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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

EthanMCuber

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

B U L U’ Rw2 U L D’ //xcross (8)
U2 R U’ R’ y R U’ R’ //pair 2 (7)
L’ U2 L y R U’ R’ //pair 3 (6)
U2 y’ L’ U L y’ U2 F R’ F’ R2 U2 L’ U R U L U L’ U L //pair 4 cancelled into oll (19)
U’ R U R’ F’ R U R’ U’ R' F R2 U’ R’ //pll (14)

Total: 54 moves
Next: L B R F2 U2 L R B2 F2 R F2 R2 U2 B' R2 D' R B2 L' D B
 

Neuro

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Roux, 38 STM

z u2 f' R' u2 U' F'//FB
U' R r2' U' r' U R' U' r2 R U r//SB
U R2 D R' U2 R D' R' U2 R'//CMLL
M' U M' U' M' U' M2 U M U//LSE

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

B U L U’ Rw2 U L D’ //xcross (8)
U2 R U’ R’ y R U’ R’ //pair 2 (7)
L’ U2 L y R U’ R’ //pair 3 (6)
U2 y’ L’ U L y’ U2 F R’ F’ R2 U2 L’ U R U L U L’ U L //pair 4 cancelled into oll (19)
U’ R U R’ F’ R U R’ U’ R' F R2 U’ R’ //pll (14)

Total: 54 moves
Next: L B R F2 U2 L R B2 F2 R F2 R2 U2 B' R2 D' R B2 L' D B
 

Neuro

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U’ F’ L U z’ L’ U’ L D’ //xcross (8)
Dw L’ U’ L //pair 2 (4)
y R U’ R’ y R U R’ //pair 3 (6)
Dw R U2 R’ U2 R’ F R F2 U F //pair 4, insert for cross-solved oll (11)
R U R’ U R U2 R’ //oll (7)
D R’ U' R U D’ R2 U R’ U R U’ R U’ R2 U2 //pll, auf (16)

Total: 52 moves
Ethan, please provide the next scramble.
 

abunickabhi

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THAT SCRAM SOLVED THE CUBE :mad::mad::mad::mad:

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

z2 y
//edges LBGA INXJ VRSO PB
//corners IXAG NPQF

[M U' L:[U',M']] //UF-BL-UB-RU-UL
[L' : [U, L' E L]] [M' : [U' L' U, M']]
[D' R' F : [E, R2]] [D' M D, R']
[R' U' : [R2, S]]

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

recon


@Neuro I added the next scramble
Next: D2 L2 U2 L2 F U2 B D2 F2 L2 F2 L D L' R' U2 F2 R F
 

tsmosher

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z2 y
//edges LBGA INXJ VRSO PB
//corners IXAG NPQF

[M U' L:[U',M']] //UF-BL-UB-RU-UL
[L' : [U, L' E L]] [M' : [U' L' U, M']]
[D' R' F : [E, R2]] [D' M D, R']
[R' U' : [R2, S]]

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

recon


@Neuro I added the next scramble
Next: D2 L2 U2 L2 F U2 B D2 F2 L2 F2 L D L' R' U2 F2 R F

y'
E2 L' U' L' F' R F R' F // FB (9)
R2 U R' f R f' // SSq (6/15)
R U' r' U2 r U R' // LS (7/22)
R U R' U R U' B U' B' R' // CLL (10/32)
U M U' M' U' M U M' U M' U2 M U' M2 U' // EOdM > EPLL (15/47)

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U2 F' R F' L' D B U' D2 R' D2 R' U2 F2 R U2 R' U2 F
 

yCArp

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z' // inspection
B F D F' R' U L U' F' L2 D2 // XXCross
U' L' U L U' L' U' L // 3rd Pair
U' R U' R' d' L' U' L // 4th Pair
f' R2 U' R F R' U R2 f D' R' F' R D U // PLL
Total: 41 Moves
Next: L2 F' L' U R B U' D' F B2 U2 B2 D2 B' L2 D2 L2 U2 R
 

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Next: L2 F' L' U R B U' D' F B2 U2 B2 D2 B' L2 D2 L2 U2 R
y2 x' // inspection
R' F U' L B U L D' // xcross
R' U' R U2 R' U R // 2nd pair
y' R' U' R L' U L // 3rd pair
y U' R U R' U2 R U R' // 4th pair
F R U R' U' S R U R' U' f' // 2look OLL(1)
x R' U R D' R' U' R D x' // 2look OLL(2)
U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL
[view at CubeDB.net]( https://cubedb.net/?puzzle=3&scramb... U-_R_U_R-_F-_R_U_R-_U-_R-_F_R2_U-_R-__//_PLL )

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

Andy Chakarov

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Next: B2 D2 B U2 R2 F' D2 U2 L2 D2 B2 D' L' B' U2 L U' R2 U R2
z2 y' // inspection (yellow up, red front)

B' R' F' D R' D // cross

L U L' U L U' L' // 1st pair

R U' R' U R U' R' y R U' R' // 2nd pair

U y2 R U' R' U F' U' F // 3rd pair

R' U R U B U B' // 4th pair

U' R U R' U' R' F R2 U R' U' F' // OLL

U' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F'
y U M' U M2 U M2 U M' U2 M2 U' // 2 look PLL because I am scared of G perms

Total: 75 moves
Next: D' F' U' B' U2 F2 R2 D2 B2 L2 F2 L2 F U R' B U B L' B'
 

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R L F' L R2 F2 R' F' d r' U r L' U' L' // Misoriented XXXCross
U' L' U L d' L U' L' // 4th Pair
y U R2 B' R2 F' R B2 R' F R U B' R' // FLS
R2 U' S' U2 S U' R2 U // PLL
Total: 43 Moves
Next: B' R2 F' D2 B' R2 D2 F2 U2 F L' F2 R' B2 D F' L2 B R' D'
 

