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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

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The method that introduces us to the world of cubes

LBL method:

(y) B' R D' R' D R' L2' U2 L// Cross + Corner 1
U R U R'// Corner 2
U2 R' U' R// Corner 3
U L U2 L' U' L U L'// Corner 4
L' U L (y') U R U' R'// Edge 1
L' U L (y') U R U' R'// Edge 2
(y') U R U' R' (y) U' L' U L// Edge 3
f R U R' U' f'// Cross
U2 R U R' U R U2 R' U// EP
(y') R U' L' U R' U' L// CP
R' D' R D R' D' R D R' D' R D R' D' R D// CO 1
U' R' D' R D R' D' R D R' D' R D R' D' R D// CO 2
U2 R' D' R D R' D' R D R' D' R D R' D' R D// CO 3 + Solved

[STM 119]


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B2 U' F2 U F2 D B2 U R2 D2 B' L F2 D' R' U2 B U B2 F'
Lots of nice solutions on this scramble! A couple 40-some move CFOP solutions, my first sub-60 Roux solution (because I'm bad, lol), a 48 with ZZ and ZBLL, a 56 with Mehta APDR, and a 51 with TDR.

CFOP, 45 STM
B' R L U' F2 // Cross
f R2 f' // F2L 1
R U' R' U' L' U' L // F2L 2
y U L' U' L R' U R // F2L 3
y' U' R U R2 F R F' // F2L 4
U' F' U' L' U L F // OLL
y2 r U' L D2 L' U L D2 L2 // PLL
alg.cubing.net

CFOP except better, 42 STM
B' R L U' F2 // Cross
f R2 f' // F2L 1
F U' F' U F' U' F // F2L 2
L U2 L' // F2L 3
F U' F' U2 L' U' L // F2L 4
l U L' U L U2 l' // OLL
U2 x' R' D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R2 // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Roux, 57 STM
L U2 F' U F' R f' L' f // FB
L F' R' L' U R' U R U' R U R' U f R2 f' U2 f R f' // SB
U' R' F R F' r U' R' U' R U' r' // CMLL
U2 M U M' U M U M' // EO
U M U2 M U' M' U2 M' U2 // L6E
alg.cubing.net

ZZ, 49 STM (48 with cancellations)
B' L U' F2 L U R U S U' S' // EO X-Line
L' U' L' U L2 U' L' U2 L U' L' // Left
R' U R2 U' R' U' R' U2 R U R' U' (R) // Right
(R) U' R' L' U2 L U L' U L R U2 R' U2 // ZBLL
alg.cubing.net

Mehta-OS (APDR), 57 STM (56 with cancellations)
D L' F' L2 B' L U' L' U2 L' U L // FB
u' R' u2 R F U R U' R' F' u' (R2) // EO Belt
(R) U2 R' U' R U' R U2 R2 U' R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // 6CO
U R2 U2 R2 // APDR
U' x' R' D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R2 // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Mehta-TDR, 51 STM
D L' F' L2 B' L U' L' U2 L' U L // FB
u' R' u2 R F U R U' R' F' u' R2 // EO Belt
U2 R U R' U2 D' R U' R' U R U R' // TDR
U L' F' L2 U L2 U L2 U2 L2 U F L E' // ZBLL
alg.cubing.net

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B2 D' F' B L' U' R B2 D L U B2 D B2 U2 F2 U2 L2 D B2 R2
Freestyle, 49 STM
U F U' L U L2 F2 U'//2x2x2
x2 U' R2 F R U R U2 R U//xxcross
x U L U' L' d R' U' R//Third Pair + EO
U L' U2 L U' L' U L//Last Pair
R' F U R' F' R2 U F U2 R2 U R' U' R2 F' U2//ZBLL
NEXT SCRAMBLE: L2 D2 F' R2 F L2 B' L2 F' U2 F U' B2 U2 R' F' L2 U' R' F
 
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