Blindsolving Failure Thread

[Keroma12]

It must be at least two years since I've posted here.

I've got into BLD again and have cleaned up my method a bit. Mainly handling flipped edges in a more routine way, and changing my execution of M-slice pieces. My accuracy has since gone up considerably. I've been trying to get an average of 12, but...

Average of 12: DNF
1. DNF(5:38.52)[3:10.12 - 2 flipped edges (corner memo was inconsistent, had to guess the correction and got it right)]
2. 2:52.12[1:43.36]
3. 4:22.04[3:04.41]
4. 4:15.84[2:38.44]
5. DNF(3:36.63)[2:13.39 - 3 edges]
6. 4:30.62[2:56.45]
7. (2:42.85[1:38.02])
8. 3:22.79[2:11.42]
9. 3:53.58[2:41.86]
10. 3:58.84[2:30.10]
11. 3:54.04[2:31.21]
12. (DNF(4:35.24)[2:51.33 - 3 twisted corners])

I was just two solves away sigh.

One of these days I will switch to OP corners.

Full session since making these changes:

Spoiler: Session

16. 4:01.32[2:19.89]
17. 3:17.64[1:56.21]
18. DNF(3:28.03)[1:58.52 - memo mistake + execution mistake + gave up]
19. 5:10.77[3:15.79]
20. DNF(3:54.73)[2:12.75 - 2 flipped edges]
21. 5:12.19[3:18.70]
22. 3:54.66[2:23.91]
23. 3:44.19[2:17.67]
24. 3:55.21[2:29.91]
25. DNF(6:50.95)[5:09.10 - 4 twisted corners + restarted memo twice]
26. 3:57.90[2:25.11]
27. 3:46.25[2:13.72]
28. 3:46.73[x:yz.ab]
29. DNF(3:33.47)[2:15.06 - 2 flipped edges]
30. (2:54.57[1:43.26])
31. (DNF(6:23.14)[2:27.42 - long pause + forgot to execute parity])
32. DNF(3:50.74)[2:07.65 - 2 flipped edges]
33. 3:44.17[2:31.11]
34. 3:10.00[1:51.60]
35. 3:36.27[1:59.86]
36. 3:52.63[2:18.20]
37. 3:15.20[1:53.90]
38. 3:04.09[1:52.66]
39. DNF(4:04.85)[2:33.20 - 4 edges + 4 corners]
40. 5:14.60[2:38.12]
41. DNF(5:38.52)[3:10.12 - 2 flipped edges (corner memo was inconsistent, had to guess the correction and got it right)]
42. (2:52.12[1:43.36])
43. 4:22.04[3:04.41]
44. 4:15.84[2:38.44]
45. DNF(3:36.63)[2:13.39 - 3 edges]
46. 4:30.62[2:56.45]
47. (2:42.85[1:38.02])
48. 3:22.79[2:11.42]
49. 3:53.58[2:41.86]
50. 3:58.84[2:30.10]
51. 3:54.04[2:31.21]
52. (DNF(4:35.24)[2:51.33 - 3 twisted corners])

Fun fact: I have exactly one official BLD success each year since 2011.

 

[Riley]

I still only have 1 5BLD success. I was off by 4 midges today.

 

[Mollerz]

I still only have 1 5BLD success. I was off by 4 midges today.

For most of my official attempts I was over 90% complete, you'll get it eventually!

 

[CyanSandwich]

11/15 38:34.85[18:46.35]

Decent memo. Bad accuracy and execution.
I got the first and last cubes wrong.

 

[Iggy]

11/15 38:34.85[18:46.35]

Decent memo. Bad accuracy and execution.
I got the first and last cubes wrong.

Your memo is really fast O.o

 

[CyanSandwich]

Your memo is really fast O.o

Thanks. I did the last 3 as a 3 cube multi without review, so that helped. It wasn't worth it for the long pauses though.

 

[Roman]

Oleg gave 8x8 cube to me to improve my UWR. Today was first attempt, off by a few obliques (my last solve was long ago, I lost the ability to solve them easily). I will (maybe) try it later.

Spoiler: vid

 

[Riley]

For most of my official attempts I was over 90% complete, you'll get it eventually!

