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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

ExultantCarn

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

x2 y' //Inspection
L D' F D2 R //White Cross
L' U L2 U' L' // 1st Pair
R U R' d R' U' R // 2nd Pair
R U2 R' L U2 L' // 3rd Pair
U' r U' R' U R U r' // 4th Pair
l' U' L U' L' U2 l //OLL
R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R D' U // PLL + AUF

Next Scramble: R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R D'
 

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R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R D'

x' y' R' U R U' R2' //P3
U R U2 R' U' R U R' //P4
U R U2 F2 R F' R F R2 F' R F' U2 R' //OLL
u R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 U' //Gb perm

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

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x' y' R' U R U' R2' //P3
U R U2 R' U' R U R' //P4
U R U2 F2 R F' R F R2 F' R F' U2 R' //OLL
u R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 U' //Gb perm

Next: F R D' L' D R B R L2 B' U2 F' L2 B' L2 F' U2 R2 B2 R
You get a PLL you don’t like so you switch your bottom color.... such OP strats amirite

(y2)
r2 R2 F R // Cross
R2 U R2 U' R2 D2 // 1st Pair
U2 L' U L R' U2 R // 2nd Pair
U' R U R' U2 R U' R' // 3rd Pair
(y’) R U R2 F R F' // Last Pair + EO
U R' U2 R U R' U R2 U2 R' U' R U' R' U' // 2GLL

Challenge: Try to learn 1 thing from that example solve

Next: R2 D2 F2 D2 F L2 F L2 U2 L2 D L D U' L2 B' U F' L B
 
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D2 U2 L2 B F R2 D2 B' U2 B' F' L F' U R D B' R F' U2
x' y F2 R' D F R U2 L U' L //xcross
R' U R U L' U' L //P2
(U D') R U2 R' D //P3
U' R U R' //P4
U R' U' R U' R' U F' U F //OLL
U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 D U2 //PLL

Standard CFOP

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

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

This is exactly what I’d do speedsolved:

(z2 y)
M f U r
r U' r2 F2 r U2 L' U L
R U R
u' R' U R
u' U2 l' U' L' U' L' U L U l*
F' r U R' U' r' F R
R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R u2

*useful alg most people don’t know, the not-mirrored version is r U R U R U' R' U' r'

Next: U' F U2 B' L2 F' D2 R2 F2 U2 L2 F' L R B R' U2 B2 U L2
 
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next: L2 F2 L2 D B2 R2 U F2 U' B2 L B D2 F2 U' B F R D2 U'
Method: CFOP

Solution:
y' x U' F2 R L2 F2 D2 U' // cross
x U' R U' R' // 1st pair
L' U' L U L' U2 L U' L' U L //2nd pair
U' R' U' R y2 U2 L' U L //3rd pair
U R U R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U' R' //final pair
y F U R U' R' F' //OLL
U' R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' //PLL

Next: R F B2 D' F2 R2 D' R2 D2 B2 R2 D' R2 L D2 F2 D' B F D B
 

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R F B2 D' F2 R2 D' R2 D2 B2 R2 D' R2 L D2 F2 D' B F D B

z2 y' B U' R' L2 F D2 //xcross
R' F' U2 F R //P2
U2 L U' L' y' L' U F' U' F U' L //P3+P4
f R U R' U' R U R' U' f' //OLL
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 U' //PLL

The double insertion on P3+P4 is handy to know.

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

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z2 y' B U' R' L2 F D2 //xcross
R' F' U2 F R //P2
U2 L U' L' y' L' U F' U' F U' L //P3+P4
f R U R' U' R U R' U' f' //OLL
U2 R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 U' //PLL

The double insertion on P3+P4 is handy to know.

Next: B2 R2 F2 U' B2 D2 R2 D' L2 D' U' R' U2 L' R' U L2 U B'
Wow, I’ve never seen R' F' U2 F R before, that’s a cool F2L trick!

(y x)
U2 r' U F' L // 2x2x2 Block
R2 U' R' // Form Pair + Solve DR Edge
U2 f R' f' // Insert RB Pair
L' U2 L F2 // Form Pair + Solve Square
L' U L' U' L U' F' L2 F L U2 L2 // VLS
x z R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 B2 // PLL, A-Perm
38 HTM

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

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

x' F' L D L R D //cross
U' R U' R2' U R //P1
U' L' U L F' U2 F //P2
L' U2 L D U2 L' U2 L U' R U' L' U L R' D' //P3+P4+WV
U M' U M U2 M' U M U M' U M U2 M' U M U //anti-PLL

Anti-PLL is only 22 algs but with WV it makes dot cases a breeze.

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

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R' F L2 U2 F L2 B U2 F2 D2 L2 U2 B' D' F' R F2 D' B2 U' R2
x2 F2 y2 R U' R' F2 U' F' R2 U2 y' R U' R' F //cross
y2 U R U' R' L' U' L //P1
y2 U' L' U L //P2
U F' U' F //P3
U2 L U L' y2 U2 R U' R' //P4
R U R' U' R' F R F' //OLL
U y' R2 u R' U R' U' R u' R2 F' U F U' //PLL

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

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Scramble: D L B2 F2 D2 R' U2 R' B2 R' B2 D2 U2 B' U2 L' F' U2 R F U

z2 //inspection
R F D L R2 U2 F' L F2 R' D2 //EO arrow
U2 F2 L U2 L' //1st pair
D' U2 R U R' D2 R U' R' D' //2nd + 3rd pair
U2 R U R' U2 R U R' //4th pair
U2 L' U R U' L U R' //COLL
R2 B2 r2 U r2 B2 R2 //HKEPLL

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

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

U B' R U' F //EO (5/5)
U L U2 R' L2 U' F2 U' //Domino Reduction (8/13)
F2 L U2 L R2 D2 R L2 //Solve corners (leave 3 edges) (8/21)
U' D F2 D' U L2 //Finish (6/27)

Next scramble: R2 D' U' B2 R2 D' F2 L2 D' U' B2 F D' U B2 F' D U' F
 

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Next scramble: R2 D' U' B2 R2 D' F2 L2 D' U' B2 F D' U B2 F' D U' F
Of course you had to FMC that porkynator ;)
tbh that was pretty nice solve gj

All edges solved, alright here we go-

L' U L D' L' U' L // Two Corners
D2 L U L' D' L U' L' // Two Corners
U' L U R U' L' U R' // Two Corners
z B R' D2 R B' U2 B R' D2 R B' U2 // Two Corners
35 HTM

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

I was aiming for solving only corners, but in fact I solved much more :)
EDIT: oh you mean the scramble - see below

Of course you had to FMC that porkynator ;)
tbh that was pretty nice solve gj

All edges solved, alright here we go-

Whoops, I forgot I had "corners only" selected in qqtimer!
I try to write efficient solutions here, but I limit the use of FMC-specific techniques such as NISS and insertions - efficient linear solves are nice :)

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

Some edge magic:
U' R U D' F'
D' B' U' D L D
U' F D' U2 R' U' D B U' F' U2
F2 R2 B2 D B2 R2 F2 U

Next scramble (a normal one this time!): D2 R' B2 R' F2 U2 F2 L F2 R' F2 U' B' F D' R2 U F L2 R' B'
 
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