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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

x2//inspection
F U R' U2 F D' R' u'//cross
U' R U R'//1st pair
y U2 L U2 L' U' L U L'//2nd pair
R U' R' U R U' R'//3rd pair
U R' U' R U2' R' U R//4th pair
r U R' U R U2' r'//OLL
U R' U R' U' R3 U' R' U R U R2' U2'//PLL
Believe me, this is the OO Ub Perm alg
Next: R2 L2 B2 U2 B' U L D2 F L' B2 U2 R' D2 F2 B2 R D2 F2 R
 
Next: R2 L2 B2 U2 B' U L D2 F L' B2 U2 R' D2 F2 B2 R D2 F2 R
R2 L2 B2 U2 B' U L D2 F L' B2 U2 R' D2 F2 B2 R D2 F2 R


z2 // inspection
R' F L' B / // cross
R U' R' U R' U' R // 1st pair
L U L' U L U L' // 2nd pair
y' R U' R2 U R / // 3rd pair
R' F R F' y U2 L' U' L U L' U' L // 4th pair
U r U R' U R' D' R U R' D R U r' F R F' //ZBLL
U2 //AUF

Next: R' F L D2 B2 R F2 L' R2 B2 D2 U2 R' U B' L R' B2 U F'
 
Next: R' F L D2 B2 R F2 L' R2 B2 D2 U2 R' U B' L R' B2 U F'
z' x2 // Inspection
R2' L' F' u L' // Cross (5/5)
R U' R' // P1 (3/8)
D L U2 L' D' // P2 (5/12)
y S R S' // P3 (3/15)
U2' R' d' B // P4 (4/19)
M L' U' L U' L' U2 L U' // OLL (9/28)
M U M U2 M' U M2' // PLL (7/35)
35stm

Next: D L2 U' R2 B2 D' F2 L2 F2 D R' F R' U' F2 L D2 F' D' B
 
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ZZ
z2//inspection
//6 bad edges
L2 B' R' U' R' F R F' U' L2 (D2 U)L2//EO Cross
U' L U' L2' U L2 U L' U2 R' U' R//FL into BR
U' L U' L' U L U' L'//BL
U' r U R' U' r' F R F'//TSLE
U2 R' U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 U D' R2 U'//TTLL


CFOP

x2//inspection
F R' F' U F' L (D2 U')//Cross
L U2 L' U L U L' U L U' L'//1st pair
U R' U R U2 R U' R'//2nd pair
U' L' U' L U' R' U' R//3rd pair
U2' F U' R U' R' U' F'//4th pair
U' R' F R U R U' R2' F' R2 U' R' U R U R'//OLL
U' F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' F' U//PLL


Next: L2 B2 L' F2 U2 R U2 L' D2 F2 R F2 U R' U2 L B' F D' L' B'
 
ZZ
z2//inspection
//6 bad edges
L2 B' R' U' R' F R F' U' L2 (D2 U)L2//EO Cross
U' L U' L2' U L2 U L' U2 R' U' R//FL into BR
U' L U' L' U L U' L'//BL
U' r U R' U' r' F R F'//TSLE
U2 R' U R' U' D R2 U' R U' R' U R' U R2 U D' R2 U'//TTLL


CFOP

x2//inspection
F R' F' U F' L (D2 U')//Cross
L U2 L' U L U L' U L U' L'//1st pair
U R' U R U2 R U' R'//2nd pair
U' L' U' L U' R' U' R//3rd pair
U2' F U' R U' R' U' F'//4th pair
U' R' F R U R U' R2' F' R2 U' R' U R U R'//OLL
U' F R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' F' U//PLL


Next: L2 B2 L' F2 U2 R U2 L' D2 F2 R F2 U R' U2 L B' F D' L' B'
z2 y
//edges QUAB PCNJ GSDK LV
//corners WPIE BUNC

[U M,M2 D M2][M2 D':[D',S']] //UF-LD-DB-UL-UB
F2 R2 E' R' F E' F' R' F' E' F' E' //UF-FR-UR-RB-LF
[l':[U S,S U]] //UF-RU-RD-DF-LB
[U' R : [E', R2]]

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

recon

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

z2 // Inspection
L R F R B' // White cross
U R' U R F' r U r' // 1st pair
R U' R2' F R F' R U' R' // 2nd pair
U' R' U R U' R' U R // 3rd pair
U L U' L' U L U L' // 4th pair
(U') R' F R U R' U' F' U R // OLL 40
(U') R2 U (R' U R' U') (R U' R2) D U' (R' U R D') // Ga

Next: L2 U L' U2 B R2 D R B2 L D2 F2 R' U2 L F2 R B R'
 
white on bottom, red on front // inspection
D R’ F U F L’ U’ L’ d’ R2 D’ F R2’.y’ l U2 l’ U2 f’ U f // XXXCross
U’ l U' l' U2 l U l' // ZBLS
U’ R U R' U R U2 R' F R U' R' U' R U2 R' U' F' // ZBLL H20

