--- In [email protected], David Pritts
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>
> Your webpage (blindsolving instructions) says that people should
let you know what they think about your page. So, I'm going to say
that not only did I think it was hilarious/enjoyable/educational, it
made me want to learn to blindsolve.
>
> Although I have a horrible short-term memory (been diagnosed by
professionals as having this problem, lol), I am going to definetely
give it a shot. Chris H.'s emails earlier this week also helped with
this, when he told me that he is confident that ANYONE can learn,
with dedication. (Thanks to Chris, and to the other people who were
responding to my questions earlier this week about the 5x5x5
blindsolve)
>
> Anyways, great site. I will start working on that sometime in
the next few months? (weeks? hours?) Btw, do you think it'd be good
to start with a 2x2x2 ?
>
> Thanks, and good job
>
> David
>
> ps--one other random question, since i don't want to send
another message just for this: what is your opinion on getting a
5x5x5 before getting a 4x4x4? i've only asked one person so far, and
he said it's fine, but that other people would disagree with him..
thanks.
>
>
Out of curiosity, is this a question with respect to blindfolding on
a 4x4x4 or 5x5x5 or just getting a 4x4x4 or 5x5x5 (or maybe both!)?
That's not so crazy as it sounds - I bought my 4x4x4 specifically so
as to have one to try out my blindfold method. : )
The 4x4x4 is a lot easier to blindfold solve than the 5x5x5. There's
a lot less to remember for a start. Also, if you solve a 5x5x5
blindfolded then you've essentially also done a 4x4x4 blindfolded
(because stripping out the middle slices leaves a 4x4x4). Arguably
it's more difficult to do a 4x4x4 by the method of solving a 5x5x5
(as you have to remember all that extra stuff for the 5x5x5).
Solving the 4x4x4 blindfolded takes a little practice but it is not
too bad (unless you're racing when you have 2 problems a) you can
here the other person clicking away which does nothing for the
concentration and b) you risk spending less time than you should on
the memorization which is nearly always a bad idea). It can be done
consistently.
The 5x5x5 is a harder proposition. For one thing it is a bigger
investment in time.
I remember the early days of blindfolding the larger cubes. In those
days, only the 3x3x3 had been solved blindfolded and although people
would do more than one cube, it didn't seem that anyone cared to try
the larger cubes. The frustration you get from spending all that
time on the 5x5x5 memorizing/solving only to find out that you've
got two pieces switched is quite bad. (It's even worse if you're
doing more than one cube - mainly because of the extra time.)
On the other hand, if you do solve a 4x4x4 or a 5x5x5 blindfolded
then you'll be one of very few to achieve it, especially the 5x5x5.
It's a pretty cool thing to be able to do.
Essentially, all that is required for blindfold cubing is a good
memory and good concentration. If you possess both of these then you
can learn to solve the cube blindfolded. If you can't concentrate
then you may be able to learn it in theory but perhaps not execute
it in practice. If you can't memorize, it's probably not going to
work.
To give you a rough idea of the memory required for smaller cubes:
to solve the 2x2x2 blindfolded is little more than being able to
remember a telephone number or two (plus a small number of
algorithms - 2 would suffice). If you can do that then you probably
have the memory capabilities. To solve the 3x3x3 blindfolded, you
probably need the equivalent of also being able to remember a couple
of credit card numbers (plus a small number of algorithms - while
less is possible, 5 or 6 is a good number to start with, especially
if you're not concerned with speed).
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