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Step1:Terminoligy

Howtosolvea4by4by4
rubik'scube
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tosolveaRubickscube/?
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Rubik'sCube3x3
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Cube3x3Superflip/?
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thisstepwillshowyouhowiwillrefertothecubeandhowtodothespecific
movesyoumustdotocompleteit.

Step2:Centers

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Centersareveryimportant,yetsosimpletoquadup.
Thereisbasicjustthisonemovetofinishthisstepyoucandothesamemove
backwardsifthepiecesareinadifferentorder.Likethisr'u'rthat'sifthey're
switched.andifyouhaveapieceonthebackofthecubeandyouaretryingto
getittothefrontjustdothis.lB'l
sojustdothatabunchoftimesuntilyouhaveeverysidetogether.

Step3:Areyourcentersintherightplaces?

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thisistheorderthecolorsshouldbeinjustsolongasyouhaveanormal
Rubik'scube.
GetBLUEonthetop.thenlookdownononeofthesidesyoushouldseeYellow
thenlookingtotheleftofyouyellowshouldseeREDmoretotheleftisWHITE
moretotheleftisORANGEthanonthebottomshouldbeGREEN.Iliketo
remembertheorderbysayingbluemustardbloodmilkorangeslettuce.
Iftheyarenotinthatorderyouwillhavetodothismovetogetthemintheright
place.
picturewillshowyouhowtoswitchthem.oddsareitwontonlybeonethat
needstobeswitchedsometimesyoumightneedtomovealofthembutifyou
payattentionwhileyoumakethepositionofthecentersthatwillhelp.
oksoyouhavesomeoffbrandcubeandthat'snottherightorder.welllookat
thecornerstheywillshowyoutheway.

Step4:Edgepairing

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allmostdone!
prettysimpletheonlythingyouhavetolookoutforisifthetoplayerispaired
up.
youwillhavetofindthepiecesyouneed.andputthemintherightplacesthisis
howithastobearranged.
SowhathappensifIdonhave3lefttopairup?youmightask.
gotothelaststepcalledspecialmovesyouhaveacommonerrorthathappens
onlyonthe4by4makingitalothardertosolvewithoutaguide.

Step5:Solveit!

Solvethe4by4rubikscube,Easy! bythe_burrito_master(/member/the_burrito_master/)
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oknowthatyouhavealltheedgespairedandthecentersquadedup.
It'snowtimetosolveit!Sinceyouwontbeturningthemidslicesforthesolving
youcanjustpretendthatit'sa3by3isn'tthatneat.sosinceI'mlazyanddon't

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wanttoremakeaninstructabbleyoucanusethe3by3'sinstructible!
(http://www.instructables.com/id/how_to_solve_a_rubiks_cube_indepth_and_ea
sy_instru/)
Ifyoualreadyknowexactlyhowtosolvethe3by3
(http://www.instructables.com/id/how_to_solve_a_rubiks_cube_indepth_and_ea
sy_instru/)withoutanyinstructionsthatgreatjustdoitonyourown!
Thestopmotionanimationseenbelowisthestapesthatwillfollowinorderto
solvethe3by3
(http://www.instructables.com/id/how_to_solve_a_rubiks_cube_indepth_and_ea
sy_instru/)lookssimpledoesn'tit.
solveit!?!?!
(http://www.instructables.com/id/how_to_solve_a_rubiks_cube_indepth_and_ea
sy_instru/)

Step6:Specialmoves:(notfun

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specialmovesarenotfuntheseareexamplesofspecialmoves.....inthe
pictures.

Eachonetakesalotofturnstocomplete.
picture1istheoneyouneedtodofromedgepairingthisoneisthemost
frequent.
howtofixitholditjustlikeinthepicture.
RU'l'Ul'Ul'Ul'Ul'UR'UlU'RUlU'R'UlU'l
picture2youwillfigureyouneedtodoitduringthetopcross.
howtofixitholdjustlikeinthepicture
LdRdRd'Lu'BuBu'BRBr'B'RBrB
picture3thisoneyouwillfigureoutyouhaveitrightattheendendofthesolve.
tofixitholdjustlikeinthepicture
BEVERYCAREFULWHENUSINGTHESPECIALMOVESTHEYMAKEIT
VERYEASYTOWREAKTHEWHOLECUBE!!!!!followthemcarefully...
Yaymyinstructableisdone!I'msohappy!Ihopethatyoualllikemy
Instructableandfinditeasytofollowpointthingsoutthatineedtospecifymore.

Step7:Howtomakeyourfriendsfreak.
Ifyourfriendshavenevertouchedarubikscubethisisthebestwaytofreak
themout.
Givethemthe4by4andtellthemyoujustgotit.askthemhowfaralongthey
cangetitandthenwhentheyfailEpiclytakeitfromthemtryyourselfandbeat
them.bettingwouldbecoltoo.
Iknowtherearesomepeopleinthisworldthathaven'tseentutorialsonyoutube
sosomepeopledon'tknowhow.

