Jude
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Hey, after recently trying some Multi Blindfold attempts I was curious about the limits of visual memo. Basically, what I find at the moment is that visual memo is OK for multi BLD (so far the most I tried was 3, and I had no problems doing that with visual for both corners and edges) it just takes a hell of a long time to get it fixed in my memory. For 1 cube it takes me about a minute to memo visually, for 2 it takes about 6 and for 3 it takes me about 17. I don't even want to try 4 at the moment as although I'm confident I could do it, it would probably take me about half an hour to memo So, where do you think the limit of visual memo is? (Number of cubes? Time taken to memorise the cubes? etc)
Also, (it's only slightly related but I didn't want to make 2 threads) I recently made up my own method for solving edges. However, after talking to Joey and Ville about it, it turns out it's just like a simplified version of Erik's TuRBo method (which I knew nothing about before). I'll quickly run through my method (note, I'll talk in terms of stickers, not pieces, like in Old Pochmann (now on referred to as OP)):
Use UR as buffer, find the sticker it want's to shoot to and put it to either UL or LU (whichever is easier, but if it's UL call it a good edge, if it's LU call it a bad edge). Then, find the sticker the piece now at UL/LU wants to shoot to, and put that to UF or FU (whichever is easier, and again if it's UF call it a good edge, if it's FU call it a bad edge)
Then, choose one of 4 counter clockwise edge cycles (which either flip UL UF, UF UR, UR UL or none) The algorithms I use are here.
Anyway, my problem with this method is that I am currently much faster with OP. This is because in OP as the set up moves are incredibly easy and only 1 piece is solved at at a time, I can mindlessly solve 1 piece while looking ahead to the next edge so that I can either start the set-ups for the next piece instantly after or even get cancellations between the set ups. With my new method (doesn't have a name yet, any ideas? ) I have to have a gap of at least 2 or 3 seconds to think about both of the next 2 pieces and how to set them up. My question is, will this problem go away with practice, or is there a problem with my memo system (pure visual - and finally, the 2nd part of this thread relates back to the thread title!)?
Thanks for any help you might have, and well done for reading such a massive post
Also, (it's only slightly related but I didn't want to make 2 threads) I recently made up my own method for solving edges. However, after talking to Joey and Ville about it, it turns out it's just like a simplified version of Erik's TuRBo method (which I knew nothing about before). I'll quickly run through my method (note, I'll talk in terms of stickers, not pieces, like in Old Pochmann (now on referred to as OP)):
Use UR as buffer, find the sticker it want's to shoot to and put it to either UL or LU (whichever is easier, but if it's UL call it a good edge, if it's LU call it a bad edge). Then, find the sticker the piece now at UL/LU wants to shoot to, and put that to UF or FU (whichever is easier, and again if it's UF call it a good edge, if it's FU call it a bad edge)
Then, choose one of 4 counter clockwise edge cycles (which either flip UL UF, UF UR, UR UL or none) The algorithms I use are here.
Code:
First edge Second Edge Alg
Good Good Any U perm which cycles UR>UL>UF
Good Bad M U' M' U2 M U' M'
Bad Good U' R U R' U' M' U R U' r' U
Bad Bad U' r' U' R U M' U' R' U R U
Anyway, my problem with this method is that I am currently much faster with OP. This is because in OP as the set up moves are incredibly easy and only 1 piece is solved at at a time, I can mindlessly solve 1 piece while looking ahead to the next edge so that I can either start the set-ups for the next piece instantly after or even get cancellations between the set ups. With my new method (doesn't have a name yet, any ideas? ) I have to have a gap of at least 2 or 3 seconds to think about both of the next 2 pieces and how to set them up. My question is, will this problem go away with practice, or is there a problem with my memo system (pure visual - and finally, the 2nd part of this thread relates back to the thread title!)?
Thanks for any help you might have, and well done for reading such a massive post
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