How to solve a Rubik's Cube

[MrRubix]

lol


Would anyone be interested in a guide to Fridrich written by yours truly?

[Kagami_Hiiragi]

Do it.

[Megamanmaniac]

Originally Posted by MrRubix

lol


Would anyone be interested in a guide to Fridrich written by yours truly?

Sure :P I need to switch rom Dan Browns method to Fridrick some time. I just keep coming back to the Dan Brown method and beat my record again but when I do the Fridrick method, I just end up switching back to Dan Browns lol.

[rushyrulz]

Originally Posted by Breakdown16

Nice guide; I liked it. Maybe you should consider adding links to other pages that detail more advanced methods for those who want to get faster.

This thread wasn't intended for people who already know how to solve a cube and wish to do it faster. I already made a post in your thread regarding my techniques for speed.

Yes you can take the cubes off and put them back on, but the function of this thread is to get people who do that to quit and actually solve the thing. It really isn't hard once you start to get the hang of it, and it's a hell of a lot more impressive if you can solve it without cheating.

@ Rubix: You can do what you want. I don't seem to be getting a lot of 'hey thanks! I can solve the cube now!' responses.

That vid will be up tomorrow for those of you who learn visually.

P.S. lol one of my green edges has faded completely to white. I'll need to replace it with a sticker from my old cube. (it broke, so now it's my source of replacement stickers.)

[igotrhythm]

God ****ing damn it.

I'm doing the 1st part, but I have the green/orange and green/yellow edge pieces switched around, but I have the cross on top.

Don't tell me I have to deal with parity ALREADY... >_<

Edit: Never mind. I just have to do L F to get the green/yellow piece where I want it, albeit reversed, use algorithm 1, then do likewise for the green/orange piece. Sleeping on a problem helps sometimes.

[clarinet89]

I wouldn't worry about those 'hey thanks, I can solve it now' posts coming too quickly. It took me a day and a half to solve it the first time with the guide right in front of my nose. It seems like a very thorough guide (tl;dr), so I'm sure its coming.

[Necamus]

4x4x4 solution:
http://www.speedcubing.com/chris/4-solution.html

Essentially, solve the middles, then solve all the edges, then you can treat the cube as a 3x3x3, unless you run into a parity. There are algorithms for fixing the parities on the site.

I prefer to solve the 5x5x5 because I hate parities.

[igotrhythm]

Great...

I just did my second solve, but now I've run into a bit of a problem...some of the centers are oriented incorrectly. (I got this cube from my dad, who gets all sorts of stuff related to radiation therapy because he's a medical physicist. As a result, this particular cube has a message written across the white side pitching a certain product...but I digress.)

I know there's an algorithm or two for setting this right, but it was long and I was a kid when I saw it in a book once. >_<

[qqwref]

First some notation: M means move the middle slice (between L and R) in the direction of L, and and E means move the equator slice (between U and D) in the direction of D.

Okay, so, to twist the center on F clockwise by 90 degrees and the center on R counterclockwise by 90 degrees:
(Mi U M) Ei (Mi Ui M) E
and to twist the top center by 180 degrees:
(R U Ri U) 5 times.

Those two sequences should be enough to fix all the centers.

[rushyrulz]

Still waiting on those vids from XUioX... brb I'm gonna go tell him to put some fire under his ass. We all know, you don't want to see those Dan Brown vids. =P

[supersonicpwns]

this helped...a lot.

[Kekeb]

Originally Posted by MrRubix

lol


Would anyone be interested in a guide to Fridrich written by yours truly?

Yes yes yes yes yes.

[rushyrulz]

Originally Posted by Kekeb

Yes yes yes yes yes.

I asked rubix the same day about the guide and he didn't know what the hell I was talking about, so don't count on it.

[musicdemon]

If I had a rubik's cube, I'm sure your instructions would help me out. I know that sounds kind of lame, but using the pictures and breaking it into sections is always good for tutorials. My eyes started to skim around the FiBiLiBi and whatnot, but if I had a cube, I'd definitely give it an honest try. Anyway, thanks for the guide

[XUioX]

Ill make a vid eventually lol

[DJAirWave]

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_lis...D08F940E40DCDB

[igotrhythm]

Thanks, but I don't know what you mean by "middle slice." This algorithm I read as a kid only used standard side moves, but it was long and mind-numbing.

Say, for example, the white side has the center rotated clockwise an the red side has the counterclockwise center, which is the case. I make it so that the red side is the up and the white side is the right, then...

Crap. I guess I'll just have to scramble it again and hope it comes out eventually.

[rushyrulz]

Originally Posted by igotrhythm

Thanks, but I don't know what you mean by "middle slice." This algorithm I read as a kid only used standard side moves, but it was long and mind-numbing.

Say, for example, the white side has the center rotated clockwise an the red side has the counterclockwise center, which is the case. I make it so that the red side is the up and the white side is the right, then...

Crap. I guess I'll just have to scramble it again and hope it comes out eventually.

What?

If you're talking about getting the cross, but the edges aren't lined up, just make sure to check that before you start plugging corners. It's one of my most common mistakes, I'll buzz through the cross and forget to line it up and I'll get done putting my corners in and be completely in the wrong postition which makes me do some complicated PLL algorithms to permute all the junk into the right spot. It really is a hassle.

Originally Posted by musicdemon

If I had a rubik's cube, I'm sure your instructions would help me out. Anyway, thanks for the guide

Thank you. btw, rubik's cubes are like 10 bucks at your local walmart/target/k-mart/street corner. Probably cheaper on ebay, but I wouldn't trust ebay for your first cube. Unless you live like 100 miles away from the nearest sign of industrialization or are like 1,000,000 dollars in credit card debt and can't affort 10 bucks, next time you're shopping at any store with a toy section, go find the electronic handheld game/gadget section and look around. I found mine behind a 20Q game.

[Necamus]

Originally Posted by rushyrulz

What?

If you're talking about getting the cross, but the edges aren't lined up,...

Originally Posted by igotrhythm

I just did my second solve, but now I've run into a bit of a problem...some of the centers are oriented incorrectly.

I know there's an algorithm or two for setting this right, but it was long and I was a kid when I saw it in a book once. >_<

L2read your own thread

[AznGreen]

best post ever!!1 i already know how to solve the cube, but i forgot and seems pretty easy again.