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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

L2 U B2 L2 D2 B2 L' D2 R B2 R U2 R U2 B' U' F' L2 B2 U R'


F' R' B' U' L2 // cross (5)
R U2 R' U' R' U2 R U R' U2 R // 1st pair (11)
y' R' U R d' R U R' // 2nd pair (7)
U L' U L d' L U' L' // 3rd pair (8)
U' R' U R d L U L2 B L B' // 4th pair (11)
r' R2 U R' U R U2 R' U M' // OLL 11
U R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' // PLL Ra Perm
[view at CubeDB.net]( https://cubedb.net/?rank=3&scramble...-_R_U_R_D_R-_U-_R_D-_R-_U2_R-_//_PLL__Ra_Perm )
 
L2 U B2 L2 D2 B2 L' D2 R B2 R U2 R U2 B' U' F' L2 B2 U R'


F' R' B' U' L2 // cross (5)
R U2 R' U' R' U2 R U R' U2 R // 1st pair (11)
y' R' U R d' R U R' // 2nd pair (7)
U L' U L d' L U' L' // 3rd pair (8)
U' R' U R d L U L2 B L B' // 4th pair (11)
r' R2 U R' U R U2 R' U M' // OLL 11
U R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' // PLL Ra Perm
[view at CubeDB.net]( https://cubedb.net/?rank=3&scramble=L2_U_B2_L2_D2_B2_L-_D2_R_B2_R_U2_R_U2_B-_U-_F-_L2_B2_U_R-&alg=F-_R-_B-_U-_L2__//_cross_%285%29 R_U2_R-_U-_R-_U2_R_U_R-_U2_R__//_1st_pair_%2811%29 y-__R-_U_R_d-_R_U_R-__//_2nd_pair_%287%29 _U_L-_U_L_d-_L_U-_L-_//_3rd_pair_%288%29 U-_R-_U_R_d_L_U_L2_B_L_B-_//_4th_pair_%2811%29 r-_R2_U_R-_U_R_U2_R-_U_M-_//_OLL_11 U_R_U-_R-_U-_R_U_R_D_R-_U-_R_D-_R-_U2_R-_//_PLL__Ra_Perm )
Where's the next scramble? I guess I'll just generate my own.
Scramble: U' F L2 B U2 F L2 F L2 F2 L2 D L' D' B2 L' R B' U

ZZ-a 45 STM

y2 // inspection
U R F // EO
L' U' D L' D' // arrow
R' U' F2 R2 F2 // 2x2x1 square
U' L U2 L2 U L // 2nd pair
U L U' L' // 3rd pair
U R2 U2 R U R' U R2 // 4th pair
r' F R' F' r R U2 R' U R U R' U R // ZBLL


Next: L2 D B2 R2 D' L2 D B2 L2 U' B2 F R2 D' F' L' F U' R2 D
 
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Next: R U L2 U2 L B2 L' D2 R U2 B2 L D' R2 F U' R F2 U2
CFOP, 51 STM
z2 // Inspection
R' D F' L U' L F' U' F2 U2 F' // Cross+2
U' f R f' // F2L 3
L U2 L' U' L U2 L' // F2L 4
U2 R' U' R U' R' U2 R F R U R' U' F' // OLL
U' R2 U' R U' R U R' U R2 U D' R U' R' U2 D // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Petrus without EO (so basically CFOP lol), 48 STM
x' // Inspection
M' U2 R' D F' D2 // 2x2x2
U2 R' U L R' U2 L' // 2x2x3
R2 U R F R' F' U R' U R f R2 f' // F2L
U' R' U' R U' R' U2 R F R U R' U' F' // OLL
M2 u' M2 u2 M2 u' M2 U2 // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Actual Petrus, 54 STM (52 with cancellations)
x' // Inspection
M' U2 R' D F' D2 // 2x2x2
U2 R' U L R' U2 L' // 2x2x3
R' U' R' U' R U2 S' U' S // EO+Square
U R' U2 R U' R' U (R) // LS
(R) U2 R' U' R U' (R') // OLL
(R') U R' U' R D' R' D R' U D' R2 U' R2 D R2 U2 // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Nautilus (LS ---> L5E), 52 STM
B' D' U B' L U' L' R2 U M2 F' // FB
f R' f' M' U' M' U' S' U2 S // 2x2x2
F' U' F // EO
U2 R U2 R' U' R U R' // LS
U2 R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' // CMLL
M' U2 M' U M2 U2 M2 U M2 U // L5E
alg.cubing.net

