First Two Layers: The Algorithms

[synawat]

shouldn't 5:48 be U F at the end not U' F?

[blackzabbathfan]

I thought of this little F2L trick for the case in 2:20

It will require an open slot to work. bring the corner from the open slot into the spot of the corner in the correct place, Flip the edge using any flipping algorithm and replace the corner It should go like this:

D(or D' or D2) R U R' U' F' U F D'

[MozartJunior22]

2:20

I prefer the algo:

F2 U2 l' U2 l U2 F U' F

[darthvaderyoda]

2:19 couldnt you just go: R U R'U' 3 times, than R 2U R' 2U F U F'

[mynameisdarthtater]

I am not a fan of algorithm F2L, because it doesn't account for pieces in the wrong slots and often you have to do a cube rotation to set it up.

However, with practice you can learn to do all the F2L tricks from any angle (yes, even with L moves) and it's easier to lookahead if you're using an alg rather than intuition.

Another counterpoint: intuitive F2L is easier to learn, and it helps you understand the cube.

[akisgr4]

those algorithms apply for even when other pairs are ready?

[mzielinskim]

the algorithm in 2:20 is too long

better is: R U' 2R 2U R U' F' U' F

THAT IS FASTER ^^

[Jo3Ach]

Cheers it looks easier without the other stickers.

[Jackasswannabe08]

Hey guys, there are some flaws in the notation he puts in text in the video, for instance, at 6:20 , the " U' " should be just U, Thrawst, plz fix this, i counted 2 so far, and ive revised them myself, but it sucks, revise plz?

[CeLt74]

Dude instead of using the algorithm watch what he does and try to figure out how it works, that way its actually intuitive you know? You actually know what your doing instead of blindly using an alg. , helps you understand how to work the cube better too

[NanoMan1000]

could you please put the algorythms in the video description? this would help a lot! thanks for the tutorial!

[Paintballpistols999]

k im confused. all of these algorithms work but most of them take about of the the already finished parts...for example i can have 2 already done and on my 3 pairing it takes out one to make space for that one...why does it take out one? someone plzzzzz reply!

[MrCuberMan]

its doesnt revise some notation pls

[AccurateGaming]

This is because you never want to have a solved slot in the top layer if you are going to be rotating it.

[MrCuberMan]

whats a small d ?

[MrCuberMan]

i know now

[Mayorkaman]

both down layers.

[AzlyTV]

did u memorize all the f2ls but either way u r crazy at solvin a rubicks cube

[cuber55]

4:55 i think you said "it`s flipped there and the corner`s in the same place"

[Mayorkaman]

yeah cuz the one before was exactly the same thing except the edge was flipped.

[koolkier7]

i learned off pogobat he rules u dont

[myphone12321]

oh yeah  it dos really help man

thx man

[Paintballpistols999]

can someone tell me wut y ' is? i know all the other ones except that

[coyner254]

Means to rotate the entire cube counterclockwise

[manx1324]

when is the link for this on your website going to be up and running?

[RubixLord]

What type of diy is that. what type of stickers are those

[vmntmn]

wtf what does y' mean i've been looking at lotta websites and it has that some1 help

[ministacker]

turn the cube to left

[KingxXxEvil]

but in 5:30 you don't need it

it's a mistake oO

[Akunamis]

mistake at 4:00 ;)

[leandrobaltazar]

for the case when the corner is facing down and the edge is flipped (it's 2:12 ) u can use the following algorithm, too: R2 U2 F R2 F' U2 R' U R'

[scoffey7]

got a life?

[shahmirboys]

thrawst plz reply.. wat stickers are those?

[aznbullet95]

those are cubesmith stickers

[xUnKnOwNOnEx]

do you know where i can get the rubik's logo sticker?

[MrCuberMan]

cubesmith(dot)COM

[billma12345]

I think he just ripped the stickers off :P

[xUnKnOwNOnEx]

yeah he did its so obvious.

[allycat65803]

ok... so you use all of these algorithms (or a variety of them)to solve the first 2 layers COMPLETELY (so that only the top layer is left to solve)?

or is it only for solving one corner of the cube?

[RookieN08]

seriously you don't have to memorize all the algorithms some of the cases are intuition

[clevermanhon]

what is y'

[MormonOtaku]

sorry for being dumb... can you explain what the Us and Rs are... and the U' and R' things. I know the basic concept, but can you tell me the diff between U and U'. Which way am i supposed to turn each one?

