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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

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

CFCE, 42 STM

y z // inspection
R' D f R f' L' D2 // xcross
U R U R' // 2nd pair
y' U' R U' R' // 3rd pair
U' L' U L U L' U' L // 4th pair
r2 D' r U r' D r2 U' r' U' r // CLL
U2 M' U M U2 M' U M // ELL

Next: R' L D2 F' D' L U2 F' U' L2 F2 D R2 F2 D F2 L2 D2 F'
 
Next: R' L D2 F' D' L U2 F' U' L2 F2 D R2 F2 D F2 L2 D2 F'
CFOP
z2 y // Inspection
L U2 L F' D' R D' L // Cross
f' L f // F2L 1
U2 R U2 R' U2 R U' R' // F2L 2
U' R' U R L' U2 L // F2L 3
U' R' U R U y R U R' // F2L 4
U R U R' U R U2 R' F R U R' U' F' // OLL
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U' // PLL
alg.cubing.net
Next: D B U' L B2 D R L2 B' R2 B2 D2 B' U2 B' L2 F' D2 F R F
 
Next: F2 R' F' L2 D2 R2 D2 F D2 B2 L2 F R2 B' U R' B D2 R' U'
Beginner's Mehta, 65 STM
z2 // Inspection
U2 B U2 B L2 U' L U L' U' L R2 L U2 L' // FB
u2 R' U u R' u R // 3QB
F' U' F2 R F' R' U R U' R' // EOLE
R2 U' R2 U' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // CO
U R2 D R2 U' R2 U R2 D2 // CP
U2 M' U2 M' U M U2 M' U M2 D // EP
alg.cubing.net
Next: D2 B' D' F2 D' L2 F2 D B2 D' R2 D F2 L D U2 R' B' R2 F2 L'
 
NEXT: R L F L2 D B L U' R U' R2 B2 D2 F2 D R2 B2 R2 U2

CFOP, Orange Cross, Double X-Cross but it was slow cause I am not color neutral

z' // inspection
F' R' F L D R y' R U' R' (D2 U') L' U L D'// Double X-Cross
y U R' U R // 3rd Pair
U' R U' R' U' R U R' //F2L
U F (U R U' R') (U R U' R') F' //OLL
R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U' // R Perm


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

5.67 seconds, decent xcross and really good last 2 pairs made this a 5

x' z // inspection
U r' R2 D' U2 R' y' L // xcross
d U R U' R2' U R // 2nd pair
y' U2 R U R' // 3rd pair
U' R' U' R U R' U' R // 4th pair
U2' R U R' U R U' R' U' R' F R F' // OLL
U' U' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' U2 // PLL

59 moves in 5.67 seconds = 10.40 TPS

Next: D2 U2 R2 F2 D2 L' U2 R B2 R2 D R D2 F' L2 R F2 L F'
 
NEXT : B2 U' L2 D2 F2 U' B2 U2 L2 U' R2 B F2 U' R2 F' D' F2 D2 L' R2
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7.37

y2
R' F D' F D' F D // cross
U'y L U L' // f2l1
U' R' U2 R U R' U' R // f2l2
R U R' U R U' R' // f2l3
U' L' U L U' L' U' L // f2l4
r U R' U' r' F R F' // oll
U' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U' // pll

idk why I did the cross like that

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

Zeroing

x2
L' B F L2 F' // EO (5/5)
D R2 D2 // Ribbon (3/8)
R U' R' U R U' R' // 1st pair (7/15)
U L' U' L U L' U' L // 2nd pair (8/23)
U' L U L' U' L U L' // 3rd (8/31)
U r U2 R2 F R F' R U2 r' // EP + Orient all U corners (10/41)
D2 U R' D R U' R' D' R U' R' D R U' R' D' R U' D2 // Zeroing (19/60)


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

FreeFOP, 36 HTM

z2 x
R' F D' F U' // 2 squares (5/5)
B' D' R2 F' R' // F2L-1 + pair (5/10)
U2 R U' R' // F2L (4/14)
r U2 R' U' R U' r' // OLL (7/21)
U R' U R' U' y R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F // PLL (15/36)

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