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Blindsolving Failure Thread

DNF(1:37.57) F2 L' D B2 U L F' B' R L2 F B' R2 D2 R2 B D2 F2 Uw'
I memo'd parity but for some reason forgot to do parity :l So many sub 2 DNF's but my frikin pb is a 2:32
I believe this is my 2nd fastest bld DNF so far with the first being like a 1:32.xx
 
5BLD fail by 2 +centers swapped. Would have been PB and that exec was near flawless after a slow start
7:20.99[3:59.09] Bw Dw' B2 Rw2 Uw' F' Lw' B Rw D2 L2 Dw' Lw L' B2 L R' U2 Dw L2 Fw' Uw2 R Rw B' Uw U2 R' D' Lw Rw' B2 Rw2 Lw Uw Lw' B' Bw' Dw L Dw Rw' L2 Uw Bw' Lw2 Rw Fw Bw U' Fw2 Dw2 Bw' U' Fw' Dw2 D2 F Rw' F
 
Just DNFed the last solve of a would-be 4:37.97 4BLD average of 12 :(
Off by a separate 3 wing cycle that I overlooked. Honestly not sure if I'll ever go for an ao12 again lol, that feels so bad.

avg of 12: DNF

Time List:
1. 3:48.86 F R2 U2 Uw D L U' L2 Uw' Rw F2 L' F2 L Fw' D' L2 Rw Uw' R2 B' R B' D2 B F2 U Uw B L' R Fw L' Uw L' B2 Uw Fw Rw2 F2
2. 4:37.12 L2 Rw' D2 L R2 D2 L2 R Fw Uw' Fw Rw2 D' B2 F' Uw' L Rw R F2 Uw2 R2 L F2 Uw B Rw' F R' L F2 Uw2 F Rw2 U' D' L Rw' F Uw2
3. 4:38.13 R2 B2 L R' Uw2 F' L' D L U F2 Rw2 R2 L' B' Fw2 Rw R' L2 F D L Fw2 L2 Uw2 R Fw' Uw' B2 Fw L2 R D2 F' U R' L B' L2 Rw
4. 4:18.70 F B2 Uw2 U2 F2 B' L R' U2 D' Fw2 Uw' U L' Uw' Fw B D2 U' Rw Fw2 B2 U L2 Fw2 Rw' R L' U2 Rw2 D' R B Rw2 U2 F Fw B' D' U
5. 4:13.53 D2 Rw' D' Fw2 L R B' D' U Uw' R' Uw2 Rw F' Fw2 L2 B2 Rw D2 Uw F2 Uw2 Fw2 L2 Rw' B' Fw' Rw2 L' Uw U L' Rw' D2 Fw' F B R B' L2
6. 4:39.21 R2 Uw D2 L B' R D2 Fw' B' L2 Uw D2 R Fw2 F2 Uw2 D2 Rw' F2 B Rw2 U' R U F Rw2 B' L' R' U Fw2 U' B Rw U' R' F D2 Rw B2
7. (3:36.89) D' L Rw' U2 B' L' B2 F' R' Uw' Rw' L U' Uw Fw2 U R U' Fw' D' F' Uw2 F2 Fw' Uw2 F Uw B' U Rw R B2 L2 F Rw2 F R L F' B2
8. DNF(5:02.52) B2 L Rw F U' Fw' R Uw2 Rw2 F R2 B2 Uw F D2 F Uw' Rw F2 U Rw2 Uw Rw2 Fw F2 L2 R Rw Uw2 D F Uw D' L2 R' D Fw2 F' L Rw2
9. 3:55.57 U2 R' Uw' B F Uw2 L2 Fw' Uw L' Uw2 U2 L2 U Rw2 U2 B' Fw2 F R Fw2 L2 F D2 B F' D' Uw2 F2 D2 F2 B' R' B' L Uw D Fw' U' L
10. 5:29.91 Fw U' Fw' F' B Uw U2 L' U2 F' D Rw2 U Uw B' R D U2 L Fw2 Uw2 U' D' L U2 Fw Rw' L Fw B Rw Uw' R Rw2 U' Uw R2 L' Rw Uw
11. 5:21.66 U L B2 L F L2 F R2 B L2 R Rw' D' L U' F' B2 Fw Rw Fw' D' L' R' Rw2 U Rw' Uw' U2 R' Fw' D2 R U R2 D' B' L2 R' B2 R
12. (DNF(5:16.99)[3 wings :((((((((((]) D' F' Rw' U2 L2 D' L2 R2 D' L' U2 R' L2 Uw F' U Fw' F' Uw B' Uw2 F2 Fw Rw2 Fw L' Uw' U D B' U' Fw' L2 R' F2 Rw2 D2 B2 Rw' L2
 
Just DNFed the last solve of a would-be 4:37.97 4BLD average of 12 :(
Off by a separate 3 wing cycle that I overlooked. Honestly not sure if I'll ever go for an ao12 again lol, that feels so bad.
Dang, unfortunate.
By "go for" an ao12 do you mean doing it in one sitting, or going on the safe side? Because I would count an ao12 across multiple days.
 
