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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

CubetyCubes

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Scramble: D R2 L D F R U2 B L D2 B2 R2 F2 B2 U B2 D R2
75 STM (I messed up so bad)
X2 // inspection
U F’ D R’ F R2 F’ // EO
U2 R’ U’ R U’ R U2 R’ // Pair 1
R’ F2 R U L’ U’ L2 // Pair 2
U’ L’ U2 L R’ U R’ // Pair 3
L’ U’ L U’ L’ U L // Pair 4
U’ r U’ r2 D’ r U ‘r D r2 U r’ U // COLL
U M’ U2 M U2 M’ U2 M U M’ U M’ U2 M’ U M’ // Orientating edges (oops)
M’ U2 M2 U2 M U M U2 M U2 // L8E
I messed up the EO, oh well.
Next Scramble: R‘ F2 R U R’ B2 R2 U’ B2 D2 R’ U R U
 
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Next Scramble: R‘ F2 R U R’ B2 R2 U’ B2 D2 R’ U R U
Mehta-TDR: 57 STM
x2 // inspection
B2 U R' U' M' U2 M //FB
D' R E2 R U R U' R //EOBelt
U2 R S' U2 S R' U R' U R U R2 U2 R' U R' U' R //Intuitive TDR
E' R U2 R' U' R U' R' //OCLL
U' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U' //ZBLL

Next: F2 L' F2 L' B2 U2 L U2 R F2 R2 B' R2 D2 R B2 U R' D' F2
 
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Sorry...couldn't resist that easy scram

42 with 2 look BTR: 51 STM
x2 //inspection
L F2 D U L D' //FB
r U M' R' U' R2 U2 R' U' R //SS
U R' U2 R U R' U R F2 R U' R' U R U R2 F' R F' //2LBTR
M U2 M' U' R' U M' U' M U M' U M2 U2 M' U' //L7E

Any tips to improve that efficiency?

Next: B' D F2 U2 B2 R2 B2 D R2 F2 D' U B' R B' R D' R U2 R'
My only advice would be to influence DBR on the way down. You can save 2 moves:

x2 //inspection
L F2 D U L D' // FB
r U M' R' U' R U' R // transformed SS
 

tsmosher

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Sorry...couldn't resist that easy scram

42 with 2 look BTR: 51 STM
x2 //inspection
L F2 D U L D' //FB
r U M' R' U' R2 U2 R' U' R //SS
U R' U2 R U R' U R F2 R U' R' U R U R2 F' R F' //2LBTR
M U2 M' U' R' U M' U' M U M' U M2 U2 M' U' //L7E

Any tips to improve that efficiency?

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

y' // CP case: 31
R2 U R' B2 // CP line (4) - load #2 in pos. 4 to swap with #6
r u R2 u r2 E2 // FBCP (6/10)
R S' U S M2 U' R U R' U R U' R' // NMSB (13/23)
U R U R' U R U2 R' // NMOCLL (8/31)
U M' U M U2 M' U M U' // EOdM (9/40)
l2 U S U2 S' U L2 // EPLL-U (7/47)
U R // ARF (2/49)

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

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y' // CP case: 31
R2 U R' B2 // CP line (4) - load #2 in pos. 4 to swap with #6
r u R2 u r2 E2 // FBCP (6/10)
R S' U S M2 U' R U R' U R U' R' // NMSB (13/23)
U R U R' U R U2 R' // NMOCLL (8/31)
U M' U M U2 M' U M U' // EOdM (9/40)
l2 U S U2 S' U L2 // EPLL-U (7/47)
U R // ARF (2/49)

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

x
f' R' F u2 U' r u r2 // Mehta FB (8)
u U2 R' u2 R u' U2 // 223+2e (7/15)
R' U R F R' F' // dbR + DFR (6/20)
L' E2 L U2 L' E2 L // LS (7/27)
U' F R2 U' R2 U R2 U S R2 f' // COLL (11/38)
U' R U R' S U' R' U' R' U R U2 S' // Trangium's OO ELL (13/51)

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

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R2 F2 U2 B2 U2 R U2 L' U2 L2 B2 R2 D' F' R U2 R' F' R2 B2
ALL THE VARIATIONS

CFOP, 40 STM
z2 // Inspection
R U2 R2 U R' U' D' L U R U' R' // X-Cross & F2L 2
L' U' L U' f' L f // F2L 3
L' U2 L // F2L 4
f R' F' R U R U' R' S' // OLL
M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' // PLL
ACN

Roux, but it's CFOP, 36 STM
x2 // Inspection
L' U2 L D' L U2 L' // FB
R U' R2 U2 M U R U R2 M' f R' f' // F2L
R' D R D' R' D R U' R' D' R D R' D' R U // ZBLL
ACN
ZZ-OP, 53 STM
z2 // Inspection
R U2 R2 U R' U' D' L U' S' L' S // EO X-Cross
U' L' U L R U2 R' U L U' L' U L U' L' // F2L
R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // OLL
U2 R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R' U // PLL
ACN

