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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

Rpotts

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

XXcross : x2 R U F U' R U2 R2 L' U2 R' U2 L2
F2L3 : L' U' L U L' U' L
F2L4 : y R' U R2 B' R' B
OLLCP : U' R U2 R' U' R U R' U2 R' F R F'
EPLL : U2

39 moves HTM

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

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


X Cross: x2 R U' F2 R' U R U2 L' U' L'
F2L2: U' B U' B'
F2L3: U2 L' U' L
F2L4: U R U R' U2 F' U F
OLL: y2 L R2 D' F' D F R F' R L'
PLL: U2 x' R U' R D2 R' U R D2 R2

46 moves HTM (really bad at this)

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

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

Rouxblock lol: L U2 R S2 L2 [5]
2x2x3: Dw R' D2 R Dw R' D' R U2 z2 [9/14]
EO: R y U2 M' U M y' [5/19]
Finish F2L: U R U R2 U' R' U2 R2 U R [10/29]
COLL: y x' (D R U R') (D' R U' R') [8/37]
EPLL: U M' U M2' U M2' U M' U2 M2' [10/47]

Not half bad xD

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

Cross: B' D' B' M B2 (5)
F2L1: F U F' U2 F U' F' (7)
F2L2: L U L' U2 L U L' (7)
F2L3: U' F' U' F (4)
F2L4: R' U2 R U' B U B' (7)
OLL: r U R' U R U' R' U R U2 r' (11)
PLL: y R' U2 R U' F' L F R' F' L' F U' R U' (14)

55 :fp why did I have to get that OLL/PLL????



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

EOLine: D'R'D'UBL2D'LD2
Block 1: U'L'R2UL'U'LU2L'
BLock 2: R'UR'U2RUR'U2R'UR
Separate: U RU'L'UR'U'L
Permute: U2R'r2

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

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Keyhole method

D' L B' L2 D' F' layer - working corner
U2 B' D2 B keyhole edge
U R' D R keyhole edge
U F' D2 F keyhole edge
U B D B' D B' L B L' corner edge pair with edge control
R' D' R D' R' D2 R' D' R' D' R D R D R D' R D' endgame

45 HTM not too bad actually

next scramble: R F R F' U2 D' L R U F' B' D' F2 L2 R D U R F' B L2 B' F2 R L2 (cubetimer.com)
 
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next scramble: R F R F' U2 D' L R U F' B' D' F2 L2 R D U R F' B L2 B' F2 R L2 (cubetimer.com)

z2 x U R U' L' U F' U2
z' R' U' R2 U' R' U2
x' d' r U' r'
y' U2 R' U R U' R' U R
R U R' U' R' U L' U2 R U' R' U2 R2 L U' R' U'

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

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Next: L2 U' L2 F2 L2 R2 D L2 U' L2 U B U R B U2 L F' D R U'
Roux speedsolve
F' D2 U R' B2 R2 r 7
y R U2 r2 R U R2 U2 R' U R' F R F' R 21
U2 r' U' R U' R' U2 R U' L' U R U' L U R2 r 38
U M U' M2 U' E2 M E2 r' R' 48


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

Cross: L U2 F' R' F'
F2L 1: L U' L' F U F
F2L 2: R2 u R2 u' R2 (epic)
F2L 3: U' R' U' R U2 L U L'
F2L 4: U R' U2 R U' l U' R' U x
OLL: U2 F R U R' U' R' F' r U R U' r'
PLL: R' U2 R' d' R' F R2 U' R' U R' F R U' F U'

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

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

EOLine: B'U2L'FLD'R'D
Block 1: M2D'M'F2r2B2r'
Block 2: UR'U'R2U'R'U'RUR'
Corners: U L'U2LU2RU'L'U
Edges: M x' UM'U2MUM2UM2

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

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

Cross: x D M U2 y R' U [5]
1st pair: z2 U2 L' y R U R' B [6/11]
2nd pair: R' U2 R U2' R' U' R [7/18]
3rd pair: U L' U (L Rw) U' L' U x' [7/25]
4th pair: U L U' L' U' L U L' [8/33]
ELL: M' U M U M' U2 M U' M' U' M [11/44]

44 STM. Dat LL. Me gusta.

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

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

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

http://tinyurl.com/algF-RF-UF2L2RU

very strange solution with pseudoblocks and a little inverse scramble at the end (first time I ever tried that.)

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

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Human Thistlethwaite

D B2 L' U' edge orientation 4
B F' R2 B L2 B' R corner orientation 11
F L2 F L2 separate UD corners 15
U B' U L2 U' B U' pair up corners 22
B2 R2 D2 R2 D2 R2 D2 fix bad edges 29
D2 F2 D2 F2 D2 F solve 4 edges 33
R2 B U2 D2 F2 U2 D2 B R2 B2 H-perm 43

next: R' F D2 B R' B2 U R' U' F U2 L2 B2 L2 F2 L U2 F2 L2 B U F B D B (cubetimer.com)
 

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next: R' F D2 B R' B2 U R' U' F U2 L2 B2 L2 F2 L U2 F2 L2 B U F B D B (cubetimer.com)

EOLine: DBL2DFR2D (7)
Blocks: U2L'U' R'L'UR'LU'L'R UL'ULU2L'U'L (19)
Separate: U R'U'RU'R'U2R (8)
Permute: U r'Ur'U2lU'l'U2r2B' U'R2r (14/48)

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

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EOLine: DBL2DFR2D (7)
Blocks: U2L'U' R'L'UR'LU'L'R UL'ULU2L'U'L (19)
Separate: U R'U'RU'R'U2R (8)
Permute: U r'Ur'U2lU'l'U2r2B' U'R2r (14/48)

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

R D2 L' D' L D' L' D' L D R2 B' R' B L B' R2 B L F U L2 U2 L' R2 D' (26)

On the inverse of:

D R2 L U2 L2 U' F' L2 B'. [2x2x3]
R' B R2 [Pseudo F2L-1]
D' L' D L D L' D L D2 [Leaving three corners]
R' [Undo pseudoness]

Insert at dot: B L B' R2 B L' B' R2 (Four moves cancel)

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

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F' U D' B R2 U B' F' L B2 U' R' F' B D' L F' R' F2 R2 U' D L2 B2 R

X cross: D' L' U B F U2 R' F2 R
F2L 2: L' U' L U2 L' U L
F2L 3/4: y U' R U' R' S R S'
CLL: U F R' F' R U2 R U2 R'
ELL: U' R U R' U' M' U R U' r' U

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