The blindfold race!

Going out tonight and I don't want to forget to post, so my PB was 56.24 on (I think) scramble #14. I had hoped to do way more scrambles than I did but I kept being busy.

My accuracy is horrible when I try to go fast and very good if I just slow down and take a little more time. Hopefully that will improve.
 
Finally sub-1!!!!!!

Round 16:

Best time: 59.19
Successes: 85/115

  1. 1:40.78
  2. DNF [1:53.94] 3 corners
  3. 1:35.75
  4. 1:44.41
  5. 1:18.71
  6. 1:18.50
  7. 1:32.61
  8. 1:27.41
  9. 1:46.43
  10. 1:30.00
  11. 1:33.72
  12. DNF [1:32.92] 2 corners twisted
  13. 1:35.34
  14. 1:22.47
  15. DNF [1:32.83] 2 corners twisted
  16. 1:42.03
  17. 1:24.63
  18. 1:22.69
  19. 1:31.83
  20. 1:29.28
  21. 1:23.05
  22. 1:37.68
  23. 2:38.65
  24. 1:44.55
  25. 1:22.47
  26. DNF [1:46.50] 3 corners
  27. 1:49.31
  28. 1:30.06
  29. 2:33.15
  30. 2:40.52
  31. DNF [1:42.41] 3 corners
  32. DNF [1:41.05] 3 edges
  33. 2:02.40
  34. 1:43.52
  35. 2:09.63
  36. 1:41.67
  37. 2:30.35
  38. 2:40.46
  39. 2:14.71
  40. DNF [1:44.90] 3 corners
  41. DNF [1:49.00] 2 edges flipped
  42. 1:21.46
  43. DNF [1:52.45] 4 corners, 3 edges
  44. 1:52.24
  45. 1:41.75
  46. 2:36.92
  47. 59.19
  48. DNF [1:25.28] 2 edges flipped
  49. 2:26.63
  50. 1:43.12
  51. DNF [1:24.94] 4 edges, 4 corners
  52. DNF [2:02.01] 5 edges, 5 corners
  53. 1:42.06
  54. DNF [1:32.99] 2 edges flipped
  55. 1:17.21
  56. 1:26.25
  57. 1:39.17
  58. 3:26.54
  59. 1:34.92
  60. 2:34.99
  61. 1:26.60
  62. DNF [1:23.57] 5 edges
  63. 1:25.54
  64. 1:29.18
  65. 1:16.28
  66. 1:56.55
  67. 1:47.33
  68. 1:25.54
  69. 1:49.43
  70. 1:41.77
  71. 2:17.37
  72. DNF [2:10.73] 3 corners
  73. 3:17.84
  74. DNF [3:20.14] 4 edges, 4 corners
  75. 2:22.89
  76. DNF [1:40.64] 3 edges
  77. 1:32.70
  78. 2:28.28
  79. 4:29.02
  80. 1:29.93
  81. 1:52.52
  82. DNF [1:34.87] 4 edges, 4 corners
  83. 2:13.70
  84. 2:19.23
  85. DNF [3:03.67] 9 edges
  86. 1:23.34
  87. DNF [1:23.79] 2 flipped edges
  88. 2:05.53
  89. 1:24.75
  90. 1:37.75
  91. 1:26.54
  92. DNF [1:42.76] 2 corners twisted
  93. 1:47.76
  94. 1:30.86
  95. DNF [1:50.26] 3 edges
  96. DNF [1:38.50] 3 corners
  97. 1:57.06
  98. DNF [1:50.29] 2 edges, 2 corners
  99. DNF [1:16.84] 3 edges
  100. 2:23.32
  101. 1:19.45
  102. 1:18.47
  103. DNF [1:12.73] 2 edges flipped
  104. 1:31.54
  105. 1:57.17
  106. 1:27.80
  107. 1:28.31
  108. DNF [1:34.96] 2 edges flipped
  109. 1:29.75
  110. DNF [1:46.31] 4 edges, 4 corners
  111. 1:33.36
  112. DNF [1:29.64] 2 edges flipped
  113. 1:37.31
  114. 1:12.46
  115. DNF [1:39.36] 3 edges
 
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OK, I don't have time to compile last weeks result right now (maybe Jakube will or else I will do it later).
Still lets start another round (w25?).

