The blindfold race!

Good excuse to practise for Worlds.

46.37, DNF(53.92), 48.46, DNF(44.74), DNF(53.53), 43.24, 58.03, 39.46, DNF(47.75), 49.54, 42.02, DNF(55.53), 49.54, DNF(43.78), 44.69, DNF(57.50), DNF(57.44), 1:05.74, DNF(30.85), DNF(14.03)

39.46, 42.02, 43.24, 44.69, 46.37 = 43.16 mean of 5

The 2nd last scramble was an awesome pwn scramble but I messed up a rotation :( Would've been a 30s solve
 
1:01.24 dnf 58.64 53.04 1:07.15 1:03.21 1:14.31 57.16 47.67 1:03.53 dnf 58.63 1:26.96 1:08.18 dnf 56.28 1:08.90 dnf 32.15 1:12.73

mo20 1:01.86
avg12 1:05.08
avg5 59.77
best 32.15

19 horrible solves and a pb
 
I know this is wrong to do but after seeing everyone be pwn at scramble 19, I did it.

45.50

Lol. Unsure whether to count...it's pretty damn pwn scramble. Aperm first comm, and then all 8 movers...10 edges....Even all the M2 edges were fast cases.
 
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3BLD :

DNF(4:27.74)[3E]
3:21.55
DNF(5:12.94)[2CTwisted, All M-slice edges flipped] - Basically, a mistake at the very end, and forgot to execute 2-twist.
4:53.36

Will do more tomorrow.
 
3x3x3 BLD: 1:20.49
Accuracy: 16/20
Best single: 58.75
DNF [2:45.11, 3E], 1:30.00, DNF [1:37.16, 2C], 3:28.59, 1:57.50, 1:19.41, 1:31.16, 1:29.28, 2:11.78, 1:34.05, 1:29.80, DNF [2:32.13, 4E 4C], 1:25.28, DNF [1:23.25, 2E], 1:41.93, 1:29.75, 1:48.88, 1:31.09, 58.75, 1:37.55
Comment: Wow, the nineteenth scramble was awesome! New PB.

4x4x4 BLD: 7:31.31
7:32.89 [4:01], 7:29.73 [3:54], DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS
Comment: Minimal solving to save my memory for Dayton this weekend.

5x5x5 BLD: 13:41.16
13:41.16 [6:56], DNS, DNS, DNS
Comment: Again, minimal solving to save my memory for the weekend. Besides, this was a pretty good solve - I doubt I would have beaten it with the other three.

* generic key for mistakes - C: corners, E: edges or central edges, W: wings, X: X centers, +: + centers, i: inner, o: outer, O: obliques
 
3x3x3: 1:55.75
2:21.87, 1:36.61, 2:10.10, DNF, 2:12.76, 3:33.60, DNF, DNF, 1:37.46, 2:21.30, DNF, DNF, 2:28.34, 2:09.11, 2:05.48, 2:38.89, 3:16.87, DNF, DNF, 2:42.02

4x4x4: 15:33
16:07, DNF, DNF, DNF, 18:51, 14:58, DNF, DNF

5x5x5: 34:04
DNF, 34:04, DNF, DNF
My SS popped during the last solve - never been that before :confused:
 
Results for week 41:

3x3x3
  1. 43.16 amostay2004
  2. 49.26 Benyó
  3. 1:14.14 Jakube
  4. 1:20.49 Mike Hughey
  5. 1:39.10 MatsBergsten
  6. 1:43.04 Norbi
  7. 1:55.75 DrKorbin

4x4x4
  1. 6:41.39 Jakube
  2. 6:45.43 MatsBergsten
  3. 7:31.31 Mike Hughey
  4. 15:33 DrKorbin

5x5x5
  1. 10:30.40 Jakube
  2. 13:41.16 Mike Hughey
  3. 34:04 DrKorbin
  4. DNF MatsBergsten
 
Week 42:

  • 3x3BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
  • 4x4BLD 8 solves: mean of two best. (at least 2)
  • 5x5BLD 4 solves: best solve. (well, one then)

Do as much or as little as you like. This will end Sunday night, October 23, 2011, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 42:

