The blindfold race!
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Awesome! What scramble was it?
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Thanks all of you! Yes, it was a fantastic feeling, at first I thought the timer was wrong 
.
It was not only my first sub-1, as I said it came after a very bad streak of eight slow solves
in a row. It was scramble no 70 (try it).
And Mike, we know I'm still behind, my solves number 2-4 this far is 1:21, 1:24 & 1:27.
So this 57 second solve was totally unexpected, but still a really glorious feeling .
But I must agree with all three of you, making this many solves just makes you better.
I actually try to put together a little database of all my blindfold solves, all those that
I still have some sort of record of. I still have half of 2009 to add but I have a record of
some 3500 solves (mostly 3x3 but over 1300 solves of bigbld and Multi too).
It's fun to look at the progress and it still amazes me that the progress does not
seem to halt.
Edit: I missed #41, I had 1:08 on that one.
.It was not only my first sub-1, as I said it came after a very bad streak of eight slow solves
in a row. It was scramble no 70 (try it
).And Mike, we know I'm still behind, my solves number 2-4 this far is 1:21, 1:24 & 1:27.
So this 57 second solve was totally unexpected, but still a really glorious feeling
.But I must agree with all three of you, making this many solves just makes you better.
I actually try to put together a little database of all my blindfold solves, all those that
I still have some sort of record of. I still have half of 2009 to add but I have a record of
some 3500 solves (mostly 3x3 but over 1300 solves of bigbld and Multi too).
It's fun to look at the progress and it still amazes me that the progress does not
seem to halt.
Edit: I missed #41, I had 1:08 on that one.
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MatsBergsten
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You see, I have never written a 3x3BLD solve time (of mine) without ':' before
.Thats why
.
Evan Liu
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I got 2:59.36, first sub3It was scramble no 70 (try it
Congratulations, many more sub1 to come!
MatsBergsten
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I got 2:59.36, first sub3
Congratulations to you too, first sub-3 is nice too
.(Now onward to sub-2 !)
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Accuracy: 95/151
Fastest Single: 52.47
I was trying to go for the full 200, but fatigue made it stop being fun. At that point I just stopped. I made it to 151 solves total, which I can be happy about!
Fastest Single: 52.47
9:59.99 (successful solve, but the timer did not start), DNF, 1:37.15, 1:36.85, 2:02.88, 1:23.00, 1:27.00, 1:54.88, 1:46.75, DNF, 1:35.97, 1:29.38, 1:33.91, 1:34.19, 1:58.81, DNF, 1:23.78, 1:33.41, 1:02.59, 1:13.53, DNF, 1:43.59, DNF, DNF, 1:38.03, DNF, DNF, DNF, 1:17.75, 1:30.81, DNF, 2:30.21, 1:26.47, DNF, 1:55.87, DNF, 1:41.62, 1:38.69, 1:29.09, DNF, 1:08.25, DNF, 1:20.37, 1:11.66, 1:08.53, 1:45.85 (+2), DNF, 1:32.81, DNF, 1:12.66, DNF, 1:35.93, 1:46.54, 2:01.28 (while being shot with Nerf darts almost the whole solve), 1:33.53, DNF, 1:34.00, 1:12.07, 1:10.87, 1:30.56, 1:12.75, DNF, 1:22.84, DNF, 1:39.57, 1:32.53, 2:10.40, 1:43.06, 52.47, 1:15.65, 1:23.91, 55.65, 1:13.00, DNF, DNF, 2:18.62, 1:13.19, 2:03.56, DNF, DNF, 1:34.19, 1:11.40, 1:24.06 (+2), 1:04.47, DNF, DNF, DNF, 1:05.00, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, 2:50.50, DNF, DNF, DNF, 1:32.97, 55.41, DNF, DNF, 1:33.12, 1:13.31, 1:28.91, DNF, DNF, 1:19.97, 1:40.87, DNF, DNS (I accidentally skipped this scramble somehow), DNF, 1:08.04, DNF, 1:27.44, DNF, 1:39.09, DNF, 1:56.56, 1:49.79, 2:03.32, 2:37.88, DNF, DNF, DNF, 1:09.62, DNF, DNF, 1:35.63, 1:28.85, DNF, 1:42.97, 1:10.22, 1:31.25, DNF, 1:22.12, 1:55.60, 1:34.53, 1:58.84, DNF, 1:28.69, 1:51.59, 3:32.75, 1:32.34, DNF, 1:27.50, 1:22.09, 2:42.40, DNF, 59.16, DNF, 1:23.38
I was trying to go for the full 200, but fatigue made it stop being fun. At that point I just stopped. I made it to 151 solves total, which I can be happy about!