Total: 46 Moves
Next: F' L2 F2 R B U2 F2 U2 D2 B R L2 B' D' L' F' L B2 R L' D2 U2 R2 B' F'
 
ZZ

z2//inspection
//6 bad edges
D2 L' F U F R F' (U2 D') L2 D' U2 L2 D' L' U' L' U L U L' D' L U2 L' u2//EOxxcross
R U' R' U' R U R'//3rd pair
L' U' L U2 L' U' L//4th pair
U R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2 R//OLL
U' R' F R f' R' F R2 U R' U' R' F' R2 U R' S U'


CFOP

z2 y//inspection
F L U' D' R2' F R//Cross
y L' U2 L//1st pair
U L' U2 L2 U L2' U L//2nd pair
y L' U L//3rd pair
U R' F R F' R' F R F'//4th pair
U2 R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'//OLL
U F' U' F R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2'//PLL


next: B2 L2 B2 L2 D2 R2 D2 F2 D B2 L2 D B' F' R F2 D R2 B' D B2
 
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B2 L2 B2 L2 D2 R2 D2 F2 D B2 L2 D B' F' R F2 D R2 B' D B2


y'//inspection
U' L' R' U R2 D U2 R U R' Rw' F //FB (12/12)
Rw R U' R2 U2 R U R U M' Rw U' R' //SB (13/25)
U' F R' F' R U2 R U' R' U R U2' R' //CMLL (13/38)
M U' M U M' U M U2 M U2 M // LSE (11/49)
//49 STM
[view at CubeDB.net]( https://cubedb.net/?puzzle=3&title=..._M-_U_M_U2_M_U2_M_//_LSE_%2811/49%29 //49_STM )
49 STM
roux
next: R2 U' R2 F2 D' B2 U R2 D2 F2 U' L2 B' R B L R2 F2 U R2 D
 
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CFOP

z2 y'//inspection
F L2 u' R' (U2 D2') R U' R U R' U' R D//xcross
U2 R' U2' R2 U R'//2nd pair
U2 L' U' L U' L' U L//3rd pair
U' R' U R U' R' U R//4th pair
r U r' R U R' U' r U' r'//OLL
U f R f' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2//PLL


ZZ

z2//inspection
//2 bad edges
U F' R' F' R' D' R' D' R' D2'//EO Cross
L U L' U L U' L'//1st pair
R' U R U R' U R U' R' U R//2nd pair
U' L' U L U L' U' L//3rd pair
U' R U' R' U' R U' R' U R U' R'//4th pair
U' R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2 R2 U' R' U' R U R D R' U' R D' R' U2 R' U2'//OLL into PLL


Next: D' U2 L2 F' U2 B' R2 F D2 L2 R2 B' L F R' U' B U' R2 U
 
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yellow bottom, green front // inspection
f D L U2 R d’ R U R2’ U2 f R’ f2’ L f l’ U’ L U2 M U’ l’ U2 l // XXXXCross
U2 R U R‘ U R U’ R’ U’ R’ F R F’ // OLL
U’ l U R’ D2 R U’ R’ D2 R2 f2 // PLL

Total: 48 Moves
Next: B' U F' U2 R D2 L2 R F2 B D2 B' F' U' L U' L R F' R' U' F' L2 F L2
 
yellow bottom, green front // inspection
f D L U2 R d’ R U R2’ U2 f R’ f2’ L f l’ U’ L U2 M U’ l’ U2 l // XXXXCross
U2 R U R‘ U R U’ R’ U’ R’ F R F’ // OLL
U’ l U R’ D2 R U’ R’ D2 R2 f2 // PLL

Total: 48 Moves
Next: B' U F' U2 R D2 L2 R F2 B D2 B' F' U' L U' L R F' R' U' F' L2 F L2
x2 y'
L' F2 D' F' R' U' f R' f' U2 L2 // xcross (BR)
R U R' U R U' R' // 2nd pair (FR)
U2 L' U L U' L' U' L // 3rd pair (FL)
U' L U L' U2 L U' L' U L U' L' // 4th pair (BL)
U r U r' R U R' U' r U' r' // OLL 16
U' R' U R' U' y R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F // V

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

z2//inspection
//10 bad edges
R' F D' B' R' U' R' F R F' L D R D' R' L2' U2 L2 U2 L2' D'//eoxcross
U' R' U R2 U' R'//2nd pair
U' L U2 L' U' L U L'//3rd pair
R' U R U R' U R U' R' U R//4th pair
U2 r U R' U' r' F R F'//OLL
U2' R2' u' R U' R U R' u R2 f R' f'//PLL


CFOP

x2//inspection
D2 L' F' R F R2' d' L U L' D'//xcross
U' R' U2 R U' R' U' R U' R' U R//2nd pair
L' U2 L U L' U' L//3rd pair
(M R) U2' R' U2 R U' R' U M'//4th pair
R' F R U R U' R2' F' R2 U' R' U R U R'//OLL
U2 (l' R') F R F' R U2' r' U r U2' (x' U')//PLL