ZZ-A, 44 STM
z2 // Inspection
R U2 R2 U R' U' D' L U' S' L' S // EO X-Cross
U' L' U L R U2 R' U L U' L' U L U' L' // F2L
U2 R' U' R' D' R U R' D R' U R' U R U2 R' U // ZBLL
ACN

ZZ-CT, 53 STM
z2 // Inspection
R U2 R2 U R' U' D' L U' S' L' S // EO X-Cross
U' L' U L U' L U' L' U L U' L' // Left
U R U' R' U R U R' U2 R U R' // TSLE
U' R U' R D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' U' R U2 R' U' // TTLL
ACN
Mehta-OS (APDR), 54 STM
x2 y // Inspection
D' F // FB
R E2 u' R2 u R' u R2 u R U' R' F R' F' R // EO Belt
U' R2 U R2 U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // 6CO
U R2 U' R2 U R2 U R2 // APDR
R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R' U // PLL
ACN

Mehta-OS (CDRLL), 45 STM
x2 y // Inspection
D' F // FB
R E2 u' R2 u R' u R2 u R U' R' F R' F' R // EO Belt
U R2 U R2 // DCAL
U' R' U' R U' R' U R' D' R U R' D R2 // CDRLL
U' F2 U' r2 F2 R2 U' F2 r2 // L5EP
ACN

Mehta-OS (JTLE), 47 STM
x2 y // Inspection
D' F // FB
R E2 u' R2 u R' u R2 u R U' R' F R' F' R // EO Belt
U R2 U R2 // DCAL
U' R' U2 R2 U2 R U' R U' R' // JTLE
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U F' r' F r // PLL
ACN

Mehta-TDR, 46 STM
x2 y // Inspection
D' F // FB
R E2 u' R2 u R' u R2 u R U' R' F R' F' R // EO Belt
U R U R' U R U' R' D' R U' R' // TDR
U' R' U2 R U R' U R2 U' r' F R' F' r U D // ZBLL
ACN

Next: F' L2 D' F2 L2 D2 U R2 B2 U' B2 U2 R' D2 B D2 U L U2 L'
 
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ALL THE VARIATIONS

CFOP, 40 STM
z2 // Inspection
R U2 R2 U R' U' D' L U R U' R' // X-Cross & F2L 2
L' U' L U' f' L f // F2L 3
L' U2 L // F2L 4
f R' F' R U R U' R' S' // OLL
M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' // PLL
ACN

Roux, but it's CFOP, 38 STM
x2 // Inspection
L' U2 L D' L U2 L' // FB
R U' R2 U2 M U R U R2 M' U' U f R' f' // F2L
R' D R D' R' D R U' R' D' R D R' D' R U // ZBLL
ACN
ZZ-OP, 53 STM
z2 // Inspection
R U2 R2 U R' U' D' L U' S' L' S // EO X-Cross
U' L' U L R U2 R' U L U' L' U L U' L' // F2L
R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // OLL
U2 R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R' U // PLL
ACN

ZZ-A, 44 STM
z2 // Inspection
R U2 R2 U R' U' D' L U' S' L' S // EO X-Cross
U' L' U L R U2 R' U L U' L' U L U' L' // F2L
U2 R' U' R' D' R U R' D R' U R' U R U2 R' U // ZBLL
ACN

ZZ-CT, 53 STM
z2 // Inspection
R U2 R2 U R' U' D' L U' S' L' S // EO X-Cross
U' L' U L U' L U' L' U L U' L' // Left
U R U' R' U R U R' U2 R U R' // TSLE
U' R U' R D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' U' R U2 R' U' // TTLL
ACN
Mehta-OS (APDR), 54 STM
x2 y // Inspection
D' F // FB
R E2 u' R2 u R' u R2 u R U' R' F R' F' R // EO Belt
U' R2 U R2 U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // 6CO
U R2 U' R2 U R2 U R2 // APDR
R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R' U // PLL
ACN

Mehta-OS (CDRLL), 45 STM
x2 y // Inspection
D' F // FB
R E2 u' R2 u R' u R2 u R U' R' F R' F' R // EO Belt
U R2 U R2 // DCAL
U' R' U' R U' R' U R' D' R U R' D R2 // CDRLL
U' F2 U' r2 F2 R2 U' F2 r2 // L5EP
ACN

Mehta-OS (JTLE), 47 STM
x2 y // Inspection
D' F // FB
R E2 u' R2 u R' u R2 u R U' R' F R' F' R // EO Belt
U R2 U R2 // DCAL
U' R' U2 R2 U2 R U' R U' R' // JTLE
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U F' r' F r // PLL
ACN

Mehta-TDR, 46 STM
x2 y // Inspection
D' F // FB
R E2 u' R2 u R' u R2 u R U' R' F R' F' R // EO Belt
U R U R' U R U' R' D' R U' R' // TDR
U' R' U2 R U R' U R2 U' r' F R' F' r U D // ZBLL
ACN

