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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

Next: F' D2 B' U' R' L F2 D' R U2 B D2 R2 B2 D2 R2 F2 B L2 B2
Cross: U D' B' R U
Pair 1: x y R U2 R' U L' U2 L U' F U F'
Pair 2: y2 U F U' F' U y' R' U2 R U R' U' R
Pair 3: F2 R' F2 R
Pair 4: y' U R U' R' U' F' U F
OLL: F' r U R' U' r' F R
1st Look PLL: U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U'
H Perm: M'2 U' M'2 U'2 M'2 U' M'2

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

Can someone test my solve to make sure I don't have typos or anything? I don't trust myself.
 
Cross: U D' B' R U
Pair 1: x y R U2 R' U L' U2 L U' F U F'
Pair 2: y2 U F U' F' U y' R' U2 R U R' U' R
Pair 3: F2 R' F2 R
Pair 4: y' U R U' R' U' F' U F
OLL: F' r U R' U' r' F R
1st Look PLL: U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U'
H Perm: M'2 U' M'2 U'2 M'2 U' M'2

Next: B D' B2 U2 L B2 R D F L2 U F2 U' B2 D2 R2 U2 R2 F2 R2
x2 y // Roux
U B2 u r u' r' u2 // FB (7)
r U r U r' U' r R U' R' U' R U R' // SB (14/21)
U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // CLL (10/31)
U M U' M U' // LSE (5/36)

NEXT: U F2 D B2 U2 B2 U' B2 F2 R2 B R U L2 D' F U R' B U
 
z2
R' D L D R' D
U F U F' U' R' U' R
L U2 L' U' L U2 L'
L' U' L U' R U2 R'
U' F U F' U F' r U r'
U R' F R U R' F' R F U' F'
U2 (V-perm)

Sadge because of the V-perm.

Next:
D2 R U2 F' R' F U B2 L' F B D2 L2 B' R2 F' R2 F2
z2 y
//edges JRQE OBNV XCKB
//corners MVTU

[U2 R' F':[M,F D' F]] //UF-LF-BD-LD-LU
[U:[S2,S R][S,D2]] //UF-RF-UB-RB-DR
[U L F' U:[M,F]] //UF-FD-UR-LB-UB

[R': [R D' R' D, F']]
[U2 R B : [R' U R, D]] //dont know the UBL alg

recon

Next: D' R2 F' R' U2 D' B' U B2 D' F2 U L2 U R2 D R2 B2 R
 
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Next: D' R2 F' R' U2 D' B' U B2 D' F2 U L2 U R2 D R2 B2 R
z2 L' F L B2 R F2 B2
U R U' R' y R' U2 R
U L U L' F R' F' R
U L U L' U' L U L'
y' U' R U2 R' U' R U R'
U R' F' R (L' U' L U) R' F R
U M2 U M' U2 M U M2

Next: R F U B2 L2 R2 D R2 F2 U' R2 U R2 B' U2 L2 F2 U' L' U2
 
z2 L' F L B2 R F2 B2
U R U' R' y R' U2 R
U L U L' F R' F' R
U L U L' U' L U L'
y' U' R U2 R' U' R U R'
U R' F' R (L' U' L U) R' F R
U M2 U M' U2 M U M2

Next: R F U B2 L2 R2 D R2 F2 U' R2 U R2 B' U2 L2 F2 U' L' U2
x2 y // inspection
D R' B U' L' B U' L U2 L' D2 //XCross LB
L' U' L F R' U F' R //Multislotting RF RB
F' L F L' y' R U' R' // Last pair LF
F R' F' Rw U R U' Rw' //OLL 25
U' x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 R2 B2 // Aa Perm

Next: D B D R' B2 U B U' D2 R2 B' L2 F U2 D2 L2 B' L2 F L2
 
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x' R' B2 U2 F2
R U R' y' L U2 L'
y' (R U R' U') (R U R') U2 y R U R'
U2 F U' F' y' L U' L'
R U2 R' U R' F R F'
U2 r' F R F' r U R'
U' x R2 F R F' R U2 r' U r U2 x' U'

Next: U' B2 U2 L2 R B2 D2 B2 U2 F2 U' R' B2 D B' F' D U'
z2 y
//edges IKPN RDQG EF
//corners JXRS OE

[F' E':[F',E2][R2,E]] //UF-FL-LB-FR-RB
[M2 U' M:[U,S]] //UF-BD-DF-LD-RU
[L' U' L U, M']

[U R' : [F2, R D' R' D]]
[U' R' : [R' D R, U]]
[R D U' : [R' D R, U2]]

R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R //parity

recon

Next: B2 F2 L' B2 L2 F2 D2 B2 L U2 B2 L' B' R2 F R' B L2 U' R F
 
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z2 y
//edges IKPN RDQG EF
//corners JXRS OE

[F' E':[F',E2][R2,E]] //UF-FL-LB-FR-RB
[M2 U' M:[U,S]] //UF-BD-DF-LD-RU
[L' U' L U, M']

[U R' : [F2, R D' R' D]]
[U' R' : [R' D R, U]]
[R D U' : [R' D R, U2]]