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allen.hadley.56(/member/allen.hadley.56/)

13daysago

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itdoesn'tsolveforedgeparities.Pleasedittohelpwiththatwouldhelpmea
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lot.Coolpagethough.

NallaG(/member/NallaG/)

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NallaG(/member/NallaG/) NallaG

AARRRHGGspecialmovesaresofrustrating!!!Ialwaysgetthem
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wrong!

DoesNotCompute(/member/Does+Not+Compute/)

6yearsago

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the_burrito_master:Thereisaneasieralgorithmthanthefirstoneyouhavein
step6.It'sgoingtobeonmy5x5tutorial,butyouneedtoputthetwocubies
(/member/Does+Not+Compute/)
youaregoingtoswitchonthesamelayer.Then,inyournotation,it's:(Ll)'T2
(Ll)'T2F2(Ll)'F2(Rr)T2(Rr)'T2(Ll)2Officialnotation:(Ll)'U2(Ll)'U2F2
(Ll)'F2(Rr)U2(Rr)'U2(Ll)2

andyinnie(/member/andyinnie/) DoesNotCompute 1monthago

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ok.Scratchwhatijustsaid.Itdoesntworkandmesseduptheedgesin
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thebackofthetoplayer.

andyinnie(/member/andyinnie/) DoesNotCompute 1monthago

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didn'tworkforme...:/Butatleastitdidntmessuptheentirecube!
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alexsindledecker(/member/alex+sindledecker/)

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Whatdoestheforwardslashmeanonpicture1?
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mutley1(/member/mutley1/)

Whatismeantwhenaletterininitalics?(ieslanted)
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IzD.(/member/Iz+D./)

ihaveaquestionregardingnotation.inyourpictureitshowsBandbstanding
forthelowerhalfslices,butusuallyBandbstandforthebackslices.iamjust
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wonderingifyoumeantDanddfordown...

AnnaY1(/member/AnnaY1/) IzD.

3monthsago

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Ina3x3cube,thatisthecase.Butina4x4,anuppercaseletter,likeB,
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wouldmeanthelayerfarthesttotheback.Alowercaseletterlikeb,

wouldmeanthesecondlayerfarthesttotheback.Ihopethishelps.

chipperilla(/member/chipperilla/)

3yearsago

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allofthestepsitriedtofollowandiamfailingmiserably.icangetthecenters
andthe8completecenters.butidontknowwhattodotosolvetheother
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middleedgeswithoutmessingitup.whatdoineedtodo?

dkp0629(/member/dkp0629/)

5yearsago

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BTW,onthesecondpic,whichcoloristhefrontface?
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the_burrito_master(/member/the_burrito_master/)(author) dkp0629
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5yearsago

It'syellow....anditcanbeanycolor.Ijustchose

thattobethefrontbutyouhavetohavetheparts
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thatneedtobefixedintheexactspotstheyarein
thepics.

dkp0629(/member/dkp0629/)

5yearsago

Yourstepsforthesecondpicturedoesntwork,areyousureitiscorrect?
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Electroinnovation(/member/Electroinnovation/)

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6yearsago

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Myrecordfortheoriginalrubikcubeis1minute40seconds.Ibroughtitto
schoolandIamazeeveryoneIseeexceptforthekidinmyfirstperiodclass
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whocansolveittoo.

Danielguo326(/member/Danielguo326/) Electroinnovation
5yearsago

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tanmanknex(/member/tanmanknex/) Electroinnovation
5yearsago

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tanmanknex(/member/tanmanknex/) tanmanknex

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Ihavearecordof50,butmyfriendhasoneof20.I
can'tbelieveit,butIsawhimdoit.Hesaidhisoll
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andpllwerefail.:o

myrecordwas40sec.myrecordnowinthelast
weekis55sec.
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5yearsago

correction,1min,10sec.that'sreallyfrustratingforme...
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duckythescientist(/member/duckythescientist/) tanmanknex
5yearsago

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tanmanknex(/member/tanmanknex/) duckythescientist
5yearsago

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Cubie2(/member/Cubie2/) tanmanknex

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W00T1minute30secondsforme!!!Iambyno
meansaspeedcuber,butIdookformyself!!!
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Goodjob!Justkeepworkingatit,andmaybelook
upmorealgorithmsonlineandyou'llseeyour
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speedsshootup!OrshouldIsaydown?Lol.D

5yearsago

BetIcouldbeatyou...MeandyoucubeoffBetweenSpanishand
Biology.afterChristmasbreak.:P:D
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Cubie2(/member/Cubie2/) tanmanknex

5yearsago

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Waittanmandidyoufixyours?Ithoughtitwasbroken.
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Cubie2(/member/Cubie2/) Cubie2

5yearsago

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OhnevermindthiswasbackinJuneandAugust.:PIwantamirror
cubelikeyou!thatthingiswickedawesome!
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prosper58(/member/prosper58/) tanmanknex

5yearsago

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Mineis48seconds.SinceI'mfromanareawhereeveryoneiseasily
amused,I'malreadyfamousatmyschoolforbeingabletosolveit.
(/member/prosper58/)
TheotherdayIwassolvingitandfourteacherswerejuststaringthe
wholetime.

