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[Member Intro] Hi from NubeCuber

Nubecuber

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Joined
Feb 10, 2021
Messages
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Hello cubers,

I have always enjoyed Math and puzzles of different kinds. As a child, I learned to solved the Rubiks Cube by doing beginners level algorithms, but never could seem to memorize them.

Two weekends ago, I received my second Moderna Covid-19 vaccine and was really tired on day 2, so I grabbed a cube and decided to figure it out.

Within 24 hours I had memorized the beginner level algs and was down to about 2 minutes a solve. I’m at the 2 week mark and now average about 1:15 on a good solve.

Yesterday, I tried learning some F2L moves, but I couldn’t take seem to get my cube 2 match any of the cases shown... or if it did, the algs messed up either the white cross or another white corner and edge that had already been solved. So I tried doing it intuitively. I will revisit the F2L algs sometime later.

I can solve the middle layer intuitively using the simple right/left trigger moves to permit each corner til it matchesits edge pair in the top face in one of three positions. But it takes forever... several minutes a solve.
Focusing on progress not perfection for now.

Thanks for all the info and great community here,
NubeCuber
 

rubik2005

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Joined
Jul 27, 2018
Messages
666
Location
Christmas Wonderland
Hello!
I'm sure you've already learned cube notation, but here it is just in case:
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Once you feel comfortable with intuitive F2L, JPerm (on YouTube) has great tutorials and tricks to become more efficient in this step. He also a pdf which contains good algs for each case:

Welcome to the community, and we hope you have a fun time here.
 
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