Hey guys, so today
I want to show you how to solve a rubik's cube for beginners and the first thing that we need to know are the pieces
Here are the corner pieces
They will always be a corner piece these orange ones here are these side pieces
they'll always be a side piece and
then you [have] the center piece it will always be [a] center piece no matter which way you rotate the Cube and
Then for the colors. Here's the red facing us the opposite of red is orange
The opposite of Green is blue and then the opposite of white is yellow
Next we have the rotation in this video whenever I say maybe the front side clockwise that just means this
And then whenever I say the right side Clockwise
Up side and here's the bottom left and then the back
And then here just counterclockwise this direction
[alright] now since [we] got the basics done. Let's go ahead and jump right in and solve it this Rubik's Cube
the first step in solving a 3x3 Rubik's Cube is to get a white cross on the white side of the Cube and
To do that. We're going to start off by having the yellow side facing up
We're going to create a daisy formation with the white sides
around the yellow Center
So next we just have to find a white side piece. Which is right here
So [we'll] just rotate it to a way that it'll go next to the yellow piece
so if another [ones] [are] here, we'll just rotate the left side up and
Then the last one is on the bottom here, so we'll just rotate the bottom piece
180 degrees
So now we have the the white daisy around the yellow center
The next thing that we need to do is see what colors on the other side of this white piece?
So here is green, so we'll just rotate
This until we get to the green side and then flip this the right side 180 degrees
The color on this side of the white face is blue. So we'll just rotate it to the blue side
flip the right side 180 degrees
The other color to this white piece is orange
Go to the orange side
flip it and
then the last white piece we have red
And go to the red side and flip this 180 degrees
So now we have the white cross on the white side of the cube and to make sure that we have it correct you
[will] see the colors match up
orange Green and red
Now we need to solve the white corner pieces
To do that. We just have to find the first white corner piece and
See what [colors] on the other side of this white piece which is orange, so we'll rotate the bottom to the orange side
So then that this piece will be on the right side now
[we] know for sure that this white piece with the orange needs to go right here in this corner and
To get it up there. We just can't do this because we a mess up our white cross
So we have to rotate that back
So what we need to do now is just rotate this bottom white piece out of the way
this left side comes towards us and
Then if you're go ahead and replace this piece back to where it needs to go
[now] rotate left side back up
So then we went ahead and replaced this white piece
So now here's another white piece or white corner piece that we need to get on its side?
So [it's] actually already [on] its side right here because it's blue and blue
so we know that this piece needs to go right up here in the corner and
Just like before we can't just rotate the [ret] right side kind of clockwise
Because we're going to mess up our white cross
So we have to get this white piece out of the way first
Rotate the right side counterclockwise
Rotate it back and then clockwise again
So just looking for another white piece right here, so when the piece is on the [upside]
We need to rotate
right and then out of the way and
then up again
so now it's on the bottom but that just moved another white piece up for us, so
what we need to do now is we'll just work on this piece that we [regionally] [moved] down here and
to get the pieces on the bottom
Up so that we can see them. We?
