Blindsolving Failure Thread

[Micael]

I tried my first full 4x4x4 BLD solve. I spent an hour memorizing centres, 50 minutes memorizing edges and about 10 minutes to memorize corners and do revision. Execution took about 20 minutes. Besides being my first full attempt, it was the first time I'd attempted to solve the centres blindfolded.

All the corners were solved (it would have just been embarrassing otherwise). It was off by 14 centres (although some have been clearly scrambled, so I must have had an execution mistake). It was also off by 10 edges (probably caused by the centre mistake and another mistake).

Oh well. Maybe next time.

That takes some stamina!!! Not a very bad result either for a first. And you can be assured that if you continue to try it your times will get very much better "almost by themselves" (not that that is very important in itself, solving the cube is)

That is will! Keep going!

 

[V-te]

3x3 DNF at the bus.

It's weird how I never get a success in public...
Memo was about 10 mins though, I'm getting better at it.

 

[Lucas Garron]

Tried Speed BLD:

Scramble: L R U2 B' D2 B R' B2 F R' B U' B F L2 D2 L' F B D' R L U' B' R'
Solve:
x2'yF'R'B'L2F2'D'
U'L'RU'R'L
LUL'U'LUL'
yRU'R'U'LUL'
U2LF2'L'U2LFL'U2LF2L'
x'RU'R'DRUR'D'x
U'R'U2RU2'R'FRUR'U'R'F'R2

Also, 2BLD:
28.96, DNF, DNF, 28.93, DNF, 33.68, 22.30, DNF, 23.93, 35.21, 28.55, 32.02, 29.19, (52.61), 33.27, 42.27, DNF, (21.27), 26.33, DNF

Not enough for an avg12.

 

[Chuck]

Multi BLD 11/13 in 58:03.10

Memorization: 35:27.00
- First 6 cubes & refresh: 15:59.20
- Last 7 cubes & refresh: 19:27.80
Execution: 22:36.00
TOTAL: 58:03.10

Awesome memo time, but I think you can cut couple of minutes in the execution.

Thank you, Micael.
Yes, me and my slow fingers.

 

[Sakarie]

Tried Speed BLD:

Scramble: L R U2 B' D2 B R' B2 F R' B U' B F L2 D2 L' F B D' R L U' B' R'
Solve:
x2'yF'R'B'L2F2'D'
U'L'RU'R'L
LUL'U'LUL'
yRU'R'U'LUL'
U2LF2'L'U2LFL'U2LF2L'
x'RU'R'DRUR'D'x
U'R'U2RU2'R'FRUR'U'R'F'R2

Oh, that's sad, to be so close! The rest was great!

Also, 2BLD:
28.96, DNF, DNF, 28.93, DNF, 33.68, 22.30, DNF, 23.93, 35.21, 28.55, 32.02, 29.19, (52.61), 33.27, 42.27, DNF, (21.27), 26.33, DNF

Not enough for an avg12.

What's 2bld? Only R and U-Layer?

 

[MatsBergsten]

What's 2bld? Only R and U-Layer?

Joking?

Solving the 2x2 cube blindfolded?

 

[cmhardw]

What's 2bld? Only R and U-Layer?

That would be 2-gen BLD, and it's awesome! I think my fastest attempt is about 2:30. I use an inefficient method, but it's still fun to try!

Chris

 

[Sakarie]

What's 2bld? Only R and U-Layer?

Joking?

Solving the 2x2 cube blindfolded?

Oops!

What's 2bld? Only R and U-Layer?

That would be 2-gen BLD, and it's awesome! I think my fastest attempt is about 2:30. I use an inefficient method, but it's still fun to try!

Chris

There probably aren't officiall rules, but are you allowed to solve with not only R and U?

 

[Muesli]

Lol! Total memory fail.

Memorised edges, fine. My story was easy to remember.

Memo corners, right. Got them.

Revision, all good. Parity count, no parity. I might get a solve!

Starts turning... What's the first word again?

:fp:fp:fp

 

[cmhardw]

There probably aren't officiall rules, but are you allowed to solve with not only R and U?

You must scramble using only R and U turns, and you must solve using only R and U turns. You memorize and solve as you would on a regular blindfolded solve.

One of my favorite blindfolded events to be honest, though since it isn't official I rarely practice it.

Chris

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

There probably aren't officiall rules, but are you allowed to solve with not only R and U?

You must scramble using only R and U turns, and you must solve using only R and U turns. You memorize and solve as you would on a regular blindfolded solve.

One of my favorite blindfolded events to be honest, though since it isn't official I rarely practice it.

Chris

Nah, Lucas was doing 2x2BLD.

 

[Tim Major]

I spent half of lunch time (lunch goes for 45 minutes) at school doing bld (behind my back sitting down) and when I put it down finished after all that time, excited because I didn't forget anything, I yelled, "YES!" thinking it was my first success. Then the person who was sitting opposite me said, what d' ya mean "YES!" 'tis not solved.
Grrrr.... back 2 corners were twisted. I had twisted those two the wrong way, thinking, R' D' R D x2 twisted cw, and D' R' D R twisted ccw.
Grrr.... stupid me.

 

[MatsBergsten]

What's 2bld? Only R and U-Layer?

Joking?

Solving the 2x2 cube blindfolded?

Oops!

The laugh is on me obiously I will not even do a palm.
You can always learn something new.

 

[Swordsman Kirby]

Tried a 5x5BLD, was about to finish the x-centers at around 8:30, then got a center twist in the middle of an algorithm.

 

[iSpinz]

2x2 BLD fail lol

 

[Cuber3]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Second serious BLD attempt, and three edges off! 49:52, even though I wasn't going for speed. I am still kinda happy, though. I was using a basic letters and numbers memo system, and during my solve I kept having to go "A, B, C, D..." to find which piece was which. To see what state my cube is in hold red in front, yellow on top, and do B2 U' L' R B2 L R' U' B2.

Should I be happy with the effort? I am pretty much, anyway.

Edit: Also, Old Pochmann FTW!

 

[pappas]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Second serious BLD attempt, and three edges off! 49:52, even though I wasn't going for speed. I am still kinda happy, though. I was using a basic letters and numbers memo system, and during my solve I kept having to go "A, B, C, D..." to find which piece was which. To see what state my cube is in hold red in front, yellow on top, and do B2 U' L' R B2 L R' U' B2.

Should I be happy with the effort? I am pretty much, anyway.

I'd be happy if I were you. I've never got very close because I seriously suck at edges. It's wierd though because even though I never succeed I'm always sub 10 min pretty easily. My DNF's are getting worse because I'm trying to switch to 3OP corners.

 

[LarsN]

First try 7x7x7BLD.

Tried really hard not to make mistakes. Memo ~90 min, exe ~45 min.

Of by ~10%, mostly on different centers.

I was almost happy I didn't get it, because it didn't feel right to get it first try. I will try again, just don't know when. Visual memo fried my brain during this solve

 

[trying-to-speedcube...]

WAT

Also, 2 DNFs at the Hague Open, 1:49 and 1:54. 1:49 was off by 2 corners and 3 edges, the 1:54 off by 2 corners (which I had memo'd, but forgotten to execute )

 

[LarsN]

WAT

Yeah I've always said that you couldn't do bigger than 5x5 visually, but now that I've tried I think I will get it some time. In fact that just became a goal of mine