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[Unofficial] Waterman Method example solves by Ryan Przybocki

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I decided to make this video to show some Waterman solves. I might make more in the future. I think a few people have asked for some walkthroughs in the Waterman discussion thread, and, being one of the only Waterman users around, I decided to make a video. Apologies for the poor camera job; I couldn't find my tripod, so I had to improvise. Enjoy!

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

y2 U R U' B R' U2 L2 Fw' R' Fw // First Layer - 1 edge
z' y2 F Lw' U' L U R U' Rw' // CLL
y' M U M' // First Redge
U M U2 M' // second Redge
z x' M R U M U' // third redge + last ledge
(Lw' R') U' M' U' M U M U // Last redge + EO
x2 U2 M' U2 // M edges

42 STM


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

x U' R2 Uw Rw' S' R' L2 E' x' U M2 U' // First Layer - 1 Edge
z' y F R2 U2 R U2 R' U2 R' F' // CLL
z U M2 U' // First redge
Rw2 U' M2 U // Second redge
Rw' U' M' U // third redge + last ledge
x' R' U2 M' U M' U M U' M U // Last redge + EO
x' U2 M' U2 Rw R2 // Middle edges

46 STM

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

z' x2 R2 U2 L' D' x2 R U' R' U S M' S' // First Layer - 1 edge
z' F2 L F L2 U' L2 F' L' F2 // CLL (+ 1 edge)
z x' (R2 Rw') U M' U' // second redge
(R2' Rw) U M U2 M2 U // third redge + last ledge
x' R' U' M' U2 M' // last redge + EO
U M2 U2 M2 // Middle edges

42 STM
 
1. R2 U D' B' R2 U F D F' L2 D2 F2 U2 L' F2 B2 D2 R B2

y2 U R U' B R' U2 L2 Fw' R' Fw // First Layer - 1 edge
z' y2 F Lw' U' L U R U' Rw' // CLL
y' M U M' // First Redge
U M U2 M' // second Redge
z x' M R U M U' // third redge + last ledge
(Lw' R') U' M' U' M U M U // Last redge + EO
x2 U2 M' U2 // M edges

42 STM
Yes I know he hasn't been on here since 2016

1: R2 U D' B' R2 U F D F' L2 D2 F2 U2 L' F2 B2 D2 R B2
On scramble one, if you just solve orange-white, you can do an L6E alg instead of wasting a move to get a mediocre L5E case. This alg probably wasn't genned in 2014 (I believe we got this one in 2017)

First L6E Solution I came up with
Solve Orange-White Redge: R U' M' U r' (5/5)
L6E Alg: U M' U2 M2 U (5/10)
Permute Midges: f2 M' f2 R' (4/14)

Second L6E Solution I came up with
Solve Orange-White Redge: R U M U' R' (5/5)
L6E Alg and Permute Midges Skip: U M2 U' M U' M U L (8/13)

What you did
M R U M U' // third redge + last ledge (5/5)
(Lw' R') U' M' U' M U M U // Last redge + EO (9/14)
x2 U2 M' U2 // M edges (3/17)

13 moves to 17 that saves 4 moves and the 42-move solution turns into 38 moves.

Another thing I would do is to change the CLL alg. It looks like you did COLL and not CLL

My solution
F R' F' R U R U' R' // CLL (8/8)
y M' U M // 2 Edges (3/11)
U M' U2 M // Blue-Orange (4/15)
here, you can do a few things to finish L6E

Solution 1
x y U M2 U' // Solve Red-Yellow and place Orange-Yellow (3/18)
R' U' R U' M' U2 M2 U' R' U M' // L5E Alg and Permute Midges Skip (11/29)
Full solution would be 39 moves

Solution 2
x y U' M2 U // Displace UL and UR in random spots in UL and UR (3/18)
F U R U2 R' F' U' R' F2 // L6E Alg (9/27) I actually generated this alg myself a few days ago and learned it. Not a bad Alg since its FUR-gen
E2 M' E2 M' // Permute Midges (4/31)
Full Solution would be 41 moves

Solution 3
x y U' M U' M U' M' U' M U M' U // Solve Orange-Green cancelled into L5E alg (11/26)
E2 M' E2 R' // Permute Midges (4/30)
Full solution would be 40 moves

Solution 4
U M' U M // UL solved but flipped (4/19)
U' M2 U' M U2 M U' M' U // L6E Alg (9/28)
E M E2 R' // Permute Midges (4/32)
Full solution would be 42 moves

What you did
F Lw' U' L U R U' Rw' // CLL (8/8)
y' M U M' // First Redge (3/11)
U M U2 M' // second Redge (4/15)
z x' M R U M U' // third redge + last ledge (5/20)
(Lw' R') U' M' U' M U M U // Last redge + EO (9/29)
x2 U2 M' U2 // M edges (3/32)
Full solution is 42 moves

