The blindfold race!

I actually have a late result at well. I have 4 DNFs, and a 38:25.91 success (beginner)

First success, and ridiculously slow

Also, you said anyone can take over?
 
Yeah now the challenge is to make a challenge...harder than the anti-slice thing Chris did because people made a method for it
 
Alright, I'll be taking over for a little while (how long, not sure because of school)

The new round will start on the Saturday/Sunday nightfall EDT (or EST when it switched back) in the U.S. officially, however will most likely start slightly earlier.

Week 35 - Crazy Week

All cubes must be scrambled with white on top and green in front

Normal
Nothing weird here, just a normal BLD solve

1) L' U' L2 R2 D2 U F D L B2 U' F2 R2 F' L B2 F2 R' F' U L D2 B F R
2) D U B' L B L2 D R B' F2 U L U2 B' L2 F L2 F2 D F2 D2 F D2 L2 U2
3) F' R' U R2 D2 R D2 U' L D' F' L2 R2 B2 D B' D' F U2 F' R F' D L2 R2
4) B' F' D2 U2 F' U F D U' F2 D2 U' R U B L' F L' B' D B2 U2 B2 D' B
5) L R F D2 R' F' L' R2 B' F2 R' U R2 D2 U' L2 R' D' U L R2 B F' R D2

Fun Memo
Nearly a normal BLD solve, except you invert your solving orientation. If you normally hold it white on top red in front, you hold it yellow on top orange in front.

1) D U L' R' D U F U' F' R B D U' B' U L2 F L2 R2 U B F2 L F D
2) L R2 D2 F U L' U2 L R B' U2 F' U2 L R2 F' R' B2 F' D2 B F' L R2 B'
3) R' F2 L U R' U F2 D U' F' D' U2 F U L U R' B U2 B2 U B' R2 F2 L2
4) D2 L' B' F2 R' F' U2 L2 U' R2 B2 F L F' D' B2 F' L U' B L' F' D' L B
5) F R2 U L' D' U F2 U F D2 R' B' F U2 R2 D U2 R' F2 D U' B F L R

SpeedBLD
In case you don't know what SpeedBLD is, it's basically only counting execution time. This means that you can plan every move out and not have it affect your time at all.

1) R U L2 D2 U2 L U2 L2 F2 U' L B2 D2 R' F' R' U' B2 U2 L2 R B D' B2 U
2) D' R2 B' F2 R' B' F2 L2 B2 F R2 F' L2 R D' F' D U L D2 L2 U2 F' U2 L'

Fewest Moves BLD
Solve the cube in as few moves as possible...blindfolded! You must write down your solution. You must have something separating you and the cube, but have the paper visible so you can write it down. You will not be allowed to see the cube after memorization, and it cannot be written memorization.

1) R2 B' L' U2 F' R2 D B' L' F2 R' U' R' F' U' L' F' R2 D U F L2 R D F'
2) F D2 U F2 D' B L R B2 F2 D B L' R2 B U B2 F R' B2 L2 D' F L2 R2

With Feet
You can only use your feet. Not once can the cube ever touch your hands after scrambling.

1) D B L R2 F D U L B F' L' R' U' F R2 D' U' F U2 B' U2 F2 L' R F'
2) B R U R U' B2 L2 U L2 B2 D' B' R' B U' B2 F' L' U2 F R2 B L' D' U'
3) F D' F2 D' B' U2 B2 L2 D R' D2 B2 L' R B2 D' L2 R' B2 F' U B L' F2 U2
4) B F2 L2 D' F2 L R B F' D U R B F' U2 L R' B2 U' B F U' R' U' B2
5) D F2 L' D' B2 L' R' U' F' R2 D L F' L R' D2 R2 F' D R' F2 D' U' L' D'

Good luck to all (especially with FM-BLD)
 
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RyanReese09 said:
Interesting challenge, but I thought in speedbld all time is recorded? Most individually time their solve though, just to see how fast it is. Correct me if I'm wrong.
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Most people keep track of their memorization time, however that is not involved in the challenge at all. The very idea behind speedBLD is that only the solving time is counted. The original goal IIRC was to achieve BLD results that were competitive with/near normal sighted times.
 
I don't know...solving time is what counts :)

Also, just pointing out the obvious, but FM-BLD has an hour time limit including memo
 
Yes, speedBLD definitely counts only execution time. Memorization time absolutely does not count. Normally, a speedBLD solve is a typical speedsolve (for instance, if you normally do Fridrich, you'd use Fridrich for the solve); you just have to figure it out without making any turns on the cube. Typically, a good speedBLD solve would be a few seconds slower than a fast 3x3x3 speedsolve for you. (The hard part is not getting a DNF!) 5 solves in one week is pretty intense for speedBLD.