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i just did a few solves in some spare time on like tuesday
4:19.26, 2:53.63[PB! 1:30 memo, parity], DNF(3:54.61)
4:19.26, 2:53.63[PB! 1:30 memo, parity], DNF(3:54.61)
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3x3 BLD
Best: = 29.74
Accuracy: 29/70
Comment: Accuracy isn't good at all, most DNFs were caused by forgotten images.
4x4 BLD:
4:29.08, DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS = 4:29.08
Best: = 29.74
Accuracy: 29/70
Code:
1. DNF
2. 44.71
3. 40.22
4. 50.13
5. DNF
6. DNF
7. DNF
8. DNF
9. 38.65
10. DNF
11. 49.19
12. DNF
13. DNF
14. DNF
15. 1:15.92
16. 39.24
17. DNF
18. DNF
19. 41.88
20. DNF
21. DNF
22. 40.95
23. DNF
24. DNF
25. 45.84
26. 47.16
27. 50.62
28. DNF
29. DNF
30. 55.75
31. DNF
32. DNF
33. DNF
34. DNF
35. DNF
36. DNF
37. DNF
38. 1:02.06
39. 53.02
40. DNF
41. DNF
42. 38.46
43. 57.13
44. DNF
45. DNF
46. DNF
47. DNF
48. 1:12.87
49. DNF
50. 37.75
51. 45.01
52. DNF
53. DNF
54. DNF
55. 43.74
56. DNF
57. 38.85
58. 40.52
59. 39.52
60. 39.11
61. DNF
62. DNF
63. 42.10
64. DNF
65. DNF
66. DNF
67. 50.86
68. DNF
69. DNF
70. 29.744x4 BLD:
4:29.08, DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS = 4:29.08
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Updated my earlier post. I won't do any more scrambles for this.
46/103 (44.7%)
Best time: 24.5934.49
30.19
28.70
37.11
DNF(35.06)
25.10
DNF(execution slip)
35.28
30.91
39.30+
DNF(memo error)
31.47
DNF(33.79)
DNF(35.97)
35.42
DNF(30.85)
DNF(34.15)
DNF(31.17)
30.50
36.39
DNF(35.31)
31.89
DNF(36.61)
DNF(33.47)
DNF(34.31)
DNF(46.00)
29.04
DNF(49.42)
33.30
DNF(34.74)
DNF(41.85)
DNF(48.95)
DNF(33.30)
45.61
DNF(47.42)
38.75
DNF(38.81)
DNF(38.13)
DNF(41.94)
DNF(40.11)
40.10
28.98
DNF(38.85)
35.09
32.94
37.92
DNF(36.80)
35.93
DNF
42.49
37.77
DNF(38.00)
32.73
DNF
33.27
DNF(37.72)
30.37
33.91
33.64
DNF(32.91)
DNF(38.68)
DNF(34.43)
43.79
DNF(43.61)
DNF(36.17)
38.92
30.65
48.18
DNF(41.01)
24.59
DNF(28.33)
DNF(30.56)
DNF
32.57
DNF(39.86)
DNF(35.15)
DNF(37.81)
30.84
DNF(36.75)
DNF
32.27
46.19
DNF(33.52)
DNF
DNF
30.49
31.83
34.08
DNF(34.32)
39.58
DNF(46.33)
DNF(42.71)
27.67
DNF(39.55)
40.84
DNF(30.99)
DNF(36.33)
DNF(28.52)
33.31
DNF
DNF(31.54)
DNF(39.09)
DNF
First 30 were a 32.60 mean of 15/30 ^^
The accuracy at the start was really good for me (like, 8/10 or 9/12 (so the last 18 solves were 6/18 ...
