The blindfold race!

4x4 bld = DNF
Accuracy: 100% DNF

1. DNF 26:25 off by a lot
2. DNF 29-ish off by a lot
3. DNF 33:37 off by 4 edges and 8 centers... Strange thing about centers: I managed to unsolve some of the centers that were already solves after the scramble?
4. DNF 25:48.72 off by 3 centers, 7 Edges and 4 corners. Massive recall issue on corners but eventually managed to get the start of the story right...

On a positive note: I seem to be getting less slow :)
 
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3x3 BLD: 3:41.14 (8/20)
Week 19
DNF, 5:10.18, DNF, DNF, 4:10.02, 3:28.80, DNF, DNF, 3:31.47, DNF, DNF, DNF, 3:40.03, 3:46.36, DNF, DNF, DNF, 3:59.06, 6:17.40, DNF

I am improving in speed, but my accuracy is atrocious.
 
2x2x2 BLD: 23.72
Accuracy: 17/20
Best single: 22.20
33.65, 24.78, 44.86, 30.07, 28.47, 24.34, 26.20, DNF [42.43, 4C], 24.78, 25.31, 22.20, 38.11, 34.94, 22.93, DNF [30.21, 2C], 45.81, 26.49, DNF [30.59, 2C], 24.36, 30.12
Comment: I hate the Wit Two for BLD; it just doesn't feel right, and memorizing is harder because of the funny-shaped pieces.

3x3x3 BLD: 1:19.53
Accuracy: 16/20
Best single: 1:13.79
DNF [1:32.45, 2C], 1:41.10, 1:50.20, 1:52.12, 1:31.99, 1:19.87, 1:45.48, 2:20.57, 1:41.66, 1:27.99, DNF [1:18.07, 6E], 2:03.04, 1:13.79, 1:30.21, 1:37.67, 1:22.42, 1:21.83, DNF [1:31.62, 3E], DNF [1:26.78, 2E], 1:19.72
Comment: I was a little over halfway through and realized that at the rate I was going, Mats was going to beat me, and suddenly I got faster :) - my next solve was the 1:13.79. Mats still almost beat me - it was outrageously close!

* generic key for mistakes - C: corners, E: edges or central edges, W: wings, X: X centers, +: + centers, i: inner, m: middle, o: outer, O: obliques
 
Results for week 2012-19:

2x2x2
  1. 16.52 Anton Rostovikov
  2. 22.05 DrKorbin
  3. 23.72 Mike Hughey
  4. 27.38 MatsBergsten

3x3x3
  1. 45.86 Maskow
  2. 1:03.17 Anton Rostovikov
  3. 1:19.53 Mike Hughey
  4. 1:19.75 MatsBergsten
  5. 1:22.09 DrKorbin
  6. 1:55.96 Skullush
  7. 3:41.14 Mikel
  8. DNF emolover (3/7)

4x4x4
  1. 6:00.16 DrKorbin
  2. 7:34.78 MatsBergsten
  3. 13:32.33 Skullush
  4. DNF Cubenovice (0/4)

5x5x5
  1. 12:21.92 MatsBergsten
  2. 12:46 DrKorbin

8x8x8
  1. DNF DrKorbin

3x3x3 multiBLD
  1. 24/27 = 21, 54:51.66 Maskow
  2. 13/15 = 11, 54:14 DrKorbin
  3. 1/ 2 = 0, 8:11.51 Skullush
  4. 0/ 2 = DNF, 18:46.48 emolover
 
Week 2012-20:

  • 2x2x2BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
  • 3x3x3BLD 20 solves: mean of five best. (do at least 5 solves)
  • 4x4x4BLD 8 solves: mean of two best. (at least 2)
  • 5x5x5BLD 4 solves: best solve. (well, one then)
  • 8x8x8BLD 1 solve: best solve.
  • 3x3x3 multiBLD 1 attempt: best attempt.

Do as much or as little as you like. This will end Monday night, May 21, 2012, at 11:59 PM EDT.

