Random Blindfold Cubing Discussion

[qqwref]

What's the probability distribution for numbers of edge cycles in a random solve, excluding edge flips? What about corners?

If you count 1-cycles (solved pieces) as a cycle, they follow the Stirling numbers of the first kind, so e.g. for 5 pieces you have 24 permutations with one cycle (i.e. a 5-cycle), 50 with two, 35 with three, 10 with four, and 1 with five (i.e. five one-cycles, or solved). I'm not sure how thiese numbers change when you don't count 1-cycles as cycles.

 

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

[R2 U R' U' : [R D R', U2]]
Is this known? Found it yesterday, actually not bad. Fastest attempt so far is 1.36.
If there isn't an algDB type thing for BLD algs, there should be.

 

[cmhardw]

[R2 U R' U' : [R D R', U2]]
Is this known? Found it yesterday, actually not bad. Fastest attempt so far is 1.36.
If there isn't an algDB type thing for BLD algs, there should be.

Wow, that is quite nice. It took me some effort, but I was able to understand the setup into the 8 move case. I had to use viewpoint shifting to follow along. Did you see this setup into this case directly? Or did you have to use any techniques to be able to see that this setup would work?

 

[the super cuber]

how much time did it take from using only m2/op or op/op to using only 3 style in 3bld for people here? i have been at it on off for about 9 months now and im about to finish edges and have already finished corners, im wondering is that slow or normal?

 

[bobthegiraffemonkey]

Wow, that is quite nice. It took me some effort, but I was able to understand the setup into the 8 move case. I had to use viewpoint shifting to follow along. Did you see this setup into this case directly? Or did you have to use any techniques to be able to see that this setup would work?

I'm embarrassed actually. Every so often I've had a go at finding a nice setup for that case and didn't find much. I found that by looking through CubeExplorer solutions hoping for a nice, but not necessarily commutator-based solution. Once I spotted the nice alg, it was easy to find the structure.

 

[JustinTimeCuber]

I got a blindfold stuck in my 1x1 pls help

 

[Torch]

I just had the letters SUREOK in my memo. Anyone else have their memo spell odd things at least 4 letters or longer?

 

[Isaacattack]

I just had an idea! Has anyone ever done OH BLD?

 

[Berd]

I just had an idea! Has anyone ever done OH BLD?

Lots of people. Ollie Frost used to have a video on his channel about it.

 

[NeilH]

I just had an idea! Has anyone ever done OH BLD?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBMXUC1KxWU

 

[asierrayk]

How do you solve the parity?
I memorize first corners and then edges, and execute first edges and then corners. And when there is parity I execute this algorithm [U'F2U,M2]
I am thinking to change my method of parity and maybe memorize changing UB edge with UL edge. Then I will always have even number of shots for edges and I will use OP for last corner in a parity solve.
Do you use this method?
Thank you

 

[Berkmann18]

I use [D' L2 D, M2] and I haven't fully tried that method of misplacing UB and UL as it would be a bit tough but it seems worth giving a try.

 

[h2f]

Do you use this method?
Thank you

Noah Arturs says in his tutorial he uses it. I solve coners first and I switch UBL and UBR - after all i do M2 and T-perm.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Why am I so slow??? My memo is about 1:00, corner execution is 15 seconds, but I average 3:00. How to not pause so much using TuRBo?

 

[h2f]

Why am I so slow??? My memo is about 1:00, corner execution is 15 seconds, but I average 3:00. How to not pause so much using TuRBo?

Practice.

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Practice.

well duh, but i did like 300 edges only solves with TuRBo and i still suk

 

[h2f]

Oh, that's strange. I did use turbo a little but i didnt need many solves to be around 2:20 with memo over 1 minute. So - maybe you should do a break for a week or two?

 

[PenguinsDontFly]

Oh, that's strange. I did use turbo a little but i didnt need many solves to be around 2:20 with memo over 1 minute. So - maybe you should do a break for a week or two?

lel breaks never work xD

 

[h2f]

Maybe it wasnt enough long?

 

[Gnad]

I'm having trouble choosing a good FU, BU and BD alg. What is the most widely used between these?

FU

D M' U R2 U' M U R2 U' D' M2
D R’ M’ U R’ U’ M U R U’ R D’ M2
B’ M’ U’ R’ U M U’ R U B M2
U’ M U D2 F2 U M U’ F2 D2
U’ M’ U’ F2 U M U’ F2 U2
y' U' M U' R2 U M' U' R2 U2 y
x y U2 R2 U M U' R2 U M' U y' x' M2
x y' U M' U R2 U' M U R2 U2 y x' M2
U r U R' U' M U R U' R' U' M' U M U' M2
M’ U M U’ M2 U r U R’ U’ M U R U’ R’ U

BD

M2 D U R2 U' M' U R2 U' M D'
M2 D R' U R' U' M' U R U' M R D'
M2 B' U' R' U M' U' R U M B
D2 F2 U M' U' F2 D2 U' M' U
U2 F2 U M' U' F2 U M U
y’ U2 R2 U M U’ R2 U M’ U y
M2 x y U M U' R2 R U M' U' R2 U2 y' x'
M2 x y’ U2 R2 U’ M’ U R2 U’ M U' y x'
M2 U M’ U’ M U R U R’ U’ M’ U R U’ r’ U’
U R U R' U' M' U R U' r' U' M2 U M' U' M

BU

(U M')3 U M (U M')4
U R' U' l U' R U M2 U' R' U l' U R U'
B' R B U R2 U' M2 U R2 U' B' R' B
U B' R U' B M2 B' U R' B U'
B' U R' B U' M2 U B' R U' B
F' D R' F D' M2 D F' R D' F