2nd Attempt, 1st Success :D Sooooo many hectic things. I'm very surprised this was a success. First off, there was a major storm outside (as evidently audible throughout the video) with high winds and lightening. This was not only distracting, but also kept me very on edge with a great fear of the power going out. My camera is an independent power source, but none of my lights are. And my blindfold is very big and very opaque, so I would have no idea if the lights went off. Also, my girlfriend called me three times throughout the half hour execution. Luckily my phone was on vibrate but it was still very distracting. And with all of this, I had the constant fear of a pop after the last attempt. Anyway, the execution was smooth otherwise, and about 10 minutes faster. This is what I could expect with more experience, a better cube, and no pop to fix. I'm super happy about the success. I'm glad I got it now, otherwise I would have been embarrassed to meet Mike again at Nats and not have gotten a success throughout the whole year. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this is the only recorded blind solve of the ShengShou 7x7. Thanks to ShengShou and the Cubicle for selling me this great puzzle. http://thecubicle.us/index.php