Beginner 3x3 Tutorial (1 alg solution)

[Cride5]

@Novrill, great to hear the method has worked for you! What (if any) would you say the hardest part to explain was?

For me it was hardest, when the last two edges have to be placed. But thenagain I didn't pay attention to that chapter in the tutorial. I solve it just by sexymove-ing around and then inserting again

I guess the main thing to remember is, when the final edge is in the slot, always place the unsolved U-layer position in top-front and do the sexy move. If you do the right replacements from there all should work fine.

If the final edge is flipped, but in the U-layer, just place the E-slice edge into one of the already solved positions to bring the flipped edge into the slot.

please make a specific name for this method.

It's been officially named the [wiki]sexy method[/wiki], thanks to iChanZer0

 

[MichaelErskine]

please make a specific name for this method.

Is sexy move method not specific enough?

 

[ariasamie]

please make a specific name for this method.

It's been officially named the [wiki]sexy method[/wiki], thanks to iChanZer0

please make a specific name for this method.

Is sexy move method not specific enough?

can you show me which part of the website says it's name is the sexy move method?

The method is based on a short algorithm called the sexy move.

so, the algorithm is called the sexy move, not the method.

 

[Kirjava]

I never liked the term sexy move.

 

[Athefre]

Me either.

 

[MichaelErskine]

I never liked the term sexy move.

Me either.

Pah - yous guys is prudes - get with teh sexeh movahs -- WTF aint sexeh bout dat move?

 

[Cride5]

... all you have to do is, learn one schexy move

The method is based on a short algorithm called the sexy move.

so, the algorithm is called the sexy move, not the method.

The sexy method - a method based on the sexy move. Seems pretty logical to me.

 

[Chapuunka]

... all you have to do is, learn one schexy move

That was great.

 

[ariasamie]

I never liked the term sexy move.

Me either.

Me neither. I don't like to say "the sexy method", if my little sister or her little friends ask me what the name of this method is.

 

[aronpm]

If the word 'sexy' bothers you, it shouldn't. And it shouldn't bother younger siblings either.

If it's so important that you can't say 'sexy', just make up another name for when you tell people about it.

 

[Novriil]

... all you have to do is, learn one schexy move

That was great.

Wasn't there a video about it a while ago? Where did that go?

 

[MichaelErskine]

... all you have to do is, learn one schexy move

That was great.

Wasn't there a video about it a while ago? Where did that go?

The wiki has it if it still exists: http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Sexy_Move

EDIT: damn, I miss Arnaud

 

[Kirjava]

If the word 'sexy' bothers you, it shouldn't.

No one said it did.

 

[Cride5]

I never liked the term sexy move.

Me either.

Me neither. I don't like to say "the sexy method", if my little sister or her little friends ask me what the name of this method is.

If you can't use the term 'sexy' then perhaps you could just call it 'SAM' - the Single Alg Method.

 

[Cubenovice]

My 5 y/o daughter calls the sexy move the 1-2-3-4 move as this is the way she "memorized" it, just by counting.

If you are teaching complete beginners this is a good "notation" as it makes (pretty) sure they always do the final U turn.

1234 solution doesn't sound too bad not complicated

 

[Novriil]

... all you have to do is, learn one schexy move

That was great.

Wasn't there a video about it a while ago? Where did that go?

The wiki has it if it still exists: http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Sexy_Move

EDIT: damn, I miss Arnaud

Oh it didn't cross my mind to check wiki about it. Thanks. But unfortunately it seems that the video has been deleted from everywhere

 

[Cride5]

... all you have to do is, learn one schexy move

That was great.

Wasn't there a video about it a while ago? Where did that go?

The wiki has it if it still exists: http://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Sexy_Move

EDIT: damn, I miss Arnaud

Oh it didn't cross my mind to check wiki about it. Thanks. But unfortunately it seems that the video has been deleted from everywhere

Do you mean this one?

My 5 y/o daughter calls the sexy move the 1-2-3-4 move as this is the way she "memorized" it, just by counting.

If you are teaching complete beginners this is a good "notation" as it makes (pretty) sure they always do the final U turn.

1234 solution doesn't sound too bad not complicated

Nice idea ... it reminds me of Avg's tutorial

 

[Cubenovice]

LOL I just checked the mp3 file...

"one of the fastest moves, 1234 1234 1234..."

 

[Mr Cubism]

 

[Cride5]

At the start of the previous section it says.

"Rotate the top layer to align the sides of as many top layer edges as possible."

You're also supposed to do that here as well - after applying the sexy move. I'll see if I can maybe make that a little clearer...



EDIT: The first part of 3x Top Layer Edges now says:

"Rotate the top layer to align the sides of as many top layer edges as possible. Always do this before inserting an edge, to check which edges are still unsolved."

Does that help?