[itsShnickle]

U= Upper face Clockwise

U'= Upper face Counter-Clockwise

Same with R R' L L' F F' D D' B B'

[crazylollylover]

"it flips there and the corner is still in the same place" lol

[roxas5678]

this is going too fast to learn.

[randomvids266]

then write them down

[deadlocked101]

if its too fast to learn

try to learn faster

or just rewatch it

problem solveddd

[EricCartman1108]

Thrawst about how long did it take you to remember all these

[ironclownfish]

I ended up reflecting all of the algorigthms w/ Fs and Us so they would have Rs and Us :P

[ironclownfish]

At 3:55 wouldn't it be easier to do

y'(R'U'RU2)(R'URU')R'U'R ? I guess the other one would be easier for lefties, but maybe this is better for right handed people like me. It's the same just w/ a y' and all the Fs changed to R

[swade345]

u always say ok so on your video

[alligatorsheriff]

i find learning a bit of intuitive f2l before the algorithms helps because some the of the algorithms may be something you you do intuitively but not recognized as an algorithm.....if that made sense.

[brokensoul168]

what's d? down?

[eupogia]

A lowercase d means that not only do you turn the down layer but also the inner edge corresponding to it.

[swade345]

no its right

[noobhermit]

For the flipped edge, you can also do F2 U2 R' F2 R U2 F U F

[zartin0555]

know wer in the 1st layer blu facing forward yelow and red piece mis orient der u lack U2 the algorithms must be F' U' F U F' U F U2 R U R'

[zartin0555]

u have some lacking algorithms u lack u2

[luigi11145]

could u put the list of algorthms?

[Thrawst]

I'm working on the f2l page on my site as I type this

[AbhinavanT]

What do y and x stand for?

[LanceTheBlueKnight]

Those are called "Cube Rotations" They spin the cube itself instead of turning sides.

Y is like U, but it spins the whole cube instead of turning a side.

X is like R, but again, it spins the whole cube.. and doesn't actually turn any sides.

[AbhinavanT]

Ohh ok thanks alot:)

[chamachinga20]

how could you remember all those algorithms????

[haganeno76]

you handle the cube like a pro.

YAY

[blingboy49]

I find that algorithims dont go faster than not

[DaKrazedKyubizt]

i'vw never seen someone cube quite the same way you do. i keep trying your triggers (the R U R' and the L' U' L, just those two), and i can't do it very well. I'm trying to use your kind of triggers so that I can get my G perm a bit faster. it's actually helping too, so thank you, sir thrawst.

[apw10x]

Where can I get a print-out of those algorithms??

[Marsbar613]

Thanks this really helped me learn F2L

[tonyhawkdude95]

my cube is sooooo bad that if i want 1 corner to face a different way i dont have to ramove a single piece to change wich way it is facin!!!

[tonyhawkdude95]

when u said that thing that u didnt no wot u said it was ... "its fliped though and the corners still in the same place"!

[xgwongx]

what does lowercase "d" mean in the 3rd algorhythm

[seaweed810]

it means turn the bottom two layers like you would a D

[naruto30002]

Dude i love you videos that is how i learned how to solve a cube for the first time now i can solve it in 1:38 !!! but from this video i didnt understand anything sorry

[tonyhawkdude95]

is there a quicker way of doing top layer?

[seaweed810]

yes. you can do OLLs and then PLLs.

Thrawst has a video titled "The PLL's I use"

It helps

[DaKrazedKyubizt]

where the heck did you put the camera for this video?

[knicknackssss]

in his ear?...mouth?...face??....back­?...

[bulletkip]

he zoomed it from a shelf

[DaKrazedKyubizt]

really? i mean, is the shelf directly behind him? i can't figure out where else he could have put it except holding it with his chin...

are you SURE he put it on aa shelf?

[bulletkip]

no. just guessing.

[DaKrazedKyubizt]

oh, okay.

[gjyrcjuytfyt]

He could have put it on a tri-pod

[DaKrazedKyubizt]

i guess...

[tonyhawkdude95]

is there a website where all the positions and algarithms are written down!

[altonjr23]

Is there somewhere I can find these algs written down>?

[xgwongx]

dang so many algorythms

[cerealkilluh]

you have a sexy voice.

