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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

D L2 U F2 U B2 F2 U F2 R2 B' U R' D' R' F L' F' R' B2
Yellow Bird cuz it's so much fun
z x'//Inspection
R U' R' B' D2 //2x2x2
U2 S' U S R2 F R U2 R' F//Pseudo 2x2x3
U' R' U2 F R2 F'//BLD
U F' U2 L' U' L U' L F' L2 U' L U F//ZBLS
R U R' U R U R' U2 R U' R2 D' R U' R' D R U//ZBLL
NEXT SCRAMBLE: U2 L' D2 R' B2 U2 L' F2 R' U2 L2 B' U F U F2 L' B2 D B R
 
I need to practice Mehta, so here goes...
Inspection: z'
FB: R2 U2 F2 U2 F' R F2 U2 R2 U' R D'
Belt: u' R' u2 R' E' F R' F' R u2 R2 U R' U' R'
EO: U2 R F R2 F' R
6CO-1: R' U2 R U' R2 U2 R U R
6CO-2: U R U R' U R U2 R'
6CP-1 U R2 U' R2
6CP-2: skip
L5EP: D' M' U2 M then a G perm which I'm not bothered to type out.

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

Here is a method I will call illuminati. It sucks. maybe it wouldn't if there were good algs(349 total)...
y2 x' //Inspection
L' D U L F' //Arrow
U f' L' f //First Pair
U F U' F'//Second Pair
R U' R U2 R2 D' R U R' D R U2 R2//D Layer, puts L layer pieces in U layer
R' U' R U' R' U y' R' U R U' R' U R B U y//L Layer(needs good algs) 215 algs
R U B R F R F' R' B U2 B2 U' R2 L2 U' R2 U L2//FR and BR(needs good algs) 81 algs
U2 R U R' U' R' F R U R' U' R F' R' U R U2//Line Last Layer(53 algs)

Here is a solve that was half improvised, half 23RF. Please Try this one out!
y //Inspection
L R U2 F U R' F //Square
d' F2 U' R U' F'//Front 2x2x2
U r' U2 r//Back 2x2x2
y' U' R' F R F' R' F R F' R' F R F' //Right 1x2x3
d F U F' U L' U' L//Front Square and EO
U2 R2 D' R U2 R' D R U2 R U//Tripod LL

Squall(with a little improvisation)
U L F U R' L B//EO
R U' R' U' L U L'//Square
U' R' U R2 U R' U' L' U' L//FB
U2 M' U2 M R' F' R U2 R U2 R' F U M U2 M'//BD+FD, BR+FR pairs
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'//CDRLL

Utah. Be warned, this is an efficient solve
y'
R U' L2 F L' D' L F L' u' R' U R' U' R//Utah
R' U' R E2 R' U R2 U' R' u2 F' U F E' R U2 R'//EObelt, 5CO Skip
R U2 R' U' R' U2 R2 U R2 U R U2 D//TTLL

NEXT SCRAMBLE: B' D' B' R2 F2 R' U' L' U' L' U' L2 D2 L2 D B2 U L2 U' F2
 
B' D' B' R2 F2 R' U' L' U' L' U' L2 D2 L2 D B2 U L2 U' F2
Mehta APDR, 49 STM, 49 ETM w/cancellations

z2 //inspection
L F2 U' r' F r S R2 S' R2 //FB+1 3QB Edge
D' R' u R //3QB
R2 U R' U' R' F U R U' R' F' //EOLE
U' R' U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R //6CO
U' R2 U2 R2 U R2 //APDR
M2 U2 M2 U M2 U2 M2 U//PLL

The R2 into 6CO2 cancellation trick really helps lol.

