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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

OtterCuber

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Next: U' L U2 L' F' D B L' D' F2 R' D2 L' D2 R' D2 L2 F2 L2

y'
D' L F D' R' // yellow xcross (BR)
d' R' U R U' R' U' R
y' U2' F U' R U' R' U2 F'
R U' R' U2 R U R'
S R U R' U R U2 R' U2 S'
U2' (R' U R' U') y (R' F' R2 U') (R' U R' F) R F U

Next: U' F2 L2 B2 R2 D' L2 U' B2 F2 U2 B2 L B' D' U B L F' U R'
 
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some random stuff, 45 STM
z2 y' D M d' R U2 F' d//2 squares
R2 U2 R' U' F' R U2 R' F2 U F M U2 M'//f2l minus pair
L' U L d F' U F U2 F R' F' R//last slot and eo
y R U R' U R2 D r' U2 r D' R2 U'//zbll

NEXT SCRAMBLE: D2 B' L2 B' L2 R2 F' U2 R2 F' D2 U' R D2 F' L' R U' B U'
// Roux with a strange ending
y' F' D' B' L F' B2 D' L B' // FB
F' U' F2 R F' R2 U' M2 R' U R // SB
r2' D' r U r' D r2 U' r' U' r // CMLL
M' U' M' U' M U' M' U2 M' U M // Worst EO case
R2 U' S' U2 S U' R2 U // EPLL I guess

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// Roux with a strange ending
y' F' D' B' L F' B2 D' L B' // FB
F' U' F2 R F' R2 U' M2 R' U R // SB
r2' D' r U r' D r2 U' r' U' r // CMLL
M' U' M' U' M U' M' U2 M' U M // Worst EO case
R2 U' S' U2 S U' R2 U // EPLL I guess

Next: R2 F2 U' L2 F2 U' L2 F2 D F2 U L2 B R2 F2 R' D' F L' D' R2
x2'
L' F R' D'
U F U R U' R' F' R U' R'
y' R U' R' U F' U' F
y' R U2' R' U' R U R'
U F U2' R U R' U F'
U' R' U' F U R U' R' F' R
U2 F (R U' R' U') (R U R' F') (R U R' U') (R' F R F') U'

Next: U F2 B' L D' L U R' B D2 F2 B2 R2 U L2 B2 U D R2 B2 R2
 

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ZZ with Zeroing, 27 STM

B R U R F R2 U2 R D U2 // XEOCross
F2 R F2 // 2nd pair
R U' R' // 3rd pair
L U L' U L' D' L U2 L' D L // Zeroing

Next: B' R2 U2 R2 D2 B U2 F2 U2 F' D2 R B' L2 D F2 D' L D2 U F2

// CFCE
D2 L2 R' B' U' F' U' F u2 // Xcross (9)
U R' U R U L' U' L // p2 (8/17)
u R U R' u' // p3 (5/22)
R U' R' F R' F' R // LS (7/29)
F R' F' R U R U' R' // CLL (8/37)
U r U r' U2 R2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 r U' r' // ELL (15/52)

NEXT: L D B2 U' B2 R2 U2 L2 R2 U R2 U B2 L F' R2 D2 U' L2 F' L'
 

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// CFCE
D2 L2 R' B' U' F' U' F u2 // Xcross (9)
U R' U R U L' U' L // p2 (8/17)
u R U R' u' // p3 (5/22)
R U' R' F R' F' R // LS (7/29)
F R' F' R U R U' R' // CLL (8/37)
U r U r' U2 R2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 r U' r' // ELL (15/52)

NEXT: L D B2 U' B2 R2 U2 L2 R2 U R2 U B2 L F' R2 D2 U' L2 F' L'
y'
F D' L F D L D' F D' L U' L' // yellow xcross
U F R' U' R F'
U' R U2' R' U R U' R'
U2' L' U L F' r U r'
S' R U R' U' R' F R F' U S
R' F R f' R' F R2 U R' U' R' F' R2 U R' S

Next: F' U F R2 B U L' U D2 F' U2 B D2 F' R2 D2 L2 D2
 

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y'
F D' L F D L D' F D' L U' L' // yellow xcross
U F R' U' R F'
U' R U2' R' U R U' R'
U2' L' U L F' r U r'
S' R U R' U' R' F R F' U S
R' F R f' R' F R2 U R' U' R' F' R2 U R' S

