Suggestion to reduce cheating during blindfolded events

[sebastiannielsen]

I have a suggestion, how blindfolded events could be remade, to prevent cheating (eg, looking through/under blindfold etc - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdy9CeM__3A ):

Instead of using a blindfold, the solver should use a cube, where all stickers or colored pieces have been replaced with corresponding items, where the piece's identity, is only visible with UV light (or IR light).

During memorization phase, a UV or IR light will be accessible to the competitor.
Another variants could be used - for example pieces with hidden magnets in different orientations, thats only visible by placing magnet paper on the cube, but this creates the possible for cheating using magnet implants in body.

A third variant is where each cube piece has a RFID tag inside, and then cube can be "read" by placing it in a portable cube enclosure with a screen on each side that displays the current state of the cube.
The cube contains no electronics (apart from the passive RFID tags).

You understand the idea, instead of requiring the competitor to be blinded, blind the cube instead.

Surely, it would require new standards to be created for "WCA approved blind cubes" but I think it would be a healthy addon to cumber blindfolded cheating.
Another advantage is that blindfolded competitors can follow the same rules for the normal competitors with stackmat timer and everything else, since the only thing they don't see is the pieces identity on the cube.

Is there some problems with such a "regime" or could it be a good advantage to prevent blindfolded cheating?

[Nanush7]

Hi Sebastian. Thank you for your participation!
Do you mind posting this in the WCA Forum? It will facilitate the discussion.