Dang, unfortunate.
By "go for" an ao12 do you mean doing it in one sitting, or going on the safe side? Because I would count an ao12 across multiple days.

I mean going on the safe side. Typically I go as fast as I can whenever I do 4bld because I mainly only care about singles, but most of those solves I reviewed a lot and checked memo multiple times. Though this all was basically in one sitting lol.
 
Still trying for my first success in 3BLD. I did five attempts yesterday, three of which were off be either a 3-cycle of edges of two flipped edges, and one was off by two flipped corners.
 
Missed a 2:53 ao12 by 1 move ;)

avg of 12: DNF

Time List:
1. 3:11.84 F2 U' R' Rw B L D R L2 D2 R2 B' R2 Fw' F' B Rw B2 F L2 F2 B' D' Fw' L' Uw R2 F2 Uw Fw' Uw' L Fw' L B' L2 U B2 U' Fw'
2. (2:21.57) Fw U R2 Fw' Uw U B' F' L D Fw' Uw R Rw U2 Uw2 L Rw' B2 R' Uw2 D R Uw' D L2 U F R U' Fw D2 Uw Rw2 F' R D Rw' B2 Rw'
3. 2:34.89 L' Uw2 Fw2 Uw' B' Uw' Fw' L2 Rw2 U2 L2 D U' Uw B' R B' Fw D U Fw2 R' L' B Rw2 B Uw2 R' D' R L B D2 Rw Fw2 F' U' B' Rw2 L'
4. 2:37.50 D2 Rw' R D B Uw B' U L' Rw B U' Fw2 Rw2 Uw' U2 B' Rw' Fw' Rw2 D2 F2 B' D F' Uw Fw B2 Uw' R Uw2 B' F' L2 U' F2 Uw' R Rw D'
5. DNF(3:09.91) Rw' L Uw B' L D2 B2 Rw' L' U' Uw2 B2 Fw2 Rw2 Uw R Rw2 Fw2 Uw B2 Fw2 Rw' Uw2 R' L Fw' Rw2 L D' F2 L2 R' D2 L2 R Uw R' Uw Fw2 U
6. 2:45.47 Uw Fw2 Rw' Fw' U2 L R' B' R2 D' Rw' R' Uw2 L2 R2 B2 Uw2 B F Fw' D2 R2 Rw B F2 L2 Rw' B' Rw' U Fw' R2 F' Fw R' Rw Fw D L D
7. 2:48.60 U' D2 L U R L' Fw2 F U Uw D' L2 U' Rw D' U' Rw' Fw Rw' Uw L U Rw2 L' U2 Fw2 L Fw2 R' Fw2 U' Fw' R' D2 F Rw2 F' D' F L'
8. 2:37.11 D2 U' B L' R' B' Uw' R' Rw2 U2 Fw2 R D2 L F' Rw R' B2 Fw2 Rw B' F L' U' Rw' Uw2 U' F2 B R2 Uw B' Rw U' R Fw' Uw U Rw' B
9. 2:45.15 R' D Uw2 Fw U' Fw2 Rw2 Fw D B' L2 Rw2 D' Uw R' U2 D' Rw2 D2 Fw2 U' F2 Fw D' Rw D2 Fw' Uw2 Rw' Uw Rw' R' D' U' L2 D Fw R Uw' D
10. 3:47.11 F' D' B Uw2 Rw' Uw Fw F' L2 B D' Fw' F' Rw2 L F2 R2 D F' Rw' R L2 Fw' Rw2 Uw U2 D' Fw' U' F Rw R D2 F U' R2 L D2 L D2
11. (DNF(2:42.51)) B' Rw D U2 F2 R Uw D' L' Uw L' Uw Fw' Uw2 Rw2 R Fw L' D2 F2 Rw2 U' Rw L2 R Fw L F2 R Fw2 Uw Rw2 L' U Rw Fw2 D F2 B Fw2
12. 3:00.28 Rw2 R Fw D Uw U R Rw2 D' L Rw B' R Rw' U' F' R2 F' B Fw R2 Fw2 D U2 Uw' L2 F' B L' Fw D' L Fw' Rw' Fw' F' Rw F U2 Fw
 