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B' R2 F' D2 B' R2 D2 F2 U2 F L' F2 R' B2 D F' L2 B R' D'
z2 // inspection
U R' F L B2 D2 // cross
U' L' U2 L2 U L' // 1st pair
y' R' U2 RU R' U' R // 2nd pair
U2 R U' R' // 3rd pair
U' L U L' // 4th pair
U2 R' U' R U' R' U2 R F R U R' U' F' // OLL
U' M2 U M U2 M' U M2 U // PLL
Next: L U2 L' B2 R' D2 U2 L D2 U L B2 R U' F2 L' B' F2
 

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Next: L U2 L' B2 R' D2 U2 L D2 U L B2 R U' F2 L' B' F2

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x y D r' U2 R' (D2 U2) M2 // Psuedo Pairs (6)
U' R U' R' U' R U r' // SLS (8/14)
U2 R2 (U' D2) R2 // CTL (4/18)
U2 R2 U' R U' R F2 R' U R F2 U2 R2 // CPBL (13/31)
M2 D' M' D' // DL/DR (4/35)
M' U2 M' U M U2 M U2 M' (D U) // L6E (10/45)

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

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R2 D R2 D U2 F2 R2 B2 L2 U2 L2 R' D L B L' D' U F2 L' F
z2 y' // inspection
R' F' L D R' D // cross
y' R' U2 R U' R' U R // 1st pair
U' L U L' U2 L U' L' // 2nd pair
U' R U' R' U R U R' // 3rd pair
U' F' L F L' // 4th pair
R' U' R' F R F' U R // OLL
U R' U' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' R U R' U R U // PLL
Next: L2 U2 R2 U2 B2 L2 R2 B L2 B F' R D' F2 U L' B R' U' R2 F'
 

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x y D r' U2 R' (D2 U2) M2 // Psuedo Pairs (6)
U' R U' R' U' R U r' // SLS (8/14)
U2 R2 (U' D2) R2 // CTL (4/18)
U2 R2 U' R U' R F2 R' U R F2 U2 R2 // CPBL (13/31)
M2 D' M' D' // DL/DR (4/35)
M' U2 M' U M U2 M U2 M' (D U) // L6E (10/45)

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

y' z // Nautilus
F' U S2 r2 U r' u2 r' U r u' // FB (11)
R' U S R2 S' R2 // NMNSB (6/17)
M' U' M // EO (3/20)
U2 R U2 R' U2 r U2 r' // dFr (8/28)
R U' R' L' U2 L U L' U L R U2 R' // 2GLL (13/41)
U2 L // untransform (2/43)

acn

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L' U2 R' D2 L U2 F2 R F2 L' D' L' F U2 L' F2 U' F2 D2
 

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y' z // Nautilus
F' U S2 r2 U r' u2 r' U r u' // FB (11)
R' U S R2 S' R2 // NMNSB (6/17)
M' U' M // EO (3/20)
U2 R U2 R' U2 r U2 r' // dFr (8/28)
R U' R' L' U2 L U L' U L R U2 R' // 2GLL (13/41)
U2 L // untransform (2/43)

acn

NEXT:
L' U2 R' D2 L U2 F2 R F2 L' D' L' F U2 L' F2 U' F2 D2
x'
U2 x u2 U2 R F' L' // XCross 6/6
D R U' R' D' // 2nd 5/11
U L' U' L // 3rd 4/15
U' L U2 L' U' L U2 L' // 4th with OLL influencing 8/23
U R U R' U' R' F R F' // nice OLL 9/32
U2 x R2 D2 R U R' D2 R U' l U // PLL 11/43

alternatively you can do a normal 4th pair and get

x'
U2 x u2 U2 R F' L' // XCross 6/6
D R U' R' D' // 2nd 5/11
U L' U' L // 3rd 4/15
U' L U2 L' U2 L U' L' // 4th 8/23
R' F2 r U r' F R // OLL 7/30
U' S M2 S' u M2 u' M2 U' // PLL 9/39


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

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R L U L' u' U2 L D' U' R // Cross + Set Up 3 Pairs
U' f R' f' // 1st Pair
F U' f' L f U2 R' F' R // 2nd & 3rd Pairs
d' U2 l U' l' U' l U l' // ZBLS
y2 R U R' U R2 D r' U2 r D' R2 U' // ZBLL
Total: 44 Moves
Next: D2 F' U2 B2 L2 D2 B2 F' U2 R2 F' U2 R' B U2 L U2 F D' R F2
 

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B' F R' L F // cross
U2 L U' L2 U L // 1st pair
D R' U' R D' // 2nd pair
y U2 L' U' L U' R' U' R // 3rd pair
U' L' U' L U L' U' L // 4th pair
F R U R' U' F' U R U R' U R U2 R' // 2 look OLL
U R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U // PLL
Solve Reconstruction
Total: 62 Moves STM
Next: R' L' F' R2 U F' D' R' D2 B2 D2 B U2 D2 B' U2 D2 B2 U'
 

great cuber

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x2 y2 // inspection
D' R2 U' L' F' B L2 D' // cross
R' U2 R r' F r // 1st pair
R U' R' U' f' L' f // 2nd pair
U2 R U R2 U' R // 3rd pair
U R U' R' U2 F' U' F // 4th pair
U R U R' U' R' F R F' // OLL
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' // PLL
Total: 59 moves STM
Next: L' F D' B' U' L2 U' L D2 R2 F L2 B' D2 F D2 R2 F' L2 D'
 
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