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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

FB Cubing

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EO and blockbuilding, 26 STM

x2
R' U B // EO
U' D2 L' B2 // dbr
U2 L2 U L' U' F2 U' L' // dl
U2 R U2 // dFR
R2 U2 R U R' U R U' // ZBLL

Next: L2 U2 F2 R2 D2 F2 L2 U' R2 U2 F2 R' D2 U L' R2 D B' F' D2 U'
x2 y //inspection (hold yellow top red front after inspection)
R' F2 R' F' U F' L F L' D U2 L2 // X-Cross
U' R' U R U' R' U R // 2nd back pair
R U2 R' y L U L2 U2 L U' L' U // Last 2 pairs
U R' U' R F R F' U R // OLL
U L U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2 U L // PLL

Total moves: 54

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

Sorry didn't see that someone else did this scramble before me :(
 

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

x' // Mehta-CDRLL
B r U2 r U2 M // MFB (6)
u R u' R u' R2 // p3QB (6/12)
U R U' R' U' R' F R F' // EOLE (9/21)
U' R2 U' R' S' U2 S R // DCAL (8/29)
F R U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' F' // CDRLL (13/42)
U' S' U2 S U' S' U2 S // L5EP (8/50)
E2 // AEF (1/51)

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

// CFOP
R' (U' D) L F' L' D // cross (6)
R' U2 R2 B' R' B // p1 (6/12)
F' U' F // p2 (3/15)
d R U R' U' R U R' // p3 (8/23)
U F' L F L' // p4 (5/28)
U F R' F' R U R U' R' // OLL (9/37)
U' f R f' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 // Gd-PLL (13/50)
U' // AUF (1/51)

NEXT: R B2 D2 U2 L2 U2 R' U2 F2 L' F2 R U' B' F' U' F D2 B R' D
 
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R B2 D2 U2 L2 U2 R' U2 F2 L' F2 R U' B' F' U' F D2 B R' D
CFOP, 43 STM for the solve with PLL, 42 for the one with ZBLL
heres the start:
y2 x' L F D' R' D2//cross
U' R U2 M' B2 r'//first pair
U L' U' L//second pair
U2 R U' R' U f R' f'//third pair

It can be finished with either:
F' U F//fourth pair
d2 y' R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R' U' R U R U' R2//ZBLL
or
f R2 F' R' F R2 f'//winter variation
R2 U' R2' U' R2 U F U F' R2' F U' F'//PLL
 

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NEXT SCRAMBLE: F2 U L2 U F2 U L2 D F2 U2 L2 R U L R B' U2 F2 L B
ZZ, 53 STM
y2// inspection
U D L' D' F' D2 L' D' L2 // eocross
U2 L U' L' // pair 1
M2 U2 M2 // fix cross
D' R U2 R' D // pair 2
U2 L' U L // pair 3
y2 L' U L U' L2 D' L U' L' D L2 // cpls
U R U2 R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' U R U2 R' U // 2gll
Next: D F U' B' R2 U2 D' R U' F L2 U2 F D2 B2 U2 R2 D2 L2 B'
 

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Next: D F U' B' R2 U2 D' R U' F L2 U2 F D2 B2 U2 R2 D2 L2 B'
y // inspection (hold white top orange front after inspection)
L' D' R2 L2 // Cross
D' L' U2 L D // First pair
L' U L U' L' U' L // Second pair
U R' U R U' R' U' R // Third pair
y U R U2 R' U R U' R' // Last pair
U R U2 R2 F R F' R U2 R' // OLL
U R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R U // PLL

Total moves: 58

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

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F' D F R2 D2 F' L2 B2 R2 D2 B2 F' L' F R' U' B' R2 F L
CFOP, 52 STM
z' y R' D' L' u' R2 E//cross
U' R' U2 R U2 R' U R//first pair
U R U' R' U R U R'//second pair
U2 y' L' U' L U L' U' L//third pair
U' M U r U' r' U' M'//fourth pair
U' R U R' U R U2 R2 F' U' F U R U2//1LLL

NEXT SCRAMBLE: D2 U2 B2 F L2 D2 F L2 U2 B' F' R' D L' R B F D' R F
 

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CFOP 51 STM, 49 w/ cancellations
y' U R' F D L D R' u//cross
R U' R' U R' U' R//first pair
E R' F R F' D//second pair
F U' F' U2 F' U F//third pair
U2 L U2 L2 U' L2 U' L'//last pair : If anyone can figure out how to do this w/ tripod I'll be happy
L' U R U' L U R'//COLL
R2 U S' U2 S U R2 U2//EPLL

NEXT SCRAMBLE: L2 F2 U2 B L2 U2 B' R2 U2 B' F L D2 U' R B U2 B2 D U' F'
 

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CFOP 51 STM, 49 w/ cancellations
y' U R' F D L D R' u//cross
R U' R' U R' U' R//first pair
E R' F R F' D//second pair
F U' F' U2 F' U F//third pair
U2 L U2 L2 U' L2 U' L'//last pair : If anyone can figure out how to do this w/ tripod I'll be happy
L' U R U' L U R'//COLL
R2 U S' U2 S U R2 U2//EPLL

