that Arnaud had not posted the new competition when I last checked before starting the solve, so it doesn't count for the weekly competition. Oh, well, I guess I'll just have to get another one this week.

I'm also excited because this means I can compete in 7x7x7 speed this week; now that I've solved it BLD, I can go ahead and solve it while looking at it too if I want. I still need a successful 6x6x6 BLD first if I want to do 6x6x6 speed, though.

The first successful solve on my first 7x7x7 cube was a BLD solve! Yes!

WOW MIKE! CONGRATULATIONS! that is soooooooo amazing!
Like Lucas asked how many attempts did it take?
just wow..... really I am so Proud of you Mike!
First EVER! Your an inspiration!

 

[joey]

Mike, you are awesome.

 

[tim]

Okay, I could not possibly be more excited:

7x7x7 BLD: 1:57:04.84 (57:45 memorization)!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow! This is amazing, Mike!

If i count correctly, that was your second attempt, right? That's even an amazing time for just two attempts. (I took almost 40 minutes to memorize my first 6x6)

 

[Stefan]

Congrats, Mike! And thanks. Now that I can't be the first anymore, I can postpone my attempts and do more important stuff first. But I'll try it soon, I've devised a method (mainly for centers) and practiced it sighted a bit the last few days and it looks good, but I'm so bad at reading and memorizing centers...

 

[Dene]

Yay Mr. Hughey! Sub2 as well! Dene always had faith in you!!!

 

[KConny]

Wow amazing Mike!
Tim S: Haha, nice! I think I'm gonna try 5 cubes today. What was your time?

 

[alexc]

Mike, that's amazing! First in the world! Now, somebody just needs to lend me a 7x7 at the nationals, because I have some major catchup to do! I really want to give this a go!

 

[Mike Hughey]

Thank you to everyone for the congratulations.

Yes, it was my second attempt. I still can't believe I got one so quickly. The first one was off by 33 pieces, so I thought surely I'd have a few with a few pieces out of place first. It's really a shame I didn't get this on a weekly competition scramble - now it will probably be ages before I get a second one.

Mike, that's amazing! First in the world! Now, somebody just needs to lend me a 7x7 at the nationals, because I have some major catchup to do! I really want to give this a go!

I'll let you use mine if you promise to take really good care of it. You certainly deserve a chance at it - your progress has been amazing!

That's even an amazing time for just two attempts. (I took almost 40 minutes to memorize my first 6x6)

It's interesting, because it really doesn't feel like all that much to memorize. The 5x5x5 multiBLD was really good practice. A 7x7x7 feels very much like 2 5x5x5s to memorize. There's a little more on a 7x7x7 than on 2 5x5x5s, but really not much more, so it winds up feeling about the same.

I can't wait to try this with my color scheme - I think it will take 15 minutes off the memorization time. The colors really throw me.

 

[fanwuq]

That's amazing!!!! You did it!!!! Now multiBLD the 7x7!!!

 

[Mike Hughey]

That's amazing!!!! You did it!!!! Now multiBLD the 7x7!!!

I've gotta save up enough to buy the second one first. I hope to in a couple of months.

 

[AvGalen]

That's amazing!!!! You did it!!!! Now multiBLD the 7x7!!!

I've gotta save up enough to buy the second one first. I hope to in a couple of months.

I will lend you one of mine. If you succeed in getting 2/2 7x7x7 you can keep it!

Congratulations Mike. Everyone expected you to get one soon. You were the only one that thought it would take about 10 attempts.

And to Stefan: You can stop reading the centers. Really. Unless someone is pulling a prank there should only be 1 readable center and it's always the same, no matter which scramble you supply. And there is no need to read it everytime, just remember it has a V on it

 

[Mike Hughey]

That's amazing!!!! You did it!!!! Now multiBLD the 7x7!!!

I've gotta save up enough to buy the second one first. I hope to in a couple of months.

I will lend you one of mine. If you succeed in getting 2/2 7x7x7 you can keep it!

Wow - that's a mighty generous offer! (But the odds are pretty good in your favor that you'll get to keep it. But remember - I did get 2/2 5x5x5s and almost 4/4, so I would have a real chance at it!)

Oh, and Arnaud, I'd like to give out a special thanks to you for inspiring me to do big cubes BLD in the first place. What really got me going on big cubes BLD was that I wanted to participate in every event in the weekly competitions - honestly, that's what got me started! Now I'm so hopelessly addicted to big cubes BLD that they are a bigger focus for me than the weekly competitions. But it was your weekly competition that got me started. Thank you for the initial inspiration!

And to Stefan: You can stop reading the centers. Really. Unless someone is pulling a prank there should only be 1 readable center and it's always the same, no matter which scramble you supply. And there is no need to read it everytime, just remember it has a V on it

 

[Nghia]

Wow Mike, congratulations ! That's incredible ! You've always inspired me with your motivation, I definitely need to jump into BLD again !

 

[alexc]

Mike, that's amazing! First in the world! Now, somebody just needs to lend me a 7x7 at the nationals, because I have some major catchup to do! I really want to give this a go!

I'll let you use mine if you promise to take really good care of it. You certainly deserve a chance at it - your progress has been amazing!

Thanks. I'll be gentle with it. I'll probably be turning very slowly and being careful with the solving in general anyway. Ohhhhh I can't wait, thank you!!!

 

[Mike Hughey]

Mike, that's amazing! First in the world! Now, somebody just needs to lend me a 7x7 at the nationals, because I have some major catchup to do! I really want to give this a go!

I'll let you use mine if you promise to take really good care of it. You certainly deserve a chance at it - your progress has been amazing!

Thanks. I'll be gentle with it. I'll probably be turning very slowly and being careful with the solving in general anyway. Ohhhhh I can't wait, thank you!!!

You're very welcome - it will be fun to get to watch you solve a really big cube.

Note that I am NOT making the offer Arnaud made to me - if you solve it, you do NOT get to keep the cube!

 

[alexc]

Mike, that's amazing! First in the world! Now, somebody just needs to lend me a 7x7 at the nationals, because I have some major catchup to do! I really want to give this a go!

I'll let you use mine if you promise to take really good care of it. You certainly deserve a chance at it - your progress has been amazing!

Thanks. I'll be gentle with it. I'll probably be turning very slowly and being careful with the solving in general anyway. Ohhhhh I can't wait, thank you!!!

You're very welcome - it will be fun to get to watch you solve a really big cube.

Note that I am NOT making the offer Arnaud made to me - if you solve it, you do NOT get to keep the cube!

Haha, ok, understood: I do not get to keep the cube if I solve it!

I have a question for you about 5x5 and larger cubes blind. When you were just starting on 5x5 blind, did you get any DNF's because you accidentally turned the wrong slice? I DNFed the first two solves on the weekly contest and they were quite far off, but I was sure my memo was right or at least extremely close to right, so I figured it must be a wrong turn on execution. That's what I'm most nervous I'll mess up on the 7x7, that I'll accidentally turn the wrong slice. (Because there are quite a lot of them on the 7x7.) Any way to help this besides just being careful and making sure you have the right one?

 

[Jason Baum]

Mike, congrats on your 7x7x7 BLD! That's truly incredible. You're an inspiration!