Scrambles for week 2012-20:


2x2x2:
  1. R' U F' R2 U' R F2 R' U'
  2. U F R2 F' U' R2 F' R' U'
  3. U2 F2 U F R2 F2 U' F' U'
  4. U2 R U F2 U F2 U2 R2 U'
  5. U' F' U2 F' U2 R F R U'
  6. F' U R F2 R F' R' U2
  7. R2 F2 R F' U' F U2 F
  8. F2 U R' U' F' U2 F' U F' U2
  9. F2 U2 F R2 U R U2 F' R U2
  10. R F' R2 F U2 R F U2
  11. U' F' U2 F2 R F' R F R
  12. R F' U' R2 U' F' R U F'
  13. R2 U' F R F U' F R2
  14. R' U F U' R2 F2 U F' R2
  15. U2 R F' R' F2 R2 F' R U2
  16. U R F R2 U' R U R2 U'
  17. F' R2 U R' U R' F2 U2
  18. U F' U F U R U2 F' R
  19. U' F R F' R F2 R
  20. R F' U' F2 U' F2 R F' U

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

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

5x5x5:
  1. U B L Rw2 D2 B2 Lw2 D Rw Dw Bw2 F2 Dw' Bw2 Uw' U Lw2 B2 F' Lw F' Lw2 Bw' L2 Rw2 R2 Bw2 Rw2 D Uw2 B2 Rw' U L Bw F' L Rw2 Fw2 Dw' F Uw B' Bw' D' Dw' U' Bw' Fw2 Lw' R Uw' Rw Bw Lw' B' L' D2 Rw Uw'
  2. Fw2 F L Lw Uw' R' B2 Bw Rw' F L B' D2 B2 L2 Rw Dw' Bw Lw' Rw R D2 Uw2 U2 Rw' F2 U' Rw' Bw' Dw2 F' D L' Bw' Fw Uw U B' Dw2 L' Bw2 Fw2 Lw' D' Rw B' Uw' Rw' R Dw2 L2 Uw2 F' R Uw2 U2 R B2 U2 Lw2
  3. Rw2 Uw Bw' D2 L2 F2 D2 Uw L' D' Lw' B2 Bw2 Rw2 Fw U2 F2 D Uw Fw' Rw' R B2 Bw U Rw' B2 F' D Dw2 Bw L Rw' D' B' Fw Lw D2 Rw2 U' Fw Rw F' R' D' U2 R B' Dw Bw Rw2 U2 Lw Dw2 Rw2 Dw2 Uw Rw R2 D'
  4. D L Rw' U2 Rw2 B U' B2 U Bw R' B' D F2 Lw R Uw' Rw2 F Rw2 R2 Dw Uw2 F' R' B U2 B F' D' Bw2 F Rw' B2 D2 Dw2 U2 Bw D' Dw U F D Dw' F' Uw2 Bw' Uw2 B' Fw2 F U B2 Bw Lw B2 U Rw U R

8x8x8:
  1. d' 3u2 4r l2 U 3d f 4r B L' 3d' L R2 3l2 U' R' l2 4u2 3b2 R 4r' 3b 3l U' R D' R2 u 4f 3r' 3d' R D l2 F 3d 3f2 U2 3r' B' u2 4u2 L2 3f' 3b' r l' B 4f u L2 4r 3l2 3f2 U' D 4u2 4f' r2 L2 R2 3l l2 D B2 d2 l 3b2 B2 D 3f' D' r d' D' U2 b2 4u2 4f 3r2 B' 4u2 4r 3d2 u' 3f2 3r F D 4r2 4u U2 b' R2 4f' 3u' B2 3u' F2 3b 3l2 R f' B' 3d2 3b F 4f2 3d' 4u' 3r 4r2 d u2 B' d2 3d2 F D L2

