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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

A rare CFOP solve!

U' R' D2 F D L' D//Cross (7,7)
R' U2 R//BR Pair (3,10)
U2 L' R U' R' L//FR Pair (6, 16)
y' L2 U2 L U L' U L2//LF Pair (7, 23)
U2 R U2 R' U' R U R'//LS (8,31)
U2 R U R' U R U2 R'//OLL (8,39)
U2 R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U//PLL (15,54)

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

y x
F R D' R' L R' F R
U L' U L2 U L'
U2 R U R' U2 R U' R'
L' U2 L U' L' U L
y U2 R U' R' U' R U' R' R' F R F'
U' R U R' F' R U R' U R U' R' U' R' F R2 U R' U' R U' R'

NEXT L2 F L2 U2 B2 D2 B2 R' B2 L' B2 R2 D2 L2 U B' L2 D' R' D
 
L2 F L2 U2 B2 D2 B2 R' B2 L' B2 R2 D2 L2 U B' L2 D' R' D
Mehta

R L2 U2 F2 U' L // FB (6/6)
x' D' R' u' U2 R // 3QB (5/11)
F' U F R U' R' // EOLE (6/17)
U2 R S' U2 S R' // 6CO (6/23)
U' R2 U R2 D' R2 U R2 U' R2 // 6CP (10/33)
U' M' U2 M' U M' U2 M U M2 U' // L5EP (11/44)

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

x2 y2
F L F R D L2 D2 U
R' U R U' R U R'
U' L' U' L
U y2 R U R' L' U L
U R U2 R' U2 R U' R'
Rw U' Rw' U' Rw U Rw' y' R' U R
R2 U' R' U' R U R U R U' R

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

y' // Inspection (0,0)
L D R' F' U R' F R // 2x2x2 (8,8)
D L' U2 L D' // 2x2x3 (5,13)
y R2 F R' F2 U2 F // EO (6,19)
U' R U R2 U' R U2 R' U2 R U2 R' U R // F2L (14,33)
U' R U R' U R U2 R' // OCLL (8,41)
U2 R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R' D // PLL (16,57)

alg.cubing.net

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

x' y' // inspection
R D2 L' D U L // FB (6/6)
U R' u R U' R u2 // 3QB (7/13)
F R' F' R2 U2 F R' F' // EO-Ledge (8/21)
R U' R' U R' U R' U' R // 6CO (9/30)
U' R2 U R2 D' R2 D R2 U R2 D' R2 // 6CP (12/42)
U M U2 M' U M' U2 M' U' M2 // L5EP (10/52)

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

x' y' // inspection
R D2 L' D U L // FB (6/6)
U R' u R U' R u2 // 3QB (7/13)
F R' F' R2 U2 F R' F' // EO-Ledge (8/21)
R U' R' U R' U R' U' R // 6CO (9/30)
U' R2 U R2 D' R2 D R2 U R2 D' R2 // 6CP (12/42)
U M U2 M' U M' U2 M' U' M2 // L5EP (10/52)

Next: R B' U D B2 R' F2 B2 D2 L R' B R' F B2 D U' R D2 F L' D F2 L D'
Let’s try some Roux(with rotations).

y2 //inspection
R u L’ U’ L u U’ B U’ F’ R U2 F’ //first block
U R2 M’ U2 R’ U r U’ y M’ U2 M y //second block

R U R’ U R U2 R x D2 R U R’ D2 R U’ R x //my trash beginner CLL

M’ U M U’ M U2 M U M U2 M //L6E

50. Wow. That’s a little better than my CFOP move count. Imagine if I knew full CLL!

Next: D' B2 D' B2 D' B2 L2 D L2 D' B R2 B' L D2 B' F L D B2
 
Let’s try some Roux(with rotations).

y2 //inspection
R u L’ U’ L u U’ B U’ F’ R U2 F’ //first block
U R2 M’ U2 R’ U r U’ y M’ U2 M y //second block

R U R’ U R U2 R x D2 R U R’ D2 R U’ R x //my trash beginner CLL

M’ U M U’ M U2 M U M U2 M //L6E

50. Wow. That’s a little better than my CFOP move count. Imagine if I knew full CLL!

Next: D' B2 D' B2 D' B2 L2 D L2 D' B R2 B' L D2 B' F L D B2
@Owen Morrison why the laugh reaction?
 
