Random Cube Tricks #1: Corner liberation&Rotationless insert

[sivret20]

I hate when you have the corner but the edge is down below and you have to waste moves to get it up top. How do I fix this?

[ottozing]

for case no 2 i just do (U R' F R F' R' F R F')

[Richardtola1]

at 4:00 you can insert that pair much more easier with just three moves f R' f'

[jat989]

correct me if I'm wrong but i think at 3:01 it should have been l2 R U' R' U l'

anyways, I still think you're the best EVER!!!!!! THANKS SOOOO MUCH!!!!

[jat989]

@jat989 LOL im an idiot... obviously you were right..... XD ignore the stupid algorithm of my previous comment...

[MrXImpossible]

What types of cubes do you use (DIY, Rubik's brand)

[crazymexicandope]

So at 1:57 can't you just do a U2 L' U' L?

[ShaizRevenge]

for the case at 2:35 (you place the pair in front of you) and do the algorithm:

r U R' U' M

and for the case at 3:45 (you put the pair in the back) and do the algorithm:

r' U' R U M'

[jaibhakti]

WOW...my mind is blown...the way you finished the cube at the end!!! hahaha

I love your videos! I've watched about ten of them so far and I don't even have my cube with me. (I started 'cubing' yesterday and have solved one side and the corresponding edges and corners so far.) I can't wait to put this info to use!

Do you think it will be possible to get fast at cubing if I have nerve damage in my left hand (loss 1/3 of the use)? I am righty...do I need the left hand as much as the right?

[ben1996123]

1:02 you could have done R U' R2 F R F' to get an OLL skip :P

[filipemtx]

for the last case i can do f R' f' pretty fast.

but you lose look ahead.

[mynameisdarthtater]

For that last case, I don't really spot myself doing it much anymore, but I used to use f R' f'. The regrip is really awkward and slow, so I don't use it anymore. At least I think I don't. I might for like the last pair because I can't track pieces through it to save my life.

[GaryTheMoomau]

Your tutorials are freaking amazing....and OH so useful.

[silentcontent]

the cube moves like butter lol

[uNamed2lyfe]

for the second case (where the f2l has to be inserted at the back).

keep the pair at the back, and do this alg:

r' U' R U M

if the pair has to be inserted to the left, just do the mirror of this alg....

[uNamed2lyfe]

M is like doing an R move, but the its the middle slice

[limdaepl]

@uNamed2lyfe The last move should be a M' but i always mix up these two as well ;)

But yeah, that's the algorithm i'm using too and it's a lot faster (at least for me).

[uNamed2lyfe]

@limdaepl M follows the L right?

[limdaepl]

@uNamed2lyfe: Exactly, that's why the algorithm ends with M':

r' U' R U M'. Right?

[aboorocks888]

nice

[CuBeOrDiE]

at 2:47 pause and do F R' F' R

[IPwnAllAndLeaveNone]

HAHA 2:52 - 2:54 "and do that"

my face was litterally like o_O

[cjmilbur]

Badmephisto, you are the man. I know this is an old one, but hadn't seen this video before. You continue to kick ass, thanx for the tips! Very helpful.

[jayrome23cobre]

My fingers are faster in M slices then in L moves.

[jayrome23cobre]

badMephisto is an Animal lover. I can see it in his hands.

Thanks Sir BadMephisto

[badmephisto]

ROFL

[xxxrandomjamezxxx]

amazing :)

[KnowledgeReference]

Double flicks ftw.

[wahwahman100]

hes good

[I3ello]

the way i solve the [F'U'FU] setup is:

rUR'U'M'

imo it floats nicer than the lRU'R'Ul' alg

[gilder37]

M' ??

[bmanishere100]

middle counter clockwise

[victorklemm]

0:30

i can hear a cat hehe

[Bobbycartuner]

this is exactly the video i was looking for thanks

[Catlicker101]

Another great video. Glad you posted it. I like the first two, because they always seem to come up and i am always "throwing" the corner up to work on it. 5 stars. Keep it up! Your a great teacher!

[A3onstorm]

That last one is really annoying. I keep doing R' U R' instead of R2 F cos I keep pressing my index finger too early.

