The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

Sub 50 min FMC attempt. First time doing 2+2 corner cycle insertion I think.

L F2 D2 R' U2 B2 F2 L2 B2 L D2 F' D F2 D' L2 D' F2 R' U2 F2

Inv
D' F2 R F' (EO)
L R' U R (2x2x2)
L F2 U' (2x2x3)
Switch
F' U' F U F L' F' L F L2 (AB4C)

Skeleton: F' U' F U F L' F' L F L2 U F2 L' R' U' R L' ^ F R' F2 D (21)

^ L B' L' F L B L' F'

New Skeleton: F' U' F U F L' F' * L F L2 U F2 L' R' U' R B' L' F L B L' R' F2 D (25)

* F D F' U2 F D' F' U2

Solution: F' U' F U F L' D F' U2 F D' F' U2 L F L2 U F2 L' R' U' R B' L' F L B L' R' F2 D (31)

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

EDIT: IF says optimal was 29. Close enough.
 
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Well that was lame... 14ish min FMC attempt (Got the skeleton in about 5 mins or less).

L' F2 D B2 U2 L D2 B' L2 D2 R2 U2 B2 D B2 L2 U' L2

premove L2

U2 B2 R2 D R (2x2x2)
L F' D F (XXcross)
D2 L' D L (F2L-1)
R D' R' (F2L)
R F2 L' F' L F' R' (OLL or AB3C)

Skeleton: U2 B2 R2 D R L F' D F D2 L' D L R D' F2 L' * F' L F' R' L2 (22)

* L D L' U L D' L' U'

Solution: U2 B2 R2 D R L F' D F D2 L' D L R D' F2 D L' U L D' L' U' F' L F' R' L2 (28)

Next: L2 U B2 F2 D2 B2 R2 D' L2 D' R2 B R' B U B2 L' D R F R'
 
Well that was lame... 14ish min FMC attempt (Got the skeleton in about 5 mins or less).


Next: L2 U B2 F2 D2 B2 R2 D' L2 D' R2 B R' B U B2 L' D R F R'
D' L' D R' D2 F' D2
d R' U' R d R U R'
R' U R U' R' U' R
L' U2 L U L' U' L
B' U' B U' B' U B
L U L' U L U2 L'
U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U2
That's a lot of moves right there.
http://alg.cubing.net/?setup=L2_U_B...U2_L- U-_R_U_R-_F-_R_U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-_U2
Next: U L2 D2 R' L F D' B R B U2 B L' D B' R' L' F2 U2 D R' U B F2 R
 
Qaz:

Scramble: U R2 B2 D' U' R2 U L2 B2 U R' F' L' D' F L2 D2 R2 D2 U

Solve:
On normal: B U L' D2 B2 R2 x U2 L' B L B L2 F2 D' B' D F2 B L2 B2
On inverse: R b2 U B U2 B2 R B R' F2 U2 L' R U2 R' L

Final solve should be: B U L' D2 B2 R2 x U2 L' B L B L2 F2 D' B' D F2 B L2 B2 L' R U2 R' L U2 F2 R B' R' B2 U2 B' U' b2 R' (36 HTM)

But it doesn't work... What is what I'm doing wrong?

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

And people, don't forget to solve that scramble
 
Qaz:

Scramble: U R2 B2 D' U' R2 U L2 B2 U R' F' L' D' F L2 D2 R2 D2 U

Solve:
On normal: B U L' D2 B2 R2 x U2 L' B L B L2 F2 D' B' D F2 B L2 B2
On inverse: R b2 U B U2 B2 R B R' F2 U2 L' R U2 R' L

Final solve should be: B U L' D2 B2 R2 x U2 L' B L B L2 F2 D' B' D F2 B L2 B2 L' R U2 R' L U2 F2 R B' R' B2 U2 B' U' b2 R' (36 HTM)

But it doesn't work... What is what I'm doing wrong?



And people, don't forget to solve that scramble
well first off don't use cube rotations in FMC, they're confusing

so tell me if this is what you did:
1. found the first part of the solution on the normal scramble
2. performed the inverse of that solution, then the inverse of the scramble, the solved the cube
3. added the inverse of the solution you found on the inverse to the end of the solution you found on the normal scrmble

either that's not what you did or you wrote something down wrong
 
well first off don't use cube rotations in FMC, they're confusing - I remove them at the end... but I'll try to not use them

so tell me if this is what you did:
1. found the first part of the solution on the normal scramble - I did it
2. performed the inverse of that solution, then the inverse of the scramble, the (then?) solved the cube. Yes, I did.
3. added the inverse of the solution you found on the inverse to the end of the solution you found on the normal scrmble. Also did it.

either that's not what you did or you wrote something down wrong. Maybe the rotations affected it :S

Thanks for replying, and my corrections on your typos are because english is not my main language and I want to be sure to understand everything...
I did other FMC solves after that, and I had no problems with NISS, so I think that rotations affected this solve.