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Week 38
Shameless Hijack!
I don't know if this format will work well or not, but here it is:
There are 20 scrambles. Your result is the mean of your best n solves where n is the number of DNFs and DNSs you have. So for example, if you solve 13/20 cubes, you take the mean of your best (20-13)=7 solves. If you get less than 10/20, your result would be DNF. If you get 20/20, I guess you get automatic win? Or just your best solve?
Scrambles:
1. F' R' F' D2 B' L D2 U' F L R B' F D' B2 D R B U2 B F2 R' D R' U'
2. F L2 R' F L U2 R' F' L2 R2 F' L U F2 D U2 B2 F' L' R2 D2 R' B2 D U'
3. D2 U2 L F2 D2 U R F2 D U2 L D' F2 D2 U2 F2 D2 U B2 F' D2 F L B F2
4. L2 B' L2 B2 R2 B F D U F2 L' R2 U2 B R D2 B L2 U2 R B F2 D2 L' U'
5. F' L2 R' B' D U2 L2 R U' R2 B F2 L2 D2 R' U R2 D' L2 R D' U B2 F U2
6. D B2 R2 B2 L R B F L B' U B F2 R' D R' B2 D2 U B' L' R B F' L
7. B R2 D U' F' D' U' L2 R B L2 R2 U' B' F2 R2 B' D B2 L2 F2 R' U B F'
8. D F2 L R' D2 U' L' B2 D U' F2 D2 B2 F U' R2 U2 L' R2 D B F L2 R' F2
9. U2 L' B2 F2 L2 R' D' B F2 D2 U F2 D2 U2 B2 L' F2 L R D' F U' F R U2
10. L' U R2 B2 R' B L R' B2 F L2 B F L2 U' B' F D2 U B2 U2 L D2 L F2
11. D2 B' L2 D' B2 L R U2 F L B2 F R' D' R B F2 R D' U B' D2 U2 L' R
12. F L' B' R F2 L' R2 D2 L2 D' F' L2 R' B L2 R F U B2 F L' R' D' U R'
13. L' R' U B F' D2 U2 L R' F2 R D' F2 L R' U B2 D U' F' R2 D2 L2 B2 L
14. B2 L B2 F' R F' D' U2 L B R2 U R2 U L' D' U' B2 F R U' B D F2 U'
15. B F' R2 U L2 D' U2 B' D' L2 F' U' L R2 U2 B2 R' D2 B D' F D2 R D U
16. B L' B2 F' D U2 F D U2 L' R B F2 L2 R2 B' L' R' B L R' B U' L F
17. D' U' F2 U B2 F2 U2 L R' F' L' D' B R' B D2 U L' R F2 D2 B2 L2 B F2
18. D L2 F2 U2 L R2 F U F D2 L2 F' D' B F' D2 R2 D' F' R' U' B' R' B' R'
19. R2 D B' F D' B L D' B' F D2 L' R2 U' L' B2 L' R F' L2 R2 F L' D2 U
20. F R' U R' F2 L R' F U2 B' R2 D U2 L' D2 L' R' F2 L2 R F' L R F2 R
2. F L2 R' F L U2 R' F' L2 R2 F' L U F2 D U2 B2 F' L' R2 D2 R' B2 D U'
3. D2 U2 L F2 D2 U R F2 D U2 L D' F2 D2 U2 F2 D2 U B2 F' D2 F L B F2
4. L2 B' L2 B2 R2 B F D U F2 L' R2 U2 B R D2 B L2 U2 R B F2 D2 L' U'
5. F' L2 R' B' D U2 L2 R U' R2 B F2 L2 D2 R' U R2 D' L2 R D' U B2 F U2
6. D B2 R2 B2 L R B F L B' U B F2 R' D R' B2 D2 U B' L' R B F' L
