Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

[Stefan]

I just noticed I'm currently #1 in the "Blindfold 3x3x3 recent success rate" statistic. Kinda unexpected.
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/statistics.php#7

 

[Erik]

Congratulations stefan!

 

[Ville Seppänen]

40.42 nonlucky. It was hand scrambled though.

 

[Rubixcubematt]

yay i just did a multi, with a 3x3 and 2x2. sure it may not seem like a big deal, but mostly i have always missed by 2 peices misspermuted on the 2x2 or uncorrect orientation. well i finally got it . i will have to try 2 3x3 when i get my diy's

 

[CAT13]

I just noticed I'm currently #1 in the "Blindfold 3x3x3 recent success rate" statistic. Kinda unexpected.
http://www.worldcubeassociation.org/results/statistics.php#7

How is that unexpected if you have 100%

 

[Ville Seppänen]

3x3x3 bld: 34.43... Lucky. 3 edges and 3 corners permuted. Scramble from cubemania: L D2 R' F L2 D F R2 B' R' B L U R' U L2 U2 B' U' L F2 D2 R B' D
Finally!


Solution:

x' U R' U' L' U R U' r
R2 R' D R U2 R' D' R U2 R2
z' U R' U' R U R' U' L2 U R U' R' U R U' L2 z

F' R2 U' R U R U R U' R' U' R F
z' L2 U M' U' L2 U M U' z
B L U L U L U' L' U' L' U' B'
B' U L R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2 L' U' B

This is pretty much the way I solved it, some nervousness because it was so easy.

 

[Stefan]

How is that unexpected if you have 100%

I didn't know I'm at 100%. I mean, I don't rush but I also don't play super safe, so I'm surprised by that streak.

 

[cpt.Justice]

I got my first sub 3 solve with Ville's scramble.
Sure, it doesn't really mean anything, but it still feels pretty good to get a sub 3 BLD solve.
Even if it is on someone else's lucky scramble...

The time was 2:59.47 btw

 

[ShadenSmith]

New PB! 3:01.46, 2 corners permuted and 1 edge permuted.

 

[Ville Seppänen]

36.83 nonlucky! unfortunately I messed up with the timer so I don't have the scramble. 3 Different edge cycles, 3 4 and 2cycle. corners were one 7 cycle which took 24 moves ( in QTM too, I think ) I had to flip 2 edges in the end.

 

[Kenny]

Mike:
It is the second part of the first stage of sleep (with the theta waves and all that) that your mind is most receptive so perhaps you should write down the memo and ask someone to read it for you over and over while you're asleep so the idea of what you should remember could get stronger. Okay, writing it down is kind of like cheating ... pretty much. Still, it'd be a nice experience .

Ville, congrats, you're definitely insane. Loco.

 

[Mike Hughey]

Mike:
It is the second part of the first stage of sleep (with the theta waves and all that) that your mind is most receptive so perhaps you should write down the memo and ask someone to read it for you over and over while you're asleep so the idea of what you should remember could get stronger. Okay, writing it down is kind of like cheating ... pretty much. Still, it'd be a nice experience .

I don't think I need it - the memo is just really easy to keep while sleeping. I can't help but go over the memo to some degree while falling asleep, and by the time I wake up, it's probably even more solid than it was the night before. I'm thinking now that it might be a better challenge to go for a 24-hour-delayed BLD - memorize one night, then solve the next night. What do you think? I think this would be MUCH harder!

Ville, congrats, you're definitely insane. Loco.

I agree. Ville, you're totally amazing!

And Shaden, congratulations on your new PB. You're starting to get good at this!

 

[rjohnson_8ball]

3x3 BLD success. Execution time was about 11 minutes; maybe 20 minutes total. Used the 3 cycle method mentioned at Macky's site. Edge orientation was F77 hex (reminded me of FORTRAN 77 compiler). Corner orientation was CCCA CACB (A=ccw, B=ok, C=cw. The CCCA reminded me of Russia, CCCP, where P looks like A). Corner permutation: just two pairs to swap (2 6)(5 7), with four coners were already in place. Used Caltech maneuver (R B' R' B)*3 to swap two corner pairs. Edge permutation: Two 4-cycles (1 9 8 2)(4 6 5 12), a 3-cycle (7 10 11), and one in place (3). Used Z-perm for last two edge pairs of the 4-cycles.

I'll stop posting these now, but I will still practice a few times per week. Maybe one day 4x4 or multi. (Sounds improbable to me, but I might surprise myself.)

 

[KConny]

How is that unexpected if you have 100%

I didn't know I'm at 100%. I mean, I don't rush but I also don't play super safe, so I'm surprised by that streak.

You're not really at 100%. You've "only" been it since Sep 14, 2007. Bernett Orlando isn't really 100% either. Only Niklas Bitén is.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

F' U D' R2 L' F2 B2 R2 U B L' R' D' L' D' R2 L' F2 U2 D2 F2 U L2 U' L

59.50.

 

[blah]

F' U D' R2 L' F2 B2 R2 U B L' R' D' L' D' R2 L' F2 U2 D2 F2 U L2 U' L

59.50.

That scramble makes quite a nice speedsolving scramble by the way (Fridrich of course...)

 

[McWizzle94]

F' U D' R2 L' F2 B2 R2 U B L' R' D' L' D' R2 L' F2 U2 D2 F2 U L2 U' L

59.50.

so close to sub-2 xD 2:01.55

still a good time though

 

[nitrocan]

3:22.35 - 3x3 BLD, New PB . Done while going to my friends (in a car).

 

[Cerberus]

I did my first multi-bld attempt yesterday evening and got 2/2 with 8:55.19

 

[not_kevin]

New PB (3x3) of 2:32.02. Done in my Driver's Ed class.