NEXT SCRAMBLE: L2 F2 U2 B L2 U2 B' R2 U2 B' F L D2 U' R B U2 B2 D U' F'

x' y
S2 R' B2
r' R' u R' E2 // RFB (8)
M U' r' U2 R U' r2 R // dM + BRE (8/16)
D' r U' r' D // EOLE (5/21)
U' R' D R' U' R D' R // NMDCAL/NMTDR (8/29)
U' R U R' U R U2 R' U R2 U2 R2 // NMCDRLL (12/41)
U R U R' S R2 S' R' U' R' // L5EP (10/51)
U' // AUF (1/52)

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

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NEXT: F2 D2 L2 B2 D' F2 L2 F2 D' U' F' U2 R' F' L' R F' D' F U
FreeFZ (Free F2L > ZBLL), 40 STM
x2 y // Inspection
R D' R2 B' D L U' D R F U2 F U' R' U D' R U R' D R U' R' U2 R' U' R // F2L
U' R F U' R' U' R U2 R' U' R F' R' // ZBLL
ACN

Mehta-OS (DCAL > CDRLL > L5EP), 47 STM
x2 y // Inspection
R D' R2 B U' L' D' U R2 U' R' D' // 2x2x3
U2 R' u R' F R F' // EO Belt
R D R' U' R D' R' // DCAL
U' R' U2 R' D' R U2 R' D R2 // CDRLL
U R U R' U' R' U' R' U R E // L5EP
ACN

Mehta-TDR, 45 STM
x2 y // Inspection
R D' R2 B U' L' D' U R2 U' R' D' // 2x2x3
U2 R' u R' F R F' // EO Belt
U2 R' U D R' U R U2 D' R // TDR
U D' F R U2 R' U R2 U2 R' U' R U' R2 U F' // ZBLL
ACN

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

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U' L2 U B2 L2 D' B2 U R2 U R2 U' L' D2 L2 F D2 L2 D' F2
CFOP, 51 STM
y' z' L F' D F D//cross
R U2 R' L U' L'//first pair
U R' U' R F U2 R U R' F'//second pair
y U L' U L U' L F' L' F//third pair and EO
U R U' R' U R U R'//fourth pair
y' S' R' U' R S R' U F' U' F U R U'//ZBLL

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

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CFOP, 51 STM
y' z' L F' D F D//cross
R U2 R' L U' L'//first pair
U R' U' R F U2 R U R' F'//second pair
y U L' U L U' L F' L' F//third pair and EO
U R U' R' U R U R'//fourth pair
y' S' R' U' R S R' U F' U' F U R U'//ZBLL

NEXT SCRAMBLE: U2 F2 D B2 L2 U F2 L2 R2 D2 R2 F U' F' L' U' R' D' R2 F L2
BTW, @carcass, I tried to finish your other solve using Tripod and gave up. Most of those algs did not work for me, and ain't nobody got time for that.

S' U' S2 r2 u2 R U M2 // MFB (8)
E R2 u' R U' R u2 // p3QB (7/15)
R' D' r U r' D R // EOLE (7/22)
R U R2 U' R U2 R U' R // DCAL/TDR (9/31)
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U R' U' R U R' U' F' // COLL (16/47)
u2 M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2 // EPLL (8/55)

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

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z2 y
//edges LBUC OIDS QJAE
//corners GC NPR

M' L U2 M U' M2 U' M2 L' //UF-BL-UB-DB-UR
E2 U' F' E' R E R' F E2 U //UF-RF-FL-DF-RD
[D M D', L]
L F' L' U M' U2 M U S' L F L' S //2 flip

[R : [R D R', U]]
D' R' D L' D2 R2 U F2 D' U' L D R' D2 //3 twist alg
recon


Next: L2 B2 L2 R2 U B2 D L2 F2 D2 F2 U' F' U R2 D F' R' B F L'
 
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CFOP, 35 STM
This is probably the best example solve I have created.
Dedicated to @Pyjam
z R' B d R2 F2//cross
R U' R'//first pair
U' L U2 L'//second pair
f R' f' R' U2 M//third pair
F' r F U' F'//fourth pair and forced OLL skip
y2 r U' R B2 r' B M R B2 R2' U' M'//PLL

NEXT SCRAMBLE: U' R2 D L2 D' F2 U' F2 U F2 R' D L' U' B2 F' D' L2 B2 R
 
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Next: D' R L2 U2 B' F2 R2 U2 B U2 F L2 D R B' R D2 L F' D2
No cube rotation // Inspection
R' D L B' D' F' // Cross
U2 L' U L U L' U L U' L' U L // First pair
U L U2 L' U2 L U L' // Second pair
U2 R' U R y' U2 R U R' // Third pair
L' U' L U L' U L y U2 R U R' // Last pair
U2 r U R' U R U2 r' // OLL
U R2 U R' U R' U' R U' R2 U' D R' U R D' U2 // PLL

Total moves: 73
Next: R2 F2 D' F2 U2 R2 F2 R2 U B2 R B2 D' B' R' D F2 L2 U2 R2
 
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