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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

OtterCuber

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R' (U D') F' L D' L' D // EO Mixed Cross (7)
R U2 R2' U' M F r // p1&2 (7/14)
U' L2 U2 L' U' L U' L2 // p3 (8/22)
U' R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2 // p4 (8/30)
U R U R' U R U2 R' // COLL (8/38)
y M2 U M' U2 M U2 M2 U // L6EP (9/47)

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

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D R' L2 B D L D2 L U' L'
R U2' R' U2 F' r U r'
R' U R2 U' R'
y U' (R U R' U')2
U' R U2 R' U' R U R' U' R U' R'
U' (R U' R' U') (R U R' U) (R' D' R U' R' D) (R2 U R')

Next: D2 B U L2 B U2 L D U2 L2 B U2 D2 B U2 R2 F2 B' U2 R2
 
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Next: D2 B U L2 B U2 L D U2 L2 B U2 D2 B U2 R2 F2 B' U2 R2
y2 D F R2 D2 //Cross
L U2 L' U' R U R' //Pair 1
y' U R U' R' L U' L' //Pair 2
y' R' U' R U' R' U R //Pair 3
U' F' U' F U' R U R' //Pair 4
U2 R' U' F U R U' R' F' R //OLL
U' L U2 L' U2 L F' L' U' L U L F L2 U2 //PLL

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

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Next: U' B2 U' F2 D' R2 F2 D L2 D2 B' U L' R' B D' L2 F2 R' F2
y x
Cross: U' F R' F L2
F2L 1: R U R' U' R' U2 R F R' F' R
F2L 2: y' U2 R U R'
F2L 3: L' U' L U' y' L' U' L
F2L 4: R U2' R' U2 R U' R
OLL: U' R' F R U R U' R2' F' R2 U' R' U R U R'
PLL: U' R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 D U' R' U R D'

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

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Next: U2 L2 F' L2 R2 B' D2 L2 F L2 D2 B2 D' F' D L B' R2 B' U'
Method: SSC

R' (F B) U2 Rw' U M U2 // Psuedo Pairs (7/7)
R U' R // SLS (3/10)
D' R2 U2 R2 U' R2 (U D) R2 D' R2 // Corners (10/20)
D M2 D' M' U2 M' D' // RD/LD Edges (7/27)
M2 U' M U' M U' M U2 M U' M' U2 M U2 M2 // L6E (15/42)

42 ETM

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

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R' (F B) U2 Rw' U M U2 // Psuedo Pairs (7/7)
R U' R // SLS (3/10)
D' R2 U2 R2 U' R2 (U D) R2 D' R2 // Corners (10/20)
D M2 D' M' U2 M' D' // RD/LD Edges (7/27)
M2 U' M U' M U' M U2 M U' M' U2 M U2 M2 // L6E (15/42)

42 ETM

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

z2 y
//edges BECK JGTX TVMP VURC
//corners XOEJ QBHC

[L:[S',U'][L':[U,S']]]//UF-UB-LU-UR-LB
[L2 U' L:[U,M']] //UF-LF-RU-DL-FD
[U:[S R,R S][R S':[S',D2]]] // UF-DL-DR-BR-FR
[M2, U' R2 U] (M U' M' U')2

[D2 R : [U', R D' R']]
[R' : [U', R2 D' R2 D R2]]
[U D : [R D' R', U2]]
[R' : [U2, R' D' R]]

R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' //parity

recon
Next: F' D2 L2 R2 F2 R2 B' R2 D2 F D2 B D' U' R B' U' L F' L'
 
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z2 y
//edges BECK JGTX TVMP VURC
//corners XOEJ QBHC

[L:[S',U'][L':[U,S']]]//UF-UB-LU-UR-LB
[L2 U' L:[U,M']] //UF-LF-RU-DL-FD
[U:[S R,R S][R S':[S',D2]]] // UF-DL-DR-BR-FR
[M2, U' R2 U] (M U' M' U')2

[D2 R : [U', R D' R']]
[R' : [U', R2 D' R2 D R2]]
[U D : [R D' R', U2]]
[R' : [U2, R' D' R]]

