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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

CFOP, WC
z2 // inspection
F' D' F' R' F' D2 L F' L' //cross
U2 R' U R F' U F //1st pair
U L U L' U' f R' f' //second pair
U' L' U2 L U2 y' L' U' L //third pair
R U R' U2 R U' R' //fourth pair
U2 R U R' U R U2 R' F R U R' U' F' //OLL
R2 F2 R U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F R2 U' //PLL

NEXT: L2 F R L2 D2 F2 D R2 B2 R2 F2 U R2 D B' F2 U2 R' U L U
yay 444th post
 
NEXT: L2 F R L2 D2 F2 D R2 B2 R2 F2 U R2 D B' F2 U2 R' U L U
CFOP, 50 STM
x // Inspection
R D F U M // Cross
U' R U R' // F2L 1
U2 L U' L' U L U L' // F2L 2
D2 L' U2 L R' U' R U2 R' U' R D2 // F2L 3+4
U' r' R2 U R' U r U2 r' U M' // OLL
U M2 U' M2 U' M' U2 M2 U2 M' // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Petrus, 76 STM
R D R L' D' F' L R U' R2 F R F' L' F U' F' U D F // 2x2x3
y2 U2 F' U' F2 R2 F' // EO
R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' U' (R' U' R U)2 R' U' R // F2L
F' r U R' U' r' F R U2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 // LL
alg.cubing.net
I have wrecked the Petrus method...

Beginner's Mehta, 85 STM
R' U' B U B U2 L' u' F' u R U L' U' L // FB
R2 u2 R U R' u U2 R2 U R' u' F' U F u R2 u // 3QB
U2 F U R U' R' F' R U R' // EOLE
U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R U2 R2 r U R' U' r' F R F' // CO
U2 R2 U' R2 U D R2 U2 R2 U R2 U R2 D2 // CP
M' U2 M' U' M U2 M' U' M2 U' D // EP
alg.cubing.net
I have also wrecked your method, Devagio...

Next: L2 D R U2 B2 F2 R D2 L F2 L' B2 D L R B R2 D U'
 
Next: L2 D R U2 B2 F2 R D2 L F2 L' B2 D L R B R2 D U'
CFOP, 65 STM
x2
D'R'D2F'//Cross 4/4
RU'R'LUL2U2L//Pair 1 8/12
RUR'yU2RUR2URUR'U'R//Pair 2 +3 13/25
UL'ULU'LF'L'FL'UL//Pair 4 12/37
U'f'L'U'L2UL'fLU'L'//OLL 11/48
U R U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 D' U//PLL 17/65
Next: F D B R' L' D B' D2 R' U' F2 R2 L D2 F2 B2 R' F2 U2 B2
 
F D B R' L' D B' D2 R' U' F2 R2 L D2 F2 B2 R' F2 U2 B2

CFCE, 47 STM
F' R L2 F' L' D L // Cross
U' F R' U2 R F' // 1st pair
L U' L' // 2nd pair
R U' R' // 3rd pair
U' L' U2 L U' F U F' // 4th pair
R U2 R2 F R F' R U2 R' // CLL
U R U R' U' M' U R U' r' U2 // ELL

Petrus except I don't wreck it, 48 HTM
R D F' U F' U' L2 // 2x2x2
r U r' U' F' U2 F' // 2x2x3
F R F2 U' F // EO
R' U R' U2 R' U R2 U' R' // F2L
U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R // OLL
U2 x R2 F R F' R U2 r' U r U2 B2 // PLL

Beginner's Mehta except I don't wreck it, 65 STM
D' L2 F D R' D2 F2 // FB
u R2 u' U' R' u' R U' R' // Belt
U R F R2 F' R // EO
R' U R U2 D R' U R D' // 6CO-1
U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R' // 6CO-2
R2 U R2 // 6CP-1
U' R U R' B2 R U' R U R2 B2 // 6CP-2
U S' U2 S // L5EP-1
M2 U M' U2 M U M2 D2 // L5EP-2
 
Hi,
Next is missing.
I'll use a random CS-timer scramble.
Scr: R2 B' R2 D B2 U' B' L' U2 F' R2 D2 B' R2 B2 D2 B' U2 B D2

Mehta-CDRLL, but it's done by a computer program using move-optimal solutions for FB and 3QB, and speed-optimal algorithms for the rest.

