Maskow: 50 cubes multiblind attempts

Maskow

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Hello!
I had a very very very long break. My last home BIG MBLD attempt was in July. July 2013 ^ _ ^

I really want back to the MBLD and improve my WR few times more ;)
So now I'm starting with 50 cubes attempts and I will do only 50 cubes attempts until it will be done under 1 hour.
Here is my first video, I did it today, it's completely not my full skill [as I said: very long break]
but it's better than I expected. I think that I will improve very fast now. We will se what will be tomorrow ;)

1st attempt: 47/50, 1h17:05 [15 X 2014] VIDEO

Memo analysis:
One year ago I was able to memorise a pack of 8 cubes in ~4:30 : P

1st pack: 5:16 [slow]
2nd pack: 5:57 [slow]
3rd pack: 6:46 [very slow]
1-24 recheck: 4:09 [slow]

4th pack: 6:24 [very slow]
5th pack: 6:55 [very slow]
6th pack: 7:10 [very slow]
25-48 recheck: 4:23 [slow]

49th cube: 45 seconds [very slow]
50th cube: 29 seconds [very slow]

Memo: 48:14 [57.88s/cube]
Solve: 28:51 [34.62s/cube]

time 1:17:05 [1:32.5/cube]

I need 1:12/cube. Not bad. Accuracy was very good and DNFs was because of really really stupid reasons.

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2nd attempt: 45/50, 1h08:59 [16 X 2014] VIDEO

2nd day = 2nd attempt
Not good, only 45 cubes solved but time is much more better.

Memo analysis:
I cut last recheck for cubes 41-48 and I solved them first.

1st pack: 5:30 [+0:14]
2nd pack: 5:19 [-0:38]
3rd pack: 5:24 [-1:22]
1-24 recheck: 3:47 [-0:22]

4th pack: 5:47 [-0:37]
5th pack: 6:13 [-0:42]
25-40 recheck: 2:54 [-1:29]

6th pack: 6:44 [-0:26]
49th cube: 36 seconds [-0:09]
50th cube: 23 seconds [-0:06]

total improvement at memo: 5:37
Only 1:29 by cutting one recheck, 4:08 by "better skill than yesterday" : P

memo: 42:37 [51.14s/cube] [-6.74s/cube]
solve: 26:22 [31.64s/cube] [-2.98s/cube]

total: 1h08:59 [1:22.78/cube]

I need sub1:12/cube. It's only another 10.78s/cube faster than now. Not bad.
I'm ready for tomorrow ;)

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3rd attempt: 41/50, 1h10:40 [17 X 2014] - no video
It couldn't work today. In yesterday attempt I still remembered few cubes from my first attempt and I failed almost two cubes because of that. In this attempt I remembered few cubes from first attempt and few cubes from second attempt ; O It really really really couldn't work.

I never had this problem before in that scale. The easiest explanation is that after a break and with too long memo time in previous attempts (because I'm not sure about my skill now) I did it too good : P

What will I do now? I will rest one day and come back on Sunday. I hope it will be enough. Then we will see.

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4th attempt: DNF [19 X 2014] - no video

I was sick, I took some medicaments, it completely destroyed my concentration. This attempt had no sense. After ~46 minutes memo I gave up after solving 4 of 5 first cubes in next 10 minutes : P

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5th attempt: 45/50, 1h11:06 [20 X 2014] - no video

memo time: 42:59 [51.58s/cube]
solve time: 28:07 [33.74s/cube]

New 'PB' for now: first 8 cubes memorised in 4:44, it's a good time.
Still some problems with concentration killed me later but this attempt shows me that I can do it and it is possible to do it faster : P
I did memo in the same way as in 2nd attempt.

My calculations says that with full concentration I should do memo in sub40 and solve in max 25 minutes very easily now, it will be full attempt in less than 65 minutes.

Next attempt: Tomorrow


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6th attempt: 47/50, 64:25.00 [21 X 2014] - VIDEO


3 DNFs but who cares? Next WR can be done even with 4 DNFs : P

I did big improvement today. What's change? My "speak memo to myself" system is back to me. I was speaking all the time. Now we should wait for my random hands moves, I hope it will back too ^ _ ^

Memo analysis:
compared to 2nd attempt [the best one]

1st pack: 5:11 [-0:19]
2nd pack: 5:14 [-0:05]
3rd pack: 5:48 [+0:24]
1-24 recheck: 3:32 [-0:15]

4th pack: 5:42 [-0:05]
5th pack: 6:02 [-0:11]
25-40 recheck: 2:23 [-0:31]

6th pack: 5:25 [-1:19]

49th cube: 37 seconds [+0:01]
50th cube: 27 seconds [+0:04]

total improvement at memo: 2:16
Still can be even few minutes faster.

memo time: 40:21 [-2:16]
solve time: 24:04 [-2:18]
total time: 1h04:25 [-4:34]

memo/cube: 48.42s [-2.72s/cube]
solve/cube: 28.88 [-2.78s/cube]
total/cube: 1:17.30 [-5.5s/cube]

I need sub1:12/cube. It's only another 5.30s/cube faster than now. It's completely possible. Maybe not tomorrow but it will be done : P

Next attempt: Tomorrow

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7th attempt: 43/50, 65:05.51 [22 X 2014] - no video

Memo time: 40:17 [48.34s/cube] <<< it's PB by 4 seconds ^ _ ^
Solve time: 25:34 [30.68s/cube] <<< not bad but in this attempt I have few pauses. Usually I don't have any pauses.

