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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

NEXT : D' R2 D2 B2 D F2 U' B2 F2 U F' R' F L R2 U2 B' L U' R'
time was 7.56
z2 y x
U2 R' D' r' U' l U' l' D' // Cross, bad, should have done yellow, at least it was fingertrick friendly
U U R U' R' d' R' U' R // First Pair
R U' R' U' y' R' U R // Second Pair
U y' R' U2' R2 U R' // Third Pair
U2 y R U R' // Fourth Pair
U' R' U' R' F R F' U R // OLL I also had near-instant PLL recognition because the last two moves don't affect the left side of the cube and z perm is easy to see from all sides.
U M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U2 M' U // PLL

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

inspection: y2
cross: D F R' F' U D' R B'
first pair: U' B' U' B
second pair: U' L' U L U2 F' L F L'
third pair: d' R U' R' r U' r' U2 r U r'
last pair: U2 L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L
AUF: U2

next: D' B2 U F2 D2 B2 R2 D' B2 U' L' D2 U2 F R B' F2 L' F R'
 
NEXT : F2 L2 U2 F2 D2 F2 R2 F' R2 B' D B2 U' R' B2 F U' F
time was 6.72
F2 R2 D F // Cross
U' L' U' L // First Pair
U' y L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L // Second Pair, really long but looking at the other pairs and the fact that this is right in front of me this was an OK choice.
y U R' F R F' R U' R' // Third Pair
y' U U' F' U' F U' R U R' // Fourth Pair, should have done L' U' L d' L U L', but I fumbled a bit and ended up doing F moves
U U U L' U' L U' L' U L U L F' L' F // OLL, bad oll case
R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R U // PLL bad pll case
71 moves in 6.72 seconds = 10.56 TPS (this is really high it didn't even seem that fast lol)

Next Scramble: B2 R2 D F2 D' L2 F2 U' R2 U F R U2 L' R2 D' L' U B' R'
 
Next Scramble: B2 R2 D F2 D' L2 F2 U' R2 U F R U2 L' R2 D' L' U B' R'
Inspection: z2 (yellow top, green front)
Cross: F2 U y' (yellow top, red front) R' F R U L' U L' B2
1st Pair: U' R U' R' U y (yellow top, green front) L' U L
2nd Pair: y2 (yellow top, orange front) U R U R' U' y' (yellow top, green front) R U R'
3rd Pair: y (yellow top, orange front) R' U2 R y' (yellow top, green front) R' U' R
4th Pair: y' (yellow top, red front) L' U L U' y (yellow top, green front) L U L' U L U L'
OLL: R' U' R U' R' U2 R F R U R' U' F'
PLL: U2 R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R U2
Next scramble: R2 D R' U F' B' L2 D2 L U R2 D' R2 D' L2 U2 R2 L2 F2 R2
 
NEXT : R2 B2 U F2 D2 B2 U B2 R2 B2 L D U B' L' U R F' R2 D U
z2
cross: F U L2 R’ B’ R
first pair: L U L F’ U F
second pair: L U2 L U2 R’ U’ R
third pair: d U2 R U2 R’ U2 R U R’
last pair: U2 L’ U L U2 F U F’
oll: U R U B’ U’ R U R B R’
pll: R2 U R’ U R’ U’ R U’ R2 U’ D R’ U R D’

next: L2 B2 U L2 B2 R2 U L B' R D2 U L B2 U' B2 D' F2 R U
 
next: L2 B2 U L2 B2 R2 U L B' R D2 U L B2 U' B2 D' F2 R U
L2 U' ^ F // EO (3/3)
* U' // Square (1/4)
L' // partial DR (1/5)
F2 L2 // 2x2x2 + 2 Pairs (2/7)
U' B2 U2 R2 // Big Blocks (4/11)
B2 L' D L U' // All But 5e (5/16)
*= F' B L2 F B' U2 (6-3=3/19)
^= U2 F2 D2 L' F2 U2 B2 R' (8-1=7/26)

Solution: L2 U F2 D2 L' F2 U2 B2 R' B L2 F B' U L' F2 L2 U' B2 U2 R2 B2 L' D L U' (26)

Next: U2 R' L D' B2 R' D' F2 R2 D2 L2 F R2 F2 L2 D2 B2 R2 B2 L' F2
 
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NEXT : D B2 L2 D' L2 U' R2 F2 D2 U' L2 B L' B' D2 U2 L' B D R B L
Petrus, 54 STM
(y') U R' D' L U' L'// 2x2x2
F R' F U' F R' F' R'// 2x2x3
U' L' U L y'// EO
R U' R U R2// 1x2x2
U' R' U R U' R' U' R// F2L
U' F R U' R' U R U2 R' U' R U R' U' F'// COLL
M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 U// EPLL

Next scramble: B' D F U R L' D B D' F' R2 B R2 F U2 R2 D2 F' L2 B2
 
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Oooh! Just for me!? How thoughtful :D

D // Five Pairs (1/1)
L ^ F U2 L // Very Strange Blocks (4/5)
U * D // 3c+7e+4x Remaining (2/7)
D' R' D B R B R' // Corners, AB 7e4x (5/12)
*= E2 (1-0=1/13) 5e4x Left
^= F' L U' M2 U # L' F (7-1=6/19) 3e Left
#= U2 S U2 S' (4-1=3/22) Done

Solution: D L F' L U' M2 U' S U2 S' L' F2 U2 L U E2 R' D B R B R' (22)

Wow. I spent absolutely forever on that!!

I’d say this was a very abstract and unusual solve for me, I’m happy with this solution and I think it’s weirdness is neat!

Next: L2 R2 F2 D2 L2 D' B2 L2 U2 R2 L B L2 D U' R F2 D' U'
 
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Next: D2 R2 B2 U' F2 L2 U2 R2 U R2 D' F R2 U R' L B L U2 F2 R2
Inspection: z2 (yellow top, green front)
Cross: D R' B' D' R L'
1st Pair: D' L' U L D
2nd Pair: L U' L' F U F'
3rd Pair: U' R' U' R U2 y (yellow top, orange front) R' U' R
4th Pair: U R U R' U' R U R'
OLL: r' R2 U R' U r U2 r' U M'
PLL: U2 R U R' F' R U2 R' U2 R' F R U R U2 R'
Next scramble: R D' F2 D2 L2 B2 D' F2 U' B2 U2 B' L2 D' L' U R U F' D2
 

Hehe, I find it so cool that some people use or just know my methods, thank you and that's awesome! :D

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

(x' y)
F2 L' D L' E S2 R' // Skis (7/7)
F R' F' R U2 R U2 R' // CLL (8/15)
U2 S' M S z L' // Edge Pairs (5/20)
U2 M2 U' M2 U' // Solve LR Edges (5/25)
y x M' U' M' U M' U2 M U2 M2 // LSE (9/34)
Bad fingertricks. Eek.

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