Sorry to hear that, I hope you get a success soon as well!

Another attempt: 3 x-centers.

 

[CyanSandwich]

My 4BLD lately.

1. (6:29.35[1:43.54])
2. DNF(5:50.05)[1:52.01]
3. DNF(6:49.14)[2:04.31]
4. DNF(6:19.62)[1:54.13]
5. DNF(7:59.54)[2:13.20]
6. DNF(5:44.88)[1:54.86]
7. DNF(7:33.29)[1:57.00]
8. DNF(6:46.98)[2:04.32]
9. (DNF(6:08.75)[1:50.39])
10. DNF(6:09.63)[1:35.36]
11. DNF(3:43.02)[2:16.05]
12. DNF(7:36.49)[7:36.24]
13. DNF(5:08.05)[1:41.87]
14. DNF(5:24.77)[1:27.38]
15. 6:35.04[1:50.79]
16. DNF(7:02.36)[7:01.88]

Some of them were stopped early due to forgetting or an obvious mistake.

 

[Riley]

3 5BLDs today, all SUPER close (okay, 1 wasn't really)

1. I had this one. I HAD it. But then my mom walking into my room broke my concentration and I couldn't remember if I did the J-perm already for parity. !!!!!!! I was that close.

2. 3 + centers. 3 frickin' + centers.

3. 8 x centers, 3 + centers.

Still only 1 success.

 

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

4BLD 17:26.27[10:16.99] DNF, first attempt with new memo. Been doing some 3BLD so hadn't practiced edge memo much recently. Knew I messed up wings but there were a lot of unsolved centres :/. lol. Aiming for:
sub-10 in a week (easy)
sub-6 in 2 weeks (maybe?)
back to sub-5 in a month (um ...)

I'll probably end up posting here a lot in the next few weeks .

 

[Skullush]

4:06.58 4BLD DNF off by 3 wings My PB is 5:01 so that would've been great

 

[mycube]

dumbest 5bld scramble ever
L2 Lw2 Rw' Uw R Dw' Uw2 Bw2 F2 L2 B Dw2 Uw L2 Lw' D' B R2 B Fw' Lw2 D L2 Fw L' B' Uw2 B2 Lw2 Rw Fw' Lw2 B Dw2 Lw D Fw' F Rw' U' Bw' Fw2 Dw' L2 Uw' U B' F' R F' Uw2 Rw2 Dw2 Fw Dw2 L Dw2 L2 B' Fw'
5:08.56 DNF, did some execution mistake

Spoiler

14 xcenter/16 +center/22 wings/4` corners/12 midges

 

[antoineccantin]

7:55.42 4BLD off by 2 centers

Would have been my first sub-8.

 

[Iggy]

25.35 3BLD DNF by 2 flipped edges. First scramble of the weekly comp

 

[Iggy]

DNF(2:15.95) L f L' D f2 D F R' r' B2 f u f' r f F' L F2 u D' f2 u2 F2 f L2 F R B L2 F2 D2 L' u D' R2 u2 R u r' R

3 wings. Memo was around 56

 

[antoineccantin]

23:42.87 5BLD DNF, off by 2 + centers -_-

Time is awesome for me though. Especially since I had to undo and redo half of my wings because I had forgot two pairs.

First scramble from the weekly comp.

 

[CyanSandwich]

Lol 4/10 20:14.86[9:53.37] from the weekly comp.

3 corners, 2 twisted corners, R perm off, 4 moves off, and not close on the other two.

 

[Roman]

7x7 blindfolded: DNF(21:51.28)[11:41.40] by 3 wings
Stuck at memo (I was distracted), I wanted sub-10. Execution was "pretty fast", but can be way faster (I hate those r2 lock-ups on 7x7 shengshou mini. Also pauses between algs).
The thing is, when you solve something in under 25 minutes, you don't feel it like a colossal waste of time anymore (even in case of DNF). Therefore you can afford to rush memo/exec and forget about accuracy. Sub-20 is on the way

 

[antoineccantin]

7:28.99 4BLD off by 2 centers.

My last 3 big BLD attempts have been off by 2 centers. All three would have been PB single if they were solved.