Blindsolving Accomplishment Thread

A Leman said:
5BLD PB 8:41.54[3:09.76]
u' D' L2 f u F' f2 U b' d D u f' R2 L2 u2 R2 l' u2 L' F2 f2 b D U' b f2 l' f2 U' r u' f2 D r2 B2 f2 u r' R2 u l d F' R' d' l' F' R2 r' u2 F2 d D2 L' l r' B2 d2 f

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URgDH5D9sLA

For memo, I only sub-vocalize the letter pair words (mostly just the first syllable) but for clarity, I will describe the association that I see. Some of these associations cause damage to the locations which is helpful for recall.

x-centers
[KE BH OR]i throw KEys through a BeacH ball that an ORangutan is holding
[LD NG UX]LuDwig pours NoG for UXie
[JV QM TW TD] i throw a JaVelin into Qualm(german for smoke) and then ThroW up on TodD
T-centers:
[CT FB LD] CaT bites FaBer(bluto from Animal House) who is eating LarD
[HI VP EJ] Hiei stabs through VaPoreon and Edge(wrestler)
[NG YQ UO] a Yaqui drinks NoG in his right hand and knocks out the UO runner to his left.
[SW KQ] a SaW cuts through a bottle of Kosciusko mustard
Wings:
[FS YV UJ] YVonne catches a FriSbee and ******* herself
[HR NL CW] HeRmione stabs a NaiL into a CoW
[DT MP BO] i throw a DarT through a MaP that BOton is holding
[KE IG AF] KEys attack AlF who is in an IGloo
Midges:
[LI EX TM] a LIon attacks EXeggutor and ToM calls him back
[QP DH VE] QWOP kills VEnusaur with DartH vaders light saber

corners: RO FeL SaI YuV
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Well done Arrik.
And i LOVE that memo reconstruction. I ALWAYS wanted to know what it is like, when people use letter-pairs. That was really informativ.
And its funny, that you use the word "Qualm" ;)

Greetings, Dennis
 
5:46.13+[2:38.13] F2 R' D' U' u2 f R' u r' u2 D f B2 R2 U F U F' r U' L' F u2 f2 F r D' f2 r2 D r R2 L' B u f' u L2 R2 B'

WOHOO! sub-6

Super lucky because I forgot to undo D setup move while doing centers (I execute centers last), but all D-face centers were already solved so it didn't matter. Only +2 :P
 
5x5 blindfolded: 6:06.66[3:03.64]. This lucky scramble: l f' u2 L l2 f L F u2 L B f U F D' d2 B' L f2 U L' B D2 F' b2 D' b d' L' d' B2 d' B b L r2 F f' U' F' f2 D2 R' U' b r l2 b2 L' R l2 U r f' r' U' F2 u2 F' f' (small letters means two layers rotation).
Still cannot find proper memo order, this attempt also was an experement.


I decided to make a memo reconstruction in case someone will be interested in how I memorize 5x5.
I use letter-pair images in long term memo. To memorize the order of it, I conntect each image with previous one making a "story". I use locations (Roman Rooms) just to memorize the first image for each kind of piece (so for 5BLD I need 3 locations, for 4BLD only one). I will write [letters in Russian] | words in Russian | (translation of words) and a story I had to memorize. I tried to write a story exactly in the order I make it during memorization.

