How to Solve a Rubik's Cube Mini Part II

[543rubikscube]

no offense, but i dont think you even need a tutorial for the 2x2x2

[paintball1812]

ur mising an algarythm lasy ass

[ortega24024]

The easy way to solve it is to have spent years getting good at 3*3*3. Then you can strip down what you use to do minicube ... then improve on techniques by experimenting. I wrote a computer program that does optimal solutions but haven't managed to convert it into a sensible human method.

[saikyongzheng]

i cant hear u......

[thekingman1996]

i can solve 2x2 and 3x3 and 4x4 and 5x5 and 6x6 and Rubik's snake

[Jackasswannabe08]

but not the 7x7?

[LHDXX]

amrdito habla paja nojpda que gay

[gunsnroseslover22]

dude i so did it all right

[paintball1812]

until u need the algarythem 2 change ajacent peices

[RollyFin]

great!!! luv u

[riverbnd]

dude you cant even see the rubix cube you idiot

[dead2thewind]

tbh [R' D' R D] you should already know as solving any cube before the 3x3x3 is not that clever and that alg is in most LBL methods I've seen

[DevinsSpore]

why is your video so quiet???????

[edproject]

oon

[joshuaat7]

i acn only solve 3x3

[awesome11991]

omg im so confusing after this

[rubikssolver08]

lol

[ALLNAMESHAVENTAKEN]

am i the only person that is noticing the cube isn't in half of the video while it's being turned?!? agh. thanks for trying...

[fuzzichicken]

im naked.

[oboefan]

huh?

[luisgepeto]

whats your record?

[steveski74]

Would be nice if you kept the cube in view the whole time and stop turning around too many times

[rosal1n]

useless, confusing!

[uberduke]

That was pretty good, and although the videos were long, I find that longer tutorials are helpful for any beginner. lol, just gotta laugh at how you instil confidence by saying "if your cube is not solved, either i wrote the algorithms wrong, or you didn't do it right" (or something to that effect) ;) also good research on the insides of the Rubik's Mini :D Thanks for the tutorial, I'll probably be using in the near future! :)

[lilkikersman]

its not the only way... its just easiest to understand

[246trinitrotoluene]

this takes too long

[Grintoth]

It's the only way

[246trinitrotoluene]

only way for rotating corners yes... but that's because you solved the first layer

a more advanced method is to solve it intuitively from the start... this is hard at first, but not that hard as you become used to it

[awsomecrossing]

@Grintoth People solve it in less than 3 seconds. It's not the only way.

[pkfighter343]

@Grintoth yeah, it's really not. there's another method that starts with a g

[joshcaldwell3]

Hey great vid i solved the cube! Thanks!!

[chrisdoggydogg07]

you should keep the cube in the view or our eyes buddy. we cant see what your doin

[Kittigami]

how do you swap the places of two adjacent parts?

[Grintoth]

Turn the top layer until there is only one corner in the correct spot.

[darkglowmole]

my 2x2x2 exsploded on the last part =(

[masjasass]

my cube won't come apart i think i need a crobar and its 3 by 3

[Grintoth]

some don't come apart easily.

[poisonstinger]

Thanks for the video It was the only one that helped.

[HeelClickingFool]

look dude im a fan of your vids but eventhorizon or somthing like that has a 2x2x2 tutorial thats so much more simple

[Blombrink]

Gah! Keep the damn cube in in frame! ;< getting frustrated

[wwetna124]

thank you so much I can know solve the rubiks mini, the normal one and the sometimes the 4 by 4. thanks again. by the way do you have a 5 by 5 how to solve video?

[Grintoth]

No, I'll make it someday though

[wwetna124]

what about a 4 by 4 one? because I can do most of it, it's just sometimes the 2 corners need to be swiched in the end and I don't know how.

[Grintoth]

Yea, I have a tutorial for that. The corners are the same as the corners on a 2x2.

[IaKiKaButz]

lol all the algorithms are easy for me to remember cos they all are in solving the thrid layer of a 3X3

[iceking123kitty]

my average for a 3x3 is 65 seconds

[Griffdog28jr]

dang mines like 1:30

[danielcrame]

no matter what i do i end up with 2 sides that are in the right place and i did the move you showed me but it doesn't work

[Grintoth]

2 ... sides in the right place? I'm not sure what you mean. If you're talking about corners, you need to turn the top layer until there's only one corner in the right place. If that doesn't work, do the algorithm, then try getting only one right again.

[xxxxOsCaRRxxxx]

ya just keep turnin until theres one corner in the right place. if theres always 2 corners in the right place do the algorithm with no corners in the right place

[animefreak86]

thanks i did it

[penguinntr]

thnx lol i always messed my mini up after trying to fix corners

[Krysavcik]

is the 2x2 harder than 3x3?

[Grintoth]

Why would it be? Many people say it is, but it's a fact that it isn't. It's like solving the 3x3 without edges.

[BuggerDan]

No, but personally i find the 4x4x4 the hardest one to do..

[Grintoth]

Harder than 5x5? Why?

