Ben solving the 4 X 4 Rubik's Revenge Cube

Click above ~more info~ To Solve the Cube by Layers
This is my first video and I have a lot to learn on how to present it. Will work on a new video later and then give my new algorithms then.
Here is one to join up three edges in move #5. I like to use this move to pair up the last 3 edges. I will use ^^, ## and ** to symbolize one cube of the matching pair to be paired together with the other corsponding symbol. The @ symbol are edge pieces already paired up also along with corners posisitions not affected, but 3 do turn/flip. These are to be placed in the Upper Face.

@ | ## | ^^ | @
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@ | @ | @ | ^^
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@ | @ | @ | **
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@ | ** | ## | @

R* - U - R' - U - R - 2U - R*'
Same moves with different type of notations.
This is my algroithnm matching up three pairs,works only if three pairs are left, using two types of notations shown below(Both are really the same). That is why I like too match up one pair first If 4 are left, leaving 3 left to use this move. IMHO I think the notation below is easier to follow.
http://www.speedcubing.com/chris/4-presolution.html
Match up Three edge pairs if possible.
Rr - U - R' - U - R - U² - R'r'
2 Right layers CW~Top CW~Right CCW~Top CW
~Right CW~Top 180%~2 Right layers CCW
after move it should look like below


cubes after Moves
@ | ^^ | ^^ | @
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## | @ | @ | @
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## | @ | @ | @
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@ | ** | ** | @


START from here to solve the Cube
1. Solve two opposite Centers
I like the Red and Orange first.

2. Solve next four Centers
On my Cube they are in this order:
{White} - {Green} - {Yellow} - {Blue}

3. Pair up six edges placing three in opposite Faces, 3 in Red & 3 in Orange.
They only have to be paired up, don't worry about pairs in the right position yet.

4. Pair up two more sets of edges placing them in the two holes left on the opposite Red & Orange Faces with my new algorithm leaving usually 4 unsolved edges or less. Now at least 8 edges are paired up and placed in opposite Faces, {Red & Orange} but not necessarly in their right position, not important at this time.

5. Now the possiblities are Two, Three, Four or no edges left to be solved.
Solve one more edge with a different algorithm that I have not yet shown here yet. I like to be presented with three unsolved edges that my new algorithm solves in 7 Moves as described above.

6. Solve next three edges with the algorithms shown above, Solving 3 edge pairs.

7. Solve rest of Cube same as a 3 X 3...

8. Do top Layer

9. Move 4 edges to their proper positions and orientation in the next two layers.

~~Bottom Orange Layer~~
-Three possible corner case position are-
(1) all off.
(2) 2 on 2 off.
(3) all on.

10. Position corners in appropriate place. {Disregrading if they are flipped}

I like Position corners here which gets rid of a couple of harder moves to solve corners later on. {Explained below in "PARITY ALGORITHMS"} All my next moves do not change any of the corner Positions.

11. Get the Orange cross. Two exceptions,, look below in "PARITY ALGORITHMS"

12. With all corners still properly in posistion twist them to get all orange on bottom Face along with the Edges which actually made up the Cross. Will show my moves on how to do this later. Now bottom Face should be all orange and to finish you only have to move edges to proper their posisition without flipping them. Will show how to do that later also.

PARITY ALGORITHMS-- I use two algorithms that are on the web if needed, one for a twisted one edge pair and another where 2 edge pairs are across from each other. Switch edge pairs with each other and flipping one edge pair is on this Web Link below.
{{two edge pairs switched or one edge is flipped }}
((((NOTICE))))
On Chris's Web Site the cube he is using is not an American Cube. His Cube has the White and Yellow Faces adjacent to each other as well as the Blue and Green. On the American Cube both White and Yellow are on opposite Faces as well as are the Blue and Green.
American cube in Sequence is:
W - G - Y - B, Red & Orange are still opposite from each other
,~~|B|~~,
,~~|Y|~~,
, |R|G|O| ,
,~~|W|~~,
opposites are R&O,W&Y,G&B

His Cube is
W - Y - B - G
,~~|G|~~,
,~~|B|~~,
, |R|Y|O| ,
,~~|W|~~,
opposites are R&O,W&B,G&Y
http://www.speedcubing.com/chris/4-step3.html

The Adjacent corners switched or Opposite diagonal corners switched never comes into play because of #10 above, and the rest of my moves after this always restores the corners to their proper positions, corners always stay on with my moves.

I like to have 3 edge pairs out of position or 4 all opposite from each other.

13. Move edge pieces to their proper places.

PS: In this video it wasn't need because the 3 edge pairs out of position by chance line up and the moves in #13 weren't needed. By Luck of the "TWIST" it solved itself....

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• Revenge

[MsOrangeication]

@Drazarian1021 looool i tottallyy agree with uu

[sweetpea1949]

This is a good show Ben. Thanks for posting it!

[hell0hkitty]

very nifty ben!

[StudLee11]

you're kind of rude, it's actually a very logical post

[Drazarian1021]

dude what are you rambling on about in the discription...