U2 L2 D2 F' R2 z2 // FB (5/5)
U2 R u2 R // 3QB (4/9)
u U2 R F R' F' // EOLE (6/15)
R U R' U2 D R' U R D' R U' R // DCAL (12/27)
u2 F U R' U' R F' U' R' U2 R // CDRLL (11/38)
U y M' U2 M U' M' U2 M // L5EP (8/46)
U // ABF (1/47)

Next: F2 D2 B L2 F' U2 F L2 U2 L' F D B' R B U F L' B
 
Next: F2 D2 B L2 F' U2 F L2 U2 L' F D B' R B U F L' B
U D' R2 F R' B' U' B // EO
U' R2 L D // Line
L' R' U' R' L' U2 L2 U' L' U L U2 R2 U2 R U R U' R' U L U L' U2 R U R' U2 // F2L (bruh)
F' L F R F' L F // Cancel into OLL
U' R' U R' U' y R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F U' // V perm

If you couldn't tell I'm new to ZZ

NEXT: B2 L' F2 R2 F2 U2 L' F D R2 D2 L2 D2 B F L' U' R' D2
 
next: F R' B' U2 L' D' R2 B L' R2 D2 F2 L2 F2 B' R2 B D2 L2
Mehta, but I suck at it
x2 y
R2B2M2UM'U'M//Block 7/7
U'R'u2R'uURU'R'u2//3qb 10/17
UFRF'UR//EOledge(is that what its called?) 6/23
U'R2U'R'U2R2U'R2U'R2U2R'//6CO 10/33
U'R2URUR'F'RUR'U'R'FR2U'R'//6CP 16/49
R2U2R2U2R2//Fix belt 5/54
D'U'M'U2MD2M2UMU2M'UM2U//L5EP 14/68
I am not 100% sure if I was supposed to do the 6 corners part before or after I did a D' for L5EP
Next:U F U' D R' U' D2 F' D2 F2 L B2 U2 R B2 R2 B2 R U2 R B'
 
NEXT : F' D2 L2 F R2 D2 F2 D2 F D2 R2 D U R D L2 R' B D R2 U' D'
Mehta but I suck maybe a little less (65stm)
y
D2UR2B2F'U'R'URFR'F//FB 12/12
URu2R'uU'R//3qb 6/18 (I count the uU' as 1)
F'UFURU'R'//EOLE 7/25
U'R2U2RUR'URU2R//6CO 10/35
FRU'R'U'RUR'F'RUR'U'R'FRF'//6CP 17/52
U'D'M'U2MD2M2UM'U2MUM2//L5EP 13/65
Next:F2 R D L2 U2 D2 L U B2 R2 F D2 B U2 B L2 D2 R2 F' L2 D
 
cfop yellow cross
y2 //inspection
F2 D2 F D2 U L R' //xcross
U2 R' U2 R U f' L f //f2l-2
y R U' R' U2 F U' F' //f2l-3
U2 R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' //f2l-4
U f R U R' U' f' U' F R U R' U' F' //oll
U' R' U R' U' R D' R' D R' U D' R2 U' R2 D R2 U2 //pll
next :L D' F2 D' L2 B2 L2 U' L2 B2 D2 B' D L' F' U B L2 F2 D2
 
next :L D' F2 D' L2 B2 L2 U' L2 B2 D2 B' D L' F' U B L2 F2 D2
Me wrecking Beginner's Mehta again with 81 STM

z2 // Inspection
U2 L U' L U2 F' L' U' L2 U' L' U L U' L' // FB
u' R' u' U2 R U' R' u2 R' u R U' R' u' U2 F U R U' R' F' // EO Belt
U R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R' U2 R2 r U R' U' r' F R F' // CO
U R2 U R2 U' R2 D R2 U' R2 U R2 D2 U' M' U2 M' U' M2 U2 M2 U' M2 U' D // Finish
alg.cubing.net

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