[have] to make sure that it's on the opposite side of us when we rotate the right side the yellow piece faces us
So go ahead [and] get it all the way
Rotate the right side back so that we still have [our] white cross
and then we'll just go ahead and put this white piece where it needs to go and
Since it has red on the other side of the white. Let's just rotate this to the red side
So that we know that this piece needs to go right here
So to get this piece right here. We need to rotate this bottom side out of the way
Rotate counterclockwise, and then the bottom side back and then clockwise again
So another white piece right here, so since it has green on it. We'll just rotate it to the green side
We know that this piece will go here because the green and green
Rotate it out of the way
down
right again and
[then] up
Now we just have one [more] piece left
which is right [here] and
To get this on the bottom side again what we need to do is just rotate this front side Clockwise
Get it out of the way
rotate it back up, so then we have our white cross too, and
Then we'll just go ahead and as switch this orange piece to the orange side and then put it right up there in the corner
So get it all the way
wrote in right side counterclockwise
Replace it and then go back up
so make sure that we have the white corners and the whites where they need to go this first row will be solved and
Then you'll see a small [t] with with the same color
The third step in solving the Rubik's Cube is to get this middle layer
All the same color and to do that what we're going [to] do is have this white completed side facing back or away from us
so that the yellow [is] facing towards us and
[we're] going to look for one of these side pieces that doesn't have any yellow in it so as you can see this piece
Right here has yellow in red
So we won't use [that] piece for now
here's a blue and red
So what we need to do is since this top layer is red. Let's go ahead and rotate it to [the] red side
So then we have a large t
So here's blue and here's the blue side right here and red is on the top already
so we know that this piece needs to replace this yellow and blue piece and
To do that what we need to do is since we're going from left to right
We need to move this front face to the left
away from our Target and
I'll just keep my finger on this piece to know that we need to replace this piece right here
So now what we need to do is this bottom piece since we're going from left to right
we need to turn the bottom from left to right and
Then bring this right side down as a root place on this piece
So we'll bring this down
Now we'll just go ahead and replace these two by doing that we'll just remove this middle layer, and then we'll go up
So since we have already replaced this piece
We just have to fix our white now
So to do that. We'll just rotate the one with the three sides
Okay, then we'll rotate it out of the way bring the middle piece down rotate it back and then go up
[alright] now the next [thing] that we're going to do is have the white side facing back again the yellow side facing us
And we'll look for a piece without any yellow in it, so this one doesn't have any yellow
It's red and Green we rotate it to the green side
And now we know that this piece needs to go here because the red and b red the green [and] green
so since we're going from left to right we need to move this front face to the left and
This bottom we need to move this way because we're going [from] left to right
So now this this right side needs to come counterclockwise
Because we're replacing this piece with this piece
go ahead and turn it and
[then] rotate the right side clockwise again, so since we replace this piece now
But now we have to fix our white so the ones that's already completed that the left side, we'll just rotate that up
Move this bottom side out of the way
Bring it down
Put it back and go out
White side facing back a left side facing us. We'll look for [piece] with no yellow in it
so here's a piece right here orange [and] blue it's already on the blue side because the blue is facing up, so
The Orange is on the side, so [we] know that this piece this side piece needs to replace this piece right here
So since it's against going left to right we need to rotate our front face to the left
and
the bottom needs to turn this way because we're going from left to right and
Then we'll rotate this this right side counterclockwise
So that we'd replace this right here
And then the right side clockwise again
To fix the white just rotate that back up
Through the bottom side out of the way bring it down
And go up
So it looks like we just have one more piece left to replace
So white side facing away the yellow side facing us [will] look for a piece with [no] yellow in it a side piece
and
It looks like they all have yellow so what we need to do is just replace
This piece with one of the yellow pieces [they'll] just have to do the rotation two times
So let's go ahead and just move
Since we're going from left to right. We need to move the bottom from left to right
Bring this right side down these we're going to replace this yellow piece with this piece right here
Rotate the middle go back up, and then we'll fix our white
So with the yellow side facing us again. We'll look for a pos side [pisa] with no yellow or yeah with no yellow in it
here's an orange in Green
So here is we need to rotate it to the orange side so that the so we have a large orange tea
So green and green orange and orange we know that this piece needs to go right here
So left to right once once again. We'll turn our front face left away from our place. Where needs ago
The bottom side needs to go from left to right
and
Then we need to turn this right side counterclockwise or towards us these are replacing this piece right here
Just move it, and then rotate it back up and then fix our white
Move it out of the way bring it down and go back up
so now since we have [our] white completed and
Now we have the first two layers the top in the middle completed with the same color
So the first three steps in solving the Rubik's Cube were pretty simple and straightforward
This is where I start to get a little bit more complicated because we have to memorize different patterns algorithms
or just to remove sets and
The last step that we did was we completed this middle section
We made all the colors the same so now we have the the white completed
We have this first layer, [and] then this middle layer after [we] completed this middle layer
when we flip the cube over you'll see a pattern a yellow pattern and
this is
One of three you could either see just one yellow in the center if you get that pattern just go ahead and do these one
Of these move sets twice that I'll show you here in just a moment
[I] will put it up on the screen [when] I will put up on the screen is b the bar and
Also, the the move set for that as well
And since I went ahead and got this hook. I'll go ahead and show you this video
And then you can just go ahead and follow along with the pictures that I have on the side
so
When we have the hook we can't do this next move set with it and down here in the corner
It's going to have to be facing the top left hand side
So whenever you get the hook just have it face this [direction], and then we'll go ahead and complete this next move set
So it's going to be the facing the front face Clockwise
up Clockwise
right Clockwise
uP counterclockwise
right counterclockwise
front
[counterclockwise]
And then we come up with this so what we need to do is just create a yellow cross
So after getting the yellow cross on top
what we need to do now is get the yellow Corners and
When we completed the yellow cross you may have gotten from a few different other variations which I'll have on the screen right now
but if you got the one I have let's just go ahead and
Get [one] of this yellow sides facing us so just rotate this top
so we have a yellow face in us and
then we can go ahead and start our move set which is going to be the same move set for the other pictures on the
screen
Which is going to be right Clockwise up?