Thanks anyway



FailCuber said:
Next: U L2 D2 R' L F D' B R B U2 B L' D B' R' L' F2 U2 D R' U B F2 R
That is the next scramble posted a few posts ago
 
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57 min attempt. bj

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

Premove R'
L2 B' R U L' U' (2x2x2)
D F2 R' F R' F2 (F2L-1)
F' D L' F L F' D' F' D F2 (AB5C)

Skeleton: L2 * B' R U L' U' D F2 R' F R' F D L' F L F' D' F' D F2 R' (22)

* U F U' B' U F' U' B (Cancels 2)

New skeleton: L2 U F ** U' B' U F' U' R U L' U' D F2 R' F R' F D L' F L F' D' F' D F2 R' (28)

** F' D2 F U2 F' D2 F U2

Solution: L2 U D2 F U2 F' D2 F U B' U F' U' R U L' U' D F2 R' F R' F D L' F L F' D' F' D F2 R' (33)

Next: D U2 B2 R2 D' L2 R2 U' R2 U' B U L' R2 F R' D' B L' B2 U2
 
F L' D B' L2
B2 U' B2 U'
R2 B' U B U Lw
U L' U L U L' U' L
Fw2 U R U' Fw2 U R' U R

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

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

next: R' F2 U2 L B2 R D2 L U2 F2 D2 U' B D' R D' F U B L D2
 
43 min loltastic fmc attempt. Went from a 5 corner insertion to a 3 edge insertion because why not.

B' U2 L2 U2 R2 B2 U2 B' U2 L2 B' U B D2 L U2 B' L' R2 U2 B

inv
F' R U2 L2 (2x2x2)
B R' U' B2 (2x2x3)
switch
B U2 B' U B' R2 B (EO)
R' U' R U2 R2 (AB5C)

Skeleton: B U2 B' U B' R2 B R' U' * R U2 R2 B2 U R B' L2 U2 R' F (20)

F2 U' F2 U' F2 U2 F2 (AB3E lel)

New skeleton: B U2 B' U B' R2 B R' U' F2 U' F2 U' F2 U2 F2 R U2 R2 ^ B2 U R B' L2 U2 R' F (27)

^U' F B' R2 F' B U'

Solution: B U2 B' U B' R2 B R' U' F2 U' F2 U' F2 U2 F2 R U2 R2 U' F B' R2 F' B U' B2 U R B' L2 U2 R' F (33)

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

U F2 R' D L' // cross (5/5)
y' R U2 R' U' R U R' // 1st pair (7/12)
U' R' U2 R U R' U' R // 2nd pair (8/20)
U' L U' L' y' R U R' // 3rd pair (7/27)
U L' B' R' U R B L // 4th pair (8/35)
F R U' R' U' R U R' F' // oll (9/44)
U' F U F' L2 u' L U' L' U L' u L2 // pll (13/57)

Next: D' B2 U F2 L2 U' R2 D' L2 R2 D' F' R' B2 L2 U' B2 D' L D2 F'
 
48 min fmc attempt. Got to all but 4 corners and ended up inserting a ZBLL which cancelled 1 move.

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

L U L F L' D' F2 (2x2x2)
B' D2 R2 (2x2x3)
B' L B2 L' B' (F2L-1)
D2 L' D2 L (AB4C)

Skeleton: L U L F L' D' F2 B' D2 R2 B' L B2 L' B' D2 * L' D2 L (19)

* B' L' F L B L2 B2 L F' L' B2 L2

Solution: L U L F L' D' F2 B' D2 R2 B' L B2 L' B' D2 B' L' F L B L2 B2 L F' L' B2 L D2 L (30)

Next: F2 B U' F' U' R F L2 U' L F2 B2 D' R2 U B2 D2 R2 U' R2 D
 
Haven't posted here in a while...

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

z2
U' L x R' D' R' U' x'
U L' U' L R' U R
U' L' U' L U y' R' U' R
U2' R U R' U2 R U' R'
y' R U R2' F R F'
U2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F'
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U

NEXT: U B2 D' L2 U' L2 F2 R2 U B2 L F D B' R' D' R2 F' D U'
 
Haven't posted here in a while...



z2
U' L x R' D' R' U' x'
U L' U' L R' U R
U' L' U' L U y' R' U' R
U2' R U R' U2 R U' R'
y' R U R2' F R F'
U2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F'
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U

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

D R U2 D B2
switch to inverse
F' R2 F R' F2
switch to normal
D' R2 B R' B'
switch to inverse
D' B' D2 L' D L B D B' D' B D'

skeleton: D R U2 D B2 D' R2 B R' B' D B' D B D' B' * L' D' L D2 B D F2 R F' R2 F (27)
* B D B' R B R' D' R B' R' (used IF b/c laziness)

solution: D R U2 D B2 D' R2 B R' B' D B' D R B R' D' R B' R' L' D' L D2 B D F2 R F' R2 F (31)

next: B2 R2 U' B2 R2 D B2 U' R2 F2 U2 L' F' D' U2 F2 U' L F R'
 
See I just got ninja'd...

My solution tot solvethatcube's scramble:
U R B' L2 R2 U' - EO line
L D2 L2 D2 . L' - pseudo 223
R2 D' R D2 R2 D' R D2 R' D2 L R' - some more pseudo blockbuilding leaves 3 corners

at . insert D' R2 D L' D' R2 D L to cancel three moves for 28 HTM grand total

No F moves and just one B move :)
 
D R U2 D B2
switch to inverse
F' R2 F R' F2
switch to normal
D' R2 B R' B'
switch to inverse
D' B' D2 L' D L B D B' D' B D'

skeleton: D R U2 D B2 D' R2 B R' B' D B' D B D' B' * L' D' L D2 B D F2 R F' R2 F (27)
* B D B' R B R' D' R B' R' (used IF b/c laziness)

solution: D R U2 D B2 D' R2 B R' B' D B' D R B R' D' R B' R' L' D' L D2 B D F2 R F' R2 F (31)

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

y
U' F' R' D2 B
R U' R' U2 R' U2 r' U' r
U M2 F R U R' U' F'
M2 U M2 U2 M' U2 M U

30 STM

next: D' L2 F2 L2 D' L2 D' R2 U' L2 D R' B' L2 U' B U' B' U' R'
 
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