I think 5 solves are too few (and 200 too many!!:)) so I introduce a new format:
The average of the five best solves of 20. You must get at least five ok solves to not dnf in the total.
You don't have too do more solves than to get five successful but of course you get better chances
if you do all 20 solves.

Deadline Sunday/Monday night shift next week (GMT or whatever it is called nowadays UTC?).
(Actually I'll compile the results next Monday morning "my time").

EDIT: I obviously need to clarify: Average of five best means just that. It is not a
"cubing" average where you remove the best and worst solves. It is not best "running" ao5.
If you do more than five successful solves you just remove all but the five best times and take
an average of those five times. So Zanes time (right now, with 9 solves done) is 46.71.
(No need to discard more times if you already have discarded up to 15)

Scrambles:
1. L2 R' B L2 D B' D L' B' D L B2 F' R D' U F D L B R2 B F' U' L F L R' B2 U'
2. D' R2 F' L D2 B2 F D' R D B F' D B' L' B F2 L2 R2 F' D U2 R2 U B' D F R2 U2 F2
3. B' D2 R B' F2 R' B' D L' R F L D' R2 D' U B2 L B L B' F2 R F2 D L2 F D R' B2
4. F L D2 F2 L D R U F2 R' U2 F2 L' B' L' F2 R2 D R2 U' F L2 U B F' L R2 D U' R'
5. D U2 B F2 D2 L' D2 B2 F L2 D2 L2 B D2 L' B F2 R B L' D B2 R2 U B' L U' R2 F2 U
6. L' F' R' D' L2 B' R2 B' F' R2 U R2 D R' U F D2 U2 L D B' D2 U B' U R' B F L2 R
7. R2 B2 L' B' F R B2 L' U B L2 B' F' U F L B D' B2 F2 U' B' R F' U B L' B F' R'
8. F2 L2 R B R' F' D' U' R F D U2 B' R D' B R2 B2 L R F' U F2 R U' B2 U' L' U F2
9. D' R D' U' L2 R B' L2 R B' L2 D F L' R' B2 F' L R' B2 U2 L R2 B2 D F2 R2 D2 F2 U
10. L' F2 L R D' U F2 D' L2 D' R U' L R' D2 B R' D F D' B' F2 D2 F U' B' U2 B R2 D
11. B D2 B' L R2 D B' L B D2 B' L2 F' U B' D2 R U R2 U R2 F2 U' R' D2 F U' B2 L' F'
12. F2 R' D' B F R F2 D2 B F R' B D U R D L2 F2 U' F2 R D' R D L2 R D2 R D' B'
13. L' R2 B' L F' R' F2 D R2 B' F' R' B2 F2 D' B F D' B' D' B2 D' L B2 D' U B2 F2 D2 F2
14. B' R D U2 B L2 D' L F' R B' L2 U' L2 B D' B F U2 R D' L2 D U2 B' L2 D2 B2 R2 F2
15. L U2 F' U2 L' R' D U F' L' F R U F R D U2 F U2 L' B F D2 U F L' D' U2 B' F'
16. U' B F2 D2 L F' D U' L R D U F2 D' L2 U R D' L R D F' U' L F2 D' R' F' D2 U'
17. D U' L R' B2 L2 B F' D' L2 F D2 L' R B2 F2 R B U B F' L2 U' F' L' F2 U' B' L B
18. R' D' R2 B' L' R' B2 F U2 B R2 D' B' F L2 D' U2 L B F R2 U F2 D L' D' U B' D R'
19. F2 R U2 F' D L' F2 U' L R' B' F' D2 U R2 D2 F2 R2 B D' L R' F D' U L R' B2 D2 B'
20. D2 B2 D U' R' B2 L' R2 F D2 U L U' B F D B' L' B L2 B' R' B F2 U2 B' F L R U'
 
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Number of times: 13/20

Mean of 5 best times: 49.12, 43.00, 44.46, 44.07, 45.87 = 45.30

1. DNF
2. 52.91
3. DNF
4. 49.12
5. 43.00
6. DNF
7. 44.46
8. 44.07
9. DNF
10. 1:03.88
11. 49.87+
12. DNF
13. 1:17.90
14. 53.59
15. 1:12.53
16. DNF
17. 1:14.69
18. DNF
19. 55.14
20. 45.87
 
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OK, I don't have time to compile last weeks result right now (maybe Jakube will or else I will do it later)

Sure I will.