Clockwise, right [counter] Clockwise up Clockwise
right Clockwise up two times
right counter Clockwise
So then this is what we what I like to call a fish because you have the tail right here, and then the head
so let's just go [ahead] and keep the tail at the top right so the head is facing bottom left and
This is the way that you need to have it for the move set otherwise. It won't work
[and]
Since this is a yellow. We have the fish you know where it needs to go, but we have a yellow right here
We need to get this yellow piece right here in the front and to do that
We'll just do the same move set one more time. So it's right Clockwise
up Clockwise
right counterclockwise up Clockwise
right Clockwise up two times
right counterclockwise
So now we have the fishy
but the
tails in the wrong spot
So let's just go ahead and move that to the top right where it needs to go
And then we have the [yellow] side facing us, just like what we need before is over here, but now [it's] right here
So now we can go ahead and do our move set one more time as long as we have the fish at the top
Left tail the top right and the head bottom left, so the move set one more time is right Clockwise
up
Clockwise
right counterclockwise
Up Clockwise
right Clockwise
up two times and
then right counterclockwise and
And then we have the the top layer solved the bottom layer solved and then the first two layers
So now we just have left is the top layer
The next step in solving the Rubik's Cube is to get the corner pieces matching. In my case
I was [able] to get two of the corners matching so we'll just go ahead and rotate the matching colors to the matching side in
My case it's orange
So you might have gotten a [piece] where it's not matching [right] here, but that's okay
Just [get] the two corners on the main side for [now]
and then once you do so go ahead and get that almost completed side or fully complete side facing back and
If you if you came up where you don't have any matching Corners?
and
That's okay
Because I'll just go ahead and throw the picture on the screen right [now] with the [movesets] [we] all along with us as well
But if you did get matching sides or mesh and Corners keep it facing back
Then we'll go ahead and do the move set for that. Which is right counterclockwise
front Clockwise
right counter [Clockwise] back two times
right Clockwise
front Counter Clockwise
right counter Clockwise
back two times
and
Then right two times. [it] doesn't [matter] which way
and now as you can [see] we have the
Same Corners on each side, so [we'll] just go ahead and rotate them [to] there in location, so orange
As you can see now the only ones that we have left are the middle pieces
Since we already have our corners in the right position because you know it's all the same color
We just need to replace these centerpieces or the middle pieces
With the other middle pieces and to do that in my situation
[this] blue need to go over here. Which is going to be from left to right which is going to be a
Clockwise [circle]
and now if you have a situation where
You know you get maybe one complete side you'll just have it facing back
And then I'll have the picture on the screen for that algorithm
but in the meantime what I'm going to do right now is
Start off by having this blue piece go in a clockwise formation
and to do that, it's going to be a
right [two] times
up
Clockwise
right Clockwise up Clockwise
right counterclockwise
uP counterclockwise
right counterclockwise
uP counterclockwise
right counterclockwise
up
Clockwise, and
Then right counterclockwise
so now we do have a full complete side and
we'll have it facing back and
now we just [have] three more pieces to solve and
again, we have to go [a] clockwise rotation because we're going from left to right and
This needs to go here so clockwise
So it's going to be the exact same move set and again if you have to go from right
From left to right, it'll be a [counterclockwise], and I'll have that still on the screen for you, so
for a clockwise rotation
It's going to be right - times up
Clockwise
right Clockwise
up clock [grinds]
right counterclockwise
up
counterclockwise
right counterclockwise
uP counterclockwise
right counterclockwise
Up Clockwise, and then right counterclockwise, and then we have completed the Rubik's Cube
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