5x5x5 New Methods?

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I had solved the 5x5 hundreds, maybe thousands of times with the same method:
-centers first
-group edges
-solve as 3x3

Finally, I got bored with it and said "screw it". After only a couple of hours I had developed my own method for solving the 5x5.

Now, I want to see if anyone has published any alternate methods, or even if someone has beaten me to showing off my method.

If anyone knows of any sites or files showing methods that doesn't use the standard "solve centers, group edges, 3x3 solve" process then I'd love to hear about it.


Also, I've been trying to do the 5x5 without algorithms, so I've been looking for ways to swap two pieces between two edge groups and to flip wings on a group with logic only. I am familiar with commutators and conjugates and that's how i solve everything else.
 
I really like the idea of creating a new method. It gets you more involved in cubing. The only 5x5 methods I know of are reduction, K4, and some kind of "column" method. The only algorithm I have come up with is a double-sune, but it appears that someone already figured it out. I actually figured out the algorithms when I was still using LBL.

Edit: I also know of cage.
 
swapping 2 pieces is parity.
Hopefully within the next few days I will be prepared to have video tutorials as well as thread posts to explain how to make "edge flip" algorithms logically. In fact, even commonly-known OLL parity algorithms are very logical. As for others, transformations of them can be logical, even if the original algorithm form is not. It will be posted in the puzzle theory section in a new thread and the videos will be hosted on YouTube (I will provide links for them in the thread).

Then maybe this "parity mystery" can be seen as it truly is. I can't wait! I have everything I need now to begin, but I have to work on trying to teach it to others in an understandable manner.
 
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