3x3x3:
  1. D F2 U2 L U B2 U2 B' R U F R' U' B' R' F2 R2 U
  2. R2 B2 D' U L2 D' F U' L2 B' F2 D' F2 L' F' R' F2 L2 U'
  3. L D2 L' D R U' F2 U B U2 L2 F2 L' D U B'
  4. B2 D2 B' U' F' L' D2 B' L2 U' R D U L' D' U2 B'
  5. L2 R F' D2 L' R D2 L2 F' D' L F2 L B2 U L' R U2
  6. L' D R2 D2 R2 F' L B2 L' R' U B' D L2 R F2 U2 R'
  7. U F' R' B D' F R F2 L' F D2 R B2 U L R' B' U2
  8. D' F2 U' L2 F2 L2 R B U' R2 F' R U2 B L' D' L F' D
  9. F' D' B D2 F2 D2 L' R2 D' B F R2 F' U' B2 D2 L2
  10. R2 B' D2 L U2 B' D L2 R' F' L2 U2 L2 R2 D R2 U2 F'
  11. F' L D2 U F' D' B R' U R' F L' D2 L D U' B R
  12. B L' R' F L2 B U' B' D R' F2 D U L' B R2 U' R'
  13. B F' D B2 F D' L F2 D2 U B' D R2 D2 F R U F'
  14. L' B2 U L2 R' U B' L2 D U R' F' D U2 B L' D'
  15. D' L D U2 B' F' R2 B' R2 D' L D' B2 L2 F U F'
  16. B' U2 F' U' B2 D2 B' L' F' R U2 B' L F' R' D2 B R
  17. B' U L2 D' U R' U L2 F L R' U L U2 F2 U' R2 U
  18. D2 U2 B2 R' D2 F R B' F2 D B U B' U R' F' L2 B2
  19. B2 F R' D2 B' F R' D' U B D' B2 L2 R' D R2 F2 U
  20. D F' U' B' R2 F D2 B' U2 F U' B D L B2 U' F2

4x4x4:
  1. B' Fw' D2 Uw2 B2 Uw' Fw2 U' F2 U B2 Fw' Rw B' Uw B2 F' L2 B' Rw Uw2 U' B' D2 U L R' D Uw B' L2 B' F Rw' U' B U B2 Fw' Rw'
  2. D' Uw L' F U' Fw2 L2 R F2 D2 B2 Rw' R' D Uw L' F R' F2 L2 Uw' L U2 L R2 B2 U' Rw2 B2 F' Rw2 B' D' U' B' D Uw2 R U F
  3. D Uw U B Rw2 Uw2 Rw B2 F' L B D' Fw U F' D' Rw' B' Fw2 U2 L2 Rw2 F' Uw' B2 D' L Rw Fw2 F2 R Fw' F' L' Rw R F2 Rw2 U' R2
  4. U2 B' Fw' L U' Fw2 F L' U' B Rw' Fw Uw R' Uw' F Uw2 L2 Rw' R' Fw L F Rw D Rw' U L Uw' Rw D2 B Uw U Fw' Uw Rw Fw' Rw2 F2
  5. Uw U B Fw Rw B' U B Fw2 F' L' F2 Rw2 D' L B Fw' U R U' B2 L' Rw Fw L2 Uw Rw U R' F2 Rw2 U' Fw' L2 Fw L2 Uw' B Fw' F
  6. Fw2 L' Uw' Fw2 R2 Fw' Uw' F' Uw2 L Rw Fw L F2 U Rw' D2 R2 Fw Uw2 F2 D R' Fw Rw R Fw' F Uw F L' F' Uw2 Fw D B2 U R' B Fw'
  7. U' L Uw2 U2 R U R D Uw R2 B' L D2 L' Rw' R' B Fw Uw' U2 F2 L' D R' Fw U' B' Fw2 F' L2 R Fw D2 U Rw' F2 D' L' B Fw'
  8. F Uw B2 Uw L2 U F' Rw R F2 Uw' R' F Uw2 U' Fw R2 B2 U B Rw2 D Uw L2 F2 D F2 Uw2 F D Fw2 D2 U2 R2 D Rw2 F Uw2 U B'