7. B R2 D U' F' D' U' L2 R B L2 R2 U' B' F2 R2 B' D B2 L2 F2 R' U B F'
8. D F2 L R' D2 U' L' B2 D U' F2 D2 B2 F U' R2 U2 L' R2 D B F L2 R' F2
9. U2 L' B2 F2 L2 R' D' B F2 D2 U F2 D2 U2 B2 L' F2 L R D' F U' F R U2
10. L' U R2 B2 R' B L R' B2 F L2 B F L2 U' B' F D2 U B2 U2 L D2 L F2
11. D2 B' L2 D' B2 L R U2 F L B2 F R' D' R B F2 R D' U B' D2 U2 L' R
12. F L' B' R F2 L' R2 D2 L2 D' F' L2 R' B L2 R F U B2 F L' R' D' U R'
13. L' R' U B F' D2 U2 L R' F2 R D' F2 L R' U B2 D U' F' R2 D2 L2 B2 L
14. B2 L B2 F' R F' D' U2 L B R2 U R2 U L' D' U' B2 F R U' B D F2 U'
15. B F' R2 U L2 D' U2 B' D' L2 F' U' L R2 U2 B2 R' D2 B D' F D2 R D U
16. B L' B2 F' D U2 F D U2 L' R B F2 L2 R2 B' L' R' B L R' B U' L F
17. D' U' F2 U B2 F2 U2 L R' F' L' D' B R' B D2 U L' R F2 D2 B2 L2 B F2
18. D L2 F2 U2 L R2 F U F D2 L2 F' D' B F' D2 R2 D' F' R' U' B' R' B' R'
19. R2 D B' F D' B L D' B' F D2 L' R2 U' L' B2 L' R F' L2 R2 F L' D2 U
20. F R' U R' F2 L R' F U2 B' R2 D U2 L' D2 L' R' F2 L2 R F' L R F2 R
And some big cube scrambles, normal format, best solve:
4x4x4
1. U L Rw' Fw L' D2 Uw2 L2 F L R U2 Fw2 Uw R Fw' F R B' Uw' L F' U2 B U2 Fw' L D Fw2 F' D B Fw2 F R2 U' L' Rw2 R' Uw'
2. D Fw L' Rw' R' B D2 B2 Uw' F2 L2 Rw R B Rw2 F L B' F' Rw2 U2 B' Fw' F2 L2 Rw2 R U' L Rw' R' Uw2 L Rw R' Fw' F2 U2 B Fw'
3. F Uw' Fw2 F' L' Rw' R' Uw2 Fw' U2 F' R' D2 Uw L' Rw2 R2 Fw2 L Rw2 R' D Fw D' L R' D' Uw2 U2 Fw' F Uw2 U' Rw' Fw' D Uw' U2 B' Fw
4. U Rw' Uw B' F U Fw' R2 B' Fw2 D' Uw U2 B' F R2 B F R D2 L' Rw' R Fw Uw2 Rw B2 Fw F' L' Fw L Rw' D' B Uw U' R2 U2 Rw'
5. B U B2 Fw' F2 Rw' R' D2 Rw U2 B' Uw' Fw2 L2 D2 Uw2 Rw2 R' B2 Uw L' Rw' Uw U' F2 D2 F U2 B' Fw2 D Uw2 L Rw' Fw' R' D2 F Rw2 R2
5x5x5
1. Rw Uw U Bw' L2 Uw L2 Lw2 Rw D2 Uw2 U' Lw Dw2 Rw' R Uw' B' F Rw2 Bw2 Fw' F2 R2 D' B2 Bw Fw2 F2 L' D2 Uw2 Fw2 Dw2 F L2 Lw2 R' F D2 Dw Uw' U' Rw Uw' Fw' F' Lw R Bw' Fw2 Rw2 R' D2 Rw' Uw L Lw Fw2 Rw'
2. Rw' B Fw2 F R Dw' B L Lw2 Uw Rw2 R2 B' Fw F' D2 L2 Lw' F U2 Rw2 Dw2 B U' Fw' Rw2 Uw' U2 Fw F D2 Lw' Bw2 Dw B' Bw' Lw' Bw U Lw D' Dw' Bw2 U2 Lw Rw R2 F L2 Uw Fw2 F R2 Bw2 U2 B' Lw Rw2 R' Bw'
3. L Lw' B' Bw Fw2 U' Rw' Dw2 L' Rw2 R2 Fw2 U2 Bw Fw' D2 Dw Uw U2 Bw Fw' F2 Lw2 Rw B' Bw Fw F R Uw2 Bw D2 Lw' Rw' R Dw U2 B R Uw' L' B Bw' Fw2 Uw' Rw2 B' F2 D' Dw U Bw L B Fw Lw2 B' Bw Fw F2
