Blindsolving Failure Thread

[Mike Hughey]

Thought I would post my 5x5x5BLD DNF from Benelux here. According to the judge I had everything correct until a point where I had parity left to do. I also had 2 midges flipped due to my limited knowledge of M2 algs, but I knew this as well. So...I did M2 (the move not the method!) to leave me with 2 midges and 2 corners (and 2 flipped midges). Then I figured out in my head how to set up for the parity fix. Then I stupidly forgot that I had already done M2 and did M2 again before setting up for parity fix. Then I carried on. So this left me with a few line of centres and some midges. DNF because of one stupid extra move at the end

Aww, I feel for you. I've been there - it's very painful. Just focus on how close you got, though - it was a really good effort!

 

[kinch2002]

Thought I would post my 5x5x5BLD DNF from Benelux here. According to the judge I had everything correct until a point where I had parity left to do. I also had 2 midges flipped due to my limited knowledge of M2 algs, but I knew this as well. So...I did M2 (the move not the method!) to leave me with 2 midges and 2 corners (and 2 flipped midges). Then I figured out in my head how to set up for the parity fix. Then I stupidly forgot that I had already done M2 and did M2 again before setting up for parity fix. Then I carried on. So this left me with a few line of centres and some midges. DNF because of one stupid extra move at the end

Aww, I feel for you. I've been there - it's very painful. Just focus on how close you got, though - it was a really good effort!

Thanks. I'll make sure I get it at Bristol next month . At least I got 4x4 on my safety solve so it wasn't a total disaster! The second 4x4 I had 5 min memo but once I started solving I realised that I had somehow memoed the same centre piece twice. I couldn't figure out what to do so I just stopped.

 

[chinesed00d]

HAH!!! 30 minute blindfold solve!!! lol. i cheated. i used a blind man cube (the one with different feeling sides)

 

[vrumanuk]

4:03.874 3x3 DNF = 2 flipped edges and 2 twisted corners.

 

[Ville Seppänen]

5:52.55(2:30) 9 pieces off

 

[joey]

5:52.55(2:30) 9 pieces off

Grr, fast time. I just text you O_O

 

[Yes We Can!]

5:52.55(2:30) 9 pieces off

NOWAY5x5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Mike Hughey]

5:52.55(2:30) 9 pieces off

Wow, you beat your first official 4x4x4 BLD time!

2:30 is just crazy for memorizing the whole thing. I need to learn to push my memo - my best is around 7:00.

If you hit this in competition, this record is going to stand for a very, very, very long time.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

Onice

 

[Zava]

sorry Micael, I just couldn't do it this day. I had a lot of work to do, had to go to my ex-school, dentist etc... but I promise next week I'll do it!

 

[iRiLLL]

5:52.55(2:30) 9 pieces off

how about your 4x4x4??

 

[Ville Seppänen]

5:52.55(2:30) 9 pieces off

how about your 4x4x4??

Bad, like 4min. I can't memo 4x4x4 well :/

 

[Zane_C]

3x3x3: 3:56.82
Off by 2 wrongly oriented edges.
I know why, because when I studied the cube to look for wrongly oriented pieces for some reason I didn't see the DF edge flipped.

 

[Hyprul 9-ty2]

This hurts enough to be a failure.
Weekly comp 08, Scramble #1

4x4 BLD = 15:10.86
I solved it, but lost around 40 seconds because I messed up 4 centers and had to undo them and could've been sub 15! Its still a pb by 2 seconds..

 

[Lucas Garron]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH.

10.93 Speed BLD DNF
Scramble: D B2 D' B' D' L' B' F' D2 F2 L2 U' L' B' R2 F2 D' U2 F' U' L' F2 R U2 L2
Solution:
y'LR'FR2yR'LD'L'
U'RUR'URU'R'
R'U2RL'U2L
LU'L'R'UR
y'L'U2LU'LF'L'F
lU'l2'Ul2Ul2'U'R
U2'r'U'rU2'xR'UR'U'R2


And another:
AAAAAAARGH. I tried the F2L on a redo: 4.40. Seriously, my ZBLL needs to be sloooow to not sub-10 that. This is what happens when I trust myself on AUF instead of double-checking.

Scramble: F' D L' D2 U' F2 R U D2 L2 F L2 F2 R' U' F' U' F' R2 L' D L2 U2 F2 U
Solution:
yR'U'RUR'y'LR'FRUL2' //pseudo double x'cross
E'LU'L'ULU'L'u' //edge corner
RU2'R'dR'U'RU2'R'UR //LS edge control
Ux'RUL'U'R'ULU'x //OCLL
URUR'F'RUR'U'R'FR2U'R'U2 //PLL

 

[Zane_C]

3:22 DNF
I ruined the commutators at the end, so even know more pieces were probably unsolved then solved, I still don't care that much because most of the memory was done visually.

 

[TMOY]

I did three 4^3 BLD attempts this morning (2 inthe train, the last one in the bus).
First one: 14.06, off by 6 edges.
Second one: 14.58, off by 4 edges and the corners parity that I forgot.
Third one: 16.37, off by 4 centers.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....

 

[Zane_C]

3:33.83 DNF because of two twisted edges

 

[Toad]

I vowed last night that I'll try and do atleast 5 3x3 BLD solves every day from now on to really get into it.

First day, 5 solves:
DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF

All were about 6 minutes and memo errors (using full visual is hard) ...

Oh well, it can only get better (or stay the same ).

 

[Micael]

sorry Micael, I just couldn't do it this day. I had a lot of work to do, had to go to my ex-school, dentist etc... but I promise next week I'll do it!

Hey, that just for fun. Don't worry about it.