And too many DNFs. There were some things that disturbed me in this attempt and my memo wasn't perfect.

I have now 4 days in a row with 50 cubes attempt. I'm also very exhausted because of physical training. I will take day off tomorrow and I will be back with new result on Friday. I really believe it will help.

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attempt number 7 and 1/2 [24 X 2014]

Random accident forced me to stop the attempt after 20 minutes. I am sooo sad, because this attempt had a potential to be really fast. But there is a hope that tomorrow I won't be slower ^ _ ^

Next attempt: Tomorrow

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8th attempt: 47/50, 64:32.60 [25 X 2014] - no video

Memo time: 38:16 (45.92s/cube) <<< PB, really really nice time, it's a first sub40
Solve time: 26:16 (31.52s/cube) <<< bad, bad time, I had few pauses

And it's not even PB. Still 6th attempt is the best one.

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9th attempt: 47/50 [again], 63:43 [28 X 2014] - no video

Memo time: 40:04 (48.08s/cube)
Solve time: 23:39 (28.38s/cube)/
total: 76.46s/cube

It's PB for 50 cubes. I'm happy that my accuracy is still 47/50, it's enough for WR ^ _ ^ And I need only 4.46s per cube less to do it in 60 minutes. Memo was too slow, I have no idea what happened but after ~20 minutes I lost all energy for fast memo (I should eat more ^ _ ^). This solve time is also PB but it still can be faster. Plan for now: Memo in sub37 minutes and solve in sub23 and it's done.

Next attempt: Tomorrow.

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10th attempt: 44/50, 62:41 [29 X 2014] - no video

memo 40:24 (48.48s/cube)
solve 22:17 (26.74s/cube)
total 62:41 (75.22s/cube)

I need only 3.22s/cube less. Bad accuracy but I checked the DNFs and it looks like I am an idiot who can't solve cube correctly even with perfect memo xD Solve time is awesome. Memo should be faster. I have no idea why memo don't want to be faster.

Next attempt: Tomorrow.

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11th attempt: 49/50, 58:25 [30 X 2014] - VIDEO, UWR


UWR by 7 points xD

It's my 11th attempt for 50 cubes.
The reason of one DNF? I forgot the word "MULTIBLINDFOLD" in my memo XD

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Memo time compared to 6th attempt (last video):

1st pack: 4:59 [-0:12]
2nd pack: 4:53 [-0:21]
3rd pack: 5:04 [-0:44]
1-24 recheck: 3:48 [+0:16]

4th pack: 4:58 [-0:44]
5th pack: 5:25 [-0:37]
25-40 recheck: 2:27 [+0:04]

6th pack: 5:06 [-0:19]

49th cube: 39 seconds [+0:02]
50th cube: 17 seconds [-0:10]

memo: 37:36 [-2:45]
solve: 20:49 [-3:15]
total: 58:25 [-6:00]

memo/cube: 45.12s [-3.30s/cube]
solve/cube: 24.98s [-3.90s/cube]
total: 70.1s [-7.20s/cube]

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12th attempt: 47/50, 61:08 [1 XI 2014] - no video

memo: 38:58 (46.76s/cube)
solve: 22:10 (26.60s/cube)

total: 61:08 (73.36s/cube)

It was also 45/50 60:00, ALMOST over WR, I need 46/50.
I solved 3 cubes after time but one of them was a DNF ^ _ ^
I ended the solve for 46/50 in 60:08 XD

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13th attempt: 48/50, 60:43 [3 XI 2014] - no video

memo 40:10 (48.20s/cube)
solve 20:33 (24.66s/cube)
total 60:43 (72.86s/cube)

And it was also 46/50 60:00 <<< still better than WR ^ _ ^
I had 2 hard days, tomorrow memo should be faster.

Yep, next attempt: Tomorrow

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14th attempt: 46/50, 59:42 [4 XI 2014]

memo 38:35 (46.30s/cube)
solve 21:07 (25.34s/cube)
total 59:42 (71.64s/cube)

It's 3rd over WR. Not bad ^ _ ^
Next attempt: Tomorrow
 
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Maskow: MBLD 47/50, 1h17 - will be sub1!

I was discussing at comp this weekend how since your results have been going down that maybe the 41 points would never be broken. Now I'm excited to see 50/50 =D
 
This is amazing!

Kinda dumb question... if this particular attempt happened in a comp, would every cube left unfinished after the 1 hour mark be a DNF and -1 each?

(I don't ask this to denigrate Maskow's accomplishment at all... this really was extremely entertaining to see)
 
In the description it says that it was dedicated to me :D
Probably because on every video I was commenting for multi blind videos lol
The description made my day though.
 
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