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The 3x3x3 Example Solve Thread

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

y' // Inspection
B' U' B U' M2 L' U x' // LB (7)
M2 U2 R2 U2 Rw U R' U M2 U2 R' U R // RB (13)
R U R' U' R' F R F' // CMLL (8)
U2 Rw' F R U M' U' R' F' R M' U2 M' U M2 U M' U2 M // L6E (19) Total: 47

EDIT: Ninja'd

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


y x2
L B2 M U2 M2 U' x // LB (6)
Rw2 U Rw U' R U' R U M' Rw' U' R // RB (12)
U' R' U' R U' R' U2 Rw // CMLL (8)
U' M U M' U M U M' U' M U2 M U M' U2 M' U2 M2 U2 M2 // L6E (21) Total 47

Next: L2 F2 D L2 B2 R2 D2 B2 U' B2 L2 R' D B L R' U B' R U
 
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Scramble L2 F2 D L2 B2 R2 D2 B2 U' B2 L2 R' D B L R' U B' R U
Inspection: x2 y
Cross: B' F U L F2 B D2
1st pair:L U2 L' U2 L U' L'
2nd pair: Dw L U' L' R U' R'
3rd pair:U L U' L' U L U L'
4th pair: Dw' F' U' F U R U R'
OLL: U2 Fw R U R' U' Fw' F R U R' U' F'
PLL:F2 U F U F' U' F' U' F' U F' U
Next: R' D U' B2 D' F2 U2 F2 R' F2 U' D F2 L2 R' U F2 U' D2 L2 U B U' F L2
 
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Next: R' D U' B2 D' F2 U2 F2 R' F2 U' D F2 L2 R' U F2 U' D2 L2 U B U' F L2

R2 F D L D2//cross
y' R2 U' R2 U R2//f2l1
U' L' U L d' R U R' //f2l2
y L' U L y' R U2 R'//f2l3
y' R U R' U' R U' R' U2 F' U' F//f2l4
r U r' R U R' U' r U' r'//OLL
U2 R2 F2 R U2 R U2 R' F R U R' U' R' F R2//PLL

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

y' x'
D' M2 D' L D2 L U M' U' x // FB (9)
Rw U R2 U' M2 R' U R2 U2 M' U' R' // LB (12)
U2 R2 D R' U R D' R' U R' U' R U' Rw' // CMLL (14)
U' M' U M' U' M U2 M' U M' U2 M' U2 M2 U2 // L6E (16) // Total: 51 :(

NEXT! F2 D R2 D U2 F2 U' B2 L2 B2 F2 R D' L U2 B' F D F2 L' D2
 
NEXT! F2 D R2 D U2 F2 U' B2 L2 B2 F2 R D' L U2 B' F D F2 L' D2

y'
L B R' F D' L D //EOLine (7/7)
L' R2 U2 L2 U R' U' L U L' //LHB(10/17)
R U R' U R U' R U R' //RHB (9/26)
U R' U R U R' U2 R //is that cls or cpls or something different? (8/34)
U' R' U R' U' R' U' R' U R U R2 U' //EPLL (13/47)

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

I'll try ZZ (and fail horribly)
U F U B' U' B//EO
R L' D'//line (see? fail horribly)
L U' L' U2 L' U' L'//left 2x2x1
U R2//right 2x2x1
U2 L' U' L U' L' U L//finish LHB
R U R' U R U' R'//finish RHB
U R' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' R U2//uhh, I know this ZBLL?

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

F' U'
D' L D' R D'
R U M U2 F' U' x
U' R' U2 R
U L U' R' U M
D' L F2 L' D L D' F2 D L' F

Heise, 34 STM / 36 HTM

EDIT: Ninja'd

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

D L U R B2 F //Xcross (6)
L2 F2 U' F2 D' L2 D L2 U F2 //F2L (10)
U2 F U R U' R' F'
R' U' R U' R' U2 R //LL (2 "look") (7+7)

FreeFOP or so 30 HTM

Next scramble: F2 R2 U2 B' D2 B2 L2 B D2 B R2 D R U2 L2 R' U' R' B' R
 
I'll try ZZ (and fail horribly)
U F U B' U' B//EO
R L' D'//line (see? fail horribly)
L U' L' U2 L' U' L'//left 2x2x1
U R2//right 2x2x1
U2 L' U' L U' L' U L//finish LHB
R U R' U R U' R'//finish RHB
U R' F R U' R' U' R U R' F' R U R' U' R' F R F' R U2//uhh, I know this ZBLL?