5x5x5:
  1. Lw Uw2 U' Bw' Uw' U2 B' Bw2 Rw B2 Bw' L D2 Dw' U2 Rw2 U2 Lw2 U R' B R Fw' Dw R' Bw2 F' Rw' Fw' D' Lw U R' D U Fw' R2 Uw F' L2 B L' Uw' Fw Lw2 F D' Uw U' Rw Fw' D2 Uw U' F2 Rw2 B2 Rw' Uw U
  2. Bw2 Uw2 F' U2 R D2 U2 R' Uw2 U' B2 U' Bw' D' Dw B' Bw Fw' Dw L2 Rw' R' Dw Rw Bw2 D2 R2 Uw U' L Lw2 R2 F2 D L2 B' Fw2 Dw' Uw2 U' Rw' Dw Lw D R2 Dw2 Bw2 L' Lw' F2 Rw B' Bw Dw' Uw2 B2 Dw' F' U Rw
  3. Uw2 Rw Uw2 U B' U Bw' Fw2 F' Lw2 Dw2 Bw2 R Uw U2 Bw2 D Rw' Bw2 Fw' L2 B2 Bw' Fw' L D2 U R2 B Bw' D' Bw' D2 Fw2 D2 B' F2 R' F2 Uw L' Fw2 R2 D2 Bw' F' R' U' L B2 R2 F L' Lw' F' Dw' L' Fw2 D' U2
  4. B' F' U Fw' D Fw L' Lw B Fw' Rw' Uw' Fw' Dw L2 Rw' D' Bw Fw2 Lw2 Rw Bw2 R2 U F Dw' Uw2 Lw' Dw' F2 R' F2 Lw' Bw Fw L2 Lw2 Rw2 Uw' U2 R D2 Uw' U Bw' L2 Rw2 Bw' Rw2 B' R Bw U2 Fw2 F' L' R D' Dw' F2
 
3x3x3 Blindfolded: 1:10.00
DNF(1:21.52), 1:47.17, 1:16.25, 1:16.36, 1:06.46, 1:35.73, 1:03.23, DNF(1:13.52), DNF(1:38.78), DNF(1:14.25), 1:16.01, 1:32.36, 1:19.32, DNF(1:23.04), 1:14.17, 1:22.95, 1:14.18, 1:20.27, 1:21.57, 1:11.96

4x4x4 Blindfolded: 5:02.16
5:12.01[2:06], 5:51.15[2:50], 5:18.56[2:14], 4:52.30[2:06], DNF(5:07.99)[1:56], DNF(5:10.11)[2:30], DNF(7:01.85)[3:40], DNF(5:37.08)[2:50]
5th: Forgot to to l at the end and didn´t solve a LP.

5x5x5 Blindfolded: 10:36.02
10:36.02[5:00], DNF(11:33.78)[5:26], DNF(11:42.44)[4:54], DNF(10:40.73)[5:07]
 
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Wow - I was accurate this week! Pity I had to do it now, and not last weekend at Dayton. :(

3x3x3 BLD: 1:20.27
Accuracy: 19/20
Best single: 1:12.12
1:12.12, DNF [2:10.87, 2E], 1:41.80, 1:20.48, 1:37.80, 1:46.11, 1:25.36, 1:38.62, 1:31.12, 1:29.90, 1:24.46, 1:47.97, 1:31.63, 1:26.89, 1:22.30, 1:41.94, 1:56.87, 1:56.89, 1:22.01, 1:28.14

4x4x4 BLD: 7:01.95
7:24.88 [4:01], 6:39.02 [3:23], DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS, DNS

5x5x5 BLD: 16:50.82
16:50.82 [9:11], DNS, DNS, DNS

* generic key for mistakes - C: corners, E: edges or central edges, W: wings, X: X centers, +: + centers, i: inner, o: outer, O: obliques
 
3x3BLD = 1:29.68 (15/20)
1:51.14, 3:08.68, DNF, 1:19.60, 2:19.86, DNF, 1:26.16, 1:48.25, 2:13.43, 1:30.47, 1:43.24, DNF, DNF, 2:19.06, 1:58.31, 1:50.72, 1:41.55, DNF, 1:59.17, 1:30.63


4x4BLD = 6:26.82 so far
6:50.94 [ 3:40], DNF [7:46.91, 4:17], 6:02.69 [ 3:01], 5xDNS
The second I just forgot to execute a center comm, 2 X off.

5x5BLD = = 17:07.03
17:07.03 [ 9:26], 3xDNS
New Maru cube, slippery thing, I don't like it. Had to go slow on solving
so as not to do any faulty moves. Don't have time for more now.
 
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1:12.02, DNF(1:42.62)[2E2C], 1:32.03, 1:11.15, 1:37.35, DNF(1:35.40)[3C], 1:25.26, DNF(1:10.90)[4C], 1:17.93, 1:33.92, 1:19.70, 1:37.38, DNF(1:17.49)[fail], DNF(1:43.60)[2C3E], DNF(1:29.46)[4C4E], DNF(1:02.35)[lost orientation], 1:11.44, DNF(1:09.07)[2E], 1:25.10, 1:32.12

12/20

Result 1:14.49

Using Zane's memo method + freestyle corners. Still making up images on the spot, edge memo usually takes about 25 seconds, and I'm getting used to the corner lettering scheme too. It feels like every solve will be a success now, as opposed to when I used my old method, and it felt like 1/2 solves would be a success. 4 DNF's in a row threw me off a bit near the end.
 