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

x2 y // CFCE - too many easy white/yellow cross solutions
L D' R L' U' L' U // cross + pair (7)
F' U F2 U2 F' d U R U2 R' // insert 2 pairs (10/17)
L U' L' // pair 3 (3/20)
d F R' F' R d2 // just EO - pair is in back (6/26)
L U' L U2 L2 U' L2 U' L2 // LS (9/35)
L' U2 L U2 R U' L' U (M' x') // COLL (9/44)

next: R' U R U B2 R2 F R U R2 F2 L' F2 R F2 L2 F2 U2 F2 R' U2
 

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next: R' U R U B2 R2 F R U R2 F2 L' F2 R F2 L2 F2 U2 F2 R' U2
hmmmmm can I get another one?

R L2 U L' D2 R D' R D F2 U' B' // Domino Reduction (12/12)
U L2 // Finish 223 Pseudo Block (2/14)
D' B2 U' L2 // APDR Alg (4/18)
// PLL Skip
E // Adjust Both Layers (1/19)

hey sub-20. Not ergonomic tho it has B moves ewwwww.
 

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hmmmmm can I get another one?

R L2 U L' D2 R D' R D F2 U' B' // Domino Reduction (12/12)
U L2 // Finish 223 Pseudo Block (2/14)
D' B2 U' L2 // APDR Alg (4/18)
// PLL Skip
E // Adjust Both Layers (1/19)

hey sub-20. Not ergonomic tho it has B moves ewwwww.
Hi can you edit the post and also add next scramble to it?
 

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U' R2 F' U' R' D2 L B2 R' U' F2 U2 F2 U2 L2 F D2 F U2 R2 L2
Roux, 57 STM because I suck at block building
y'//inspection
D' L' U L2 F2 R2 L' U L//FB
M2 U' M' U2 M U2 r2 r' U' r //SS
U' R U2 R' U M' U2 M U2 r U r'//SP
U F R' U2 R F' R' F U2' F' R//CMLL
M2 U M U2 M' U M//EO
M2 U2 M2 U//UR and UL edges
E2 M' E2 M'//L4E

CFOP, 55 STM
y2//inspection
U L F' L2 U' R2 D2//cross
U2 f R' f'//BR Pair
L U' L' U2 f' L' f//BL Pair
U' L' U' L U L' U' L//FL Pair
U R U' R' U2 R U R'//FR Pair
F U R U2 R' U' R U2 R' U' F'//OLL
M' U M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U//PLL

ZZ, 48 STM
z2//inspection
R2 L U2 F2 U' F//EO
D' R D2//drl + DL edge
R U R' U L U L'//BL Pair
R U R' F2 L' U' L M F2 M'//FL Pair
y U2 L' U L U L' U' L//F2L
R U2 r' F M' U' R U2 r' F R' F r U2//ZBLL

Petrus APB, 49 STM
y'//inspection
D' r' F R2 U r' x'//dlb
R U2 R' F2 U2 R U F' U' F'//dl
U' R U' R2 U R' U2 F' U F//EOPair
U2 R' U R2 U R U' R'//dbR
U' R U R' U L' U2 R U2 L U2 L' R' U2 L//ZBLL

Mehta TDR, 44 STM
y z'//inspection
L U L F' L' u2 L' B' L//FB
u2 R2 u' R E R' u U R F' U2 F R'//EOLE
U R2 U R' S' U2 S R' U R2//TDR
R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R' U R' U R U'//ZBLL

Nautilus, 56 STM
y'//inspection
D' L' U L2 F2 R2 L' U L//FB
U M' U' r' U2 r//DB edge
U' r U' r' U' R' U' M2 r' U' M2 r2//dbl cancelling into next step
U r' R U R' U' R U R' M' U2 M//dFr
R U R' U R U' R' U F2 r U2 r' U' r' F r U'//ZBLL

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

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NEXT SCRAMBLE: B2 D2 R2 U' L2 D B2 U2 L2 F2 L2 B' D' B2 L2 B' R' D' L' F R2
CFOP 35 STM

R2 U2 F L D2 F' // XCross
B U2 B' // F2L 2
U2 L' U' L // F2L 3
U2 R U2 R' U F' U' F // F2L 4
(y2) R' U2 R U F U R U' R' F' U' R' U R // 1LLL

Roux 36 STM

F B' R' F2 R' U L // First block
R' B' R B r F R2 F' r' B' R' B // Second block
(U2) R U R' U R U2 R' // CMLL
U' M' U M // EO
U M' U2 M U // L6E

Petrus 43 STM

z x // Inspection
D' F' U2 B // Block
U R F2 R' F // Expanded block
R' F' U F B U B' S' U' S // EO
U' R U' R' U' R U R' U2 R U R' // F2L
R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 (U') // ZBLL


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