[prosincr]

i use some differ techs

[gamay1210]

I'm really having a hard time in practicing those techniques,,,!!!what will I do to master it???

[enovinbakht02]

the second case you can also do (R'FRF')(R'FRF') with the orange lined up

[enovinbakht02]

what plll was that at the end

[ben1996123]

J perm

[Hanasagai012]

2:52 lol

[WeiseGuy91]

lmao....ya 2:52 is priceless. i was like holy crap wtf!

[boindoin]

slow down jack.. can't see what your doing when you are hot shotting it. If you turned it slow, you might teach a beginner something. I will look for another video i guess

[badmephisto]

...maybe there is a reason why I listed this video in my "Advanced Cubing Videos" playlist

[icebreaker0426]

this isn't for beginners..

[rmendbball]

I use (rUR'U)r'R  for the first awkward F2L case, notice the first part is the RUR'U' trigger but a small r at the beginning, and if you want instead of doing r'R you can do M with the index finger :)

[Durandal4]

Hey badmephisto, did you come up with the rotationless insertion? The first one is a lot faster than what I would normally do, which would be d(R'UR). I don't know why but d moves are really awkward to execute for me and slows me down. Anyway If you got this of another website, can shed some light on where you got it? I could really use some more of these tips.

[kinghyrule]

For that last part: The quickest way to insert the F2L pair without re-gripping would be to move the bottom two layer's ( d or d' ) and with that one move you can then easily insert the pair.

[badmephisto]

if you dont count those as rotations, then i can solve every single cube without a single rotation.

[zachchristiansen]

what was that very last algorithm you did when you solved the cube?

[TellerWest]

Looks like a J-Perm to me...and a very pretty one, too.

[Catlicker101]

J perm i believe...

[kuzelnet]

xD it was funny when you couldn't remember the alg

[youcandothemumbo]

thanks!

[ThisIsWEB]

Whatever happened to that tutorial you planned that 'would drop your average by like 20 secs.' that you scrapped to do that 2-Look PLL tutorial?

[EkkuZakku]

I believe he was joking about that lol

[ThisIsWEB]

;) exactly

[yeeungseewah]

i like these make more of these please

[TheMostuseless]

Haha your'e losing it at 3:14, but this video helped alot :)

[eupogia]

Lol i love 2:52 to 2:58

Nice vid by the way. I think these tips are going to help me a lot

[extremeitachi]

How about holding the white face as the front face and going U R' U' R?

[SRV88blues]

I was going to say the same thing!

[badmephisto]

yes that can be done as well, but it involves a cube rotation. The whole point in the ones I was showing here is to avoid those. Maybe its not as fast, or maybe it is. You decide :)

[kingindigo]

hahahhahahha that was hilarious when you were so off hahaha

[camcuber]

can u make an average video?

[extremeitachi]

For rotation-less insert, the first case can be F R' F' R.

[badmephisto]

yes, but isnt that too weird to execute? :s

[Klanches]

awesome video!

[finalfantasy2012]

Can you provide some links to where you found the second set of tricks. The one to minimize cube rotations. These two are awesome I wanna see if there are anymore. Thanks!

[finalgunblade]

Dang! Thats one smooth rubiks cube. I tried to lubricate mine but it still SUCKS! So I bought a speed cube on ebay and I'm still waiting for it =\

[cuberuber]

lol

*realy fast cube move Cuckles*

[SoleroExotic]

I absolutely LOVE your voice! :)

[Anantko]

Why not make a video helping on solving 4 x 4 or 5 x 5 Cubes? Most i have found to help on those are really confusing... whereas you are THE BEST explainer around youtube who i have met... so if you need ideas... teach us how to solve 4 x 4 or 5 x 5 cubes and how to improve our speeds on solving them :P Thanks :D

[RookieN08]

well it may be quite confusing for those people who don't know how to solve a 4x4 because solving a 4x4 is totally different from 3x3 (except the last step of 4x4)but once you know how to solve 4x4 , you won't get confuse easily in solving a 5x5

[jOmskieee]

I have another algorithm for the 2nd case..

the one with the bottom..

