How to Solve a 4x4x4 Rubik's Cube - Part 2b - Advanced Edge Pairing

[TheMatthew0913]

getting 6 at a time starts at 4:40

[reillyfeatherstone]

@RobH0629 you say so... so many times. soooooooooo lol

But anyway thanks the video helped

[EagleLogic]

Thanks so much Rob! Your the best! :-)

[Darkit2099]

That's bad ass

[TheAwsomecubeGuy]

umm which one is faster the 6 or the 2-3? because i do the 2-3 one a lot faster than the 6 one, is that because i just need to practice it more?

[wtfill]

flip ur cube upside down)

[xxxxx123456789xxxxx1]

At 2:53 the blue red edge piece is on the top. What if it's on the bottom?

[mgcgyugitradeco]

@xxxxx123456789xxxxx1 you could just flip it to the top

[coolster01]

@Seedot0001 LOL I paused the video and read ur comment. As soon as I unpaused he said here!

[XyXKranterXyX]

Awesome! This has cut quite a bit of time off of my orriginal solve time (about 5 min) now its around 3 mins. Thanx!

[Seedot0001]

You say "here" alot

[tupcho33]

I know a faster way with takes only 2 sec's get a hammer...

[thoward98]

Hey Rob,

Great tutorial. One question though: when I'm creating the build ring, I find that the subsequent edge I require is NOT, in fact, in the 'other' inner-layer.

When the edge pieces line up, they're in the same layer. How do you switch an edge piece from one inner layer to another, without messing up other 'potential' edges you've already set up? Hope you understand my question ; )

Thanks.

[haribo41296]

\LEGEND

[CuberBuzz]

The way you explain it is excellent! Have you ever tried to learn the yau method?

[4326798]

bad camera

[YEAHBUCKET]

Thanks Rob! Very good tutorial! :D

[LuKaS2oo9]

iWOOWWWW!!! you explain so well that I just did it on my first try!!! Thanks a lot Rob, best edge pairing tuto ever!!!

[LuKaS2oo9]

ive just made a solve and i solved my 4x4 in 5:38,41 but im still gonna watch this vid :D

[scott50100]

I do find this video/tutorial helpful, but it is faster for me to solve them individually and two at a time, than it is for me to solve three at a time and six at a time. nonetheless, my time is about two minutes just for the edge pairing, resulting in a five-six minute solve. this is really starting to bug me

[misspriss6399]

so u mean 2 match up my corners i have 2 mess up my edges?

[swimboy817]

I understand the method of making a build ring. but what happens when you must turn the top layer 180 degrees to connect and edge? then the build ring wouldn't work and I still haven't figured out to flip edges without changing the rest of the cube

[TheCuber98]

THIS IS CONFUSING

[Bruce5747]

i have the rubicks revenge its so bad i literally have to force it round! i want to buy a Muru 4x4 but im havin trouble finding it as V cube are stopping ppl fro mselling it well pissed off

[miggpalmerrules]

then when im dont with what you just explained i make sure that there isnt any solved pairs in the build ring then slice the centers and repeat like the second part of this then just twist back. I just came up with this while watching the video and havnt tested it out so dont yell at me

[KleinerLudewig]

great tut, well explained.. now practicing starts :-)

thanks for the vid!

[mclein1097]

Your Rubik's Revenge is East Sheen?

[naruto12345678912]

ok i need help im matching 2 edges at a time and when i put the edge in the top layer and try to put it in the slot(this doesnt always happen) the edge doesnt go to the right slice so when i slice it they are across from eachother, now i know theres a simple way to fix it but its just wasting extra time when i couldve paired 4 deges when i pair 2 on this method, time wasting, dont like it

[RanzhaTheLoneVlogger]

@naruto12345678912 Simply flip the inserted pair with R U R' U' F' U F, and then realign the centres. Not too difficult.