Next: F' U F R2 B U L' U D2 F' U2 B D2 F' R2 D2 L2 D2

x' // Nauty-S
U2 F' u2 r2 // FB (4)
R' u R u2 R' u // 3QB (6/10)
R2 U' R' U R U' R2 // dBR (7/17)
U F' U' F2 R' F' R // dFR (7/24)
R U R' U R U r' F R' F' r // CLL (11/35)
U2 F R U R2 U' f' U' R' U2 R U2 S // L5E (13/48)

Next: B2 L' B' R2 U F2 U2 B2 F2 R2 D' F2 L2 F' R D' R' B' R U'
 

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x' // Nauty-S
U2 F' u2 r2 // FB (4)
R' u R u2 R' u // 3QB (6/10)
R2 U' R' U R U' R2 // dBR (7/17)
U F' U' F2 R' F' R // dFR (7/24)
R U R' U R U r' F R' F' r // CLL (11/35)
U2 F R U R2 U' f' U' R' U2 R U2 S // L5E (13/48)

Next: B2 L' B' R2 U F2 U2 B2 F2 R2 D' F2 L2 F' R D' R' B' R U'
// 42 variant? All I did was solve one extra edge (DB)
z2 y L B' D' L U L' D // 2x2x2
R2 F2 U' R' D R D' R2 F R' F2 R F' // 1x2x3 on right
U' L' U2 R' U R U2 R' L' U R U' L2 // Conjugated COLL
U L' U M' U' l // Insert E-edge
U2 M' U M U2 M U2 M U' M' U2 M' U2 // L5E

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Next: D B2 L2 B2 D2 F2 U' B2 L2 U' B2 R' B' U2 B F D' F U2 B

CFOP 43 STM:

Inspection: x2
XCross (7): L' F U2 B' F' R' U2
F2L 1 (6): x2 y2 R' U2 R F U F'
F2L 2 (7): y U' F U' F' R U' R'
F2L 3 (7): y' R U' R' U R U R'
OLL (6): y f R U R' U' f'
PLL (9): y2 L2 F2 L B L' F2 L B' L
AUF: U2


Roux 34 STM:

Inspection: z2 y
First block (8): L F2 L D' F2 D B' F2
Second block (8): U' M U' M' U2 F R2 F'
CMLL (8): U' R' F R F' r U r'
L6E (10): M2 U2 M U M' U M U M U2


Petrus 36 STM, 34 STM with cancellations:

Block (7): L' F' D' R U2 D' L'
Expanded block (8): U' F2 U' F U' F R' F
EO (8): S R S' R' U2 S' U S
F2L (3): R U' R'
COLL (10): R' U2 R F U' R' U' R U F'
EPLL (0): Skip!


ZZ 50 STM, 43 STM with cancellations:

XEOLine (8): D' B' L' D' L' B' U B
F2L 1 (8): U2 R U2 R' U' L' U L
F2L 2 (8): U2 R2 U' R2 U R U R'
F2L 3 (8): U' R' U2 R U R' U' R
COLL (11): R' U R U2 R' L' U R U' L U'
EPLL (7): M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2


CEOR (YruRU) 47 STM, 42 STM with cancellations:

Inspection: z2
Line (5): U' L' D' F' B2
CP (3): F' U' F
pEO-extension (7): U' R r2 u R r2 u
EO (5): U' R2 r U' r'
BF (4): r2 U' r2 R2
F2L (11): R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R' U' R'
2GLL (12): U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U2 R


Mehta 30 STM, 29 STM with cancellations:

Inspection: z2
First block (7): B U L2 B' R2 D' B
3QB (7): R2 D B2 D L D2 R2
EOLE (4): (U') S' U S
6CO (8): (U) R U2 R' U R U R'
6CP (4): R2 U' R2 (U2)
L5EP (0): Skip!


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Next: U2 R L D B D F B U' R F B U R B2 F U' F U2 D2 F

y x'
F r' U2 B' M2 u' r u' U2 r' // FB (10)
U' R' u U2 R' u2 // 3QB + dbR (6/16)
R U R' F R' F' // LS (6/22)
R' D' R U2 R' D R U2 R // CLL (9/31)
U R' U' R S U' R U R U' R2 U2 R U' S' U2 // ELL (16/47)

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D2 U B2 D2 L2 U R2 F2 L' U2 B2 R2 D' R' B' D F'

// 42 variant? All I did was solve one extra edge (DB)
That's Nautilus-CX.
 