Missed a 2:53 ao12 by 1 move ;)

avg of 12: DNF

Time List:
1. 3:11.84 F2 U' R' Rw B L D R L2 D2 R2 B' R2 Fw' F' B Rw B2 F L2 F2 B' D' Fw' L' Uw R2 F2 Uw Fw' Uw' L Fw' L B' L2 U B2 U' Fw'
2. (2:21.57) Fw U R2 Fw' Uw U B' F' L D Fw' Uw R Rw U2 Uw2 L Rw' B2 R' Uw2 D R Uw' D L2 U F R U' Fw D2 Uw Rw2 F' R D Rw' B2 Rw'
3. 2:34.89 L' Uw2 Fw2 Uw' B' Uw' Fw' L2 Rw2 U2 L2 D U' Uw B' R B' Fw D U Fw2 R' L' B Rw2 B Uw2 R' D' R L B D2 Rw Fw2 F' U' B' Rw2 L'
4. 2:37.50 D2 Rw' R D B Uw B' U L' Rw B U' Fw2 Rw2 Uw' U2 B' Rw' Fw' Rw2 D2 F2 B' D F' Uw Fw B2 Uw' R Uw2 B' F' L2 U' F2 Uw' R Rw D'
5. DNF(3:09.91) Rw' L Uw B' L D2 B2 Rw' L' U' Uw2 B2 Fw2 Rw2 Uw R Rw2 Fw2 Uw B2 Fw2 Rw' Uw2 R' L Fw' Rw2 L D' F2 L2 R' D2 L2 R Uw R' Uw Fw2 U
6. 2:45.47 Uw Fw2 Rw' Fw' U2 L R' B' R2 D' Rw' R' Uw2 L2 R2 B2 Uw2 B F Fw' D2 R2 Rw B F2 L2 Rw' B' Rw' U Fw' R2 F' Fw R' Rw Fw D L D
7. 2:48.60 U' D2 L U R L' Fw2 F U Uw D' L2 U' Rw D' U' Rw' Fw Rw' Uw L U Rw2 L' U2 Fw2 L Fw2 R' Fw2 U' Fw' R' D2 F Rw2 F' D' F L'
8. 2:37.11 D2 U' B L' R' B' Uw' R' Rw2 U2 Fw2 R D2 L F' Rw R' B2 Fw2 Rw B' F L' U' Rw' Uw2 U' F2 B R2 Uw B' Rw U' R Fw' Uw U Rw' B
9. 2:45.15 R' D Uw2 Fw U' Fw2 Rw2 Fw D B' L2 Rw2 D' Uw R' U2 D' Rw2 D2 Fw2 U' F2 Fw D' Rw D2 Fw' Uw2 Rw' Uw Rw' R' D' U' L2 D Fw R Uw' D
10. 3:47.11 F' D' B Uw2 Rw' Uw Fw F' L2 B D' Fw' F' Rw2 L F2 R2 D F' Rw' R L2 Fw' Rw2 Uw U2 D' Fw' U' F Rw R D2 F U' R2 L D2 L D2
11. (DNF(2:42.51)) B' Rw D U2 F2 R Uw D' L' Uw L' Uw Fw' Uw2 Rw2 R Fw L' D2 F2 Rw2 U' Rw L2 R Fw L F2 R Fw2 Uw Rw2 L' U Rw Fw2 D F2 B Fw2
12. 3:00.28 Rw2 R Fw D Uw U R Rw2 D' L Rw B' R Rw' U' F' R2 F' B Fw R2 Fw2 D U2 Uw' L2 F' B L' Fw D' L Fw' Rw' Fw' F' Rw F U2 Fw

lol this is too similar to what happened to me last week. my condolences
 
27/33 multiblind in 1:00:54.14[40:03.71]. Fastest memo so far on 33 cubes.

The fail: literally every DNF was a trivial execution mistake.
-forgot to fix parity
-missed a finger flick on a U2'
-missed the U' in the alg [r U r', S']
-forgot to undo the setup move in [R : [r U' r', E]]
-did a U' at the end of the alg [R : [U' M2 U, R]] because it's a stupid M2 setup reflex
-forgot to undo the setup move in [z' D' : [R' D' R, U]]
 
First 27 cube multi: 1hr 8min (40min memo) with pauses because I started to forgetting stuff, dnf a number of cubes

2nd 27 cube multi (about 1hr 40min later): 26/27 in 1hr 1min 33.06s (41min memo) (really fast execution speed for me)

Weird stuff
 
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