R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' //parity

recon
Next: F' D2 L2 R2 F2 R2 B' R2 D2 F D2 B D' U' R B' U' L F' L'
F' U' R D' U' M U // 1x2x3
L2 R U R2 D R' x' // 2x2x3
U2 L2 U F' L' B F L2 B' L // F2L-1
y' R U' R' F' U F2 R U R' U' F' // EOPair w/ a 4-flip but I'm lazy
U R U F U R' U' R F' R' // CPS - Ccw pair (I'm sorry but how does this monstrosity have 10.3 MCC)
U' R U R2 U' R2 U R U R' U' R U R U R U' R' U // TLS, except the batch solver was broken, so I looked up the 2GLL (bad case anyway)

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

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F' U' R D' U' M U // 1x2x3
L2 R U R2 D R' x' // 2x2x3
U2 L2 U F' L' B F L2 B' L // F2L-1
y' R U' R' F' U F2 R U R' U' F' // EOPair w/ a 4-flip but I'm lazy
U R U F U R' U' R F' R' // CPS - Ccw pair (I'm sorry but how does this monstrosity have 10.3 MCC)
U' R U R2 U' R2 U R U R' U' R U R U R U' R' U // TLS, except the batch solver was broken, so I looked up the 2GLL (bad case anyway)

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

Method: Snyder

y z2 L' U ( R' L ) D' F U' R' F2 L F // 2X2X3
y2 F' M F M' // EO
y' U R U R2 U2 R' U R U' R' U2 R U R' // RB
U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // Bruno
L' U R U' L U R' U2 // Nikolas

46 ETM

Current Scramble: R2 B' U2 B D2 F L2 F2 R2 F D2 L' B2 L2 D' B' R F2 L2 F2

Method: SSC

z2 x' U M2 U' r ( D U ) M' // Psuedo Pairs
U R2 ( U' D ) R' D' R ( U' D ) r' // SLS
D' R2 U R2 ( U2 D2 ) R2 U' R2 ( U D ) R2 D' r2 // CP
U M' U2 M' D' M2 ( D' U2 ) M U' M U M2 // Cross Edges
M' U M' U2 M U M2 U M' U // ELL

47 ETM (with cancellation)

Next: F2 B U' D2 R' L D2 F' U2 R L2 U2 F2 L' U2 D2 L
 

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F2 B U' D2 R' L D2 F' U2 R L2 U2 F2 L' U2 D2 L

z' y
U L F' R D' R' D' L2' U L // orange xcross (FR)
y U R U' R' U R U' R' // FR
R' U2' R U' R' U R // BR
U' L F' L' F U2 L' U' L // FL
R U R' U R' F R F' R U2 R' // OLL 10
U' (R' D' R) U (R' D R) U (R' D' R) U2 (R' D R) U2 // Ab

Next: D' R B2 D2 L' R2 U2 B2 R D2 U2 F2 B L' F D U R' F' R2
 
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D' R B2 D2 L' R2 U2 B2 R D2 U2 F2 B L' F D U R' F' R2
z2 y R' U R' F L U B' D L' // x-cross
U' L' U L2 F' L' F // 2nd pair + partial EO
y' L F' L' F L F' L' F y // 3rd pair + EO
U' R U' R' L2 U S U2 S' U L2 // Edges
x y' F R' U2 R F' R' F U2' F' R // ZBLL/3C
45 STM

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

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D' L2 F L D' R' L2 D R' L2 F' U2 B' L2 B' D2 B L2 F' U2 F2
z2 // orientation
R2 D2 B2 F' D2 // 2x2x2
R' U' R' F2 U F' // 2x2x3
U' S R S' // EO-2
R2 U R // corners in D
R U' R2 U R U2 // make J
F' U F // EOCP
U R' U' R U R' U' // first pair
U' R U' R2 // setup
U' R U R' U R U2 R' U2 R U2 R U2 // second pair
U' R U R2 U2 R' U R' U2 R // third pair + co
U R' U' R U R R2 U R2 U2 R2 // 4th pair
U' R2 U R2 U' R' U R' // ending

RUPM, 80stm.
76 with cancellations

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

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z2 // orientation
R2 D2 B2 F' D2 // 2x2x2
R' U' R' F2 U F' // 2x2x3
U' S R S' // EO-2
R2 U R // corners in D
R U' R2 U R U2 // make J
F' U F // EOCP
U R' U' R U R' U' // first pair
U' R U' R2 // setup
U' R U R' U R U2 R' U2 R U2 R U2 // second pair
U' R U R2 U2 R' U R' U2 R // third pair + co
U R' U' R U R R2 U R2 U2 R2 // 4th pair
U' R2 U R2 U' R' U R' // ending