[BuggerDan]

personally becasue of getting the centers...maybe thats because i used my mates 4x4x4 so i had to figure out the colour scheme XD

[JoshuaMari]

my record is 57 sec

[camindigo]

3x3x3 are kind of easy now that I bought one, my record is about 2 20 pretty bad i think

[Grintoth]

You have to start somewhere. I'm still using the beginner green cross method, and my record is 45 secs

[JoshuaMari]

can you do 3x3x3

[Grintoth]

yes, and the 4x4 and 5x5

[svenhoek21]

where did u get yours

[Grintoth]

rubiks(dot)com

[piizexakly3]

what are the algorithms if u have the 2 corners on top diagonal from each other

[Grintoth]

UiBiUiBULUi, with one of the incorrect pieces on the front-right-upper corner. I usually avoid this situation by using the 3-corner switch, though. Hope this helps!

[kaimanathemetalhead]

you can use move similar moves to the rubiks cube(3x3x3) and still solve it

[kaimanathemetalhead]

Oh ya and the similar method like you said. I think my method is WAY simpler, for mine you need to remember i think three or two to solve it faster, you need a better method. Hopefully ill make video and post it. Utill then though, you gave me some good ideas. That still works but hey, im not saying anything bad. Thanx for the idea and look for more alg. similar to the 3x3.

[NPEng]

RIDIRD take too long there is a shorter way

[Grintoth]

...which is?

[killer007mh]

W00T, thanks dude so much!!!!!! i can now do rubiks cube and pocket cube!!!!!!! and im 12 yrs. old!!!!

[LFR4]

Good lesson on solving the 2^3.

[bradismyname3104]

the only algorithms i use for the 2x2 are the URUILIURIUIL and RIDIRD and FUFIUILIUIL. The top layer is logic, then you only need 1 piece in the perfect spot...which 1 usually is...if not just use the first algo....then look to see if other 3 spots are in correct place...if they are just use the ridird. If not use the swapper to fix the spots and then the first algo.

[Grintoth]

You should learn the mirrored version of the first algorithm. I believe it's UiLiURUiLURi. It rotates 3 corners clockwise instead of counter clockwise.

[Grintoth]

Wait I use 9 algorithms for the 3x3 as well. What method do you use?

[bradismyname3104]

Thanks for the vid man, it helped alot :) How long does it take you to memorize around 12 algos? my method for the 3x3 uses 9 algos and for the 2x2 3 algos. I got both cubes 3 days ago but dont have them all memorized yet :(

[Grintoth]

I use 3 algorithms for the 2x2, the two shown in my tutorials and a mirrored version of the first one. For the 3x3, I use 7 algorithms. The 4x4 has somewhere around 20, and the 5x5 uses about 30. I can usually memorize 3 algorithms per day. Mirrored algorithms I can learn very quickly though.

[bradismyname3104]

***F U Fi Ui Li Ui L sorry

[Grintoth]

I'll try that one. Sounds pretty useful

[bradismyname3104]

also 1 more algo helps alot...i saw it in another video...its called the swapper....it swaps 2 parallel piece so the u can rotate them using the first algo correctly. It's fufiuiliul

[bradismyname3104]

nvm i figured it out :) also if 2 pieces are in their exact spot...and the other 2 are in the correct location....you can still do the ridird and finish it off.

[Grintoth]

Yeah, I know, I meant if to are in the right spot and the others need to switch places you can get it so only one is in the right spot by twisting the top layer a few times.

[bradismyname3104]

it usually fixes this up by doing it a few times...however there were some times when i needed to do the first algo like 9 times -__-.....do u have any tips for getting the other 3 corners in the correct spot?like where to hold the cube in relation to the corner that is in the perfect spot? Thanks for the vid...ive solved the cube about 10 times now....but theres situations where i have to do the first algo way too many times to get the other 3 corners in the correct spot.

[Grintoth]

I had an illustration for the first algorithm in my first video. It rotates 3 corners counter-clockwise without disturbing the corner you were looking at, or the correct corner. Sometimes I get to the point where there are 2 in the right spot, the other 2 need to switch. To fix this, you simply turn the top layer until only one corner is in the correct spot. I still don't entirely understand the 2x2. Watch my first video. The illustration shows you how to hold the cube.

[bradismyname3104]

Ok I realized what I was doing wrong. I completey get the ridrd part. Before I do this, as far as i understand, I need to have the top layer done...with the 1 line strip around...and 1 piece in the exact perfect spot. My problem was not have the other 3 corners in the right spot...i know they arent supposed to be solved before the ridird...but they need to be in the right spot...I found that by doing the first algo...

[bradismyname3104]

if you could please show the end part...after u have the 1 face done with the line around...and then turn upside down...and have 1 piece in the right spot. I got that far but then when the ri di r d comes in...i get confused about where to turn it cuz ur cube is off screen..please help :(

[Grintoth]

Sorry about that... I might post an updated tutorial if I get the time. When yhou do RiDiRD, simply hold your cobe so the bottom is solved, and there are top corners out of place. Look at one of the corners that needs to be fixed isometric-style. Performing this algorithm 2 or 4 times will turn the cube so the right color is facing up. Once you do this, twist the top until another corner needs to be fixed.

[bradismyname3104]

I can solve te 3x3 easliy...but during the most important steps...your cube is off the screen so I cant see what your doing exaclty...like turing the bottom and how it will mess it up if u dont.

[pajodaep]

cool!