Who has solved a Rubik's cube in their lifetime? Fun fact. Rubik's is the name of the brand of that type of puzzle. There are may others but the brand has become the household name for what it is. In fact, the Rubik's brand cube is not that good of quality and a bit more expensive than it should be compared to other more quality speed cube puzzles.
My son who's 8 has recently taken up the interest in speed cubes and came home from school one day a couple months ago with one that he says he solved. I didn't believe it because he can't do it again. So naturally I took up the task of trying to learn how to solve one. I found some videos and some algorithms and started playing around. I think the first time I solved it took about a week of picking it up and playing with it a few min a day. (that's what she said) Then I got more serious and tried to memorized the solving algorithms. A couple days ago I was able to solve it using algorithms by memory in 3min 57 seconds. I still only solve it in the beginners way. There are obviously more advanced ways to solve it in lighting speed. I'm not really interested in doing that. The fact that I solved it is good enough for me.
https://ruwix.com/the-rubiks-cube/how-to-solve-the-rubiks-cube-beginners-method/
Here are the beginner steps and algorithms that I use to solve it. It's not hard to learn and memorize.
U - stands for Upper side spin clockwise
U' - (U prime) stands for Upper side spin counter clockwise.
' - (Prime) tick mark. Means spin that side counter clockwise.
L - Left side
R - Right side
D - Down, or bottom layer
F - Front layer, facing you
B - Back layer
1. Start by making the white cross with the edge pieces that match their middle piece on their respective side.
2. Turn it upside down with the white middle piece on the bottom and then swing the white corners to the corner they are suppose to go to then do this algorithm. R, U, R', U'. Until the white corner goes down into its spot. Move another corner to above where its suppose to go and repeat until all corners are in their spots and you have a full white face solved.
3. Work on the second later matching up the colors. The middle layer. Start with edge pieces that do not have a yellow in on them. Swing them to the side theyre suppose to go on then do this algorithm. If its suppose to swing down to the left . U', L', U, L, U, F, U', F' If it's suppose to swing down to the right. U, R, U', R', U', F', U, F.
4, Now solve the yellow cross. This step is easy. The algorithm is short. F, R, U, R', U', F' Just keep doing that until you have made a yellow cross. If all you have is the yellow dot in the middle, you will need to do the algorithm 3 times. If you have a left facing L then you will need to do the algorithm twice. If you have a straight line horizontal in the middle, you only need to do the algorithm once to get the yellow cross.
5. Now solve the yellow edges. The way I memorized this algorithm is because you are solving "edges". The band member named "the edge" is from the band U2. This algorithm has the move "u2" in it. R, U, R', U, R, U2, R', U. Basically, I just said the algorithm repeatedly with a cadence a million times until I memorized it. What this does is match up the edge pieces with their respect colors to match the center pieces on their side. If you get lucky it will also place the corner pieces in their right places. If that happens you can skip this next step.
6. Put the yellow corners in their places. U', R, U', L', U, R', U', L When solving the yellow corners, you might have one corner in its place already. Put that corner in the bottom right-hand side of the top when holding it. Then do the algorithm. What that does is rotate the other 3 corners until they are in the right spots.
7. Solve the cube. I kept doing this algorithm wrong by messing up one move, and it completely ruins the cube. You have to start all over. Super frustrating when you are that close to being done. The algorithm is simple. R', D', R, D What this does is move the corner pieces until they are rotated and facing the right way but you HAVE TO FINISH THE WHOLE ALGORITHM. Even if you got the piece faced the right way before the algorithm is done. FINISH IT. Then move the U layer once to bring the next corner piece to the bottom right on the top and do the algorithm again. At this point it looks like your cube is totally messed up. It's pretty intimidating at this point. Just keep doing the algorithm. Eventually you will have a completely solved Rubik's cube.
My son who's 8 has recently taken up the interest in speed cubes and came home from school one day a couple months ago with one that he says he solved. I didn't believe it because he can't do it again. So naturally I took up the task of trying to learn how to solve one. I found some videos and some algorithms and started playing around. I think the first time I solved it took about a week of picking it up and playing with it a few min a day. (that's what she said) Then I got more serious and tried to memorized the solving algorithms. A couple days ago I was able to solve it using algorithms by memory in 3min 57 seconds. I still only solve it in the beginners way. There are obviously more advanced ways to solve it in lighting speed. I'm not really interested in doing that. The fact that I solved it is good enough for me.
https://ruwix.com/the-rubiks-cube/how-to-solve-the-rubiks-cube-beginners-method/
Here are the beginner steps and algorithms that I use to solve it. It's not hard to learn and memorize.
U - stands for Upper side spin clockwise
U' - (U prime) stands for Upper side spin counter clockwise.
' - (Prime) tick mark. Means spin that side counter clockwise.
L - Left side
R - Right side
D - Down, or bottom layer
F - Front layer, facing you
B - Back layer
1. Start by making the white cross with the edge pieces that match their middle piece on their respective side.
2. Turn it upside down with the white middle piece on the bottom and then swing the white corners to the corner they are suppose to go to then do this algorithm. R, U, R', U'. Until the white corner goes down into its spot. Move another corner to above where its suppose to go and repeat until all corners are in their spots and you have a full white face solved.
3. Work on the second later matching up the colors. The middle layer. Start with edge pieces that do not have a yellow in on them. Swing them to the side theyre suppose to go on then do this algorithm. If its suppose to swing down to the left . U', L', U, L, U, F, U', F' If it's suppose to swing down to the right. U, R, U', R', U', F', U, F.
4, Now solve the yellow cross. This step is easy. The algorithm is short. F, R, U, R', U', F' Just keep doing that until you have made a yellow cross. If all you have is the yellow dot in the middle, you will need to do the algorithm 3 times. If you have a left facing L then you will need to do the algorithm twice. If you have a straight line horizontal in the middle, you only need to do the algorithm once to get the yellow cross.
5. Now solve the yellow edges. The way I memorized this algorithm is because you are solving "edges". The band member named "the edge" is from the band U2. This algorithm has the move "u2" in it. R, U, R', U, R, U2, R', U. Basically, I just said the algorithm repeatedly with a cadence a million times until I memorized it. What this does is match up the edge pieces with their respect colors to match the center pieces on their side. If you get lucky it will also place the corner pieces in their right places. If that happens you can skip this next step.
6. Put the yellow corners in their places. U', R, U', L', U, R', U', L When solving the yellow corners, you might have one corner in its place already. Put that corner in the bottom right-hand side of the top when holding it. Then do the algorithm. What that does is rotate the other 3 corners until they are in the right spots.
7. Solve the cube. I kept doing this algorithm wrong by messing up one move, and it completely ruins the cube. You have to start all over. Super frustrating when you are that close to being done. The algorithm is simple. R', D', R, D What this does is move the corner pieces until they are rotated and facing the right way but you HAVE TO FINISH THE WHOLE ALGORITHM. Even if you got the piece faced the right way before the algorithm is done. FINISH IT. Then move the U layer once to bring the next corner piece to the bottom right on the top and do the algorithm again. At this point it looks like your cube is totally messed up. It's pretty intimidating at this point. Just keep doing the algorithm. Eventually you will have a completely solved Rubik's cube.
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