Rubik's Cube: Fridrich F2L explained (PART2/2) [New!]

[Yusei1674]

This is the only tutorial I found on YouTube that made clear sense to me. :D

[1211icarus]

Dude, seriously. I love you. English is not my native language, but you're the one i understood. Awesome. :)

[BGteam6]

@1211icarus true,really good explaining,everyone can understand it.Thanks badmephisto!

[lumierebunny]

you're the best!! (:

[dobby213]

what happens if you cannot find any matching corners and edges on the top layer \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/­/ help please

[WowWow1616]

my cube sucks cock idk why it just gets stuck

[dobby213]

@WowWow1616 you need to lube it or buy a speed cube i would advise puzl

[MrTheMataramasuko]

@badmephisto thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaanks a lot i started F2L 2-3 days ago and now i solved the first two layers including the cross in 37 seconds!! but using these methods and learning fingertricks i will solve the F2L in 10 seconds I trust myself. THANKS!!!!!

[joza927]

too hard..



[Shintalka]

Thanks Alot. Made a lot of sense out of the whole F2L for me.

[Luizhenpr]

17 ppl failed at solving this

[sunbir1496]

@badmephisto can u plz explain wat were we tryin to make.i am completely lost



[reckless431]

this is undoubtedly the best method and he is undoubtedly the best teacher

[TallminJ]

Wow, this is an excellent turoial! I just did it for the first time. Nice job man, 5/5

[MrGeoman00]

What if in some cases they are INVERSED !!! AND I DON"T KNOW HOW TO FILL IT

[jg9020]

Thanks got it in a few hours

[arvindravi10]

this sux! i cant understand anything!

[1997telus]

thanks so much

[a1de2o3silva]

thanks for the tip about when the white is up,

[samsamer888]

This is really all you need to do!?! This seems easier than the original meathod, its all logic no memoriztion

[AnTexSoL]

nice!

explained very well

wow man the algorithms in ur description are longer and complicated..

anyways thnx for ur explanation

[Nexor123]

I learned about 8 algorythms for f2l, for all the cases, is this good?

[kenshinryu]

Thank you so much! Your videos have helped me drastically improve my cubing. I usually have to rely on algorithms, but with this level of understanding, I can have my muscles to the work for me!

[metfankrizz]

Am i the only one who always get stuck after solving 3 slots??

[gricka31]

@metfankrizz I did at first, you need to make sure you don't mess up your previous work, he explains it at about 5:00. Is this what you mean?

[metfankrizz]

@gricka31 Yes that was exaclty it! I must have missed it, thanks! If it was not for you I probably would have quit with F2L

[ericxplosion08]

Sorry if this was already answered. I have some situations where, after I make the white cross, there are no white pieces at all. What do I do?

[eLegance0407]

Great!

[ThatRubiksCubeGuy]

This is by far the best tutorial for F2L!!

[Jerjer1127]

what is the fastest method of solving the cube?

[Everythingrubiks5]

1:52 you can just do F' U2 F U and then insert

[peeps12121212]

thank you I can solve the rubik's cube in about 40 sec.

[multigamingkid]

i have a problem. when i try to "hide" a corner piece, it messes up my other slots. is there anyway of fixing this?

[12345soccerguy]

@multigamingkid do either u/u' ... and then do it normally 

[rcmainiac999]

AWESOME TUTORIAL need to watch it a couple of times then its easy to understand

[andyroo2540]

Excellent! Thank you

[baptiste154]

Impressive. Most instuctive cube tutorials I have come across. Thank-you!

[AgentKuo]

I actually figured out F2L on my own. I knew of the concept, but I never watched a tutorial or anything on it. I'm watching this video now to officially learn it. Great tut, by the way.

[Zarron6]

Omg. You rock. I finally understand this method!! I just wish there was a faster way to do the top layer, haha.

[AgentKuo]

@Zarron6

OLL/PLL

[sb15420a]

Thank you sooo much. The best tutorial for me. Finally i understand.

[RoGueAnTiDoTe]

2:52*

[RoGueAnTiDoTe]

2:55 thats right :)

[TheY2T]

hey wowm after a long time i've finally managed to do it this way! thanks for the awesome videos xD.

[D4rkFang]

Im doing so many unneccessary moves can you please help?

[TheKeenMind]

@D4rkFang lol, i used to too. the only thing u need right now is practice :P

[htirah100]

does this need to practice alot?