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y // inspection
R' D F' D2' R2 D2' U2 R2 // yellow x-cross
y U L' U' L U2' L' U L
U2 R U' R2' U R
(U R U' R')3
R' F R U R' F' R F U' F' // OLL
(R' D' R) U2' (R' D R) U' (R' D' R) U' (R' D R) // Aa

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// ZZ-VH becomes ZZ-A
L2 D' U' B' F2 D2 // EO arrow (6)
L2 U2 L' U L U' L' // p1 (7/13)
U2 R' U R L' U L // p2 (7/20)
U R' U' R2 // dBR (4/24)
U R U R' // dFR (4/28)
U' S R2 S' // DRS (4/32)
D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' U' // COLL/ZBLL (9/41)

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// ZZ-VH becomes ZZ-A
L2 D' U' B' F2 D2 // EO arrow (6)
L2 U2 L' U L U' L' // p1 (7/13)
U2 R' U R L' U L // p2 (7/20)
U R' U' R2 // dBR (4/24)
U R U R' // dFR (4/28)
U' S R2 S' // DRS (4/32)
D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' U' // COLL/ZBLL (9/41)

NEXT: F' D' F2 U L2 F2 D' B2 D2 L2 B2 D' L2 F U' B R' U' R' B' D'

x2 y'
F L2 D2' y' L' U L F' U2 F' // white xcross
U R' U' R U2 R' U R U' R' U R
U' L U L' y' R' U R
(U' L' U L)3
F U R U' R' F'
R' U2 R' D' R U' R' D R U R U' R' U' R

Next: L2 U2 F2 D2 B U2 B R2 B' D2 F' L2 D R' F2 D2 R' D' L' F U2
 
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x2 y'
F L2 D2' y' L' U L F' U2 F' // white xcross
U R' U' R U2 R' U R U' R' U R
U' L U L' y' R' U R
(U' L' U L)3
F U R U' R' F'
R' U2 R' D' R U' R' D R U R U' R' U' R

Next: L2 U2 F2 D2 B U2 B R2 B' D2 F' L2 D R' F2 D2 R' D' L' F U2


x2 y' // Roux with NMB
L B' D F D2 B // FB (6)
U F R' F' U2 f R' f' // SS (8/14)
U' r U R' // LS + 4b (4/18)
r' F R' F' r R U2 R' U' // COLL1 (9/27)
F R S R' F' R S' // 4a (7/34)
U' M2 U' M U2 M' U2 M2 // M2 + 4c (8/42)
U' R2 // undo pseudo (2/44)

Next: D' R2 D L2 F2 U' R2 D2 B2 L2 U' B R D' L2 D2 L' R2 D' B'
 

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x2 // CFOP
F' D R2' U R U2 L F2
U R U R' f' L f
R' F R F' R U' R'
y' U R U2' R' U R U' R'
(U2) l' U' l L' U' L U l' U l
(U2') R2 U (R' U R' U') (R U' R2) D U' (R' U R D') (U)

Next: F' B2 U' L2 U' D' R L2 B R2 B2 L2 F2 R2 D' F2 U2 D F2 D2
 
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x2 // CFOP
F' D R2' U R U2 L F2
U R U R' f' L f
R' F R F' R U' R'
y' U R U2' R' U R U' R'
(U2) l' U' l L' U' L U l' U l
(U2') R2 U (R' U R' U') (R U' R2) D U' (R' U R D') (U)

Next: F' B2 U' L2 U' D' R L2 B R2 B2 L2 F2 R2 D' F2 U2 D F2 D2

x' y
B' F2 L B2 R' E2 F // FB (7)
U' R' E' u R u' // 3QB (6/13)
U' R' U R U' R2 // dBR (6/19)
U2 R' F R F' R U R' // solve FRE + EO (8/27)
U2 r U R' U' r' F R F' // COLL (9/36)
U R2 // undo pseudo (2/38)
F2 U' r2 F2 R2 U' F2 r2 // L5EP (8/46)

NEXT: L2 B2 R2 B2 F2 U' L2 U' B2 F2 L2 F R' D2 F2 D U L B' R B2
 
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CFOP

u R' L2 F' L2 R B' R' u' Cross
U' R' F R F' R' U' R F2L 1
y R' U2 R F2L 2
U' L U L' U L' U' L U2 L' U L F2L 3
U' L U2 L' U2 L U' L' F2L 4
U R U R' U' R' F R F' OLL
U2 L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L U2 PLL


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for cross i thought it would be cool to use wide u moves
 
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