Blindsolving Failure Thread

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

Trying a different flow for memo which I've wanted to implement for a while as it should be faster, but more difficult. 3BLD has improved a little, now my 4BLD sucks. Hopefully some practice will make this work. I think in a couple of weeks I'll either have sub-4 average 4BLD or I'll be sup-5 average and give it up.

 

[Iggy]

9:17.32, 9:40.20, DNF(10:35.30), 8:03.54, DNF(10:12.04) = DNF

Almost got my first 5BLD mo3/avg5. The 10:35 was off by 3 x-centers. The 10:12 was a big mess.

 

[mycube]

4:04.84 U' Fw' R2 Fw2 B2 U D' L2 Lw Rw D2 Rw R Bw2 U Rw' Fw2 R D2 F' Bw2 D2 Fw B' U' Bw' Rw2 Bw Uw R' U L2 Lw2 Fw U Uw' Dw' D Lw Fw2

4 centers

 

[Username]

number of times: 1/10
best time: 51.96
worst time: 51.96

current avg5: DNF (σ = 0.01)
best avg5: DNF (σ = 0.01)

session avg: DNF (σ = 0.01)
session mean: 51.96

Tried rushing memo... didn't work (except for one

51.96 B D2 B' D2 L2 B' R2 D2 F2 L2 U2 R U R2 U B' R D B R F

 

[Username]

(45.84+) U' L2 D F2 D L2 B2 U' R2 B2 U R U2 B' F2 U2 B2 R2 D' F' R'

PB denied by F2

 

[Ollie]

Spoiler

4:24.45 DNF, off by 3 wings and 2 x-centers

F2 R2 l2 f' b' U u F' d2 L2 R' l D' d' R l b2 R d L2 u2 L2 b2 d' L' d' L2 d D2 b' U2 d' D2 R2 D' d' r' B2 U L r2 u' r2 F2 b' f2 R r2 u2 D' L b2 D d' F' U2 B2 D2 f2 r

 

[Iggy]

7:37.91 5BLD DNF, 2 midges and 2 wings

 

[Iggy]

7:22.56 DNF, 3 midges, 2 x-centers and 2 +-centers. I need a sub 8.....

 

[TDM]

2:38.44 and 2:30.24 DNFs. Both so close to PB. First session since a month ago.

 

[Iggy]

9/13 in 31:48.77. Bad accuracy, but I'm happy with the time.

 

[TDM]

9/13 in 31:48.77. Bad accuracy, but I'm happy with the time.

Well if you think that's bad accuracy... my 3BLD session so far:
1. 2:50.75 R2 L2 U B2 U B2 D2 F2 U' B2 U' R' B' L2 F' L F U2 R L U'
2. DNF D' B2 R2 U' B2 U2 R2 U' L2 U2 B2 L' U' B' R' F' R' L B2 D2 L' U
3. DNF D L2 D' R2 D F2 L2 F2 L2 D2 U R U2 F' L D' B R L' U2 R2 B2
4. DNF L2 F2 R2 U' B2 R2 D' R2 F2 D2 U' R U2 F' L2 B' U L' U R2 B2 D'
5. DNF D' L2 U2 R2 U F2 D F2 U2 L2 U B R U R' U B2 R D U B
6. DNF B2 U' L2 U L2 D R2 D2 F2 R2 U' F' U' B' R L2 F L' U R D
7. DNF L2 U' R2 F2 L2 U' B2 D2 F2 L2 U2 R' B U L' B R2 U L2 B' R D2
Times were all between 2:30.24 and 3:43.75. I've got faster without practising (I do that a lot...), but my accuracy is now as bad as it was a few months back.

