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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

Next: L' U F2 U' F2 U2 B2 F2 L2 U B2 U' L' D2 F' U' L' D B' F2

/* Scramble */
L' U F2 U' F2 U2 B2 F2 L2 U B2 U' L' D2 F' U' L' D B' F2

/* Solve */
z2 y // Inspection

R' U' F D' R2 L // Cross (6)

U' R' U R U' R U R' // 1st Pair (8, 14)

U R' U R U' R' U' R // 2nd Pair (8, 22)

L' U L U2 F U F' // 3rd Pair (7, 29)

U' L U L' U2 M' L U' L' U M // 4th Pair (11, 40)

U' R U2 R2 F R F' R U2 R' // OLL (10, 50)

U' l U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' // PLL (17, 67)

// 67 STM, 17.44, ~3.84 TPS

// View at alg.cubing.net


Did the solve then reconstructed it. Not super efficient but not awful


NEXT: U B2 D2 R2 B2 R D2 L2 U2 L' U2 F2 B' L2 D' B' D U' R' B
 
NEXT : U B2 F2 U' R2 F2 U R2 F2 D L2 F' U B L' D L2 B2 R U2 R'
Mehta-TDR; 34 with cancellations
z' y2 // Inspection
R B U2 F L' // FB (5/5)
u'U2 R2 u R' // 3QB (5/10)
uU2 R F R' F' // EOLE (6/16)
D R' U R D' R U R' U2 R2 (U R' // TDR (12/28)
R U) R' U R U2 R' // ZBLL (7-3/32)
UD2 // ABF (2/34)
Next: B2 D B R2 F' D L2 B F2 R' U2 B2 L U2 L' F2 R D2 L U2 D
 
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D B2 U' Rw' F2 u R U2 Rw U' x Rw' // 1x2x3
U' Rw2 U' M U' M' // 2x2x3
R U' R' U2 R U2 B' R2 B R' U2 R U R' U2 R // 2x3x3
y2 R2 F' U F U' F' U' F2 R F' R // CLL
M U' M' U2 r' U' R U' M' U R' U R // WORST ELL EVER SEND HELP
More like FreeFCE.
The alg I use for that ELL is (U) R U R' S U' R' U' R' U R U2 S', which is pretty good.

Help sent.

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

Domino Reduction, 23 STM

z
B U' F // EO (3/3)
L' U B2 R2 D L2 U L' // DR (8/11)
U' R2 D' F2 U B2 // Corners + DLDR (6/17)
M U2 M u2 U' M2 // Finish (6/23)

Edit: It didn't show a bunch of posts for some reason, use Devagio's scramble
 
NEXT : D2 L U2 B2 F2 L U2 R' B2 R F2 D L B' D2 R' U' L F U2 D2
CFOP

y2 x' // Inspection
L' D2 F D F' D' // Cross (6/6)
R' U R U L U L' // 1st Pair (7/13)
U' L' U2 L U2 L' U L // 2nd Pair (8/21)
y R U R' U R' F R // 3rd Pair + FRUF Stuff Setup (7/28)
U R U' R' U2 F' // FRUF Stuff (6/34)
U' L U F' U' L' U L F L' // OLL (10/44)
U' R' U R' U' R D' R' D R' (U D') R2 U' R2 D R2 U' // PLL (17/61)


Wow, CFOP is so many moves! Let's try something else...

ZZ

z2 // Inspection
U2 F2 L' F' L D // EOLine (6/6)
U' L' U2 R' U' L2 // Block (6/12)
U R' U' R' U2 R2 // Block (6/18)
U' L U L' // Pair (4/22)
R U' R' // Pair (3/25)
F R U R' U' R' F' U2 R U R' U R2 U2 R' // ZBLL (15/40)


Much better! Might as well keep this going...