[vasko002]

@htirah100 Alot

[mehdiway]

Inverted byebye :D

[vibbmaster]

the funny thing is that some people think about this for less than 10 sec....the human brain is fucking retarded :O

[speedcubes17]

VERY helpful!

Before, I only knew how to get it to case #11.

Now, I know all three. :)

[JusOneHuman]

This method is fast but need a lot of practice



[Orlando1130]

Wow this really really improved my solve time. This is for all those Nay sayers , you really have to watch this video until you really understand it . Yes, its confusing at times but with practice it really starts making sense. Don't be discouraged if you don't get it at first. Practice,Practice and more Practice is all you need.

[randomvids671]

two things great vid and what did u use to lube your cube because i lubed mine and i have been using it for a while and i can solve it in 20 seconds but yours just looks so much smoother and rotates better please respond

[dominodrumfan]

@randomvids671 silicone spray, or vaseline

[LeiJamie]

This video really helped me understand the F2L better.

[akhi121291]

very good explanation :D

[D4RKY3000]

there are optimal moves for some F2L he is solving...eventhough He is not using them...despite of is a really good tutorial...

[JostleCubed]

@D4RKY3000 I think he was choosing the more intuitive way, i don't really think beginners care about optimal, just about being able to understand it.

[monkeyboy123987]

what cube do u have

[thesacredphoenix]

This is very helpful, thank you. I just learned LBL about a week ago and managed to get down to 1:30ish, and of course the first two layers take the longest. These two videos detail the concept very well.

[1slave25]

1:17 f2l 0:43 beginers.

from cross already solved, doing just the first two layers.

so close...i need to practice f2l more

[epicalepic]

@1slave25 OH hey bro! Wow, I didn't expect to see you here! In case you don't know me, I'm skeletonboy.

So you intrested in Rubiks too!? I'm also trying to practice F2L too.

[1slave25]

@epicalepic

heh heh! lol. i knew :) f2l is on the annoying side. im learning 1 look pll ATM... im on my 6th alg, im ultra slow at f2l. as you can see :)

after i learn one look pll its off to one look oll. oll is evil. can i just learn all the LOLs?

[epicalepic]

@1slave25 Ha, nice one. Good luck!

[JostleCubed]

@1slave25 Do you know 2look?

[Stickman698]

Haha everyone mentions that at the beginning you will get worser times and i just got better times! from 2:30 to 0:58.5 in 2.5 weeks!!! :P

[Richardtola1]

thanks man i like you very much my best time is 12.98 seconds oll skip scramble from cubetimer i do f2l in about 10 seconds and i do 5 to 10 seconds oll and pll i know 30 olls and full pll

[zocder]

when the corner is pointing up i just do this: R B U' B' U' R'

[thedevitt]

Thank you for this! I wasn't looking forward to memorising the 40+ F2L algorithms but now I understand how to do it intuitively. Looking forward to sub-1min :)

Also: Loving the sarcasm, keep it up!

[leodeigo12345]

thanks! you really helped!!!!!!

time:33.89 sec.!

[yasoufi]

avg..

biggener's method: 54 sec

speedcubing first week: 3:54

speedcubing now: 32 sec

it works dont give up it took me about 2 weeks to get it down avg to 32 and my record is 18 seconds

[WilliamMichaelPS3]

what does z and y mean

[nielpedro]

@WilliamMichaelPS3 turning the whole cube , left or right

[TheRush143]

How do you solve the case when your last slot has the white pointing to the right? I can only do F' and R without bringing solved areas to the top layer.

[samjcoleman]

thanks for the vid very easy to follow

[erikboi777]

im just gonna stick to the beginner's method. this is too fucking confusing

[MiturBinlsderty]

yoo this is soo awesome. I like your teaching method! The whole "working space", the whole accent you got there. Very nice!

[ShinKahnX]

Oh thanks man! I started this out with 4 minute timings on the first day, but on the next day I had 1:45 timings. I'm certain this will surpass my beginner method timings! Thanks! I appreciate your awesomeness!

[theused812]

I know you said you'll be slower at first, but if you practice daily, how long will it take until your time improves, from what it was before.

[deadmansouls]

sOO... i LEARNED THE CROSS F2L 2LOLL 2LPLL AND I AM AVERAGEING 1 MIN 18 SEC :) I SUCK AT MOVING THE CUBE FAST:) HOPE THAT AFTER A LOT OF PRACTICE I LL AVERAGE A LOT LESS.