 

[Iggy]

DNF(7:32.08) F u' R' u' L' r D' R' b F2 r2 l U' f2 d2 L2 F2 d' f B l2 b r u2 D R F l' D2 F L2 r u' R d R2 l2 r D2 R U2 F d b2 B2 U' d2 F' U' R' r' f2 F2 R b d' F' r' u' b2

First DNF after so many successes. I always DNF easy scrambles ugh

 

[TDM]

1. DNF(1:57.59) D B2 D2 F2 D' L2 U F2 D F2 D2 R' U2 R' B' D2 L B' D2 L2 D'
Off by 2 edge 2-cycles and 2 corner 2-cycles. Such an easy scramble. Would've been PB by over 30 seconds.

Spoiler

Memo:
Corners: someone telling me not to go to Euro 2014 because it's in Denmark, and IN COpenhagen, it's HeLl.
Edges: a judge's (UJ) AOrta LaGging ElectroMagnetically, and flip DB.
Execution:
Edges:
[U R' U': M2]
[U R U': M2]
M2
[x' U' R' U: M2]
[U' L' U: M2]
x' [U L U': M2]
U L2 U' x (Here, I thought I'd done the setdown to the last piece as U L U' instead of U L' U' and did this to do what I thought was correcting a mistake)
x' [U L' U': M2]
[U' R U': M2]
x' M' U' M' U' M' U' M' U2 M' U' M' U' M' U' M' x2
Corners:
[F' D: R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R]
[R2: R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R]
[F: R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R]
[R: R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R]
[D2: R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R]
[D': R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R]

First sub-1 memo too


E: WHY DO I FAIL SO MUCH
4. DNF(1:23.47) R2 F2 U' R2 L2 U' L2 D U R2 U' B L D F' U' B2 R' U L2 F2 U2 F2 B2

 

[mycube]

9:54.00 Fw2 Rw F' U Fw2 Dw2 U' F Rw2 Fw' L D' Bw2 Fw2 Rw D B' Fw2 D2 Dw2 Rw Fw' Lw2 Bw Rw2 Uw B' Rw B Fw' L Rw' R2 U B2 U2 L Bw' Fw F D' Dw2 B F Rw2 B' D2 Dw Fw Dw2 L' Fw2 Uw2 Rw2 R' Fw2 Dw2 F' Uw B
off by 5 wings and 3 corners, very easy scramble

 

[Iggy]

My first ever 6BLD attempt: DNF(33:30.47)

I expected it to be a fail anyway. It was off by 3 inner wings, 5 outer wings, 4 inner x-centers, 4 outer x-centers, 6 right obliques and 7 left obliques.

 

[pdjmcvit]

Forgot to look for flipped edges; 6:19.85 3BLD DNF (just starting out)
Would have been PB by almost 2 minutes...

 

[qaz]

7BLD second attempt: DNF(1:56:31.40[1:15:27.84])

switched my oblique memo sets, everything else was solved. such an incredibly stupid mistake

 

[mande]

1:04.xx official on a sub-1able scramble
Need to start practicing more

 

[Ollie]

I've done something like 25 attempts at sprinting speed for 5BLD today to try and get a sub-4:40 on film. No successes.

Some close encounters:

2 centers out: 4:32, 4:38, 4:48, 4:50
Silly execution mistakes (accidental R moves etc): 5:10, 5:07, 5:41, 4:29, 4:35

The rest were all complete messes, because of silly execution mistakes and/or mistaking stuff. I even managed to drop the cube on one of the more promising scrambles = a complete waste of a day.

EDIT: **** RIGHT OFF. Wanted a decent 'safety' success before I went to bed and got the easiest scramble of the day.

4:44.92[2:21] b2 B' u L F d2 f u2 F' D2 L d' r L' u' F' D b' B' D2 l' d' f2 D' F d' r' f B b' U2 B2 l R r' u' f u d D2 l R u D d2 F l' L2 F' f r' d U2 b F' D2 L d2 L' b2

 

[cuboy63]

2:15.11, 2:24.55, 2:26.81, 2:35.21, 2:47.97, 2:32.63, 2:46.65, DNF(3:03.32), 2:57.26, DNF(3:00.49)

fail. 2:28.86 ao5 at the beginning. DNFs by 2 centers and 3 corners.