[IPwnAllAndLeaveNone]

aha i thought this idea up one day, tried it intuitively, and failed...lol...

and this vid really helped me, i was wondering how the pros build their edges so quickly, its like learning a new kind of F2L

[MrSpongebobandsandy]

FINLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!

[oprah62]

hey rob are you left handed becuase i see you use it much more than your right

[angusthegreat]

man, u have THE MOST clear explanation i can find on youtube!!! thanks thanks thanks....

....... still, it isn't something i can easily do.

[0789david]

hey man thanx you help me out alot in solving my 4x4... you explained it in very good words

[cloneguy4]

its commen sence to be able to do that i can do 6 sides at once

[Neverlast0]

If you experienced it is, but otherwise not... it's not

[insanesoccer10]

@taiduce95 yeah it is

[tailwhip101]

If you guys would like to free stuff message me!!!

[rog3rli]

an awesome tutorial, thanx so much really helps

[6jiggy]

This was excellent and very well explained! I can see this really reducing my 4x4 times! =D

[diabolododson]

Thanks for this, really helped.

[awesomestuff121]

it was too hard for me, but ur other tutorials were great

[rubikscuber952]

how can i get better at finding matching pieces in 2 at a time. I feel i waste a lot of time looking around the cube for pairs

[MT0416]

thx dude, helps me a lot

[taiduc95]

Is that East Sheen 4x4x4 because it has purple?

[pacificaspieler]

yes

[iasimp1997]

what if the pair is already in the inner down layer?

[green1day2dork1234]

Wow I have always wondered how it would be possible to do more than 2 at once. Thanks so much! Very helpful. I hope this will shorten my time to less than 2 minutes! <3

[Wankstakillah]

thanx ROB :D

[rubikmovies]

tanx dudde:D

[Brandon2912]

interesting.. =D

[6midlan]

Ive made a build ring and sliced the centers, and now im trying to make the 2nd one. I matched a blue, red peice with another blue, red peice and then was trying to match a orange, green piece. But I couldn't because it was next to the first blue, red piece.

What would be the best thing to do?

[whitebread123654789]

@6midlan ya i had the same probblem and wanted to know too

[finotbl]

thank you very much

[TheAccidentalFreak]

you didnt mention the build ring in the 5x5 advanced, edge, and even though i dont have a 4x4, this is useful for my 5x5

[zster007]

another amazing tutorial rob. hopefully this will be beneficial to my times.

[TheRoker666]

sorry rob but im still having trouble understanding the ending part! even after playing over like ten times!

[Wingam]

what's the point of going to an instructional video and showing off?

that's like going to a preschool and laughing at the little kids because they can't speak

[lucricbono]

i think im just going to stick to 3 pairs but when i want record times il will just come back here

[TheJohnIsBack]

Hahaha, theyre fucking stupid cause your too dumb and dense to figure them out, and yeah they do work ya assfag, youve been trying your whole life!?! holy shit youre retarded, i picked up the 3x3 and mastered it in a week, haha your an idiot!!!!!!

[ASDvids]

maybe your the stupid one.

it took me like a day after watching his 3x3 thing. i could solve it.

and same with all his others.

[demongod54123]

wow......no ned say ppl stupid rite?? i manage master it in 5hour should i say those who slower learn then me stupid?? zzzzzzzzzz

[TheAccidentalFreak]

if you cant do them, why were you watching a 4x4 advanced edge pairing tutorial?

[Elizabethxxpalmer]

can you only do that once or can you do it twice.

[DJ2109]

Thank you! This helped me shave off a few minutes off my time! You rock!

[REDTEAM22003]

wow i bet you get all the ladies with this skill

[FreakingHilarous]

lolwut?

[CubesForAKid]

Wow... you lost me on this one...

[ThisIsRandal]

oh.......I get it now.....

I can do 3 edges now at the beginning, but 6 edges is confusing me

[ASA1997x2345]

Dude, you pick the weirdest setting to shoot at.

[CubesForAKid]

No distractions possible. Low to the ground, so it's easier to film th e cube larger. Perfectly logical...