4. B' Bw Fw F' U2 F2 L2 Lw' Rw' R Fw Dw2 U Bw2 Fw' D' R2 B Rw U L' Lw2 Rw2 R F Lw2 D2 U B' Uw' Lw2 Bw Uw Fw D2 U2 L2 U' L2 Lw Rw2 Bw' F2 R2 Uw L Rw2 R' F2 Lw2 Dw2 Uw B' F' Uw B2 Rw2 Bw' Fw F
5. Lw2 Bw' Fw Uw' L' Rw' R2 D' B2 Bw2 Fw D U B2 D Dw' Uw U2 Bw R2 D R' Dw Rw' B Lw' Rw R' Bw Fw' Uw U' L2 Lw' Rw R2 F D2 Dw' Lw2 Rw2 D Dw Uw U L2 Fw' Lw2 D B D2 Dw2 Uw U' Lw' R2 B' Lw R2 F2
1. U L Rw' Fw L' D2 Uw2 L2 F L R U2 Fw2 Uw R Fw' F R B' Uw' L F' U2 B U2 Fw' L D Fw2 F' D B Fw2 F R2 U' L' Rw2 R' Uw'
2. D Fw L' Rw' R' B D2 B2 Uw' F2 L2 Rw R B Rw2 F L B' F' Rw2 U2 B' Fw' F2 L2 Rw2 R U' L Rw' R' Uw2 L Rw R' Fw' F2 U2 B Fw'
3. F Uw' Fw2 F' L' Rw' R' Uw2 Fw' U2 F' R' D2 Uw L' Rw2 R2 Fw2 L Rw2 R' D Fw D' L R' D' Uw2 U2 Fw' F Uw2 U' Rw' Fw' D Uw' U2 B' Fw
4. U Rw' Uw B' F U Fw' R2 B' Fw2 D' Uw U2 B' F R2 B F R D2 L' Rw' R Fw Uw2 Rw B2 Fw F' L' Fw L Rw' D' B Uw U' R2 U2 Rw'
5. B U B2 Fw' F2 Rw' R' D2 Rw U2 B' Uw' Fw2 L2 D2 Uw2 Rw2 R' B2 Uw L' Rw' Uw U' F2 D2 F U2 B' Fw2 D Uw2 L Rw' Fw' R' D2 F Rw2 R2
5x5x5
1. Rw Uw U Bw' L2 Uw L2 Lw2 Rw D2 Uw2 U' Lw Dw2 Rw' R Uw' B' F Rw2 Bw2 Fw' F2 R2 D' B2 Bw Fw2 F2 L' D2 Uw2 Fw2 Dw2 F L2 Lw2 R' F D2 Dw Uw' U' Rw Uw' Fw' F' Lw R Bw' Fw2 Rw2 R' D2 Rw' Uw L Lw Fw2 Rw'
2. Rw' B Fw2 F R Dw' B L Lw2 Uw Rw2 R2 B' Fw F' D2 L2 Lw' F U2 Rw2 Dw2 B U' Fw' Rw2 Uw' U2 Fw F D2 Lw' Bw2 Dw B' Bw' Lw' Bw U Lw D' Dw' Bw2 U2 Lw Rw R2 F L2 Uw Fw2 F R2 Bw2 U2 B' Lw Rw2 R' Bw'
3. L Lw' B' Bw Fw2 U' Rw' Dw2 L' Rw2 R2 Fw2 U2 Bw Fw' D2 Dw Uw U2 Bw Fw' F2 Lw2 Rw B' Bw Fw F R Uw2 Bw D2 Lw' Rw' R Dw U2 B R Uw' L' B Bw' Fw2 Uw' Rw2 B' F2 D' Dw U Bw L B Fw Lw2 B' Bw Fw F2
4. B' Bw Fw F' U2 F2 L2 Lw' Rw' R Fw Dw2 U Bw2 Fw' D' R2 B Rw U L' Lw2 Rw2 R F Lw2 D2 U B' Uw' Lw2 Bw Uw Fw D2 U2 L2 U' L2 Lw Rw2 Bw' F2 R2 Uw L Rw2 R' F2 Lw2 Dw2 Uw B' F' Uw B2 Rw2 Bw' Fw F
5. Lw2 Bw' Fw Uw' L' Rw' R2 D' B2 Bw2 Fw D U B2 D Dw' Uw U2 Bw R2 D R' Dw Rw' B Lw' Rw R' Bw Fw' Uw U' L2 Lw' Rw R2 F D2 Dw' Lw2 Rw2 D Dw Uw U L2 Fw' Lw2 D B D2 Dw2 Uw U' Lw' R2 B' Lw R2 F2
I'll post results about this time next sunday.
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So to clarify, we are taking the means of the DNFs/DNSs and that will be our "result"?
Julian
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No, I think it means, you take the mean of a number of your best solves, equal to the amount of DNFs.
