The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

next R2 U L2 R2 B' L2 R' B R F2 L F2 B L2 B' L' F R F2 B L U' L' D' R2

x2 y' R' L' u' r' U r2 x' u2
R' U' R y' R' U' R
U L' U2 L U L' U2 L
y U2 L2 U2 L U L' U L2
y U R U' R' U' y L' U L
y' M U R U R' U' R' F R F' M'
R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2

terrible solve

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

D U' l' D' [r'] F' B' R' U' R B L2 U' L2 U L
U R U' R' U' R' U' R
U l U' R U l' U R'
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U R' U' F'
M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2 U

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

x2 y2 U L F' u R' r' U r D'
U' y R' U' R U' R' U R
U R U R' y' R U R'
R U R' U R U R'
U2 y U' R F R' F' R U' R'
U R U2 R2 F R F' U2 R' F R F'
U l' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2


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

cross. [u2] U F' D L F u2
f2l. [u'] R' U2 R2 U' R' d R' U R2 U' R' U2 [u'] R' U' R2 U2 R' U' R U R'
oll. U2 R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'

next R2 U L2 R2 B' L2 R' B R F2 L F2 B L2 B' L' F R F2 B L U' L' D' R2

Wrong scramble.

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

Cross: D L x' u' R u D R D'
F2L 1: x' y' U R U' R U R' U'
F2L 2: x U' R U F' R2 b
F2L 3: L' U' L l U L' U' M'
F2L 4: L U2 L' U' L U' L' y' U' R U' R'
OLL: r U R' U' M U R U' R'
PLL: U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U

Next: Turn the front face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the right face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face by 180 degrees, turn the right face by 180 degrees, turn the left face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face by 180 degrees, turn the right face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face by 180 degrees, turn the back face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the right face by 180 degrees, turn the bottom face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the bottom face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face by 180 degrees, turn the back face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the back face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face by 180 degrees, turn the top face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face by 180 degrees, turn the front face clockwise by 90 degrees.
 
Scramble: Turn the front face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the right face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face by 180 degrees, turn the right face by 180 degrees, turn the left face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face by 180 degrees, turn the right face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face by 180 degrees, turn the back face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the right face by 180 degrees, turn the bottom face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the bottom face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the top face by 180 degrees, turn the back face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the back face clockwise by 90 degrees, turn the front face by 180 degrees, turn the top face counterclockwise by 90 degrees, turn the left face by 180 degrees, turn the front face clockwise by 90 degrees.

Left 1x2x3: z y D2 U2 l U' L'
Right 1x2x3: r2 U' R' U2 R' M2 U R' U R U' R' U R
CMLL: (U2) F R U R' U' F'
Orient Edges: (U) M' U M U2 M' U M
UR/UL Skip
Permute Edges: u2 M E2 M U2

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

Cross: x B' R U L' [4]
1st pair: x U L' U L U R' U' R [8/12]
2nd pair: U R U' R' U2 R U' R' [8/20]
3rd pair: r U' L' U x [4/24]
4th pair: U2 L U2 L' U' L U L' [8/32]
OLL: R' U' (R' F R F') (R' F R F') U R [12/44]
PLL: x z2 U2 (r' U' r) U2 (l' U R' U' R2) [11/55].

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

Doing now, post to claim.
x2 B2 F L' F R' U L2
R U R' U R U R'
U' L' U R' L U2 R
L2 U2 L U L' U L'
"I don't like this. 4-flip"
M' U2 M U2 M' U M
U L U L' U L U' L'
R' U R U' R' U2 R
U M' U2 M
vperm
This was disgusting :D

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

X-cross: R' F2 U' L F U' R F D2' F' U' z2 [11]
2nd pair: R U2 (R' l') U R U' x' y [6/17]
3rd pair: R U R' U' R U' R' U R' U' R [11/28]
4th pair and ELL: U R U' R U' L' U R2 U' L [10/38]
L3C: U R U' L' U R' U' L [8/46].

Great solve.

Next: D U B U D F B' U2 B' D' U F2 R2 B L' D' F' B L D B U R' U' D'
 
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L T perm L'
Jb perm
l2 Jb perm l2
Ja perm
S' T perm S
d2 L T perm L' d2
l' Ja perm Jb perm L
d2 L' T perm L d2
L2 T perm L2
d' L T perm L' d
l' Jb perm l
U' M' U' M' U' M' U' M' U2 M' U' M' U' M' U' M' U
U Ja perm U'
D' R Y perm R' D
F' Y perm F
F2 Y perm F2
F' Y perm F
U2 Jb perm U2
D2 R Y perm R' D2
F2 R Y perm R' F2
R' D R D' R' D R U2 R' D' R D R' D' R U2

Next (3x3): F2 B U u2 L2 u L' f' R r2 f2 r F' D' L2 R' U B D B' r U2 B' F' D' u U R' F U f' F2 r2 R2 D2 L' u f r2 U

EDIT: Ninja'd but whatever.
 