Results Round 16​

Code:
1.  Zane_C        40.25
2.  amostay2004   41.15
3.  riffz         56.24
4.  RyanReese09   58.21
5.  Mike Hughey   59.19
6.  Jakube        1:11.11
7.  MatsBergsten  1:21.56
8.  Xishem        2:01.19
9.  Tim Major     2:01.55
10. EricReese     3:32.06
 
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I would enter but I did the first 12 or so solves, and accidentally closed qqtimer. I wasn't going well anyway, like 5/12 :p
 
1. DNF
2. 57.30
3. DNF
4. DNF
5. 1:03.87
6. 57.20
7. 59.48
8. 57.67
9. 1:05.66
10. DNF
11. DNF
12. DNF
13. 1:11.26
14. DNF
15. 1:06.92
16. DNF
17. DNF
18. DNF
19. 1:18.68
20. 50.65

57.69 Mean of best 5 solves.
 
Average of best 5 (so far): 2:54.17
Really going to get back into BLD now, with exams finishing in about a week.

Cubes Solved: 10/15
Individual Times:
1. 4:32.05
2. DNF(4:03.40)
3. 3:59.82
4. DNF(2:08.16) messed up an alg, was already finishing corner exec
5. 4:28.63
6. DNF(6:22.74) memo recall issues
7. 3:56.84
8. 3:02.81
9. 2:47.50
10. DNF(4:10.09) 4 edges
11. 2:54.49
12. 6:27.94 had to restart memo after 2 minutes
13. DNF(4:22.62) trying different memo approach, handled parity wrong
14. 2:48.72
15.2:57.34

Edit: Wow best time so far is 2:47.50, only 25 seconds from by PB, and this is after a long break from bld. This is encouraging :)
Also, PB average of 5, 3:18.05

Really happy with this.
 
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Average of five best: 1:20.16

1:32.13, 1:25.22, 2:01.84, 1:36.83, 1:36.18, 1:56.31, 1:23.55, 1:53.46, 1:23.61, DNF [2:41.38, 3 corners],
1:22.53, 1:19.21, DNF [1:44.13, 2 corners twisted], 1:11.88, 1:47.05, DNF [1:51.46, 3 edges], 1:36.30, 1:45.66, 1:25.30, 1:27.83

Nice format, Mats - short enough to do all in one session, but large enough to make you work hard enough to improve. I just couldn't seem to get going quickly on memorization; I think all of these were over 30 seconds memo. :(
 
Average of 5 best: 1:28.67

1:51.76, DNF(1:50.39), 1:27.49, 1:42.29, 1:29.43, 1:42.78, 1:51.16, 1:53.84, 1:40.84, 1:50.15, 1:26.01, DNF(1:53.70), DNF(2:01.15), 1:19.59, DNF(2:14.09), 2:14.16, 2:00.15, DNF(1:51.73), 1:53.53, DNF(1:52.19)

Done this all in one session late at night. At the end the times and the accuracy were horrible.
 
Done late at night, and in one sitting.

1:05.85, 1:13.28, 1:22.72, 1:28.73, 1:31.58 = 1:20.43 average

1. 1:32.23
2. 2:15.34
3. DNF
4. 1:38.37
5. 1:05.85
6. 1:31.58
7. DNF
8. DNF
9. DNF
10. 1:28.73
11. 1:13.28
12. 1:39.55
13. DNF
14. DNF
15. DNF
16. 2:08.33
17. DNF
18. DNF
19. 2:26.51
20. 1:22.72
 
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