The blindfold race!

3x3 BLD
0/4
with the kids watching a movie / running around in the same room :)
4th should have been a PB but my wife came in and started talking to me, I forgot to execute the last image...

1. 6:14.12 DNF
2. 7:19.41 DNF
3. 6:37.97 DNF
4. 4:25.90 DNF
 
While interest here appears to have dropped off a little, it's become a little easier for me to do this lately, so I figure I'll keep it going. From now on, I intend to just use Odder's URL-based scrambler to generate scrambles; they won't be quite as short, but they are much faster and easier to generate. So here's this year's first set of scrambles. We'll go until Monday night, matching fairly closely to the weekly competition.

Week 2012-01:

  • 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 Monday night, January 9, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 2012-01:

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

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

5x5x5:
  1. Lw U' Bw2 F Lw' Fw Rw2 Dw Uw L' Rw' F' D B D2 B' Bw' L Rw' B2 L2 Rw2 Dw' Rw' R Bw2 U L Lw2 Bw Dw' U R B Bw' Fw2 D Uw2 Rw' B' Lw Bw2 Fw Lw' Rw2 D2 U L Lw Rw2 Fw' Dw' U' R F2 Lw Bw D Bw Uw
  2. F2 Dw2 B2 D' Fw F2 Lw Rw Uw2 Lw2 Rw D' Lw2 Uw' B2 D F2 L Bw2 F2 U2 Fw' F2 L' Lw2 Bw' D' Dw Uw2 L2 Uw' R2 D2 Dw2 R2 Dw2 U' B' Rw2 R2 Bw Uw' R Uw' F L2 Lw2 D2 Uw Lw' R2 B' Dw' Bw2 Lw' D' Bw2 Fw F D2
  3. B2 Fw2 F2 Uw2 U2 Fw' Lw D2 Fw' D2 Lw B2 Bw' D' Dw2 F' L' D F2 Lw Uw Lw2 R' Bw Rw2 Dw' L2 Lw D2 Dw2 B' Fw' L' Lw Fw Uw Fw2 Uw' Fw' F Rw2 Fw' Uw U2 B Bw Fw Lw Rw R' F2 Dw' U' Bw F Rw2 D' Bw' Uw' L
  4. D Dw' U B2 Dw2 B' L2 D2 L2 Rw' Bw D2 Rw R2 Bw' Rw R' Uw' Rw B Fw Rw' B U2 Bw Rw Uw2 Rw Uw' U2 Lw Fw' L' D2 R Fw Lw2 F2 L' D Uw' L Lw Dw' Fw L F2 D2 U' F2 L B' Bw2 D F Rw D Uw2 B' L
 
3x3 BLD: 30.52, 33.47, 34.97, 35.65, 36.50 = 34.22
accuracy: 13/20
session mean: 45.63
times: 51.79, 48.39, 1:21.32, DNF, DNF, 34.97, 30.52, 36.50, 43.13, 35.65, 1:15.60, 40.69, DNF, DNF, DNF, 39.42, 33.47, DNF, 41.78, DNF
Comment: Yay, I'm recovering :D, still need to work on my accuracy though.

5x5 BLD: DNF, = DNF
Comment: I encountered a mistake while memorising, I didn't want to risk a sup-10 solve so I DNF'd. (was using a stackmat)
 
3BLD: 1:06.18
1:39.59, 1:10.11, 1:18.64, 1:06.90, DNF(1:20.16), 1:06.20, 1:10.72, 1:07.00, 1:08.20, 1:08.48, DNF(1:10.66), 1:21.15, 1:29.42, 1:19.97, 1:13.77, 1:23.77, 1:18.63, 1:02.62, DNF(1:19.66), DNF(1:03.19)

5BLD: DNF
DNF(10:40.87)[4:43 - forgot a setup move during centers], 9:48.87[4:25 - 2 centers], 10:58.13[5:30 - 3 centers], 10:42.19[5:23 - 2 centers]
Nice times, all sub 11, on the last two I memorized the wings with Roman Rooms, because I had trouble recalling them on the last solves. I think I will stick with that.
 
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3x3 Mean:13:07.58

3x3 BLD

Mean of my 5 success solves: 13:07.77

1. 13:23.83 2nd blindsolve ever (PB)
2. DNF(16:07.26) 2 edges flipped, 2 corners twisted
3. DNF(14:02.47) Fail at a corner set-up move
4. 15:44.68 Tried to do a safe solve
5. 15:16.81 Very slow memo
6. DNF(17:08.36) Fail at edge memo
7. 11:15.57 Easy to memo (New PB)
8. 9:57.95 Not a very easy solve, but I have started memorize faster:) (New PB again:D)
 
3x3 BLD: 5:58.77
5/15
5:17.53, DNF, 6:16.36, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, DNF, 07:33.21, DNF, 05:38.52, DNF, 05:08.25 = 5:58.77

Lesson learned: after DNF comes sunshine, just keep going.
Just a few weeks ago I would have not believed I could do so many 3BLD's in a row without my head exploding...