[DanGuerrer0]

I actually got faster, and I didn't have to watch the 2nd part 0.0

[kennykart123]

thnx man, like 2 months ago, my average time was 53 sec. now thanks to you its 27sec YOU ROC

[pengro7]

very clear tutorial

good job

[RADIOHEAD842]

Omg thanks spooking much u made f2l possible!!!!

[DudeXGamer]

THANK YOU SOO MUCH

[TazioFelis]

Thanks a lot~! It was really helpful for me, no kidding. (off to practice)

[Kankima]

good tutorial if you didnt play cube for long time then you will not under stand

[YeldarbNoj]

Your method of explaining is by far the clearest I have found. Tnank you for this intuitive way of solving F2L.

Dan Harris has a great website, but you show step by step what to look for without reorienting the cube and disorienting the viewer.

Well done and I'm a new subscriber.

[YeldarbNoj]

Your method of explaining is by far the clearest I have found. Tnank you for this intuitive way of solving F2L. Dan Harris has a great website, but you show step by step what to look for without reorienting the cube and disorienting the viewer.

Well done and I'm a new subscriber.

[crazymexicandope]

The case at about 1:55, I would do F'U2FUF'U'F. It's 8 moves vs. the 12 moves that you show here. Just thought I'd state that.

[IgorPcar]

@crazymexicandope actually if you do rotation it would be a lot faster.. (y') R'U2RUR'U'R, you have to avoid F's and rotations on F2L, instead you can do "d" moves

[colton45c]

ok so i only have onecornor to solve but when i solve it another cornor comes out of place ect. ect. how do i solve it?

[IWolfGod]

Thank You!

You really helped me understand it.

Now i only need to train on the speed :D

[speedstackingmanduh]

with the bigginner method i got around 1 minute. with the f2l, two look oll, two ppl i still get around a minute. do you just recommend practice

[instantpestering]

I enjoyed this video! I've run across some problems where I couldn't hide a corner or edge w/o disrupting solved pairs, but I'm sure I'll figure it out. I have the Dan Harris book, but there was no way I'd have the ability to memorize 42 different algorithms for all the different F2L possibilities. I'll have to resort to it when I become stumped and need a faster way to solve f2l. Thanks!

[19951997123]

coooooooooooooooooool

[chrids1]

@Chid0ri12SH You should know this by now if you watched the beginner's method video. Since you didn't, watch it.

[Seirup7]

Great vid!

[7Mushrooms7]

I can do the F2L except for the last corner and edge. I always messed it all up. lol

[PopperNLocker]

Love your tutorial videos, gr8 stuff =)

[arsenalchamp]

Bravo! Thank you.

[RawrZyphex]

Great video man , you did a good job doing everything slowly , and case by case. Like'd

[BruisingEd9545]

can you please make a video on hiding the cornor when you only have one more slot to fill in

[RawrZyphex]

@BruisingEd9545 you do the same exact thing. Just make sure you work with the undone corner (which should be your [Front , Right , Down] Corner) . You can slide ( Front ) , both ways. Front and Front Prime , to get the final slot. Good luck :)

[puppykittenful]

i understand how to do f2l but it takes me slower then doing the regular method. should i keep praciticing f2l or just use regular method

[KanavanKnight]

I must admit... THIS is genius. :D I learned it quite quickly. ;) This video is great. Thanks so much. :D

[Drewerd615]

I am having a problem with solving the very last F2L edge/corner pair every time I try. It seems that by correctly inserting the fourth pair, I ALWAYS mess up a pair I had already done. I know you mentioned this in this video, but no matter what I try, it doesn't work out. I can always get three, but when I get to the fourth, it messes up either the first, second, or third pair I had already done.

[Drewerd615]

@Drewerd615 An example of this is at 1:15 in this video. Every time I get this case it is ironically my fourth and final pair. When looking at 1:15, I do these moves (the same ones you do): Ri U R Ui Fi U2 F Ui Fi U F.

This does correctly insert the pair, as shown in the video, however, when done as your FOURTH pair, it messes up another pair.

Help would be appreciated, thanks.

Drewerd615

[7Mushrooms7]

@Drewerd615 That's exactly my problem. :(

[HMHLongboarderz]

Before i used F2L My time was 5 minutes. but now two months later i have seen a major change in my physical appearance and my time!!! I have brought my time down to 5 seconds!!! If you want to change your rubixs cubing life please call 1-888-rubixs TODAY!