[gamecubewiigal1221]

i cant hear you

[CubesForAKid]

Crank up the volume! I can hear him fine...

[cuahuntpatrick]

cooll

[Necro988]

thanks for the advanced, the first time i looked at it i didnt get it at all and just now looked at it again and only watched 2 mins and figured it out by myself. thanks again

[bonniebelle2]

I would never be able to do that!! Awesome job!

[jjimiking]

Nice job! I had a problem with 2 corner pieces that would not align on the final algorythm. I Havent seen anything on this type of parity error on any tutorials. Is it possible that someone is screwing with me?

[EngineerFromGermany]

there are only two types of parity errors.

OLL-Parity

and PLL-Parity.

Just apply the Parity fixes you know and then try to solve the resulting cube. The Corner-Parity is just a very rare form off OLL-Parity. (try a PLL-Parity Algorithm if that doesnt work) how ever im certain there can only be two types of Parity errors. Some Parity Algorithms fix both OLL- and PLL-Parity, so if you didnt have both you just switched OLL-Parity for PLL-Parity or vice versa.

[kupreng]

Hi, thanks for the video. You're great.

I just wonder about one thing, there must be a way to solve the center and the last step without having parity erros. I know there is, because i have been solving it many time without having the parity erros. I just don't know what move hehehe maybe i need to record a video while i'm solving it next time. Ones again, thanks for the tutorial :)

[metalchrist]

nope!! parity errors appear randomly!! you must know the algoritms to solve them!!

[JakabBigShow]

Thrawst, a prominent Rubik's Cube Guru here on youtube said that there is a method of doing the edges first and then centers that eliminates parities. However, he said it is much slower

[Wog217]

thanks that helped. i had 2 watch it like 5 times before i could understand it tho

[KosmynC64]

Thanks a lot,this was areal help.I was averaging about 4mins or so.Great thanks.

[enovinbakht02]

i was just curious?

what is your 3*3 average time

[enovinbakht02]

thankz this video will decrease my times by like 30 seconds

[dreadmaster87]

omg rob dude you lost me lolololol

[behlat]

i dont get it =[....i got 3 edges, but everything after that was confusing for meeee

[ElvisPresleyNo1]

great video, thanks you so much for the 4x4 and 5x5 tutorials, they really helped.  keep up the great work!!!

[bignonstoptube]

You know, the WHOLE Step 2 is kinda confusinng but at the same time more in detail, longer and fun!

[bignonstoptube]

So, you taught us how to solve 6 edge pairs with just one slice of the cube right? So, once we're done with the first 6, then we can use the exact same method for the remaining 6 right?

[RubiksAddict95]

sometimes, but the chance is pretty large that the cycle won't complete itself.

[orions10]

talking helps a lot to newbies, when i couldn't solve cube, i want tutorial with MUCH explaintation

[EasyNowBee]

Always thought this step took too long, it doesn't any more, bosh!

[cubemasta43]

dude u rock!

[happyperson648]

I always waste time by looking for edge pieces. any way to make that go faster?

[Schvetlana]

THANKS!!

[drunkenmunky908]

I WANT AN EASTSHEEN 4x4!!! im gonna go buy one.

[tdubs95]

eastsheen 2x2's are big fast and awsome eastsheen 4x4's smooth kinda fast with out lube and they are smaller than regular 4x4's.......they rok!

[Billups138]

I have a question would if when i do the edge pairing and all the edges match up when i turn it... most of you would say to put non paired pieces in so i try that but i cant cause that is the last edge pieces so how do i get the faces back

[RobH0629]

If you cannot twist the centers back without breaking up the pieces in the build ring, it means that you had no more unmatched pairs. What you need to do at that point is just realign the centers. Then just match the remaining edges as you would for the beginner method (one pair at a time).

[rockwhynot]

Using this advanced method can you avoid parity errors?

[rubiksmaniac97]

no.

