3x3x3BLD: DNF, 1:27.85, DNF 4x4x4BLD: 7:42.78, 7:15.43, 6:49.57
comment: Done at what I'm going to start to call my competition pacing. 5x5x5BLD: 15:23.20, 15:39.80, 16:00.46
comment: Done at competition pacing Fewest Moves: 47
I don't believe in taking a DNF, but this probably should have been a DNF result for me. I simply could not find any good continuations. I believe that if I can solve a 3x3x3 in 15 seconds, then I certainly can come up with a solution in an hour
B2 R F' U2 F' U2 F2 L' D B D2 B2 D B2 L D' U B2 D U' L B2 L2 B' L' B F L2 B' L' B L2 F' B' L B L' B' L2 B L B2 L2 B2 L' B' L2 (47 turns)
I don't even care to describe it. I used NISS, and even though I tried many different 2x2x3 starts, and NISS continuations, I just couldn't see anything this time around.
Done BLD
3x3x3: 1:19.53, (1:09.69), 1:33.63, (DNF), 1:33.79 = 1:28.98
comment: Done with riffz's suggestion to memo corners via images, and edges via words. I don't think I've ever done an average of 5 sub-1:30 for 3x3x3 with my old memo method. I think it's fair to say that I have switched my memo technique for good 4x4x4: DNF, 5:54.73, DNF, DNF, DNF = DNF
comment: Done at IF I GO ANY FASTER MY BRAIN WILL EXPLODE pacing lol. 5x5x5: DNF, DNF, DNF, 15:02.64, DNF = DNF
comment: ANY FASTER AND BRAIN WILL EXPLODE pacing
Why did I stop doing these? They were really fun! 2x2x2: 6.07
5.97, 6.18, (7.03), 6.05, (5.46)
Comment: Meh, I'm out of practice, I really should learn CLL sometime.
3x3x3: 23.54 (24.96), 23.27, 24.33, (23.03), 23.03
Comment: Will probably get better once I finish CLS. A subpar average still though.
4x4x4: 1:26.34
1:29.81, (1:34.28), 1:26.63, 1:22.59, (1:21.69)
Comment. Very bad. My mind kept wandering and, during the last solve, something came over me and i Just stopped doing anything for about 10 seconds. I average 1:15, pretty weird.
5x5x5:
2x2x2 blindfolded: 1:02.84
1:02.84+, DNF, DNF
Comment: Barely ever do this. I forget to AUF before my PBLs, results in DNFs.
2x2x2: (5.27), 6.12, (7.97), 6.15, 7.33 = 6.53 3x3x3: (17.05), 23.13, 19.33, (23.24), 17.57 = 20.01 PB First sub-20 average of 5 any day now 5x5x5: 2:43.44, (2:32.21), (2:59.93), 2:40.26, 2:34.75 = 2:39.48 6x6x6: 4:00.97, 4:07.12, (3:54.52), (4:28.88), 3:58.42 = 4:02.17 PB 7x7x7: (8:04.24), 7:00.89, 7:01.42, (6:25.52), 6:41.37 = 6:54.56 2x2x2 Blindfolded: 19.03, 1:49.78, DNF(2:16.36) = 19.03 Started using freestyle; my times vary a lot more 3x3x3 Blindfolded: 5:06.94, DNF(6:01.49), DNF(5:15.49) = 5:06.94 Second I executed wrong, third I realized I had missed a cycle of edges, gave up a min later.
I will be switching to the Journey method now. 3x3x3 One Handed: 1:14.76, (57.86), 1:17.80, (1:21.32), 1:04.85 = 1:12.47 Megaminx: 3:15.83, 2:53.46, (3:37.21), 3:23.42, (2:49.20) = 3:10.90 PB Pyraminx: (8.47), 10.45, (17.99), 9.69, 8.56 = 9.57 Square-1: (1:25.82), 1:38.67, (5:33.56), 2:34.39, 3:56.01 = 2:43.02 PB 3x3x3 Fewest Moves: 50
2x2x2: D2 R2 D2 R’ D F D F’ (8)
2x2x3: R’ B’ R B L’ F’ D F (8/16)
F2L#3: B2 * D’ B D’ B D B D’ (8/24)
F2L#4: L B L’ B’ L B L’ (7/31)
LL edges: U B R B’ R’ U’ ; (U’) B2 U B U’ B U B’ (13/44)
LL corners at *: (B) D F D’ B’ D F’ (D’) (6/50)
Solution: D2 R2 D2 R’ D F D F’ R’ B’ R B L’ F’ D F B’ D F D’ B’ D F’ D2 B D’ B D B D’ L B L’ B’ L B L’ U B R B’ R’ U2 B2 U B U’ B U B’
Does anybody have a better idea for my last layer edges in FMC (see spoiler)? I couldn’t find anything in one step.
Scramble: D B2 F' U' R' D2 R' B' U R2 B F R2 D L R
Solution: F2 D' F D B' D' F' D' L D2 F D' L' D2 F' D' F2 L F' L F2 D U' L B2 U
NISS solve. "R" move is not used in this solution.
(Inverse)
Pre-scramble: B
2x2x2 block: U' B2 L' U
(Normal)
Pre-scramble: F2 D U' L B2 U
2x2x2 block: B'
Two 2x2x1 blocks: F2 D2 L
F2L minus 1 slot: D2 F
(Inverse)
Pre-scramble: F' D2 L' D2 F2 B
2x2x2 block: U' B2 L' U
2x2x3 block: D'
F2L minus 1 slot: F2
More 2x2x1 block: L' F
Orient edges: L' F2 D F D'
All but 3 corners: D' L D
Correction: F' D2 L' D2 * F2 B
Insert at *: D' F D B D' F' D B'
[20 min back-up skeleton]
Pre-scramble: F' D'
2x2x1 block: F2 L'
2x2x2 block: R2 D2 R' B
More pairs: U2
Arrange: D' F' D
2x2x3 block: B U' B' R2
F2L minus 1 slot: U2 L' U L
All but 3 corners: U' F' U F U2
Correction: F' D'
I didn't complete this skeleton as usual, my bad habit.
fmc: B L B2 L2 D2 B D B2 D R D' R' R F' R' F D F D' F' D2 U2 F2 L2 D' L U2 (25)
explanation:
niss solve:
nice start on inverse scramble: U2 L' D L2 F2 U2 (6)
switch to normal scramble with pre-scramble-moves [U2 F2 L2 D' L U2]
2x2x3: B L B2 L2 (4+6)
F2L-1: D2 B D B2 (8+6)
F2L: D R D' R' (12+6)
LL: R F' R' F D F D' F' D2 (19+6)
pre-move correction: U2 F2 L2 D' L U2 (25)
easy scramble, but took me the whole hour to make optimal advantage of it.
Gus
3x3x3 Multiple Blindfolded: 4/7 = 1 in 17:02.11
Comment: Just thought I would try. One cube is off by 3 edges and 3 corners. One is off by 4 edges 4 corners. One is scrambled.
2x2BLD: 34.64, 35.36, 38.48 = 34.64 consistent 3x3BLD: dnf, 02:24.23, dnf = 2:24.23 very bad, the dnf:s were slow too 4x4BLD: dnf, dnf, dnf = DNF very bad 5x5BLD: 15:21 PB, dnf (17:05 two +-centers), 17:06 =15:21 very very good Multi: 6/8 = 4 48:37 memo 37:15
One 3 and one 4 off. I was rather secure in that all were ok.
Memo was good so it must have been execution mistakes. Annoying.