Next: F B2 D L' D F' B' U' B2 U' B2 U L2 U R2 L2 F2 U2 F' L
 
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D' F2 U F2 U2 B2 D L2 F2 U2 L U2 F' D2 U' L2 R' B2 L' U F
ECP
x//inspection
L' R' F L' D' R' F R D E2 R E2 R2 U R//EOface
U' R2 U2 R' U R2 U' R' U R' U R2//COES
r U r' D2 r U r' D2 r U r' D2 r U r' D2 r U r' //CPEA
U D' R2 U' M' U2 M' U' Rw2 U' M2 U M2 //EP
D M2 E' M2 E//PES

NEXT SCRAMBLE: L2 U' R2 U F2 D2 R2 F2 L2 U L D2 R' F L B U B2 D2 B' D2
 
NEXT SCRAMBLE: L2 U' R2 U F2 D2 R2 F2 L2 U L D2 R' F L B U B2 D2 B' D2
CFOP, 50 STM (48 with cancellations)
y // Inspection
D U2 L' F' U' L' U2 (R2) // X-Cross
(R) U2 R' U f R' f' // F2L 2
U D R U R' D' // F2L 3
y U' L' U L U' L' U L // F2L 4
U' r U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' r' // OLL
U M2 U M' U2 M U M2 U // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Roux, 58 STM (56 with cancellations)
U D F' U F' U' F U' L U L' // FB
U F R' F2 U' F U' M2 U2 r U r' U R' U2 R U R' U' (R) // SB
(R') F R F' r U' R' U' R U' r' // CMLL
M' U M' U' M U M' // EO
U M2 U M2 U2 M' U2 M U' // L6E
alg.cubing.net

ZZ, 57 STM (55 with cancellations)
L' B' U' B L' F' U' F L' D2 L' D R2 U2 R (L2) // EO Cross
(L) U L' R' U' R U' R' U' R U2 R U R' U' R U R' U L' U2 L U L' U' L // F2L
R U R' U R U2 R2 F R' B2 R F' R' B2 R2 // LL
alg.cubing.net

Petrus, 60 STM (54 with cancellations)
U D F' U r U2 r' // 2x2x2
U B U B' U R2 // 2x2x3
y U' R' F B' R F' B2 U B' // EO
R' U' R U R U2 R' U2 R U' R' U2 R' U' R U' R' (U' R) // F2L
(R' U') R U' R' U2 (R) // OLL
(R2) U' R' U' R U R U R U' R U // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Mehta-OS, 6CO > 6CP > L5EP, 70 STM (68 with cancellations)
U2 D F' U' F' U' r' U r U' R U' L U L' // FB+1E
u R2 u' R' u // 3QB
U2 S' U' S U2 R' F R F' // EOLE
U' R2 U' R2 U R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 (R') // 6CO
(R2) U R2 U' R' D R U' R D' R' U2 R D R' U R' D' R D' // 6CP
U M' U2 M U2 // L5EP
alg.cubing.net

Mehta-OS, 6CO > APDR > PLL, 70 STM
U2 D F' U' F' U' r' U r U' R U' L U L' // FB+1E
u R2 u' R' u // 3QB
U2 S' U' S U2 R' F R F' // EOLE
U' R2 U' R2 U R U R' U R U' R' U R U2 R' // 6CO
U R2 U2 R2 U R2 U2 R2 // APDR
U' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U' D' // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Mehta-TDR, 55 STM
U2 D F' U' F' U' r' U r U' R U' L U L' // FB+1E
u R2 u' R' u // 3QB
U2 S' U' S U2 R' F R F' // EOLE
R U' R' U R U2 R' U R U' R' // TDR
U2 F R' U R U F' R' U F U F' R U2 D' // ZBLL
alg.cubing.net

Next: L2 D F' L2 D2 F2 R2 B U2 L2 F' D2 F2 D' B2 R B U' B2 F' R
 
L2 D F' L2 D2 F2 R2 B U2 L2 F' D2 F2 D' B2 R B U' B2 F' R
Petrus: 69 ETM
U F' L B U2 L' U' L D //p222
B L2 U' L B' F' L' F //p223
y U' S' U S R U2 R2 U F R U R' U' F' //pEO
R' U'R2 F R' U R' U' F' //Square+EO
R U2 R' U' R U' R' U' f R' f' D' //F2L
R U R' U R U2 R' //OLL
L F' L B2 L' F L B2 L2//L3C

Mehta TDR with some fancy stuff: 60 ETM

L2 R S R S'//Orient some edges and form a pair
L2 U' F' U' L2 u2 //square+2E
R' U R2 F R' F' D' //p223
R' U F R' F' R U2 F U R U' R' F' //EOL2E
U2 R2 U R2 U D' R U' R' U2 R U' R' //TDR
L' U' L U' L' U2 L //COLL
U2 R2 U R2 S R2 S' U' R2 //EPLL

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