U F2 R' D2 L' B2 U2 B2 L R U2 F2 R' D' R D' B U2 R D' R2
Mehta

x2 y // inspection
D2 R2 U' L B' L2 // FB (6/6)
U2 R u' R2 U2 R' u' // 3QB (7/13)
F R' F' R2 // EOLE (4/17)
U' R' U R2 U2 R2 U2 R U R' // 6CO (10/27)
UD' R2 U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 // 6CP (9/36)
U' M' U2 M U' M' U2 M U2 // L5EP (9/45)

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

D R2 U2 R // 2x2x2 (4,4)
L2 U' L F' L' U S U2 S' // 2x2x3 (9,13)
y' U2 B U2 B' // EO (4,17)
U' R' U2 R U2 R' U' R U2 R U R' U2 R U2 R' U2 R U' R' // (really long) F2L (20,37)
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // OCLL (which turned out to be COLL) (8,45)
U M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2 // EPLL (8,53)

alg.cubing.net

Next: F U2 B' D2 R2 F' L2 D2 L2 B2 F' U F' R D' U2 L U2 B D2
 
You forgot the next scramble. I'll use this one.

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

CFOP (that was a lot of moves)

U2 B U' B L' U' L' F2 // Cross (8,8)
y2 U' L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L // F2L 1 (12,20)
U R' U' R y U2 R' U' R // F2L 2 (8,28)
L' U L R U R' // F2L 3 (6,34)
U2 L' U' L U2 L' U' L // F2L 4 (8,42)
F R U R' U' F' U2 F R' F' R U R U R' U' R U' R' // 2-look OLL (19,61)
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U // PLL (19,80)

alg.cubing.net

Petrus

D' R L U' R' U2 D F' U' F // 2x2x2 (10,10)
B U2 L' B L2 U L U2 L // 2x2x3 (9,19)
y F R' F2 U2 F // EO (5,24)
U' R U2 R' U R U2 R U2 R' U' R U R' // F2L (14,38)
U F' r U R' U' r' F R // OCLL (9,47)
U2 x L U' L D2 L' U L D2 L2 x' U2 // PLL (11,58)

alg.cubing.net

Next Scramble: R2 U2 F2 L' D2 R2 F2 D2 B2 R2 U2 F U2 L B D F' L F U2
 
You forgot the next scramble. I'll use this one.

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

CFOP (that was a lot of moves)

U2 B U' B L' U' L' F2 // Cross (8,8)
y2 U' L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L // F2L 1 (12,20)
U R' U' R y U2 R' U' R // F2L 2 (8,28)
L' U L R U R' // F2L 3 (6,34)
U2 L' U' L U2 L' U' L // F2L 4 (8,42)
F R U R' U' F' U2 F R' F' R U R U R' U' R U' R' // 2-look OLL (19,61)
U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U // PLL (19,80)

alg.cubing.net

Petrus

D' R L U' R' U2 D F' U' F // 2x2x2 (10,10)
B U2 L' B L2 U L U2 L // 2x2x3 (9,19)
y F R' F2 U2 F // EO (5,24)
U' R U2 R' U R U2 R U2 R' U' R U R' // F2L (14,38)
U F' r U R' U' r' F R // OCLL (9,47)
U2 x L U' L D2 L' U L D2 L2 x' U2 // PLL (11,58)

alg.cubing.net

Next Scramble: R2 U2 F2 L' D2 R2 F2 D2 B2 R2 U2 F U2 L B D F' L F U2
CFOP:
z2 B D2 U R U2 R B' // Cross
F' U F U R' U' R // F2L 1
L' U' L U2 L U L' // F2L 2
L' U2 L U F' U F // F2L 3
U L' U L U' L' U' L // F2L 4
r U2 R' U' R U' r' // OLL (haha! I knew this one!)
y2 F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' F' U // PLL
Next:
R D2 U2 R D2 U2 F2 U2 R F2 R F U' R' D2 B2 U2 L D2 U'
 
CFOP:
z2 B D2 U R U2 R B' // Cross
F' U F U R' U' R // F2L 1
L' U' L U2 L U L' // F2L 2
L' U2 L U F' U F // F2L 3
U L' U L U' L' U' L // F2L 4
r U2 R' U' R U' r' // OLL (haha! I knew this one!)
y2 F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' F' U // PLL
Next:
R D2 U2 R D2 U2 F2 U2 R F2 R F U' R' D2 B2 U2 L D2 U'

really hope I got the scramble and solution right haha

x2 U' D L2 B D' L' U D' R L2 D2 // eoCross
U' L U L2' U2 L // F2L 1
U' R' U' R U' R' U R // F2L 2
L U L' // F2L 3
U R U' R' // insert edge because im bad
R U2 R' U R U2 R' U2 R U R' // TSLE
U' F2 r2 U' r' F r' F2 R U' R'// TTLL

have a feeling I got a U move wrong during F2L but it seems to check out for me.

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