t-centers: [НА ТП ИР ХЛ БД ВШ] | НбА, ТП, ИкРа, ХаЛк, БиДон, ВиШня | (NBA, blond girl, caviar, Hulk, water-can, cherry)
Story: NBA player. Blond looks at him. She are eating the caviar. Hulk crush her. He holds the water-can. Cherry is inside it.
wings: [ДА ОГ УЕ ИЛ ЦН ХВ СТ ЖП БИ КЧ ФР ЗК] | ДжАкузи, ОрГия, УвЕчье, ИвЛева, ЦеНник, ХВ, СоТы, ЖоПа, БрИтва, КуЧа, ФаРтук, ЗаКолка | (jacuzzi, orgy, injury, Ivleva (classmate girl), label, eastern egg, honeycomb, ass, shaver, heap of s..t, apron, barrette)
Story: Jacuzzi. Orgy occurs there. Someone got injured there. Ivleva heals the injury. She got the label on her head. The egg is on the label. The honeycomb is on the egg. It stuck to the ass. Shaver shaves the ass. Shaver's grip is in heap. Apron is in heap (on the other side). Barrette linked to the Apron.
Middles: [КО ФЗ АН РГ ПЦ] | КрОлик, ФиЗра, АрНольд, РоГа, ПиЦца | (Rabbit, sport bag, Arnold (from the cartoon), horns, pizza)
Story: Rabbit. He is holding sport bag. Arnold holds the bag from the other side. Arnold have horns. Pizza is strung on his horns.
x-centers (audio loops and 2-3 images at the end)
corners: ​(visual memo)
 
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3BLD
33.82, 36.63, (DNF), 52.95, (31.98) = 41.13

1. 33.82 U2 R U' F R2 F' R' L' F2 R' D2 F U2 F2 L2 F2 D2 B' L2 D2 F2
2. 36.63 U' L2 U' F2 D2 B2 F2 D' B' D' F' D2 R F2 U L2 R2
3. DNF F L2 B2 F R2 U2 F' L2 R2 F2 R2 D' B' D2 R2 U R U2 B D2 R'
4. 52.95 B D2 L' B U2 R U D' F D2 F2 D2 L2 B U2 B2 L2 D2
5. 31.98 F2 L2 D' B2 U2 F2 L2 D F2 U' B L2 F' L' F2 D' R' U2 L2

Some easy scrambles. Most of my successes are around 50 seconds and below now and I get sub 40s quite often.
I hope to start 4BLD soon, when I get my weisu.
 
Tim Major said:
1. 1:16.42 B R L U L U' B' L U B U' B L R U B' L U B L' U' B L' U B

24~ memo

OP corners, M2 edges

Looked up after edge memo because it was super fast (for me). 13/14s edge memo but meh corner memo.

I can still remember my edge memo but corners is just audio. Scramble was amazing for my orientation. No twists/flips, no buffer getting solved mid way etc. Skyping with Bryson/Richie/Jayden and gave him scramble and we both got PB.
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what is your orientation?
 
8:45.97 5BLD, first success in days. I finally know why I kept on DNFing - The past few days I've been trying out a different execution method (solving wings before centers) and I kept on doing wing parity (which isn't center safe) before centers. :p
 
cmhardw said:
2x2x4 BLD
1:50.71

Getting more used to the Japanese color scheme. I also decided to fix double-parity all at the same time, which I think is more efficient. This solve had double parity.
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Hi Chris,
do you mean Rubik's Tower?
tow_1.jpg
 
DrKorbin said:
Hi Chris,
do you mean Rubik's Tower?
tow_1.jpg
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Wow, yes the puzzle I have is a Rubik's Tower. I did not realize this puzzle's shape changing abilities until just now. I've been scrambling and solving it like a true 2x2x4, without taking advatange of the shape changing abilities.

Now I want to try to scramble this thing fully and try it blindfolded ;)

--edit--
Ok I have my blindfold method developed for solving the fully scrambled Rubik's Tower. I can't wait to give this a try later tonight! :D
 
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4. 47.99 B2 L2 U' R2 B2 R2 D L2 D' L2 U L' D F L' D2 B2 F L D F2 U'
5. 56.26 F2 D2 L2 U' F2 D2 R2 B2 U B2 R2 F R2 U' L' D2 R B' D2 B2 F2 U'
6. DNF L2 D' B2 U B2 U B2 U' F2 L2 U2 B' D R U2 B' F L2 D' R' B2 U
7. 51.59 U2 F2 L2 D' F2 L2 D' R2 L2 F2 U2 L' B L' U' R' D2 L' F U2 L2 U
8. 47.29 F2 U' R2 F2 L2 F2 U' B2 L2 D' U2 B R U' R D' R L' U2 R' U'

