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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

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U2 B' U2 B2 U2 B2 R2 F' U2 L2 R U' L R D B L U' L D2
Non matching Roux: 53 ETM

x2//Inspection
F2 U F2 D' B' L2 B2 //FB
U F R' F' M U r U' R' U R' U M U' R //NMSB
L' U' L U L F' L' F //NMCMLL
M' U r U R' U' M U R U' R' //4a
M U2 M' U M2 U' R2 //4b
M2 U2 M' U2 M //4c

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F L D2 B D R2 // Cross
F2 M' U2 M D2 // Flip front edges
R' U R B' U' B D2 // Front pairs
U' R' U' R2 B' R' B // Pair 3
d2 U R U2 f R2 f' // Pair 4
U2 R D R' U2 R D' R U' R U' R' U2 R U // cancel into ZBLL

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D2 L2 U2 R2 F R2 B L2 U2 B2 F' R' B R2 D2 R D2 U F L U'
L2 R U2 F R' D2//Cross
U2 L' U2 L U2 L' U L//First Pair
U F U R U' R' F' U2 L U' L'//Second Pair
U R' U' R U2 R' U' R//Third Pair
U' d' L' U' L U2 L' U L U' L' U L//Fourth Pair, preserving EO
U F U' R U2 R' U2 R U' R' U' R U R' U F' U//ZBLL
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Really nice CFOP solution with an ELL that I totally didn't look up...
L' D R U F' U' L // Cross + Set up first pair
U R U R' // F2L 1
F U F' // F2L 2
y R U R2 U' R // F2L 3
U R U' R' U R U R' // F2L 4
U' M' U' M' U2 M U' M2 U' M' U // ELL (38 STM)
alg.cubing.net

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U B2 U B2 D' R2 U F2 U' F2 U B D R F' D' L B R' B' D
Yellow Bird-This method is dang fun!
R2 B' D' R' D F' L' D R' d2//2x2x2 10/59
R2 F L' U' L F R' F' R F//Pseudo 2x2x3 10/59
U F R' F' R U R' U f R' f'//BRD 11/59
U2 R U' R' F' L' U' L U2 L' U L//F2L+EO 12/59
U R U2 R' U2 R' U' R U R U' R' U2 R' U2 R//I actually knew this ZBLL and didn't look for it in my ZBLL book! 16/59
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D' B2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 D' F2 U F2 L F D2 R' B F U L D'
 

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

(D' B2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 D' F2 U F2 L F D2 R' B F U L D')(D' B2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 D' F2 U F2 L F D2 R' B F U L D')(D' B2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 D' F2 U F2 L F D2 R' B F U L D')(D' B2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 D' F2 U F2 L F D2 R' B F U L D')(D' B2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 D' F2 U F2 L F D2 R' B F U L D')(D' B2 R2 B2 R2 U2 B2 D' F2 U F2 L F D2 R' B F U L D')

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R2 F2 D F2 L' F' R' U B R F L2 F D2 L2 B L2 B' U2 D2
64 STM
z2
U2 R' F D' B2 R' U' B2//Cross 8
L U' L' U' R' U' R//First Pair 7
U2 L U' L2 U L//Second Pair 6
R U R' U2 R U' R'//Third pair 7
U d L' U2 L U L' U' L//Fourth Pair 9
U' R U R' F' U' F U R U2 R'//OLL 11
U' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U'//PLL 16
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B U D' F' D' F' B' U2 D2 L U2 B2 L2 B2 R2 F' R2 U2 B' D2 L2
ZB, 58 STM
z2 x//Inspection
z2 x'//Inspection
S2 U2 L2 R' u R' u'//Cross
R' U' R U2 L U L'//First Pair
U2 L' U L U F' U2 F//Second Pair w/ Multislotting
R' U2 R U2 R' U R//Third Pair
U L' U2 L U d r U' r' U r U r'//ZBLS
U' R U R' F' R U2 R' U' R U' R' F R U' R' //ZBLL
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B L2 U' R' B D' F2 D F L' B2 L2 F2 B2 U R2 D B2 L2 U' L2
Mehta-CDRLL: 43 ETM :O

x2 //inspection
R U' B2 D2 B R2 U M' U2 M //223
U2 R //3QB
U2 F R' F' R U S' U S //EOLE
U2 R2 U R2 //DCAL
U2 R U2 R' U' R U' R' //CDRLL
U2 R U R' U'R' U' R' U R //L5EP

Petrus: 56 ETM

x2 //inspection
R U' B2 D2 B R2 U M' U2 M //223
U' R2 U R' S' U S R' U2 R2 U F R U R' U' F' //EO
R U' R U R' U R U' R' //Square
U' R' U R U' R' U R //F2L
U' F R' U2 R F' R' F U2 F' R U //L3C

Roux: 45 ETM

x2 //inspection
R U' B2 D2 B //FB
U F R' F' //DR edge
U S R S' //Pair
M' U2 R' F R F' R U R' //SB
U2 F R' F' R U R U' R' //CMLL
M U' M' U M U M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 //LSE

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Method from 1982. Two minutes was my average time and I was proud if I got under 100 seconds :cool:. Slice moves did not even exist because of crappy hardware. Nowadays the LBL-beginner methods are way more elegant and way less turns. OMG, that was cumbersome... :eek:
Code:
R U R U2 F U F U                           // white cross     |  8h  9q  8e
x2 y2 U' F R' F' R                         // 1st corner      |  5h  5q  7e
y2 U2' F R' F' R                           // 2nd corner      |  5h  6q  6e
y' U F R' F' R                             // 3rd corner :)   |  5h  5q  6e
y2 U F R' F' R                             // 4th corner      |  5h  5q  6e
y R U' R' F R' F' R                        // 2nd edge        |  7h  7q  8e
U' L' U L F' L F L'                        // 3rd edge out :( |  8h  8q  8e
U L' U L F' L F L'                         // 3rd edge        |  8h  8q  8e
y2' U' R U' R' U' F' U F                   // 4th edge        |  8h  8q  9e
y' U F R U R' U' F' y'                     // swap 2 edges    |  7h  7q  9e
R u' U R u' U R u' U R u'                  // flip 1st edge   | 11h 11q 11e
R u' U R u' U R u' U R u' U2 y             // flip 2nd edge   | 12h 13q 13e
R D R2 D2 R2 D' R' U R D R2 D2 R2 D' R' U' // swap 3 corners  | 16h 22q 16e
R D R2 D2 R2 D' R' U R D R2 D2 R2 D' R' U' // swap 3 corners  | 16h 22q 16e
F' R F R' F' R F R' F' R F R' F' R F R' U  // turn 1st corner | 17h 17q 17e
F' R F R' F' R F R' F' R F R' F' R F R' U  // turn 2nd corner | 17h 17q 17e
F' R F R' F' R F R' F' R F R' F' R F R' U2 // turn 3rd corner | 17h 18q 17e
                                           // total           | 172h 188q 182e


Roux, fullstep, a lot faster :p. Thank you, Gilles.
Code:
y2
U R' F R' M' B'                 // L block  |  7h  7q  6s  6qs
U r R U' R'                     // R square |  5h  5q  5s  5qs
B U B' r' U' r                  // R pair   |  6h  6q  6s  6qs
U r' U2 L U' R U L' U R' U      // CMLL     | 11h 12q 11s 12qs
M U' M' U M' U' M2' U' M' U2 M' // LSE      | 17h 20q 11s 13qs
                                // total    | 46h 50q 39s 42qs


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