Nautilus (LSLL), 55 STM
B' D' U B' L U' L' R2 U M2 F' // FB
f R' f' M' U' M' U' S' U2 S // 2x2x2
U r U2 r' U' R U R' // Last edge + LS
U2 R U R' U' R' F R2 U R' U' F' // OLL
U' M' R' F R F' R U2 r' U r U2 r' U' // PLL
alg.cubing.net

Next: R2 L F L U2 F B U' R2 F2 U2 D2 B' D2 L2 B' D2 B R'
 
x2 y // Inspection
D2 L D' L D2 B2 D' // Cross
L' U' L U' R U' R' U R U' R' // FR
L' U2 L U' f' L f // BL, 3-gen redux done
U2 F U R U R' U2 R U' R' U' F' // FL
U' R' U R U2 F U R U' R' F' U R' U2 R // BR
U R U R' U R U2 R' F R U R' U' F' // OLL
U2 F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' F' U2 // PLL

Next: U2 B L2 D2 F' R2 B L2 F D2 F2 D' R2 B2 U L' U' F L2 R' F
 
Scramble: F U D2 R' B' L2 U2 L D B' U' R2 D' R2 F2 R2 D F2 D'
//Inspection
D R F y2 R U' D R2 z2//cross
y' D' U2 F' U F D//F2L 1
y R U2 R' U R U' R'//F2L 2
y U' R' F R F' R U' R'//F2L 3
U R' U' R//F2L 4
F' r U R' U' r' F R//OLL
R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R'//PLL
Next scramble: R F' D' L2 B U' R D' L B2 L2 U2 D2 F2 R2 D B2 R2 U F2 L2
 
Scramble: B R2 U' F2 D' B2 L2 U2 R2 F2 D R2 D R' D' B2 F D' U2 R U2
CFOP
y'// Inspection
F R U R' y' U L' U//Cross
z2 y U' R' U R y' U' R' U R// F2L 1
D U' F' U F D'// F2L 2
U' y' L' U' L// F2L 3
U' R U2 R' U' R U R'// F2L 4
U r U R' U' r' F R F'// OLL
U2 F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F'//PLL
Roux
y' z2// Inspection
B' D F' B' M2 U2 r' F R' U M2 U2 r B'//1x2x3
R2 U r U R2 R' F R F' R' F R F' U' M2 U2 R' U R//1x2x3
U' R U R' U R U2 R' U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'//2 look CMLL
U2 M' U2 M U' M//EO
U M' U2 M' U' M2//UL and UR edges
U M2 U2 M U2 M'// L4E
 
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U2 B2 D' U F2 D R2 D2 L2 U L2 B' R' U' R2 F' D F D B'

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


x2 F D R2' D R L U' L // cross (8)
y' R U' R' U' L U L' // 1st pair (7)
U F' U F d U R U' R' // 2nd pair (9)
L' B L B' L U' L' // 3rd pair (7)
y R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R' // 4th pair (11)
y2 R U R' U R U' R' U R U' R' U R U2 R'//COLL
y' M' U M U M' U M U M' U M// ELL

[view at CubeDB.net]( https://cubedb.net/?rank=3&scramble..._R-//COLL_ y-_M-_U_M_U_M-_U_M_U_M-_U_M//_ELL )

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