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How to Solve a Rubik's Cube

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The Rubik's Cube was as common to the 1980s as big hair and ALF. People spent hours on end trying to solve the multicolored cube, turning the squares until each of the six sides were one color. The Rubik's Cube remains an icon that baffles people at times. But there are some simple steps to solving the puzzle.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Prime the cube by picking a corner square in the upper right hand corner. Rotate the cube so the center square and that corner square match corners on the top side.

  2. Step 2

    Turn the entire cube to the left and rotate the cube so the new top right hand corner matches colors on the top and front. Repeat this until all the top corners are matched.

  3. Step 3

    Locate and place the cubes to complete the top layer. Remember any top cubes you must move out of space and how to put them back in the end.

  4. Step 4

    Solve the middle layer by aligning the centers and placing the edges. Turn the middle layer so the center cubes are all on the correct sides. Then place the middle edge cubes in their proper places.

  5. Step 5

    Turn the whole cube upside down so the last unfinished layer is on top. Match the corner cubes with the center cube on the new top layer.

  6. Step 6

    Match up two of the remaining edge corners. The correct colors should form either an H or something like a fish on the top side.

  7. Step 7

    Complete the final two cubes. The Rubik's cube is now solved.

Tips & Warnings
  • Remember that the placement of the colors on one side can vary for each Rubik's Cube.

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yasmara said

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on 3/1/2009 There is a different method to use too. YY method. the tutorial is found on www.vanderblonk.com.

aarox said

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on 2/27/2009 You overestimated the difficulty. I've been cubing for only a month now and my average time is 48 seconds for my averages of 10. Plus, I don't use the beginner method, I use the Fridrich Method, CFOP, Cross, F2L, OLL, PLLThe most popular method is Fridrich, hard to learn though because of almost 120 algorithms. But I'm about halfway there and I've learned all fundamentals.

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