Blindsolving Failure Thread

[Tortin]

Fist blindfold attempt was a failure. xD Forgot parity and I messed up the second edge, which threw everything else up.

Edit: Third attempt. I had everything, I just forgot to rotate two corners. It was really sad, too, because I also forgot the first edge, so I had to go through all the edges to see if I had used them in any other part of the memo, and I actually guessed the orientation correctly. I guess I was so caught up in that, I forgot about the two corners.

 

[Chuck]

This is my first week in learning 4x4x4 BLD, and this is my 4th attempt. I just forgot to do a corner parity fix!!! (You have to see my reaction, it's embarassing tough T_T). This is my best results so far on 4x4x4 BLD. Did this on Galeria Mall with noisy environment, witnessed by 4 friends.

Planning & Memorization: 20 minutes
Method: Image Based, Journey, and Letter Pair

Execution: 15 minutes
Method: Center Commutators, r2 Edge, Classic Pochmann Corners

Next time I will solve it.
And faster.

Background Music: Shakira - Las De La Intuicion (The Intuitive One)
I want to be more intutitive on Center Commutator... T_T

 

[calekewbs]

I started BLD recently and have finally gotten to where I'm getting it most of the time. And of course I decide to go show off to my dad. lol my memo takes a while because I want to make sure that I don't miss anything so I can get it right on. So I get into the solve finally and (btw I do 3op) so I get done with my CP and then realize... oh shiz I forgot to orient the corners... lol so I sit there are try to remember which corners needed turning and where they were at after the perms, and I get them all!!! ...only to find that I missed a 3-cycle on edges...

ug.

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

I didn't... Probably because the time sucked

Still I find it amazing (again) that you can do all of that story in that time
Nice anyway!

Well, to be honest, I took more time to write that story than to do what was in it...

 

[DamonCubeFreak]

i cant even bld a 2x2


wats bld stand 4

 

[Sa967St]

I now have 9 consecutive official DNFs in a row in 3x3x3 BLD.

 

[Derrick Eide17]

This is my first week in learning 4x4x4 BLD, and this is my 4th attempt. I just forgot to do a corner parity fix!!! (You have to see my reaction, it's embarassing tough T_T). This is my best results so far on 4x4x4 BLD. Did this on Galeria Mall with noisy environment, witnessed by 4 friends.

Planning & Memorization: 20 minutes
Method: Image Based, Journey, and Letter Pair

Execution: 15 minutes
Method: Center Commutators, r2 Edge, Classic Pochmann Corners

Next time I will solve it.
And faster.

Background Music: Shakira - Las De La Intuicion (The Intuitive One)
I want to be more intutitive on Center Commutator... T_T

Nice video and I'm sure you will get it soon
also i have no idea why, but I have a huge feeling about you Chuck
I really think you will become a GREAT BLD solver as long as you keep putting in the time and effort
best of luck to you

 

[MatsBergsten]

I now have 9 consecutive official DNFs in a row in 3x3x3 BLD.

Sorry to hear that.
But look at Zava, he had 13 in a row, then he finally made the 14:th!

Next time you'll get one too!

 

[Chuck]

Thank you, Derrick
I looked into your WCA profile and amazed by your single BLD record 1:29.66 And it's last year! What is your time now?

Wow... I wonder how much training do I have to take in order to get my average below 2 minutes like you :rolleyes:

Nice video and I'm sure you will get it soon
also i have no idea why, but I have a huge feeling about you Chuck
I really think you will become a GREAT BLD solver as long as you keep putting in the time and effort
best of luck to you

 

[Kev43]

Multi BLD, my first attempt ever: 0/2, 20:51.36, about 16 minutes memo.
My memo was totally secure, because I often reviewed it, and because the cubes were quite easy (cube 1: 1 misoriented corner, 1 solved edge; cube 2: 1 solved corner, 2 flipped edges).
Both cubes only had UR (buffer) and BD flipped.