[maxhockey61]

Can't find a f2l tutorial that i can understand . can u send me one please if u have a good one or if you know a good one.

[bleachzeldakid]

WHADDAFUCK DID I JUST TRY TO DO?

[galactus170X]

I 'understood' what you were doing the first time around but I could not do it on my own. I have watched this video at least 5 times and now I 'get' it. Thank you very much for this tutorial. I am going to kick my brother's ass at xmas.

[flapjackattack4]

you explain it better than anyone else on youtube that i've seen so far. im finally beginning to fully understand every case. thanks man!

[galactus170X]

Can you put all your rubik's cube links on everyone of your videos for easy access? Thanks for the help ; )

[CubingCockney]

Watched this video once and immediately understood. Great tutorial! Got yourself a new subscriber xD

[JamesonBeatbox]

Thanks.

[mikmik2x13]

cool dude, thanks to you i can now solve my cube faster than before

[PharaohGlaga]

You don't expect us to get it after watching your videos one? PFFT! You're so awesome! Holy crap! I was able to do f2l over and over and over again after watching your videos once! Because I just learned how to do it though, it WAS faster to do it the way before, but as you said, once I have practice, f2l will be much faster! Thanks again!

[smokinginthepub]

thank you soooooo much i can finnaly do it

[moreczbogdan]

in your opinion witch one is faster, this or the keyhole method ?

[DeanOfBloons]

@moreczbogdan fridrich is. any speedcuber will say the same.

[pkfighter343]

@DeanOfBloons not about all things. I think zz might be faster than fridrich.

[DeanOfBloons]

@pkfighter343 I meant that fridrich is faster than keyhole :)

[igormercurial7]

THIS HELP ALOT!!!!!!!

THANK YOU

[LiverpoolFans91596]

my favorite tut of all time..

thanks man..

[NazzaKimi]

this is sooooooooo helpful! Thanks!

[MINIMI95020]

thanks :D

[Argothman1]

Is embedding off on these two videos? They don't ahownup on my iPod touch.

[91231comenzingstar]

hello friend i´m really learing that stuff of F2L and i have to be shure but at 2.39 you make twelve steps to solve that pair when i do the algoritm F`U2 F U F´U´F . 8 moves !!!!! why ?

[Cornsnake9]

which method is faster: beginners method (dan brown) or this? because im getting slower times with this, but maybe thats because im not used to it. Which is better?

[lailalokman]

@Cornsnake9 of course this method is better , cause it's advanced , you get to do a two step (beginner's method ) , into a one step using fridrich

[Argothman1]

Hmm.

After watching these multiple times and trying this many times on my own, my fingers hurt, and I have some thoughts.

A lot of what I do messes up what I have previously done. What do I do?

Last pair is hard :(

[azraef94]

what is ur best time??using this method??

[91231comenzingstar]

in the first first case .. you did this sequence U´- U´- R- U- R` ( ↑` ↑´ →↑ →` ) when you have to do L -U - ←↑ two movements!!!!!!!! why are you loosing time ? explain that buddy!!

[aherokilled]

still trying to get it. my solve is about 56 seconds with some method i forgot, but i need to find faster ways.

[yesitsbig11]

ur awesome dude u helped me alot thanx ive improved my best time from 1min 41 secs to 49 secs u were a big help

[manumitir]

Hello. Congrats on the video! it's been really helpful!

I just have a question: do you have a video on the last layer? cause I use a set of algorithms for the last layer, but maybe mine is not the fastest way...

which algorithms would you recommend?

thanks!

[ksmarsch95]

hahahaha part one you have 156,000 views and in part 2 you have 66,000 so 90,000 people said fuck this shit hahahahah

[levymetal]

hey thanks for making this video. i'm surprised some people have problems with it, i find F2L very intuitive. after watching your video twice, i've done 6 F2L solves, and i'm not having any trouble at all (apart from being a bit slow). once i get faster i can tell this will cut my solve time in half because i'm solving the cube in way less moves. so once again, thanks!

[gravityjoe35]

man you explain this so well u are by far the best i have seen

[hahatehee]

u should make a noobie video for this becuz this might even be easier then begginer method :)

[amateursurvivaltv]

i have a problem my times have gotten horrificly worse due to the F2L my average time used to be 1min 30seconds(im not that fast),and now its up to 4mins 3 second average time.

