SS Method

SS method Information about the method Proposer(s): Mitchell Stern, Timothy Sun Proposed: 2008 Alt Names: SternSun method Variants: none No. Steps: 3 No. Algs: 109 Avg Moves: unknown Purpose(s): Speedsolving

The SS method (short for Stern-Sun) is a 2x2 method invented by Mitchell Stern and Timothy Sun in 2008.

The SS method has three steps. In the first step, solve 3/4 of a face. In the second step, finish the face while simultaneously orienting the opposite face. Finally, permute both layers at once. Without counting reflections, there are 60 algorithms, including the 5 PBLs. Including reflections, it comes to 109 algorithms.

Trivia

"Stern" is the German word for star, making SS the "Star-Sun" method.

See also

• CLS

External links

• SS Algorithm Sheet
• SS Algorithms at OMFG COLORS!
• Speedsolving.com: SS Method
• SubSS
• SS Method Algorithms Word Doc