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5yearsago

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5yearsago

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allicansayis...SOAMAZING!!!!
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traxxasman(/member/traxxasman/)

aitculdalsoberedwhiteblueinclockwiseorderonaregrubik'scube
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JFive(/member/JFive/)

6yearsago

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Lookslikefun.Iwasabletosolvetheoriginaloneinlike7minutes.
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Five/)

the_burrito_master(/member/the_burrito_master/)(author) JFive
6yearsago

yeahitis.icansolvethe3by3onaverage2
minutessometimeslike1minuteand10seconds.
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DoesNotCompute(/member/Does+Not+Compute/)

6yearsago

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Ohyea,Iuseadifferenttechniquethanyoudo,soImightmakethatan
instructable.Youusethereductionmethod,andIdon'tknowwhatmymethod
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iscalled.

the_burrito_master(/member/the_burrito_master/)(author) DoesNot
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6yearsago

Howmuchdifferentlycanyousolveit?ijustsolveitlikea3by3.
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DoesNotCompute(/member/Does+Not+Compute/) the_burrito_master
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6yearsago

Istartbygettingawhitecenter,thentheyellow
center.Ithensolvethewhiteandyellowsides.
(/member/Does+Not+Compute/)

Afterthis,Isolvetheouteredges/wedges.After
this,Ihavetojustrealignthecenterpieces.Ithen
haveitdone,andittakeslesstimethandoingthe
specialmoves.Ionlyneedtousethesame
algorithmtoalignallthecenters.It'sjusthowthe
alignmentis,andIwillmakeinstructionsthis
weekend.

the_burrito_master(/member/the_burrito_master/)(author) DoesNot
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6yearsago

coolsoundsveryforeigntome.
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DoesNotCompute(/member/Does+Not+Compute/) the_burrito_master
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6yearsago

ItwasforeigntomewhenIgotmycube,anditis

somewhateffective.Youcansolveaframethenfill
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centers,orgetoppositecenters,andthenfillinthe
remainingcentersaftereverythingisalignedonthe
edge.It'skindofwierd

the_burrito_master(/member/the_burrito_master/)(author) DoesNot
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6yearsago

yeahthatavoidsthespecialmovesright?IheardofthatItriedionce
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butfailed.(withoutknowingwhattodo)

TheJamalam(/member/The+Jamalam/)

6yearsago

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Nicejust1question.WHEREDOYOUGETTHESE!
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the_burrito_master(/member/the_burrito_master/)(author) TheJamalam
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6yearsago

Ebay,Amazon,KmartWallmartalmostmost

anywhere.Ialsohavea5by5andIsolvedit4
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timesnow.

DoesNotCompute(/member/Does+Not+Compute/) the_burrito_master
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6yearsago

5x5isslightlyeasierthan4x4.Igotmy4x4last
year,andtwo5x5sthisyear.Ittakesabout10
(/member/Does+Not+Compute/)
minutestosolvethe5x5(Ijustgotonefor

christmas).I'mgoingtomakeaguide,usingmy
Rubiks5x5,andthenusemyEastsheenforspeed.

the_burrito_master(/member/the_burrito_master/)(author) DoesNot
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6yearsago

OhmanIwasgoingtodothe5by5instructable.:(yeahmetooIlove
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howIcansolveitalmostfasterthanthe4by4.Ihavealittletrouble
withthecenterssometimes.pssst...Idon'tknowthespecialmovesfor
the4by4IjustpopoutthepeaceswenIgetthemanddon'twantto
lookthemup.

DoesNotCompute(/member/Does+Not+Compute/) the_burrito_master
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6yearsago

Althoughmy4x4solutionisdifferent,I'mguessing
yourmethodin5x5isthesameasthe4x4?Igot
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mineatchristmas,andI'malreadydownto7
minutes.Thatsusingbeginnermethodforthe3x3
stylesolve.Bytheway,learningthemovesismore
impressivethanpoppingoutcenters.Eastsheenis
goodforspeed,butrubiksisgoodforqualityand
lowlight.Whatprogramisthatrenderedin?My
instructableonlyused1virtualcubephoto,andit
hasaphotoofmesolvingit.It'llbeupbytheendof
theday,Ithink.

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6yearsago

theprogramistruespace6.6.yeahit'saboutthesame.wowthat'sfast
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afterIlearnthespecialmovesforthe5x5I'llbeabletodoitinaround
10mins.

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