[lovinqlyhearted]

I am learning how to match the edge pairs. (:

[pkedbyskullz]

thanks

[wencong1356]

im not saying tat dan brown's tutorial sucks, but this one is clearer n better =D

[TheLighterDark]

@wencong1356 Not to mention that it also is a universal solve for the even numbered cubes, unlike Dan's.

[pkedbyskullz]

i have a question i have goten all the eges paired but 2 and whenever i try to get them paired i mess up a nother one how would i go about solving this? i have no emty spots to bring down so i am on my last 2?

[b03tz]

put the edges in the front layer...this alg switchs FL edges with FR edges...make sure the colors facing you are the same in the top and bottom. For instance blue/red and green/yellow...make sure on the left you can see BLUE and GREEN, and on the right also BLUE and GREEN (mirrored). Then do this: Dd' F U F' L F L' F' Dd

Paired.

[jobsucks]

this method i use does it in 2 fewer turns

(7 vs. 9 turns)

[colossallogic]

your so clear with instructions, thank you so much.

[somebody452]

how do you make more pairs without messing up the rest

[izovire]

Awesome tutorial on this Rob... Edge pairing consumes so much time, and this definately helps things out.. Maybe soon I can get within 10 minutes on the V-7. I'm still new with cubing and haven't learned Fridrich's Method! Do you have any suggestions? You are pretty good with teaching this stuff!!

[gstgg]

can u please make a video on how to do the corner pieces i need help

[zachsterweebly]

if you look at one of the last 3x3 steps you can find out how to complete the corner peices:)

[LoRDJoN12697]

very very very very very very very very great video!!!!!!! thanks!!!!!!!

[ImaginaryHuman072889]

wow, that makes perfect sense

nice job

[MeMyselfAndPi]

Great video, Rob! I knew there was some kind of advance edge paring technique. It's great to know finally how to do it on the 4x4! Although I'm having a little trouble figuring it out on the V-Cubes. Although I've seen on your other videos that you solve them about the same speed as I do. So if you know how to do advance edge paring on the V-Cubes, & after you're done with your tutorials on how to solve them, it would be a really neat video.

[mebius2007]

thnx a lot for this but can u post a vid on how to lubricate the cubes pls thnx

[mineduede1]

just check the one dan brown made and he teach you how to lubricate it

[bignonstoptube]

Why are you spamming this guy's video??

[birdman3631]

He isn't spamming, he was just refering to a pretty famous tutorial, which says to lube 3x3's with vaseline....yuck, been there, done that

[bignonstoptube]

You know you should only lubricate the standard 3x3 cube instead of the rubik's revenge and proffesor.

[ericforman65]

when i apply the 6 at a time thing to the 5x5, half the time, i put the wrong wing edge in w/ the center edge, how do you recognize which one to use

[RobH0629]

Yes, that's the thing about pairing with the cubes bigger than 4x4. You have different types of edges. It's just something you'll have to visualize and practice at as far as getting the right piece in the spot. If you put it in the spot and it doesn't look like it will match up with the piece that will join with it (go towards it), you must put the other edge piece in that spot instead. It's a bit trickier.

[mwebster19]

ATENTION ROB

Could you pleas do a vid on how to do 3x3x3 and 4x4x4 rubix cube designs

-PLEASE-

[dombrechtje]

I get it until about 6.48 :(

lol

[HollowVampire]

If you get pretty well at this on the 4x4, can you use it on the 5x5, 6x6, and 7x7?

[RobH0629]

The way that I do bigger cube edge pairing is very similar. However, because there are different types of outer edges, it is somewhat different. There are different ways of edge pairing as well.

[ben1996123]

for extremely advanced and thousands of algorithms, would it be possible to do 12 gen?

[nick8478]

i get this, but im goonna have to preactice a lot to get it to be faster that the begenner way, because I can never find the other peice to match

[woshiv]

This was posted on my birthday.

