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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

B' R B2 U2 R D B' D F D B2 L2 F2 L2 U2 L2 U' B2 U2 L2
y2 // inspection
U D R F2 L U L D’ // xcross
L’ U L // second pair
y U’ R U’ R’ U R U’ R’ D R U’ R’ D’ // third and fourth pairs
r’ U2 R U R’ U r // OLL
U’ R2 U’ S’ U2 S U’ R2 U’ // RUS U Perm
pretty nice scram (40 moves)
NEXT: R B' U' B' L2 F2 D2 U2 F U2 F' R' D F2 D F' L' D2 U2
 
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NEXT: R B' U' B' L2 F2 D2 U2 F U2 F' R' D F2 D F' L' D2 U2
Solution :
D' L' F U2 R' F2 // Cross
U2 R U' R' y R U' R' // Pair 1
U L U L' // Pair 2
L' U' L U' R' U' R // Pair 3
U' L' U2 L U' y L U L' U L U' L' // Pair 4
f R U R' U' f' // EOLL
U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // COLL
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL
Next : U2 B2 R2 D2 B L2 U2 F' L2 R2 F' L' D R' F' D2 B U2 L
 
Solution :
D' L' F U2 R' F2 // Cross
U2 R U' R' y R U' R' // Pair 1
U L U L' // Pair 2
L' U' L U' R' U' R // Pair 3
U' L' U2 L U' y L U L' U L U' L' // Pair 4
f R U R' U' f' // EOLL
U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // COLL
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL
Next : U2 B2 R2 D2 B L2 U2 F' L2 R2 F' L' D R' F' D2 B U2 L
x2 // Inspection
B F R' L' F' L D' B D // (bad) Cross
y U' L' U' L U2 y' R U' R' // First pair
U' L' U2 L U' y' L' U' L // Second pair
y L' U2 L // Third pair
y2 L' U' L U2 L' U L // Last pair
U f R U R' U' f' // OLL
y perm // PLL
Next: R2 L2 F' B R2 D' F' R2 B2 R B2 L F2 B2 R U2 F2 R' D F
 
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Solution :
D' L' F U2 R' F2 // Cross
U2 R U' R' y R U' R' // Pair 1
U L U L' // Pair 2
L' U' L U' R' U' R // Pair 3
U' L' U2 L U' y L U L' U L U' L' // Pair 4
f R U R' U' f' // EOLL
U2 R U2 R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R // COLL
U R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' // PLL
Next : U2 B2 R2 D2 B L2 U2 F' L2 R2 F' L' D R' F' D2 B U2 L
btw, the coll is when you solve corner orientation and permutation with eo already done and preserved, you did ocll. Also 4th pair you could have done a 9 move solution.
 
x2 // Inspection
B F R' L' F' L D' B D // (bad) Cross
y U' L' U' L U2 y' R U' R' // First pair
U' L' U' L U' y' L' U' L // Second pair
y L' U2 L // Third pair
y2 L' U' L U2 L' U L // Last pair
U f R U R' U' f' // OLL
y perm // PLL
Next: R2 L2 F' B R2 D' F' R2 B2 R B2 L F2 B2 R U2 F2 R' D F
for your fist pair i would have done y L U L' which is a free pair
 
Next: R2 L2 F' B R2 D' F' R2 B2 R B2 L F2 B2 R U2 F2 R' D F
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R2 L2 F' B R2 D' F' R2 B2 R B2 L F2 B2 R U2 F2 R' D F
 Moves 
x'
R' F r2 E r' U2' r' U' r U' r2 R U2' R' u' // FB & 3QB (15)
R' U R U' R // dBR (5/20)
U2' S' U' R U R' S // dFR (7/27)
U2' R U R D R' U' R D' R2' // OCLL (10/37)
F R' F' R2 U' R' F' U' F R U R' // OLLCP/A (12/49)
U' R U2 R2' U' R' U' R3 U R' U R // L5EP-DR (12/61)
E2' // AEF (1/62)


NEXT: U2 L' F2 U2 R2 B2 R' F2 L' U2 R B2 U' B R' D' L F L' U' R'
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R2 L2 F' B R2 D' F' R2 B2 R B2 L F2 B2 R U2 F2 R' D F
 Moves 
x'
R' F r2 E r' U2' r' U' r U' r2 R U2' R' u' // FB & 3QB (15)
R' U R U' R // dBR (5/20)
U2' S' U' R U R' S // dFR (7/27)
U2' R U R D R' U' R D' R2' // OCLL (10/37)
F R' F' R2 U' R' F' U' F R U R' // OLLCP/A (12/49)
U' R U2 R2' U' R' U' R3 U R' U R // L5EP-DR (12/61)
E2' // AEF (1/62)


NEXT: U2 L' F2 U2 R2 B2 R' F2 L' U2 R B2 U' B R' D' L F L' U' R'
Whoa R3
 
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R2 L2 F' B R2 D' F' R2 B2 R B2 L F2 B2 R U2 F2 R' D F
 Moves 
x'
R' F r2 E r' U2' r' U' r U' r2 R U2' R' u' // FB & 3QB (15)
R' U R U' R // dBR (5/20)
U2' S' U' R U R' S // dFR (7/27)
U2' R U R D R' U' R D' R2' // OCLL (10/37)
F R' F' R2 U' R' F' U' F R U R' // OLLCP/A (12/49)
U' R U2 R2' U' R' U' R3 U R' U R // L5EP-DR (12/61)
E2' // AEF (1/62)


NEXT: U2 L' F2 U2 R2 B2 R' F2 L' U2 R B2 U' B R' D' L F L' U' R'
First example solve since the last time i was here


L’ u L // 1x2x2 block
(3/3)