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From what I understand this will not work the slightest bit. Someone like Zane or Ryan might get 100% solved, and then you don't know what to do. If we get under 50% then it's a DNF.
Say I do all 20 scrambles, and I only solve 7, then it's a DNF (which is bad, since it's the BLD race, and I did solve 7). If I solved 10, then it's the mean of the 10 I solved. If I solved 15, then it's the mean of the best 5 solved.
THIS WILL NOT WORK!!!
Edit: ninja'd
Say I do all 20 scrambles, and I only solve 7, then it's a DNF (which is bad, since it's the BLD race, and I did solve 7). If I solved 10, then it's the mean of the 10 I solved. If I solved 15, then it's the mean of the best 5 solved.
THIS WILL NOT WORK!!!
Edit: ninja'd
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Week 38
I lost the individual times but I had already calculated the results.
Number of successes: 12
Number of DNFs: 8
Mean of best 8 solves = 1:09.33
I lost the individual times but I had already calculated the results.
Number of successes: 12
Number of DNFs: 8
Mean of best 8 solves = 1:09.33
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To try and clarify, put your results in order from best to worst(DNF). Count the number of DNFs on the right. Then count the same amount of results on the left, and take the mean of those times.
I think it can work. It's more of a competition based on accuracy primarily, but you still have to be fast to get a good result.
I think it can work. It's more of a competition based on accuracy primarily, but you still have to be fast to get a good result.
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I don't like this because i'm probably going to get 0-5 successes, so there's no point in submitting it if it's just going to be a DNF.
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Then go slow and make sure they are successes. I might compete this week...
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I like the format! But I think it's probably best to say that if you get no DNFs, you just get your best solve. Or perhaps we could go with n being the number of DNFs and DNSs + 1, so if you get 19/20, you take the average of your best two.