[HollowVampire]

Hahaha, you serious dude? Same here xD

[woshiv]

Yes

[HollowVampire]

Lol, awesome. What year?

[woshiv]

1996

[HollowVampire]

Oh cool. 1991 here. Which cubes do you own?

[woshiv]

A 3x3 and a Rubik's twist

[HollowVampire]

Never tried the twist. I have the 3x3 normal, 3x3 one that is all Emo ish, Rubik's 4x4, Eastsheen 5x5, and a V-Cube 7x7. I want the 6x6 though.

[RobH0629]

It appears there are 3 people with birthdays on the day I posted this (jmunar below). Well I know this is kinda late, but happy belated birthday to you all.

[Mayorjg]

do you know of anyway to help the rubik's 4x4 to not lockup so much? I can solve it in 3 mins but i could be faster if my 4x4 didnt lockup litterally almost every turn.

[gingerman2408]

help! i got all the edges paired but the centers are not aligned! if i turn the upper 2 layers to align the centers...all the middle edges get misaligned...

[RobH0629]

You have to now replace those matched up edges so that when you realign the centers back you will have 3 more pairs (or however many you set up). Watch my video from about 7:00 (which is around where you are) and I explain how to replace those newly matched pairs.

[gingerman2408]

the thing is all the edges are already paired and i have nothing to replace them with..but the centers are misaligned..

[RobH0629]

Then you gotta just slice back and try pairing less at a time. You're at the end point when you can cut down on the amount of edges you're trying to pair. Try to do just two edges at a time or two pairs and see if you are able to finish. You may get a parity error.

[Malakas9111]

THANK YOU

this Advanced Edge Pairing was amazing

again thank you

[questioner01]

wow!!! you rocks like ****ing hell thanks for all this i really like all this toturials

[Skai2O]

strange. this is sort of helpful, but what i do is this when i'm solving the 4x4:

i have my bottom and top layers with solid centers as my 8 "edge holders" as usual

but when i'm using the remaining 4 centers to pair up edges, i leave the centers sliced. i don't return them to their original solid colors.

so i match a pair, bring it up/down, then make another pair without moving center slices at all, make another pair, and so forth.

[Skai2O]

i realized that you'll be slicing the centers nonstop to match pairs at least 8 times to make 8 edge pairs for the top and bottom faces, so i asked "why move the centers back to where they were if you're going to slice them again?"

there's no point to fix the centers until you get all 8 pair slots "filled". so i do that for my solves.

but i can see how this can be helpful :P

[gorillaz9089]

barf

[rubikscube10]

ummm where is link for part 3?

[orvillemiran]

thank you so much for this..

[jmunar2]

thanks for posting this on my b-day :)

[Shad0wStackz]

is it possible to have a build ring of four dedges?

[RobH0629]

Yes, it's definitely possible, however it is difficult and time consuming to actually set it up. It usually just happens by chance, not because you made it that way. The reason we only do 3 is because if we try to keep going, we will kick out the first set up edge. But yes, it does happen.

[akazran]

wow.. this is tough

[zachstar19]

hahahha napalurong ^_^

[reghrhre]

thnx Rob, i just got my 4x4 and your tutorial really helped.

[skrew86]

really good video!

i'm waithing a 5x5 Advanced Edge Pairing video tutorial;)

bye

[rubikskid12]

nice good tuturial finally ......... would this work for 5x5?

[Vulosity]

No.

[omguy1234]

thx

[zadinimagic]

you always do a very good job at explaining but this is just so complicated I'm gonna have to watch it like 9487904 times to get it =P

[RobH0629]

So, did you get it? I don't have 9 million views yet, so I'm just wondering :)

[soccer4ever10494]

thankss!

[7times7equals49]

Great tutorial. I watched Thrawst's one and the edge pairing wasn't explained at all.

This helped a lot.

[crazymrk]

yeah its about time thanks rob!

[wikedgamers]

eastesheen right. want one

[awsomecrossing]

Nice thanks RoBo