I did my solve on White Waterman Layer and here is what I got.

z2 M' U2 M y R' F R2 U R2' U R2 B' R S R' b // Waterman Layer on White (15/15 so far efficiency sucks)
y' F' L' U' L U F // CLL and 3 Edges Solved (6/21 I only did Lefty Alg to solve blue-yellow I didn't know about the other two)
here we can go straight to L6E
z' y2 M2 U M2 U M' U2 M' U M U' L R2 // L6E Alg and Permute Midges Skip (12/33)

I'm trash at making waterman layers and the rest of it was just luck but the efficiency for the rest of the solve was insane (I average probably 12-13 moves for waterman layers)

33 Move solution, 9 less than the 42-mover; luck was crazy


I found a good Waterman Layer on white

x2 L' U L2 B U2 S R b R U R' // White Waterman Layer (11/11)

There are tons of solutions here but none of them are good, and I don't feel like typing anymore so feel free to play around with the cube on this example. The best solution I can find is 38 moves in total.
 
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Yes I know he hasn't been on here since 2016

1: R2 U D' B' R2 U F D F' L2 D2 F2 U2 L' F2 B2 D2 R B2
On scramble one, if you just solve orange-white, you can do an L6E alg instead of wasting a move to get a mediocre L5E case. This alg probably wasn't genned in 2014 (I believe we got this one in 2017)

First L6E Solution I came up with
Solve Orange-White Redge: R U' M' U r' (5/5)
L6E Alg: U M' U2 M2 U (5/10)
Permute Midges: f2 M' f2 R' (4/14)

Second L6E Solution I came up with
Solve Orange-White Redge: R U M U' R' (5/5)
L6E Alg and Permute Midges Skip: U M2 U' M U' M U L (8/13)

What you did
M R U M U' // third redge + last ledge (5/5)
(Lw' R') U' M' U' M U M U // Last redge + EO (9/14)
x2 U2 M' U2 // M edges (3/17)

13 moves to 17 that saves 4 moves and the 42-move solution turns into 38 moves.

Another thing I would do is to change the CLL alg. It looks like you did COLL and not CLL

My solution
F R' F' R U R U' R' // CLL (8/8)
y M' U M // 2 Edges (3/11)
U M' U2 M // Blue-Orange (4/15)
here, you can do a few things to finish L6E

Solution 1
x y U M2 U' // Solve Red-Yellow and place Orange-Yellow (3/18)
R' U' R U' M' U2 M2 U' R' U M' // L5E Alg and Permute Midges Skip (11/29)
Full solution would be 39 moves

Solution 2
x y U' M2 U // Displace UL and UR in random spots in UL and UR (3/18)
F U R U2 R' F' U' R' F2 // L6E Alg (9/27) I actually generated this alg myself a few days ago and learned it. Not a bad Alg since its FUR-gen
E2 M' E2 M' // Permute Midges (4/31)
Full Solution would be 41 moves

Solution 3
x y U' M U' M U' M' U' M U M' U // Solve Orange-Green cancelled into L5E alg (11/26)
E2 M' E2 R' // Permute Midges (4/30)
Full solution would be 40 moves

Solution 4
U M' U M // UL solved but flipped (4/19)
U' M2 U' M U2 M U' M' U // L6E Alg (9/28)
E M E2 R' // Permute Midges (4/32)
Full solution would be 42 moves

What you did
F Lw' U' L U R U' Rw' // CLL (8/8)
y' M U M' // First Redge (3/11)
U M U2 M' // second Redge (4/15)
z x' M R U M U' // third redge + last ledge (5/20)
(Lw' R') U' M' U' M U M U // Last redge + EO (9/29)
x2 U2 M' U2 // M edges (3/32)
Full solution is 42 moves

I did my solve on White Waterman Layer and here is what I got.

z2 M' U2 M y R' F R2 U R2' U R2 B' R S R' b // Waterman Layer on White (15/15 so far efficiency sucks)
y' F' L' U' L U F // CLL and 3 Edges Solved (6/21 I only did Lefty Alg to solve blue-yellow I didn't know about the other two)
here we can go straight to L6E
z' y2 M2 U M2 U M' U2 M' U M U' L R2 // L6E Alg and Permute Midges Skip (12/33)

I'm trash at making waterman layers and the rest of it was just luck but the efficiency for the rest of the solve was insane (I average probably 12-13 moves for waterman layers)

33 Move solution, 9 less than the 42-mover; luck was crazy


I found a good Waterman Layer on white

x2 L' U L2 B U2 S R b R U R' // White Waterman Layer (11/11)

There are tons of solutions here but none of them are good, and I don't feel like typing anymore so feel free to play around with the cube on this example. The best solution I can find is 38 moves in total.
What a massive 10 year bump to this topic.

It is good to see Waterman still being pursued in 2024 yo
 
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