18.04 second Rubik's Cube Speed Blindfolded Solve

I memorized for 20 minutes and 43 seconds: I traced each piece mentally, and performed the solve blindfolded (Those movements in the beginning are review).
Scramble:
F' U R2 U' R2 F' D L2 U2 B L2 U2 R B' F U R2 L' U D F2 B R2 B' U [y2]
Solve:
{Extended Cross} B' R' L F' U2 L' D
{BR Slot} U R U2 R' U B U B'
{FR Slot} F' U' F U' R U R'
{BL Slot + EOLL}U L' U' L' U' L' U L U L
{COLL}B L B' R B L' B' R'
{PLL}U2' z' R' U R U' R2' z' R' U' R U z x R U R' U'R2
(See http://archive.garron.us/solves/2007/speed_bld18.htm for an animated reconstruction)

UPDATE, 2009-03-17
Because people like to insist that I'm not counting the time correctly: This is a speed BLD solve. Speed BLD is the the category of blindfolded solving where only the execution (actual time spent blindfolded, turning the cube) is measured.

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• Rubik's
• Cube
• Speed
• Blindfolded
• Solve
• Lucas
• Garron
• memorize

[sths0614]

That's not your actuall time cuz the rule of BLD

is start timing when you're inspecting (memorizing).

But you started when you started cubing..

[LucasGarron]

Correct, that's "the rule of BLD."

This is not regular BLD, it's speed BLD.

[rubiksmasta]

Lol. that is not a world record. But nice try. You said yourself you studied it for 20 minutes. Examination is apart of the time for world records... But nice solve tho.

[LucasGarron]

Well, it's not a world record anymore... but it was an UWR when I did it.

Do you know what speed BLD is?

[rapide94]

LOL. It's easy.. U just scrambled it so you easy could solve it.... when you started you were only about 40 moves from the solved cube ... LOL LOL LOL

[LucasGarron]

LOL. It's so obvious. U just commented on this so easy to attack me... when you posted, you didn't know anything about the rubix cube ... LOL LOL LOL

[CubeChampions9999]

heyy did you really learn this in 20 minutes :?? annd more important - can you make a vid tutorial

[felixduhcat89]

What I don't understand is how anyone would vote a dislike in this video :|

[Kynitt]

@rapide94 Why would you start 40 moves away when any cube can be solved in 20 moves or less?

[DII117]

how long did it take you to memeorize the scramble in reverse>

[DWAx1999]

u were so happy at the end!lol

[Skateboardingcuber]

Fucking A, man

Fridrich Blind is some crazy stuff...

[merry2392]

cool site....just solved rubiks cube there it was fun...

[TheUnvarnishedTruth]

cool.

[Cebiona]

Nice.

[baseballrg]

your website is awsome. i did my first speed bld today! thank you so much