It's a good solve anyway, I hope the next will be a sucess, and I'll try to get sub-20.

I can't wait for my next attempt! Tomorrow, for sure!

 

[Slash]

5x5 BLD, first try, obviously DNF. Time was about 55min, missed 3 edge-wings, two edges(just flipped), 5 edge-centers, 4 corner-centers(not sure how to call them)
not bad for the first try I think. But I dont know when will I try it again...

 

[Derrick Eide17]

Thank you, Derrick
I looked into your WCA profile and amazed by your single BLD record 1:29.66 And it's last year! What is your time now?

Wow... I wonder how much training do I have to take in order to get my average below 2 minutes like you :rolleyes:

Nice video and I'm sure you will get it soon
also i have no idea why, but I have a huge feeling about you Chuck
I really think you will become a GREAT BLD solver as long as you keep putting in the time and effort
best of luck to you

haha thanks, do you mean at comp or just normally now? i hardly do BLD anymore in awhile but i want to get back into it now. my pb single is 55.88 sec about a year ago or so. i used to avg around 1:20's for time and on good solves sub 1:20ish etc. so yeah u can get there too (probably even better) so best of luck.

 

[Feanaro]

I had a succesful solve of the corners and edges of a 4x4, but messed up the centers. I'm getting closer, but the centers are hard...

 

[MatsBergsten]

I'm not sure if this is an accomplishment or a failure, but I go for a little failure.

As a means of trying to squeeze in a little more blindfold practise I tried to solve
cubes during the jogging run I do every third day. So whilst running 7 km today I
tried to solve blind as many cubes as possible. It interfered surprisingly little with the
actual running. (I obviously did not close my eyes during solving but held my hands
low during the turning so I did not see the cube at all) The first one took four minutes
but was a 3-c corners off. Then another four dnf:s, slower and slower. Finally I got my
sixth but dnf:ed the seventh again. The last solves were 6-7 minutes. So only 1 of 7.

And the running was a little slower than usual and I was really tired when finished.
More so than normal I think.

 

[deepSubDiver]

I was recording my first BLD (3x3, Pochmann) via camera, during the last few corners my mother came back home and bent my ears. completely forgot the last 2 corners and even messed up the F-Perm. DNF.

Second approach was quite successful for me, after locking my door. Last two corners were oriented wrong, everything else was solved. DNF.

Third try then finally worked. Still about 15 minutes including memorization, but my first actual footage

 

[Zava]

I now have 9 consecutive official DNFs in a row in 3x3x3 BLD.

so you had 9 in a row, and you're the DNF princess...
my first 13 attempts in competition were DNFs (14th was the first success, also my 8 attempts in 4x4 bld are all DNF) can I be the DNF prince (or even the king)?
edit: heh, I see Mats also mentioned it

 

[Zava]

3x3 multi: 5/6 in 24:00 (17:14)
which one is the DNF? yeah, the one that would be just a simple bld solve (last memoed, first solved cube) off by a 3 corner cycle (oriented well, so maybe I just messed up the order of the cycle)
this is the beginning of the time rest until WC '09.

 

[peterbat]

3rd attempt at 4x4 BLD, first one that wasn't way off...

26:43.04 (~12 minutes memo)

Execution mistake: I forgot to undo an l2 setup move I did to solve the Dl edge... Arg! So close! As soon as I saw it, I knew what I did, so I put my blindfold back on, reversed my solve until the point where I forgot the l2, did the l2, and completed the solve.

Next time I will get it right!

 

[Chuck]

Keep the spirit, peterbat!

 

[Zava]

eh, I saw Péter and István posted some blind accomplishments, so I decided to try a 4x4 bld to make this day a "nice hungarian accomplishments day"
so ok, I start, scramble was good, 9 center pieces and 1 edge, 2:59 memo, I put it down at 6:21, and see that I did everything but the last edge :/ the cube only missed this: U'LU r2 U'L'U
grr