Next (3x3): F2 B U u2 L2 u L' f' R r2 f2 r F' D' L2 R' U B D B' r U2 B' F' D' u U R' F U f' F2 r2 R2 D2 L' u f r2 U

Double x-cross part 1: F' B' R' B D' L' [6]
Double x-cross part 2: R' U' R L U L' D2 y' [7/13]
3rd pair: U' R U R2 U' R [6/19]
L5E: U R U R' U R U R' U [9/28]
F2L + ELL finish: y' R D R' U2 R D' R' U2 [8/36]
CLL #1: F (R U R' U') (R U R' U') (R U R' U') F' [14/50]
CLL #2: x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R [9/59].
Meh.

Next: F2 B' U' B2 F2 R2 B' F D L U2 F2 U B U R2 F2 U R D' L2 R2 B2 R F
 
reserving
"Next: F2 B' U' B2 F2 R2 B' F D L U2 F2 U B U R2 F2 U R D' L2 R2 B2 R F"
B' U B S U' S' [6/6]
M2 r U2 R U' r2 U' R U R' [10/16]
y2 R U R' U R d' R U' R' f' [10/26]
y' U' M' U M U M' U M2 [8/34]
U2 M U M2 [4/38]
U M U2 M' U [5/43]

B' R' U2 R' B' F' U2 R' D2 R B D R' F R2 L B L2 D F B R2 D' F' D2
 
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B' R' U2 R' B' F' U2 R' D2 R B D R' F R2 L B L2 D F B R2 D' F' D2

1x2x3: L U L' F U B2 [6]
Medge 1: D' R' D R x2 y [4/10]
Triple x-cross: M' U' M D y' R U R' E2 R U' R' y [11/21]
4th pair + OLL: l U' R' U r d R U' R' y' U R' U R U2 R' [15/36]
PLL: U' R' U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F' R2 [14/50].

So much cancellinggggggggg.

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

X Cross: x2 D' B U F L2 D' U B D' R' (10)
F2L2+ EO: U' L' U2 L U2 y' R U' R' (8, 18)
F2L3: U R' U R U' R' U R (8, 26)
F2L4: d L' U' L (4, 30)
COLL: U' L U' R' U L' U' R (8, 38)
PLL: Z perm (14, 52)

I like that solve.

B2 U B D U' R' F' R' L F L2 R2 U2 L2 U R' U' L2 R2 B2 U2 F' B' U' F
 
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B2 U B D U' R' F' R' L F L2 R2 U2 L2 U R' U' L2 R2 B2 U2 F' B' U' F
With Chamo method that I use for fun :
y' U' R U L' R' D R' L2
y U L U' L'
U R U R2
y L' U' L U F'
R2 y R2 u U2 R2 U2 R2 U R2 U' R2 U' R2
U' R' U R U' M2 U2 M2 U' R' U' R D2
 
lolzb:

U L' U L' B F' D2 B2 [X-cross minus one move]
U L U' L' U L B' U2 B [2nd&3rd pair]
F' U F [Pair breakup+EO]
U' R U2 R' U2 R U R' [F2L]
R' U' R' D' R U' R' L F2 L' D R2 U [9 move LL with corner insertion (ZBLL)]

Next: U F D' R2 U' R2 U' B U R D R F' D F' B' U R F L' B R' D L D'
 
Human thistlethwaite
EO R' F' L' R B
separate edges L' D2 L' R' U2 R also orients 5 corners
orient corners A sune R' D' R D' R' D2 R
separate corners U' R2 U2 F2
pair corners B U' B R2 B' U B'
fix bad U D edges F2 L2 R2 U
Endgame: finish intuitivly with double turns only (too many slice moves to write properly)

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

y R' F D' R2 F U' F R _ xcross
d' L U' L' _ F2L 2
U R' U' R _ F2L 3
U' L' U L U' L' U L _ F2L 4
U' R' U2 R F U' R' U R U F' _ COLL
U R U' R U R U R U' R' U' R2 U _ PLL

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

Cross: r' u R y D2 R' D
F2L 1: U2 R U' R2 U R
F2L 2: U R U' R' U2 R U2 R2 F R F'
F2L 3: y' U' R U R' U' F U F'
F2L 4: U R U' R' U R U R'
OLL: U' r' U' R U' R' U2 r
PLL: U' M2 U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2

Next: (6,6) / (6,0) / (3,0) / (4,3) / (-4,4) / (0,4) / (-2,2) / (3,0) / (6,-1) / (0,-1) / (4,0) / (0,6) / (-1,4) / (-2,0) / (2,-2) / (-2,-4) /
 
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