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

why fail horribly? tha twas pretty good imo. the EOLine wasnt perfect, but the blockbuilding was very good.

oh, for this ZBLL i use: R U' R' Ux U' L U' L' U2 R' U R U' relly nicely fingertrickable

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

y'
D' M' B' D' //EOLine (4/4)
x' R2 U' R U L' U2 L2 //left (8/12)
U' R' U R U2 R U2 R U R' U' R U R' //right (14/26)
U' L U L' //SV (4/30)
R U R' U' R' F R2 U' R' U' R U R' F' U2 //PLL (15/45) more luck pls

Next: B2 D L2 R2 U B2 U' F2 D L2 U2 F D L D2 B2 D' F' L' U B2
 
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I didn't know it before performing the first alg. The 9-move OLL I know for that case led to a Y-perm, so I decided to orient edges first to see if I knew the ZBLL, which luckily was a sune.

I see. Smart.

F2 R2 U2 B' D2 B2 L2 B D2 B R2 D R U2 L2 R' U' R' B' R

x2 y'//inspection
B D R' D' R//cross
y' R U2 R' U' R U R'//f2l1
U2 L' U' L U L' U' L//f2l2
L U' L' U L U L'//f2l3
U y R U R' U' R U R'//f2l4
M U F R U R' U' F' M'//OLL
U' R' U' R y R2 u R' U R U' R u' R2 U2//PLL

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

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why fail horribly? tha twas pretty good imo. the EOLine wasnt perfect, but the blockbuilding was very good.

oh, for this ZBLL i use: R U' R' Ux U' L U' L' U2 R' U R U' relly nicely fingertrickable

That was good? I didn't know haha. Got lucky with blockbuilding and that random ZBLL which I realised could be set up to a Y perm.
 
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Next scramble: L2 U R2 F2 U2 F2 U' B2 U' R2 U2 F' R2 U' B L' D' U2 F' D2

y' x'
M' D' B' //EOLine (3/3)
U' R' U2 R' U2 L' U' L' R' U2 L' //Left (11/14)
R' U2 R' U' R' U2 RU R' // Right + Phasing (9/20)
U2 r' U' R U R' U R L' U R' U' L2 F'//ZZLL (14/34) WTF EVEN?! MOAR LUCK

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

Inspection: x2 y
Cross: F L' F' L2 U R B' U' R'
F2L: U y'R' U' R
U R U R' L U L'
U2 L' U L
U2 y' R U R U R U' R' U' R'
2LOLL: U f R U R' U' f' r U R' U' r' F R F'
PLL: U2 (F Perm) AUF

Next: F' L' F L' U L' F' D F2 U B L2 D2 F L2 B L2 B L2 U2 F2
 
Inspection: x2 y
Cross: F L' F' L2 U R B' U' R'
F2L: U y'R' U' R
U R U R' L U L'
U2 L' U L
U2 y' R U R U R U' R' U' R'
2LOLL: U f R U R' U' f' r U R' U' r' F R F'
PLL: U2 (F Perm) AUF

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

F' L2 E R' D' L2 y' L' D2 //XEOLine (8/8)
R U R U R U R' U' R U R' //Blocks (11/19)
D2 U R' U R U R' U' R //Keyhole (9/29)
U R U2 R' U' R U' R' U' R U R' U R U2 R' Uw2 //ZBLL (17/46)

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

x2 //inspection
D2 L' U' F B L F R2 F' D R U2 R' D' //xcross (14/14)
L' U' L U D L' U' L D' //keyhole 2nd (9/23)
U2 L' U' L U L' U' L //3rd pair (8/31)
U R' U R U2 R' U R //4th pair (8/39)
f' L' U' L U f //oll (6/45)
y L2 u' L U' L U L' u L2 y' R U' R' //pll (12/57)

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

y2
L' R' D R' u (5/5) Cross
M F M' d' L' U' M' B' l (9/14) stuff
y U L' U' L U2 R U' R' d R U' M' B2 L' B' L B' r' F U' B U2 F' U F U2 F' B' (28/42) more stuff

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

x2 // inspection
F' U2 R' F B2 D2 // cross (6/6)
U R' U R U2 L U' // 1st pair (7/13)
F' L2 U L U2 F // 2nd pair (6/19)
U L' U L U' L' U' L // 3rd pair (8/27)
R' U R U2 R' U R // 4th pair (7/34)
U2 f R U R' U' f' // oll (7/41)
U L2 u' L U' L U L' u L2 y' R U' R' U // pll (14/55)

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