Your fewest moves BLD instructions are a little different from what we came up with a while ago; we had it so you weren't allowed to see the scrambled cube, but could look at an unscrambled cube as long as you want while looking at the scramble, then you had to pull on the blindfold and write down the solve, being allowed to make turns on the cube if it helped while you were blindfolded. By your instructions, it seems implied that you're allowed to apply the scramble to the cube and look at the scrambled cube before solving it blindfolded, so the only difference between this and a normal solve is that your goal is minimum moves, instead of time. Is that true, or do you need to keep the cube non-visible while you apply the scramble? I really think we could use some clearer rules for this part of the challenge.
 
No you scramble the cube the first time, memorize. Then you have something between you and the cube, and you can't see the cube (not even for scrambling purposes) until after you're done with your solution.
 
theZcuber said:
No you scramble the cube the first time, memorize. Then you have something between you and the cube, and you can't see the cube (not even for scrambling purposes) until after you're done with your solution.
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I'd just like to mention that I rather like this format for fewest moves BLD. While our other rules seemed to meet the letter of the WCA rules by combining the two other sets of rules, this approach seems to meet the spirit of the concept. The goal will be to try to do a solve like you would with normal fewest moves, but without being able to turn the cube, and having to memorize your solution as you go, not being allowed to write anything down along the way.

So to clarify, should it work like this?

1. Apply the scramble to the cube.
2. Start the timer. You have one hour from the time you start the timer to the time when your solution is fully written on paper.
3. Examine the scrambled cube. Work out a fewest moves solution. You're not allowed to make any moves on the cube or write anything down - everything must be in your head at this point.
4. Place the cube behind some barrier, so you can't see it. Then write a solution to the cube. You must be finished within one hour from the time you started the timer before you first looked at the cube.

A question I still have: What counts as a successful solve? A correct solution on paper, or a solved cube behind the barrier due to the turns you applied while writing the solution, or both? I guess I would personally probably prefer both - it just seems cooler that way.
 
Mike Hughey said:
I'd just like to mention that I rather like this format for fewest moves BLD. While our other rules seemed to meet the letter of the WCA rules by combining the two other sets of rules, this approach seems to meet the spirit of the concept. The goal will be to try to do a solve like you would with normal fewest moves, but without being able to turn the cube, and having to memorize your solution as you go, not being allowed to write anything down along the way.

So to clarify, should it work like this?

1. Apply the scramble to the cube.
2. Start the timer. You have one hour from the time you start the timer to the time when your solution is fully written on paper.
3. Examine the scrambled cube. Work out a fewest moves solution. You're not allowed to make any moves on the cube or write anything down - everything must be in your head at this point.
4. Place the cube behind some barrier, so you can't see it. Then write a solution to the cube. You must be finished within one hour from the time you started the timer before you first looked at the cube.

A question I still have: What counts as a successful solve? A correct solution on paper, or a solved cube behind the barrier due to the turns you applied while writing the solution, or both? I guess I would personally probably prefer both - it just seems cooler that way.
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Your explanation is basically what I was thinking, yes.
A successful solve...I would say just like normal fewest moves, it's what's on the paper that counts, it doesn't matter if your cube is solved or not. I don't think it would be a requirement to have a cube solved due to your solution.
 
theZcuber said:
Your explanation is basically what I was thinking, yes.
A successful solve...I would say just like normal fewest moves, it's what's on the paper that counts, it doesn't matter if your cube is solved or not. I don't think it would be a requirement to have a cube solved due to your solution.
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Sounds reasonable. A solved cube just adds to the coolness factor, if you want to do it for the fun of it, but it doesn't really count.
 
I tried the first speed BLD. I can't even remember the last time I tried speed BLD, but I think it was either this time, or shortly after that. Either way it's been probably 8-9 years since I've attempted speedBLD. Needless to say I blew my record out of the water for both solve time, and overall time.

Speed BLD:
1) 13.41 (total time, including the solve, was 45:22 minutes)
Solution was:
orient cube: y2
X-cross: B2 L F L2 D' F2 D L' D'
BL: U L U L'
FL: U2 L' U L U2 L' U L
BR: U2 y R U R' y' U R' U' R
OLL: U R' F R U R' U' F' U R
PLL: U' R' U R' U' y x2 R' U R' U' x2 R2 F' R' F R F

54 HTM
2) DNS (yet)

I will certainly try each event this week, but I have to admit that I'm afraid of the feet event. I haven't even done a sighted feet solve in 10 years (not an exaggeration, it was my junior year high school).
 
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