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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

NEXT : D U R2 U2 R2 B2 R2 D R2 U F' L2 R B2 F' D U2 F D2 L'
Don't miss the 6 move 2x2x3 block!
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Dang it I missed the block but here's Petrus(49 HTM):

L D L' F D2 B U2 L' U L U2 L //223 (12/12)
y U' F R U R' U' F' //EO (7/19)
R U R' U R U' R' U R' U' R U2 R' U' R //F2L (15/34)
U2 R U2 R' U' R U L' U L U2 R' L' U L //ZBLL (15/49)

Next: L D2 L F2 R U2 R D2 L2 B2 U2 F L R D2 B' L U' L2 R'
 
L2 D2 F2 D L2 F2 R2 F2 U2 F2 D2 B' R D' L D B R D' F
z //inspection
F L U2 R2 F2 //cross
U' f' L f//first pair
U' R' U2 R U' f R f'//second pair
L' U2 L U2 R U R' //third pair
U2 y' R U' R' U R U' R' //fourth pair
U' R' U' R U R2 F' R U R U' R' F U' R U R' U R U//zbll (I don't know zbll, just wanted to demonstrate it)

NEXT SCRAMBLEL: D2 U2 R2 F' D2 L2 B' R2 B L2 F' L' D B2 L' R U F U2 B' F'
 
NEXT : R2 D2 U2 B2 D2 L2 B U2 R2 B F2 D' U' F L D' L U R' D B2
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z y2 E' F2 L F R' F' // Cross
R' U2 R U' R' U R // Pair 1
U2 L U L' U L U' L' // Pair 2
F U' F' U' L' U' L // Pair 3
R U2 R' U2 R U' R' // Pair 4
U L' R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R' U' L U R' U2 R U' // ZBLL
algdb

Next: D' R2 D' R2 U' R2 D' L2 B2 L2 F U' L2 F D B' R' F D R
 
D' R2 D' R2 U' R2 D' L2 B2 L2 F U' L2 F D B' R' F D R
z2 y'
R' F2 U R y M' U M D2//cross, preserving 2 f2l edges
R U R' U' R U R' U' R U R2 U2 R U R' U' R //first 2 pairs
L' U' L U2 L' U' L //Third Pair
d y' R U2 R' U R' F R F'//Fourth Pair
U2 F U R U2 R' U' R U2 R' U' F'//OLL
x R2 F R F' R U2 r' U r U2//PLL

NEXT SCRAMBLE: R2 D R2 B2 R2 D' L2 F2 D' R2 U2 B' D R D2 R D2 F' U' F
 
NEXT : L B D F' U2 D2 L' F2 U B R2 F' U2 F2 D2 B'
F2 [1] L' B U' // CO
R' F L' F2 R F' L [2] F2 z y2 // CP + 4 edges

[1] = S to solve 2 edges (+1/13)
[2] = E2 to unflip 3 edges (+2/15)

F Fw [3] L' B U' R' F L' F2 R F' L U2 Uw2 F2 z y2

[3] L2 U M' U' L2 (+5/20)

F Fw L2 U Rw R' U' L B [4] U' R' F L' F2 R F' L U2 Uw2 F2 z y2

[4] F D B' M B D' F' (+8/28)

Solution (HTM): F Fw L2 U Rw R' U' L B F D B' Rw' R B D' F' U' R' F L' F2 R F' L U2 Uw2 F2 (28 HTM)

Solution (STM): F Fw L2 U M' U' L B F D B' M B D' F' U' R' F L' F2 R F' L E2 F2 (25 STM)
 
NEXT: B R2 U2 D R' L2 F' D' R2 U L2 U' B2 U F2 B2 U B2 F' U
z //Inspection
F' M' D' L' D//Cross
y' R' U' R U R' U' R//1st Pair
y' R U R' L' U L//2nd Pair
D' R U' R' D// 3rd Pair with setup to 4th Pair
F R' F' R//4th
F R U R' U' F'//OLL T shape
U x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' R B'
Next: B2 D' B2 D U F2 R2 U L2 R2 U L F' R F R2 F' D' L' U'//A Perm
A CN solve. Get cn!
 
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Cross: L2 F B D' F' D
First Pair: U M F2 M'
Second Pair: Dw, R' U2 R2 U' R' (yes I know this breaks a pair but it will help)
Third Pair: Dw2 R U R' (Told ya)
Fourth Pair: y' R U R' U' y L' U L U' L' U L

Last Layer (I haven't learned this ZBLL yet)
COLL: U L F2 L' U2 L' U2 L F2 U L' U L
EPLL: U' M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2

Moves: 52
Next Scramble: U' F2 D U2 L2 R2 F2 U F2 R2 F2 U' R B2 D' B' F U2 F U' F2
 
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