Again. from the original position

(U F' U' F U F' U F)

I think this one is better because you don't need any re-grips if you

In addition, this is a "trigger" algorithm

[heymaxsup]

f's are awkward though

[jOmskieee]

Hmm i do hmm you can do Ls instead of Fs. but you can you'll use a simple cube rotation (regrip)

[PowderPuffBoy]

I'd just like to point out a helpful tip for everyone. After performing BUB', this can be solved easily using only a grip change. Grip the cube with both thumbs on the bottom back of the cube and your two middle fingers on the upper back of the cube then performing a fR'f' using your index fingers for the f and f' moves. Let me know if you have any questions or comments =)

[ZiubiwitChan]

Thanks again, it's sad that you're running out of topics to make tutorials about, but this is definitely something that someone(s) can master and hopefully aid in reducing cube rotations.

[Cerb1987]

Nice tutorial again. the first part helps beginners a lot with intuitive f2l I think and the second part is really nice also, but for the first case, I would set up F' U' F U and then solve with r U R' U' M or R r' for M it is fast too and you don't have to regrip for the l.

I like the second case but I don't know if I will get used to it or learn the 3 move solution from the annotation which seems great too.

[JasonJRY]

nice vid - just rmeember every1 - it is NOT fast finger turns for fast times - it is look ahead =) especially if ur trying to get faster. yes i know nakaji does fast tps - but trust me on this =D

[sdfwtf]

ahaha thanks :P i knew most of the cases ^^

[heymaxsup]

did i hear a 'meow' at around 30 seconds?

[garmiesterpoo]

Lol, ye.

Nice video.

[mcciff2112]

hahaha i think so. it gave me a good laugh

[Klanches]

yes

[kolraz]

Thanks again. I already knew about the corner liberation tricks, but those insert tricks were pretty cool.

I realise you've already done a couple, but I would like to see a few more one step stop solves, they are really helpful now that im edging towards the 20 second region.

[reghrhre]

nice tutorial badmephisto. You are awesome!!

[REDXLR8]

i started 1 month ago and thx 2 this guy my average is 1;27

[kickinwing2112]

mayby you should move on to the 4x4x4

[DaKrazedKyubizt]

for that second case, i'd rather just do

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

[Zakaarde]

Nice tricks! Should help me speed up my F2l. Still learning all the OLL's but I haven't got enough time on my hands to learn regulary so I just learn one when I can.

[glenjamindle]

great freakin tricks...thanks!!!!

[jintat87]

So what's the combination of method to solve Rubik's in the fastest way? F2L+OLL?

Please help me!!!

[Leviskatyboard]

Haha, you laughed at your own joke :p You were way off :D

[questioner01]

hey dude i think you are a great cuber!!!

[CheesyJedi]

yay! Short tutorials like these are just what I need right now!

[badmephisto]

i know eh... that last bld 30 minute tutorial was quite something :p

[CheesyJedi]

Heh, yup (though I watched all 30 minutes of it... ;) )

[CheesyJedi]

Hey, did you happen to get that PM I sent you? I would really like to know about buying a DIY cube, and the sooner the better ;)

[NoobRookie93]

can you make something a tutorial or something of a trick for OLL memorisation and execution for OLL and PLL?

i would really need some help on my last layer

[Hakan625]

He's already made videos about LL, just look them up.

[person917917]

Thanks for the tips, should help my f2l speed since I do too many cube rotations

[LanceTheBlueKnight]

Thanks for this video. These are excellent tips!

[NoobRookie93]

hey mephisto,can you do some tutorials on OLL tips or tricks

I've watched your previous video but still I'm having problems on OLL

[darkragnarok21]

for that last trick I just do

f R' f'

[badmephisto]

see i didnt even know that! awesome! :D

[badmephisto]

even though doing F's in middle of F2L seems a little cumbersome. I can't seem to do it faster than just doing the cube rotation. pretty cool still though

[ironclownfish]

just yay

[SuperMoo332]

nice tutorial =D

[ironclownfish]

yay second comment

[ironclownfish]

yay first comment