1: PB
2: shot the very first piece to the wrong target and only noticed several corners later when the same target came up...
3: Distracted by conversation but stil got it
4: forgot to undo an L somewhere; L face twisted and 6 edges off
5: got interrupted and forgot where I was in the middle of a Y-perm...
6: missed a twisted corner in inspection 5:53 leaving a two-twist
7: should have been PB ~ 4 minutes but could not recall the final two images for edges EDIT: now 17h later I do... RG ID
8: complete and utter fail, started memo wrong, corrected and ended with fully scrambled edges and corners
9: slipped during alg, stupid Zanchi...
10: LOL forgot to undo cube rotation after parity; all corners solved, not a single edge...
11: Successu but wtf edge cycles
12: dunno, completely scrambles
13: had to undo four edge targets because I swapped two images but pulled it off :)
14: scrambled
15: FINALLY!!! and a new PB :)

4x4 BLD: DNF
DNF

practicing centers only, regular memo
1: Somehow skipped the 2nd to last last center during memo; off by two centers
 
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3x3x3 BLD: 1:19.26
Accuracy: 17/20
Best single: 1:10.52
1:24.59, 1:33.50, 2:17.12, 1:45.24, DNF [1:32.58, 3C], 1:22.51, 1:12.65 1:44.97, DNF [1:25.14, 3C], 1:10.52, 1:49.95, 1:31.68, DNF [2:06.55, 3E], 1:44.48, 2:04.93, 1:30.48, 1:26.01, 1:33.98, 1:39.02, 1:37.03
Comment: Much better accuracy this week, and still not a bad overall result. I did do some actual practicing this week; maybe it helped! :)

* generic key for mistakes - C: corners, E: edges or central edges, W: wings, X: X centers, +: + centers, i: inner, o: outer, O: obliques
 
3x3 BLD: 2:22.75 ; 1:52.45 ; 2:14.60 ; 2:20.86 ; 2:19.51 = 2:14.03
16/20 ;)
2:36.98, 2:31.26, DNF(1:42.69), 3:27.11, 2:22.75, 1:52.45 ; 2:40.67 ; 2:54.35 ; 3:14.96 ; 2:20.86 ; 2:59.96 ; 3:25.25 ; 2:19.51 ; DNF(3:44.26) ; 2:42.98 ; 2:30.68 ; 2:14.60 ; DNF(1:33.25) ; DNF(2:30.06)
 
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Looking forward to new scrambles, I'm going to try full 4BLD this week.
I think my biggest challenge will be edges as I occasionally find myself picking the wrong target during memo...
 
Week 2012-02:

  • 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 Monday night, January 16, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 2012-02:

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

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

5x5x5:
  1. Dw Fw2 L2 Bw2 Dw2 F2 Lw2 Uw2 Fw2 Dw' B' L D2 Rw' Bw F2 Dw2 Fw Rw' D L2 B' Lw Dw Bw2 R U2 Fw2 F Uw' B2 F' L' F D L' U L2 Lw Rw2 R' B Fw2 Rw2 R Bw2 U2 Rw D' Bw2 Fw F Lw' B' Bw' Fw' Uw' Fw2 Lw' R2
  2. D Dw Uw Bw' Dw2 B' Bw Dw' Rw' F' Dw Uw' Lw' F D Dw' R' Uw' Fw2 Rw' Bw Fw2 F' Dw Lw' Dw B D2 U' Bw2 D' B' L B' L Bw F L2 U' Bw2 L2 Dw Fw' F2 L B2 Fw U2 Bw' F' Dw' U' Lw' Rw2 Bw2 D L2 Lw Rw2 R2
  3. Dw L2 Fw2 Lw' Fw Dw Uw U Lw' D Uw2 L2 U F2 Dw F2 U' F2 Dw Bw' Fw U' Bw' Fw2 F D' B2 F Rw' Fw' D' Fw' D' L' Lw' Fw2 Uw U L' F' D2 Rw2 R' D2 Dw Bw' Fw' L Fw Lw Fw L' Lw2 U' Rw Fw' Dw2 Fw' F' Dw
  4. D' F2 Rw2 Uw' F2 Rw' Dw U2 F2 Dw2 Fw' L2 Fw L2 Lw R Dw' R' Uw' Fw' F2 U2 L2 Lw' Rw' R2 Bw' Uw' F Lw Dw2 Uw2 U' R' D Dw2 U' R' D F2 Dw' B Dw Fw F' L' R U2 B' Bw' F L R' U2 Bw' Fw Dw2 L2 Rw' D'
 
3x3 BLD: 1:05.18
DNF, 59.64, 1:25.91, 1:19.55, 1:58.48, 1:13.76, 1:30.92, 1:04.92, 1:26.97, 1:04.88, 1:13.30, 1:10.99, 1:19.41, DNF, DNF, 1:07.53, 1:12.21, 1:18.29, 1:08.91, DNF
Accuracy is much better this time (16/20), times are also better, I even got a sub1 solve, which is my third sub1 ever.
 
3BLD: 6:07.91
7/20

8:23.06, DNF, DNF, 7:06.62, DNF, DNF, 7:41.78, 5:38.34, DNF, DNF - DNF, 6:13.28, DNF, DNF, DNF, 4:45.99, DNF, 6:55.32, DNF, DNF = 6:07.91

2 of the first three successes had several wrong letter pairs to undo and one memory lapse.

2nd session: this will be a tough one:
kids watching phineas and pherb and one of them is popping bubble wrap, the other keeps fiddeling at the hamster cage. The noise...

# 11 AAArggghhh should have been 4:40 ish PB but missed a flipped edge...
# 13 DQ... didn't start the timer correctly
# 14 too distracted by the kids gave up during memo
# 16 PB 4:45.99 :)
edges: a moose and a caveman build an iglo near the river maas for magneto but the vietcong and russions destroy it
corners: green orange IE OQ JU

Very difficult to concentrate with all the distractions but good practice.
Several DNF were just missing / forgetting a flipped / twisted pieces, I will just blame it on the kids ;)
 
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Week 2012-02
0/2

DNF, DNF

01) 05:10.99 | Two flipped edges
02) 05:12.45 | lame

After doing a couple solves... I think I'm just going to practice on my own until I can bring my success rate up from dismal to bad.
 
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