Blindsolving Failure Thread

aronpm said:
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.
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Unlucky... I think you could maybe do 25 cubes in an hour 0.0

I think you should try something like a BLD average of 12 BLD.

So you would have 1 cube & 12 generated scrambles
do the first scramble, memo, solve with speed method
same for the next 11 scrambles
then, memo all of the scrambles...
then with a solved cube, put the blindfold on, then scramble with the first scramble, then solve with blind method (time each solve with a separate timer as well), and repeat for the next 11, then stop 1st timer, and then take of blindfold.

Would require the previous cube to be solved to have a chance of success (without some lolfluke like having 2 flipped edges on the first cube, then forgetting to flip the same edges after they have moved around in the scramble).
 
ben1996123 said:
I think you should try something like a BLD average of 12 BLD.
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Cool idea!

ben1996123 said:
do the first scramble, memo, solve with speed method
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I'd probably just perform the inverse scramble to unscramble it. That's what I do when I finish a match-the-scramble attempt, to make sure I got it right (and set up for the next one quickly). It would be good insurance that you performed the scramble correctly, decreasing the likelihood of a DNF.
 
That reminds me of 2-cube multi on a 5x5. First you scramble with outer turns and memo, then you scramble again with wide turns and memo (you have to look at the centers). Then you solve the second scramble with wide turns and then the first scramble with outer turns.
 
way to complicated Ben.

Instead of memoing the scrambles you could just perform scramble 12,11,...,2,1 after each other before putting on the blindfold.
 
Sébastien_Auroux said:
Instead of memoing the scrambles you could just perform scramble 12,11,...,2,1 after each other before putting on the blindfold.
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It's true that should work, but it doesn't seem like it would be nearly as cool somehow. Picture seeing his way on a video vs. seeing your way on a video. I think his way would be much more impressive to watch.

And if (okay, when) I do it, I'm sure I'll want to do it his way!
 
14/16 in 50:43 (32:xx)

-3 edges.
-2 twisted corners.

I tried my best to simulate a competition:
- Rather than in my bedroom on my own, I moved to the main room where there would be more distractions such as people walking past and the TV.
- I was using earplugs so sound wasn't a problem.
- Used a stopwatch instead of qqtimer.
- Cubes were presented in a random orientation. (rather than the usual scrambling orientation WG)
- Cubes were covered and I started the timer when I removed the cover.
 
Not so much an attempt failure; more an awareness failure.

I was doing a long BLD session, and ended up leaving my blindfold on. That was this morning. I looked in the mirror tonight, and and wondered why I had something on my head... I had left the blindfold on unawares for almost seven hours...:fp
 
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8 something DNFs in a row. I feel like most of the mistakes are M slice related, so if this continues I'll be asking for some help.

Did 4 attempts tonight at work at DQ, no successes. That was embarrassing.

One was 3 cycle of edges all on M slice, solvable by M U2 M' U2 or something..
One was 2 flipped edges
One was 2 edges 2 corners
One was off because I undid a setup move incorrectly on the very last edge, Undoing it was B L B', I did B L' B' :fp

Just confirming to make sure I'm not insane, if the M slice is off, and I have to do UF, I do BD alg instead yes? And vice versa?
Also confirming that FU alg, when M slice is off, I have to do DB, and vice versa? M slice related mistakes really are quite annoying <_<
 
3 5bld DNFs today. All of by a lot. I was sure my memo was perfect on the first 2, but it seems I messed up some setup moves somewhere or something like that. On the third one, I forgot about 6 wings, and it was still a massive DNF. Cameron said my centers were almost solved at one point though.
 
RyanReese09 said:
Just confirming to make sure I'm not insane, if the M slice is off, and I have to do UF, I do BD alg instead yes? And vice versa?
Also confirming that FU alg, when M slice is off, I have to do DB, and vice versa? M slice related mistakes really are quite annoying <_<
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Yes you do, and yes they are! Are you running into any trouble with parity?
 
Melbourne Summer Open 2011 fails:

3bld: 2 DNFs in the first round, 3 DNFs in the final. Second scramble in the final was DNF 36 off by 2 edges, and third scramble (the one where Zane got 40) was dnf 39 I think, I did the inverse of a cycle twice and messed up an edge comm near the end.
4bld: 3 wings on the first two scrambles (4:46 and 3:28 iirc) and idr the last one, I didn't care much.
5bld: first two were pretty standard DNFs for me, third was off by 6 +-centers.
multi: 8/16 in ~54, went really slow on memo (around 34 I think), and I paused a lot on the 6th cube (apparently naked pandas are hard to remember), and applied the wrong solution to the 11th cube. I also messed up an MU alg I know a few times. This ranks me last in the world I believe, yay.
During FMC (which was just before 3bld I think) I got some 32 and 33 nl solves @_@

Pretty disappointing. I'm taking a break from cubing.
 
Ryan: maybe it would help to try some sighted BLD? Memo as normal, then execute while watching to make sure your memo matches up with what you're doing.
 
aronpm said:
Pretty disappointing. I'm taking a break from cubing.
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Don't make that break too long, it's difficult but you should try not to let these results put you off much.
Even though you had quite a few sub-40 really close DNFs, 48 seconds is an amazing time.
The 40 taking the OcR was very unexpected and has probably added to your disappointment.
On the same scramble you had a DNF of 38.27, I happened to have a solve which flowed a whole lot better than normal in every way for me.

Aron, I think every person can agree with me here. You really are one of the most outstanding BLD solvers in the world. :tu
And as Chris said to Daniel after Aachen, failures should be seen as a motivation to improve.


EDIT: Yay, my turn.

4BLD: DNF, DNF, DNF = DNF
Labelled a lot of stuff incorrectly and put pieces in the wrong spots... obviously.

Multi BLD: 5/16 (57:xx) = Lol
Forgot some stuff, other than that I think I just misinterpreted letters. Also, at the start of both memo and execution I lost concentration and made errors.

I also had loads of errors during center memo on all my 5BLD attempts.
On the last attempt, I was calm and ready to try for a fast success. I started memorising and was on a roll... for about 60 seconds before realising I had made a center error.
 
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aronpm said:
Pretty disappointing. I'm taking a break from cubing.
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:(
Sorry to hear about the results that clearly don't represent your talent as one of the best blindcubers in the world. I know the feeling of having a bad bld competition now, and it's not nice at all. I'm sure you'll be back in the not too distant future, just like I probably will be (with bldsolving) :)
 
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