The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

No skips at all in that solutions, added steps.

oh sorry, my question was directed at Pyjam, who uses "Magic EOLine" to somehow repeatedly skip the Last Layer.

nice solve though. lol whenever i try to do pseudo blocks, i can never figure out which COLL algorithm to use!

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WAIT PYJAM ARE YOU JUST SNEAKING 3-CYCLES INTO EOLINE!!??!

lol i thought you discovered something SIGNIFICANT or SPEEDSOLVABLE.
 
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WAIT PYJAM ARE YOU JUST SNEAKING 3-CYCLES INTO EOLINE!!??!
:D

I'm working on R F R' D' U L2 D' B' D2 L2 F2 R U2 D R2 U F' R' U' L' B' now.

I found an 8 moves 223 block. But I need to eat.

R F R' D' U L2 D' B' D2 L2 F2 R U2 D R2 U F' R' U' L' B'
Linear FMC :
B' U F U' F2 L B2 L2 y // the good... : (8) 223 block + 4 bad edges :(
R U' R U2 R U' R' B U B' R2 // the bad... : (+11/19) F2L
y F' L' U' L U F // last 2 edges orientation
R U R' U R U2' R' U' // ...and the ugly : (+14/33) done

32 HTM (one move cancelled in bold)

Next: B2 U F B2 U2 R U D' L' B R2 L U2 L2 U2 F2 L B2 R'
 
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Next: B2 U F B2 U2 R U D' L' B R2 L U2 L2 U2 F2 L B2 R'
D2LU'RBL' 6/6
z'y'U2r'U'RMU'R2U2r'UR 11-3/14
R'U
LU' RUL' 7-1/20
L2
B2 R2 D L2 F2 R2 U' M2 U 10/30

scramble: L2 D2 R2 D U' F2 D L2 D' R' D2 F R2 B' D' R' U2 L R' U
 
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How did you figure this out?
I was using basically R2 F2 R2 U r2 F2 R2 U' M2 U which is:
R2F2R2 UM2 R2F2R2 UM2 swaps UF and UR and UB and DB.

So in the solve I did M2, and now see how if R2F2R2 UM2 R2F2R2 UM2 was done, I'd have ULUR solved. And be M2U2M2U away from solved. Because of the magic of cancelling I actually went for this, at first I was just being silly.
I could've done so many other things.

Anyway now it was M2 R2F2R2 UM2 R2F2R2 UM2 M2U2M2U
which equals M2 R2F2R2 UM2 R2F2R2 U'M2U
which equals L2 B2 R2 D L2 F2 R2 U' M2 U. weird stuff..
 
U2 R U2 R' L F D' F R' F' R' L' U2 D2 F' R F' B2 U' D R2 U F L' D'

x2
B L D' F U R2 L' D' // 8 EOLine
L U' L U L' U2 L R' U R' U2 R U L // 22 LB
R U2 R' U2 R U R' U2 R2 U' R' U' R U2 R' // 37 RB
F' r U R' U' r' F R // 45 OCLL (?)
U L U2 L' U2 L F' L' U' L U L F L2 U // 61 PLL

B D' R' F' B' U' B' R2 U' F2 B2 U2 R' D2 R2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L
 
F' r U R' U' r' F R // 45 OCLL (?)

B D' R' F' B' U' B' R2 U' F2 B2 U2 R' D2 R2 F2 U2 F2 D2 L
Yes, it's OCLL.

ZZ 46 HTM

F2 U R F R2 B' D' // EOL
U L' U L' U2 R2 U' L' U' L' U L // left block
R' U' R U R2' U R U' R' U' R // right block
U2 R U2 R' U L' U2 R U2 R' U2 L R U' R' U // ZZLL H3

D2 B2 R2 F2 R' U2 R2 U2 F2 U2 R D' B2 F L2 R U L' F D F'
 
x2 // t swift
U F' L' F2 L2 F2 D L' B2 // she wears short skirts 9
L2 d R' F2 R F' // i wear t-shirts 6
R U R' d' L' U L // she's cheer captain 7
r' U' R U' R' U2 r U2 // and i'm on the bleachers 8
=28 htm freefop

D L2 D' L F2 B D' U' F2 D' L D2 B' R' D2 B D' R' U' F2
 
y z2

D2 U' f2 // square
R' F // FB
U r2 U r // square
U M2 r U R' // SB
L U L' U L U2 L' // CLL
M' U M' // EO
M D2 M' U M D2 M' // LE3

28 Moves, Roux

F' L R2 B2 U' D F D2 B2 D B2 F L2 U' D R2 U2 L' B2 U' B2 R' F2 B L
 
28 htm freefop

D L2 D' L F2 B D' U' F2 D' L D2 B' R' D2 B D' R' U' F2
So, OLL aren't just for newbies ?!

Good job. I'm glad you switch to HTM : Hofficial Turn Metric

Well done Benjamins.

D' L' D2 // (3) building pairs
F' L U' F2 U L' F' L F L D' L' D2 F2 D' F L' F2 L F' L2 // (24) scrambling pairs :fp
F' // (25) 2x 221 blocks
D2 B // (27) 2x 321 blocks
R2 L U' L2 // (31) done! :eek:
F' L R2 B2 U' D F D2 B2 D B2 F L2 U' D R2 U2 L' B2 U' B2 R' F2 B L

U' F L B U' D2 L' U D' L U' B2 R' // (13) amazing XXX-cross ! :eek:
U' R U2 R' U F' U2 F U' R U R' U' // (26) crap things found using reverse scramble :fp
x R' U2 R' D' R U2 R' D R2 // (35) 3-corner cycle

Premove = R'
U' F L B U' D2 L' U D' L U' B2 // (12) F2L -1 slot
R' U R B U' // (17) requires only 2-edge 2-corner swap
B' U2 R' // (20) solved

I can't find how to swap the 4 pieces. Could you help me?
Next : D2 F' L2 U2 B L2 B D2 L2 B' R2 U' L U R U' B L2 F' D F'
 
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B' D2 L' D' F' // eoline 5
U L2 R U D F2 D' R2 // right, pair, and permute corners 8
L U2 L' U' L2 U // left 6
L2 U' L' U L U' L' U' L2 U L U // 2gll 12
=31 htm
or 28 atm

atm= "Accepted Turn Metric"


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

(long scramble to encourage only 1 attempt)
 
NEXT: D' F U' F2 L2 B' U R F2 D2 F2 D U L2 F L' U D F2 L2 B2 L F2 R' B D F2 L2 U2 R F2 R D2 F' R U2 R' D L2 B F2 R2 B' R D2 F2 D U L R2 D' B2 U2 D F' D' F2 B2 L' D' R' B D' R2 F2 R' D2 U' L' U D2 L' B' U2 L' R' D2 F' D2 R2 D' U' R B2 R2 U' B2 R' U2 L R B' L D2 B2 D' U2 L' F2 D R2 U F2 L R' D' F' U' F' L2 U' R2 B U' D L D U' F D2 B F' R2 L


AKA : D' U B2 D' F2 R2 D2 B2 R' D' U L2 B2 L' U B' R2 D F' U
 
I can't find how to swap the 4 pieces. Could you help me?

cube explorer says the optimal solution is 14 moves from the end position you gave. I doubt a smart insertion could reduce that to anything agreeable.
 
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