Accidental Algorithms

[Lotsofsloths]

I was just teaching my friend something about the cube, how-to make your own LL algorithms by moving around your F2l pairs.
I was showing him an example, and accidentally made another edge permutation!
Its a 3 cycle edge perm, heres both of them(I actually needed one of these because with the clockwise algorithm, I always have to regrip):
Clockwise: R U R' U' L' U' L U2 R U' R' U' L' U L
counter clockwise: L' U' L U R U R' U2 L' U L U R U' R'

If you've ever had any of these cases, where you accidentally found out an algorithms, please share

 

[Todd]

Can you actually do those quicker then the usual ones?

 

[Lucas Garron]

R U l' U' L U R' U' L' U (R2 x') U' R' was my best accident; I was trying to do an EC. It's almost as fast as the regular alg for me...
Both have regrip issues.

P.S.: I was going to post it in response to this as a potentially inexplicable alg, but it turns out to be a conjugated Niklas.

 

[Skrato]

If you need a clockwise/anti edge permutation here is the one I use to not regrip. The empty slot is held at the top.

Clockwise: M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2
Anti: M2 U M U2 M' U M2

 

[abbracadiabra]

This one does the same thing -

Clockwise: B2 U M' U2 M U B2
Anti: B2 U' M' U2 M U' B2

 

[magicsquares]

I came up with those same exact algorithms before when I was playing with my cube.

 

[badmephisto]

my friend came up with those algorithms when he figured out how to solve the cube by himself. that's exactly how he did 3cycle of edges. take out one pair, take out another pair, put back first pair, put back second pair. Result: 3cycle of edges

 

[magicsquares]

Yeah, maybe I should look into corners and come up with something that might be easier for me.

These algorithms have more moves than the usual ones though, right?

 

[Jason Baum]

I'm sure others have found this before, but a while ago I found out that if you do a Niklas and a Sune, it solves the J perm. With move cancellations, the alg goes like this:

L' U R U' L U2 R' U R U2 R'

 

[Lofty]

I'm sure others have found this before, but a while ago I found out that if you do a Niklas and a Sune, it solves the J perm. With move cancellations, the alg goes like this:

L' U R U' L U2 R' U R U2 R'

Hey thats my OH J perm!
Sune Niklas combos can do loads of interesting things. I have found a COLL alg or two with them.

 

[Dene]

I'm sure others have found this before, but a while ago I found out that if you do a Niklas and a Sune, it solves the J perm. With move cancellations, the alg goes like this:

L' U R U' L U2 R' U R U2 R'

That's the inverse of the R U2 R' U' R U2 L' U R' U' L that I use for the J perm . However, I think I might switch now, I quite like that backwards way!

 

[Marcell]

I found U R' U' R U R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R2 U R accidently while I was trying to write down the H-perm(U R' U' R U' R U R U' R' U R U R2 U' R' U).
It's a Sune that doesn't change the permutation.

 

[philkt731]

I'm sure others have found this before, but a while ago I found out that if you do a Niklas and a Sune, it solves the J perm. With move cancellations, the alg goes like this:

L' U R U' L U2 R' U R U2 R'

Yeah I found that one too.

 

[Siraj A.]

I figured out my own PLL. It's where you have a T on the top, and 2 CE pairs face the ways of the roof of the T. But it rarely comes up:
R U' R' U' R' F R F'
It's acutally the second half of my V Perm.

 

[philkt731]

I'm sure others have found this before, but a while ago I found out that if you do a Niklas and a Sune, it solves the J perm. With move cancellations, the alg goes like this:

L' U R U' L U2 R' U R U2 R'

Yeah I found that one too.
And L' y R U R' U R U2 R' y' R' U L U' R (which isn't that good)

And L' R' U2 R U R' U2 L U' R (which is good)
which is now the inverse of what i use for the "L" permutation (or the backwards J)

I also just accidentally found a (ZB)F2L alg
(U2) L' (R U R' U R U2 R') L
or
L' R U2 R' U' R U' R' U L
I think I'm actually going to use these for ZB F2L. What do you think Jason?

 

[Lotsofsloths]

My L perm is the one off bob burtons page: R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R' L U'

 

[philkt731]

Yeah that's the inverse of the one I accidentally found. I use the same as you.

Another accidental for flipping to corners:
x L R U R' U R U2 R' L' x' y' R' U' (l R) U' R' U x U 16 moves is a bit long though.

 

[Jason Baum]

I also just accidentally found a (ZB)F2L alg
(U2) L' (R U R' U R U2 R') L
or
L' R U2 R' U' R U' R' U L
I think I'm actually going to use these for ZB F2L. What do you think Jason?

Wow, those algs look really nice! I especially like the second one. That F2L pair has always been my least favorite one by far, but with that alg it's not so bad. It's also much better for OH. I'm definitely switching.

 

[pjk]

I came up with one the other day. If you do the fish:
R' U2 R U R' U R

Then do the fish on the opposite side, so left:
L U2 L' U' L U' L'

It will flip to corners leaving them in the same spot. Comes in handy for BLD.

 

[Siraj A.]

My L perm is the one off bob burtons page: R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R' L U'

L Perm?? You mean J, right?

I also found my own H, which is M2 U M2 U2 M2 U M2