3x3x3 multiBLD:
  1. U R2 D F2 D' R2 U' L2 F2 L2 D' L' R' D' B F' D2 B' R' U
  2. D2 U2 F2 R2 F R2 U2 F D2 L2 B D' R' F D F' D' U' L'
  3. U' R2 F U L' D R' F B' R' D2 F2 D2 B' R2 B' D2 F' L2 U2 B'
  4. B2 U' L B' U2 D' F R L' U2 L2 D2 F U2 B2 U2 R2 D2 R2 B'
  5. D2 B2 U2 B' L2 B' L2 F' D2 U2 R' F U F' R D' F D' R F2
  6. B' R F2 R U D' B2 R D R' L F2 L' B2 U2 R2 F2
  7. B2 U' F2 D F2 U2 F2 L2 B2 U2 L2 R U' L' F L' F2 R2 D' R'
  8. B U2 R2 B2 R2 L' F2 D R' L2 F' L2 F2 L2 B U2 F' U2
  9. D2 R2 F L2 B R2 B F2 R2 D2 F' U L' R U2 F' D R2 F R2 U
  10. D L D B D L D R2 U L' F2 L2 U2 F2 R D2 R' D2 B2 U2
  11. L2 F2 L2 R2 U L2 B2 D F2 D2 U F' D' B D' F2 L D' F2 R'
  12. B' L2 U2 B2 D2 B' L2 F R2 B R2 D' L B D2 B D R2 B
  13. B U2 B F2 D2 F D2 R2 D2 F U2 R D L' U B' U R' U F2 D
  14. D2 L2 D F2 R2 F2 D' B2 U L' D F' U2 L U' R2 D2 U2 R'
  15. R U B R2 F' B R' D R2 B D' B2 U2 R2 L2 F2 R2 D2 R2 B2 U2
  16. D2 B2 F2 L2 D2 B2 D2 B2 U2 R' U B F2 D B L D2 U' F D'
  17. F2 R2 F2 U2 F2 U' B2 L2 U' F2 U2 R' F L B F2 D U B' L B2
  18. F D2 B D2 B' U2 L2 F2 U2 R2 F' U' R U2 B' L' F R' D L'
  19. R2 B2 D R2 D L2 F2 D R2 D F D U' R2 F2 L' B' F R' U
  20. L2 U2 R' B2 L D2 L F2 L2 U' L' D B2 L R B' F D U2
  21. B D2 F R2 F' L2 F2 U2 B R2 F2 U' F2 U' R D' L2 D2 F2 R2 F2
  22. F2 U F2 D2 F2 D' L2 U B2 D B2 L F' L' R2 F R B' U R D2
  23. B' L F2 R2 L2 F' D L2 B D2 R' F2 D2 L2 U2 B2 R F2 R U2
  24. U R2 U B2 D F2 D' B2 D' F2 U B' R' D' U' F L' U B' R U
  25. B2 U2 L2 U2 F L2 F' U2 B2 D2 U' F' U L2 U2 B' R F U R2
  26. F U2 L' F2 R' F' D' F U B' L2 F' U2 F' U2 R2 B' U2 F2 D2
  27. F2 D2 R2 F' R2 D2 R2 F U2 F D R' D L' B2 F2 D' B L' U
  28. R' U2 B2 L2 R F2 D2 F2 U2 L2 B2 F D' L2 R2 B2 F' R2 B'
  29. F' U' F' U2 F' R2 L2 F' R L2 F2 D2 L2 F2 R2 D' L2 F2 D F2
  30. R2 D' F2 D2 R2 U' F2 U' L2 U' B' D L2 F2 D' B2 R' F2 D' B
 
Week 2012-20

3BLD
Accuracy: 13/20
Mean of Best Five: 1:47.94
1. 2:00.32
2. 1:56.79
3. DNF(2:16.09)[Mess]
4. 1:50.82
5. 2:19.46
6. 1:34.32
7. 1:55.86
8. DNF(1:37.56)[3E]
9. DNF(2:09.27)[4C, 4E]
10. DNF(2:23.00)[Mess]
11. 2:14.53
12. 2:14.94
13. DNF(2:55.21)[2E]
14. 2:27.03
15. 1:53.53
16. 1:53.33
17. 2:12.81
18. 1:47.70
19. DNF(2:22.68)[Mess]
20. DNF(2:36.34)[4C]
 
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3x3x3 BLD: 40.11 :cool:

Accuracy: 13/20
Session mean: 46.19

Memo time avg: ~16.30
Solve time avg: ~29.89 [TuRBo edges/BH corners]

1. 39.81 [~13]
2. 40.07 [~12]
3. 51.91 [~18]
4. 55.37 [~20]
5. 53.69 [~16]
6. 39.65 [~16]
7. 41.22 [~14]
8. DNF
9. 49.85 [~22]
10. DNF
11. 43.52 [~14]
12. 39.81 [~16]
13. DNF
14. DNF
15. 50.11 [~17]
16. 52.16 [~16]
17. DNF
18. 43.26 [~18]
19. DNF
20. DNF

3x3x3 MBLD: 26/27, 51:36.21 [~29:30], UWR :cool:
 
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Hello all! I'm new on this forum, but I've some experience in cubing. I think, this race give a good opportunity to develop memory and some other skills, and also I like to solve cubes blindfolded, therefore I want to take part in the race.