51.95 of5 :)
 
Rubik's Tower BLD (shape changing 2x2x4):
13:58.80

Memo took 10:12.xx. Memo for this was hard, especially since this puzzle is stickered with Japanese color scheme and I am used to US/Europe scheme. I definitely want to make this a regular part of my BLD practice! This was so much fun! :D :D :D

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For clarity: I fully scrambled the 2x2x4, then I fully scrambled such as to change the shape of the puzzle.
 
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cmhardw said:
Rubik's Tower BLD (shape changing 2x2x4):
13:58.80

Memo took 10:12.xx. Memo for this was hard, especially since this puzzle is stickered with Japanese color scheme and I am used to US/Europe scheme. I definitely want to make this a regular part of my BLD practice! This was so much fun! :D :D :D
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Wow, that's really cool. Well done. :D
 
After a few weeks of no practice, studies have finished so I have a month of practice for Frankfurt Cube Days. Had to get my form back, first. After a lot of DNFs and sup-3s (disgraceful):

Average of 5: 2:28.68

1. 2:32.55 U' r2 f2 R u2 R2 U' f' D f2 R L u F' L2 F2 f r B u' f2 F2 r u' U' B f' u2 B2 U2 f' D2 u2 R' r' L D2 U' F' D
2. (DNF(2:27.40)) R2 u' F2 R' r' B' R U2 u' f R' B R' f2 r' B F' R2 f D2 L2 B' u2 R2 f F2 L' u2 f' R2 r B' f2 u' r2 U' R D2 u' U2
3. 2:26.35 B R2 U2 B2 L2 U R r' u U' B U2 u2 f2 F U' u2 R U' D B u2 r u' B2 F' D R' L2 B r' L2 B L2 f' B L F' u' D2
4. (2:12.50) D2 F2 L f' L2 D2 F U2 L B u2 F D2 L D2 B R L' f2 R F' U D f U2 F f2 u' B2 U F' B2 f L' f D r' R u D'
5. 2:27.14 f2 D f2 U' B F' U2 D' f' u2 R' f2 u' R2 U2 r2 L2 U' B2 D B' F' u r U' B f' U' B2 f' r L' F B' R' D2 R D f' B'

Best Mo3 2:22.00

cmhardw said:
Rubik's Tower BLD (shape changing 2x2x4):
13:58.80

Memo took 10:12.xx. Memo for this was hard, especially since this puzzle is stickered with Japanese color scheme and I am used to US/Europe scheme. I definitely want to make this a regular part of my BLD practice! This was so much fun! :D :D :D

--edit--
For clarity: I fully scrambled the 2x2x4, then I fully scrambled such as to change the shape of the puzzle.
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Can you share your method? For solving cubeshape mostly :)
 
Ollie said:
Can you share your method? For solving cubeshape mostly :)
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Sure:
BH corners ;)

I view this puzzle as a bandaged 2x2x2 {U,D,R2,L2,F2,B2} with a regular 2x2x2 inside it. This analogy doesn't work perfectly of course, but that is mostly how this puzzle turns. First I solve the inner, regular, 2x2x2 using BH corners. This guarantees a solved shape-state. Then I solve the outer, bandaged, 2x2x2 using BH corners, though restricted to moves within {U,D,R2,L2,F2,B2}. I'm sure a pro like you could do this puzzle in absurdly fast time, there's really not much to it as far as execution goes. Solving is perhaps 10 targets total, and so far my memo has always fit into just 2 rooms, one for each "2x2x2."

Good luck at Frankfurt Cube Days Ollie! I am rooting for you! :)
 
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