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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

D2 U L' R2 F' L B L B F R B' F L R' B' F D R B

D R' B' R2 F R L' u L' u' // cross
D' L' U2 L D // f2l1
d' L U L' // f2l2
R U R' U y R U' R' // f2l3
y' U R U R' d' L' U' L // f2l4
U x' R U R' D R U' R' D' x // oll
y L' U' L F L' U' L U L F' L2' U L U // pll

Hmm, I have to work on my cross. =\

next -> U2 B2 R2 B' R2 F2 D2 F D2 B' R U2 R' D' U2 R U2 F' D R'
 
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next -> U2 B2 R2 B' R2 F2 D2 F D2 B' R U2 R' D' U2 R U2 F' D R'

L2 B' R U2 D2 B2 L' D L D' R2//XXcross
x2 R' U2 R U2 R' U R//f2l3
y L' U L U' L' U L//f2l4
r U R' U R U' R' U R U2 r'//OLL
R' U R' d' R' F' R2 U' R' U R' F R F U//PLL

Next: R2 B' U2 F' D2 B' F D B' F2 D' U B' R U' F2 D U' R D2 B' L' R2 D2 U F D U' B
 
U' F B2 R U' R' L' F' R' B' R2 B2 (12)
D R' D2 (3)
R' B R2 B' R' D' R D R2 D' R' D (12)
U2 L D' F2 D L' U' R2 U' (9)

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

Your solution can be more shortened.
U' F B2 R U' R' L' F' R' B' R2 B2
D R' D2
R' B R2 B' " R2 [R' U' R D' R' U R D] D' R' D"
This gives 26moves.
 
Next: D2 F' R2 D2 U2 F D2 B D2 L2 F L U R2 D' R' F' U' R2 U' B
F B' L' U' D B' (6)
L R' B2 D' B2 (5)
R' U' L' U' L (5)
U' R2 U R U (5)
F R2 F' R' F R' F' (7)
B2 U2 B D2 B' U2 B D2 B (9)

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

Your solution can be more shortened.
U' F B2 R U' R' L' F' R' B' R2 B2
D R' D2
R' B R2 B' " R2 [R' U' R D' R' U R D] D' R' D"
This gives 26moves.

Thanks, I didn't see that!
 
Next scramble: D' B U' B2 U B2 D' R' D F' U2 F R2 D2 B2 R2 U2 F B2
z2 y
l U2 l2 U2 M (5/5) pseudo 2x2x3
z' d2 L' U' L2 F' L' (6/11)) XXXcross
y F' U2 F U F' U F2 (7/18) F2L
y2 F R' F' R U R2 B' R' B U' R' (11/29) OLL
y' R' U' R B2 D L' U L U' L D' B2 U2 (13/42 (PLL)

Great beginning, awful ending again. I cannot Petrus.

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

U2 * [L] U' B L // 222 (5/5)
x2 z'
R U2 R' L2 U' // 322 (5/10)
L2 U L R' F R // eo (6/16)
y'
U' R2 U' R' U' R // solve all (6/22)
*= B R B' L2 B R' B' [L2]// commutator (7/29)

=29 htm Petrus


WOW I USED AN INSERTION WTF?

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

x' R2 D' F L U L' F//cross
x z' U2 R U' R' //f2l1
R' U' R U2 R' U R//f2l2
L' U L//f2l2
y' L' U2 L2 F' L' F//f2l4
M U R U R' U' R' F R F' //OLL
U2 L U2 L' U2 L F' L' U' L U L F' L2 U //PLL

Dat f2l
Next D' U R D' F U' L2 R F U' F2 L2 B F R2 D B' L2 R2 D U2 F2
 
Next Scramble: L U2 L' B2 R' U2 F2 R2 B2 R' B2 U F' R B2 F2 U B' R2 U2 F

y // Inspection
U2 R U' R2 F R' // Cross (6/6)
F' U2 F // F2L-1 (3/9)
U' R' U R // F2L-2 (4/13)
L U' L' y R' U' M r' B' U2 R' F R U2 r2 F U // F2L 1 & 2 / EO / ZBLL (16/29)

I cancelled a ton of moves in the last step, might be a tied FMC PB, not sure if my other sub 30 was 28 or 29. I guess I'll count this for now.

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

z' y // Inspection
B' L E F' u R' F R // Xcross (8/8)
y U' L' U L // F2L-2 (4/12)
U' R U R2 U' R /// F2L-3 (6/18)
y U' L' U2 L U L' U' L // F2L-4 (8/26)
U' R U2 R' U' R U' R' // ZBLL (8/34)

Next: B' U2 B U2 B' L2 B' F2 U2 R2 F' U' R D F' R' B' U2 R U R2
 
U' F //Pseudo 2x2x2 (2)
D B' R B' D2 B' //Pseudo 2x2x3 (6)
D2 R' D' R2 //Pseudo F2L-1 (4)
D F' R F R2 D R D2 R' D' R U' //F2L+EO (12)
B' D2 B D B' D' B D B' D B D2 //LL (12)

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

z2
L D' L F B U' L2 R' U R U' M F' R' F L' (16/16) Pseudo XXXcross
x d R U2 R' U' R U R2 (8/24) Pseudo F2l
M U' M' U' R U r' U M' (9/33) OLL
U R' U' B' R' B2 U' B' U B' R B R U' L2 (15/48) PLL

At least this solution had fun sucking.

U' F L2 R2 U F' B' U2 F2 R2 D2 L U' B2 F' D2 F B' R F2 L' U D' L2 D
 
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U' F L2 R2 U F' B' U2 F2 R2 D2 L U' B2 F' D2 F B' R F2 L' U D' L2 D
R F R L' B U2 L2 // cross
U' R U R' U2 R' U' R // 1st pair
U R U' R' U' L' U2 L y' U' L' U L // 2nd pair
U' R U' R' U R U R' // 3rd pair
U' R' U' R y L F L' U2 M' U M // 4th pair
l' U' L U R U' L' U x' // COLL
y M2 U' M U2 M' U' M2 // EPLL

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