[NicNasty1981]

theres an algorithm you give, its when youve got the corner piece placed but the side is inverted. you give

R U' R' d R' U2 R U2 R' U R

now i assumed d was D and worked on it slowly. i made a mess and removed D and came up with this

R U' R' R' U2 R U' F' U F , its 10 moves not 11 plus you only have 1 U2 instesd of 2

[MackAttack79]

dude you did a goood job and all but you either need to explain a little better or somthing because a cant do one of those move and i hane been cubind for 4 years?

[NicNasty1981]

sorry could you explain to me what "y" is and if theres any others apart from the standard? x maybe?

[DaKrazedKyubizt]

i can do that.

x is like R, but you move the whole cube instead of just one layer.

y is like U, but you move the whole cube instead of just one layer.

z is like F, but you move the whole cube instead of just one layer.

[NicNasty1981]

thanks for that, i seen him moving the cube but i wasnt exactly sure, plus i would of never guessed there was a z

[NicNasty1981]

this is easily the best guide ive seen, i already know the fridrich system but was tempted to make my own cause somr of the vids are confusing on here, but youve done well. nice to see you put in the effort of blacking out your cube. that fridrich girl must be some genius to of figured ou all that

[bigblondeboy1]

what is this for the lars petrus method?

[benitheking]

fridrich. petrus is you make a 2x2 square.

[bigblondeboy1]

oh sry i just realized he said it in the beginning

[billybobsteele]

i noticed taht was well

it had me confused for a min...

[billybobsteele]

i think if i learnt this properly i could get considerably better

[xeldonrager]

Seriously speaking,

REDO this video

[FlyGuyDrec]

dont understand at all...at 2:07

what Does d Mean?

[boiswatching]

it means move the to bottom layers in a D motion

[baozakerga987]

it means twist the bottom TWO layers in a D motion although theres no difference i just want to point out

[nenlon]

Not to be mean thrawst but I don't suggest anyone does non-intuitive F2L its slower to look for cases

[cubestack]

Very nice video! it's difficult to teach fridrich F2L as there is nearly always faster ways of doing it.

[ThePizzaGuy92]

when i started cubing there was no Fridrich tutorials, haha, i didn't even know there was such a thing as intuitive f2l when i started using it, i thought i invented it :P

[seaweed810]

What about if the corner facing right on the top layer and the edge is on the front face, flipped the right way???

[anojansmart]

wow thiz iz a good tutorial and very helpful!!! :D

[seaweed810]

on one of the algorithms there is  y' what does that mean.

I watched what you do and you do F' instead!

[manz999]

y's and x's and z's are used for notation when youre rotating the whole cube, not just one side

[seaweed810]

What does each of them mean

[MistArts]

And for the first three algorithms, you can use a working corner and made them a lot shorter

[awiens11]

but if you use a working corner your algs take longer without one because you are used to having a working corner. It makes you dependent and you don't use the fastest algs.

[Rubix189]

THRAWST=GOD

you rock man thanks so much!

your my cubing legend!

[wywyman]

not quite GOD but an idol

[MusicCube]

I love htis tutorial but it/s very hard to grasp because I solve white first lol.

[manz999]

when you do f2l do you think about the cases and algorithms? or does it just come to you? because its basically an intuitive step for me the way i do it

[Thrawst]

after practicing them so much its more of a reaction. Upon recognizing the pattern i know that i have to do specific moves to solve the slot.

[MusicCube]

Its kind of like.. Oh thats there, hvae to do this.

[manz999]

so would you suggest me learning all the algorithms?

[awiens11]

wow it is really helpful to actually see someone do the algorithms.

how long did it take you to learn all of these?

[boiswatching]

kewl dude :))

[xugoodness57]

thanks thrawst

[BuggerDan]

Aweosme tutorial man =D

[piggottmohawk]

do you know all these?

[Gabbasoft]

thanks a lot man

[Hurrikaighnkev]

Taking off the stickers was a genius idea.

[biggajigga721]

THANK YOU THRAWST.

I spend a lot of time on the first layer.

[Lockerr]

Good job! It will be of great help to many :) Thanks

[piggottmohawk]

thank you thrawst this is xactly what i needed!

[rubikscubeman12]

wooo

[malicios]

First!!!

Dude this is what I wanted! YOU ROCK!!!!