RUPM, 80stm.
76 with cancellations

NEXT: R D' B2 L B R F B' D' B L U2 L B2 R U2 D2 R' F2 R B2
time to pull out my belt skills

x' D' R2 B' U L' B // Belt
F R U R' U' F' // CO
M D M' // EO
x2 R U R' U R U2 R' // CO/Finish Domino Reduction
U' r2 E F2 M' U2 M // Random Block
U' R2 U R2 U' R2 U' R2 // Finish Bottom Layer
S M2 S' u M2 u' M2 // Z-Perm PLL
U' D2 // AUF

46 moves belt method

next: D2 U2 L2 B2 F' L2 B U2 F U2 F U' L' D' B' F' U R F' L2 B2
 

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U2 F' U2 R' F' (U R U' R')3 D L2 D2' B'
D2 U' (U R U' R')3 D2'
U R U2' R2' U' R
U R U' R' U F' U' F
R U2 R' U' R U' R'
U R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' U

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

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z2 y
U2 F' U2 R' F' (U R U' R')3 D L2 D2' B'
D2 U' (U R U' R')3 D2'
U R U2' R2' U' R
U R U' R' U F' U' F
R U2 R' U' R U' R'
U R2 U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R' U

Next: D' F U2 F2 D U2 L2 F2 U2 L2 B2 U B2 F' R U' R2 B U' B2
// 10 minute lazy FMC
R' F2 D F2 U F' L' B2 L2 B' L' D' // A 2x2x2 and a square (12/12)
B2 R' @ U' R' B // F2L-1 (5/17)
L U' L' U' B L' B' L U2 // A frustratingly easy 4c2e (9/26)
// I want to use an alg somewhere to solve the edges while swapping two corners, to leave a 3c skeleton I'm gonna use the insertion finder, because I'm too lazy to stick post-it notes on my cube and find one myself.

@ = R' % U F2 D' L D' L' D2 F2 U' // A ZBLL that the insertion finder used to reduce to 3c (10-2/34)
% = R D' L D R' D' L' D // 3 cycle insertion in the middle of the insertion (8-5/37)

Final solution:
R' F2 D F2 U F' L' B2 L2 B' L' D' B2 R2 U F2 R D' L D R' D2 L' D2 F2 U2 R' B L U' L' U' B L' B' L U2 // 37

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

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// 10 minute lazy FMC
R' F2 D F2 U F' L' B2 L2 B' L' D' // A 2x2x2 and a square (12/12)
B2 R' @ U' R' B // F2L-1 (5/17)
L U' L' U' B L' B' L U2 // A frustratingly easy 4c2e (9/26)
// I want to use an alg somewhere to solve the edges while swapping two corners, to leave a 3c skeleton I'm gonna use the insertion finder, because I'm too lazy to stick post-it notes on my cube and find one myself.

@ = R' % U F2 D' L D' L' D2 F2 U' // A ZBLL that the insertion finder used to reduce to 3c (10-2/34)
% = R D' L D R' D' L' D // 3 cycle insertion in the middle of the insertion (8-5/37)

Final solution:
R' F2 D F2 U F' L' B2 L2 B' L' D' B2 R2 U F2 R D' L D R' D2 L' D2 F2 U2 R' B L U' L' U' B L' B' L U2 // 37

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

x y2
R S u2 M r' U2 R U r2 // FB (9)
R E' R E R2 u // 3QB (6/15)
U2 R2 U' R2' F R f' U' S // RB+EO (9/24)
R2 U (R' D' R) U (R' D R') U' R2 U' R2 // COLL (13/37)
U' S' U2 S U2 // L5EP (5/42)

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

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B' L U2 R' D2 L' B2 L' B2 L2 F2 D2 R F' R B' U F' L2 D2 L2
// A weird little thing
B' L' B D2 R' F D F' // Belt
U' r' U2 R U R' U' R U R' U r // Orient mostly
x2 y' D R' D' R U2 R' D R // Corner "parity" fix
U' L' U' L U' L' U L U L F' L' F // Orient
U' R2 D U R2 D R2 U' D R2 D' U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R2 U R2 U' R2 U2 R2 D' // F2L + OLL
x' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' // PLL

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