Blindsolving Failure Thread

Devastating. 7x7x7 BLD for the weekly competition: DNF (39:57.83, 18:18). Off by just 2 obliques. I haven't been able to find the problem yet, but I suspect it was a memorization mistake.

This is several minutes faster than any other attempt I've ever had. Memo was pretty fast, but execution was really flying for me. I only had one place where I had to struggle a bit with memory recall, and that was probably just 10 seconds or so. I was thinking ahead really well.

Interestingly, it seems that, although learning BH wings has possibly helped a little for 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 BLD, it is REALLY helping for 6x6x6 and 7x7x7 BLD. Since algorithms are so slow on the bigger cubes (since it just takes so long to make a move), cutting the number of moves makes a much bigger difference on a 6x6x6 or 7x7x7 than it does on a 4x4x4 or 5x5x5.

Oh, and I still have no successes in the weekly competition this year for 7x7x7 BLD. :( :( :(
 
Hey Mike.
I did solve th 6x6x6 BLD already once. Feels like years ago. I solve centers with U2.
Do you have any algorithm for solving the oblique centers with U2? I know how to do it, but i mean some general tips. Especially any algorithm for the D-face. And do you have any suggestions what to do before i will try the 7x7x7 BLD? I am really afraid that i will have problems finding the correct layers while blindfolded. I do NOT think that i will have any problems with memorizing. I really wanne start doing 7x7x7 BLD ( i just did the 6x6x6 once because it pops a lot and i just want to go for the 7x7x7 "straight away"). I think its a GREAT way to train your memory for multi, big cubes and so on...and ALL that with just ONE cube in your hand. I would love to start seriously doing the 7x7x7 BLD:)
Thanks a lot!

Dennis
 
You should practise some 7x7x7 Speedsolving to get a better feeling for that cube. You will be less afraid of choosing the wrong layer for sure afterwards.
 
cmhardw said:
O_O Aron, is that faster than Ville's pb successful time? I know his pb is somewhere in the 2 mins if I'm not mistaken, but 2:02 dnf is really fast! I can't wait to see you get a success around that speed, that's absolutely amazing! And I thought sub-5 mins was fast haha :P ;)
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Try the scramble and you'll see, a ridiculous time from a ridiculous scramble lol

BTW my memo was about 45s (with review, as always)

Mike Hughey said:
Devastating. 7x7x7 BLD for the weekly competition: DNF (39:57.83, 18:18). Off by just 2 obliques. I haven't been able to find the problem yet, but I suspect it was a memorization mistake.
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That's insane
 
Mike Hughey said:
Devastating. 7x7x7 BLD for the weekly competition: DNF (39:57.83, 18:18). Off by just 2 obliques. I haven't been able to find the problem yet, but I suspect it was a memorization mistake.
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Mike! That's such an amazing time still! I am usually in that time range for my 6x6x6BLD O_O !!! As to the DNF, I've found that it is still sometimes helpful to use my DNF reconstruction method for the [X] permutation I actually executed when I'm only off by two centers. Again, the method sort of breaks down on the centers because of the indistinct groups, but it can often still lead me to the portion of my memo or my cycles where I went wrong. I would give it a shot at least, and see if it helps.

Sorry to hear about the DNF, but congrats on the amazing feat that attempt still was! Holy cow! :D :tu
 
DennisStrehlau said:
Do you have any algorithm for solving the oblique centers with U2? I know how to do it, but i mean some general tips. Especially any algorithm for the D-face.
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Sorry, I've never really tried U2. At the moment, I don't even really remember how it works, so I don't think I can help you there. But setups for commutators on the obliques are particularly nice, since the pieces don't get in the way of each other as much as they do with other centers. In a way, obliques are the easiest pieces of all for me.

DennisStrehlau said:
And do you have any suggestions what to do before i will try the 7x7x7 BLD? I am really afraid that i will have problems finding the correct layers while blindfolded.
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Hopefully it will be the same for you that it was for me - it turned out that it was quite easy to find the correct layers. If you just learn to trust yourself, you'll find that you can find the correct layers right away. I think the pillowed nature of the cube makes it a little easier - every layer feels different. Just try it, trust yourself, and you'll be surprised how easy it is, I hope.

cmhardw said:
Mike! That's such an amazing time still! I am usually in that time range for my 6x6x6BLD O_O !!! As to the DNF, I've found that it is still sometimes helpful to use my DNF reconstruction method for the [X] permutation I actually executed when I'm only off by two centers. Again, the method sort of breaks down on the centers because of the indistinct groups, but it can often still lead me to the portion of my memo or my cycles where I went wrong. I would give it a shot at least, and see if it helps.
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I have to admit I had trouble following your method description for reconstruction. I generally just try to figure it out directly, and if that doesn't work, I reapply the scramble and walk through my solve to see where it went wrong. I just did that on this one (it's always nice to confirm you did the scramble correctly - apparently I did this time, because it matched!), and found my mistake. It was an execution mistake: I did a setup to solve the last two pieces in a cycle, and didn't realize that the setup move moved the extra piece I included to do my 3-cycle. So instead of replacing a matching harmless piece, I replaced a piece from a different layer. :( Anyway, it was good - I really learned from this mistake!
 
Mike Hughey said:
Just try it, trust yourself, and you'll be surprised how easy it is, I hope.
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Ok, that sounds great becuase it was the same on the 5x5x5. I was also afraid but when i really turned the wrong slice, it just felt wrong and i was like: no, that was the wrong layer. I just didnt think that it will be pretty the same on the 7x7x7. But if you say so, i guess you are right;)
I also do some solves at the moment to get a feeling for that cube, like Sebastien said, thanks for that.

Dennis
 
12/16 AGAIN again!

34:59.02 (21:02.29 memo)

Two cubes off by 8 pieces (suggesting that I was off by a turn somewhere; one had edges off by a quarter turn and one off by a half turn), one was off by 3 edges and the last was off by 3 corners. Pretty sure those two were execution mistakes.
 
Both times are amazing. I have to do some stuff today and when i'm done, i will start cubing. And i feel like doing a multi today. If i have the time, i will also attempt 16 then. Then we all did the same attempt today.

Dennis
 
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