Roux

y x // Inspection
M' D' R2 E2 B // FB (5/5)
U R U R U2 r' U' R U R U2 R' U r // SB (14/19)
U' M F R' F' r U2 R U2' R' // CMLL (10/29)
M' U2 M U2 M U M // EO (7/36)
U' M U2 M // LR (4/40)
U M U2 M' U // Done (5/45)


If only I were better at LSE... Two more methods to go I guess

Petrus

y2 // Inspection
B U F2 M u2 // 222 (5/5)
F2 R U R2 F // 223 (5/10)
B' R B // EO (3/13)
R2 U R' U R U // Square (6/19)
R U R2 U' R2 U R' U' // F2L (8/27)
z' U' R' U' R U' R' U R F R' U R U' F' // ZBLL (14/41)


Nice, had to wing it a bit for F2L though. Now for my favorite method of all!

Mehta-TDR

x' y // Inspection
(U' D) L' U2 M2 F // FB (5/5)
U' R u2 R u // 3QB (5/10)
U2 R F' U2 F R' // EOLE (6/16)
D' R U R' U' D R' U' D R' U R // TDR (12/28)
R' U' R U' R U R D R' U' R D' R U2 R U // ZBLL (16/44)


This took too much of my time :P Great solves all around though.

NEXT: D2 R2 B2 D2 L2 B L2 U2 R2 D2 U' R D U R' B' D' R2 F'
 
NEXT : L2 U2 F2 D' R2 D U2 B2 U2 R' F' U' B' D' L' U' B' F' D U2
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I'm cubing in online class just so you know lol.
Thanks to Brody for inspiration.

x2 //Inspection
D' B' F' L' D' U2 F2 L2 z' //FB
U' R' u2 R' u R2 U R' U' R' u2 //3QB
U' R U2 R U F R U R' U' F' U' R2 //EOLE+6CO1
R U2 R' U' R U' R' // 6CO2
U' R2 U R2 U2 S' U2 S //APDR
F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u'R2 //PLL
E' //ABF

(63h, 78q, 60s, 62e)

Next: F' L' F U' L F B R2 D2 R' F2 D2 L' D2 R' B2 D2 B2 R2 F
 
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NEXT : L2 R2 D B2 U B2 L2 F2 L2 F L R B F D2 R' D B2 U2 x' y :)
3-Style, 88 ETM without cancellations (there are a lot of cancellations)

U L' E' L U' L' E L // UF-UL-LD
R' U' S R2' S' R2 U R // UF-UB-FR
M' U r' E r U' r' E' R // UF-RU-FL
M D' L' D M' D' L D // UF-FD-LB
D' M' U' R' U M U' R (U D) // UF-BR-RD
U M U2 M U' M' U2 M' // UF-DF-UR

R' D' R2 U' R' D R U R' D' R' D R // UFR-UFL-DBL
(U' D') R2' D R U' R' D' R U R (U D) // UFR-BUL-DFR
U L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2' U L // UF-UR UFR-UFL


(Change the rotations in the scramble on ACN if you want to see it in your orientation)

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

Awesome CFOP solution I found with multislotting and VLS
38 moves and no rotations


x2 z' // inspection
M' D' R D' u' // cross
U R' U' R U' R' U R2 // f2l-1
U R' d R' U2 R2 U R' // f2l-23
U2 L' U L M' U L' U l // f2l-4 + vls
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U2 // pll

Next: D L' R2 F' U2 B R2 B' D2 R2 D2 B D' B D2 U2 L2 D' L
 
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NEXT : U2 L F2 R' D2 R2 U2 F2 R U2 F' U2 B D' U L' F' L' F2 R
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I try Cross on left....

z' //Inspection
F2 U L2 F' R D2 R F' U F L2//COL
U R U' R U R' U' //Pair 1
R B R' B' R f D' f' //Pair 2
U' R2 U R2 D R D' //Pair 3
R F R2 F2 U F U' //Pair 4
z' U F R U' R' U' R U R' F' //OLL
U R2 u' R U' R U R' u R2 f R' f' //PLL

63h, 73q, 63s, 65e

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