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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

U2 B2 L' U2 B2 U F2 U B2 U2 F' L2 F2 R2 F' U2 B' L2 F'
R' D' R L2 F2 D'//dfr block
U B2 U'//bul block
d R U' R' f' L' f U//dBL pair
F2 L' U L U L' U' L U2 L' U L//Pseudo F2L
F R U R' U' F'//CLL
U R' U R' S R U' R U S2 U' S U2 F2//ELL
NEXT SCRAMBLE: D2 B2 R2 B2 R2 F2 D U R2 F2 L' U' B2 U2 L U' F D L' U2
 
NEXT SCRAMBLE: D2 B2 R2 B2 R2 F2 D U R2 F2 L' U' B2 U2 L U' F D L' U2

51 STM Metha:
x2// inspection
U F D R' S U2 F' //FB (7/7)
R2 u2 R E R //3QB (5/12)
U S' U S R U R' //EOLE (7/19)
U2 R U R2 U2 R2 U R' U2 R' U' R //6CO (12/31)
U' R D R' D' R2 U R D R2 U' D' R //6CP (13/44)
R' U' R U R U R U' R' //L5EP (9-2/51)

52 STM Metha:
x2// inspection
U F D R' S U2 F' //FB (7/7)
R U' R u2 U R //3QB (6/13)
U F R' F' R //EOLE (5/18)
U R U' R' U' R U' R U2 R' U R' //6CO (12/30)
U S' U2 S D' //APDR (5/35)
U2 R' U' R U D' R2 U R' U R U' R U' R2 D U2 //PLL (17/52)

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

Roux with very nice first two blocks :
y l F D2 F' R2 u2 // (6) FB
R' F' U' F R' U' R' // (7/13) SB
y2 F' r U r' U2 l' U2 L // (8/21) CMLL
M' U M U M U' M2 U' M' U' // (10/31) LSE

31 STM

U2 R2 U2 F' L2 F U2 F L' U2 R D2 U' L2 D L F2 D'

U R r2 U' F' B' // FB
r U M' U M2' R' U' S R2 S' r // SB
U2 r U' r' U r' D' r U' r' D R // CMLL
U F2 M2' F2 // LSE

33 STM

NEXT : U2 B' F2 D2 R2 F' L2 F' L2 R2 B2 L U2 L' B2 U F2 D' R F
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U2 B' F2 D2 R2 F' L2 F' L2 R2 B2 L U2 L' B2 U F2 D' R F
y2//inspection
R' B L' D' R' F' B2 U' B'//dbl block
U2 R' U2 R2//db block
U' R U' R2 F' R//EO
U' F2 L' U L U2 L' U L//FLd pair
R U R' U' R U R'//FRd pair
U2 F R' U2 R F' R' F U2 F' R//COLL
U' M' U2 M U2//L5EP
NEXT SCRAMBLE: D B2 L2 F2 R' B2 R D2 B2 L' R' U2 B' R' B' D B D' L2 U2
 
D B2 L2 F2 R' B2 R D2 B2 L' R' U2 B' R' B' D B D' L2 U2
Mehta TDR 47 STM
D2 L F' R' U' R D2//FB
R' U R' u' R u' R//3QB
U S' U S R U' R'//EOLE
R' U2 R U2 R U' R U R'//TDR
U R' U2 R U R' U R U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R D'//ZBLL

ZB, 45 STM
x' y'//Inspection
R2 L F2//Cross
F R' U R F'//FL pair
L U' L' U2 L U' L'//BL pair
x' y'//Inspection
R2 L F2//Cross
F R' U R F'//FL pair
L U' L' U2 L U' L'//BL pair
U R' U R U R' U2 R2 U' R' U d R' U' R2 U R' U R U2 R' U' R' U2 R U R' U R U//BR Pair Cancelling Into FR Pair Cancelling into 2GLL

NEXT SCRAMBLE: F R2 D2 F' U2 L2 F' D2 B2 F' U2 F U F2 L F' R D' L2 B2 D'
 
NEXT SCRAMBLE: F R2 D2 F' U2 L2 F' D2 B2 F' U2 F U F2 L F' R D' L2 B2 D'
CFOP, 52 STM
x' // Inspection
M' U' F U' F U' B2 // Cross
R U' R' // F2L 1
y' U' L U' L' U L U' L' // F2L 2
R U2 R' // F2L 3
U2 L' U L U' L' U L // F2L 4
R' F' U' F U' R U R' U R // OLL
U' M' R' F R F' R U2 r' U r U2 r' // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Mehta-something, 56 STM
x' y // Inspection
S U' L2 U2 F U' F' R L U2 L' // FB+1E
U' R' U R' U R' U' F R U R' U' F' // EO Belt
U2 R2 U R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // 6CO
U' x' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' x U' R2 E // Finish
alg.cubing.net

@Devagio is this some sort of a subset of Mehta-OS, or is it just a different way to do APDR? Basically what I did was insert an already-made 1x1x3 into the DL spot, then did a PLL, then finished intuitively. It seems like it would just be APDR, but I'm not sure if it could be something else.

Next: F' R' F R U F' R2 U2 L R2 F' L2 D2 F B R2 U2 F
 
Next: F' R' F R U F' R2 U2 L R2 F' L2 D2 F B R2 U2 F
I don't know what this is called. (It's a mixture of stuff.) This is is close to my PB from 8 years ago. I can do better. (Two insertions = bad!)

40 STM
D2 R B //fix the 4 bad edges
U' L' E2 L M2 U' D2 S2 S L2 S' L2 //1x2x3 block

//solve all but a 2 2-cycle of edges and 3-cycle of corners (with all moves not on the * lines)
//Then do the * lines afterwards
M U' S2 D2 S2 D2 U M' //edge 2 2-cycle insertion *
D' R D R' B2
M M' D
L'
L F' R F L' F' R' F //3-cycle corner insertion *
D2 L R D2 R'

Next: D2 B' R2 F L2 D2 F2 U2 R2 B L2 D B F D' U B2 L' D R' U2
 
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Mehta-something, 56 STM
x' y // Inspection
S U' L2 U2 F U' F' R L U2 L' // FB+1E
U' R' U R' U R' U' F R U R' U' F' // EO Belt
U2 R2 U R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // 6CO
U' x' R U' R' D R U R' D' R U R' D R U' R' D' x U' R2 E // Finish
alg.cubing.net
Ig we could call this Mehta-Freestyle
 
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