[amateursurvivaltv]

@amateursurvivaltv PS i dont mean to complain

[badmephisto]

@amateursurvivaltv that's so weird! I had that problem as well! The other 65 000 people did too! I should have mentioned in my video that this happens! oh wait... i did

[amateursurvivaltv]

@badmephisto ok ok no need to be a jerk about it

[badmephisto]

@amateursurvivaltv I know, I know. But if you get asked the same thing every single week for 3 years, it starts to get on your nerves. Besides, being as asshole is more fun ;p

[Matrixkool99]

@badmephisto dick

[7Mushrooms7]

@amateursurvivaltv You just need to practice until the method becomes easy for you so you do it faster. I'm also learning this method and I feel like I take forever figuring out the corners and the edges and where to place them and etc.

[bobebobebob]

this is the first rubiks cube tutorial that i didnt need to pause 43,000 times while watching it. perfect tutorial!

[thefieldofcrows]

AWESOME.. now i can do the f2l..

[Deliro87]

So confusing.. at 5:00 Why don't you do F'? This would be case 1 and all would be fine ô.o

[IPwnAllAndLeaveNone]

@Deliro87 The cross piece and the other F2L slots around get put out of place.

[Deliro87]

@IPwnAllAndLeaveNoneLol, no they don't. F', U', F, U2 have case#1 is done, same number of steps, but case 1 is much faster to solve. Try it out

[IPwnAllAndLeaveNone]

@Deliro87 Haha aren't you knew to F2L? I'm not...I know what I'm talking bout haha

[Deliro87]

@IPwnAllAndLeaveNone okaaay..Go kill yourself or something Oo My average is about 50 secs, so i swear you that you are fu**ing wrong, Sir. Create the situation and do the fucking alg i posted, and you'll see that im right..lol

[IPwnAllAndLeaveNone]

@Deliro87 50 sec? Yea definately a F2L newb. Your are WRONG. And judging by the way you speak, you will not get under 25 second average anytime soon.

It's not "much faster to solve". You don't know what the fuck you are talking about.

[Deliro87]

@IPwnAllAndLeaveNone I only said that the other way is much more plausible and the other way, he did, is confusing, no offense against anyone.

You fucktard said that the cross and other f2ls get out of place, and thats just wrong. So gtfo and flame another one or stick your fucking cube up your ass...

[IPwnAllAndLeaveNone]

@Deliro87 YES AN F' WOULD MOVE THE CROSS PIECES. God fuck, you are a retard. It's NOT FUCKING CONFUSING. You just need a brain and LISTEN to what he says. He averages 16 sec, I average about 25 sec, and you average 50. WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT, YOU DO NOT. GET THIS INTO YOUR HEAD, RETARD. He's trying to help, don't be a retard and post retarded comments on his video.

[Deliro87]

@IPwnAllAndLeaveNone Lol..i never said that hes bad, he is a god, wo a doubt, you are the tard. At 5:00 he moves the cross , too. Thats clear, i really dont know what your problem is, dude. In general my way and his way are the same. He only puts the corner in the bottom layer and back up. My corner stays on top but the cross switch back in posit. You are insane, man. This has nothing to do with averages. Its only about the mechanics of the cube. so stfu if you dont know what you r talking about

[IPwnAllAndLeaveNone]

@Deliro87

All this time you said it doesn't affect the cross. Well it does. And Anyhow, thats the slow way to do it and it's not fast at all. If I don't know what I'm talking about, how come my average is half yours? Yes it does have to do with average, it shows who knows more about the cube. He knows the advanced way also. You stfu.

[geniusbob3]

thank you so much! i was so nervous about trying to learn 40 algorithms, this makes so much more sense!

[IPwnAllAndLeaveNone]

@geniusbob3 Don't look up algs for F2L til your times are under 40 seconds average. Just don't, figure out the algs by yourself, then look up better ones.

[larixi1]

I solve it using beginners methods in a minute to a minute 15.... how much time will it cut off lol

[IPwnAllAndLeaveNone]

@larixi1

Let me test it. - a few min later-

Saves me about 20 seconds. But OLL and PLL are also in Fridrich, that saves time also.

[zxcvbnmmnbvcxz4201]

f2l is certainly amazing but it still takes me some some time to complete it .... can anyone please tell me how to improve