F U R u2 R // Finish Waterman Layer
(5/8)

F’ L F L’ U’ L’ U L // CLL
(8/16)

M’ U M // White-Green and White-Blue Edges
(3/19)

d’ z U M U2 M’ U // White-Red and Yellow-Red Edges
(6/25)

z2 U’ M U’ M’ U M’ U’ M2 U2 // L5E alg cancel into permute midges
(9/34)

M // Adjust M Layer
(1/35)

35 moves total AND it ended in one of the basic 32 L5E algs


Next Scramble: R U' F2 U' R2 D' L2 U B2 D' B U' L R' U L F' U
 
Next Scramble: R U' F2 U' R2 D' L2 U B2 D' B U' L R' U L F' U
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R U' F2 U' R2 D' L2 U B2 D' B U' L R' U L F' U
 Moves 
U F R' D' R' D' R' F U F' // 2x2x3
U R U2 S' U' S // EO
U2 R' U' R' U2 R' U' R' U' R U R' U2 R // F2L
U R U2 R2 F2 U' R2 U' R2 U F2 U R U // ZBLL
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R U' F2 U' R2 D' L2 U B2 D' B U' L R' U L F' U
 Moves 
R' F D' R2 F U F' // FB
U' M U' M' U2 M2 U' R U R2 U2 M2 U R' U2 R // SB
U2 R U R' U' R' F R F' // CMLL
U' M' U M' U M U' M2 U2 M U2 M2 // L6E
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R U' F2 U' R2 D' L2 U B2 D' B U' L R' U L F' U
 Moves 
x2 // Inspection
D2 R' U2 B D2 U R' U2 R' F R // XX-Cross
U R' U' R U' F U F' R' U R U f R' f' // F2L
U2 r U' r2 U r2 U r2 U' r // OLL
M2 U' M' U2 M U' M2 // PLL
 Twizzle link 
 Setup 
R U' F2 U' R2 D' L2 U B2 D' B U' L R' U L F' U
 Moves 
z' y2 // Inspection
U' B L' U2 B R B' // FB
U2 u R' u R2 U' R u2 // 3QB
U' R F R' F' // EOLE
U2 R2 U2 R S' U2 S R' // TDR
R U' r' F R' F r U r' F r U // ZBLL

Next: B' R2 U2 B' U2 L2 B' L2 D2 F R2 D2 U' F2 U' L' B2 D2 L' D L'
 
Next: B' R2 U2 B' U2 L2 B' L2 D2 F R2 D2 U' F2 U' L' B2 D2 L' D L'
x' y2// Insp
F' D B D2 // Cross
R' U R2 U R' // F2L 1
F U2 F' U L' U' L // F2L 2
y2 U2 F' U2 F2 U' F' // F2L 3 + EO (Yay)
U' R U' R' U R U R' // F2L 4
y R' U R2 U R' U R U2 R U2 R U R' U R2 U // Cool ZBLL I looked up
46 Moves
Next:
U F U B U2 F2 L' D' U2 F D2 R2 B R2 B2 R2 L2 B' L2 U
You better make an XCross
 
U F U B U2 F2 L' D' U2 F D2 R2 B R2 B2 R2 L2 B' L2 U
y2 // inspection
(0/0)

B L2 B’ // 1x2x2 Block
(3/3)

R’ D R2 D’ // Roux FB
(4/7)

R2 U’ F R’ D R’ D’ F’ // Finish Red Waterman Layer cancel into CLL + Orange/Green Edge
(8/15)

r’ U M’ U’ // Orange/Blue Edge
(4/19)

R U’ M’ U R2 // Orange/Yellow Edge + Setup for L6E
(5/24)

U’ M’ U’ M’ U’ M’ U2 M U // LMCF L6E iDFR Case 6 Alg
(9/33)

// Permute Midges Skip
(0/33)

M’ // Adjust Middle Layer
(1/34)

34 moves total

Color Neutral bc I couldn’t find anything good at all for White or Yellow

Next: L D R2 F2 L2 B D2 R2 D2 F2 L2 F' D' L B' F' D B2 F
 
Next: L D R2 F2 L2 B D2 R2 D2 F2 L2 F' D' L B' F' D B2 F
L B R F' D // XCross
U F2 U' F' L' F' L F' // Transition to yellow cuz apparently I'm that lucky
U R U' R' U R U R' // F2L
y R D' R' U R2 U' R2 U' R2 U2 R' D R' U' // ZBLL
R2 // Undo Pre-move
Not 34 but insanely good for fullstep cfzbll
Next:
R F' R F2 D2 L' D2 R U2 D' L' R2 D2 B' U B
 
Next:
R F' R F2 D2 L' D2 R U2 D' L' R2 D2 B' U B
Decided to screw around with this scramble and ended with a 31-mover

y2 z // Inspection
(0/0)

L’ S L’ B’ L // T-Waterman Layer on White
(5/5)

R U R’ U’ R U’ R’ U2 R’ F R F’ // TCLL- + Yellow-Orange edge
(12/17)

That was basically Double Sexy Move cancelled into the anti-sune CLL alg (R U2 R’ U2 R’ F R F’).

z x’ r2 U’ M2 U // White-Orange and Green-Yellow Edges
(4/21)

x2’ U2 r U M U’ r’ M U2 // Waterman Set 2 DFR Case 3a
(8/29)

The base algorithm was (M’ R’ U2 r U M U’ R’ U2), but the beginning two moves were already done, and I saw that if I did (r’ M U2) instead of (R’ U2) at the end, I get a Permute Midges skip.

// Permute Midges
(0/29)

L’ R2 // Adjust Left and Right Layers
(2/31)

31 moves total.

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