R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' U R //parity

recon

Next: B2 F2 L' B2 L2 F2 D2 B2 L U2 B2 L' B' R2 F R' B L2 U' R F
y2 // inspection
U L U L' U L U L' F R' // xcross
D R' U R U' R' U R D' // second pair
R' U' R U' L' U' L // third pair
R' U2 R U2 S' R' U R S // fourth pair (@IsThatA4x4's S insert back slot to avoid dot OLL)
L' U' L U' L' U2 L F' L' U' L U F // OLL
U R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U2 // PLL

Next: B2 L' F' U2 D2 F2 D' B' R' F2 U' D2 R2 L2 F2 D F2 B2 U' B2
 
y2 // inspection
U L U L' U L U L' F R' // xcross
D R' U R U' R' U R D' // second pair
R' U' R U' L' U' L // third pair
R' U2 R U2 S' R' U R S // fourth pair (@IsThatA4x4's S insert back slot to avoid dot OLL)
L' U' L U' L' U2 L F' L' U' L U F // OLL
U R U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U2 // PLL

Next: B2 L' F' U2 D2 F2 D' B' R' F2 U' D2 R2 L2 F2 D F2 B2 U' B2
z2 y
//edges OQMF ALDI SR
//corners OAJX SB

[R S' R2 U',S R' U'] //UF-RF-LD-BR-BU
[U2 L':[U,M' S]] //UF-UL-BL-DF-FL
(M D' M' D')2

[U' : [U', R D' R']]
[U R' : [F2, R D' R' D]]
[R F' R' U : [R D R', U2]]

R2 F R U R U' R' F' R U2 R' U2 R U //parity

recon

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

y // Inspection
L' U' F D U' L2 U2 L' D // FB
u R U' R' u R U' R' u R2 U R // Belt
U2 S' U S // EO (amogus)
U2 R U D' R U R' D U2 R' // 6C0
U' R2 U' R2 U2 R2 U' R2 D' // APDR
R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL

Recon

Next: R' F2 D2 R2 U R2 F' U2 R D2 B2 L2 B D2 F R2 U2 D2 F' D2 L2
 
L2 D' F2 R2 U' B2 U2 L2 R2 U2 F D2 L2 B2 R D2 R2 F' L U'
// I don't know either
U F' R L2 U2 F' // EO
R U L U' L D2 R U R2 D' R U2 R' D R2 U' R // getting to DR badly
L2 U' R2 U F2 U2 R2 U R2 // Corners
F2 E2 F2 L2 U2 L2 U2 L2 // Fix belt preserving stuff
D' R2 U S M U M' U2 S' R2 // Finish

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


R' U2 R U2 S' R' U R S // fourth pair (@IsThatA4x4's S insert back slot to avoid dot OLL)
While I did come across this trick by myself, I'm pretty sure I'm not the first. After discovering it I found it a while back in one of brian sun's older videos, so it seems like it's known relatively well
Basically I don't need credit for it I was just messing around with the cube one time :)

Edit: are you joking double ninja'd what is my luck
 
z2
F2 L F U' F R' U' F' l U l'
U L U' L'
d' R U2 R' U' R U R'
y2 R U2 R' U' R U R'
F (R U R' U')2 F'
y (U-PERM FROM THE BACK)

Next:
R' F B2 R2 U B' U F2 R' D2 L2 B2 U F2 L2 B2 U2 L2 D
z2 y
//edges EGFD RLVT IPMB
//corners CBXT UHSF MC

[U F2:[U',M'][U',M']] //UF-LU-RU-BU-DF
D M D l' S' R F R' S L D //UF-BD-BL-DR-DL
[R U':[S',U2][U R:[E,R2]]] //UF-FL-FR-BR-UB


[R2 :[B2, R F R']]
[R2 U R2 U' R2, D2]
[R : [U' L' U, R2]]
[U' R' U : [D, R U' R']]
[D : [U, R' D' R]]

recon

Next: U2 R' B D' F2 D L2 D' R2 U' L2 D' R2 F' R' B' R' D2 L D'
 
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Next: U2 R' B D' F2 D L2 D' R2 U' L2 D' R2 F' R' B' R' D2 L D'
z2 // inspection
R U' D R' U' R' F u // cross
U L' U2 L U L' U' L // first pair
U2 L U L' // second pair
y U' L' U L U' L' U' L // third pair
R' F R F' R U' R' // fourth pair
U r U R' U R U2 r' // OLL
U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL

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

CFOP
y' // inspection
D2 L D F' U2 R' U2 R' F R // xxcross
R' U' R U' R' U2 R' F R F' R // 3rd pair
U' L' U L // 4th pair
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' // PLL

Recon (40 STM)

Mehta-6CP
y' // inspection
D2 F' R U R' U2 L D2 // FB+1
R2 U2 R' u' U F R F' U2 R' // 3QB+EO
U' R' U' R U2 D R' U' R D' // 6CO
U2 R2 U2 R2 // 6CP
U2 R U R' U R' U' R' U' R2 U2 R U // L5EP

Recon (45 STM)

Next: R F B2 U' F' B' R D2 R2 L2 D' L2 B2 D2 F2 B2 D R2 B2 R' D2
 
Next: R F B2 U' F' B' R D2 R2 L2 D' L2 B2 D2 F2 B2 D R2 B2 R' D2
D' R D' R' L' U' L U L U L' u' // xcross
R U' R' // second pair
y' L U2 L' U' L U L' // third pair
F' U' F // fourth pair
L' U' L U' L' U2 L F' L' U' L U F // OLL
U2 x R' U R' D2 R U' R' D2 l2 F // PLL

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