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F2 U R2 F2 D2 L2 U' F2 R2 U B' D F2 U' B' R F' D U' R'

z2 y
L' R' D2 F2 (4/4) Cross
d' L' U L R U R' U L U' L' (11/15) 2 Pairs
d F R' F' R U' L U L' F' U F U' (13/28) F2L
y2 L U L2 U R U' L U R' (9/37) OLL
y' R' F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 (10/46) PLL

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

Found some stuff for that scramble. But no good finish.

l2 U2 F y' U' L U F2 (7/7) 2X2X3
L' U2 L U L' U2 L' U L U2 L U' L' U2 L U L2 B' U' B U L (22/29) F2L + OLL

l2 U2 F y' U' L U F2 (7/7) 2x2x3
z y F' U2 F2 U2 L F M F' l' M' U2 M (12/19) F2L
 
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Next: D U L D' U L R2 D' R2 L2 D L' F2 B' U F2 R' F D2 U' B2 U L U B

F' U2 l2 L U2 B2 U' L' U L' B2 L' B' U F' L F //322+eo (17)
L U2 L U L2 U2 L' U' L U' L' //F2L, edges, and 2 corners (11)
[R U R' U R U2 R'] [L' U' L U' L' U2 L] //orient 2 corners (14)

=42 htm Heise in 15.19

(of course, I didn't cancel during the speedsolve :P)

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

y2 // inspection
F2 R E' L' B // cross (5/5)
U' R U' R' F' U' F // 1st pair (7/12)
U2 R' U R y' U L' U L2 // 2nd pair (8/20)
U' L' U2 B L' B' L // 3rd pair (7/27)
U R U R' U' F' U' F // 4th pair (8/35)
U2 r U R' U' r' F R F' // coll (9/44)
R U R' U R' U' R2 U' R' U R' U R // epll (13/57)

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

y' // inspection
D' B2 r U' r2 F' // first block [6]
R2 U R U r U r' U R2 U2 R2 U2 R' U R U2 r' U' R // second block [19]
U' R U R' U R U L' U R' U' L // CMLL [12]
M' U M' U M U M' U M' U2 M' U' M' U2 M U2 // LSE [16]

53 STM. I couldn't find a better second block :(

http://alg.cubing.net/?setup=D2_B2_..._M_U_M-_U_M-_U2_M-_U-_M-_U2_M_U2_//_LSE_[16]

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

ninjad

D' R2 B' U' R' B' U F D' F' U' z2 //322 (11)
R U' R2 F R //eo (5)
y' U2 R U R U2 R2 U' R' U' R U R' U' //leave 3 corners (13)
y' l' U' L U R U' L' U //commutator (8)

=37 htm Heise

Heise is the easiest method to get sub-40 htm. It only takes me a few tries before I get a lucky 5e+2c case :)



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

D F' U' L2 B' R2 F' x2 R U2 R U R' U R2 //322 (14)
y' R' F' R U R' F' R //eo (7)
y' U' R2 U R' U2 R' U L' U2 R U2 R' U2 L //leave 3 corners (14)
y U L' U R U' L U R' //commutator (8)

=43 htm Heise in 16.28

good thing i always speedsolve these first :)


F2 U2 B2 R2 D2 L2 D2 B2 F' D2 F2 L D B' L' R2 F2 D' L B' F'
 
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i'll give this a go.

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

F' B2 U' L2 U2 D' F' R D // first block (9)
L' U' L y' U R U' R U R' U2 R' U' R2 U2 // second block (14)
R2 B L U2 L' B' R2 F R F2 U2 F //CMLL (12)

L6E skip. wow that's weird.

=35 htm Roux

gg easy method
 
x' z2 // inspection
U R U' R' U2 B U' r U R' F // first block [11] :(
R' U' R2 U r2 U R U R2 U' R' U2 R' U R // second block [15]
U' F R U R' U' R U R' U' F' // CMLL [11]
U2 M' U' M' U' M U M2 U2 M U M2 U M2 U2 M U2 M // LSE [18]

55 STM. Terrible.

Post another scramble?
 
It doesn't feel right posting a solve to my own scramble.

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

y' x'
B2 D' Rw U R B' U2 F' U2 x // LB (9)
M2 U' M' U R' U' Rw2 U' M' U' R // RB (11)
(U') R U R' U R U L' U R' U' L // CMLL (12)
M' U' M U M U' M' U2 M U' M2 U M U2 M2 U2 M' // L6E (17) total: 49 STM

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

z' x2 y // inspection
F R' u' F' u // cross
L U2 L' y' U2 L U L' // F2L-1
U R' U' R U' R' U R // F2L-2
U' R U R' U' L' U L // F2L-3
y' R' U R U' R' U R// F2L-4
U2 r' U' M' U' R U r' U R // OLL
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F' R F U // PLL

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

z2 x'
L2 D B U2 M2 U (6)
l' U' R U R U2 r U r U2 R' M' U' R (14)
U2 R U R' U R U2 R' (8)
U' R' U r' F2 R F' R' F2 R2 (10)
M U' M U M' U' M' U' M U2 M U M U2 M U2 r' (17)

55 stm (I need to get better at lse...and learn 1 look cmll -_-)

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

y x
D' R' D' B U' B U2 F2 //LB (8)
R' U2 M' R2 U' R' U' M Rw' U' Rw //RB (11)
U R' F U2 F' R F R' U2 R F' //CMLL (11)
M2 U' M' U2 M U M' U' M' D2 M' D2 //LSE (12)

42 STM

EDIT: 1 minute too late

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

y
F R U2 D' B U2 F U' Rw' F (10)
U' M2 U' Rw U' Rw U2 R U' R' (10)
U2 R U R' U R U2 R' (8)
U M U M' U' M' U' M U2 M U Uw2 M Uw2 M (15)

43 STM


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

F' R' U R B2 R D' F' R2 F' U' R2 //F2L-1 (12)
B' R B U2 R2 U' R2 // stuff (7)
y 2*(R U' R' U) R U' R' F' U2 // stuff (13)

=32 htm freestyle

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

y
F D R' D U' B //FB (6/6)
U r U r U' R2 U2 R' U2 r' U' r //SB (12/18)
U R2 D R' U R D' R' U R' U' R U' R' //CMLL (14/32)
U M' U M' U2 M U2 M' U' M2 //L6E (10/42)

42 stm

edit: ninjad, use this: L' D' R2 F2 D B D R F' U2 D2 R2 L2 B' L2 D2 B' L2 F'
 
edit: ninjad, use this: L' D' R2 F2 D B D R F' U2 D2 R2 L2 B' L2 D2 B' L2 F'

L2 U F' Rw' U' M' U x' // LB (7)
U' M2 U M' U' R' U' R2 U' M' U' Rw // RB (12)
F R2 D R' U R D' R2' U' F' // CMLL (10)
U2 M U M' U2 M' U2 M U' M2 U' M' U2 M U2 // LSE (15)

44 STM

Next: R2 U2 B2 L2 F' U2 L2 F' L2 D2 B2 R' U2 R U B L U L U2
 
next: L' D' R2 F2 D B D R F' U2 D2 R2 L2 B' L2 D2 B' L2 F'
I love tri-fran.
z2 L' F D' F2 y' L' U L' D [8/8] Triangle
Uw R U2 R' Uw' [5/13] E-Slice-1
U B' R' B F' U2 F [7/20] Pair + DR
U R U' L' U R' U' L [8/28] CLL
U' M' U' M' Uw' M' Uw2 M' Uw' M2 U' [11/39] L5E (well Moo cancelling into U-perm)

That was really efficient/lucky.

Edit: ninja'd
 
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