Next: F U' R' D B2 D2 L' D U2 F U2 L2 B D2 B' R2 F L2 U
 
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red bottom, yellow front // inspection
E2 L’ E2 R D’ l’ U l D’ R // XCross
r U’ r’ F // 2nd Pair
U’ f R f’ // 3rd Pair
U’ R U’ R’ U’ R U R’ // 4th Pair
y' R U' L U' R' L2 U R U' L2 U L' U R' U // ZBLL AS50

Total: 41 Moves
Next: U2 B D F L' R' D R2 U L D F2 B R L' D R' B2 R' F' B' R U D2 L
 
red bottom, yellow front // inspection
E2 L’ E2 R D’ l’ U l D’ R // XCross
r U’ r’ F // 2nd Pair
U’ f R f’ // 3rd Pair
U’ R U’ R’ U’ R U R’ // 4th Pair
y' R U' L U' R' L2 U R U' L2 U L' U R' U // ZBLL AS50

Total: 41 Moves
Next: U2 B D F L' R' D R2 U L D F2 B R L' D R' B2 R' F' B' R U D2 L
x2 //inspection
U L' U L U' L' U' x' U' B //FB
U' Rw R' U M' U M R U M' U2 Rw' //EODFDB (missed out 2 edges lol)
U2 F R' F' R2 U' R' U2 R U' R' //first pair
U2 R' U R U' R' U' R //second pair
L' U' L U' L' U2 L// OLL
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' ? // PLL
LEOR 62 STM, kinda bad lol
[view at CubeDB.net]( https://cubedb.net/?puzzle=3&title=oo&scramble=U2_B_D_F_L-_R-_D_R2_U_L_D_F2_B_R_L-_D_R-_B2_R-_F-_B-_R_U_D2_L&alg=x2_//inspection U_L-_U_L_U-_L-_U-_x-_U-_B_//FB U-_Rw_R-_U_M-_U_M_R_U_M-_U2_Rw-_//EODFDB_%28missed_out_2_edges_lol%29 U2_F_R-_F-_R2_U-_R-_U2_R_U-_R-_//first_pair U2__R-_U_R_U-_R-_U-_R_//second_pair L-_U-_L_U-_L-_U2_L//_OLL _U_R_U_R-_F-_R_U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-_U-_?_//_PLL )
next: U2 B2 D2 F' L2 B L2 F' L2 D2 R2 B R' U R F' R' B D' F' L'
 
ZZ

z2//inspection
//8 bad edges
L F U' R' B R2 D' (M' x')//EO cross
R' U R2 U' R'//1st pair
U2 L' U' L U' R' U' R//2nd pair
D L' U2 L D'//3rd pair
U2 L' U2 L U L' U' L//4th pair
U2 R U R' U R U2' R'//OLL
f R f' R2 u' R U' R' U R' u R2 U2'//PLL


CFOP

z2//inspection
D R F D2' F R F R2' D//cross
y' U L U' L' U L U' L2' U L R U R2' U R//1st pair into 2nd pair into 3rd pair
U F R U R' U2 F'//4th pair
U f' r U r' U' r' F r S//OLL
M2' U' M2' U2' M2' U' M2' U2'//PLL


Next: R D' R U2 L' B2 F2 U2 R U2 L' D2 B2 D F2 R2 F D F2 L
 
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yellow bottom, blue front // inspection
l D’ L D’ L u2 F D R’ F’ R U2 R’ U’ R D2 // XXCross
S R2 S’ // 3rd Pair
U2 F' U' F U R U R' // ZBLS
U2 R U2 R' U L' U2 R U R' U' R U' R' L // ZBLL Pi2

Total: 42 Moves
Next: R2 B2 F D U2 B2 D U' F2 L D2 L2 F B U D2 L' R' B U' D2 B2 R L' D2
 
Fancy ZZ

z2//inspection
//10 bad edges
D F L B' U L F' L' F (L R2') D L2//pseudo eoxxcross
U L U L'//pseudo 3rd pair
R' U' R U' R' U R//pseudo 4th pair
u//fix
R U2 R2' U' R2 U' R2' U2 R//OCLL
U2 l' R' D2 R U R' D2 R U' R f//PLL

Under 50 moves wow


CFOP

z2//inspection
D' F L F2 d' F' R' F' D//cross
R' U' R U' R' U R//1st pair
U' L U' L' U L U' L'//2nd pair
U2 R U' R' L' U L//3rd pair
U2' R' F R F' R' F R F'//4th pair
r U r' U R U' R' U R U' R' r U' r'//OLL
U' R' F R f' R' F R2 U R' U' R' F' R2 U R' S U'//PLL


Next: D' B R B2 R2 D2 B2 U2 R B2 R U2 R D' F' R B' D2 F U2
 
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Next: D' B R B2 R2 D2 B2 U2 R B2 R U2 R D' F' R B' D2 F U2
Mehta-6CP that ends with TTLL
z2 F' D R' D' L R U2 R' // FB
y R u2 R2 U R' E R U' R2 F R F'// 3QB+EOLE
R U2 R U' R2 U2 R U R' // EOLE
y R U' R D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R' U' R U2 R' U2 //TTLL

45STM

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