My first results:

4x4 bld : 6:00.15 :fp
DNF, 6:12.21, DNF, 5:48.09, 7:05.84, 6:38.84, DNF, DNF

Pretty bad.
 
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labirint said:
Hello all! I'm new on this forum, but I've some experience in cubing. I think, this race give a good opportunity to develop memory and some other skills, and also I like to solve cubes blindfolded, therefore I want to take part in the race.
4x4 bld : 6:00.15 :fp
DNF, 6:12.21, DNF, 5:48.09, 7:05.84, 6:38.84, DNF, DNF
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Welcome!

Wow, you're really good - who are you?

My guess:
labirint sounds Eastern European. Looking at people who have solved 4x4x4 BLD in the WCA; Rafal is already known on speedsolving.com. I'm guessing the next highest Eastern European person for 4x4x4 BLD in the WCA: Oleg Gritsenko. (Sorry if I guessed wrong!)
 
Hello, Mike. Thanks. But I can't say that my results are good while I get DNF on every second solve. There is a lot of things to practice.

I think, it's very difficult to guess who I am. But sure I'm not Oleg Gritsenko since his WCA ID is 2011GRIT01 - the same as DrKorbin's, who is an regular competitor in this race.
 
BLD2

===========

BLD3

===========

BLD4 5:38.86, acc: 5/7

6:04.91, 6:00.71, 8:07.68, DNF, 8:48.88, DNF, 5:17.00

7 - PB!

===========

BLD5 14:21, acc: 1/4

DNF, DNF, DNF, 14:21

===========

Multi-BLD

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BLD8 2:08:51

My sixth attempt and finally a victory!

Memorization: 44:57
Rechecking: 14:25
Execution: 1:09:29

EDIT: initially writing this report, I messed memorization and execution time. So all times are "normal" for me.
 
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DrKorbin said:
BLD2

BLD8 2:08:51

My sixth attempt and finally a victory!

Memorization: 1:09:29 (slow compared to previous times)
Rechecking: 14:25
Execution: 44:57 (fast compared to previous times)

There will be a video soon...
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Wow, congrats! Incredible, can't wait for the video!

I'll use this post for my results, which I think I'm going to get back into...

Week 20

2x2:
Consistency: 5/7
Mean of best 5: 33.66
Times: 42.29, 31.92, DNF(1:08.04), 43.34, 23.22, DNF(24.92), 27.52
 
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labirint said:
Hello, Mike. Thanks. But I can't say that my results are good while I get DNF on every second solve. There is a lot of things to practice.

I think, it's very difficult to guess who I am. But sure I'm not Oleg Gritsenko since his WCA ID is 2011GRIT01 - the same as DrKorbin's, who is an regular competitor in this race.
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Heh, I didn't notice that. Sorry, DrKorbin - I didn't realize that was you. You're good too!
 
DrKorbin said:
BLD8 2:08:51

My sixth attempt and finally a victory!

Memorization: 44:57
Rechecking: 14:25
Execution: 1:09:29

EDIT: initially writing this report, I messed memorization and execution time. So all times are "normal" for me.
Click to expand...

Oh, and sorry I didn't notice this either! Wow, congratulations! It took you 8 fewer attempts than it took me.
 
Mikel said:
WTF??!?!?!!!

That is sooo many. It also shows why you have been improving so much.
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Yeah. For some reason I have really good stamina. I forget my memo by the time I'm done scrambling for the next solve, so I basically never stop. It's usually close to 30 on a school day and 100 on a weekend. Totally pays off =]
 
3x3: N/A (1/1)

1. 4:27.50

I don't know what the memo time was because I was in wind symphony using my iPod.

More to come slowly as the week goes by.

@ Noahaha, That is just crazy! I'm lucky to attempt two on weekdays and eight or so on weekends.
 
1:09.10, 1:11.45, DNF(1:16.36), 1:24.69, DNF(1:05.63), 1:09.33, 1:44.11, 1:07.92, DNF(1:05.21), 1:01.63, DNF(1:10.92), DNF(1:12.27), 1:31.51, 1:08.13, DNF(1:28.06), 1:24.36, DNF(1:22.84), 1:04.35, 1:14.73, DNF(1:11.30)
Avg5: 1:06.23

With BH/M2, and new memo method.
 
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