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I need a starting point to measure my progress now that I plan to practise 3bld a bit more so here goes

1:23.87, DNF(1:41.02), 1:18.47, 1:38.29, 1:25.10, 1:22.19, 2:01.93, 1:49.73, DNF(1:14.88), 1:29.01, DNF(1:35.22), 1:17.93, 1:35.08, 1:37.99, 1:23.51, DNF(1:22.84), 1:16.97, 1:33.22, DNF(1:12.05), 1:47.20 = 1:19.81 mean of 5 best
 
3x3 BLD: 30.99, 34.33, 34.44, 35.04, 36.46 = 34.25
Accuracy: 18/20
Session mean: 41.65
34.44, 52.11, 41.57, DNF, 37.38, 34.33, 30.99, 57.14, 49.93, DNF, 36.46, 55.84, 35.04, 45.88, 40.50, 39.81, 37.42, 40.80, 43.27, 36.83
Comment: Really happy with the accuracy. The last 12 also makes a 42.67 pb avg12.
 
Mean: DNF
Average: DNF
Best Time: 25.84
Median: 36.30
Worst Time: DNF
Standard deviation: 3.12

Best average of 5: 31.81
6-10 - 30.08 (DNF) (29.73) 30.98 34.38

Best average of 12: DNF
1-12 - DNF 32.03 35.55 32.88 37.05 30.08 DNF (29.73) 30.98 34.38 DNF (DNF)

1. DNF D B2 R2 U2 L2 U2 B2 R2 U L2 U F D U R' L U L B2 U2 B D'
2. 32.03 F2 D2 L2 D' B2 D F2 D2 R2 F2 D2 R D2 U R2 U R F U' B' R2 U'
3. 35.55 U F2 L2 U2 L2 D R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 L F' D R' U' R' U' B D' B
4. 32.88 R2 D L2 B2 L2 D' B2 U2 B2 R2 U' L' D R D2 B' D' B' D F' D' U
5. 37.05 U B2 F2 U F2 R2 D2 U' R2 B2 U2 R D F R2 B R U F2 L' D F2
6. 30.08 U' R2 D' B2 D' R2 D' R2 D' F2 D' B' D' R2 F' D L D' U' B L
7. DNF F2 D R2 B2 U B2 R2 B2 D2 L2 D2 L F' L' U' R2 F U' L' B L' D
8. 29.73 F2 D2 L2 D' L2 D' B2 R2 B2 F2 D' F' R' B' L D L2 U R' D2 U2
9. 30.98 R2 F2 U B2 L2 U R2 U2 R2 U' F D F L' F2 R2 U L
10. 34.38 U R2 D' B2 U' R2 U R2 D2 R2 D2 L' F R2 D' U2 B' R' B' U' L U'
11. DNF F2 D2 B2 U L2 U2 R2 F2 L2 B2 U2 B U' R F' R2 D2 U2 R D' L' U'
12. DNF F2 U2 F2 U B2 U F2 R2 F2 R2 U R D' F R' B L' B2 D' B2 L' U'
13. DNF D' F2 U2 L2 B2 L2 F2 L2 U' F2 R B R B2 U F' R2 D F R' U2
14. 29.55 B2 L2 D2 R2 D F2 L2 F2 D L2 U' F D R2 B F2 U2 L D' F2 R L
15. DNF U F2 L2 D R2 U' F2 D2 L2 U2 F L' D' B2 F' R' B L2 D R' B U
16. 35.00 U' F2 R2 B2 F2 L2 D F2 R2 D2 R' B' R L' D R' D' F D2 F U'
17. DNF D2 R2 D2 L2 U L2 D R2 D' F2 U' L' F U F' U2 R L2 B2 F' L2
18. DNF L2 B2 U L2 U2 B2 U2 B2 U F2 L2 B' R2 U F' L D2 R2 F' U F'
19. 25.84 U2 L2 F2 D F2 D U2 B2 R2 D' L D' B' D R' L U' L' F2 U2
20. DNF B2 U F2 U R2 B2 L2 D' R2 B2 U2 B R L2 B2 R D U' F L F'
now seriously you have to put longer scrambles, this morning I made like 50 attemps, I've just had lunch and I still got subWR like crazy...
I made them in a row that's why I ended DNFing a lot
 
Those scrambles are randomly generated 3x3x3 positions, exactly as you would get in competition. There should be nothing special about them. If there is, we need to find out why, because this is how official WCA scrambles are generated.

I didn't notice them being particularly easy, either - I think you're imagining it. There were a couple of nice scrambles, but that's to be expected in a set of 20. None of them were as nice as that scramble in the final round at US Nationals!
 
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